Addington Highlands Council –
Mar
16/09
by Jule Koch Brison
Wager’s Bridge - Five tenders
were received for the replacement of Wager’s Bridge in Flinton,
and under recommendation from Jewell Engineering, council accepted
the lowest bid of $687,419, which was from Clearwater Structures
Inc. The other tenders were from Louis Bray Construction ($806,700);
All Services ($809,805); Crains’ Construction ($922,403); and
Dalcon Enterprises ($979,320). The Clearwater bid comes in under
budget, which had been set at $800,000. Reeve Henry Hogg commented,
“Some other expenses will arise”.
Flinton Bridge - Construction on the Flinton bridge
is well underway. A 100 ft. stone retaining wall for the bridge is
being built now and should be completed by the beginning of April.
Rogers Cell Tower - Council discussed correspondence
from Rogers Communications, which is set to build a tower on the
Flinton Road. The tower will provide cellphone and high speed
internet service. Construction is scheduled to be completed this
spring.
The South East Local Health
Integration Network will hold an Open House at the Flinton township
hall on April 7 from noon to 1pm.
Bylaw amendments - Township CAO Jack Pauhl presented
an amendment that would enshrine budget deliberations in the
township’s procedural bylaw. “It will allow us to set the date
ahead of time” he said. Council will pass the amendment at their
next meeting.
Pauhl also presented a bylaw to
adopt a policy on handling insurance claims, and a bylaw to set
policy on unsolicited resumes.
The township will direct people to make
claims to their own insurance companies and if they insist on making
a claim to the township it must be in writing. The township will then
forward the claim to their insurance company.
In deciding on the second bylaw,
council voted to return unsolicited resumes to the sender.
Hazardous Waste - In 2008, only 9 ratepayers from
Addington Highlands made use of the Household Hazardous Waste
Program in the Town of Renfrew. Council discussed holding its own
HHW Day but needs more information on the costs.
Building dept: 106 building
permits were issued in 2008, for a total construction value of
$3,183,574. However the Chief Building Official’s department
operated at a loss, as its expenses were $75,763 whereas revenue
from permits totalled $42,804.
