South Frontenac Council - Apr. 17

Wilma Kenny | Apr 19, 2012

Bale and Boat Wrap to be Recycled

Councillor Larry York announced that the Keeley Road Hazardous Waste Centre is now open to receiving plastic bale and boat wrap for recycling. York has been urging bale wrap recycling for several years, but it has been difficult to locate a company within range of the township that has the facilities to process this grade of plastic. York thanked staff, particularly Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth, for their work in accomplishing this. Material should be as clean as possible, with loose debris shaken off. The recycling centre is open Tuesday evenings, 3 pm-8 pm.

Cemetery Issues

The Portland Cemetery Board has recommended the Township fence a small old part of Verona cemetery that protrudes into private property south of the main cemetery. At present this bit of land, which contains three standing gravestones from the 1800’s and an unknown number of graves, is shut off from the main cemetery by an existing fence, and not accessible to the public. CAO Orr reported that he had recently visited the site, and cannot recommend enclosing the land in question, due to its very close proximity to the neighbouring house, and the fact that this would nearly cut off the landowner’s access to the waterfront portion of his property. Deputy Mayor McDougall suggested a gate for access from the main cemetery and some other way of indicating the boundaries of the old burial ground, such as sunken cornerstones. Councillor Robinson said he could not recommend a fence. Council deferred a decision until they have more information.

Councillor Tinlin presented a letter from Mrs Helen Barr, concerning the Salem/Thompson Cemetery in Bedford, which is full: the last burial was in 1969. Mrs Barr is the only remaining member of that cemetery board, and is asking advice about formally closing the cemetery. The CAO will look into this: he noted that in some similar situations, closed burial grounds have been designated historical sites.

‘Housekeeping’ Issues

Council passed several resolutions establishing policies: chain of succession in an emergency (Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors in alphabetical order); number of conferences a Councillor may be funded for (usually, one out-of-township overnight conference per year, subject to budget restrictions); summer Council meetings (one a month); and Christmas municipal office hours (office closed between Christmas and New Year).

In response to Councillor Tinlin’s concerns about the Bedford Hall repairs,Councillor Stowe said that the South Frontenac Recreation Committee had recently agreed that this should be first priority for the new facilities/property manager.