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Home My WebLink AboutWD-01-99 r' . THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Meeting: REPORT GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File If""\ Ci.o . GE Date: JANUARY 18, 1999 Res.II(?P!'+-40.9,/ Report No.: WD-01-99 By-Law # Subject: REQUEST FOR SNOW PLOUGHING SERVICE FOR CANADIAN PACIFICRAILWAYLANEWAY VICTORIA STEPHENSON, 10291 OLD SCUGOG ROAD Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-O 1-99 be received; 2. THAT the request for snow ploughing service on the 1aneway owned by Canadian Pacific Railway serving the property at 10291 Old Scugog Road, be denied; and 3. THAT Victoria Stephenson be advised of Council's decision. REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No.1: Key Map No.2: St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway - Bill Summary to Mr. and Mrs. C. Stephenson No.3: Legal Opinion 1101 REPORT NO.: REPORT WD-01-99 PAGE 2 2.0 BACKGROUND Council, at its meeting of December 14, 1998, passed Resolution #C-921-98, as follows: ''TIIAT the delegation of Victoria Stephenson be received and referred to the Director of Public Works for review and preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee." Victoria Stephenson, in her delegation to Council, requested that snow ploughing services be reinstated on the laneway serving her residence at 10291 Old Scugog Road. 2.1 Ownership of the Subject Laneway Ownership of the subject laneway is vested with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The adjacent landowners, Mr. and Mrs. C. Stephenson, pay an annual fee of $100.00 for use of this laneway to access their property (See Attachment No.2). There are two properties that gain access from this laneway. 2.2 Legal Opinion In 1979, a legal opinion was obtained from Mr. David J. D. Sims, Solicitor for the Town of Newcastle, in response to a similar request from the owners of the property at that time, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davidson (See Attachment No.3). Mr. Sims stated his opinion, as follows: "It is my view that the responsibility to maintain the roadway does not lie with the Town of Newcastle. The duty to maintain and replace is a matter to be resolved between Canadian Pacific Limited and the owners of the two properties in question. There is no duty or responsibility on the Municipality to repair, let alone any right to be on the roadway in question." 1102 " . REPORT NO.: REPORT WD-01-99 PAGE 3 2.3 Elliott Street - Road Allowance Mrs. Stephenson referred to "another road" in her presentation and accompanying diagram. There is no alternative access by way of a public road to the Stephenson property (See Attachment No. I). The road allowance shown as Elliott Avenue is not adjacent to the Stephenson property. 3.0 CONCLUSION The subject laneway is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway and the Stephenson's pay a prescribed fee for use of the laneway to access their property. Legally, the Municipality has no right or responsibility to maintain the laneway. It is therefore recommended that the request to maintain the laneway be denied. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, ~~ Stephen A. Vokes, P. Eng., Director of Public Works o r~~ U l-L-- Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer JCO*SA V*ce 08/01/99 Pc: Victoria and Calvin Stephenson 10291 Old Scugog Road R.R. #2 Blackstock, ON LOB lBO 11 u 3 \ \ \ r \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ \ \ ;0 \ I _____________--------\ I \ \ ':~--- \ \,--_~/--i \:::: :: \ \ \ \ \ <,> \ \ \ \ \ _/- ....: David S~~;$: \ \ \ \ \~----/ :::. ...::l~()~..OIJjSc\Jgog Road I \ I -----I \ ',' \ \ \_ ----- \ \ //-// :: ~ H. 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[ REl'ORT we-o,... ATTACHMENT NO.1 1999 i L;!.~ _II ~ iu4 -...-;~ // / Y 1 , ~ ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RAILWAY - BILL SUMMARV STEPHENSON MR & MRS C C/O R.R. #2 j 10291 OLD SCUGOG ROAD ,,1 BLACKSTOCK- ~ .LOB1BO., . ..~~..-g"'~..."."'-""-" :~ ,,-,,~: "~~'{:--"~~~:,'~:~ PERIOD COVERED: SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 TO AUGUST TO BILL FOR AGREEMENT TYPE: ROAO XING ON ,..:.:>;.. REGISTRATION N: R141562256 (STLH) ~lrEt~~~f~~..+- -' ". '-~-". "y..., 31, 1999. PLEASE NOTE REMIT TO ADDRESS & AD~UST RECORDS IF REQUIRED. BILL DATE BILL NUMBER: CUSTOMER ID: BILL TYPE TOTAL AMOUNT GST AT: 7.00 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE MAKE YOUR CHEQUE PAYABLE TO ST. LAWRENCE & HUDSON RAILWAY, AND REMIT TO P.O. BOX 2078, STATION B, MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3B 4H4 INQUIRIES TO: MANAGER NON-FREIGHT BILLING AND RECEIVABLES, SUITE 1100, 200 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER B.C. V6C 2R3 TEL 604-643-3357 FAX 604-643-3473 PAYMENT IS NOW DUE CUSTOMER'S COPY IV] .","""."":~' PAGE: AUGUST 17, 1998 Z25318 07671-001 GST,PR,E,SLH $ % $ 100.00 7.00 --------~-- $. ( 10)00 .~ /ql{ -, ,J lL ~J- C'~ ATTACHMENT NO.: 2 REPORT NO.: WD-Ol-99 , . ., Sims Morton McInerney & Brady ~' O>1="'W..' ..' ID).'U r:: f"~ .~- ".-t. ',-' ": ~.~~~a', It. SEP 18 1979 BUILDING DePARTMENT TOWN OF NFl/CASTLE D.j.D. SIMS. Q.c. R.P. MORTON M.C. MciNERNEY j.F. BRADY W.M. BURCH BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS I I September 14, 1979 Mr. J. Ferguson, C.E.T., Deputy, Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Hampton, Ontario. LOB lJO Dear Mr. Ferguson: RE: Maintenance Road - Burketon Station Town of Newcastle Thank you for your letter of September 10th, 1979. I have reviewed your letter and the en- closures contained therein. I also confirm our tele- phone conversation of September 12th, 1979, in which you advised me that the Town of Newcastle effected certain maintenance on the roadway in 1978. Other than this minimal amount of maintenance work no other work has been done on the roadway. It is my view that the responsibility to maintain the roadway does not lie with the Town of Newcastle. The duty to maintain and replace is a matter to be resolved between Canadian Pacific Limited and the owners of the two properties in question. There is no duty or responsibility on the Municipality to repair let alone any right to be on the roadway in question. I trust that this answers your questions. If you have any questions please do ot hesitate to contact me. DJDS:mrs ,. 1'00 ATTACHMENT NO.: 3 REPORT NO.: WD-Ol- 117 KING STREET. WHITBY. ONTARIO UN 4Z1 BOX: 358 TELEPHONE: 668.7704