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Feature Article February 5

Feature Article February 5, 2004

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Addington Highlands Council Feb. 2, 2004

Council met on Monday afternoon in Flinton, with Deputy Reeve Berger presiding in place of Reeve Hook.

Jeanette Kinney has been granted permission to establish a used car lot on Station Road on condition that it is not to be an extension of the Kinney wrecking yard, and that the entrance would be off Station Road, not Highway 41.

Frank Smith appeared before council to ask that the penalty on his tax arrears be waived. Mr. Smith said he was not going to try to make excuses for the unpaid taxes, which had been in arrears for three years; it was just that the penalty of $7,200 was considerable. He said that the taxes were currently paid up.

Mr. Smith also asked if the township was going to help the marinas on Weslemkoon Lake in relation to waste management. The lake is a water access only lake, and cottagers bring their garbage to the marinas, and marina staff take it to the dump. He was told that there would be a special meeting of the Waste Management Committee with the marinas.

Finally, Mr. Smith mentioned to council that there is an easement for Grandys Lane, which is a township road, on his property, and that matter has never been settled.

Mr. Smith then left, and council discussed the easement and the penalty on the tax arrears. Township Clerk Jack Pauhl pointed out that since Mr. Smith has not paid the penalty, the taxes are not actually paid up, as the penalty is paid first. Council decided that they would not waive the penalty. They also decided they would send a letter to Mr. Smith to negotiate the purchase of the forced road on his property.

Council will send a letter to Premier McGuinty urging him to reconsider the decision not to reinstate the spring bear hunt.

Council had contacted the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), asking them to clean up trees on crown land along the Hughes Landing Road, which were brought down by the 2002 microburst storm, and which are a fire hazard. The MNRs reply, in what Councilor Cox described as a peculiar letter, was that they would not contract to remove the trees, but would allow the municipality to clean them up. The trees have no value as lumber. Road Supervisor Royce Rosenblath said that the job will cost thousands of dollars, which the municipality simply cannot afford, and that the MNR was in fact responsible for fire hazards on crown land. Council decided to send a letter to MPP Dombrowsky informing her of the situation.

ATV bylaw: Council continued discussion on creating a bylaw to permit the use of ATVs on township roads. One of the points noted was that there needs to be consultation with the OPP and with North Frontenac Township, as enforcement would be a nightmare if neighbouring townships all had different bylaws. Council felt that ATVs would be an economic benefit to AH, but safety and liability are concerns. AH townships insurer has said that their policy has no restrictions on ATVs. It was decided that the Roads Committee would look into the matter further.

With the participation of the Government of Canada