Ever since we bought our home in Lockeport (2002) and apparently a few years before that date, there have been nebulous plans to build a look-off for tourists (and locals too I guess) on our street which is high above the harbour and looks out toward our Provincially Registered Streetscape of 5 Locke historic homes on the east end of the harbour.
Our next door neighbour, Shirley, offered to put a bench across the street from her house 10 years ago for the use of visitors but the town told her that they were going to build a look-off themselves.
The tender was finally called about a month ago and this week the weeds, bushes etc. across the street were hacked down (the view is even more lovely now!). A bull dozer sits there expectantly awaiting Monday so hopefully the work will proceed quickly now. It would be nice if they thought to cut down all the Japanese knotweed ( the bamboo stuff) that conceals the view farther along the street and hides the tennis courts.
The board walk along the back harbour is also being extended 600 feet around the bend by the Beach Centre - part of the same tender. This will make the walking tour of town safer and more pleasant.
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Hi Barb,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the news in Your blog. I know now what happens in Lockeport during the year.
I spend my holidays several times in LP, hope I am back in May 2009.
You wrote about the new neighbours Phoebe and Bill. Are these two the new owner of the green house Hall Street, 34 ?
I like the house, was in the house last January. I thought about buying the green house, but now we bought land in West Head and plan to build a house there some years later.
Greetings from Germany
Margrit
Yes, they are the owners of the green house - nice folks.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll come by and say hello when you are here next summer Margrit - it would be nice to meet you in person.