November TBL council meeting

The mayor opened the meeting, beginning with a question period. One resident asked if someone could check if the dam has been opened because the level of the lake was very high. Council replied that someone is looking into it.

Another resident asked about the work going on at the Douglas Beach parking lot and wanted to know if this was part of some process to enlarge the parking.

The council replied that they had announced that the town was developing the parking lot and would be putting down asphalt which explains the work the resident saw.

The next question was regarding the chicken drama that happened earlier in the month. The resident asked if the council was considering reviewing the bylaw that prohibits chickens.

The Mayor answered that they will be looking into it as they will be reviewing

all the bylaws in the coming months. He added that the councillors seem to agree about allowing hens in TBL. He added, however, that the complaint received was based on chickens being off their owner’s property and therefore it will be important to keep chickens well enclosed to prevent wandering.

A used Ford explorer SUV was bought for approximately $21,000 to replace one of the town’s vehicles. The vehicle will be shared with the city of

Sutton. Radios and other equipment were purchased for $3,917 and other technology for approximately $6,700.

The town has municipalized some sectors of road in Bondville that had not previously been owned by the town. The lots were bought for $1 each.

The contract for a building the town bought on Elm Street was awarded to a real estate agent to sell. This lot had been bought in order to build a new fire hall but shortly thereafter a more suitable property was found on Victoria Road.

A contract was awarded for landscaping work in the Davignon Lake watershed which will reduce sediment going to the lake.

Lee Patterson tabled the monthly Public Security report and reminded everyone that when setting back the clocks on Oct. 31, the batteries of fire alarms should be tested.

He also mentioned to exhibit caution when hiking, to stay on the trails, use GPS and maps to avoid getting lost. This warning comes after hikers allegedly got lost on the mountain in West Bolton at the beginning of the week.

The town made a request to the Minister of Transport for two stops to be installed at the intersection of Frizzle Road and Tibbits-hill Road.

The next council meeting will be held on Dec. 7.