Initial restoration of Cull Drain Bridge hoped to kick off fundraising Cull Drain Bridge in Mike Weir Park in Bright s Grove. November 1, 2019. (BlackburnNews.com photo by Colin Gowdy) By Melanie Irwin June 1, 2021 10:16am Share via:
Framework prepared by staff to allow the Friends of the Cull Drain Bridge to complete restoration work has been accepted by council.
The group plans to restore the four end posts as a way to “kick off” their fundraising efforts to fully restore the bridge.
The span has been sitting in Mike Weir Park with a fence around it since it was removed in 2014.
It’s hoped $25,000 can be raised for phase one of the restoration.
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Sarnia city council will craft a mini-budget in the coming weeks on how to spend an extra $2.2 million in federal gas-tax funding.
City staff had recommended waiting until budget deliberations in the fall to figure out on what capital projects to spend the extra money – total gas-tax funding for the city this year is about $4.4 million – but council opted to make earlier spending plans.
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“I would just as soon not tie our hands,” Coun. Terry Burrell said. “Just let it flow as it normally would.”
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Mini-budget planned for gas-tax spending
Sarnia city council agreed Monday to craft a mini-budget in the coming weeks on how to spend an extra $2.2 million in federal gas-tax funding.
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City staff had recommended waiting until budget deliberations in the fall to figure out on what capital projects to spend the extra money – total gas-tax funding for the city this year is about $4.4 million – but council opted to make earlier spending plans.
“I would just as soon not tie our hands,” Coun. Terry Burrell said. “Just let it flow as it normally would.”