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Grimsby Seniors Club will host Bobby Allan’s Trubute to The Oldies tomorrow, Friday, night at Livingston Activity Centre at 6 p.m. Tickets are $22pp, $17 for members with dinner catered by Best Little Menu. There will be a cash bar and door prizes. For information, call, 905-309-1940.
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Municipal Act contravened, again By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Ombudsman Ontario has found Grimsby council contravened the Municipal Act again. The report was released last week. Two complaints were filed. One was for a meeting Nov. 11, 2016 conducted in council’s “capacity as a shareholder of Niagara Power Inc.”
Council was exonerated on the complaint regarding a Dec. 5, 2016 meeting, which was conducted in council chambers after its regular public meeting had concluded. However, while the Ombudsman determined the Municipal Act was not contravened in that instance, the report did note that guide-
lines under the Business Corporations Act were not followed. “Under the Business Corporations Act, only the directors of a corporation may call a special shareholders’ meeting. They are required to follow certain procedures, including sending notice to all shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, every
director, and the auditor of the corporation,” states the report. Minutes also must be recorded and kept at the corporation’s offices,” states the report. “The corporation’s directors did not call the meeting on Dec. 5. Notice was not provided to any other parties or shareholders, and minutes were not recorded.
The Dec. 5 meeting did not satisfy the requirements of a shareholders’ meeting of Niagara Power Inc. under the Business Corporations Act.” The meeting Nov. 11, 2016 was the annual general meeting of Niagara Power, held in the boardroom at 231 Roberts Rd. “In its capacity as shareholder, council See MEETING, Page 3
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MEETING From Page 1 voted on substantive issues during the meeting, including approving the audited financial statements, reappointing the company’s auditors, and approving an appointment to the board of directors,” noted Paul Dube of the Ombudsman’s office in his report. “The Municipal Act defines a ‘meeting’ as ‘any regular, special or other meeting of a council, of a local board or of a committee of either of them’.” “On Nov. 11, 2016, a quorum of council for the Town of Grimsby attended the annual general meeting for Niagara Power Inc. The meeting was arranged by the board of directors for the corporation and hosted at the head office of a subsidiary of the corporation. Council was invited to attend the meeting in its capac-
ity as the decision-making body for the town.” Dube also provided some information to clarify future situations council may find itself in. “The majority shareholder of Niagara Power Inc. is the corporation of the Town of Grimsby. When Grimsby council is acting on behalf of the town as the majority shareholder for Niagara Power, it is acting in its role as decision-maker for the town. Before it can vote in its capacity as shareholder, council has to make a decision with respect to how to vote. That decision is a decision of council,” noted Dube’s report. “When a quorum of council for the Town of Grimsby attended the annual general meeting hosted by the directors of Niagara Power on Nov. 11, they discussed council business and made decisions as council with respect to the cor-
poration. This was a meeting of council for the Town of Grimsby for purposes of the Municipal Act open meeting requirements. While several legal precedents were provided in the report for council to follow to avoid further issues there was also a series of best practices followed in other municipalities. As well, a series of five recommendations was also issued: Recommendation 1 All members of council for the Town of Grimsby should be vigilant in adhering to their individual and collective obligation to ensure that the municipality complies with its responsibilities under the Municipal Act, 2001 and its own procedure by-law. Recommendation 2 The Town of Grimsby should ensure that it complies with the open meeting rules during all meetings of council, in-
cluding when council is meeting in its capacity as the shareholder of a municipally-controlled corporation. Recommendation 3 The Town of Grimsby should ensure that no subject is discussed in a closed session unless it clearly comes within one of the statutory exceptions to the open meeting requirements. Recommendation 4 The Town of Grimsby should ensure that it provides public notice in advance of meetings, passes a resolution before going in camera, and records meeting minutes during all meetings of council, including when council is meeting in its capacity as a corporate shareholder. Recommendation 5 The Town of Grimsby should amend its procedure by-law to provide for notice to the public of special meetings.
