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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-09-23Report No. 5 Mayor Rickard and Members of Council: Re: Appointment Chief Building Inspector It is with great pleasure and satisfaction I read the recommendation of Committee of the Whole to appoint Mr, Howard Wight to the position of Chief Building Inspector as of January 1, 1976, In working with Mr. Wight for the last 21 months, I have found him to be a very serious and conscientious member of the staff. He is well versed in every phase of the building code and the four zoning by-laws now in force, has an excellent approach to the public and good working relations with all Town staff members. Your choice has been a wise one. I would also draw to your attention that Mr. Dave Zachanowich who will likely be Mr. Wight's assistant has shown excellent progress since joining the staff. He does his duties as a seasoned veteran and carries out all duties assigned to him without argument or question. We have attempted to keep him busy in all parts of the operation with which he is now totally familiar, September 23, 1 9 7 5 Respectfully Submitted Chas, L. Warren Chief Building Inspector TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: M E M O R A N D U M MAYOR G.B. RICKARD and Members of Council Chas. L. Warren, Chief Building Inspector Appointment Chief Building Inspector September 23, 1975. It is with great pleasure and satisfac- tion I read the recommendation of Comm- ittee of the Whole to appoint Mr. Howard Wight to the position of Chief Building Inspector as of January 17 1976. In working with Mr. Wight for the last 21 months, I have found him to be a very serious and conscientious member of the staff. He is well versed in every phase of the building code and the four zoning by-laws now in forces has an excellent approach to the public and good working relations with all Town staff members. Your choice has been a wise one. I would also draw to your attention that Mr. Dave Zachanowich who will likely be Mr. Wight's assistant has shown excellent progress since joining the staff. He does his duties as a seasoned veteran and carries out all duties assigned to him without argument or question. We have attempted to keep him busy in all parts of the operation with which he is now totally familiar. a 19(5 � 435r� Pd 6� MVNCA5711 M E M 0 R A N D UM TO: Chairman and Members of Committee of the Whole FROM: Chas. L. Warren, Chief Building Inspector SUBJECT: Future Building in Town of Newcastle DATE: September 231 1975• In taking a general survey of existing sub- divisions within the Town of Newcastle we find there are not a great number of lots left vacant for future building. Aside from a little infilling in the old. Town of Bowmanville and what available ten acre parcels are scattered throughout the rural areas, we have approximately 197 ser- viced lots left in registered subdivisions along with a few Townhouses. There is no development of new subdivisions underway at present that will be of any help in the immediate future. We are the first to agree that we need balanced development if at all possible, that is industrial and commercial along with residential but we also feel that we should not curtail building completely even if we get mostly residential. The building boom in the Town of Newcastle is coming to a definite slow down unless serviced lots are available immediately. Planning for future organized development of the community is good and possibly a definite must. But we must also consider very ser- iously the present needs of not only the com- munity but the pressing and immediate needs of our people. I0 F 2 Everyone tells us that there is a serious shortage of houses. In our area we cannot wholly agree with this; but, we would ven- ture to say that generally there is a shortage of dwellings that the average wage earner can afford to buy. It is quite apparent that by the time the developer completes a subdivision and offers the serviced lot for sale, the cost is such that it becomes the major cost of the new home however cheaply it is built. Very serious thought should be given to new or enlarged disposal system for expansion of sewers to facilitate new subdivisions in the immediate future. We do not have an answer to the problem and can offer no suggestions that would be of any help but we do feel that everyone concerned should be made aware of the fact that we are without a doubt facing a definite slow down in construction because of the lack of ser- viced lots or even unserviced lots.