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4 stouffville suntribune thursday may 172007 town of whitchurchstouffville u eiestule c lo s e to t h e c ity tovn omce 905401909058952423 meselhvi 9057278954igr 18882900337 wwtowiioficom leboyic leisure centre 9052plvy7529 public library 905642read7323 sb3be class environmental assessment for the new operations centre for the town of whitchurchstouffville the town of whitchurchstouffville is commencing a review of the heed justification and location for a new operations centre to serve the residents of the municipality this study is being conducted in accordance with the municipal class environmental assessment process which is an approved process under the environmental assessment act it is anticipated that the existing operations centre located at 5827 main street in stouffville will not adequately meet the needs of the town which continues to experience rapid growth the facility is required by the town for personnel needs as well- as vehicle and equipment storage for various municipal func tions including roads water and wastewater and parks and leisure services as part of the study exercise a complete inventory of current environmental conditions will be collected to identify and eval uate alternative solutions this evaluation will consider not only the natural environment but also socioeconomic impacts and technical feasibility together with pro posed measures to mitigate impacts public consultation is an important element of this project public information centres will be held later this summer to provide background information on the study and the various alternatives considered as well as a comparative analysis of the alternatives upon completion- of the study an environmental study report esr describ ing the project will be prepared and made available for public review for a period of 30 calendar days notification of the dale time and location of the filing of the esr will be made through newspaper notices and letters mailed to interested parties comments and information regarding this project will be col lected to assist the town in meeting the requirements of the environmental assessment act with the exception of personal information all comments received will become part of the pub lic record if you would like to be included on the mailing list or wish to obtain more information about the project please contact paul whitehouse director public works town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive stouffville on l4a 7x5 phone 9056401900 fax 9056407957 paulwhitehousetownofwscom troy bauman project manager genivar 4lh floor 60 harbour street toronto on m5j 1b7 phone 4169779666 fax4169779662 troybaumangenivarcom your comments are welcome and important to the town thank you for participatingin this study l council highlights new meeting schedule councils new meeting schedule is now in place and applies to meetings of council in committee cic council and public hearing meetings cic will be held the first tuesday of each month 7 pm council meetings will be held the third tuesday of each month 3 pm public hearing meetings will be held the third tuesday of each month 7 pm as required following council meetings cic council and public hearing meetings are held in the council chamber 4th floor 37 sandiford drive stouffville as a result of this new meeting schedule council highlights will onry appear on this page monthly division fence bylaw council approved a new process for resolving disputes related to the placement of fences on neighbouring properties in the form of a division fence bylaw previously the town appointed fence viewers to assess and determine the location type and cost arrangements of shared fences where conflicts existed the division fence bylaw is administered by the individuals involved in the fence dispute a copy of the division fence by law is available online at wwwtownofwscom or at the clerks department tender sealed tenders in the envelope provided clearly marked as to the contents will be received by the clerks department until 300 pm local time on wednesday june 13th 2007 for the fol lowing contract tender documents will be available for pickup at the clerks department on may 22nd 2007 mccowan road rehabilitation tender wst0718 the work consists of the supply of all labour equipment and materials for the rehabilitation of mccowan road the project consists of two 2 sections part a mccowan road from aurora road to st johns sideroad part b mccowan road from 200 m south to cherry street to vivian road generally the rehabilitation consists of pulverizing the existing road structure placement of aggregate stabilization of the road base using expanded foam asphalt and resurfacing using hot mix asphalt a 2500 nonrefundable cheque payable to the town of whitchurchstouffville is required per set of tender documents for this contract for additional information please contact mr randy pickle p eng of tottcn simms hubicki associates at 9056689363 victoria day fireworks monday may 21 dusk at vandorf park woodbine north of blooniington no personal fii er permitting please call 9056401910 x 323 may 21st after 1 pni for c plibticotices town of whttchurchstouffville municipal offices will be closed monday may 21st public worksleisure services emergencies 18009979377 animal control 18008988606 fire emergency response 91 1 date sat may 19 sunmay 20 mon may 21 leisure centre library 8am 5pm 8am 5pm closed 10am 5 pm 12pm- 5 pm closed museum 10am 5pm 10am 5pm closed biene3ttcemest notice to property owners to destroy weeds please be advised that in accordance with the weed control act noxious weeds or weed seeds are required to be destroyed by june 1 5 and as required throughout spring and summer in addi tion please note that the towns weed inspector may destroy any noxious weedsweed seeds as required the cost of which may be applied to the owners property tax although dandelions burdock and goldenrod are not considered noxious weeds in the town the cooperation of all residents to eliminate these nuisance weeds is appreciated for further information contact keith saunders senior bylaw officer 9056401910 ext 254 wcoivimgevemts free family fun lebovic centre friday may 25 600 915 pm the whitchurchstouffville public library and the leisure services department 600845 games puzzles with multiverse 630730 family nordic walking 635800 family swim 7 1 5905 movie bridge to terabithia pg interested in a civil marriage for further information contact colleen clarke 9056401910 or 9058955299 ext 225 effillffl starting in september the town will introduce a new waste man agement program with a goal of substantially reducing the total amount of waste diverted to landfill to achieve this a new waste collection schedule will be implemented collection limit garbage v- every other week three bags weekly no limit weekly no limit yard waste as scheduled no limit large article as scheduled to be determined green bin items include household organics such as food scraps soiled paper products and shredded paper keep an eye on green corner to learn more about how the new waste man agement program and ways of helping to reduce waste visit wwwtownofwscom to view the current waste collection schedule v v vf s w