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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT
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GENERAL PURPOSE & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 5, 1987
T #: CD-61-87
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATIONS:
FILF #: 77.2.2.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE NAME
OF A ROAD - LANGSTAFF ROAD TO SHILOH ROAD
(ROAD ALLOWANCE BETWEEN LOTS 4 AND 5, CONCESSION 6,
FORMER TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE) __
It~it respectfully requested that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. That Clerk's Report CD-61-87 be received; and
2. That the name "Langstaff Road" as approved by By-law 86-112 be retained as the
name for the road allowance located between Lots 4 and 5, Concession 6, former
Township of Clarke; and
3. That h1rs. Wilma Martinell, R. R. #1, Newtonville, Ontario, LOA 1J0, be advised
of Council's decision.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
By letter received on Septenber 2nd 1987, Mrs. Wilma Martinell requested that Council
change the name of the road allowance, located between Lots 4 and 5, Concession 6,
former Township of Clarke, from "Langstaff Road" to "Shiloh Road." The basis for
the request was that Shiloh Church is located on this roadway and has served the
community as a church for more than 125 years. Mrs. Martinell also indicated, that
the name Shiloh has greater significance in the area than Langstaff.
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Langstaff Road was the name assigned to the subject road allowance in the inventory
of roads detailed in By-law 86-112 passed by Council on July 28th 1987. Members of
Committee will recall that the plans detailing the names proposed for the many
streets and roads in the municipality were circulated, posted and published in an
effort to reach and inform as many people as possible. The process spanned several
years, a number of reviews by Members of Council and the public and the posting of
plans and street names in strategic locations throughout the community. In every
case the public were requested to review the material and to comment upon the names
given to each road and street. Council has now established the directory of names
and passed a by-iaw giving effect to their action.
From time to time, Council will receive requests that a street be named so as to
identify its existence with a particular event, activity or family. This is most
appropriate and serious consideration ought to be given to such requests. In this
case, Mrs. Martinell has requested that the road be named to reflect the existence
of the Shiloh Church.; That is, that the name Langstaff be removed and Shiloh
substituted.
The level of concern with respect to this particular case has been limited to the
communication from Mrs. Martinell. We have not received any additional correspondence
with respect to the request from any other persons either supporting or opposing
the name change.
It is recommended that the name of the road not be changed at this time, and Mrs.
Martinell be advised of the decision and,as well, provided with the process by
which name changes are carried out.
For the information of Members of Committee, I would advise, that there is a specific,
fairly costly and time consuming process that must be followed in the event the
Committee determine that this road name change (or any other street/road name change)
is appropriate. Briefly the process is as follows;
The procedures applicable to the changing of the name of a highway (highway means a
common or public highway and includes a street...) are established within the Municipal
Act. Specifically, Section 210(105) of The Municipal Act provides as follows:
Subsection 105: "To provide for surveying, settling and marking the boundary lines
of highways and giving names to them or changing their names, and
for affixing the names at the corners thereof, on public or
private property."
(a) "A by-law changing the name of a highway has no effect until
a copy of it, certified under the hand of the Clerk and the
seal of the Corporation, has been registered in the proper
registry office."
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(b) "before passing a by-law for changing the name of a highway,
(i) notice of the proposed by-law shall be published at
least once a week for four successive weeks in a
newspaper having a general circulation in the
municipality, and
(ii) the Council shall hear any person who claims that he
will be adversely affected by the by-law and who
applies to be heard."
Having established the method by which the street name change can be accomplished,
it would be appropriate to:
(a) now establish the new name;
(b) have the proposed name checked against the Regional
Planning Department's list of reserved names; and if
acceptable;
(c) publish an advertisement in the local paper for four
successive weeks as required by the Municipal Act; and
(d) if no one objects, pass the by-law authorizing the change
of name; and
(e) have the Public Works Department order and install the new
street name signs, and advise all appropriate agencies of
the change.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for Presentation
to Committee
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~ Dear council Members: RECEIVED SEP - Z 1987 7 ~ ~' ~ ' ~~ ; ~~,
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~~', In July, I phoned Mayor Winter's office asking to 4 •, 4
have the name changed on our side road. Your decision ~ ~~,,',•'.
to ignore my request, hoping it would go away, leads me ,';`:_'.
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to believe I was much to polite. ~:'..
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~'~ This side road starts at Shilo church and runs _
north to the Ganaraska Forest. You have put the name
"langstaff' on the road sign beside Shilo Church. This
~~ is a country church that still serves the community and -~;.
~," has celebrated over 125 years in use. Since no one can ~ '•
' think of any other name but langstaff for this road - ~ ~,
' this is a written request that it be renamed "Shilo Road".
Every year there are persons looking for Shilo and this
. is not asking too much to have this road renamed for ,
'- Shilo Church.
It takes 75 to over a hundred years for a name to ,
• be established and used as directions, and some one
sitting behind a desk simply cannot wipe out this time ,
'' by putting up a new name.
I would like to suggest to Council, that they consider ~`.
placing separate name signs on all road allowances, In t'~ ~, ,'
' case of emergency most persons would remember a name sign .
~ and not a Concession Number. Under the present system,
local fire department ambulance and police may travel
several unnecessary miles to their destination.
' Durham Regional Police and Town of Newcastle employees
are unable to locate residents east of County Road No. 18 ~;~
by use of a Lot and Concession. At least with separate name
signs on all road allowances between Concessions, emergency
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personnel and government agencies would have no problem '
locating a particular property. l`:.
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name change of roads is the least that our elected officials •~ ;~`}:
can do for us. ~ ';;(
The name "Langstaff" is totally unacceptable for the ~ `
road allowance between Lots 4 and 5, Concession 6 of Clarke +', ~.
Township.
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In the event this written request does not supply ~ .f '
appropriate name changes, we are prepared to send a delegation ! ;
and a signed petition by area residents to meet with Council.
' I would appreciate receiving confirmation of the date and
' time of the next regular Council meeting, whereby this request ~. ,;~ "
will be considered by Council representatives. •~
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I look forward to hearing a favourable reply regarding:
• appropriate name changes for road allowances. ~ ~ : ; '.`r ~ •~
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Yours trluly ~~~~ii /
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Mrs Ray Martinell
Con. 6 Part Lot 4 ~ ,.
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. NEWTONVILLE, Ontario ~
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