DIDSBURY - Town council has reviewed a number of proposed 2022 special operating projects totalling $310,000, including work on a proposed pedestrian connectivity network master plan.
The review came during a recent regularly scheduled council meeting as part of a larger review of the proposed 2022 capital budget and 2022-27 multi-year plan.
Council is scheduled consider the proposed projects at the upcoming Jan. 11 council meeting and public input is being gathered as part of the process.
The community lighting improvement plan, at a cost of $25,000, will guide the investment into street lighting in Didsbury.
“It will compile existing conditions for each major land use,” Ethan Gorner, the town's chief administrative officer, said in a briefing note to council. “Taking into account the municipal development plan, land use bylaw, Central Core Heritage Plan and design standards for subdivision serving, the plan will make recommendations to improve the network in a manageable way with a continual improvement approach.”
The culture, heritage and arts master plan -- at a cost of $50,000 -- would help to guide the investment and development of community projects, programs and services focused on the arts in Didsbury.
“As recommended through the Mountain View Regional Parks, Recreation and Cultural Master Plan, the plan would be the first step in formalizing an arts and culture focus and identify for Didsbury,” he said.
The annual road rehabilitation program, as a cost of $110,000, would see repair of portions of asphalt roadway in town.
“These repairs do not qualify as a capital project as it is only sections of blocks of roadways, as opposed to the entire block,” he said.
The proposed annual sidewalk rehabilitation project would see work on portions of concrete curb, gutter and sidewalks.
“These projects do not qualify as a capital project as it is only section of blocks of sidewalk, as opposed to the entire block,” he said.
The proposed pedestrian connectivity network master plan, at a cost of $45,000, would guide the investment into the trail, pathway and sidewalk network.
“It will identify current rehabilitation needs and future areas for development,” he said.
The public can provide input into the proposed 2022 special operating projects, and the proposed 2022 capital budget at www.didsbury.ca/p/budget.
