PRIMA Sutton

Town of Sutton benefits from $98,000 grant in support of infrastructure project for seniors

By Taylor McClure
Townships’ Daily News Bits
CIDI 99.1 FM
Published on 05/04/24 - Played on 05/04/24

The Town of Sutton is benefitting from a $98,000 grant through the  Municipal Infrastructure Program for Seniors (PRIMA) that will support the installation of lighting along Sutton’s bike path and in Goyette-Hill Park from the bike path to the parking lot.

According to Élizabeth Deit, director of Recreation, Community Life and Culture, the goal behind the project is to encourage senior citizens to take advantage of the bike path by providing more security through the addition of around 60 solar-powered bollards starting from Pine Street to Goyette-Hill Park. 

The bollards are motion sensored to avoid causing disturbances for residents that live along the path, said Diet, and they are designed to meet the municipality's by-laws around light pollution. 

Deit noted that this project was submitted to meet the objectives outlined in the municipality’s 2023-2027 action plan of its Family and Senior's Policy.

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