Dog park, road repairs & subdivisions on recent Neepawa Council agenda
- Details
- Published on Thursday, July 9, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
It was a very busy agenda for Neepawa Town Council at its most recent meeting, held on Tuesday, July 7. Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on proposed upgrades to the section of Provincial Highway 16, which passes through Neepawa. MIT has informed Council that the entire road surface from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junction of Highway 5, will be milled and filled starting at the end of July.
An asphalt mill and fill consists of removing the existing surface layer with a milling machine and laying down new asphalt to replace it. Originally, the majority of that road work was going to be micro-surfaced, which coats the existing road surface with a new layer. Mill and fill, while more expensive, does last longer than micro-surfacing. The province is covering the cost of the work. MIT has also informed the Town that while these upgrades are occurring, there will be periods of time in which section of PTH 16 are reduced to one-lane traffic.
Dog park progress
Council received an update from the Neepawa and Area Off-Leash Dog Park Association. The community group has canvassed homes by the proposed location, in the north east section of the Fair Grounds. Most of the reaction from the property owners near the area was in favour of the endeavour. A few others who were spoken to indicted that the project would likely not affect them and to ‘go for it’.
Council accepted the update from the group and approved support for the proposed location. As part of the agreement, the Town will maintain ownership of the land at the Fair Grounds.
Trunk sewer project
An option has been selected for a massive wastewater infrastructure project in Neepawa. Council had three options for the installation of a new trunk sewer to address high volumes of effluent currently experienced by the town. Option one, which would involve the construction of a new lift station on the south end of the town was selected. While this choice is slightly more expensive than the other options ($3.4 million compared to $3.3 and $2.8 million respectively), it’s the only option which would allow for a multi-phased approach. It also has the most potential for future expansion, should additional housing subdivision be built in Neepawa. The second option was west of the Crocus junction and the third was between the two other options.
Park Lake subdivision
Conditional approval has been given to a housing subdivision on the south side of Park Lake. The approval is contingent on several conditions, including the creation of a secondary access road to the area by the developer. The project would include 12 residential lots.