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For Local Community Events and Non Profit Groups Euchre – May 26th at 7 PM. St. Andrew’s Church Grimsby 154 Main St. W. Only $5 (includes snacks and door prizes). Bring a friend or come alone – all welcome! Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday at the Grimsby Seniors Club Dinner & Dance. Music with popular Impersonator BOBBY ALLAN’S TRIBUTE TO THE OLDIES, Friday May 26th 2017, @ 6:00 pm. Cash bar, door Prizes!! 18 Livingston Ave. Tickets available at the Centre office 905-309-1940 Members $17.00. Non-Members $22.00 . Dinner served by The Best Little Menu. Library Pen Pals. May 25th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Connecting kids with other young library users to create lasting friendships . Put away the electronics for an hour and practice your writing skills! Stamps and writing supplies will be provided. We are asking for a donation of $2.00 per child for the entire session. Registration is required. LEGO @ the Library. May 27th from 11:00AM to Noon at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library and 10:00 AM to 4:00PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Come and get creative with LEGO at the library! Plant Swap. May 27th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Smithville branch of the West Lincoln Public Library. Calling all gardeners! Bring your extra plants to Smithville Library and trade them for plants you do not have. Each person takes home as many
West Niagara service clubs, organizations and non-profit groups are welcome to submit meeting dates, fundraising information and invitations to the public in News Now’s Around Town feature. This service is provided free of charge and is done on a space availability basis. plants as they bring. Caistorville Book Club. May 31st from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. We will be discussing Outside the Lines by Amy Hatvany. All Welcome to Attend. WEST LINCOLN COMMUNITY CARE – DONATIONS NEEDED. WLCC helps serve the community through our Food Bank, Furniture Store and Thrift Shop. Food Bank and Furniture Store is located at 2660 Industrial Park Road, Smithville and our Thrift Shop is located at 135 Griffin Street, Smithville. We turn donations into dollars to support those in need. Give us a call for more info @ 905 957 5882. WEST LINCOLN COMMUNITY CARE - SILENT AUCTIONS. Coming June 1-30 at our Thrift Shop & Furniture Store. Come in & check out our treasures, bid on your favourites & support your community. Proceeds support WLCC Food Bank, Programs & Operations, located in Smithville. Call us for more info @ 905 957 5882. WEST LINCOLN COMMUNITY CARE – “EVERY PLATE FULL” NATIONAL FOOD DRIVE. From May 23 – June 9, every food bank across the national is raising awareness, food & funds to make sure that nobody goes hungry this summer. Please donate today and help fill our shelves. You can donate Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm at the WLCC Furniture Store on Industrial Park Rd in Smithville. For more info call us @ 905 957 5882. Grimsby Toastmasters welcomes you as our guest to our
next meeting Monday, May 29th. We meet at Grimsby Secondary School, 5 Boulton Ave. from 7pm – 8:45pm. Come and learn about developing your communication and leadership skills. www.grimsbytoastmasters.org The Lincoln Seniors Club invites all local Seniors - 55+ - to join us and participate in activities such as euchre, bridge, billiards, line dancing, etc. Some of the programs have gone, or soon will be, on the summer schedule. We are located at 4361 Central Ave. in Beamsville. Membership is $10 annually. For information on joining or activity schedule please call 905-562-4015. Babies Books and Bubbles 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Smithville Branch of West Lincoln Public Library Babies Books and Bubbles. Thursdays in May from 11:30AM 12:00 PM at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Appropriate for ages 1-18 months with their caregivers. Registration is required. Fashions by Alia n’ Tanjay at Vineland United Church (4402 Victoria Ave N. Vineland) Sat. May 27th at 2pm tickets are $10 available at the door or at the church office 905-562-4515. Door prizes and refreshments. Victorian Luncheon 11:30 AM & 1 PM, St-John Presbyterian Church 10 Mountain Street, Grimsby, Friday, May 26 Cost $15.00. For tickets call the church office 905 945 5352. Variety of salads Turkey Ham deserts tea coffee and juice. Deadline for tickets May the 20. Shalom Manor & Gardens - Annual May Sale. Sat. May 27, 8AM
