Charlottetown city council approves lights over Kent Street
A plan to revitalize Kent Road in downtown Charlottetown will transfer ahead after approval by the fireplace division and Charlottetown metropolis council.
Council voted 7-1 in favour of the challenge on Monday.
Uncover Charlottetown’s unique proposal hit an deadlock in February after the town’s hearth division dominated that the design may get in the best way of aerial firefighting.
The unique plan connected lights from constructing to constructing, stretching throughout the road.
A revised plan
Laurel Lea, tourism officer with the Metropolis of Charlottetown, stated these plans have modified.
“The overhead lighting infrastructure itself, slightly than being put in from constructing to constructing, will really be put in from lamp submit to lamp submit,” stated Lea.
Hearth inspector Kent Mitchell stated the brand new plans meet the town’s hearth prevention bylaw.
“You’ll be able to’t have something that is going to hinder firefighting. So, on this newest proposal, there was nothing that might hinder firefighting,” stated
Lea stated new lamp posts on Kent Road will embrace LED lighting, which is extra vitality environment friendly than the present incandescent lighting.
“Town is dedicated to greenhouse gasoline reductions for our emissions.”
Different measures met within the new plan embrace top necessities to permit snowplows and bigger automobiles to journey beneath the sunshine installations.
‘An important alternative’
Lea stated the motivation for the challenge is two-fold.
“It is a terrific alternative to revitalize a piece of Kent Road that is seen numerous personal enterprise funding over the previous few years.”
Lea stated it is also not an space the place individuals historically would have gathered, but it surely’s now turning into a hub.
Final week, Lea hosted a pageant showcasing three new mural installations on Kent Road — one on the rear of 151 Nice George St. created by Misterpiro, one on 64 King St. created by Jieun “June” Kim, and a 3rd on 89 Kent St. created by Eelco.
“It is going to be a very nice entrance level to this new revitalized space.”
Town will cowl a couple of quarter of the price of the Kent Road revitalization challenge, with the remaining prices coated by enterprise partnerships.
Lea stated the challenge set up needs to be full by the tip of the yr, when the funding for the challenge expires.
