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Council was presented with three options for streetscape design finishes for Huntsville\u2019s Main Street as part of the road construction project next spring\u2014each with a different price tag.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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The presentation was made by EXP engineering, architecture and design consultants Les Ranta and Sally Wang, who were accompanied at Huntsville Council’s Feb. 24 meeting by Mark Driscoll from the District of Muskoka.<\/p>\n

The Main Street streetscape redesign is part of a larger road construction project being undertaken by the District of Muskoka in partnership with the Town of Huntsville in order to rebuild underground water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure, reconstruct the roadway, and conduct minor maintenance on the swing bridge, while enhancing the downtown streetscape at a cost to be borne by the Town.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Work on Huntsville\u2019s Main Street is scheduled to begin in the early spring of 2021.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The options presented to council included the type of paving materials to be used for roadways and vehicle parking areas as well as sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian amenity areas. <\/span><\/p>\n

The streetscape redesign would start at the swing bridge and run westward to Lorne Street. It encompasses Main Street and any of the adjacent feeder streets and pedestrian areas forming part of downtown Main Street, according to Ranta. He also said additional considerations in the options presented include Kent Park, a Lorne Street gateway, the King Street pedestrian walkway, and civic square.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Muskoka Moments’ elements would be included in a redesign of Main Street.<\/p><\/div>\n

Flex parking is being proposed as part of the streetscape redesign which would allow parking, and also the reconfiguration of the parking spaces for storefront and pedestrian use. Other prominent features involve what\u2019s being referred to as \u2018Muskoka Moments\u2019, which would feature places where people can sit, perhaps enjoy some greenery indigenous to the area, and features such as Muskoka chairs and awnings. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Ranta and Wang presented a general overview of the options, with option one being a standard asphalt road surface and concrete sidewalks, painted lines at the pedestrian crosswalk in front of civic square, a modified Muskoka feature at the Lorne Street gateway, and concrete pavers at Kent Park. That option would be the most economical at $2 million.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Option two would include printed asphalt for the pedestrian crossing across from civic square and imprinted or patterned concrete pavers at civic square.<\/p><\/div>\n

A second option was presented at $3 million which would include more \u2018Muskoka Moments\u2019 amenities and some trees, crosswalks would be upgraded from painted lines to imprinted asphalt, Kent Park would have concrete pavers and a kiosk, the Lorne Street gateway would be more enhanced, and the King Street pedestrian walkway and civic square would include patterned concrete pavers, among some of the changes.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A third option was presented at $4.8 million which would feature a significant Lorne Street gateway, ‘Muskoka Moments’ surfaces would be made of concrete pavers, granite pavers would be used for the King Street pedestrian walkway and civic square, Kent Park would include a water feature, and trees with soil cells underneath would line the street beside the flex parking spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The most expensive third option would include trees along Main Street with soil cells underneath to maintain them.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ranta also noted that <\/span>council<\/span> could choose a hybrid design, pulling specific features from each one of the options.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Councillor<\/span> Tim Withey asked that a cost <\/span>break down<\/span> be included for the various features presented in order to make it easier to pick and choose. He also said he\u2019d like to see more crosswalks along Main Street, possibly by Pharmasave. \u201cWe get people just running across the street at all places, all the time, so I like the feature in front of Town Hall but I think we can use a couple more of those,\u201d he said.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Trees were of particular importance for Councillor Bob Stone. \u201cSo here is what happens with these projects all the time. It starts off gorgeous, everybody wants it, and we end up having something wholly mediocre because of budget. This is the showpiece for our town. This is our face to the public, so I feel we need to do it right. Don\u2019t kill the finances in order to do it but … it is the most important thing in our town when people come to visit and this is what they see. So we need to do it right,\u201d he said. Stone added that soil cells in order to \u201cget large, full-grown trees is imperative. That is what Muskoka is all about so if we can\u2019t have the big trees, like the old town feel, then that\u2019s a real problem for me.\u201d <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

He asked if savings could be realized by foregoing the granite features suggested and asked what the difference in price would be. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Wang said the difference between granite and concrete pavers would be about 50 per cent more for imported granite and about three to four times more for pavers containing local granite.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Councillor<\/span> Nancy <\/span>Alcock<\/span> echoed some of Stone\u2019s comments. \u201cThis is a showcase for us… I don\u2019t really want to nickel and dime it because it is going to be a showcase,\u201d she said, adding that she\u2019d like to see the space as pedestrian-oriented as possible. She dismissed option one <\/span>referring<\/span> to it as “mediocre” but said she\u2019d be okay without a \u201cbig, flashy entrance into the town, not a big one for me, so that\u2019s like a whole lot of money [saved], easy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Councillor<\/span> Jonathan Wiebe was particularly concerned with the functionality of Kent Park. \u201cI think seating is important, being able to just linger in our downtown I think is really important, because right now that space does the opposite, <\/span>it<\/span> kind of chases you along versus making it a social space that\u2019s designed for everyone.”<\/span><\/p>\n

A public information session on the streetscape options will be held on March 3, 2020, at Partners Hall between 6 and 7:30 p.m. with a formal presentation taking place at 6:15 p.m. Public comments will also be received online from March 4 to 16 at engagemuskoka.ca<\/a><\/span> in order to help the consultants put together a preferred design option.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

You can find more information about the downtown streetscape project here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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