- 12 PM. Join Us for a huge plant sale, with cut flowers, full pancake breakfast, Dutch goodies, fresh croquettes and raisin buns, coffee shop and more. Money raised will go towards the purchase of a new modular dining room tables and other special events for our Residents. Community Yard Sale, Twenty Valley Public School, 4057 Victoria Ave Vineland, May 27, 2017, 8 AM - 1 PM. Rent -a-Table for $30. 30 long tables are supplied by the school. Proceeds go to orphans in Uganda, sponsored by Heritage Village Grandmothers. Contact Frances Krebs, 905-562-4469 or Karin Villette, 905-562-8817 PetValu Walk for Dog Guides. A project from the Grimsby Lions Club. Sunday May 28 starts at the Grimsby Square Plaza 12pm registration and 1pm walk. 905563-3434 or www.walkfordogguides.com Dinner On Us - at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 10 Mountain St. Grimsby May 31 from 5-6:30 PM. Join us for our last community dinner before summer break. Open House – June 3 at the Grimsby Lawn Bowling Club. Lawn Bowling is #50/150 of the top sports in Canada. Please come out for an afternoon of fun and friendship. Please bring flat soled shoes. Musical Plant & Yard Sale, Sat. June 3 from 9A M-2 PM at 24 Pinewood Ave., Grimsby. A fundraiser for WomEnchant Chorus & Drummers. Grimsby Festival of Arts - June 3/17, 10 AM - 6 PM, Admission $5. Shop with over 60 artisans. Food trucks, artisan beer & wine,
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Citizens win OMB Main St. W. appeal Residents who appealed “minor variances” allowed by the Town of Grimsby for a new home at 155 Main St. W. won their case. In its decision announced May 10, the OMB’s Susan de Avellar Schiller cited several issues with the matter, including incomplete information on which to base a decision. As well, the OMB official stated at several points that information was not available due to a lack of input from the Heritage Advisory Committee. While the HAC did object to the minor variances requested in November 2016, it was subsequently disbanded by the Town of Grimsby so “no further review for heritage compatibility and conservation” was possible. “Also, in the absence of a heritage impact assessment, the Board is unable to make the requisite finding that the variances, subject to condition, are consistent with the PPS (Provincial Policy Statement) and maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan,” states the report. Town planner Janice Hogg also told the hearing that assessing “whether or not significant heritage resources have been conserved can adequately undertaken as part of the site plan review and approval process” instead of at the minor variance stage. The principle reason for this, it was cited, was cost of the studies. “The suggestion is that the studies are too costly to be required for consideration at the variance application stage. Rather, the suggestion is that they could be carried out as part of a site plan review. The logic of this approach eludes the Board,” wrote de Avellar Schiller. “The battle is far from over. There will no doubt , one must assume, be revised applications being put forward, and if we are not vigilant, particularly in the absence of a town Heritage Advisory Committee, something yet again not compatible with the surrounding streetscape may be proposed and approved by the Town, as this was,” said Catharine Gonnsen, one of the appellants.
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Grimsby’s local Masonic Lodge, Union Lodge No. 7 invites the public to see what Masonry involves and to clarify points and misconceptions that exist about their order. The open house event is part of the Mason’s 300th anniversary celebrations. Grimsby’s lodge’s event runs Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m.12 Noon., with a presentation starting at 10:30 a.m., in the lodge located above Home Hardware, at 33 Main St. West. Ladies are welcome to attend. On June 24, 1717, the first organized masonic government, The Grand Lodge of England, was formed at the Goose and Gridiron Tavern in St. Paul’s Churchyard, in London England. In conjunction with other Ontario Freemasons,
Grimsby’s Union Lodge No. 7 executive: Front Row (L to R) Howard Walters, Bob Brooks, Andrew Furry, Worshipful Master of Union Lodge James Cocks, Brian Cocks, Sean Straughan and Dave Kemp. Back: Rob Brooks, Chris Warden, Scott Sweet, Dave Gaumond, Hugh Gayler, Lee Sutherland, Olavi Niemi, Wayne Childs. Union Lodge No. 7 is pioneer settlers. This worth Lodge #166. Dejoining Freemasons would make it one of, cember 17, 1999 Union throughout the world if not the oldest, orga- Lodge celebrated its to celebrate this aus- nization in Grimsby. 200th Anniversary. Jan. 8, 1997 the lodge picious occasion, CelAnyone interested in ebrating 300 Years, was devastated by a membership must ask fire. One year later it a Mason. It’s against since its inception. The Masonic Lodge re-opened in Grimsby, their constitution to go in Grimsby was found- after meeting at the out and solicit memed at “The Forty Mile Stoney Creek Temple, bers. For more inforCreek” on Dec. 17, which was so gracious- mation, contact David 1799, by a group of ly offered by Went- Kemp 905-945-5690.
