{"id":25933,"date":"2020-02-13T19:23:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T00:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=25933"},"modified":"2020-02-13T19:23:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T00:23:44","slug":"ontario-invests-nearly-1-2-million-in-industrial-parkway-vandorf-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/ontario-invests-nearly-1-2-million-in-industrial-parkway-vandorf-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario invests nearly $1.2 million in Industrial Parkway, Vandorf improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Province is set to invest nearly $1.2 million in the\nreconstruction of Industrial Parkway South and Vandorf Sideroad over the next\ntwo years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investment was formally announced by Aurora-Oak\nRidges-Richmond Hill MPP Michael Parsa at Aurora Town Hall last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very exited to get funding for our riding,\u201d said\nMr. Parsa at the announcement, which was also attended by Mayor Tom Mrakas and\nCouncillor Rachel Gilliland, noting the money received by Aurora is part of an\noverall $200 million Province-wide investment in infrastructure. \u201cRight from\nthe day I got elected, [I said] we were going to do everything we can to work\nwith our municipal partners to improve the relationships and deliver for\nOntarians every single day. That is what we have been doing and that is what\nthis announcement is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement was received warmly by Mayor Mrakas who\ncalled it \u201cexciting news\u201d for Aurora as it demonstrates the Province\u2019s\n\u201cdedication to infrastructure in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCommunities like Aurora depend on funding through the\nOntario Community Infrastructure Fund to help us address the critical and\nurgent infrastructure needs facing our community,\u201d he said. \u201cThese funds assist\nus in relieving some of the tax burden on our residents and it ensures we can\nfocus on delivering value to our taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe funding provided to the Town in 2020, will be used\ntowards road reconstruction on Industrial Parkway South and Vandorf Sideroad.\nThese are both busy roads that are currently not meeting our approved road\nstandards. Municipalities today are facing many gaps in our ability to keep up\nwith aging infrastructure and it is funding like this that enables us to\ndeliver the services and programs our residents expect and deserve. While many\nof these infrastructure projects may be considered less than glamourous, they\nare important and necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSafe and well-maintained roads help keep traffic moving\nand make life easier and more convenient for residents and visitors. In\naddition to road reconstruction, a portion of the funding will also go towards\nongoing road maintenance. We are committed to making sure all of our\ninfrastructure is maintained to the highest standards and we are very grateful\nto the Province for their support. With this funding, we look forward to\ncontinuing to improve our service to better serve the people who call Aurora\nhome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora\u2019s total allocation of Provincial funding amounts to\n$1,196,719.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs your MPP, I am upholding my commitment to support our\nlocal municipalities by creating jobs, attracting economic growth and\ninvestment, and making our community the best place to live and grow,\u201d said\nNewmarket-Aurora MPP Christine Elliott in a statement, speaking to the $1.2\ninvestment in Aurora, as well as a further $1.6 investment in Newmarket. \u201cThis\nfunding will help build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater\ninfrastructure in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure: \u201cThis investment provides the predictable and stable infrastructure funding small, rural and northern municipalities have asked for. With this OCIF (Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund) funding, we are working directly with our municipal partners to deliver community infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir <\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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