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ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2017 was an eventful and exciting year for the Town of Carlyle. Here's a look back at some of the highlights and challenges the community faced over the past year:
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Basal Spraying Program
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ As a preventative measure, the Town started a basal spraying program to reduce the risk of Dutch Elm disease in our community.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Business licences
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Council passed a bylaw which made changes to business licence rates within the Town of Carlyle. Class A, Class B and home-based businesses are now required to pay $24 per year for a business licence.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Emergency Measures Notification System
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ This year, the community worked with the R.M. of Moose Mountain and Solomon-Matthewson Consulting to prepare a Community Safety Plan for the Town of Carlyle and the R.M.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Modular home lots
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ The Town purchased the former Crescent Point Energy property on 7th Street for $79,500. This land was rezoned into six serviced lots suitable for modular homes.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Railway Avenue Bridge repairs
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Throughout 2017, members of council worked on both the funding and logistics necessary to proceed with necessary repairs on the Railway Avenue Bridge.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Staffing changes
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2017 saw the departure of two long-term Town of Carlyle employees - retiring Public Works Superintendent Peter Robertson (after 27 years' service) and Town Administrator Huguette Lutz who retired after a decade's service to the community. Todd Thompson is now the new Public Works Superintendent and Natalie Miller is now Town Administrator. Dawn Faber and Erin Wilson job-share the full-time assistant town administrator position.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ New physicians welcomed
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ The community was delighted to welcome two new physicians to the Carlyle Primary Health Clinic in 2017. The Town extended a warm welcome to Dr. Ishpinder Singh Ranu and Dr. Khanam Habiba and their families to the area.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Tax assessment values
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ In 2017, the total worth of residential and business properties in the Town of Carlyle increased from $145,398,985 in 2016 to $188,677,680 in 2017. Council's priority was to achieve an equitable weighting between business and residential properties regarding the shift in assessment values. Council decided to elimimate several major expenses from the community's 2017 budget in an effort to reduce the burden on property taxpayers. Ultimately, the mill rate for all categories of properties - agricultural, commercial and residential - was set at 7.8 from a previous rate of 11.15. The education property tax mill rate - which is set by the provincial government - is 4.12 from a previous rate of 5.03. The assessment rate (set by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency) also affects local tax rates.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Waterworks Compliance Inspection
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ This year, the Town of Carlyle received an excellent report regarding its latest Waterworks Compliance Inspection.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύDaycare
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Carlyle Town Council reviewed and approved the application for a town-owned, licensed daycare. This future project is in the exploratory stage. Although the application will first be placed on a wait list with the Province of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Early Learning, the Town is researching provincial funding for the project.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Community Grant disbursements
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ In 2017, the Town of Carlyle received $15,576 from Saskatchewan Lotteries. These funds are to be used for programs βdirectly related to a sport, culture or recreational project,β and were disbursed as follows: Cornerstone Family and Youth: $5,000; Crescent Point Leisure Complex: $2,500; Carlyle Public Library: $2,500; Carlyle FunDayz: $2,261; Rusty Relics Museum: $2,000 and Carlyle Pickleball: $1,350.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Carlyle Public Library
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the Carlyle Public Library.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Carlyle Fun Dayz
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Carlyle Fun Dayz evolved into a two-day event in the summer of 2017. The Town of Carlyle extends its congratulations to Councillor Jenn Sedor as well as the event's committee members and volunteers on staging an enjoyable and successful summer event in the community. Carlyle Fun Dayz also celebrated Canada 150.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ No Fee Day/Appliance Pick Up
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ The Town wishes to thank its Public Works staff and Councillors Dean Hoffman and Brian Romaniuk for making Oct. 21st's No Fee Day and Free Appliance Pick Up a success. Forty-three loads of refuse were taken to the transfer station for disposal free of charge and 50 appliances were picked up as well. This initiative is a big part of keeping Carlyle clean.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Dickens Village Festival
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ This year, Carlyle's Dickens Village Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary. The annual festival - held on December 1st and 2 - brought the Christmas spirit to hundreds of local people and out-of-town visitors. The Town extends its grateful appreciation to the Dickens committee and volunteers on another successful festival. In 2016, Dickens weekend in Carlyle was featured in a video report by 'The Saskatchewanderer' and also received a mention in the Saskatchewan Automobile Association magazine earlier this year.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Message from the Town of Carlyle
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Mayor Wayne Orsted, council members and Town of Carlyle staff wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year and extend their best wishes for 2018.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ New YearΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ
Carlyle Town Council held its final meeting of 2017 on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at the Carlyle Civic Centre. Council's next meeting - the first of 2018 - will take place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3 at the Civic Centre.
