Deborah Powell
BRISTOL – Bristol Municipal Council held its monthly meeting
on December 1, 2014. Under ‘Correspondence and Motions’, Petro Pontiac, submitted the lowest bid for supplying clear diesel, gasoline and stove and furnace oil and won the
contract. A motion was passed to
give Bristol’s Fire Chief the go
Deborah Powell
BRISTOL – Bristol Municipal Council held its monthly meeting
on December 1, 2014. Under ‘Correspondence and Motions’, Petro Pontiac, submitted the lowest bid for supplying clear diesel, gasoline and stove and furnace oil and won the
contract. A motion was passed to
give Bristol’s Fire Chief the go
ahead to negotiate the inter-municipal
agreement for fire services with the municipality of Pontiac; the agreement will come back to council for approval. A motion to have a streetlight installed at the corner of Wharf Road and Highway 148 was also approved.
Under the ‘Received Section’ of the agenda, items included the "Median Portion and Comparative Factor of the Assessment Role"; this, the mayor explained, is what taxes are based on with the reassessment of the tax roll every three years. Also received was an offer from the
company Multi-Routes for calcium for dust control. Council agreed to accept their offer, which was less than what was charged the previous year; tender is not required if the service costs less than $25,000. Keysha Tubman sent a letter to council thanking them for awarding her the Louis Walsh Memorial Bursary. A motion of
support was given to Groupement Forestier du Pontiac which is seeking special status for the region of the Pontiac regarding forestry related work. An offer was accepted from WSP engineering to make a plan for municipal roadwork, required to be eligible for the gas tax rebate program. In order of priority, Aylmer Road, Cemetery Road and Ragged Chutes are the roads slated for improvement.
Philip Holmes reported from the Elections Committee that a list of questions was being prepared to send to Elections Quebec.
‘Questions Under Study or Unfinished Business’ included an announcement that agreement had been reached for the granting of minor variances on two of the Pearlcrest houses in Norway Bay; council passed a motion of acceptance. Another motion was passed to have the lawyers continue the process for spot zoning for the third property. Once agreed upon, the spot zoning will require public involvement
before approval.
Regarding the lack of a long
promised free internet connection at the pier, Picanoc acknowledged that there was an equipment problem and they were working on it.
Trapping was once again an issue as Councillor Debbie Kilgour reported she had a call from an irate ratepayer regarding a trap placed on her
property without permission. A bylaw was passed last year regarding
trapping, but it does not appear to be effective because trappers are not coming to the municipal office to
register, as required. A motion was passed to send a letter to the offending trapper. Council also considered
better publicizing the bylaw.
