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Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada P0S 1C0 Phone: (705) 248-2395 Fax: (705) 248-1138
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MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 22 OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD
HELD 0N DECEMBER 12, 2007
AT THE LAIRD TOWNSHIP OFFICE
AT 7:30 P.M.
Present:
Mayor: Dick Beitz
Councillors: Donna Connolly, Charles Frenette, Wayne Junor, Todd Rydall
Road Superintendent: Michael Hunter
Clerk: Phyllis MacKay
ON MOTION (No. 336-07) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council approves council minutes of November 21, and 28, and recreation committee minutes of November 27, 2007, as presented. CARRIED
Peter Denley and Janice Garson spoke to council about proposed Kennel By-law.
Jennifer Moran, Planning Intern, reviewed with council her work to date, finished research stage mostly. An Agricultural Policy was reviewed.
Road Superintendent Michael Hunter advised council that the Ministry of Transportation is allowing Macdonald Township to keep the area east of Highway 17 on Bar River Road cleared for parking.
ON MOTION (No. 337-07) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves general accounts to December 12, 2007 as presented in the amount of $9,544.62. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 338-07) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves road accounts to November 30, 2007 in the amount of $20,829.28, as presented. CARRIED
Establishment of an Alcohol Policy Committee is tabled until February or March, 2008.
ON MOTION (No. 339-07) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves By-law Number 866-07 regarding parking on Finns' Bay Road. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 340-07) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves consent application of T. & L. Eckford as presented.
CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 341-07) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves consent application of A. & L. Prodan, as presented.
CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 342-07) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council supports the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley in its petition to the Ontario Fire Marshall (OFM), requesting OFM cover the costs associated with training and workshops should the OFM initiate new fire safety legislation.
CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 343-07) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council approves insurance renewal of Algoma Insurance Group for a cost of $38,993, plus applicable taxes. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 344-07) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council recommends, should additional defibrillators be acquired, they be placed at the following locations, first, second and third respectively: G. W. Evoy Memorial Rink, Laird Township Garage, Laird Fairgrounds. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 345-07) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council sets the next regular meeting of council for January 8, 2008. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 346-07) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council petitions the Ministry of Transportation to install "Elk Crossing" signs between Reids Road and Town Line Road, as numerous elk have been killed by vehicles along this stretch of Highway 17. CARRIED
ON MOTION (No. 347-07) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED
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