Here's an overview of the municipal projects approved in the 2023 budget.

Fire Department

Design For a New Fire Station

Approximate dates of work: Spring-Summer 2023

Budget: $50,000

Location: TBD

Contact: Dominic Côté, dcote@alfred-plantagenet.com

Acquisition of New Firefighting Gear

Approximate dates of work: N/A

Budget: $21,200

Location: N/A

Contact: Dominic Côté, dcote@alfred-plantagenet.com

Recreation

Acquisition of New Structures for the Alfred Skate Park

Approximate dates of work: Summer 2023

Budget: $50,000

Location: Larocque Park, Alfred

Construction of a Performance Stage at the Lefaivre Riverside Park

Approximate dates of work: Fall-Winter 2023

Budget: $145,700

Location: Lefaivre Riverside Park, Lefaivre

Development of a Gravel Pathway in Treadwell Park

Approximate dates of work: N/A

Budget: $25,000

Location: Treadwell Park, Treadwell

*Funding for this project is conditional on the partnership plans developed by the municipality.

Development of a Parking Lot at the Plantagenet Baseball Field

Approximate dates of work: Spring 2023

Budget: $35,000

Location: Plantagenet Municipal Park, Plantagenet

Installation of a Culvert at the Denis St-Pierre Park

Approximate dates of work: Summer 2023

Budget: $20,000

Location: Denis St-Pierre Park, Wendover

Installation of Senior's Structures at the Lefaivre Riverside Park

Approximate dates of work: N/A

Budget: $25,000

Location: Lefaivre Riverside Park, Lefaivre

*Funding for this project is conditional on the partnership plans developed by the municipality.

Paving of the Parking Lot at Larocque Park

Approximate dates of work: Spring-Summer 2023

Budget: $185,000

Location: Larocque Park, Alfred

Purchase of Entrance Arches for Larocque Park

Approximate dates of work: N/A

Budget: $25,000

Location: Larocque Park, Alfred

*Funding for this project is conditional on the partnership plans developed by the municipality.

Trail Construction at Denis St-Pierre Park

Approximate dates of work: N/A

Budget: $60,000

Location: Denis St-Pierre Park, Wendover

*Funding for this project is conditional on the partnership plans developed by the municipality.

Vehicle Acquisition

Approximate dates of work: March 2023

Status: Completed

Budget: $65,000

Location: N/A

Public Works

Asphalt

Approximative dates of work: Between May 15 and August 15

Budget: $1,242,940

The following roads will be paved:

  • Concession 2 from Boundary Road to Ouellette Road in the Alfred sector
  • Concession 6 from Sarrazin Street to Route 16 in the Plantagenet sector
  • Concession 9 from County Road 19 to Route 16 in the Plantagenet sector
  • Concession 4 from County Road 19 Eastward in the Plantagenet sector
  • Concession 2 from County Road 19 Westward in the Wendover sector

Gravel

Approximative dates of work: Between May 15 and July 31

Budget: $377,027

The following roads will be reworked with gravel:

  • Rang St-Jean and Concession 7 from Ritchance Road to Peat Moss Road in the Alfred sector
  • Route 16 from Concession 8 to Concession 9 in the Curran sector
  • Concession 7 from County Road 9 to Route 11 in the Plantagenet sector
  • Concession 9 from County Road 9 to the river in the Plantagenet sector
  • Route 25 from Concession 3 to existing asphalt in the Plantagenet sector

Installation of a fence at the Wendover Stormwater Retention Basin

Approximative dates of work: August 2023

Budget: $50,000

Location: Wendover

Material

Budget: $400,000

  • Acquisition of a dump truck ($325,000)
    • To be acquired in February 2024
  • Acquisition of a box for a dump truck ($50,000)
    • To be acquired in June 2023
  • Acquisition of a hay mill ($25,000)
    • Acquired in January 2023