Civic Square renewal plans go before Council this week

By Staff

May 13^th, 2024

BURLINGTON, ON

We get to see a first look at what the city plans to do with Civic Square today.

Civic Square renewal

Architectural changes to City Hall Brant Street entrance and colonnades; Streetscape improvements:

Brant Street from Ontario Street to Elgin Street

Elgin Street from Brant Street to Locust Street

Aerial view of the space that will undergo redevelopment once approved. Three designs proposed.

Through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), the Government of Canada is investing $1,984,900 and the Government of Ontario is investing $1,653,917.

The city has already committed capital funding of $884,744 with an additional $808,750 forecasted in the 2025 Budget.

Capital funding in the amount of $2,365,000, to support changes to City Hall related to this project, was approved in the 2024 Budget.

Construction budget is set at $6,000,000.

Three design possibilities will go before Council this week.