South Frontenac Council - Jan 24/13

Wilma Kenny | Jan 23, 2013

New Recycling Options Approved

Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth and his staff have turned what could well have been bad news for the recently opened bale and shrink wrap facility into very good news for township residents. This facility was opened last May when Target Recycling of Ajax agreed to receive baled wrap (from hay and boats). However, the township has not been able to supply a sufficient quantity of baled plastic to justify the transportation costs to Ajax, and there is no closer processing site for this material.

After negotiation, a revised agreement based on redirecting our e-waste to Target Recycling was prepared for Council’s approval. The Keeley Road depot will now accept electronic waste, including small kitchen appliances, dehumidifiers, microwaves, etc (this is new), and mixed hard plastics, such as lawn furniture, children’s outside plastic toys, etc (also new). Target will provide bailer, bins and transportation, and will rebate the Township $186/tonne for e-waste, and 2.5 cents per pound for plastics.

The Keeley Road depot for household hazardous waste, e-waste, small appliances, hard plastics, bale-wrap and shrink wrap is open during the winter on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, between 3 & 7 pm.

Dock to go

In an unanimous recorded vote, Council agreed that an illegal dock which has been placed on the Township road allowance on Cronk Lake, Loughborough district, must be removed by the owner by May 1st.

Christmas office hours

Following a review of activity at the township administrative offices over the days between Christmas and New Year 2012, the Corporate Services Committee recommended the office be closed over the same period in 2013, with staff using accumulated vacation time to cover the three intervening non-statutory days. This early decision will help staff to plan their annual vacation time.

Permits down, value up

The 2012 building report summary showed that, although the overall number of permits (474) was down by almost 50 from 2011, the actual construction value of $30.6 million was above the average of the past three years.