聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A Kamsack maple syrup manufacturer has been denied the opportunity to tap trees in the municipality.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At its regular meting on April 10, town council denied a request from Allen Bennett to tap town trees but said that council will reconsider this decision after a copy of the 2017 health inspector鈥檚 report and a copy of a valid fire inspection report are submitted, and the processing facility currently located on Queen Elizabeth Boulevard, is relocated to a commercial property or an application to re-zone the property is submitted.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council readjusted the fees to the Kamsack Swimming Pool so that now children up to the age of three will be admitted free of charge; those aged three to six years will need to pay $2 or $25 for a seaon pass; those aged seven to 15 years and seniors will pay 45 or $70 for a season pass, and persons aged 16 and older will pay $6 or $90 for a season pass.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council agreed that children under the age of six must be accompanied at the pool by someone at least 16 years of age.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It was agreed that grass-cutting fees for 2017 will remain at $100 per lot for the season and those who are cutting grass as a business, that is, having more than 10 lots to cut, will be required to purchase a business license.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council decided the 鈥淧ermission to Use Town Property鈥� program is to be reinstated for all town lots except the lots located on Banks Crescent and Lawrence Road because there is to be no parking on those lots.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A request from Glenda Tulloch to plant a community garden on public reserve property located behind her house was approved and Tulloch was advised that because the property is public reserve land, access to the property cannot be restricted.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 An offer from Valerie Ritchie Yoga Ltd. to purchase 178 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard was accepted. It was agreed to consolidate the property with the adjoining lot and council approved in principle the rezoning of the two lots to highway commercial, subject to the results of a public consultation process.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council accepted an offer from Stan and Liz Pollen for 134 McBeath Street East and an offer from Christian Leir for 129 Third Avenue North. 聽
