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2nd public information session for Sarnia Road widening‏

The city is holding the 2nd public information session regarding the widening of Sarnia from Wonderland to Sleightholme on Tuesday June 1, 2010 at St. Thomas More School, 18 Wychwood Park. It is a drop-in open house from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.

The recommendations are:

  • Widen the road to 5 lanes
  • Restrict left turns at the west leg of Castlegrove and Sarnia
  • At Sarnia and Wonderland:
    – provide for a future double southbound left from Sarnia
    – remove all right turn islands at the intersection
  • Relocate the pedestrian signals at Rippleton to just east of the intersection
  • Restrict left turns at Leyton Cres
  • Provide on street cyling lanes
  • Provide noise barriers only as required based on City policy

For further information contact either Doug MacRae at the city dmacrae@london.ca or the consultant, Sabrina Stanlake, sstanlake@dillon.ca

Upcoming ARC meetings

Upcoming meeting dates for the Sherwood Forest Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) are:

  • Wednesday May 5th at Orchard Park
  • Wednesday June 9th at University Heights
  • Wednesday Sept 8th at Sherwood
  • Wednesday Oct 13 – location TBA

The ARC is dealing with the Board’s recommendation to close Sherwood Forest Public School.

You can keep up to date about the ARC at http://www.tvdsb.ca/board.cfm?subpage=102817

Members of the community are invited to speak at the ARC meetings. The ARC Public Consultation Form is available at http://www.tvdsb.ca/files/89379/ARC%20Public%20Consultation%20Form.pdf. This form must be submitted to the Board not less than 8 days ahead of the meeting.

Sherwood Forest ARC Organizational Meeting March 30, 2010

The Sherwood Forest ARC has scheduled its organizational meeting for March 30, 2010.

The ARC will be dealing with the Board’s recommendation to close Sherwood Forest Public School.

If the school closes, which could be as soon as 2012, the future of the school buildings and surrounding property is up in the air. At this point, it is unclear as to what would happen to the property if the Board decides to sell it. It would, at a minimum, require a rezoning before any change in use is possible. Rezoning is a public process before the City of London.

Although this meeting is open to the public, there are no delegations. Future meetings will permit the public to speak. You can keep up to date about the ARC at http://www.tvdsb.ca/board.cfm?subpage=102817

Councillor Nancy Branscombe was appointed by City Council to serve on this Committee. Unfortunately, members of the Committee were not asked to provide options for meeting dates, and she cannot attend on the 30th. However, her assistant will be in attendance.

SHERWOOD FOREST ARC
ORCHARD PARK, SHERWOOD FOREST AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Date: 2010 MARCH 30
Location: SHERWOOD FOREST PUBLIC SCHOOL
7 Annadale Drive, London, ON
Time: Tour of Facility: 6:45 p.m.
Meeting to Convene: 7:00 p.m.

Sarnia Road Widening Project

The city recently completed a study to widen Sarnia Road from Hyde Park Road to Wonderland Road North to 4 lanes, with plans to initiate the first phase of construction in 2011.

As a result, the 3-lane section of Sarnia Road, from Wonderland to Sleightholme Avenue currently presents a bottleneck in the roadway. The City’s 2004 Transportation Master Plan identifies the need to widen this section of Sarnia Road to 4 lanes by 2014.

Public Information Centre No. 1 will be held on March 9, 2010 to:

  • introduce the study and outline the study process
  • provide background information on the need for the improvements
  • obtain input on existing concerns in the study area
  • outline the next steps in the study

Public Information Centre No. 1

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: St. Thomas More Catholic School – Library, 18 Wychwood Park, London