Details of Armstrong’s 2016 capital projects have been presented to council.
On the books this year are a water main upgrade on Okanagan Street from Colonial Farms to Highland Park Road (city limits); asphalt resurfacing on Wood Avenue from Bridge Street to Okanagan Street; and the removal of a retaining wall on Okanagan at VanKleek Avenue South.
“We are presenting the drawings to you today, and tenders will be posted in March,” said city public works manager Tim Perepolkin.
Council is expected to approve the projects in April.
Mutual aid continues
The city voted unanimously in favour of extending a five-year agreement for the provision of mutual aid for emergency resources.
The current agreement, signed in 2011 with the Cities of Vernon and Enderby, Regional District of North Okanagan, Township of Spallumcheen and District of Coldstream, expires March 1.
The extension runs until Aug. 1.
“We’ll be looking for a five-year contract after that,” said Mayor Chris Pieper. “All the communities working together makes the North Okanagan that much stronger.”
Building starts promising
Building is off to a good start in the city.
There were four starts in January worth $592,000. That’s up from only one in January 2015 worth $100,000.
“Two commercial and two residential buildings,” said Coun. Lance McGregor. “Not a bad start to the year.”
Speed reader board back
The joint speed reader board program returns to Armstrong for three weeks in March.
Perepolkin said the participating communities – Armstrong, Spallumcheen and Enderby – agredd to change from a two-week interval to three weeks to reduce time associated with transferring the unit between communities.
The speed reader board is set up in selected areas to slow down fast-moving traffic.
This is the third year of operation for the board. Spallumcheen is the first community to start the program in 2016.