Hanover and Grey County are partnering in a project to help Hanover residents with visual impairment navigate a little better around town.
Hanover is getting audible traffic signals at two locations on 10th Street.
But approval for the measure did not come without a fight at Grey County Council.
Chatsworth Mayor Howard Greig led the unsuccessful opposition to traffic signals saying it wasn’t fair to expect the rest of the county to help pay for a Hanover-only initiative.
He says considering Hanover is benefiting from increased funding in provincial grants while other municipalities like Chatsworth have seen their transfer payments slashed — the initiative rubs him the wrong way.
Hanover Deputy Mayor Gerald Rogers called opposition to the measure “ridiculous,” saying not only would it provide safety for visually impaired pedestrians but the cost is minimal at 24 thousand dollars — with county’s portion only totalling nine thousand.
Hanover Mayor Kathi Maskell says her municipality would not have made the request for audible signals if they were not warranted but she says the municipality has a lot of seniors and those who are visually impaired.
Maskell says the installation will happen later this year, but no timeline has been established yet.