Please put on some RED and attend this meeting to remind council you care and are paying attention.

There are 2 river-related items on the Town Council’s agenda for Tuesday night:

Item H, 1st point (Committee of the Whole Consent Items, #4) relates to theAppleton Wetlands and ends with: “… NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve sending a delegation to Queen’s Park to meet with the Minister to request a reassessment of the water levels identified in the Water Management Plan for Reach 18 given the conclusions reached by the research conducted by MVFN.”

Item I, By-law 14-86 Designate a Heritage Study Area
The by-law has been fleshed out and now includes many specifications, including the area covered, types of minor alterations permitted, what is not permitted, etc.

Full details are here: Council Agenda for September 16, 2014

*NOTE: We have heard that the HERITAGE STUDY BY-LAW vote will bePOSTPONED to Oct. 7.

Shaun McLaughlin states:
“At the Council meeting this Tuesday, a councillor will move to postpone the vote on the by-law until the October 7 Council meeting. (That will be the last Council meeting before the election.)

I support the delay. The three-week wait will provide councillors and residents an opportunity to study the revised wording.

This is a good example of how local government should work: residents raise a red flag, the Town listens, staff advise an alternate course, and Council responds.”
Please come out and show your continued interest in the River and your Town.
Our web site is: http://riverwatchers.ca/