Meetings & Documents

March 3, 1997

Monthly Meeting
March 3, 1997

l. WENDY STEWART reported:

– 80 km. dangerous for bicyclists

– most of us present agree to leave at 70 km/hr.

4. McCarthy woods has priority, the problem is the adjacent land to McCarthy woods.

5. South Keys

– Last Tuesday was the last meeting on issues.
– Mayor’s son is the agent for South Key development (conflict)
– Karen might get in writing so that she can bring conflict of interest to council.
– Cahill resdients were promised no road extension for 20 years or at least until South Key mall was totally developed.
– Karen voiced that she was the only one to vote against because of promise of Johnson road was not kept.
– Cash was offered in lieu of green space – 2% of cost for parkland is the law.

7. Mega Week will be announced soon in papers.

8. Rabies Vaccination – Owners will have to prove whenever kids get bitten, scratched or scared.

9. Governance in Ottawa/Carleton

– 2 elections will be needed
– Hopefully next 6 months will have solutions.
– Federal gov’t will dissolve itself
– Municipal councillors have to agree before Dec.’97
– In general there is one vote per taxpayer, how will they accomplish that and from border to border starting with urban areas. Note that regional family helps thos farmland areas.
– Karen mentioned that she will not give her ideas until she hears from voters.
– There will be an election of delegates in Fall ’97.
– Regional and city council have been doing so well in the past 2 yrs.
– Karen said that it’s because many changes were because the council is from younger generation.

Town Hall

Health

3750 Bowesville Road – cash was offered in lieu of Parking application…..