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Feature Article July 24

Feature Article July 24, 2003

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CF Council Sneaks in Meeting -July 22, 2003It was like old times at the Central Frontenac Council meeting, held in Sharbot Lake on Tuesday morning. There were councillors in attendance, staff, delegations, a few members of the public - and no media representatives.

Council meetings are usually held every two weeks, but they actually go according to a formula. Central Frontenac Council meets on the second Monday night of each month in Mountain Grove, and on the fourth Tuesday morning in Sharbot Lake. Because July 1 fell on a Tuesday, there were meetings on consecutive weeks this month. This was enough to confuse us here at the News (and even the guys from that other paper that gets sent up from Kingston).

The News did learn later that among the matters discussed at the meeting, a resolution was passed on the matter of Terry Goodenoughs status with the township. Mr. Goodenough is a long-time casual employee with the township. When he was laid off, a petition, signed by 190 citizens, was brought before council asking that he be reinstated. The resolution that council passed on the matter reads, that no further action be taken on the request to immediately reinstate Terry Goodenough to the Department of Public Works as Mr. Goodenoughs name has not been removed from the casual call list, and that a policy and procedure be developed regarding casual employment as soon as possible.

Road name change: Marion Melnychuck appeared before council representing the residents of the former Winding Lane on Sharbot Lake. She told council that several of her neighbours on the Lane were extremely unhappy with the new name given by council to their lane as part of the 911 preparations. The lane had been renamed Lost Lane. The residents proposed four possible names that would be acceptable to them. Council chose the first one, and renamed it Ivy Lane.

With the participation of the Government of Canada