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Lakeshore Advance, 2013-08-21, Page 76 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, August 21, 2013 The Municipality of L LIVING IN LAMBTON SHORES... A weekly Update on the Municipal Events in your Community Administration Department - 7883 MNeieoom Pancway, Forest, Ontario NON 1J0 lel 1.877.706 2335, 519 700 2335 Fax 519-788-2135 Email adminlstraUunatembionnshores ca Visit our Web tide at Now larnblonuhores ca 2013 FINAL PROPERTY TAX BILLING... 2013 Final Tax Belings have been market to ratepayers If you have not received your tax bill please contact the Finance Department at 519.238-8461 or 1.868-295-8232 Tax installments arts due August 30" and November 29"113 OPTIONS • OPTIONS • OPTIONS... It's not too late to sign up for ono of our pre -authorized payment plans for taxes or utilities (monthly or due date) The fomes are on our website and in our offices. I1 you don't like to use pre -authorized payments then consider using electronic banking or telephone banking - checl - check it out at your financial institution. REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS Fire Pumping Apparatus The Municipality of Lambton Shores is seeking proposals for the supply of a Fire Pumping Apparatus. Interested suppliers may obtain the proposal documents online at http:llwww.Iambeenshor.s.c aJtIvlngfocalgoverfrn.nVCapltalpro)•ct • tendersandrfps.htm The closing date for submissions is Tuesday, September 17, 2013 O 11:00 am, at the Forest Municipal Office with a public opening to follow. The lowest or any Tender may not necessanty bo eocepted Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Alntelecoln Parkway Forest, Ontario NON IJO T) 519-788.2335 F) 619.788.2135 TENDERS — 2013 Capital Plan Tender documents are available at: http:llwww, lambtonshcws.caflivl ngllocalgovemm.nticapitalp roNcts t•nd.rsandrfps,htm The Municipality of Lambton Shores Is requesting prequalified contractors to submit their tender on the following protects: 1. Pearl Street and Pherrtll Street (Medford) Reconstruction. This protect entails aN things necessary for asphalt paving, concrete sidewalks, watermain replacement, and general surface restoration works The dosing date is September 1, 2013 ® 11:00 am, end tenders are to be submitted to Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Amtelecom Parkway, Forest, ON NON IJO All questions related to the tender should be direct to Mr. Jeff Wolfe (Pro r.ct and Infrastructure Manager) 519-243-1400 2. Roof replacement M the former Forest Arena Building (6276 Townsend Line). The dosing date Is September 6, 2013 ® 11:00 am, and tenders are to be submitted to: Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Amtelecom Parkway, Forest, ON NON IJO All questions rotated to the tender should be direct to Mr. BO Bentley, South Area Manager, 519-243.1400. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Community Services Department — North Zone Area Manager The Municipality of lambton Shores Is seeking a North Zone Area Manager, who will be responsible for the day -today supervision of public works operations of the north zone in the Community services department, Including the Villages of Grand Bend and Pon Franks Under the general direction of the Director of Community Services, the Area Manager supervises Operators in their dally activities ensunng safe wont practices are maintained, and carnes out work necessary for tM maintenance of the municipal road network, Grand Bend beach, and Grand Bend and Pon Franks Mannas The suc...tut candidate well have post secondary education in enginoenng or a rotated Ileid, and IM Certified Road Supervisor (CRS) designation is considered an asset A preferred minimum of five (5) years of management experience In municipal public works or a similar oonstructio&proIect management based field Is considered an asset Technical experience In the maintenance and operations of public roadways is considered a strong asset Excellent Interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, strong analytical and business management sk111s including budget development and control ars considered assets Candidates should be able to manage soveral concurrent protects in a tn»ty manner Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, GIS, Autocad, and financial software programs is necessary Resumes will be accepted via e-mail or regular mail until noon, Friday September 8, 2013 to the email address below A lob description Is available for this position by contacting Karen Cameron Administrative Assistant, Municipality of Lambton Shores, 7883 Amtelecom Parkway, Forest ON NON IJO or 519-786-2335 or ad[ri1dNR11591 L111enl0t4IISI?4!i4SA The