The Creemore
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Friday, March 17, 2023 Vol. 23 No. 11
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Chris Greer of the New Lowell Knights was named the most valuable player in the senior division of the North Dufferin Baseball League and receives his award from secretary Scott Anderson during an awards presentation on March 13. See page 8 for more winners.
by Bonnie MacPherson The Township of Clearview has notified all landowners within the Stayner settlement area that the municipal drinking water supply has reached its current available capacity. On Friday, March 10 the remaining available water units were allocated through issuance of new Building Permits. Chief Administrative Officer, John Ferguson says capacity has been reserved for 600 units previously approved but not yet built. However, until a new well, supply lines and water treatment capacity are in place, a further 3,150 units planned for Stayner under the county’s approved development plan cannot proceed. Ferguson says the township has been working for some time with the development community on a solution. All environmental and engineering studies have been completed. The only thing missing is the funding. Until infrastructure improvements are made, the township will be unable to approve infill development.
Contract awarded for Sunnidale Hall renovation by Bonnie MacPherson Work on accessibility improvements to the Sunnidale Corners Community Centre is expected to begin as early as April 3. At its March 13 meeting, Clearview Council voted to award a contract to Domm Construction Limited. The Domm bid which came in at $890,800 was the lowest of four bids with other proposals ranging up to $1,277,000. The contract to be awarded will call for substantial performance of work on or before August 31, 2023 with the project ready for takeover by September 15. The original estimate for the project to make the hall compliant with the
Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (A.O.D.A) presented to council in 2022 was approximately $675,000. Terry Vachon, Director of Parks and Recreation noted that the township had anticipated a 13.3 per cent increase in costs based on the Building Construction Price Index, but even after that allowance the Domm bid is roughly $126,000 higher. Council also approved an additional $54,000 for project management fees by R.J. Burnside Consultants and Allan Avis Architects. During the public participation portion of the meeting, resident Bob Charlton urged council to put the
brakes on improvements to the small halls until updated cost estimates are obtained and the public is given a chance to weigh in. Charlton noted that the original estimate for improvements to all six halls was $5,675,000. If the Sunnidale bid is any indication, the probable cost will be over $7,800,000 even without adjusting for further inflation with work to be completed over the next three years. Once borrowing costs are factored in, it is likely that the real cost will balloon to over $10,300,000 - an amount 82% higher that the number given preliminary approval by the previous council.
Deputy Mayor Paul Van Staveren noted that every hall is important to the local community and that while the A.O.D.A. improvements are a lot of money, compliance is not optional and the 2025 deadline is only three years away. Mayor Doug Measures told council that the Small Halls are not profit making machines, but definitely enrich the lives of residents. Vachon says a recommendation for work at the Avening Community Centre should be before council at the March 27 meeting and that staff will be reporting on the next two halls slated for renovation in May or June.
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