If you live in an older Coquitlam neighborhood, a city-wide improvement program may be coming your way to fix signs, remove overgrown vegetation and other work.
Just in time for spring cleaning, Coquitlam council has approved a neighborhood clean-up program for older neighborhoods that need a little refreshing.
The top 10 neighborhoods identified as priority for a little extra love are, in order, Meadowbrook, Falcon, Nestor, Eagleridge, Hoy/Scott Creek, Lougheed, Mayfair, Ozada, Cassin and Oakdale.
The Neighbourhood Improvement Blitz Pilot Program would see street lights repainted, graffiti removed from city-owned utility boxes, wheelchair ramps installed at intersections, road lines remarked, faded traffic signs replaced, overhead overhead street name signs at signalized intersections replaced with ones that illuminate internally, overgrown vegetation removed and fire hydrants repainted.
Neighbourhoods might also receive some improvements unique to their area, such as repairing the root damaged parking pockets in the Meadowbrook neighborhood and paving the few remaining gravel pathways in the Oakdale neighborhood.
Under the plan, the first four neighborhoods would be done this year with the next six neighborhoods done the following year, pending a report and council approval.
The program would be done in a blitz format with each neighborhood taking about a month to complete with residents notified of the improvements and the job would be done with maximum efficiency and minimal nuisance, according to a city staff report.
Efforts would also be made to find neighborhood champions to become involved in an Adopt-a-Street program so improvements are maintained into the future.
Money to pay for the blitz will come out of the city’s Infrastructure Reserve.
