Davis:
Deputy Mayor Davis has nothing to report. He noted that his Notice of Motion regarding the Payables Voucher could be pulled from the Agenda since a resolution has been agreed upon.
Bell:
Councillor Bell attended the opening of Chickadee Landing opening, The Tara Rotary Walking Bridge Opening, and the Chesley Fall Fair Ambassador Ceremony. He raised a few items for Public Works Manager, Scott McLeod, regarding AECON removing sidewalks and replacing with asphalt patches and some catch basins that are covered with debris and some that could use cleaning out with the suction truck. He also enquired about the river crossing for the Natural Gas Project.
Councillor Bell announced that he will be having his second hip surgery on October 12th. Members of Council wished Councillor Bell all the best with his surgery.
Mr. McLeod noted that he has been in contact with AECON and they will be replacing the sidewalks back to the original form once the work is completed. The asphalt patching is temporary for to mitigate any safety concerns. EPCOR has applied for an extension for the river crossing and is hopeful that it will be completed soon.
Dudgeon:
Councillor Dudgeon was absent.
Greig:
Councillor Greig attended the Tara Rotary Bridge Opening on Saturday September 25th. He also attended Baseball day in Tara on Saturday September 18th and hockey is underway and the vaccine passport is in place based on the Provincial mandate. Councillor Greig noted the recent news activity regarding the current dog matter with lots of negativity towards the Municipality.
Kanmacher:
Councillor Kanmacher also attended the Tara Rotary Bridge Opening along with the Paisley Inn Demolition Ceremony and the Regional Road Safety Committee meeting. She will be attending the Paisley Fireboard and Sub Committee Meetings on September 28th. Councillor Kanmacher noted that the All Staff meeting was a great initiative and it was nice to see all the highlighted accomplishments of Staff in 2021 so far. She would like to follow up on status of the Attainable Housing Taskforce and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. Also noted was the new Paisley Art Gallery, Sounds and Colour is now providing art classes.
There was a general discussion regarding signs entering and leaving our towns to address speeding issues. Staff will provide a subsequent report. CAO, Sylvia Kirkwood noted that the Attainable Housing Taskforce and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative were both included in the Workplan that will be presented to Council in October.
Nickason:
Councillor Nickason attended the Tara Rotary Bridge opening and the BASWR meeting on September 16th.
Hammell:
Mayor Hammell attended the Paisley Inn Demolition Ceremony, the Chesley Fall Fair Ambassador Ceremony and the Tara Rotary Bridge Opening noting that the Tara Rotary Club thanked Recreation Manager, Carly Steinhoff for all her help and efforts during the project. The Chesley Kinsmen echoed these comments during their earlier presentation. The Tara Rotary Club presented Mayor Hammell with a cheque for $10,000 towards the bridge loan during the ceremony. He will be attending the Emergency Control Group Meeting this week as well as assisting to raise the flag for Truth and Reconciliation.
Mayor Hammell noted that speed reduction has been brought up at the County level as well and he urged Staff to consider all options possible to reduce speeding in our communities.
Mayor Hammell read a thank you card from the Mayor of Saugeen Shores thanking the Municipality for the Staff assistance that was provided during their storm cleanup efforts.