Deck, shoreline part of repairs

District to spend $640K on flood damage

SUMMERLAND — Three major projects to repair damage caused by the 2017 flood received council approval on Monday. Cost of the repairs is $640,000 which includes $106,000 of enhancements.

The B.C. Disaster Financial Assistance program is anticipated to cover 80 per cent, or $427,000 of the basic cost of $534,000, excluding enhancements.

The district will provide $213,000 from its land sale reserve fund – $107,000 for 20 per cent of basic repair costs plus $106,000 for enhancements.

The timber decking on two docks at Rotary Beach will be replaced at the total cost of $70,000. The temporary measure to allow time for a detailed evaluation of the docks, including replacement of piles, director of works and utilities Kris Johnson told council. Reconstruction work should be completed by this July.

An area of shoreline 160 metres in length along Lakeshore Drive North will be rebuilt, including the installation of 60 m of new concrete roadside barriers. Approximately 40 per cent of the existing rock or riprap can be reused; however, additional riprap, considered an enhancement, will be needed to meet the design requirements. The total cost is $360,000 with $76,000 being enhancements.

And the asphalt pathways at Peach Orchard Beach, the dog beach, the CPR dock and entrance to the CPR dock, Rotary Beach and Powell Beach will be repaired. The total cost of the project is $210,000, which includes enhancements of $30,000 for additional riprap along part of the Peach Orchard Beach pathway and new paving areas at the Powell Beach parking area.