The Second interim report of the Commission of Enquiry into the St. John's Urban Region Study subject, municipal services, standards, policies and priorities

The Second Interim Report of the Commission Enquiry Into the St. John's Urban Region Study 1975Analysis of briefs. Introduction -- The supply and distribution of water -- Waste water and sewage disposal -- Roads -- Storm drainage -- Solid waste disposal -- Bell Island -- Financing and jurisdiction -- General observations. Introduction -- St. John's harbour -- Jurisdiction over services -- Persons adversely affected by freezing of land in watershed areas -- Public transport -- Municipal responsibilities -- Criteria for provision of services to presently unserviced areas -- Necessity for strict adherence to controls -- Overall development planning -- Pollution levels in Windsor Lake and Petty Harbour - Long Pond -- Conclusions and recommendations. Introduction -- Urgency for implementation -- Conclusions and recommendations arising from issues presented in the municipal services plan. Objectives -- Technical data -- The source of supply and the distribution of water to the region. The regional supply -- Sources of supply for local centres -- Distribution of water from regional system -- Waste water and sewage disposal. St. John's and environs system -- Other centres -- Solid waste disposal -- Storm drainage -- Roads -- Conclusions and recommendations arising from specific requests presented in briefs to the commission. Town of Wabana - Bell Island -- Municipal plans -- Phasing and co-ordination of work -- Police and fire protection -- Development of Cook property -- Services in Wedgewood Park Area -- Public utilities -- The harbour arterial -- Priorities -- Programme budget -- Implementation -- Appendix A: Oral representations made at public hearings -- Appendix B: Written submissionsChairperson : Alec G. Henle