2009-06-09
09:07:02
The town of Fort Frances still waits for funding to start work on Scott Street.
The town was hoping to begin work on the road between Colonization Road East and Reid Avenue this summer.
But Mayor Roy Avis says requests for provincial money have yet been approved.
"We have made contacts with every level of provincial government," says Avis, "right from the office in Thunder Bay right to the top. We're so of in a holding pattern until we get our funding."
CAO Mark McCaig says it would be nice to know soon if they're getting that money so they can begin work.
"We got to stop work at the end of October," says McCaig. "Maybe in the GTA they can work until the end of December. We can't do that here. If we're part of a cluster group for approval with northwestern Ontario municipalities, we should be getting these approvals a little earlier than we have been."
The town issued a tentative contract for the work in March.
