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Lakeshore Advance, 2013-03-13, Page 3Wednesday, March 13, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 3 South or a late 2013 sbovel ! ground Lynda 1lilltnan-Rapley With just two hurdles to cross, the first phase of South Bend estates could see shovel in the ground by the encs of this year. Allan Drewlo, vice president of Drewlo 1 loldings is very excited to begin this project and said Lamb - ton Shores mayor Bill Weber and Senior Planner Patti Richardson have been most positive to get this project going. He owns a Grand Bend cottage and is thrilled to be developing here. Drewlo says a new Ministry of Natural Resources study must be 'done for Species at Risk and they "have to start from scratch for entrance access with the Ministry of Transportation- but once those issues are satisfied, they can begin. Drewlo says they are following the existing development agree- ment with the municipality. The first phase consists of 200 plus homes and Drewlo says it is too soon to comment on the golf course aspect of the project. Drewlo Holdings has a lot of experience in Subdivision devel- opment and construction its London and other communities but also they are a High-rise apartment builder, owner and manager with over 7500 units in the portfolio. Allan says, "Drewlo has a long positive history of developing and building in Southwestern Ontario including London, Kitchener, Sarnia, Woodstock and Burlington and expect that Grand Bend will also he a positive for everyone.' Lambton Shores Senior Plan- ner Patti Richardson said the municipality executed the subdi- vision agreement with Southbend in 2011. The Subdivision Agree- ment was authorized by council by By-law in 2008. There have been no Development charges collected too date as develop- ment charges are not payable until a building permit is issued Section 34 of the executed sub- division agreement states that : 34. DEVELOPMENT CIIARGES (a) For the first phase of the development, which consists of Blocks 1, 2 and 3 on Plan 25M - (ACI Plan 1), Block 2, Plan 25M - (ACI Plan 2), Lots Ito 166 on Plan 25M - (ACI Plan 3) and Lots 1 to 61 on Plan 25M- (AGI Plan 4), the Subdivider or any subsequent owner shall pay to the Municipality a development charge in compli- ance with the Municipality's Devel- opment Charges By-law, or any subsequent by-law, before a build- ing permit is issued for such dwell- ing unit or building. No building permit shall be issued for a dwell- ing unit or building until after such fee is paid. The said monies shall be a charge on the lands which comprise the site for the dwelling unit or building. (b) Upon commencement of any subsequent phase of the devel- opment beyond the first phase, the Sulxiivider shall pay to the Munici- pality as a lump sum the sanitary sewer portion of the development charge for all the dwellings in any subsequent phase. The balance of the development charge can be paid before a building permit is issued for such dwelling unit or building. As no developer has applied for a building permit for these lands, no development charges have been collected. Lambton Shores has had development charges since January, 2006. The purpose of development charges is to recover capital costs associated in residential and non - Consultant begins process to hire new CAO Lynda HIIIman-Rapley LAMBTON SHORES - Lamb - ton Shores council met with Nigel Bellchamber of N G Bell - chamber & Assoc at their March 4th meeting. Bellchamber has been selected to help them in the hiring process for a new CAO. At the February 19th, council meeting, a decision was made to *ngage the services of N.G. c.tellchamber and Associates to complete the C.A.O. search for Lambton Shores with a $23,000 price tag. Staff provided Bell - chamber with the current pertinent documents for the position for consideration. Ile began his council and staff inter- view process last Friday, hoping for 20 minutes with each person. He anticipates the earliest start date for the new CAO would he June lst. Bellchamber is an experi- enced municipal administrator with more than 30 years experi- ence. He is no stranger to the area and was raised in iluron County. Bellchamber worked for Municipal Affairs from 1981- 1989, the same year he was called to investigate a petition from Grand Bend residents sent to the Ministry to attempt to force the hand of the reeve of the day to resign. That investiga- tion resulted in no action taken. Lambton Shores has been embroiled in controversy since the Nov. 13, 2012 suspension of John Byrne. Because of the public outcry, when it came time to replace Byrne, councilors tread carefully, first hoping to hire an interim CAO so a full search could be completed and then deciding instead to hire a consultant to find a permanent replacement as soon as possible. Lambton Shores staff con- tacted four local experts in the field and three bid on the job with the cost for service ranging from $7,000 to $23,000. Council chose the most expensive consultant, Nigel Bellchamber, to guide the municipality through the process. Bellchamber is well known in municipal circles. He worked in municipal government for years, including a four year stint as the CAO of Huron County. Huron recently hired Bellchamber to straighten out their personal problems at the top job. He was also hired to help Bluewater and Central Huron in the CAO hiring process. He's also the past general manager of the Ontario Munici- pal Administrators Association. Councilor Doug Bonesteel admitted it was unusual to accept the highest bid in a proc- ess like this, but Bellchamber is well respected and the plan he laid out in his proposal - which was not made public - hest met the municipality's needs. "'There has to he rigor to this process," says Bonesteel. "We live in a fishbowl. We have to be open and transparent. Whoever gets this position here has to believe they have earned it...We have to get it right" At the March 4th sleeting Bonesteel asked if there would be internally and externally applications permitted and Bell - chamber said if senior staff wanted to apply they could be included in the short list. It was asked of Bellchamber if the second interview, the "stree interview" be in public and Bellchamber said no, the inter- views were confidential "espe- cially if they are currently employed." Only one council member objected to the decision, Deputy Mayor Elizabeth Davis Dagg. She suggested a consultant shouldn't be hired until council had done an internal search to see if there was an appropriate candidate for the CAD's job. With files from Heather Wright -QM Agency South Bend Estates residential gn)wth within the municipality. It is not intended to cove the costs of loral services within the subdivision such as internal roads, sewers, water mains, side- walks, streetlights etc. 'These are con- structed at the developer's cost. Lyda Halrrtan-Rapky South Bend has been on the books for decades. 'there was a site plan in 1993 on a much smaller scale than what has been agreed to today.'Ihrough the original 1993 plan the park dedication was made which is note the Klondyke Road soccer pitches. 2013 - 21ST ANNUAL DINNER The LAKE SMITH CONSERVATIONISTS thank you For your donations & CONTINUED support! GRAND BEND A.G. Hayter Accent Hair Stylist Andy & Louise Chyc Aunt Gussie's Back In Time Restaurant Baille's Framing Bank of Montreal Beauty and the Beach Benjamin Moore Bluewater Motel Bluewater RE/MAX Realty Bob Case Plumbing Caldwell Bankers Realty Colonial Hotel Desjardine Wealth Management Edward Jones F.I.N.E. 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