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THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES
D.C.S. Report No. 35-2013 Wednesday, February 27, 2013
TO:
FROM
RE:
Mayor Weber and Members of Council
Brent Kittmer, Director of Community Services
60 Main Street, Forest – Vibration Complaint
RECOMMENDATION:
That the report be received for Council direction.
REPORT
This report presents follow-up information as requested by Council regarding the
vibration complaint from the resident located at 60 Main Street South in Forest.
Background of the Issue
Council reviewed this complaint in 2012 and the key information as it relates to
Council’s 2012 deliberations and decision on this matter is noted in the summary below:
Why was a vibration study undertaken?
The original letter of complaint was received in August 2012 and Council chose
to respond by indicating that signage would be posted in the area asking truck
traffic to slow down. The complainant was not satisfied with this response and
sent a second letter indicating that they believed the best possible solution was
to route truck traffic around Forest.
In response to this letter Council directed staff to determine the cost of
resurfacing Main Street in Forest and make it a priority. DCS 102-2012 outlined
the cost of resurfacing the roadway was $168,000 – $289,000 and that the
priority for repair based on the road needs study was 6-10 years to be
coordinated with a water main replacement project. The report further outlined
concerns from staff that a small asphalt patch would be a “band-aid” repair that
would need to be completed every couple of years if the asphalt continued to
settle and heave. In addition, concerns related to the precedent this approach
would set were raised as a similar complaint for road condition has been raised
for King Street.
The report further outlined that the only complaint of vibrations was received from
the resident 60 Main Street South, and that a background vibration study could
be conducted to determine if the roadway was the cause of widespread vibration
or if this was an isolated incident with an individual who was particularly sensitive
to perceiving vibrations.
Considering this information Council directed staff to complete a vibration study
as a due diligence step prior to investing significant capital funds.
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