HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-04-04 ReportReport No. 1
Mayor Rickard and Members of Council: -
The following is a report of the Community Services Committee Meeting held on
April 4, 1977:
1. Newcastle Recreation Advisory Committee
It was recommended that a Committee of 10 people representing various Cultural
and Recreational interests in the Municipality be appointed as a Newcastle
Recreation Advisory Committee and that the following be appointed, if they
will accept the appointment:
Sterling Mather Harvey Webster Ann Cowman
Ed Dwyer Bill Brunt Grant Herron
Jennifer Gray Joan Higginson Graham Dallas
Carol Reynolds
2. Library Board Budget
The Committee approved in principle, the 1977 total estimates in the Library
Board Budget and recommended to Council that they approve of the $3.10 per
capita grant from the Municipality, as outlined in the budget, this provides
an increase of 8%.
3. Monument - Bowmanville Cemetery
Mrs. Vanhaverbeke requested permission to have installed in the Bowmanville
Cemetery, a monument with a larger base than is permitted in the Cemetery By -
Law. The Secretary was asked to answer the letter and explain that this does
not comply with the existing by-law and it is regretted that the request
cannot be granted.
4. Increase in Cost of Plots - Bowmanville Cemetery
It was recommended that Schedule "A" to By-law 76-43, regarding Bowmanville
Cemetery, be amended to increase the cost of plots to reflect the maximum
percentage allowable on the date of the passing of the amendment.
5. Tent Circus - Newcastle Village
It was recommended to Council that permission be granted for a Tent Circus
in the Village of Newcastle on May 11, 1977.
6. Well Pump - Darlington Sports Centre
It was recommended to Council that the bill for $487.00 from Faulkner Well
Drilling for repairs to the pump in the well at the Darlington Sports Centre,
which was hit by lightning, be paid.
7. Heaters over seats in Bowmanvill.e Arena
It was recommended to Council that the heaters over the seats in the
Bowmanville Arena be disconnected and removed due to their ineffectiveness
and the cost of operation.
�. Community Recreation Centres Grant - Ne.vtonvill.c Hall
It was recommended to Council that they apply for a Community Recreation
Centres Grant on the proposed prr-ject of the Newtonville Hall Board to put
siding on the Hall at an approximate cost of $4,500.00
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred Gray, Chairman