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Rideau-Sanders revitalization in the works
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Meagan Wheatley, Wheatley a recent graduate of St. Michael’s, was the recipient of the CNIB volunteerism award. Page K4
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The Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group came together for a great afternoon at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills on July 6. Page K15
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News – Kemptville is about to get prettier. A meeting regarding the Rideau-Sanders revitalization plan was held at the North Grenville Municipal Centre on July 3. “This is a project we’re quite excited about,” said Forbes Symon, Director of Planning and Development. “We’ve been talking about it for a couple of years.” Rebecca McEvoy, the project coordinator, said the municipality chose to undertake the revitalization plan because it directs attention towards a specifically defined project area. “We plan on giving this area a little TLC,” said McEvoy. The Rideau-Sanders revitalization is intended to focus public attention on community initiatives and give people the chance to make positive changes. Council voted for the project to be a Community Improvement Project Area (CIPA) at the Committee of the Whole on June 17. The official plan contains clear and concise objectives for the project. “We looked at this triangle in particular because it connects Hwy. 43 and Old Town Kemptville,” said McEvoy. “It’s a gateway to old town. Hopefully, the improvements will draw more traffic to the area.” The Rideau-Sanders triangle is currently suffering from aging infrastructure, vacant lands (Giant Tiger, LCBO) and a lack of industrial and commercial jobs. The project area contains between 55 and 60 businesses. “Some of our objectives are residential intensification, attracting new businesses, updating the sewer and water systems and streetscaping,” said McEvoy. Municipal staff members have been looking at other communities, such as Perth, to get ideas
for the revitalization. They also plan to host further community consultations, in order to gather input from residents. The revitalization plan will be based primarily on the changes residents want to see. The revitalization will involve three stages; extensive public consultation to identify community needs, building the foundation of the plan by drafting the necessary bylaws and amendments, securing funding and passing the 2014 budget, and implementing the plan following final approval. “Now is the time to get involved,” said McEvoy. “We will be hosting resident’s focus groups, commercial property owners meeting and a second public information session at the end of August.” More than 30 residents showed up for the meeting, as well as councillors and municipal staff. Symon said it was great to see so much enthusiasm for the revitalization process. “We plan to sit down with as many people as we can,” said Symon. “Your ideas are the best we could get.” Symon said that typically with a CIPA project, the funding is provided locally through the utilization of taxation dollars. He also said a CIPA project is very flexible, in terms of what changes should be made, but primarily its façade and visual versus structural. “We’ve already had tremendous revitalization on Prescott St. and we’re beginning to revitalize Hwy. 43,” said Symon. “It’s no coincidence that the piece that connects them is getting revitalized.” Symon stressed that nothing has been set in stone and all residents will be given the chance to have a say in the revitalization process. The cost of the project can’t be determined at this time because none of the specifics have been decided.
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Local girls turn lemons into lemonade for SPCA News - Katie Henderson-Bird and Melodie Burnett, both aged 10, set up a lemonade stand in Kemptville on July 5 to raise money for the Brockville SPCA. At the time the picture was taken, the girls had already surpassed their goal of raising $100.
Deeks Quarry to be gated By JENNIFER WESTENDORP jwestendorp@perfprint.ca
News – A bylaw will be enacted restricting motor vehicles from accessing Deeks Quarry. “We would like to restrict access to the public,” said Karen Dunlop, Director of Public Works. “It’s used as a unrestricted dumping zone for couches and garbage.” The public works department seeks to remove public access from Deeks Quarry in the near future by gating the East and West road access points. The gates will be located on Scotch Line Rd. “Council has the right to restrict access by passing a bylaw,” said Dunlop. Along with the installation of gates to restrict entrance, Deeks Quarry will be cleaned-up as the site is not a proper disposal area. The portion of Scotch Line Rd. that travels through Deeks Quarry
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is not adapted for regular road use. It is classified as a road allowance. “Putting up the gates at the road allowance will not stop ATV’s or walkers from accessing the area, but it will prevent people from bringing in garbage,” said Dunlop. Dunlop said keys to the gate will either be provided to adjacent property owners or kept at the municipality for the adjacent property owners to sign out. Keys will also be provided to Ontario Hydro, as they require access to the area. The bylaw will come into effect once the gates are installed and the keys are distributed. The bylaw will not restrict people travelling on foot, four-wheeler or snowmobile. North Grenville staff will organize a community clean-up day, which will involve the participation of volunteers. All collected waste will be transported to the Oxford Mills Waste Transfer Station.
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