The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) invites residents and interested stakeholders to a public meeting about street lighting along the Maple Drive corridor. At the meeting, the Cariboo Regional District will present their findings and proposal for installing street lights on Maple Drive, which runs off Highway 97 south of Quesnel to Plywood Hill Road in CRD Electoral Area A.
“Installing street lights on Maple Drive has been a high priority issue for the community over the last year and the CRD has been in discussions with all the involved partners to find a solution,” explains CRD Area A Director Mary Sjostrom. “Now we want to report back to the community about the options we’re considering and hear their feedback.”
“While the position of the CRD Board is that streetlights along this corridor are the responsibility of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, we have not been successful in those discussions to date,” explains John MacLean, CRD Chief Administrative Officer.
“As a result, we are looking into alternative options, which we will present at the upcoming meeting,” adds MacLean. “The most viable option seems to be establishing a new service for CRD residents along Maple Drive where taxes would cover the ongoing operating costs. To cover the initial capital costs to install the street lights, we hope to find funding through grants or stakeholder contributions.”
All interested parties are welcome to attend. Residents along the Maple Drive corridor are especially encouraged to attend as they will be directly impacted if the Regional District establishes a new taxation service. Before any new service is established a form of public assent is required, such as a referendum, petition or alternative approval process.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at the Lhtako Dené Community Hall (1943 Lust Rd.).
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