At its Monday, November 28 meeting, Huntsville Council agreed to designate parts of South Mary Lake Road from civic address 340 to 434 as a no stopping/fire access route.
The motion will go to the District of Muskoka for final implementation.
Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Chief Gary Monahan explained that the request had come from the Town’s bylaw department in anticipation of a new Christian school which will be located across the street from the fire station on that road. He said it’s a fairly large school and there were concerns about traffic congestion during the drop-off and pick-up of students at the school. The signs will ensure that the area is clear for emergency vehicles such as fire tracks that need to get in and out of the station.
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This would also be an ideal time to designate the same area a school zone and implement a 40km/hr maximum speed.