LAIRD TOWNSHIP
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3 Pumpkin Point Road
R.R. #4
Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada
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MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 60 OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD
HELD 0N SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
AT THE LAIRD TOWNSHIP OFFICE
AT 7:30 P.M.


Present:
Mayor: Dick Beitz
Councillors: Donna Connolly, Chuck Frenette, Wayne Junor, Todd Rydall
Road Superintendent: Michael Hunter
Clerk: Phyllis MacKay


ON MOTION (No. 205-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves minutes of September 2, 2009 as presented. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 206-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council closes the next portion of the meeting to the public to deal with personal issues. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 207-09) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council returns to open meeting. CARRIED

Jennifer Moran reviewed four large official plan maps with council.

ON MOTION (No. 208-09) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council submits the Draft Official Plan to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for early consultation, and sets October 13, 2009 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for a public meeting date on Draft Plan. CARRIED

It was the consensus of Council to ask Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional Council if they would be willing to improve road leading to Cloudy Lake Road.

ON MOTION (No. 209-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves road accounts to August 31, 2009 as presented in the amount of $258,565.49. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 210-09) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves general accounts to September 16, 2009 as presented in the amount of $15,014.06. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 211-09) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that council establishes two more bins at the waste disposal site, one for co-mingled and one for cardboard. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 212-09) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that council supports the concerns of the Land Use Council with regards to the fast-tracking of legislation and involvement of professional lobbyists in drafting proposed species habitat regulations. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 213-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council responds to local ratepayer with regards to privy installation at the cemetery. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 214-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council advises that land presently housing a storage facility on Town Line Road would require rezoning before expansion could take place. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 215-09) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council authorizes attendance of Mayor Beitz at Bud Wildman Algoma University Foundation 2009 John R. Rhodes Scholarship Dinner, and contribute $250.00 to Bud and Anne Wildman Scholarship. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 216-09) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Wayne Junor that council grants Jack Priest a one year leave-of-absence from the main recreation committee. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 217-09) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED




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