The subject portion of North Terminal Road is comprised of gravel and grass. There are municipal sewers, a manhole, hydro poles with guy wires, anchors and a 347/600V secondary distribution line in the requested closure. .

The applicant provided the following reason for the requested closure: To eliminate vandalism, pedestrian traffic and illegal dumping.

Discussion:

In analysing the requested closures, the first test is to determine whether the subject alley is dispensable or not. To make such determination the guideline attached herein as Appendix “E” would be relevant as shown below:

By virtue of a YES response in quest ion “c” above, the subject alley would be deemed indispensable; therefore, not suitable for closure. This is the reason for recommending denial of the applicant’s request.

Based on the above discussion, it is more appropriate to recommend against the requested closure.

Risk Analysis:

Denying the applicant’s request poses no new risk to The Corporation of the City of Windsor. All existing liabilities remain as is.