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Council candidate: Kevin Flynn responds - Do you support the construction of an underpass at Ross Street? Why?

City of Salmon Arm: Flynn, Kevin - council candidate
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Kevin Flynn - Council Candidate

The underpass has long been contentious. Revisions of the OCP  have long identified that  this project will be a NEED. Development cost charges have been collected from construction on the waterfront, anticipating that DCC’s will fund underpass construction. Double tracking and crossing improvements have  improved safety and decreased inconveniences. Regardless, as we continue to grow we need  improved access for safety, convenience, and connectivity to our downtown. I support finalizing design, costs and contributors (DCC’s, municipal taxes, senior governments, grants, CP Rail) for a future referendum. Facts and figures, not emotion and rhetoric, should guide our decision.