Cedar Street, Paris: Road Construction and Stormwater Management

Thank you for your participation! The Cedar Street reconstruction project is complete! Thank you for your patience during the construction season.

About the project:

The Cedar Street reconstruction project will look at the storm water management plan for Cedar Street, road improvements, water and sanitary servicing and improvements to benefit cyclists and pedestrians.

A Municipal Class Environmental Assessment is required for a new storm water management system. This means we need to follow a regulated process and your input is very important.

Please watch our Cedar Street videos to help you understand the options presented.

Construction Notice:

The final stage is underway and work will include finishing the sidewalk, surface asphalt and final restorations. New street lighting will also be added.

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On September 17 2021 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, a public meeting was held for local residents. The meeting was held outdoors and onsite just south of 36 Cedar Street in Paris. The meeting provided residents an opportunity to ask questions and highlight any concerns associated with their property. Representative from the County of Brant, Pinevest Homes Inc., WalterFedy (consultant) and Network Sewer and Watermain were in attendance. 

Additional Information: 

Stormwater Management

Cedar Street does not have a storm sewer network to handle a 5-year storm event, or overland flow routes to manage a more significant storm event. Currently, stormwater runoff ponds and generally creates a south drainage area and north drainage area. Ponded water eventually infiltrates into the ground.

The objective of this study will be to identify the most preferred alternative that is technically sound, cost-effective, socially acceptable and environmentally responsible.

For the south and north drainage areas, we are exploring 4 options:

1. Do Nothing
2. Create stormwater management and drainage improvements within the Cedar Street Road Corridor including:
   • Storm Sewers
   • Controlled Ponding
   • Low Impact Development features that allow some water to infiltrate into the ground
3. Create stormwater management and drainage improvements outside the Cedar Street Road Corridor including:
   • Storm sewers
   • Creating a dry pond and/or wet pond
   • Low Impact Development (LID) features such as… that allow some water to infiltrate into the ground
4. A combination of option #2 and #3.

For the south drainage option, we prefer option #2.

• We would create storm sewers and connect them to the existing storm sewer at Laurie Ann Lane in Paris.
• We would also create a swale on the north side of Cedar Street for temporary controlled ponding during storm events.
• Finally, we would include Low Impact Development features including an “infiltration gallery under swale” that will allow some water to infiltrate into the ground while it is temporarily ponded.

For the north drainage option, we prefer option # 4 which is a combination of option #2 and #3. This includes:

• Adding storm sewers on Cedar Street and through the Cedarview Church property connecting to sewers on Rest Acres Road.
• Adding ponding areas on the Cedarview Church property to temporarily hold excess stormwater runoff during storm events and,
• Incorporating low impact development features that allow some water to infiltrate into the ground in the ponding areas and along the sewer.

Other Improvements Needed

In addition to the storm water management plan, there are other improvements we would like to make to Cedar Street in Paris.

While the Class Environmental Assessment is only related to the stormwater management on Cedar Street, the project also includes the following aspects:

• Road Improvements
• Water and Sanitary Servicing and
• Improvement for cyclists and pedestrians

These are all considered pre-approved projects that can proceed to construction. However, we would like your input.

We recommend the following improvements to Cedar Street:

• We recommend widening the road to accommodate two vehicles side-by-side and also allow for pedestrians and cyclists to share the road with motorists.
• Currently, sanitary servicing is not available to all properties on Cedar Street. This project will extend a sanitary service to any unserviced properties.
• The watermain currently exists throughout Cedar Street, but several properties do not have a water service. A water service will be extended to any unserviced properties as a part of this project.
• New connections to the water or sewer system will be subject to connection charges following the County of Brant Fees & Charges By-Law 07-19. To connect your home to a new water or sanitary service, owners will need to submit a completed Public Works Permit application, available at the County of Brant website, www.brant.ca.

We would like to make these improvements to Cedar Street while taking into consideration:

• The location of the existing utilities
• Accessibility
• Traffic calming measures
• Pedestrians and Cyclists and
• Street lighting