Pontiac council report - Vidéotron tower not wanted on ch. Braun
Mo Laidlaw
LUSKVILLE
40 people attended the Pontiac council meeting on 8 June 2010, most of them from Braun road, concerned about the proposed 82 m high Vidéotron tower. Among those who spoke were Heather and Janice Swan (age 12 and 14), Jane Swan, Teresa Coutts and James Riordan. Mayor Eddie McCann said he would be meeting Vidéotron the following day, and would be passing on the concerns of residents, and trying to find a better site for the tower. Resolutions were passed to ask Industry Canada to have a public consultation, and to authorize the mayor and director-general to discuss other locations with Vidéotron. (See report on 31 May meeting about the tower.)
Pontiac businesses
Jean-Claude Carisse thanked Councillor Pontiroli for organizing the Portes Ouvertes (Business Fair) on 5 June. Nancy Maxsom had picked up the new business directory there and was disappointed with the typographic errors, and that similar businesses were not grouped together - such as construction companies, or riding stables, making it hard to use. She says that the municipality must not employ businesses that are located in zones that do not allow commercial activity.
James Reid spoke about the nuisance bylaw, which makes it very difficult to carry on his business, as he needs to store equipment on his lot. He has tried to clean up his property, but he cannot comply with the rules on storing equipment. Councillors Pontiroli and Larose have proposed amendments to the bylaw.
Planning
Tin Le Van and Ngoc Tuyen Dang spoke against allowing a minor derogation on a neighbouring lot on River road owned by Alain Larose and Hélène Gervais, where the main building is 1.36 metres from one lot line and 4.3 metres from the other, instead of the prescribed 5 metres for side margins. Despite this a majority of council approved the minor derogation.
Another minor derogation was approved to allow Terence Brennan to build a new secondary building less than 15 metres from the high water level, at 81 avenue des Tourterelles, provided that it does not block fire service access.
Roger Boucher’s request to the CPTAQ to build a house on farmland at 1150 ch Proven, was supported by council.
The Tim Horton’s camp will have to be taken out of the Parc des Chats bylaw, as it forbids construction. The camp wishes to enlarge two buildings and add another.
Fire and hire
Mr McCann reminded the public that council meetings must be polite and no attacks on councillors or employees are allowed. This was with reference to noisy outbursts following Councillor Larose’s comments on the fire chief at the May council meeting. A voluntary firefighter was dismissed, and also may not attend public meetings in the municipality. This was passed by a majority of council.
Melvin Larose has been hired as a truck driver.
Money matters
Bills for $47,931 and fixed expenses of $417,942 for May were approved.
Ms Pontiroli will investigate costs of road signs indicating the sector of the municipality, such as Breckenridge, Heyworth and Beech Grove, and including the municipal crest.
Next regular council meeting: Tuesday 13 July 2010 at 8 pm, at the Luskville Community centre. Previous reports are archived at: http://www.heritagepontiac.ca