Two sidewalks in Prince Edward County are going to become a little more bright.
Councillors approved the installation of a rainbow crosswalk by the Fairgrounds on Picton Main Street and the crosswalk by the Metro on Picton Main Street during their Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Councillor Phil St-Jean brought the motion forward and said this will help celebrate LGBTQ2+ communities during Pride month.
Councillor Stewart Bailey was in support of the project but was worried about vandalism.
Director of Operations Adam Goheen said they will be using paint and it will not be permanent.
“Earlier on we were looking a procuring a durable product, a thermoclass type product, but we are unable to source that in time for this sort of project. So we would be using paint, but it is still paint on the road and it will wear off. We will be painting these in the travelled wheel ruts and they do tend to fade relatively quickly, even if they aren’t fortunately vandalized.”
The Picton BIA was also in support of the initiative.
