The Board of Councillors shall have access over any private street for the purpose of the extending civic services or providing civic amenities.

Power to take over private streets Power to take over private streets:

1. (1) If any private street has been upgraded under section 119 and the majority of the owners of such street or the owners of lands or buildings on such street express their consent in writing, the Board of Councillors shall declare the same to be a public street.
2. (2) If a private street has been in existence for not less than twenty years and used by the people of the locality as a thoroughfare, the Board of Councillors may, notwithstanding anything contained in this section, declare such street to be a public street.
3. (3) If the Board of Councillors decides, for reasons to be recorded in writing, to take over a private street, whether upgraded or not, it may, notwithstanding anything contained in this section, declare such street to be a public street.
4. (4) Upon a private street being declared by the Board of Councillors under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be, to be a public street, such private street shall vest in the municipality, free from all encumbrances, with effect from the date of such declaration.