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(’O(_bc/lluc’ { had passed a resolution at its meeting on June 8, 5-;53 2 Togs §3 o 55‘5 yis ;’980%2“ mgascey @ By Bos Owen s ocm ict© 2004 that gravel would no longer be supplied freeâ€"ofâ€" gBaB SR $ gBREe.Lkp09"598" "~5n g _ §5 4 & O-‘ chronicle@belinet.ca _ /T )* asyfoy charge to the Little Lake roads, and that any prior 287E $rsr figs 184 m% sgpgpeRL59Bs5s | oV c agreement for gravel was negated with the 2855 g‘ég‘g %gg:%;gaaammmmwwrmow ‘\< A change in the roads agreement covering â€" iimplementation of the grant program. yaAg x=s ga02 155 Trenear Rd. McDonald Rd. and Reddick Rd. has Ms. DeLong confirmed the decision with Mayor gegocrsse of 9 5 BAg 5 & 8 g, â€"a% gm; S T.3 § 2 Little Lake residents unhappy. Dekeyser and with Township Clerk, Trudy Merrill. k88 L8E"»B%0 28 fasziessrE‘s y5g9 & O Some of the residents were at Cramahe Township _ This surprised the residents, so they called s648g9g pgas"ici"trEirEfgtEcgen" t council on November 16 asking Council to reverse a former Rural Roads Superintendent, Brian 1 u5 YA 6e RS 3 & x ; S 8 L559 5¢ 2 3 o § z8 [ o recent decision to charge them for gravel used on Williams. He had never been advised of any change eptsg8srmisgBerEs‘ PpSEsSsIclEfE q their roads. The presentation made to Council last Tuesday sgaERâ€"a LRfeR;= ~ $B656S PE8Sp 5& â€" s Trenear and McDonald Roads are both private â€" by resident, Jehny Witteveen, contains 2004 roads f § ® 3, s 5 S Q“(,% 3’5; i5 goe ? $r"5yI0as is and the status of Reddick Rd. will soon be before the â€" budgets for Reddick Rd. and McDonald Rd. Both £I 8P p 4 R segREP} Berf4gfB%e22 Pss : Courts. For nearly 25 years the Township has â€" refer to free gravel being provided by the Township. 4 pB § 0 4 o 2 3 3e is z.g $2su888 °B S provided them with gravel for the nominal sum of _ An invoice for gravel sent to the residents by the ss5oc s% P28% oRB®a822 "Bas a ) $1. } 4 Treasurer of the Township, Mora Chatterson on EFEeqgEat Egac feasis‘s â€"s €2 & fund s In 2003 the residents negotiated an agreement â€" October 29, 2004 included a letter which informed 52EB5g §3 E5 $s sy§EE°S "I8I 5 with the Township that gives them $1,000 per km . them, "Once this grant program became available, mgaes 48¢g $9~os j’g‘ PR 28 & sz 0s fammaa and $50 for each resident on the road. The grants are this procedure (of free gravel) was no longer argrsGg® "g 8 pEpEEIS fReSSs 2 distributed semiâ€"annually by the Township for supposed to take place." It was particularly irksome frgs.»>rs J% : â€"8 maintenance and snow removal. to the residents that they were being billed for L The residents assert that there was no mention of _ gravel delivered eight months prior to the June 8, * @ having to pay for gravel when the new agreement â€" 2004 change of policy. Toaut was negotiated. They have a statement from Lee In a release made later in the week, Ms. Dekeyser given at a Feb. 3, 2003 meeting when the Chatterson stated that the cost of the gravel was then Deputy Mayor gave the understanding that â€" approximately $1,500 for about 50 loads of gravel "gravel for these roads will be given at the request â€" and pit run. If was not all used on one road so the from Committee for one dollar from Council". exact figures were not broken down yet. More than a year later, on June 9, 2004 the The retroactive billing and cost of ongoing gravel residents received a message on Donna DeLong‘s â€" has put the residents into a financial dilemma and voicemail from Cramahe Township Public Works _ they were at Council asking for three things: Director, Barry Thrasher. He stated that Council 1) ?ancellation of the retroactive charge for gravel. F 2) Continuation of the $1 arrangement. And if Council couldn‘t agree to the first two, the residents were asking to be allowed to complete some necessary road improvements before the gravel is subject to charges. As well, they hoped that, in future, they would get their gravel at a minimal cost from the Township. Richard Saunders, President of the little Lake Ratepayers‘ Association followed Ms. Witteveen to the podium, surprising her with his suggestion to Council to defer any decision on November 16 and hold a meeting with representatives of the resident road committees. At that meeting, later this month, he hopes to make a common, informed decision with Council. He also supported rescinding the current charges for gravel, due to the way that they were decided and communicated to the residents. â€" Council agreed to defer any decision pending a meeting with representatives of the three roads committees and Mr. Saunders. 3z \:“)