Tag: ESA

Medway North Trailing Planning

The City of London is currently reviewing pathway and trail opportunities though the Medway Valley Heritage Forest as part of a City-wide project to document best practices for the planning and design of trails in Environmentally Significant Areas.

The time line for this project is as follows

  • November 7, 2012 – Public meeting to present trail options evaluation process and selection of the most preferred options.
  • December 7, 2012 – The Public is invited to provide comment until this date. See below for contact information.
  • December –January 2013 – preparation of the draft Trail Master Plan by city staff
  • January 17 2013 – City to post the draft Trail Master Plan on the city’s website
  • March/April 2013 – Final Trail Master Plan presented at a public participation meeting at the Planning and Environment Committee

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Medway ESA North Trail Plan Meeting

An upcoming Medway Valley ESA North Trail Planning meeting is being held to provide information and gain community input for the evaluation of trail options and selection of the preferred option. The meeting is scheduled for:

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sunningdale Golf and Country Club
465 Sunningdale Road West

An invitation to the meeting is available here. Additional background information is at http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Planning_and_Development/Land_Use_Planning/Parks_Planning/Medway_trail.htm

The evaluation criteria and method used for this area of the Medway will be used in our part of the Medway during the update to the Conservation Master Plan which is scheduled to start next year. There will be lots of notice of meetings and the work plan. Stay tuned.

The city has also prepared an ESA Observation Form for use in all of the Environmentally Significant Areas of the city. The form will help the city in identifying invasive species, trail management issues, and inappropriate activities such as campfires, dogs off leash, bike ramps and the like. The form is still in test mode and will eventually be posted to the city’s web site as an on line form.

Sewer Operations – Doncaster Gate

You may have seen the white paint marks near the western entrance to the Medway Valley near Whiteacres Drive, behind Doncaster.  Sewer Operations from the city need to access the existing storm outlet located on the south side of the pedestrian trail between Gainsborough Road and Doncaster Gate.  They need to clear out the tree trunks other debris (including a set of wooden stairs!!) from the storm sewer and to provide access for routine ongoing maintenance.  They will do so by creating a granular path from the trail to the sewer inlet on the south side of the trail to allow for equipment to safely get to the outlet.

There will be two trees removed – a maple and a buckthorn.  They will also be installing a new concrete curb and curb inlet catch basin at the Doncaster side that outlets on the south side of the trail.  There will also be curb work at the entrance near Whiteacres to control run off.

The existing trail linking Gainsborough to Doncaster will be restored by Operations to a granular surface that provides Operations access to these outlets.  These changes should reduce erosion of the trail surface from water run off.   No trees will be removed although some smaller shrubs will likely be removed in the process.   The work is scheduled to begin Monday May 7.

There will be no work occurring on the outlet north of this corridor (within the Environmentally Significant Area).

Any questions regarding this work should be directed to the manager of sewer operations, Bill Watson.  His contact information is:

Ph. 519-661-2500 x 5786
Cell: 519-639-4044
e-mail: bwatson@london.ca

December Update – Orchard Park Boundary Review, Medway ESA, Sherwood Forest school site

Orchard Park Public School BOUNDARY REVIEW

The boundary review process has been extended following the Community Meeting held on Monday, Nov. 28. Here is the new schedule:

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Public lnformation Open House for the Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA Trail Plan

A Public Open House for the Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA Trail Plan will be held:

Where: Sunningdale Golf and Country Club located at 465 Sunningdale Road West
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Time: from 6:30 P.m. until 8:30 pm.

More information and an invitation to the public Open House is available.