Civil Municipal - May 2024

our beautiful town to move into the city after living there for their whole lives –60,70, 80 years in some cases,” says Scott, who, as a longtime resident of Torbay, knows many of these people on a personal level. As Council rectifies that situation, the town has plans to develop property behind the town hall into a residential condo complex, though that project is on hold until the town upgrades its water and sewer system. While improvement efforts are ongoing, the current infrastructure dates back to the 1950s, and water supply is at its maximum, Scott says, which presents an obstacle to greater housing developments. 186 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 05