Now that the Ontario government has just handed the city $5.3 million toward the cost of extending Sackville Road to Third Line, what about the remaining 1.5 kilometres of Sackville from Northern Avenue to Mary Avenue?
Ward 3 Couns. Ron Zagordo and Angela Caputo will propose next week that the existing Sackville Road, with its cracked, patched pavement and sections of open ditch, also be rebuilt.
Here's the resolution they'll present at Monday's city council meeting:
Sackville Road Extension
Mover: Coun. R. Zagordo
Seconder: Coun. A. Caputo
Whereas the City of Sault Ste. Marie approved the Sackville road extension as part of the city's five-year capital plan; and
Whereas the costs for the Sackville road extension are built into the capital budget for 2025 and future years; and
Whereas the Province of Ontario recently approved a funding application to provide the City of Sault Ste. Marie with $5 million in funding to pay some or all of the Sackville Road extension; and
Whereas the existing portion of Sackville Road is in a poor state of repair and does not have Class A services;
Now therefore be it resolved that staff be requested to report to council on whether the existing Sackville Road surface should be reconstructed in conjunction with the construction of the Sackville Road extension and if so, where such reconstruction could fit within the five-year capital plan.
Monday's city council meeting will be live-streamed on SooToday starting at 5 p.m.