By Mark Squibb/February 10, 2022
A Bay Bulls resident whose home is located on the Southern Shore Highway is asking council to install a pole light on the road.
“They said there is a lack of lighting, which makes it dangerous entering and existing their driveway,” Mayor Neil O’Brien explained at last week’s public council meeting.
The closest pole light is a full 43 metres from the property, he added.
Deputy Mayor Jason O’Brien moved that council should install a light at the intersection of the main highway and Track Road Extension instead, arguing that placing a light there, as opposed to nearer the driveway, would be better for the whole area.
“We reviewed the area, and overall, the intersection is more of a risk than one particular driveway,” said the deputy.
In other development news, council is taking action to address water run-off at 140 Track Road Extension.
The issue had come up during the December council meeting and was on the agenda again January 17.
Mayor O’ Brien said council had three options before it to deal with the concern, but didn’t provide details.
Deputy Mayor O’Brien moved to go with the second option, which will see town staff deal with the run-off instead of hiring a contractor.
“The reason, for the public’s point of view, that we’re doing this, is we have enough water and ice and slush in the wintertime built up on the roads, so for road safety purposes, as there’s a lot of traffic out in that area and a lot of people walking, we wanted to address the ice, as it may be a safety hazard,” said the deputy. “We want to make our roads as safe as possible.”
Both motions were approved unanimously.
