Regens Disposal wants to switch Carlyle to stream line recycling
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Regens Disposal wants to switch from the way they are currently recycling in Carlyle to a single stream recycling which would mean all recyclable items could be placed in one bin. There would be 26 pickups annually and instead of residents worrying about whether it is blue or green bin day, they would simply have to remember garbage day and recycling day.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Though this is something that made council excited the concern with accepting the proposed switch comes with a $1.50 increase to each address per month. Recycling costs in Carlyle only recently went up and the Town is unsure if they should raise costs again.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 If this is accepted Regens hopes to begin single stream recycling in June. The questions the town is currently pondering are if they should do it and if they do switch then do they subsidize the added cost or increase rates.
Airport update
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Council has been in contact with Duncan Brown who updated them on the airport. Currently work is almost finished. It has been extended, lines have been painted, and lights have been put in to the end of the runway. Additionally he gave feedback on the draft of the airport sign to be created after it was decided the airport would be named after Ted Brady.
Fire Board Response: SGI call rates
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A letter from SUMA addressed SGI call rates regarding municipal fire department response to 鈥渘on-productive鈥� calls. Currently SGI does not pay municipal fire departments for these calls which may include a false call where the fire truck was dispatched or if conducting traffic control. The general consensus was to support SUMA in approaching SGI for increased call rates because calls considered 鈥渘on-productive鈥� still utilize manpower and would create wear and tear on the fire department鈥檚 vehicles.
Signage on Main St.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Discussion surrounding free standing signage on Main St. possibly being required to be attached to the building it is in front of and not propped up. There is concern the signs are a hazard as they could fall over onto someone. This topic has been tabled until January.
听R.M. of Moose Mountain inquires about options of remaining in Civic Centre
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lyle Brown the Reeve of the R.M. of Moose Mountain came to speak with council. Currently they are renting a portion of the Civic Centre from the Town of Carlyle. They are considering continuing to rent, possibly building new in another area, and Brown wanted to ask if the R.M. could possibly invest a certain percentage to become an owner of their current location.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The town agreed they would look at numbers and get back to the R.M. with them, so the three possible situations could be discussed by the municipality鈥檚 council.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Brown and the Town of Carlyle council both agreed that they like being neighbours and that it works out very well to have the two entities working side by side.
Pedestrian crosswalk costs
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Iles Electric responded to Carlyle鈥檚 question about pedestrian crosswalk signs across Main St. at Souris Ave. The cost was $61,000 and then an additional amount would be needed for bringing power to the signs. Town did not simply dismiss the idea, but decided to see if they could find another business that does this type of work.
Transit Van
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Raymond Young wrote to council about using the Transit Van. Currently it has been parked as only one individual was using it, which made it difficult to find and keep drivers. Young鈥檚 request was to drive a single Moose Mountain Lodge resident to and from church on Sundays. Since this is what the Transit Van is for Council agreed to allow him to do so and if more people become interested in utilizing the service they will look for a driver as needed.
Paving two avenues
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Local Improvement Report was brought up under New Business. The town is looking to improve Stockton Ave. and Mountain Ave. by paving the two roads. As this is quite, expensive the town is looking at how they will handle each bill as Stockton Ave. alone is estimated to cost $650,000.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Gas Tax credit Carlyle received will be going towards this work, residents will have to pay a certain amount over 10 years, and the town will as well. Before the town moves forward with anything they are going to approach residents along the avenues first. The improvements will bring not only pavement to cut down on dust, but a curb and gutter to help direct spring runoff and heavy rains away from the area.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Often these two roads are full of potholes and can become quite muddy, which the residents are unhappy about.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The town believes it might be in their best interest, due to costs of the projects, to possibly do one street next year and one the year after.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This discussion has also been tabled until the new year.