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Propagation Ban and Sampling of Plants Susceptible to Plum Pox Virus Between May and September 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be inspecting selected rural and residential properties in the Niagara Region, to sample susceptible trees for the Plum Pox Virus and/or to verify compliance with the propagation ban that is in place. This means that property owners may see CFIA inspectors on their property. The Niagara Region is currently under federal quarantine. Regulations are in place to prevent the spread of plum pox virus outside of the quarantine area. Plum Pox Virus is a serious plant disease that threatens Canada’s stone fruit industry. It does not affect human or animal health. Plants that are susceptible to the virus include apricot, nectarine, peach and, plum trees, and some ornamental shrubs such as purpleleaf sandcherry. A ban on propagation is in place. This ban prohibits anyone in the Niagara quarantine area from producing trees and plants that are susceptible to the virus. This includes producing trees and plants from seed, cuttings, grafting or any other method. For a listing of the regulated plants and more information about the regulated area, please contact the CFIA at:
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Save The Woodlot wins one battle Opponents of the proposed Livingston extension in Grimsby believe they won a significant battle last week, but the war remains. At last Wednesday’s Region of Niagara Transportation Steering Committee a motion was passed to “Remove any reference to the proposed extension of Livingston Avenue from the Region’s Transportation Multi-Modal Master Plan.” Opponents have long argued the extension would have a devastating impact to the rare Our Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena is made by the Rosi Family with Love, Passion, Hard Work and Time.....the time you need to wait until the Lambrusco Grape Juice reduces itself in Cherry, Oak and Chestnut Wood-barrels, from 1 to 25 years! We put our Family names behind the quality of all our products. Casa Toscana,your ONE and ONLY destination for Fresh Organic EVOO and REAL Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena in Ontario.
woodlot owned by Ja Irish on Hunter Road. The motion now goes to the Region’s Public Works Committee on Tuesday, May 30. “Mayor Bob Bentley and Reg. Coun. Tony Quirk are both members of the committee,” said Save The Woodlot spokeman Bruce MacKenzie. “Citizens are asked to contact them to show their support for the motion and to Save the Wood Lot and stop an unneeded expensive road from going through it.”
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Pow Wow White
Pow Wow Wild Berry
Pink Flame
Purple Flame
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FLAMInG MOUnD SPIREA
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Rainbow Marcella
Ruby Star
Paniculata Laura
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Grandad’s favorites. Open pollinated, non-hybrid, non-GMO, untreated, natural heirloom seed. 4” bio organic rice pot.
each
ASK THE EXPERT
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Live Healthy!
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elements when they are placed at appropriate distances, reducing wasted steps. The NKBA suggests following these guidelines to create efficient kitchens. • No major traffic patterns should cross through the triangle. • The sum of the work triangle’s three sides should not exceed 26 feet. Each portion of the triangle should be between four and nine feet. • Avoid cutting through an island or a peninsula. • If the kitchen has only one sink, it should be placed
between or across from the cooking surface, preparation area or refrigerator. The work triangle is a suggestion, not a law of design. As kitchens evolve and more people use them simultaneously, designers may take certain liberties - even having multiple triangles at play. Homeowners should also design their kitchens so they function best for their own individual lifestyles. Kitchen layout can be just as important as the decor and appliances within the kitchen.
