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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 / NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY.COM 1 PAGE 19 I «_ REPOLITICS f â€". CRAMAHE : portation were major concerns. _‘ is open with lots for sale. The . Services Inc.) operating the sysâ€" â€" Colborne. The design will be do not meet current building REVITALIZATION In the proposal a plan is to be _ Business Revitalization _ tem for four months without a _ similar to the sign located in the . codes for postâ€"disaster buildings, ‘* Cramakhe Township is seeking deV?IOPEd by March 2013 and â€" Committee has identified needs _ current permit to take water. The Walter Eddy Park on Percy Street. Cramahe council heard in a *a consultant to help build a retail approval sought at a May meetâ€" _ and concerns and a consultant old permit expired and the new Cramape council apprul{ed report Dec. 18. f \revitalization plan. On Dec. 18 ing of Cramahe Council. will be hired in the new year to . one was applied for in March. It _ the new signs, subject to meeting Fire halls fall under I.:le! Cimane Esonch agreed. 1 CRAMAHE GETS look at ways to increase retail . was received in July. with the approval of Cramahe . Services Building _ Design > 3 advertise for the position which _ /J business in the municipality. <_ Despite the 99.13% rating, the. Director of Operations Dan requirements: they should be e ilfros about 522500 IDâ€"TERM REPORT > There has been arzi l;val;uaiicn c:jf ;]owrlljship’s water Tupplfy oplfralor O‘Brien. able 50 wnl':is}lam%j .humcanes, 6 hm A Cramahe Townshi : â€" communityâ€"owned facilities an as been given a‘list of eight recâ€" tornadoes and flooding. toTtll.ll;3 rt).‘:;sg\;:n")l: Sgifilp;e?;:ll:;eg got a midl?term repor:‘tpatci(?iugecg the VBJ Cg;‘"e has been sold for _ ommended procedures that are FUNDING FOR STREET Currgntly.fi the South Fire H?H * strategic retail revitalization plan _ 18 meeting. development. A new storage . not currently in place. . REPAIRS SOUGHT at 28 Victoria St., Colborne, sits : * * and implement identified action Two years ago, council and hu_fldmg has been. constructed These include taking meaâ€" If the hoops are cleared, it iP:2 flood plqm_and wuuld.not ‘ items. The successful candidate staff heads prepared a list of adjacent to the Keeler Centre. . sures to ensure that pesticides could mean an injection of withstand a significant storm or will work closely with the goals in a strategic planning sesâ€" Numerous activities have beep . were not aplplled. _stored, Or _ provincial dollars to help rehaâ€" hees igad No tepor? it Craniahe Retail Revitalization â€" SIOnâ€" The plan was to cover the completed to enhance staff _ mixed in the immediate vicinity | bilitate _ Cedar, _ Park â€" and COuntil states. . Committee and stakeholders to fourâ€"year term of office. ‘â€" morale. A green committee has ofsourpg(_s), treatment, and Storâ€" Burnham streets in Colborne. Cramahe council fsp.proved *‘ ensure the necessary action __ The resulting report listed been formed and has plans for â€" age facilities. The report cited the _ ‘Those three streets were identiâ€" CStablishing the new . Fire Hall > items are initiated. The time eight overall goals: j 2013. _ ) lack of a program or maintained _ fied as the top road and infrasâ€" Reserve Fund to begin preparâ€" e ment as monts * 1) Completion of the waste Council and stgf[mll meet on fjschedyle for routine clean out, â€" tructure needs for Cramahe by (S for future building requireâ€" ) Cramahe residents will not _ Water treatment plant expansion Jan. 3, 2013 to review the goals in . inspection and maintenance of â€" p.M. _ Wills _ Engineering, ments. The $4,000 _donation is pay directly for the development 2) Updating the existing fiveâ€" detail and to re\nse'them for the I‘ESEWOI.I'S_'ZIHCI‘ ele‘avalled storage _ Cramahe Director of Operations the fund‘s first contribution. j of the plan as Cramahe applied _ Y°a roads plan hy final two years of this term. tanks within the distribution sysâ€" â€" pan _ O‘Brien _ reported _ to | NEW ROTARY CLUB SIGNS 9 e to, and was approved for a grant 3) Completion of Phase II of GOOD WATER tem. _ 3 4 Cramahe council. ‘ of $10,000 from the _ the Colborne Creek subdivision During the inspection the "The anticipated cost for this APPROVED f . Northumberland â€" Community 4) Commercial/retail business IN COLBORNE Ministry of Environment was _ project that would include rehaâ€" The Colborne Rotary Club is Futures Development _ Nevitalization h The â€" drinking â€" water in _ informed that the tower is serâ€" _bilitation of water and sewer serâ€" . requesting permission to install ‘.Corporation. 