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EMC Events – Sharbot Lake High School was honoured last week by the Queen’s University Faculty of Education with the 2012-2013 Associate School Award, which is presented to a school making significant contributions to education by giving teacher candidates a place to get some practical experience. SLHS took on extra teacher candidates this year when other city schools opted out of the program. Presenting the award to Principal Heather Highet and teacher Randy McVeety were Queen’s representatives Paul Twiddy and Nadine Thompson. Photo/Craig Bakay
Battersea subdivision approved despite residents’ opposition By Craig Bakay Reporter
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EMC News – A plan to create a subdivision of 15 lots in the hamlet of Battersea was approved by South Frontenac Council at its regular meeting last week in Sydenham but despite a unanimous recorded vote (8-0), opposition by adjacent residents remained. In fact, the two Storrington councillors, Cam Naish and Larry York, spent considerable time after the meeting with residents
trying to explain council’s position. It is not known how many residents they managed to convert. The land in question is a 24hectare (59 acre) parcel to be accessed from a new road to be constructed off Sands Road. The property is located entirely within the boundaries of the hamlet of Battersea. In his report to council, Planner Lindsay Mills said: “A public meeting was held Dec. 4, 2012 where many objections were received from the surrounding
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property owners. “Since the meeting, the developer (Roger Outllette) has attempted to address the concerns, in particular, the plan no longer contemplates a private lane off the new road to access the lots on the steeply sloping portion of the property . . . also, only 15 lots are now being proposed thereby allowing all the lots to be enlarged and have at least 50 metres of frontage on the new public road.” Normally, frontage of 96 metres is required by the Zoning
Bylaw but Mills said that can be supported in this case because all of the lots are in the “settlement area” of Battersea where the Official Plan sets no minimum frontage requirements, they are all in a plan of subdivision involving hydrogeological study and terrain/soils analysis which help to support such frontage reductions, and each lot meets or exceeds the minimum lot size requirements in both bylaws. Council also set 27 conditions that must be fulfilled as part of the site plan agreement.
“As council is aware,” Mills said, “letters of objection to the subdivision were received and signed by many residents in the area. “Their main concerns appear to be that drainage will be altered which would negatively affect their lands; that the wetland will be negatively affected; that trees and wildlife habitat on the escarpment would be destroyed; and that there would be increased traffic on Sands Road i.e. concerns for safety.” Continued on page 3