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Passed away at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in his 93rd year. Devoted husband of Alice (nee Cramer) for almost 70 years. Loved father of Bill (Barbara), Andy (Pam), Jack (Carrie) and Ruth. Cherished grandfather of Robbie, Christopher, Mark, Stuart, Cindy, Laura, Becky, Brian and Tom and great-grandfather of nineteen greatgrandchildren. Visitation took place at STONEHOUSEWHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, 11 Mountain Street, GRIMSBY (905-945-2755) on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Trinity United Church, 100 Main Street West, Grimsby, from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Cremation followed. If desired, memorial contributions to McNally House would be sincerely appreciated by the family. www.smithsfh.com
Ruth passed away on December 21 2016 in her 96th year at the UMH in Vineland. She was the devoted wife of Ebbie (2004), loving mother of Gloria & Frank Wissel of Beamsville , Pat and Don Watkins of Nova Scotia and Diana and Jim Jacobsen of Brampton. Loving Grammie of Dan Watkins, Shannon and Aaron Stokowski, Marcy and Don Cobden, Great grandmother of Belinda Skuta and great great grandmother of Domenic Skuta. Ruth loved life … and being with people …. Please come dressed casual because we all know Ruth would want that … Let the sun shine on her parade!!! AUTO SERVICE
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WLMH should be first in funds line (Editor’s note: The following comment is based on a story which appeared in an area daily paper last week.)
Dear Editor, How could a new hospital be on the table for HHS when Grimsby hospital is in dire need of replacement? It was not too long ago that meetings were held with the Ministry and it was implied that money would be forthcoming. I do not recall them stating that it was ear-marked for Hamilton hospitals. Yes, we are now under the HHS umbrella but that does not mean all of the money that is coming goes to Hamilton solely. We were identified as being approved for a major redevelopment project Yes, Mr. MacIsaac, we have significant redevelopment needs in this specific area. You mention that a new women’s and children’s hospital would be built and then St. Peter’s and McMaster University Medical Centre would stop operating. West Lincoln was mentioned in one paragraph whereby we would be rebuilt and expanded.
Letter Otherwise, it was all about Hamilton. Where in the devil does Mayor Eisenberger get off saying what he wants and that he would like to see “Hamilton’s current hospitals modernized FIRST”. People, you had better start making phone calls, doing e-mails, writing letters to your alderman, Mayor Bentley and our provincial representative telling them that enough is enough. We have fought long and hard for a new hospital, even have some money set aside to help which I am sure Hamilton does not even have the cost of a coffee set aside.
This money should be forthcoming to WLMH for the new hospital which we have been promised over and over again. You want to know how to find these people, look them up on the Grimsby Town website, their telephone numbers, e-mail addresses are all listed. If you choose to sit back, saying “oh well nothing can be done”, God help you if you have to use our hospital. They work hard with what they have but be prepared to spend 10-12 hours waiting for someone to see you. I like to believe that we are proud of our community and want the best for our citizens. Glenda Barry Grimsby
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Beamsville Women’s Institute Branch president Wilma Brakel, right, presents a collection of children’s books to the Niagara West Adult Learning Centre (NWALC). Forty-five books are to be shared among clients to encourage families to read to their children. Some books will be put into the Centre’s roadside library stand for passers-by to access. Arlene High, executive director of NWALC acccepts the donation.
Always good info at Jordan meeting Next Tuesday there is a meeting at St. John’s Parish Hall in Jordan to update seniors on current trends in fraud. While the notice hightlights “Fraud Awareness for Seniors” one can be certain the information outlined by 20-year Anti-Fraud Centre volunteer Brock Godfrey would be relevent to all. Anyone with an email sees those mass marketing fraud emails roll in daily. Some of those fake Revenue Canada and banking emails are pretty slick and it can only take one moment of weakness and you’re lost thousands of dollars or all your personal information. This meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. would be well worth your time. M.W.
