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4 stouffville suntribune thursday nov 8 2007 town of whitchurchstouffville sountty eifestfle close to the city town office 9056404900 or 9058952423 lebow leisure centre 905642iy7529 i 905642jread7323 mas 0emin accessibility advisory committee the accessibility advisory committee presented council with a summary of its activities over the past year as well as goals planned for 2008 a key focus for the committee over the past year has been helping businesses to be more accommodating for persons with disabilities the committee recently completed a pamphlet to help businesses improve their accessibility in addition the committee requested that council consider funding in the 2008 budget to help businesses in the downtown area become more accessible fire protection agreement with the township of uxbridge a revised fire protection agreement between the town of whitchurchstouffville and the township of uxbridge was authorized by council intended to better reflect the scope nature and current cost of fire service operations the total estimated annual retainer and fees will be reflected in the towns 2008 budget for several decades whitchurchstouffville has provided fire protection services to residents of the community of goodwood and surrounding area within the township of uxbridge charity donation in lieu of overnight parking fine payment from december 1 through 10 2007 the town will allow recipients of overnight parking fines to make a donation in the form of a childrens toy nonperishable food or clothing in lieu of their parking fine at the end of this period the town will donate the toys food and clothing collected to the lions club of whitchurch- stouffville or other local charities during the months of december through march no parking is permitted on town roads between 2 am and 5 am to allow for snow removal vehicles parked on roads during this time will be issued a parking infraction notice and fined 3500 community lead testing program council- received a report outlining how thetown will comply with ministry of the environments lead testing program require ments for drinking water the program is intended to protect residents from lead exposure in the towns drinking water as required by regulation samples will be taken twice a year from private residences and the distribution system in the communities of stouffville and in ballantrae musselmans lake areas notice to property owners and regulated corrective actions will be undertaken as required a copy of the report is available online at wwwtownofwscomagendasasp by clicking on november 6 2007 addendum agenda january council meetings january 15 2008 300 pm council in committee followed by council regular january 29 2008 9 am council in committee and council budget review public notice a black neutered male pot bellied pig was secured by the towns poundkeeper on october 21 at mccowan and aurora road if you suspect you are the owner of the pig please contact keith saunders at 9056401910 ext 254 or keithsaunderstownofwscom by tuesday november 1 3 hjbmc notices notice of development charges bylaw amendment at the council in committee meeting scheduled for tuesday december 4 2007 at 7 pm the council of the town of whitchurchstouffville will discuss present and obtain public input on the towns proposed update to the development charges bylaw and underlying background study pursuant to section 12 of the development charges act all interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and may make representation to the proposed bylaw any comments questions andor inquiries can be forwarded to marc j pourvahidi director of finance treasurer 9056401910 ext 245 or email marcpourvahiditownofwscom water distribution flushing program communities of ballantrae musselmans lake the public works department reminds residents that it routinely conducts watermain flushing operations of the ballantrae musselmans lake municipal water distribution system the next flushing of the system is scheduled to resume on monday october 29 2007 the work takes place between the hours of 900 am and 330 pm and is generally repeated every four 4 weeks this flushing is necessary to simulate normal operation of the system community of stouffville the public works department will be conducting a watermain flushing program throughout the community of stouffville commencing monday october 29 2007 this work will be conducted between the hours of 900 am and 330 pm and is expected to last until approximately friday november 19 2007 during the flushing operation discolouration of the water may occur and because of this we ask for your assistance by restricting the use of water to a minimum while the work is being conducted should discolouration of the water occur let water run until it clears questions and concerns regarding this operation should be directed to the public works department we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause state of musselmans lake sub- watershed report stewardship plan in partnership with the town the lake simcoe region conservation authority lsrca has initiated a study to develop a state of musselmans lake sub- watershed report smlr to encourage a communitybased planning approach to musselmans lake the smlr will identify the present condition of musselmans lake and its surrounding drainage along with the landuse water recreation and resource management issues that need to be addressed based on the smlr a stewardship plan will be developed to improve the quality of musselmans lake a series of workshops are being held to gain input from community members on potential issues and suggested solutions the first of which was held on august 23 2007 second public information meeting november 14 2007 700 pm to 900 pm ballantrae community centre 5592 aurora road for details on the smlr stewardship plan and public information meetings contact christa sharp lsrca 9058951281 ext 225 or visit the following websites wwwlsrcaonca or wwwfrenchplanningcom mmm mmim- rupert park improvement project public input session and forum the town is seeking community input into the evaluation of current park facilities at rupert park and the options available to improve the park for the benefit of all residents staff will host the discussion with the public to assess the expectations of the community with respect to exist ing and new facilities at rupert park identify and where possible rank priorities in terms of park and facility requirements monday november 12 2007 700 900 pm council chamber 4th floor 37 sandiford drive for more information please contact rob raycroft manager parks and facilities at 9056401910 ext 290 or email robraycrofttownofwscom notice of public meeting class environmental assessment study for a new operations centre the town of whitchurchstouffville is undertaking a class environmental assessment study for a new operations centre this study is being conducted as a schedule c project in accordance with the municipal class environmental assessment process which is an approved process under the environmental assessment act three public meetings have been held to date to evaluate alternatives and identify the recommended site for the new operations centre the detailed assessment of the alternative site locations is complete and the choice of the preferred site has been confirmed as part lots 4 and 5 concession 7 site 2 located on the south side of bethesda road between mccowan road and highway 48 the town has scheduled an additional public meeting to discuss the comments and concerns received to date and how they will be addressed monday november 19 2007 700 pm to 900 pm council chamber 4th floor 37 sandiford drive a brief presentation will take place at 700 pm followed by a question and answer period information pertaining to this meeting will be available at the town office or the towns website wwwtownofwscom after monday november 12 2007 for further information or if you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to provide us with your comments please contact troy bauman 9056401900x311 fax 9056407957 troybaumangenivarcom paula neto 9056684021x2346 fax 9056680221 pnetotshca business retention expansion business briefing the whitchurchstouffville business community is invited to the bre business briefing release of the final report tuesday november 13 2007 5pm- 7pm town council chambers for further information or to rsvp please contact chris paule 9056401910 ext 223 or email chrispauletownofwscom request for proposal environmental consultant services wsrfp0744 for further details please refer to our website at wwwtownofwscombidsasp remembrance day sunday november 11zq07 1100 am residents are invitedto observe zninutes of silence in nieniorv of our veterans library museum programs for upcoming events and programs visit wwwwhitchurchiibraryonca for the library and uwwtown6fwscomtownmuseumeventsasp for the museum