COBDEN There were several items discussed briefly during the Township of Whitewater’s council in committee meetings held Wednesday, Dec. 2.
A budget item
The Pembroke Airport Commission will have to wait until after budget deliberation to see if Whitewater Region council will agree to an increase in the levy the township pays.
Allan Wren provided a report that was given to the six municipalities who support the airport last June. The six municipalities are Township of Whitewater Region, Deep River, Laurentian Hills, Laurentian Valley, Pembroke and Petawawa.
To cover the cost of the $69,819 municipal levy, Whitewater currently pays $9,985.07 or $1.12 per capita, which is the same per capita for the six municipalities.
Pembroke is one of six certified airports in Eastern Ontario, Mr. Wren noted.
Following a short presentation, Mr. Wren was advised there would be discussion on the two proposals at budget time.
A March 1 deadline
The County of Renfrew will be ‘shaving and paving’ the main street of Cobden next year. It asked council if it wanted any work done on the sidewalks.
Public works manager Bill Misener advised the public works committee he is in contact with the county and is meeting with staff to review what’s going on.
There does not have to be any commitment from the township until March 1, he said.
By that time, Mr. Misener will have had opportunity to see what work needs to be done, provide that information to council, and then provide an answer to the county.
Parking bylaw to be updated
Chief Administrative Officer Christine FitzSimons said, “The court was not pleased with the cancellation of all the tickets because it caused a lot of extra work.”
She was referring to the parking tickets that were cancelled out last winter by this council.
The committee agreed to remove that section of the parking bylaw referring to parked cars on municipal streets during the winter season.
Mr. Misener advised the snow plow drivers could work around the parked vehicles, she said.
The parking bylaw will be revised and come back to the Dec. 16 council meeting.
