LAIRD TOWNSHIP
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3 Pumpkin Point Road
R.R. #4
Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada
P0S 1C0
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MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 13 OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD
HELD 0N JUNE 1, 2011
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. 108-11) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves minutes of May 18, 2011, as presented. CARRIED

Council will meet with Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional personnel June 15, 2011, at 6 p.m. in Laird's meeting room.

ON MOTION (No. 109-11) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves general accounts to June 1, 2011 as presented in the amount of $8,930.55. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 110-11) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that council authorizes attendance at NE Ontario Planning Workshop, October 18-20 of Clerk and Administrative and Planning Assistant. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 111-11) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council supports Resolution of Town of Thessalon regarding municipalities' ability to regular construction of renewable energy structure in municipal by-laws and policies. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 112-11) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Todd Rydall that council advises Laird International Raceway that it wishes to continue with liability insurance in the amount of $2,000,000., as per agreement. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 113-11) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council advises B. Binanus that it would consider a severance on the Ohman property provided an agreement be signed with the municipality that no claims would be made by the owner, his successors and assigns for construction or maintenance of Reids Road east. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 114-11) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves By-law Number 913-11 relating to reduction of side yards at 25 Finns' Bay Road and consider having less than 24" overhang on proposed building. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 115-11) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council passes By-law Number 912-11, rescinding By-law 578-83. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 116-11) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves Draft Budget seeing the tax rate at .99 of 2010 residential/farm, including education tax rate, and passed By-law Number 914-11, setting tax ratios for 2011, and By-law 915-11 setting out tax rates for 2011. CARRIED

Clerk MacKay gave a report of the Property Standards and By-law Enforcement Officer.

ON MOTION (No. 117-11) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED




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