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Phase I and II Class Environmental Assessment Planning Process

ISTHMUS BAY ROAD IMPROVEMENT 16-019 PRESENTATION TO PUBLIC MEETING – JULY 29, 2017 MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH BRUCE PENINSULA

Figure 1 – Isthmus Bay Road Improvement Project

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Figure 2 – Municipal Class EA Planning and Design Process

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PROBLEM DEFINITION

The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula is planning to carry out improvements to the Isthmus Bay Road from the former Village of Lion’s Head to Whippoorwill Road in accordance with Phase 1 and 2

• f the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. The length of the

existing municipal road, from the North edge of Lion’s Head to Whippoorwill Road is approximatively 3 km. There are numerous problems regarding adequate road width, storm water drainage and road conditions that are under consideration for this project. The following identifies a number of the problems with Isthmus Bay Road and the existing conditions: 1) There are no road culverts or any adequate drainage ditches on Isthmus Bay Road to drain stormwater from the West side to the East side of the road to Georgian Bay other than for the bridge, for the Swan Lake Drain.

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1.0 PROBLEM DEFINITION…..cont’d

2) There are no driveway culverts, therefore causing drainage problems along the road. 3) There are reported areas of water on the travelled portion of Isthmus Bay Road in at least five or six places due to the inadequate drainage facilities. 4) In the winter, these areas with water on the road can turn to ice, making the road even more dangerous for vehicular traffic. 5) There is no adequate pedestrian walkway along the road and it is problematic by the fact that a number of cars park along the roadway due to the proximity of some residences and the inadequacy of the driveway length to accommodate parking. 6) There are some problems with inadequate visibility due to trees which impede visibility for drivers.

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7) Pedestrians must walk on the roads, since there is no adequate shoulder, sidewalk or paved area to walk on. There are some areas where the cottages are close to the road and there is barely enough room in the entrance driveways to get the bumper of the car off the road. 8) The drainage problems are causing surface breakup of the asphalt on the paved road. 9) All the lots, estimated at approximatively 124, on Isthmus Bay Road, have wells or water supplies from Georgian Bay and individual septic systems. Under consideration during the Phase 1 and 2, Class Environmental Assessment, is the possibility of watermains for potable water from the communal supply from Lion’s Head, if the road is significantly improved.

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1.0 PROBLEM DEFINITION…..cont’d

Map of selected area

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 111 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 137 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 143 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 162 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 183 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 192 March 31, 2017

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Isthmus Bay Road

Looking North Fire # 203 March 31, 2017

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ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS CONSIDERED

Alternative 1 – Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to the rural road standard. Alternative 2 – Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to an urban standard with curb and gutter, storm sewers and pedestrian and bike lane. Alternative 3 – Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to reduce flooding problems and resurface the road. Alternative 4 – Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to provide improved drainage, pedestrian and bike lane, and west support wall along road from Everatt Side Road to Fox Drive. Alternative 5 – Do nothing.

in Appendix B. The documented species at risk at Isthmus Bay Road study area and the surrounding area are the following:

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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

• 1. Bobolink
• 2. Broad Beech Fern
• 3. Crested Arrowhead
• 4. Deep-throat Vertigo
• 5. Eastern Meadowlark
• 6. Eastern Ribbonsnake
• 7. Eastern Whip-poor-will

8. Giant Lacewing

• 9. Massasauga
• 10. Ontario Goldenrod
• 11. Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake
• 12. Rand’s Goldenrod
• 13. Round leaved Groundsel
• 14. Vertigo Paradoxa
• 15. Wallrue Spleenwort
• 16. Lake Sturgeon

From a review of the area Ontario Natural Heritage website, the Ontario Archeology website and from initial comments from government agencies and First Nations archeology, natural heritage sites (3) have been documented in Isthmus Bay Road study area.

Figure 7 – Topography of the Isthmus Bay Road

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Figure 6 – Isthmus Bay Road Improvement Project

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

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Isthmus Bay Road

Figure 3 – Alternative 1 – Typical Rural Cross Section

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Figure 4 – Alternative 2 – Typical Urban Cross Section

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Figure 5 – Alternative 4

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Table 1 – Summary of Comments from Residents

TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTED BY RESPONDENTS Nb. Name Fire No. Construct to Urban Std. Construct to Suburban Std. Improve Drainage Do Nothing Provide Bike & Pedestrian Lane Re- Surface Add Some Curbs Design for Water Extension Additional Comments 1 Aldine Nixon 248 Isthmus Bay Road, Con 5 EBR, Part lot 36 & 37   2 Alton Hunter 183  YES 3 Anonymus Isthmus Bay Resident ?   4 Anonymus Isthmus Bay Resident ?   5 Bill & Nancy Strang 77 Isthmus Bay Road    Visibilty issue 6 Bob & Jeannette Hellyer 329 Isthmus Bay Road  7 Bruce & Kelly McPhail 127    NO 8 Carole and Paul Roy Plan 436 Lots 16 & 17  9 Dan Zruna 137   10 David Thomson 38 Isthmus Bay Road   NO 11 Dennis Stier 5 Chetwynd Lane   12 Don Tefft 18 Chetwynd Lane   Provided several comments 13 Doug & Rose Stewart 142 Isthmus Bay Road, Plan 411 Lot 5  NO 14 Eleanor Evans Pt Lot 32 con 5 EBR  15 Frederic & Nacy Heise 275 Isthmus Bay Road   NO 16 Jackie Schultz 139  17 James Kraemer 111   YES Would support communal sanitary sewers 18 Jennifer Mahony/Todd Wood 74 Isthmus Bay Road    Prefers rural character 19 John & Lorna Clarke 143 Isthmus Bay Road  20 Kathryn Burns 300 Everatt Sideroad    NO 21 Keith & Anne Howe 109   YES 22 Ken & Barbara Hodge 5 Forty Hills Road    Cut or trim trees 23 Lara Davidson 119    NO 24 Len Bridge 131   NO 25 Linda Ward 189  NO Widen shoulders 26 Martha, John, James, Stephen & Tom Drake 34 Whippoorwill Road  27 Mary Ellen Barker 151   NO Reconstruct (improve) road 28 Pauline Komisar/John Wong 176 Isthmus Bay Road  29 Ralph Usher 203 Isthmus Bay Road  30 Richard & Judy Gleiser 78 Isthmus Bay Road   YES Suggest placing sewers 31 Robert & Anita Cunningham 56 Chetwynd Lane    32 Roger & Victoria Stevens 249 Isthmus Bay Road Interested continue correspondence 33 Ron Campbell 48 Isthmus Bay Road, Lion's Head ON  Requests some clearing 34 Ron Needham 202    Widen the road and shoulders 35 Russel & Bonnie Usher 315 Isthmus Bay Road   36 Sidney Gosling 51 Isthmus Bay Road   37 Stewart & Monika Jones (Parents) 305 Isthmus Bay Road  38 Stewie Jones (son) 305 Isthmus Bay Road  11 years old 39 Teresa Dunnigan/William Wright 323 Isthmus Bay Road   YES 40 Walt & Marie White 138    Widen shoulder for parking Percentage of respondents in favor of Isthmus Bay Road improvement 7.50% 60% 25% 37.50% 45% 7.50% 12.50%

