WINDSOR

Streetcar 351 project going before council Monday

Published Monday, June 15, 2020 6:31AM EDT

Concept drawings of new celestial beacon site along Windsor’s Riverfront, the proposed location of the restored Streetcar 351 (Source: City of Windsor / Architecttura Inc.)

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WINDSOR, ONT -- Windsor city council will be debating the Streetcar 351 project at the Celestial Beacon site at Monday night’s council meeting.

Monday’s vote is expected to be on the approval for the location that some have raised concerns about.

For the most part Mayor Drew Dilkens feels there is widespread support for the $7-million project.

“There are folks, of course, who live across the street who don’t want any change to their view, and I respect that,” said Dilkens while speaking to CTV News last week.

But some residents also expressed concerns over the process for how the location was chosen.

Council will be discussing this issue at Monday’s meeting, if approved construction will begin in the spring of 2021.

With files from CTV's Rich Garton.

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Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens is checking out the progress on the city’s $750,000 investment into the restoration of Streetcar #351 in Blenheim, Ont., on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Rich Garton/ CTV Windsor)