-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Bike lanes to come forward Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 10:32:16 -0400 From: Dave Shaw <dave(a)teksavvy.ca&gt; To: Dan Brousseau <d.brousseau(a)teksavvy.ca&gt; You are probably already aware of this, but I thought I'd pass it on just in case. Sounds like it's good news... http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1689386 *Bike lanes to come forward * *Posted By TREVOR TERFLOTH, THE DAILY NEWS * *Posted 1 day ago* A finalized plan for Chatham-Kent's bike lanes will come before council on Monday. Lane restriping and share-the-road signage are recommended for implementation at a cost of $572,000. The money would come from the active communities fund within the municipality's life-cycle reserve. Several well-attended public meetings were held on the bike lane issue last month. According to an administrative report released yesterday, share-the-road signs would be on 108 kilometres of bike routes. These signs would be on roads where the speed and volume is relatively lower. Restriping would consist of 19.4 kilometres of routes. The active communities steering committee plans to develop an educational program for cyclists and motorists in the fall. Here are other matters to be dealt with during Monday's combined regular-planning meeting: * Administration will recommend the hiring of three temporary Ontario Works caseworkers and a social services assistant, with the provincial government to fund the cost. The local Ontario Works case-load has increased 26 per cent in the past 18 months, however, the department only budgeted for up to six per cent; * Two temporary advisers for the Chatham and Wallaceburg employment resource centre will be recommended, with the province to fund; * A plan for a subdivision on Concession 1 Chatham will come forward. Twenty-five residential lots are proposed; * Council will consider a bylaw to designate the exterior facade and interior elements of the former Chatham armoury. tterfloth(a)chathamdailynews.ca <mailto:tterfloth@chathamdailynews.ca> /Article ID# 1689386// / **Dave Shaw*** **Senior Technician** **Technical Support** *TekSavvy Solutions, Inc Tel: 519-360-1575 (Chatham) Fax: 519-360-1716 Toll Free: 877-779-1575 (North-America) E-mail: dave(a)teksavvy.com <blocked::mailto:dave@teksavvy.com> www.teksavvy.com <file:///C:%5CDocuments%20and%20Settings%5Cjohn%5CApplication%20Data%5CMicrosoft%5CSignatures%5Cwww.teksavvy.com>