Open house on June 11, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall
The City of Selkirk is welcoming residents to their Infrastructure Open House to learn about what infrastructure projects will occur this year and other long-term initiatives the city has planned.
“It’s important for us that citizens know what’s happening so we can be proactive. When we’re doing our planning, the lived experience of people on those streets has informed the way we do the project, so it minimizes negative consequences,” said Selkirk’s CAO Duane Nicol in a recent release from the city.
“If we understand how people use their street better, then we can have less interruptions and plan around things. Someone will tell us, ‘Oh, every year we have a block party at this time,’ or whatever the case may be, we might be able to schedule the construction to minimize impact.
“If they attend the open house, there’s still an opportunity to help shape and inform the project as we move forward.”
Infrastructure investments in the City of Selkirk take place based on their Capital Asset Management Strategy.
“We have our asset registry that tells us what condition every street, every pipe, every sidewalk is in, and decisions on what work is done each year are determined by that,” explained the City of Selkirk’s Director of Operations Dan McDermid.
“We’re doing a lot of asphalt resurfacings and overlays this year, and all of these are aligned with the conditions recorded in the registry.”
Some upcoming infrastructure projects include:
An asphalt overlay, curb replacement, and sidewalk renewal will be done on the 600 block of McLean Avenue, while an asphalt replacement will be completed on Morrison Avenue between Montgomery and Eveline.
Replacement of curbs and asphalt surface, as well as sidewalk renewal, will take place on the 600 block of Vaughan Avenue, the 700 block of McLean Avenue and the 400 block of Queen Avenue.
The existing sidewalk in the 300 block of Greenwood will also be replaced.
Watermain renewal on three blocks of Main Street between Sinclair and Sutherland and Toronto and Rosser will take place, with the city replacing a cast iron pipe that was put in in 1914. Sections along Main have been upsized over the years, and with this summer’s work, there will be new pipe from Rosser to Sinclair.
In addition to the infrastructure projects, money is also being invested in long-term planning as well as the design work for future planning.
The open house is open to all, and the city is especially hoping to get input from anyone directly impacted by the infrastructure improvements to attend the event on June 11 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall
More information about Selkirk’s infrastructure projects can be found at MySelkirk.ca/Infrastructure.
