HIGHLIGHTS
JULY 4^th, 2011 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

The Mayor, four Councillors and six citizens were present.

Administration

• Confirmed to Katimavik that we have a responsible civic insurance for the amount of at least $1,000,000;
  
• Nominated Mr. Jonathan Prest as deputy mayor and substitute for the MRC Memphremagog council meetings;
  
• Received a formal request for information from the Canada Revenue Agency and authorized payment for this request.
  

Environment / Land Use Planning

• Granted $1,500 to the Lac Trousers Association, as part of the subsidized budget;
  
• Authorized councilors Gagné and Prest to participate in the Quebec Towns and Villages Health Seminar, on September 15th and 16th, 2011;
  
• Supported Cogesaf and the Quebec of Watersheds Coalition with their requests;
  
• Adopted rule number 241 regarding the agreements related to municipal work;
  
• Requested from the Jacques Blanchard Study (cadastral reform) to provide a cost to delineate municipal roads.
  

Infrastructure

• Approved the closure of spring road work’s programming: amount spent: $114,562.49 versus budgeted: $124,719.13;
  
• Approved the summer road work’s programming: budgeted amount: $84,966.50;
  
• Approved $18,000 for emergency road work on Baker Pond Road.
  

Mayor's Report

• Entre Cîmes et Racines: Proposal to Lac Long and Simard Road Associations;
  
• Eastern Townships Paths: Acceptance of our November 2010 requests;
  
• Mayors meeting from the western sector: Bell tower on Mount Gauvin at St-Étienne: cellular telephone project;
  
• Subsidy to deputy Mr. Pierre Paradis: $15,000 (vs. $10,000 in 2010);
  
• Fiscal Committee: Resumption of work July 20th;
  
• Regulation respecting pits and quarries: follow-up;
  
• QTM: Pavement on route 245 from July 4th to 31st;
  
• Bolton-est High Speed Internet Update: Future meeting with the Mamrot deputy minister, July 11th in Quebec City;
  
• Municipal "Lac à l’Èpaule" : Report summary of the meeting held on June 14th at the Spa des Chutes;
  
• Heritage Buildings Association: Meeting with Mr. Baylor and Mrs. Ryan on the proposed citation scheduled for Fall.
  

MRC Report

• Internet Committee: deposit of a tower’s study in the MRC;
  
• Orford File update;
  
• Municipality climate: our municipality’s participation;
  
• Rural pact: $7,420 subsidy to Bolton-est to hire a telecommunications consultant.
  

Two question periods:

Questions and comments were addressed to council regarding the following topics. This list is not necessarily limited to:

Organizations Support Policy:

• Mrs. Francine Grenier and Mrs. Claudette Rodrigue requested clarification concerning the municipality’s policies;
  
• Mr. Leprise said that the rules are similar for all associations and that the Lac Nick Association carried out fund raisers to fill some specific needs.
  

Waste Management:

• Mr. Jean-Guy Laprise requested that garbage collection be done every week for the months of June, July and August;
  
• Mrs. Grenier said that vacationers do not recycle;
  
• Mr.Gaudreau said that the municipality should provide containers for its citizens.
  

Fire Services:

• The Mayor gave an update regarding the fire that occurred at 15 chemin lac Nick.

High Speed Internet

• Mrs. Rodrigue said that WiMax does not reach Lac Trousers;
• Mr. Limage requested some clarifications regarding the hiring of a telecommunications consultant.

Note: “Minutes of the municipal council sitting are available after their adoption at the following sitting. In the event of a disparity between the minutes and these highlights (web site and Insight), the minutes will prevail.”

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