聽 聽 聽Although no date is set, Regens Disposal has proposed changing the Town of Carlyle's current recycling program to a single-bin system for recycled materials. When the program is launched, this would mean that all recyclable materials would be put into a single bin by homeowners. Garbage pick-up would remain the same, but with the new proposal by Regens, recycling pickups would occur every two weeks, or 26 pickups per year. Council agreed that when implemented, this would result in an increase that would translate to a $1.50 monthly increase which would be added to household utliliy bills.
聽聽聽聽 John Brownlee was sworn in as the newest member of Carlyle's town council during the council's first meeting of 2015, held on January 7. Brownlee was accepted to council by acclamation, and will represent the Town of Carlyle on the Donor's Choice, Red Coat Mutual Aid, Green Clean, Sanitation, and 麻豆视频east Transportation Committees.
聽聽聽聽 After their newest member was sworn in, council's agenda kicked off with a discussion about icy areas, specifically the corner of 8th Street and Railway Avenue, the corner of Main Street and Hwy 13, and the aprons on Hwys 9 and 13 on the east side of the town. Although these areas are the responsibility of the Department of Highways, crews from the Town of Carlyle currently sand these areas, if the Department of Highways cannot get to them quickly enough. Council discussed ways to ensure these areas remain cleared, sanded, and safe for motorists.
聽聽聽聽 Council also discussed the need for an inspection of the bridge located near OneChurch. The town is actively seeking an engineer to perform the inspection, and will report to council when one is found.
聽聽聽聽 Mayor Wayne Orsted praised the work of the Town of Carlyle's outside workers for their snow-clearing efforts on the frigid weekend of January 2-4, calling their efforts, 鈥淰ery impressive.鈥�
聽聽聽聽 Staff Sgt. Tom VanderZwan of the Carlyle RCMP detachment gave the RCMP's quarterly report to council, stating that from Oct.-Dec. 2014, members had 104 calls to service within the Town of Carlyle and performed 144 extra patrols, including issuing 33 tickets and reporting 29 Criminal Code offences.
聽聽聽聽 Carlyle Town Council is working with Carlyle Fire and Rescue to outline the fire department's responsibilities and legal liabilities. Councillors agreed that the first step in this process should be contacting SUMA, to find out if anything similar is in place at the municipal level, that could be used as a starting point.
聽聽聽聽 Bylaw 2014-14 was passed, as an amendment to zoning Bylaw 2010-6, Section 5 Residential District (R2). These bylaws deal specifically with acreages. A clause to existing zoning regulations聽 now restricts animal ownership to two large animals (horses or cattle) on a site of at least two hectares (five acres). Four large animals are permitted on a site of at least four hectares (10 acres) and for each additional 1.2 hectares (three acres), one additional large animal will be permitted. All other animals shall be limited to domestic pets of the residents of the site, but in no case shall contravene the Town's Animal Control Bylaw. Council also retained the option of rescinding this clause of the bylaw with 60 days notice to a property owner to remove any or all animals.
聽聽聽聽 Council is currently evaluating a request by Lorri Matthewson to rent space in the civic building for business purposes.
聽聽聽聽 Currently council is also working with the Dickens Village Committee to beautify the space between the Town Office and the Capstone Restaurant and Lounge.
聽聽聽聽 Council congratulated Jenn Sedor on her appointment to Carlyle's Homespun Committee.
聽聽聽聽 Town administrator Hugette Lutz, as well as Mayor Wayne Orsted and aldermen Dean Hoffman, Brian Romaniuk, and Martin Tourand, will attend the upcoming SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assocation) Convention, held February 1-4 in Saskatoon.
聽聽聽聽 Council is currently in the process of completing the town's financial year-end, but this process is not complete, as paperwork from 2014 is still coming in. However, it was stated that the town is slowly building up its reserves again, according to plan. Council will meet Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. for a preliminary budget meeting at the Carlyle Civic Centre.
