some significant funding to proceed with the design phase and then we’ll be pursuing implementation funding from there.” INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS PROCEED APACE Meanwhile, Shankar reports that the town is busy with several other infrastructure projects. “Every year, we pick a section of the marina, one that needs to be replaced,” he begins. “This year, the ‘D’ dock got a quarter of a million dollar enhancement. We’re constantly upgrading the marina and making it more accessible for bigger boats and more visitor traffic, as well. We’re also in the process, right now, of putting up our new water tower; it should be done this summer. It will increase our capacity almost two-fold. We just finished a big project where we did the overpass over the railway line.That was well over a million dollars. And we’re always doing road upgrades..” “For our next big addition, we’ve applied for funding, along with our neighboring municipalities, for a wastewater and water management upgrade. It’s about a $40 million project that will provide enough water and wastewater for 1,500 more houses. Now, we’re landlocked, so we can’t build 1,500 houses within the town of Prescott, but our neighbors can and we can help provide them with the infrastructure and services they need,” he continues. Sharing infrastructure and services, as well as their costs, is something that Prescott and its neighbors Old 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 PRESCOTT, ON
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