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Ashfield-Colborne-Wawnosh approves fire hall tender
finny SQott
signal -star staff
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Town-
ship Council accepted the tender of
Domm Construction Ltd. to build the
new Lucknow and District Fire Hall.
Coming in at $875,000 plus GST,
the company's bid was approximately
$60,000 lower than their nearest com-
petitor. That includes all on-site work
including an emergency power genera-
tor,
With the completion of additional
project costs, the entire project comes
with a final price tag of $1,010,000
plus GST.
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Ashfield Park Beach will be seeing
some new signage, and, potentially,
some new concrete in the near future.
The beach was the focus of a recent
ACW Township Council meeting.
Council decided to replace poles that
had been removed to prevent motor ve-
hicles from accessing the beach, and
replace and update the sign at the park
with the new by-law information, and
consider other measures to deter indi-
viduals from taking motorized vehicles
on to the beach.
Upon researching deeds, Murray D.
Keith, working on behalf o`NACW,
covered that Ashfield Park Beach is
considered Township property, right up
to the water's edge.
In Keith's findings, he summarized
the following;
"The township ownership of [the
lots in question] extends to the water's
edge, with no rights-of-way over the
beach area in favour of cottage proper-
ties to the north"
Township Treasurer/Clerk Mark
Becker also discovered that a 1988 by-
law that had been in place at Ashfield
Beach Park had been renewed in 2002,
and clearly states that no person shall
drive, ride or operate any vehicle in the
Reeve asks council for release of security deposit
Denny Scott
signal -star staff
In what could lead to a precedent -setting deci-
sion, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Reeve Ben
Van Deipenbeek brought forward a motion to
council to have a $170,000 security deposit re-
turned. on undeveloped land. •
Currently, if an owner severs parcels
of lands to develop, they are required
to place a security deposit on the lands
equal to the amount it will cost to have
the lands serviced with utilities. Van
Diepenbeek has several lots in his .pos-
session and is looking for relief from in-
terest payments.
Van Diepenbeek acquired the security
deposit money through a note of credit
at the bank, and said the interest on it is
costing him_$3,000 to $4,000 a year. He
requested that council return the secuirty
deposit so that he can stop paying the in-
terest, adding he would pay the security
deposit again once he finds buyers for
the lot.
Council debated for some time over
theissue, wishing to make sure their de-
cision was one that could not be seen as
unfairly favourable towards the reeve.
Councillors were initially divided over
the matter, with some feeling that they
shouldn't set this precedent, others stat-
ing that it isn't fair to make someone pay
for land they already own, and others
still unable to lean one way or the ether.
"This is a hard decision to make,"
Coun. Connie Black said. "We have de-
velopment happening [in the township],
what are we going to say to them if they
ask for the same thing?"
"If we grant this, it doesn't hurt any-
body," Coun. Barry Millian stated.
"We're not using the money for anything.
If we don't grant it, we're charging [Van
Diepenbeek] $3,000 to $4,000 a year."
"I just want to find another option,"
Coun. Carl Sloetjes said. "I don't feel
anyone having to pay $4,000 a year in
interest is fair, but we can't make this
council, or future councils liable for the
decision later on."
Council unanimously decided to have
the issue brought back as a by-law at
their next meeting after Coun. Millian
firmly stated that if they looked at the
situation without considering it to be the
reeve, a decision would have been made
almost immediately.
"We should grant it," he said. "I don't think a de- r
veloper should be held accountable for land they're 1
not devloping on. We're not getting anything from 1
them until they do develop... I would say the same 1
if it wasn't [Van Diepenbeek]." 1
Photo by Denny Scott
Wal-Mart gives back
Wal-Mart employees raised $515.06 •
through an August charity barbecue to
donate to the Bluewater Shriners Fire
Brigade. Wal-Mart Canada will match
the donatiokn, making the total
$1030.12. Above, Wal-Mart manager
Jeff Charron, organiser Joanne Doherty,
and customer service manaer Brenda
Does present the money to Shriner's
president Casey Does and Shriners
Marlene Turner, J. Howard Aitken and
Ruby Lagerwerf, and secretary trea-
surer Ron Turner.
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Park other than on a roadway or the
prescribed parking area.
In the previous meeting, council was
not aware that they were responsible up
to the water, and were unsure who was
responsible for several problems that
had been noted by residents.
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