Addington Highlands Council -
June 16/08
by Jule Koch Brison
Tappins Bay dock
The public dock at
Tappins Bay is the only access for waterbound properties on Mazinaw
Lake. The dock is owned by North Frontenac Township and for years
Mazinaw Lake property owners have been trying to get them to upgrade
it.
Arndt Kruger of the
Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association attended Monday night’s
council meeting to propose a solution to Addington Highlands
Council.
He described some of the
difficulties with the dock, saying, “Only two boats at most can
approach it – with caution. People have had to wait for an hour or
more to use it, sitting in their boats.” According to Kruger,
“North Frontenac is not interested – they’d like to see it
disintegrate and disappear.”
North Frontenac has
proposed to the Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association that the
association buy the dock for $1, but Kruger told AH Council that was
not a solution because of the difficulty of obtaining liability
insurance.
He proposed that
Addington Highlands lease the Tappins Bay dock from North Frontenac
for $1 or $2/year, which would bring it under Addington Highlands’
insurance coverage, and the association would look after it. Kruger
said that the association has already built a floating dock, which is
presently sitting at Smarts Marina, that could be used to extend the
Tappins Bay dock.
Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch
asked if the Ministry of Natural Resources would approve the
extension. Kruger replied that Mitch Closs of the MNR had told him
that as long as it was not a navigational hazard they would approve
it.
Council voted to look
into leasing the Tappins Bay dock.
$1000 FOR AFAR:
Larry Pealow of the economic development committee came to council
wearing two hats. The first was for AFAR, the area’s proposed
radio station, which needs $1000 to hire an engineer and register a
business name. Pealow said the AFAR committee has planned
fundraisers and will apply for a Trillium grant. Reeve Hogg then
told Pealow that the township has probably used up its Trillium
allotment for the year. “We’ll need it [the money from the
township] even more then,” Pealow replied. Council agreed to
AFAR’s request.
Land o’ lakes
Garden Club: Pealow also asked council for $500 for the garden
club, which has had 24 flower boxes built and placed them at
businesses along the Hwy 41 corridor. Twenty-one for the boxes were
built by NAEC students. The club will be building and planting more
boxes. Council agreed to the request.
Denbigh Ambulance:
At the request of the Denbigh Ambulance Committee, the township
will draft a letter to the OPP, asking them to assess the
significance of the Denbigh Ambulance Service.
Lion's Toll: The Land o’ Lakes
Lions will be holding their annual voluntary road toll from June 26
to 28 in the village of Northbrook.
Fearnley Davies,
animal control officer, notified council of an increase in the
hourly rate to $15 per hour and a raise in the mileage rate to $0.47
per kilometre. Council agreed to the new hourly rate, but voted to
continue paying Davies the township’s regular rate of $0.45 per
kilometre
Rink Windows: At a request from
the Denbigh Recreation Committee, council agreed to replace three
windows in the rink building, for a cost of about $1500. The windows
are made of plexiglass, and have deteriorated. The new windows will
also be of plexiglass, but of a heavier gauge.
Council received for
information a letter from the Lake Weslemkoon Conservation
Association setting forth several issues, including garbage and
recycling.
