Addington Highlands Council –
Nov 2/09
By Jeff Green
DENBIGH WNID FARM PLANS ON HOLD
Council received a short note from Stephen Cookson of Renewable
Energy Systems Canada, a company that has been looking at a property
on Crown land 2kms. north of Big Yirkie Lake in the Denbigh area,
with a view towards constructing a 60 – 80 turbine wind farm.
The last time Cookson contacted council
was in March of 2008, when he made a presentation. At that time the
company had expected to submit a bid to Ontario Power Generation as
early as the fall of 2008. “As you have seen from our lack of
activity on the project, we have been in a holding pattern with the
Denbigh Wind Farm for the last year or so.” Cookson wrote to
council this week. Cookson added that the holding pattern was
principally due to a lack of procurement opportunities offered by
Ontario in the region.
“We have been hoping that the Green
Energy Act and the details associated with the Feed in Tariff (FIT)
program would show transmission capacity in the area and allow us to
move forward with the project,” he added. With the FIT program
details now being available, Cookson said the company is analysing
the project to see if a bid can be made within the FIT; in other
words they are trying to see if it fits the FIT.
He said he would have a more precise
answer by the end of this year.
BRIDGE PROJECTS – Roads Supervisor
Royce Rosenblath reported that the Wager’s Bridge reconstruction
project is now complete, and the Flinton bridge will be completed
this month, after hunting season.
The Matawatchan Road reconstruction
project is slated to begin after hunting season as well, and Jewell
Engineering is preparing the tender for added sections of the road
since the cost for the part that is being done came in under the
amount granted under economic stimulus funding.
No details on septic inspection
withdrawal – A scheduled meeting with representatives from Kingston
Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health, which was supposed to
offer details concerning Public Health's intention to cease providing
septic inspections for the township’s building department, did not
take place. “They never showed up, nor did they contact us by phone
or email,” said Township Clerk Jack Pauhl.
“We do need some sort of consultation
from them,” said Reeve Henry Hogg, “but I guess there is not too
much of a rush; there isn't much call for inspections in January and
February, but we do need to know what they are planning.”