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Type of Improvement Percentage of respondents in favor of Isthmus Bay Road Improvements Construct to Urban Std. 7.5% Construct to Suburban Std. 0% Improve Drainage 60% Do nothing 25% Provide bike & Pedestrian Lane 37.5% Re-surface 45% Add some curbs 7.5% Design for water extension 12.5%

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Results of Comments from Residents

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Figure 6 – Isthmus Bay Road Improvement Project

Table 2 – Financial Assessment of Alternatives

ALTERNATIVE NB DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED PROJECT COST

1 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to the Rural Road Standard $2,584,300 2 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Rural Road to an Urban Standard with Curb and Gutter, Storm Sewers and Pedestrian and Bike Lane $5,103,400 3 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to Reduce Flooding Problems and Resurface the Road $1,480,200 4 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to Provide Improved Drainage, Pedestrian and Bike Lane and Wall Support Along the Road from Everett Side Road to Fox Drive $4,146,000

NOTE

This estimate is very preliminary. It was prepared without benefit of a legal survey, a topographic survey or a geotechnical survey. A legal survey of the Isthmus Bay road allowance will need to be carried out for alternatives 1 to 4 at an estimated cost of $30,000. This amount will need to be added to the project cost along with the Class Environmental Assessment Costs. 32

Table 3 – Assessment of Alternatives

Alternatives Description Natural Environment Mitigating Measures Social Environment Mitigating Measures Economic Environment Mitigating Measures 1 Upgrade of Isthmus Bay Road to the Rural Pond standard Minimal effect on environment – Rip rap and geotextile treatment in ditch on steeper slopes 60 % of respondents wished to improve drainage $2,584,300, second lowest cost Silt in stormwater runoff during construction – On flatter slopes grassed ditches 48% respondents to resurface the road – Outlet protection draining required on storm culverts from west to east to protect water quality of Georgian Bay – Silt fence during construction 2 Upgrade of the Isthmus Bay Road to the Urban Standard with curb & gutter, storm sewers and pedestrian & bike lane For south portion of road with steeper grades in the west side

• f the road a wll will be

required – Rip rap and geotextile treatment in ditch on steeper slopes Only 7.5% of respondents agreed with proceeding with road to an urban standard Road section needs to be widened and will affect more area in the road allowance – On flatter slopes grassed ditches 37.5% want a bike and pedistrian lane – Outlet protection outlet required storm culvert from west to east to protect water quality of Georgian Bay – Silt fence during construction 60% want to improve drainage Highest cost at $5,103,400

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Table 3 – Assessment of Alternatives…..cont’d

Alternatives Description Natural Environment Mitigating Measures Social Environment Mitigating Measures Economic Environment Mitigating Measures 3 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to reduce flooding problems and resurface the road For south portion of road with steeper grades in the west side of the road a wall will be required – Rip rap and geotextile treatment in ditch on steeper slopes 60% of respondents wished improve drainage Road section needs to be widened and will affect more area in the road allowance – On flatter slopes grassed ditches 3 (Following) – Outlet protection outlet required storm culvert from west to east to protect water quality of Georgian Bay 45% of the respondents wanted to resurface the Isthmus Bay Road Lowest cost alternative at $1,480,200 – Silt fence during construction 4 Upgrade the Isthmus Bay Road to provide improved drainage, pedestrian and bike lane and west support wall along road from Everettside road to Fox Drive For south portion of road with steeper grades in the west side of the road a wall will be required – Rip rap and geotextile treatment in ditch on steeper slopes 60 % of respondents wanted improved drainage 2nd highest cost alternative at $4,146,000 Road section needs to be widened and will affect more area in the road allowance – On flatter slopes grassed ditches 37.5% of respondents wanted bike and pedestrian lane – Outlet protection outlet required storm culvert from west to east to protect water quality of Georgian Bay Only 7.5% wanted to add some curbs – Silt fence during construction 45% of respondents wanted to resurface the road 5 Do nothing alternative Continued flooding problems on road 25% of respondents wanted to do nothing with the road No cost except for the Class Environmental Assessment at this time Continued repairs to road and drainage problems Continual repairs to road No bike & pedestrian lane Less safety for pedestrians & bikes Continued flooding problems on road

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