South Fontenac Council –
Oct 21, 2008
By Wilma Kenny
Sydenham Water Protection Zone Extended
Provincial grants have recently been
available for various work projects within 200 metres of the
municipal water intake in Sydenham Lake. These are to be administered
by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority in cooperation with
the municipality. However, relatively few properties fell within the
200 metre boundary, and none of the property owners applied for
grants. Accordingly, Council has approved extending the program to a
wider area, which will (roughly) include the north part of George
Street, Bedford Road and the north shore of the lake to part way
along the subdivision there, and the corresponding south shore.
Some of the projects eligible for
funding would include: septic system upgrades and repairs, well
upgrades and decommissions, and runoff and erosion measures.
Landowners in the extended area will be provided further information
about the program, or can contact the township office.
Policy Review Proposed
Councillor Fillion suggested that
Council should perform a policy review for the information of
councillors. Councilor Stowe agreed, noting that in order to act in a
consistent and fair manner, council needs to have occasional review
of policies. Others agreed, and there seemed to be consensus that
this was not a criticism of staff or the various township
departments, but a wish for members of council to be kept up to date
in their decision-making processes.
Frontenac K&P Trail
Council noted a copy of a letter sent
from Warden Vanden Hoek to a landowner who does not support the
development of the Kingston-Pembroke right-of-way into a recreational
trail. The Trail Committee is presently in the process of hosting
information sessions with the landowners adjacent to the proposed
trail. These landowners have been issued a survey to determine their
opinions and concerns about the proposed development, and according
to the Warden’s letter, 41 of 48 South Frontenac residents are in
favour of the development, and 15 out of 19 Central Frontenac
residents also support it. Once the landowner sessions are complete,
the committee plans to schedule similar meetings for the general
public.
Issues of safety, farm rights and
taxpayer concerns are among the committee’s highest priorities.
MPAC Assessments
It was informally noted that MPAC
property assessments have begun to be mailed out. In spite of good
intentions, and perhaps because of volume of demand, the newly
designed MPAC information website was not functioning well this
afternoon.
A Record?
South Frontenac Township Council may
have set a new record by completing their meeting up to the ‘in
camera’ part by 7:30 this evening.
