Demolition: Former Cayuga Administration Building & Museum (July – November 2021)

Haldimand County Facilities Capital & Asset Management staff wish to advise local residents that demolition of the former Haldimand County Administration and Museum & Archives buildings is currently scheduled to begin at 45 Munsee Street in Cayuga on or around July 19, 2021. This work is expected to be completed by the end of November 2021.

Background: In February 2016, Haldimand County Council approved recommendations to proceed with the development of a centralized, consolidated municipal service delivery model, involving the construction of a new administration building and development of community hubs (based out of libraries) as municipal service access points. The centralized service model was selected after thorough evaluation and community consultation, which determined it as the best option for a growing, thriving Haldimand. Background information on the Haldimand County Administrative Accommodation Review process provides the decision-making rationale as it relates to the former Cayuga Administration Building.  The Haldimand County Museum & Archives was co-located with the new Cayuga Library in 2019 becoming the Cayuga Library + Heritage Centre.  Both the former administration and museum buildings are redundant to County operations and are no longer required. The intent is to repurpose the land as parkland. Additional details, including the public consultation process that has been undertaken to-date, can be found in report CDP-01-2021 Cayuga Parks Consultation Final Report.

During the demolition, parking areas around the buildings will be closed to the public. Traffic and signage controls will be in place for everyone’s safety. The walking trails through the property will remain open to the community, except when the closing of the trails is required to facilitate the demolition work.

While this demolition may cause temporary inconvenience to residents and business owners, we thank you for your patience. The goal of all projects is to enhance neighbourhoods and communities. Haldimand County is committed to minimizing disruption by communicating construction information in a timely manner and responding to resident needs and concerns. If you have questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Ashley Schaeffer, Project Manager at aschaeffer@haldimandcounty.on.ca or call 905-318-5932 ext. 6505.

Federal Gas Tax Fund infrastructure improvements on Canal Rd, Downey Rd & Moote Roote expected to be complete by October 2021

The federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) is a permanent source of funding provided up front, twice-a-year, to provinces and territories, who in turn flow this funding to their municipalities to support local infrastructure priorities. Municipalities can pool, bank and borrow against this funding, providing significant financial flexibility.

The federal Gas Tax Fund delivers over $2 billion every year to 3600 communities across the country. In recent years the funding has supported approximately 4000 projects each year.

Thanks to the GTF, three community infrastructure projects are fully funded and expected to be complete by October 2021. These projects include:

1) Canal Road – Mumby to North Shore – $100,000
– Asphalt resurfacing and drainage improvements
– New line painting and traffic signage

2) Downey Road – Rymer to End – $280,000
     – Asphalt resurfacing and drainage improvements
– New entrance culverts
– New line painting and traffic signage

3) Moote Road – HC Road 63 to Stringer – $475,000
– Asphalt resurfacing and drainage improvements
– Road stabilization
– New line painting and traffic signage

More information about the federal Gas Tax Fund is available at www.infrastructure.gc.ca.

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