‘I am very relieved’: Council votes to close controversial Sherman Drive walkway
Joel Perreault is looking forward to a “good night’s sleep all summer long.”
It only took twelve years.
After 40 minutes of debate and arguments from both sides, a 6-3 vote from city council sealed the fate of the hotly-contested walkway between 3065 and 3067 Sherman Dr. A third reading of the same bylaw, which would have closed the path once and for all, fell short at a final vote late last month.
The contentious path found its way under the microscope for the fourth time since 2006 earlier this year, when a request for its closure was brought forward in a motion by Ward 6 Coun. Blake Edwards. This was spurred in part due to a break-in at Perreault’s home adjacent to the pathway Dec. 16. Footprints in the snow found by police indicated the culprit used the path to break in.