Municipality of East Bolton - Council Meetings and Commitees

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 14, 2008

The mayor, 5 councillors and 7 citizens were present.

COMMITTEES: The council approved the new membership of the following committees:

LAND USE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jean-Guy Laprise
Élise Lacroix
Carolyn Bovi
Charles Laurin
James Eby
Royal Dupuis
Howard Kates

ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Joan Westland Eby
Ginette Breton
Pamela Galvin
Bruno Beauregard
Roger Gagné
Charles Laurin

HERITAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
Ginette Breton
Roger Gagné

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Ginette Breton
Roger Gagné
Charles Laurin

RECREATION and Val-de-Grâce Inter-Municipal Committee
Charles Laurin

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Roger Gagné
Bruno Beauregard
Charles Lauri

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEES, CITIZENS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. THE MEMBERS OF THE LANDUSE PLANNING COMMITTEE WERE NOMINATED AT THE JANUARY 14TH COUNCIL MEETING BY RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL. PLEASE CONTACT THE VARIOUS MEMBERS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOINING A COMMITTEE, AND FOR ITS GOALS AND FUNCTIONS.

PRINCIPAL RESOLUTIONS
The council renewed the culture and education program, which reimburses half of the fees citizens pay when they register for activities that are not offered on municipal territory.
Tax bills will be mailed on February 1st, 2008. The first instalment is due on March 1st, the second is due June 1st, and the third is due September 8th, 2008.
The council agreed to extend the agreement to provide adapted transportation service to persons coming from within the municipality, and to the service outlets located outside its territory.

QUESTIONS
One citizen again offered suggestions on ways to dispose of recyclable materials; one citizen is concerned about the accumulation of ice on the roof of the Town Hall, which he feels is a risk to citizens. The council took note of their concerns. One citizen brought up the issue of the high-speed internet, which is not available on municipal territory. The mayor remarked that, so far, service providers have tried to charge the municipality for the cost of installing the service. The council is not in favour of the municipality subsidizing the installation of the service, since it is a matter between a private company and its customers.

The next sitting of council will be at the Townhall in Bolton Centre on Monday February 4th, 2008 (exceptionnally) starting at 7PM.

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