Several positives for West Carleton residents in 2017 draft budget

By Kelly McCarthy, Ottawa Community News, December 2, 2016 Your tax dollars go far in West Carleton, but maybe not quite far enough Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says. There’s a lot of good news in the city’s 2017 draft budget, including more money for road maintenance, parks and Canada 150 projects, however, El-Chantiry said that it might not be possible to fit everything into the budget each year if it continues to be restricted to a two per cent tax revenue increase each year. (...)

Some highlights for road maintenance currently included in the 2017 draft budget include:

• $915,000 to upgrade Panmure Road from Hwy. 417 to Donald B Munro Drive

• $464,000 to upgrade Greenland Road from Thomas A Dolan Parkway to Vances Side Road

• $370,000 to upgrade Limestone Road from Kinburn Side Road to Styles Side Road

Those are three of 19 road maintenance projects and 34 drainage projects slated for West Carleton.

El-Chantiry said he has also ordered more speed signs to be placed at key spots in the ward to help with traffic calming in 2017.

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