Municipality often a CompetNM salary and excellent benefit plan Lambton Shores thanks al those candidates who submitted an application Only those IndMduab Identtled for an interview will be contacted lemblon Shores is an equal opportunity empbyr. Part -Time Anna Attendant The Municipality of Lambton Shores is looking for dynamic, highly motivated and energetic Individuals that will be under the direction and supervision of the Arena Lesd Hand and/or Supervisor, and performs general custodial and maintenance duties in the Legacy Centre and Shores Recreation Centro All successful candidates will have good interpersonal skills, organizational skills and customer service skips as well as an ability to identify and resolve problematic situations Applicants will require e CSA approved Helmet A satisfactory criminal reference and vulnerable sectors check will be required from ell successful candidates All positions require the successful candidate to work flexible hours, including Saturday and Sunday, holidays and special event skating as required To explore this opportunity further, we invite qualrfled applicants to forward their rosume and covering letter in confidence via e-mail or regular mall until noon, Friday August 30th, 2013 to the email address below. Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Amtelecom Parkway Forest ON NON 1J0 or admtnistration®lembtonahores cit We i*ew1 all odfdicants for Moir rMwr.w, Aoirrrwr, oats room betwa considered for as aMwnrnr wi11 be connected. In accordance w*A die .v.wkipd Freedom of Iu%rwanion awf lrenealon of Mosey lIct personal Mfarwadaa 6 coliecord 111144. Ike a.rhority of the If.ak j ai .luX end NW/ aad k used for c a dint" rein -don. Lambton Shores' Volunteers are Invited to Attend the 7'i' Annual VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION BBQ Hosted by Lambton Shores Council In honour of the hard work and dedication of community volunteers Friday, September 6th at 5.30 p.m Th. Legacy Recreation Centre, THOMAS HALL 18 Alen Street, TMdkxd A reminder that the RSVP date for the Annual Volunteer BBO is Friday, Aug, 23 2013 Please send RSVPs with the first and Last names of tho attendees, along with the group they are representing by email to OY7U1ta6aant<t112ttthscSNSid or phone 519.243-1400 or 1.888-943-1400. It may not be possible to accommodate RSVPs submitted after this date The Volunteer Recognition Barbegue Is open to Individuals who actively volunteer their time with a Lambton Shores community group or service dub. Spouses of volunteers may attend only 11 he or she is an active volunteer within your organization, or another Lambton Shores community group or service dub. The Community Services Department Is looking for pictures of local volunteers in action Please send digital photos to the •mall address above by Friday, August 23, 2013 to Selected photos wit be featured in a slide show during the event Thank you for continuing to make Lambton Shores naturally the best place to thnvel HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT MOBILE EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH 9.30 am -2:00 pm Public Works Forest Depot, 6958 Townsend Line, Forest This ..rube is intended to accept household hazardous waste from County of l ambbn residents only ilszardous waste generated from privets businesses and community ooMceon programs will NOT be accepted Fos mon Information cal the County d Lamblai Pubic Works Department AI 519-646-0801 l 1-8e6-324-8912 INTENTION TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS LANDS: Be advised this, and the meeting held the 1" day of August. 2013, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Lambton Shores dedared the following parcel of land "Surplus to the Needs of the Municipality: that portion of the original 'low path' **cent to Plan 30, Part of Lot 37, Grand Bend. The Intention is to ell this parcel of land lo the adiocent neighbour (39 GO Road). Further information on the proposed land disposition b wail* by contacting the Mtlnidpal dark M 519.Th6.2338 Chamber engages dialogue surrounding challenges Lynda HIIIman-Rapley Lakeshore Advance It WILLS a positive move for the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce to meet with business owners, developers, resi- dents and municipal leaders to come up with some ideas to better parking, better enforcement of bylaws, better planning issues. At the end of the day though, some in attendance said if the ideas are not implemented, it was a meeting much the sane as they have attended over the years. The August 1 2th meeting, with a morning and afternoon session was not council driven. This was the Cham- ber's meeting to engage the Chamber of Commerce stakeholders. 