(Issued December 6, 2018 at 9:50 a.m. EST) – In response to historical and recent flooding events along Midtown Creek upstream of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) corridor, the Town of Cobourg is proposing to establish an On-Line Flood Ponding Area Upstream of the Kerr Street Right of Way. This project incorporates the extension of Kerr Street from Division Street west to the railway spur as a means of creating upstream ponding of water during periods of high flows in Midtown Creek.
The Town has planned this project under Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process. The Environmental Study Report has been completed by way of this Notice and is now being made available for public review and comment. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Town intends to complete the detailed design of the preferred design alternative and proceed to construction in 2019.
The Environmental Study Report is available for review at www.cobourg.ca and at the following location: Town of Cobourg Public Works Office, 740 Division Street, Building 7, Cobourg, ON K9A 0H6 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Interested persons should provide written comments to the Town on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comments should be directed to the Director of Public Works.
A person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks order a change in the project status and require a higher level of assessment under an individual Environmental Assessment process (referred to as a Part II Order). Reasons must be provided for the request. Copies of the Request Form must be sent to:
Minister
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
77 Wellesley Street West
11th Floor, Toronto, ON, M7A 2T5
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Director, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West
1st Floor, Toronto, ON, M4V 1P5
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Director of Public Works
Town of Cobourg
740 Division Street, Building 7
Cobourg, ON, K9A 0H6
Please note that all personal information included in a Part II Order submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Ministry’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.
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