Sep 29, 2011


Fire Report: Fire Chief Mark McDonald presented his report to council. Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9 - 15 and the department will be bringing their Combat Challenge to Sharbot Lake High School students in October. The department will also be going live with their new electronic dispatch system shortly and it will utilize text and voice mail calls to members’ cell phones and will act as a back up to their radio dispatch system.

Winter Sand Tender awarded: Council passed a unanimous motion granting Nedow Construction Inc. the winter sand tender at a cost of $199,500, which was the lowest bid.

Library Report: Councillor John Purdon presented his report to council, updating them on the current issues facing rural libraries. After touring a number of libraries in the area he concluded, “What we need to have is a plan. What we definitely don't want is to go down the same road that the Plevna and Ompah branches went down. If we have a plan to justify our requests and work in cooperation with the library board and school board we should be able be able to move forward in a timely fashion. ”

He suggested the next step is discussing the issue in the context of the municipality’s Strategic Plan.

Upcoming Lake Links Workshop: Gray Merriam made a presentation to council, inviting members to attend the 10th annual Lake Links Workshop to take place in Perth on Saturday, October 29 at the Civitan Hall. The workshop is free and attracts visitors from over 40 lake associations from all over Eastern Ontario. The focus at the workshop will be on planning issues related to sustainable development around the lakes. Merriam said, “You have one of the richest distribution of lakes anywhere in the settled parts of Ontario and because you folks will be adopting the final planning decisions for the area I thought you would be interested.”

Request for Approval of a Private Firing Range: Mr. Kirk Livingstone, of Oak Flats Road in Godfrey, submitted documents from the Chief Firearms Office for council’s consideration. The documents outlined the process of approval for a request to operate a private firing range. One of the necessary requirements the letter listed is an original letter from the municipality where the range is be located, stating that they have no objections and that the range will not contravene any municipal by-laws and regulations relating to its use and the discharging of fire arms.

Council received the documents for information and passed a motion to look into the matter further and to take up the issue at the next council meeting.

 

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