Comedians Grimsby council ain’t If West Lincoln has the Hatfields and McCoys around its council table, Grimsby seems to have gone for the Martin & Lewis, Abbot & Costello or Cheech & Chong persona - take your pick based on your era. The difference is the acts of those classic entertainers has never really worn thin with many of their routines considered classics of comedy. I think many in town would be completely happy if we never saw another act by this council. When is enough, enough? I’m not even going to get into the shenanigans of May 11 and the resulting eavesdropping hoopla. There is nothing I can say that would make any sense of it. Both sides of that story were covered in detail. It would be easy to pile on - and even justified - but there are even bigger fish to fry right now with a council so rife with issues one does not know where to start. The biodigester is sitting there doing nothing, still, and again last week the Ombudsman Ontario wrapped the Town’s knuckles once again for not follow legislation put in place to ensure meetings have public access, notice, and minutes. Grimsby council has a reputation for doing pretty much as it pleases and it is well deserved. One of the worst decisions ever made by a provincial government was to allow local councils to also manage municipally owned hydro facilities as private companies. There is a reason municipalities are strictly governed as to where and how they can invest the taxpayers’ money. Yes, they get a pittance
MIKE WILLISCRAFT for interest, but the funds are secured for proper use. With Grimsby council having control of Grimsby Energy, Niagara Power, HoldCo2, or whatever you want to call it, it has proven a recipe for high-risk disaster. The fact that there are administrative issues with the shareholders (Grimsby council) seemingly drifting in an out of hydro meetings and contravening legislation along the way should scream at you that these entities need to be divvied at once, or their affairs made fully public if it is to continue. Seriously, take a look at the five recommendations made by the Ombudsman on Page 5 of this week’s edition. When a municipality has to actually be instructed to do those things - actions which by anyone’s standard would be considered basic to conducting open and honest processes - one really has to wonder what is NOT getting caught. “By failing to provide public notice and to follow the procedural requirements in the Act, council for the Town of Grimsby held an illegal meeting contrary to the open meeting rules.” - Page 10 of the report, strong words. What was particularly
interesting to me as I read the 13-page report was the section that dealt with what is considered a quorum of council....I’m talking to you West Lincoln Council! First, the Ombudsman’s definition of a quorum: Members of council (or a committee) must come together for the purpose of exercising the power or authority of the council (or committee), or for the purpose of doing the groundwork necessary to exercise that power or authority. This is exactly what the MURS advisory committee was doing over many months, producing absolutely no minutes until the 11th hour. Combine that with: When a quorum of council for the Town of Grimsby attended the annual general meeting hosted by the directors of Niagara Power on November 11, they discussed council business and made decisions as council with respect to the corporation. This was a meeting of council for the Town of Grimsby for purposes of the Municipal Act open meeting requirements. This means business which was undeniably connected to the Town was conducted at a meeting where a quorum was present. That is exactly what happened in West Lincoln when decisions were made on the MURS but were never voted on by council or even known to other council members who did not attend the Advisory Committee meeting. But that is the Hatfields and McCoys fight. Abbot & Costello need to go back to figuring out Who’s On First, when the biodigester can be unloaded and how quickly.
“The game’s afoot!, says reader Dear Editor, Reading the report of an alderman purportedly lurking in an alcove at the local Casablanca Winery Hotel, in close proximity to the goings on of a private resident’s meeting smacks of a “Brian Rix Comedy Farce” (Look it up on Google millienials) Perhaps our local theatrical group can write a short skit on the subject! Really! Secret meetings of local citizens? Council members playing ‘spy games’? For less than $200 the room could have been bugged and the proceedings watched live on a cell phone! We elect council members (with a pathetically low voter turnout) to serve the town to the best of their ability. Is this sort of activity in the town’s best interest? At the same time, Is the holding private meetings of ‘concerned citizens’ serving the town? If you’ve got a beef with how this town is run, write to the
press! It is a tried and true forum for public opinion, and polititians hate negative publicity! In my opinion, the mayor and council are very lacking in keeping the town involved with their plans. They appear to accept their mandate as making decisions first and then telling the town citizens what they’ve planned to do. The role of the elected mayor and council is to SERVE the town’s best interests. It is not to form a Cabal of secret decision makers and only issue ‘sanitized bulletins’ to the public under the guise of community information. We have a system of citizens’”Advisory Committees” which are toothless insofar they can only submit ‘Advisories to council’ who, in turn, mainly choose to ingnore such recommendations. When an advisory council gets to be too intrusive on council plans, it is dismantled (Heritage Advisory Committee being a classic example). Open council meet-
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ings are not the most effective way of making council business available to the public either. Citizens are tired and glad to be home after a hectic work day. Attending a council meeting at 7 pm is not an attractive proposition to most citizens. Social media would be a far more effective means of keeping the public informed.
