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Sidewalk issues explained
Flooding sidewalk has Bruderheim resident upset at town BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim home for 12 must know about the master plan that we fol
Bruderheim resident years. He noted that he problem because it was low. If we have plans to Rick Bell said he cannot bought his house, which here before we even replace the underunderstand why his sits on a corner lot, durmoved here.” ground, we won’t spend sidewalk has not been ing a time when the When The Lamont $70, 000 to replace a sidereplaced in 70 years. flooding issue wasn’t Leader reached out to walk on a block that’s
“It says right on it possible to see. Bruderheim Chief only going to get ripped (written in the sidewalk) “We bought in Administrative Officer up in five years.” 1950. Every night for two February that year,” he Patty Podoborozny, she Podoborozny included weeks, every spring I am said. “And it’s flooded explained how administhat it’s important for out here for three hours a every year ever since.” tration decides which residents to contact the night pumping the water Bell indicated the areas to repair first. town office if they are out. My neighbours see flooding comes from the “We do sidewalk worried about issues. me and say ‘they still sunken corner sidewalk repairs every two years,” “Once they contact us, haven’t fixed your sidethat encourages water to she said. “The town engithey are in our queue,” walk?’,” he said. collect in front of his neer and our public she said. “If they keep in
Bell has lived in his driveway. works director Dennis contact with us it’s easier “I tried to have a new Tomoschat, walks all of to address their issues. driveway poured, but the sidewalks in town We are plagued by the concrete guys said and rates them according grandfathered processes they couldn’t do it to tripping hazards and such as drainage.” because the sidewalk surface.” In terms of Bell’s sidewas in such bad shape,” Podoborozny also walk that appears to be he said. added that a sidewalk from 1950, Bruderheim Bell admits that he hasmay get overlooked one Public Works’ director n’t spoken with town year if it is included Dennis Tomushcat administration about the within a five-year plan to explained a 70-year-old issue, citing that he re-do the entire street sidewalk is entirely posRepairs are being done believes they are already and gutter. sible to have. to some buildings on aware of the problem. “We take into consid“A sidewalk can last 70 Queen Street in “There’s no way they eration if it’s within our years believe it or not,” Bruderheim to help with don’t know about it,” he five-year plan to re-do,” Tomushat said. “It all drainage issues. said. “I figured they she said. “We have a depends on how it was maintained and the elements it was exposed to. Road salt or ice melt put on year after year will deteriorate concrete very quickly.”
Tomushat added that although he would like to fix all the sidewalks in town, budgets indicate a need to plan projects carefully.
“This year we had to focus on tripping hazards,” he said. “I work carefully with Patty (Podoborozny) to plan these projects so there is enough funding for them.”
In terms of Bell’s sidewalk, Tomushchat could not comment on why it hasn’t been fixed before now.
“I can’t comment on what has or hasn’t been done to maintain the town’s infrastructure over the past half century, but I can say that today we are doing everything we can and learning more every year,” he said. “We want to ensure sustainability and longevity in this town for years to come.”
In addition, Tomushat feels that major steps have been taken in repairing and maintaining the current infrastructure.
“Our council has been amazing in helping me and Patty to get these jobs done and keep the town in a good position,” said Tomushcat. “They have shown interest in the issues and interacted with me in finding solutions.”
The sidewalk near Rick Bell's home in Bruderheim with the date 1950 engraved in the concrete.
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