LoW council to ask province to reconstruct Hwy. 621

Ruth Brett
Contributor

Council will support the” Hwy 621 Cause” as instigated by Katie Pentney and aided by Karen Sepers and Mary Withers and will send a letter to the Minister of Transport advising that Hwy 621 is in serious need of major repairs and request that the Ministry should rebuild the road.
The Bergland Cafe owners want to bring in and place a construction trailer near to the cafe for storage and office space and have requested Council for a tempoary use by-law. Council will review the property before a by-law is passed.
The 2 old fire trucks will be put up for sale with the advertisement placed in the West End Weekly for 1 week. Tenders are to be received by May 31, 2006
Council has advised RRFDC that LoW Twp. wants it’s cap site funding to go to the RR Public Library.
Council has granted W. Reimund permission to take scrap from both dumps providing all metal is removed.
The Building Official has completed several more courses including - small and complex buildings.
The Lake of the Woods Township Council met for their regular meeting on May 2 at Morson. Present were Mayor Pizey, Councillors T. Sepers, C. Fadden, B. Lundgren, and J. Moen, Clerk-Treasurer P. Giles, Road Supt. E. Pearson, and Fire Chief C. Pollard. Visitors Cliff Gaudry and Sharon Joseph asked that brushing be done on Ottilee Rd.
Bills in the amount of $66,786.47 were approved for payment.
Fire Chief Pollard updated Council on the Fire Dept.and the requirements for the Municipal Fire Protection Information Survey. He stated that some of the firemen were interested in starting fundraising for the department and were questioning whether the Fire Dept could fundraise using lotteries. Clerk Giles advised that the answer must come from the AGCO. Fire Permits are being issued at the Bergland General Store.
Road Supt. Pearson reported that the garbage cage on Lighthouse Rd. had been fixed and that W. Reimund is to remove the unsightly vehicle on the corner of Hwy 621 and 600. After an extensive review and discussion of the Road Patrol report, Council tried to prioritize the work which had to be done. Deciding that it would take more time than they had this meeting, Council will meet again on that report. Council has authorized Road Supt. Pearson to attend an auction for used graders.
Councillor Sepers updated Council on the Rec.Committee activities. A movie night for adults is planned for May 12 at 7pm at the Morson Hall - “Walk the Line” (the Johnny Cash Story) will be shown. Council approves the Rec.Committee’s plan to meet with parents to discuss building safe and proper ramps for young skateboarders and BMX’ers.Clerk Giles advised that someone had questioned about the Rec Committee having liquor licenses and he has referred that issue to the AGCO to clarify the Committee’s eligibility.
Clerk Giles reported that Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing has written a letter asking to have their contractor dump garbage at the Morson dump. Mayor Pizey and C. Fadden declared an interest. B. Lundgren took the Chair. Council authorized Clerk Giles to advise this FN that due to the limited life of the Morson dump, garbage from outside the municipality cannot be permitted in that dump.
Clerk Giles reported that the MMAH has removed the Section 118 on the Miner property and the building permit will be reinstated. The Government dock transfer has been completed, it is now registered in LoW Twp. name and funding has been received for repairs. Information on recycling from Asselin Transport was presented - it is expensive. It was suggested that this could possibly be a “shared service”. Further discussion on this matter was tabled until next meeting. Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing will be asked for a list of residents for the dump attendant and permitting purposes. These residents can use the dump for household garbage under the annual fee paid by the First Nation. The AGCO lottery seminar slated for May 18 in Rainy River has been postponed until September. The cell tower is up in Morson and other work is being done on it at present. It probably won’t be in operation before Fall because the signal has to be off the Bergland and other towers. It is not possible to use the OPP tower for signal purposes. Who knows when the Bergland tower is going up. Coca Cola has offered to place 2 coolers in the Bergland Hall. Council will accept them provided there is no cost nor obligation to the Municipality
Council is prepared to pass a temporary use by-law to allow the Bergland Cafe to set up a construction type trailer near to the Cafe for a term of 3 years. Immediate occupancy is permitted subject to the by-law being passed.
Council will engage K. Smart Associates to complete the design and environmental documents for the COMRIF program to replace the wooden culvert on the Old Hwy.
Enacted were : By-Law # 172, being the COMRIF Funding Agreement By-Law
By-Law # 173, being the 2006 fire Dispatch Agreement By-Law
By-Law # 174, being the By-Law # 167 & By-Law # 169 Amending By-Law
Morson Bass International requests a finger board with their advertisement placed under the LoW Twp. sign. Council will agree subject to approval of the design.