5) Evaluation of the use of _ Colborne is fine. That‘s the word Vited approximately every 10 Ssiyfces,igurb and road resurfacing, . N°W signs advertising the club‘s <â€"_ 1t will be matched by $10,000 _ ¢xisting recreational and comâ€" â€" from a report received by years» is approximately $2.2â€"million,‘ presence in the community and from Northumberland County. _ munity facilities Cramahe Township council. The:report also noted that no _ O‘Brien reported. meeting times, 3 & . Cramahe will pay $2,500 for inâ€" 6) Construction of a storage The detailed report refers to _ Efforts have been made by the Before the provincial governâ€" "As a club that has played a sigâ€" ; "‘kind services such as printing, _ facility for the operations departâ€" _ six minor nonâ€"conformances in operator to identify and reduce _ ment shows the money, a letter . nificant role in the community * and facilities. { mel;l | 2010. That was reduced to three _ SOUrces of water loss. of intent from Cramahe Twp. and _ for over 60 YlEabrS, we want to The Cramahe Retail 7)‘ Enhanced council/staff _ minor and one major nonâ€"conâ€" an asset management plan from _ ensure our club maintains an Revitalization Committee Communications/relationsâ€" . formance in a Aprilj2011 inspecâ€" NEW ROTARY CLUB SIGNS the municipali%y. Crarrf,ahe Twp. appropriate profile," _ Club ~.(CRRC) a group of business including the improvement of _ tion by the Canadian General APPROVED council decided to send "an‘ President Garry Clement wrote ' . stakeholders from within the morale customer service and _ Standards Board. In February The Colborne Rotary Club is _ expression of interest" to the _ to Cramahe council. * commercial sector and interestâ€" _ protocols , 2012 the township‘s water system \â€" requesting permission to install province to get the ball rolling. The new signs would be .. ed residents undertook a busiâ€" 8) The creation of a "green _ was problemâ€"free and awarded a _ new signs advertising the club‘s . py SE installed at the east and west ' ; ness tetention and: expansion committee" "Full Scope Entire Accreditation" _ presence in the community and EW RESERVE FUND SET County Road 2 entry points into | survey in conjunction with the With some of the goals com:â€" The number .of callouts for . meeting times. _ , UP FOR FUTURE FIRE HALL _ Colborne. The design will be / ,, Ontario Ministry _of Agriculture, _ pleted and other:_; well on their â€" alarms in the system dropped "As a club that has played a sigâ€" A recent $4,000 donation to \S/tlmlllar Etg c{.ht; slin located én the 4 P Fnod&Rurffl Afffnrs {.OMAFR.A). way to completion,â€" staff and â€" dramatically in 2012 too, from . nificant role in the community â€" the Cramahe Fire Department actEr hy ar unl?ercy tree::.1 ., The survey ;dennfi_ed issues conâ€" C_mmC_ll took a look at the current _ the 32 in 2011 to only four a year _ for over 60 years, we want to _ hasset new policy with sights on ramahe counc! APDIOME s cerns and potential opportuniâ€"... situation. later. ensure our club haintains an _ the future. the new signs, subject to meeting . ties in the retail sector. The waste water treatment Water consumption was down _ appropriate prtTme,” Club Cramahe will be in need of a W!m the approval of. Cramahe l Businesses were surveyed in â€" expansion has been completed _ marginally in 2011. The figures | President Garry C dment wrote _ new fire hall or a major renovaâ€" D}regtor of Operations ban 2011 with a resulting finding that _ and the road needs, study has . are not yet available for this year. . to Cramahe council," tion/expansion in the upcoming o edsu. community growth, costofdoing _ been updated. Phase 1 of the The only flaw in the report was The new signs would be years Fire Chief Brandon * business, commercial vacancies, Colborne Creek subdivision is . a reference to the operators of _ installed at the east and west _ Northrup believesThe two curâ€" â€" Bob Owen â€" Special to } marketing, training and transâ€" _ nearing completion and Phase II _ the system (Lakefront Utility â€" County Road 2 entry points into . rent fire halls are very small and _ Northumberland Today o w ' -