Marquis Road ‘saga’ sees head shakes over landscape request
The Marquis Road West extension project which has loomed over the city for nearly a decade will be a “lesson on how we as a corporation do business” for one city councillor.
As favourable construction weather was gifted to Prince Albert for most of the summer, the city is expecting to finish its long list of landscaping projects. But in order to do so, city crews need help to put the final touches on Marquis Road West as winter sits just around the corner.
In order to not risk a delay of the work until 2018, administration has requested funding to the tune of $127,380 for an outside party to complete the work. This did not sit well with some councillors despite a desire to get it done.
“This is the conversation that again has been going on since 2008, 2009,” Coun. Ted Zurakowski said. “This should have been done by now. I would like it done by city crews. If it can’t be done by city crews… I think we need to move forward on it as the money is in the reserve.”