A Kippens councillor isn’t happy with freshly painted road markings along White’s Road.
“We attended budgetary meeting with the minister of finance a few years from a municipal perspective and we were assured … that there were going to be improvements to White’s Road,” said Councillor John Dawson at last week’s meeting of council.
“I hope to goodness the fresh markings of the lanes along the road are not the improvements that we were waiting for. I was waiting for something that was going to be much, much better than that.”
The councillor noted he’s been a resident of the area since 1968 and he didn’t think there’s been very much done with that particular roadway in all that time.
He suggested the council should partner with other town councils to have a stronger voice regarding the state of White’s Road with the provincial government.
Mayor Cator Best added the town council should speak with the local MHA about the matter.
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Here are some other highlights from the June 8 meeting:
- Council agreed to pay invoices totalling $23,316.76.
- A request to waive permit fees for Youth Ventures was approved.
- Council agreed to write off poll taxes totalling $1,316.07.
- A lawn contract tender was granted to George Hulan, whose bid was the lowest qualifying of the three bids received.
- Council agreed to appoint George Bennett as acting fire chief.
- Deputy Mayor Barry Noftall said training would continue throughout the summer for members of the firefighting department.
“I hope to goodness the fresh markings of the lanes along the road are not the improvements that we were waiting for." - Kippens Councillor John Dawson
- He said the town was looking at a number of requests from developers, and was working with a planner on these requests.
- Councillor Debbie Brake-Patten said Abydoz had completed summaries of the recent public forum on the town’s proposed sewer system, noting that the wastewater firm had incorporated citizen’s concerns into their planning. She said the town was still waiting on government funding for the project.
- Councillor Dawson said the town’s community gardens would officially open on June 15.
- Councillor Leon Benoit said he was pleased to see residents using the town’s outdoor sports facilities, noting if people see others causing mischief or damage to a public area, they should call the town office or RCMP station.
- He said registration for the town’s summer recreation program would take place June 29 and 30 and July 1, with the program itself beginning on July 4.
- Councillor Benoit noted volunteers are needed for Canada Day celebrations.
- Councillor Paul Noseworthy said town intersections had been cleared of sand and other debris.
- The mayor passed along congratulations to Katarina Roxon, Eileen Hann and Anita Sheaves for winning awards recently.
- He noted he met with the Run the Rock team and presented them with a cheque for the Children’s Wish Foundation.
- Mayor Best said June to November is hurricane season and that residents need to be prepared for such an emergency.