Livestreaming council meetings with a live feedback is possible and much preferable to the local TV taping played back later. Some things need to change radically in order that the average citizen can get more informed and more involved in our town’s future. Brian C. Merritt Grimsby
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Capital Budget Overview: Update
This past Monday, staff provided Council an update on the budget process and specifically a look at the capital budget.
the coming weeks. One of the principles of long-term capital planning is to optimize the investment in existing municipal infrastructure to ensure that all assets are in a So what is the capital condition that allows them to meet intended budget? service levels and community expectations. A bal• It is those items like roads, parks, and buildings ance between growth and renewal should ensure that are “hard” infrastructure that municipalities that investments in infrastructure assets maximize must replace and build. benefits, lower risk, and provide satisfactory levels of service to the public. Why is this important? With both an aging and growing community, The Town of Lincoln is responsible for providing balancing investment choices between renewal and and maintaining capital assets and infrastructure growth is a significant challenge. As infrastructure to serve our residents and businesses. This can only ages, more maintenance and rehabilitation is occur if we are sustainable in maintaining our capital required to ensure that infrastructure is performing infrastructure assets and our financial assets over the including well and new: continuing to sewers, meet theroad needsbase, of citizens. storm hot At As the warmer weather arrives, the Town’s long-term. the same time, demands arise for new infrastructure asphalt paving, concrete curb and gutters, roads rehabilitation program begins. This Public infrastructure is essential to all residents and to support growth. year, Council has invested almost 5 million businesses in the Town of Lincoln and critical to the concrete sidewalks, street lighting improvements, underground to either improve or local resurface 27.9 km of competitiveness of our and regional economy. This year you and will see us look at projects in the The ability to build properly maintain following ways: infrastructure (watermain, sewer). road including 22and roads and the complete infrastructure assets is essential to ensure we can 1. Basic renewal projects Additionally, each year ausually bridgeyour and roads and Drake Avenue neighbourhood (Beamsprovide services and remain an attractive and cost parks; ville), as well as replace or improve bridges culvert replacement program occurs and effective place to live, work and play. 2. Preparing for growth related projects which are the following culverts will be and not and culverts. Over the last 9 years our capital expenditures year this year funded through development charges replaced or improved: 11th Street Jordan, The Town will use a balanced approach to over year have increased and decreased. Our goal is on the back of the levy; to ensure werural investroads as necessary andon maintain 3. And those transformational projects, that are Grove Road (Vineland), Bartlett urban and focusing keep-a level Maple of investment thatgood is affordable. The impact on taxes Road North critical (Beamsville), for the future ofand ourLister community. Road ing good roads via surface treatment has also ranged from a 1.2% decrease in capital and addressing the poor condition roads Beamsville. spending to a 0.4 % increase in spending. This year some additional items will also be The 22 roads and Drake Avenue are part through base and surface rehabilitation. This year, and as of today, we are looking at recommended to ensure investment in basic services a four-year capital planasprogram, Two approaches usedrange, are pavement something in the 0.3% plus examining other of and infrastructure as well items that Council ending this term of Council 2018.items specifipreservation and pavement edging. ways to address our roads infrastructure deficit. At identified throughout the year.inThese the endDrake of the day, Council will be reviewing the bud-Detailed cally focus on the Sport, Recreation The Avenue neighbourhood information ofCulture roads, and culverts and get and providing direction and budget guidance in Department (Facilities, Cemeteries and Parks). bridge rehabilitation can be found at project is part of the urban road recon-
struction program that includes upgrading deteriorated roads to a full urban standard
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