Addington Highlands Council -
Feb. 4/08
By Jeff Green
Council Backs out of Cross
Lake Road concerns
Addington Highlands residents living on the Cross
Lake Road, who have been affected by the decision of Brian Shier to
block access through a road that runs though property he owns, made
one more appearance before council this Monday; but council did not
offer any prospect of a resolution to their concerns.
It’s not as if the township has not been involved
in the issue.
Late last summer, they committed some gravel to a
group of hunters to build a bypass road to enable access for the
residents, but the road is not suitable for the trailer of one
resident, Norene Traynor, nor is a propane truck able to pass over
it. Traynor and her husband are also concerned that emergency
vehicles would not be able to negotiate the bypass should they need
to be called in.
The township has also tried to negotiate with Mr.
Shier, to no avail.
So when another presentation was made to council
this week, Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch said, “We’re sympathetic to
the problem, but it is a matter of going to court. Is there something
that can be done on the Addington Road [the bypass] to bring it up to
some standard?”
“If anybody has any other ideas, if there is
anything else that can be done, we would like to do something. We do
need a little bit of help. We haven’t forgotten you,” said Reeve
Henry Hogg.
“We’ll be back,” said Traynor.
The residents are considering legal action, but they are concerned
about the cost.
AFAR gets committee status – Andy
Anderson from the Adddington Frontenac Area Radio (AFAR) project came
to council asking if the group could establish a formal affiliation
with the township. This would allow them to apply for grants without
undergoing an expensive incorporation process.
It was determined that the township already
considered them to be a sub-committee of the Economic Development
Committee, making AFAR formally a township affiliate.
OPP faces the music – Kaladar OPP Officer
Pat Finnegan appeared before council to answer concerns about some
illegally parked vehicles that were reported to the OPP over
Christmas. The OPP did not address the problem and eventually the
vehicles were moved by their owners, but in the meantime they were
posing a safety risk, according to Roads Superintendent Royce
Rosenenblath.
Finnnegan listened as the case was explained, and
then asked Reeve Hogg, “Is this a formal complaint or is it
something you want to fix?”
“We want to fix it” Hogg said.
Finnegan said he would make sure issues like that
are dealt with in the future and agreed to come to council on a
bi-monthly basis to report back and hear concerns.
