c markham festival 87 page 7 tenders approved main st getting a facelift by nancy hoskin with tenders back to mar- khams town council this week reconstruction of mar- khams main street is sche duled to begin the week of june 29 according to council lor gordon landon local residents will notice drastic changes by this sum mers end with this project taking approximately 8 12 weeks to complete here is what you will see all overhead lines both hydro and telephone will be burried there will not be any visible cables or transfor mers interlock bricking will be installed from the sidewalks out to the curbs with each curb being reconstructed for wheelchair access cross walks will also be bricked it was determined that the trees along main street should be left alone by the engineer ing department parks and recreation and the beauti- fication committee these trees are over 10 years old and their present calibre size make them to valuable to re place therefore markham hydro will have to work around the trees going under neath their root systems tree guards will surround each tree small white bulbs will light each tree year round lighting standards simu- lar to those situated in mar- khams monarch subdivision will line the streets supplying brighter light to main street these standards had to meet certain regulations as high way 48 is a provincial thor oughfare poles with brackets for hanging flower baskets in the summer will be interspersed along main street mr landon hopes that the signage along main street will be seriously studied as he feels that there are too many signs riddling the landscape a large sign marking old markham village at high ways 7 and 48 will be in stalled main street from hwy 7 to parkway avenue will be re- paved power outlets will be in stalled along the length of main street with so few now this became a problem with this years markham village festival over the next few years mr landon and his commit tee would like to see several more parkettes added to main street landscaping along with more green spaces according to mr landon reconstruction costs along main street will probably be in access of one and a quarter million dollars with monies supplied by both the town of markham and the provincial government merchants are concerned with the construction hurting their business in the long run it will be the best for everyone for merchants and patrons merchants should take advan tage of the mess by hosting street improvement promos and sale suggested mr landon it is true that this project will take time to complete but mr landon explained that the entire street will not be torn apart at once but will be worked on in sections ktctwp2sss5 ggggjggggggsggwgggm enjoy the festival markham then pop into pooches dog grooming supplies gifts 4753711 33 the bridle trail unionville ifghwwy no i hi rollshade an excellent set of woven woods verticals venetians pleated shades and roller shades showroom at the bridle trail centre unionville markham 4749298 esfcefchsr drapes and bedding 20off limited time only 4770384 r unionville and markham vvla come one come all s tricia skirt care esthetics bridle trail salon unisex 4770023 boyds s wallpaper sale expanded vinyl beautiful texture designs suggested retail 1995 to 2495 super special 995 single euro roll prepasted 4757259 the deli specialty food store catering service 4753595 chelton house no oil salad dressing 355 ml- special 179 grand daddy nacho chips 227 gram bag 3 flavours special 139 catherines antipasto 375 ml jar reg or hot special 379 limited time offer fattae- trol shopping cento a monarch development 3ftf5 amhumamil