From Burlington Today

Each week, usually on a Friday afternoon, council receives an information package - correspondence from other municipalities detailing what they are doing to pressure higher levels of government into action, or making declarations of one sort or another…

The second item was a public works’ report on the Civic Square and Brant Street renewal project.

Three highlights are: the new, smaller, design for the parking lot adjacent to city hall off of Elgin street; the new water feature (fountain with in-ground jets and lighting); and steel and wood cantilevered canopies with integrated lighting and public art to add visual appeal and functionality.

Design should be completed by March of this year. A tender is scheduled to be awarded in the fall. Construction will take place between spring of 2026 and spring of 2027. And the opening ceremony for the new civic square is slated to be spring of 2027.

At one point the city expected construction to take place mid-2025 and be completed a year later.

The budget for the project is currently more than $6.5 million, with much of the funding coming from federal and provincial sources.