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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 2

Figure 2 – Municipal Class EA Planning and Design Process 3

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 of 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. 4

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. 5

1.0 PROBLEM DEFINITION…..cont’d 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. 6

Map of selected area 7

Isthmus Bay Road Looking North Fire # 111 March 31, 2017 8

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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. 15

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT in Appendix B. The documented species at risk at Isthmus Bay Road study area and the surrounding area are the following: 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 From a review of the area Ontario 9. Massasauga Natural Heritage website, the Ontario 10. Ontario Goldenrod Archeology website and from initial 11. Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake comments from government agencies 12. Rand’s Goldenrod and First Nations archeology, natural 13. Round leaved Groundsel heritage sites (3) have been documented in Isthmus Bay Road study 14. Vertigo Paradoxa area. 15. Wallrue Spleenwort 16. Lake Sturgeon 16

Figure 7 – Topography of the Isthmus Bay Road 17

Figure 6 – Isthmus Bay Road Improvement Project 18

Isthmus Bay Road August 12, 2016 19

Isthmus Bay Road August 12, 2016 20

Isthmus Bay Road July 20, 2016 21

Isthmus Bay Road July 20, 2016 22

Isthmus Bay Road July 20, 2016 23

Isthmus Bay Road July 20, 2016 24

Isthmus Bay Road July 20, 2016 25

Figure 3 – Alternative 1 – Typical Rural Cross Section 26

Figure 4 – Alternative 2 – Typical Urban Cross Section 27

Figure 5 – Alternative 4 28

Table 1 – Summary of Comments from Residents TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTED BY RESPONDENTS Construct Provide Design for Construct to to Improve Bike & Re- Add Some Name Fire No. Do Nothing Water Additional Comments Urban Std. Suburban Drainage Pedestrian Surface Curbs Extension Nb. Std. Lane 248 Isthmus Bay Road, Con 5 EBR, Part lot   1 Aldine Nixon 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 Provided several   12 Don Tefft 18 Chetwynd Lane 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 Would support communal   YES 17 James Kraemer 111 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 Widen  25 Linda Ward 189 NO shoulders Martha, John, James, Stephen &  26 Tom Drake 34 Whippoorwill Road Reconstruct (improve)   27 Mary Ellen Barker 151 NO 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 Interested continue 32 Roger & Victoria Stevens 249 Isthmus Bay Road correspondence  33 Ron Campbell 48 Isthmus Bay Road, Lion's Head ON Requests some clearing Widen the road and    34 Ron Needham 202 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 Widen shoulder for    40 Walt & Marie White 138 parking Percentage of respondents in favor of Isthmus Bay Road improvement 7.50% 60% 25% 37.50% 45% 7.50% 12.50% 29

Results of Comments from Residents Percentage of respondents in favor of Type of Improvement 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% 30

Figure 6 – Isthmus Bay Road Improvement Project 31

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