The Beautification and Natural Environment committee of Council has developed a three pronged approach to beautification:
1. Public Space Beautification - Playgrounds, Town owned properties, open space, Policies for Garbage, encouragement of recycling etc.
2. Residential Space Beautification - Private properties, Mayoral prizes, special recognition, pride-of-property, gardening, lawn care issues, development regulations for property landscaping, trees etc. , Councilors will be responsible for monitoring.
3. Business Space Beautification - Business Corridor through town, green space in front of buildings, pride-of-property, recycling, adopt - a spot/place. Signage and Policies to encourage beautification.
| With our vision as the guide to our activities we have selected key initiatives on two fronts. First we propose to enact policy standards that clearly outline the rules for how our town will grow. These standards will serve as guides to growth rather than impediments to progress. Second we have proposed tangible and 'do-able' |
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| projects that help achieve our vision that can be completed in a timely manner and be of a manageable capital and manageable operational cost. Our plans include measurement tools to allow the town to reasonably estimate the value of these projects to the town and its people. |
Business Corridor - We perceive the key business corridor stretching through the TCH bypass through town. At the east entrance of Memorial Drive through to the lights at the intersection of Memorial and Manitoba Drives, through to the west entrance of Manitoba Drive. A focus on the beautification of the key business district would create the most tangible results - this would encourage others to follow suit.
Green Space in front of buildings - Encourage/regulate businesses to place a green space in front of their properties.
Pride-of-property / Community Pride of Place - Encourage a pride of property by asking employers to designate paid clean-up times, encourage recycling, trash receptacles, eye-pleasing store/property fronts.
Recycling - Encourage recycling
Adopt-a-spot/place - Need to attract more participants and need to contact businesses currently involved to ask them their intentions. Need to develop guidelines that clarify our expectations and develop a contract for maintenance - timeframe - signage - etc.
Signage - If we could encourage more people to come into our town then more money would be circulated - creating more jobs. The Town needs signage on the east and west entrances of the TCH. (As well we need signage on the Bonavista highway)
Redevelopment of the Downtown Shoreline Market Policy Standards
| What Are We Working Towards? |
» Redevelopment of the Downtown Area
» The completion of the Shoreline Park and Market
» Community Garden Located on the intersection of Hibernia / Gladney. Clear and plant trees - memorials etc 2008-2009.
» Shoal Harbour Cleanup
» Shoal Harbour Drive Cleanup with green space around bridge.
» Shoal Harbour Trail / Lookout
» Naming and Lighting the falls on the Lower Shoal Harbour at the intersection of Tilley's Rd and Memorial Drive.
» A fenced Dog Park.
» Garbage / recycle containers placed around town.
» Dog Poop Bag Recepticles
» Beautifying entrances to Clarenville
» More trail lighting