'Ihe Cham- ber will digest the information, and they nay even determine if there are some initiatives they need to undertake as an organization on behalf of their membership. If they feel they have information/ideas of benefit to the Municipality they may present some- thing for Council or staff to consider in the future as well. Chamber president Glen Baillie said the reason for this meeting was "to get both businesses, residents, councillors and municipal staff together to discuss the challenges facing living in Grand Bend:' The topics under discussion were under two broad areas, Infrastructure covered parking lots, roads, regulation, and marketing initiatives. Rules were a subject with concerns relating to bylaws, planning, and parking. "Discussion was wide ranging, having merchants and residents at the same table tempered extreme opinions, so the results of the discussions could be inter- preted as being a more balanced out- come;" said Baillie adding, "Many issues have been on the public agenda before, and will be there again. It is apparent many good ideas were dis- cussed, but once price tags are attached, they may not result in any action during (lines of restricted funding." Ile said he believes the dialogue was a good one, with different points of view now being better understood by all. 'Ihe aging bridge at the intersection was discussed at length. 'Ihe fact that there will probably he little money conning from the province to fix this structure, the attendees suggested other avenues that may work to help alleviate the high volume of traffic. Questions that can go back to the MT() centered on why the bridge still has no railings although council members have assured this would happen this season. Why the cross walks at No Frills and Tim Ilortons have not been completed The idea or need of the scramble light at Main Street is not new. It was an idea that former CAO John Byrne and former Director of Community Services Peggy VanMierlo West pre- sented during the round table downtown meetings in 2007. At that time a report came back to council stat- ing they would like to, "create a "scramble" light at Main and Ontario to allow all people to cross at once, this relieving traffic congestion on turns waiting for pedestrians to cross." In a 2009 status report it said "discussions are still ongoing with the M'1'O about intersection improvements with the idea of introducing a pedestrian scram- ble crossing. " With the infrastructure process- that idea may have been put on a back burner. At both the morning and afternoo,r= session it was discussed that there is a need to improve resident and visitor experience. Many reasons given for this were parking, poor signage, officer cul- ture and attitude and ticketing too quickly. Although different rates came forward- no one supported free park- ing at all time. Many in attendance said there will never be enough parking for the long weekends and this will proba- bly never be solved. "This is a double edged sword," one person said attest- ing that too many people is a good problem," considering the alternative." Another issue was getting beach goers to eat down town. This stemmed from what some called those who "day camp" on the beach and bring their coolers from home. 'There was also dis- cussion of beach goers not spending dollars down town and was this a mat- ter of a bad economy or the product being sold. Another issue that surfaced was the barbecues on the beach. Because of safety issues, the prohibi- tion of barbecues on the beach became a by-law some years ago but has not been enforced. The idea of making River Road one way to Alberta Street and the possibil- ity of utilizing some of the space at the north end of Alberta Street for boat trailers was also discussed. 'Ihe aging harbour facilities was also a factor in what the attendees consid- ered a reason, besides the low water levels there are no longer many trail sient boaters. Ideas that have surfaced year after year and are documented in many reports going hack to the 1990s and before are for stricter enforcement of by-laws !luring evening and night hours and not so much during the day, for by-law to double as ambassadors, better signage, parking meters that allow for debit and credit cards and that don't take money after 6 p.m. and considering a 2 -hour free parking. Economic Development member Paul Wilson said," "1 thought we had a very informative meeting. We came away with ideas for the Chamber to recommend to the Municipality around parking, roads and infrastructure. As a member of the Lambton Shores Eco- nomic Development Committee 1 will share these insights, challenges and recommendations with the ED committee members at this week's meeting,"