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MEETING: THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE:
REPORT #: WD-18-87 FILE #:
SUB,JECT: BUDGET REVIEW - AGRICULTURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended:
That this report be received for information.
Resolution GPA-1167-86 of the General Purpose and Administration Committee
Meeting of December 15, 1986, supported the idea of carrying out
improvements to Agricultural Roads and directed staff to present some
dollars in the 1987 Budget proposal for Council ' s consideration.
A total figure of $60,000 ($30,000.00 in Division 1 and $30,000.00 in
Division 3) is included in the 1987 Budget proposal . The budget figure was
set at $60,000.00 to address the majority of the improvements required to
upgrade the agricultural roads to a reasonable level .
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The main concern being received about agricultural roads is that the tree
limbs and brush are encroaching to the point that the modern equipment
cannot travel the roads without being scraped. The funds proposed are
intended to brush those areas which have been drawn to our attention in
recent years.
The estimate of $30,000.00 per division for upgrading agricultural roads is
broken down as follows:
Brushing (highest priority) $10,000.00
Spot drainage improvements $ 5,000.00
Grading $ 5,000.00
Gravel $10,000.00
TOTAL $30,000.00
A comprehensive survey and engineered cost estimating was not possible due
to time and weather considerations, however, the proposed budget was arrived
at through discussions with staff and our estimate of material and labour
required.
A review of the accessibility of agricultural roads late in 1987 will be
carried out to establish appropriate funding to be included in the 1988
Budget.
Resolution GPA-79-87 requested staff to review the possibility of funding
agricultural road improvements with Industrial Development Reserve funds.
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Attached is a copy of By-law 81-187, being a by-law to establish a Reserve
Fund for the Promotion and Development of " Industrial Lands" acquired before
December 31 , 1973.
In the first paragraph, it would appear evident that the intention was that
the funds in this reserve fund would be used to promote the development of
"Municipality" owned " Industrial" lands. This would then suggest that the
use of these funds would not appropriately be used to fund improvements to
"privately" owned agricultural lands unless it were done under the wide open
interpretation of Section 3.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for consideration
of the Committee,
Gordon J. Ough, P. Eng. , Lawrence. Kotseff,
Director of Public Works. Chief Administrative Officer.
GJO:jco
February 19, 1987.
Attachment
. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW No. 81-187
being a by-law to establish a Reserve Fund for the
Promotion and Development of "Industrial Lands"
acquired before December 31, 1973
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle
considers it desirable to establish a reserve for the purpose of
providing funds for the Promotion and Development of Municipally
owned "Industrial" lands;
AND WHEREAS Section 308 (1) of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, as
amended, provides, that "every Municipality and every board,
commission, body or local authority established or exercising any
power or authority with respect to municipal affairs under any
general or special Act in an unorganized township or unsurveyed
territory may in each year provide in the estimates for the
establishment or maintenance of a Reserve Fund for any purpose for
which it has authority to spend funds:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS ENACTED AS A BY-LAW OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Treasurer is authorized to establish a
reserve fund entitled Reserve Fund for Industrial
Promotion.
2 . That the Council may b resolution
y y passed by a majority
of members present direct the use of the funds for
specific projects relating to sale, promotion or
development of industrial lands presently held within
the Town.
3. That Council may by By-Law direct the use of the funds
for any other purpose for which it has the authority
to spend monies.
BY-LAW READ a first and second time this 30th day of November 1981
BY-LAW READ a third and final time this 30th day of November 1981
Garnet B. Rickard `�
Mayor
David W. Oakes
Clerk