Central Frontenac Council, May 26

Jun 04, 2015

Proposed Septic Re-inspection program

In a delegation to council, members of the Septic Re-inspection Committee, Terry Kennedy and John Duschene, outlined a proposed septic re-inspection plan for the township.

The plan involve asking the existing septic haulers (the honey men) in the township to keep records and inform the township of properties owners who have and have not serviced their systems in the proposed regular 3-5 year time frame.

The estimated cost to township to maintain records and to provide the necessary licensing is approximately $6,000 per year. Property owners will be expected to pay to keep their systems properly functioning. Councilors Tom Dewey and Bill MacDonald were the first council members to congratulate the committee representatives on their work and their proposed plan, saying it is a definite step in the right direction.

Councilor Brent Cameron he praised the committee for their hard work but he said felt that the report also fell drastically short on one key point.

“It is the 2-4% of property owners you cited in your report who have systems in need of either significant repairs or total replacement that bothers me. In some cases that could cost anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000 and we live in a community where many home owners are barely hanging on. Some people will simply not be able to afford this and will be forced to leave their homes. This on the whole is a good report but it's incomplete. There is a huge hole here and I have a problem going forward with this until this fact is properly dealt with” Cameron said. The report was accepted for information and council instructed their staff to prepare a detailed report regarding the adoption of the recommendations the committee proposed.

Council approves waste management agreement with Product Care

Council approved the contract with Product Care regarding waste diversion for household hazardous waste. The agreement reimburses municipalities for schedule materials that include paints, stains, coatings, and aerosols.

K&P Trail gets councils endorsement to go ahead to Sharbot Lake

Anne Marie Young, manager of sustainability at Frontenac County got the approval of council in her request that they support the County of Frontenac's application for Canada's 150th Community Infrastructure Program for the K&P Trials extension to Tichborne and Sharbot Lake. In the motion passed by council, the township will approve the use of municipal lands required to endorse the application.

NFLT storage request denied

CAO Jim Zimmerman suggested that council not approve a request from Brian Robertson that the North Frontenac Community Theatre be allowed to store a trailer at the township yard on Wagarville Road. Zimmerman cited lack of space at the site for his recommendation, which was endorsed by council.

Proposed 150th anniversary funding options move from Parham Library to Mountain Grove

Due to specific funding deadlines in Canada's 150th anniversary infrastructure funding grants, Mayor Frances Smith proposed that council consider those particular funding options for the Mountain Grove fire hall and library stating that they “would qualify very nicely for this program more so than the proposed the Parham library. “Although this is not in the budget, given the grant deadlines, Mountain Grove fits the criteria far better than Parham,” she said.