A partnership between the town of Huntingdon and the Haut-Saint-Laurent Caisse Desjardins has resulted in the development of 26 new parking spaces on the commercial street, rue Prince.
« It was needed urgently in Huntingdon, people are really happy with this development , » said Huntingdon’s Mayor, André Brunette.
The space, located across the street from the Huntingdon Caisse Desjardins and the Centre civique Gérald Brisebois, was developed at a cost of $62 000. Yves Léveillé, Director General of the Caisse Desjardins, indicated that the Caisse contributed $41 000 which will be disbursed over four years and will ensure a certain number of parking spaces for its members.
The space has remained vacant ever since two residential buildings, considered unsafe, were expropriated and demolished in 2011.
Renovations to the Centre civique
Mayor Brunette also reported on some renovation work costing some
$72 000 which was undertaken last summer on the building that houses the fire station and the Centre civique Gérald Brisebois.
The work, which included renovating the exterior of the building and recovering the roof, is nearing completion.
Translated by Cathleen Johnston
