A4 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, JuIy 4, 2006 ,Residents happy stop sign saved Bridge to be fixed Residenîs living on Barclav Cirmdc ( osnhkiv ibi s ndc îîi iî boules mils smglb of relief now tuiai town counicil Subsequcily, trahie counts were went on to suggest that staff needs to bas ruled the all-way stop in their cnnspleted at the intersection and, look in other subdivisions as quickly neighbourhood won't be taken down based on those numbers, staff found as possible for additional stop signs afterall. the stop signs aren't warranted. ta'ebe u ph eeoes At its meeting last week, council But residents in that area argued tH'e boen put upb developers.eae voted to keep the signage in place, fol- that the bigb volume of cbildren cross- Hentdtaadveorcetd lowing the recommendation from its ing the road means tbe stop signs need an aill-way stop at the intersection of community services committee but to stay in place. Matheson Gate and Fitzgerald going against staff's advice to remove In addition to approving the reten- Crescent - signage he said sbould it. tion of the stop signs at Barclay Circle remain in place. Staff recently noticed the all-way and March Crossing, counicîl also sup- Challinor put forward a motion stop bad been put up at the intersec- ported implementing an all-way stop amendment, whicb was supported by tion of Barclay Circle and March at the intersection of Bennett and counicil, to retain the all-way stop. A Pinc Sirei bridge will reccive a facelift ibis soimmer siruction project or tbe bridge, Iocated east of Commercial Street. It also supported closing the road to traffic for about eight weeks between JuIy 10 and September 29 to allow for the work. Staff wvill keep pedestrian access open if safety permits. Plans include repairing the concrete sidewalks and abut- ments, replacing the expansion joints and resurfacing the bridge deck, with a budget of about $170,000. 'Completing maintenance actMvties sucb as tbese can extend tbe life of significant pieces of infrastructure and delay their replacement. This in tut-n can avoid costly repairs," said Town Engineering Services Director Paul Cripps. "Inspections are done biannually on existing bridges and major culverts to ensure that repair needs are addressed in a timely maniner." The bridge was assessed in a condition survey in 2004, when it was estimnated that the remaining life expectancy of the structure migbt be extended by 10 to 15 years if the repairs were donc. The project bas been assigned to the McCormick Rankin Corporation. For updates, advance inform-ation on road closures and detour routes, watcb for signs being in.stalled tbrougbout the urban area, visit www.mnilton.ca or eall (905) 878-7252. Pre-trial continuing A pt-e-trial for a Milton couple facing numerous charges in connection witb a series of mortgage frauds will continue August 24. The pre-trial - wbicb is a meeting beld to bammer out legal issues before trial - will take place at Superior Court of justmce tn Newmarket. The return date was set June 8. Frank Basso and bis %vile, Catherine, were cbarged witb a total of 16 and 10 counts respecmvely of fraud over $5,000, conspiracy to commit fraud, uttering a forged document, obtaining money by a forged document and obtaining credit by false pretence along with three other non-Milton resi- dents. The cbarges relate to two incidents in 2001 and 2002 in wbich fraudulent mortgages were arranged on bouses unbe- knownst to the owners - relatives of the suspects - to obtain money. York Regional Police allege $1.7 million was pocketed by the ive suspects from a total of three incidents in Toronto and Vaugban, une in wbich no charges were laid against the Milton couple. Minm-um $15 purchase. Canada Dam Sage continues.. O ps & Other Items 0a Starting at Onl90 0f&S Oiur New Arrivais!!! Io Oç >ÇOen Until 7 pm This Fruday' 78 M i St.. Eat i t 1 (I The Apl uo IasCmlx