This update provides a summary of the special public meeting of Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board held Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Education Centre. It is an unofficial summary of the meeting; official minutes will be approved at the next meeting later in September 2017.
Recommendations
Access roadway for Trent River Public School
Board members approved a tender to Kiley Paving Ltd. in the amount of $338,621.
Trent River Public School is adjacent to a proposed townhouse development. The entrance to the school site from Dixon Drive was purchased by HPEDSB from the townhouse developer and was included in the site plan for the townhouse development. The entrance runs through the proposed townhouse development property.
When construction of the new school was planned, the townhouse development was to be completed in advance of construction. That did not occur and the site plan control agreement for the new school included the provision that the board would be responsible for completing certain off-site works related to the access route in the event that the development did not proceed. The development property has since gone into receivership and been purchased by another party. To our knowledge, there are no plans for development at this time.
Engineering consultant McIntosh Perry prepared the scope of work and drawings for the off-site works required by the City of Quinte West, with an estimated cost of $170,000. The Ministry has allocated an additional $450,000 of capital funding to the board for the construction of Trent River Public School in order to complete this off-site work.
The work includes site preparations, site works (road structure, sidewalk, topsoil/sod, curbing, line painting), services (storm sewer, storm catch basins, storm manholes, inspections) and asphalt pathway. It is anticipated the work will begin in late September 2017.
Upcoming meetings
All meetings take place at the Education Centre and are public unless otherwise noted.
- Wednesday, September 20, 2017: Audit Committee, 3:30 p.m.
- Monday, September 25, 2017: Public Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
- Thursday, September 28, 2017: Special Education Advisory Committee, 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, extension 2354, [email protected]