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Regional Roads Capital Road Upgrades 1. What roads need to upgraded? 1. Region reports
2. How much will that cost? 2. Transportation Master
3. Does the estimate to widen Plan
Lakeshore Rd. to 3 lanes 3. Traffic studies
include potential costs to move
other services (e.g. hydro
poles), or any legal or
expropriation costs?
Operations Road Maintenance 1. What percentage increase does 1. Current Region road
260,000 new visitors (96,000 maintenance budget
cars) a year represent? 2. Transportation Master
2. What additional cost does that Plan
represent?
Town Roads Capital Road Upgrades 1. What roads need upgrading? 1. Traffic studies
2. How much will that cost? 2. Existing budgets
Operations Road Maintenance 1. How many of the 96,000 cars 1. Assumptions
per year in town for concerts 2. Existing budgets
will travel on town streets?
2. What percentage increase does
that represent?
3. What additional cost does that
represent?
Traffic Management Capital Signage & Lights 1. How many of the 1,400 cars in 1. Assumptions
town for each concert will 2. Traffic studies
travel on town streets? 3. Existing budgets
2. Will additional signage or
lights be required be required
to prevent traffic on non-
arterial roads?
3. Will additional signage be

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required to prevent illegal or
dangerous parking?
4. How much will that cost?
Parking Meters 1. How many of the 1,400 cars in 1. Assumptions
town for each concert will park 2. Existing budgets
in the Old Town and can the
792 existing metered parking
spaces handle it?
2. How much will the cost?
Operations Traffic Direction 1. How many police officers does 1. Niagara Regional
it take to clear 1,400 cars after Police
a concert? 2. Project Niagara
2. What does that cost and who financial plan
will pay?
Parking 1. How many of the 1,400 cars in 1. Assumptions
Enforcement town for each concert will park 2. Existing by-law
in the Old Town, or in enforcement data
Garrison Village or 3. Existing budgets
Chautauqua.
2. How much additional
workload will that create for
parking enforcement officers,
and what will that cost?
Emergency Services Operations Policing 1. What demand will 260,000 1. NRP
concert goers (8-10% 2. Project Niagara
additional visitors to NOTL) financial plan
create for police services?
2. How much will that cost and
who will pay?
Ambulance 1. What demand will 260,000 1. Niagara EMS

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concert goers (8-10%
additional visitors to NOTL)
create for ambulance and
paramedic services?
2. How much will that cost and
who will pay?
Fire Department 1. What demand will 260,000
concert goers (8-10%
additional visitors to NOTL)
create for fire department
services?
2. How much will that cost and
who will pay?
Waste Management Operations Garbage 1. How much does it cost to take
away the garbage created by
260,000 concert goers, and
who will pay?
Recycling 1. How much does it cost to
recycle the waste created by
260,000 concert goers, and
who will pay?
Wastewater 1. What percentage of the town’s
existing capacity does 260,000
concert goers represent?
2. How much does that cost and
who will pay?
Capital Lagoon Relocation 1. What is the solution to the
wastewater treatment
requirement?
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2. Project Niagara
financial plan
1. Fire Department
2. Project Niagara
financial plan
1. Public Works, using
existing special events
data
1. Public Works, using
existing special events
data
2. Project Niagara
financial plan
1. Public Works, using
existing special events
data
2. Project Niagara
financial plan
1. Niagara Region
Council/Public Works
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2. What is the incremental cost
for the solution as compared
with the original plan?
Other Public Works Operations Litter 1. How much additional litter 1. Existing budgets
will be created on town
property by 260,000 additional
visitors?
Grounds keeping 1. Will any new sites need 1. Existing budgets
maintenance for lawns, weeds, 2. Project Niagara site
etc.? plan
2. How much does that cost and 3. Project Niagara
who will pay? financial plan
Ploughing 1. Will any new sites need 1. Existing budgets
maintenance? 2. Project Niagara site
2. How much does that cost and plan
who will pay? 3. Project Niagara
financial plan
Miscellaneous Items Capital Land Acquisition 1. Is new land required to 1. Niagara Region
relocate the wastewater plant? Council/Public Works
2. Is new land required for shuttle
parking?
3. How much will it cost to
acquire the land and construct
the parking lots?

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