County Committee of the Whole, September 22: evacuation plan and $212.21 fire write-off go to Council

Decided

• Evacuation plan recommended to Council. The committee recommends that Municipal Council approve the revised Community Evacuation Plan as presented, after errors raised in the committee's September 8 review were corrected. [p. 2] Holding training sessions at community centres was discussed. [p. 2]
• $212.21 fire write-off recommended: the committee recommends writing off $212.21 in taxes for a mini home that was destroyed by fire. [p. 2]

Sent back to staff

• Fire damage cleanup: A question was asked about whether the municipality could compel the owner to clean up the fire damage. Staff said they would follow up regarding options. [p. 2]

Also on the agenda

• Reports from inter-municipal boards, committees and commissions: the Eastern District Planning Commission discussed the Coastal Protection Planning Project at its September 10 meeting [p. 2]; the RK MacDonald Nursing Home's new building project is on budget and on schedule, and County representative Fran Haley was recognized for her work on that board [p. 2]; Helping Healthcare in Antigonish was told the County would sign on for another 3-year term, and the group is looking at moving its theatre night to the spring [p. 3]; and the Antigonish Community Transit Society's new route report is going to the Joint Council meeting [p. 3].
• The Antigonish Heritage Museum Board, Antigonish Arena Association, Eastern Regional Solid Waste Management, Pictou Antigonish Regional Library, Antigonish Affordable Housing Society, Antigonish County Adult Learners Association and Antigonish Regional EMO had nothing to report. [pp. 2-3]

Read the draft minutes as posted by the Municipality of the County of Antigonish

The Reel's archived copy of this document

Sources

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