Arden Road

Dan Shaw | Feb 17, 2016

Letter to Mayor Frances Smith,

I am sending this email to you once again to speak on the condition of the Arden Road to the south. As noted in the many emails from last year, the condition of the Arden Road is in dire need of resurfacing. I know the township did some patch work last fall which helped a bit, but again that was just a temporary fix. It is starting to break up and we aren’t even into spring yet. I say, enough of the Band-Aid fix and get down to what really needs to be done. Total resurfacing of about five km stretch from Cranberry Lake Road south to the township line.

I read in the February 4th edition of the Frontenac News, that there would be a restriction on major road work to the south end of Arden Road. What does that mean? We get bumped once again? On the budget, off the budget, and so on. This has been the norm for many years now. It also mentioned that Council would be reviewing the budget again in early March as these were only draft budget numbers that were announced and alterations could be made before the budget is finalized. I hope council will reconsider having all of the work done in the mentioned area this year. Its time we get this completed and some of our tax dollars stay here rather than going to Hwy 38 and other areas. The Arden road deserves to be resurfaced totally to somewhat of the same quality as was completed on the 5th Lake Road. It’s like a highway over there and I’m sure we would get as much or more traffic on the Arden Road as the 5th Lake Road gets. Again, The Arden Road is a main artery for the residents of Arden and area and those north of Highway 7 at Arden. Most of these folks drive south to get to work, doctors’ appointments, shopping, etc.

There are many cottagers and residents who have moved to their homes on the area lakes and pay huge amounts in taxes and get really nothing in return. And some also live on private roads that they need to keep up to date summer and winter at their own cost. At least show us that you care and we the taxpayers are being heard. Do the right thing and resurface the badly decrepitated Arden Road so that we can go to work, see our doctors and stay healthy to pay our taxes.