The Town of Carlyle held a regular meeting of council on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to discuss various topics regarding the town.
Lights out
Concerns about lights being out in town were brought to the council's attention. SaskPower will be notified. This concern also brought up the SaskPower App for smart phones which allow individuals to pinpoint where lights are out without having to call SaskPower.
Sun Country meeting
Alderman Martin Tourand had attended a Sun Country meeting. He described it as being a workshop type of event focused on physician recognition and retention. Ideas were presented from those attending of what they have done in the past. Additionally there had been discussion of a possible creation of a Regional Recruitment Committee for a stronger resource in doctor retention.
Cornerstone Community Planning Group
The Cornerstone Community Planning Group had held a meeting in late October. Alderman Brian Romaniuk explained the group was doing well and had discussed ideas surrounding funding of recreational facilities in town. Being planned is a way to help fund projects through a 50/50 split in costs between the organization and the recreation facility. This will promote fundraising for achieving goals, while lessening the burden of how much will have to be raised by the different recreational groups. There will be stipulations surrounding what the Community Planning Group will help with and more information will be made available as the plans are finalized.
Bylaw readings
Bylaw No. 2014-13, A Bylaw to Provide for the Abatement of Nuisances was introduced and read a first time. Further readings were not conducted as the councillors wished to read through the document closely to ensure its wording is correct.
Bylaw No. 2014-14, A Bylaw to Amend Zoning Bylaw 2010-06 was read for the first time as well. Councillors were unhappy with the wording and amendments were required before continuing with the second reading.
Correspondence
The Town of Carlyle declined to participate with the Rapid Growth Communities Team. There was insufficient information regarding what the Rapid Growth Communities Team does and the information that had been provided the councillors felt they had already dealt with.
Well house repairs and maintenance
Well house repairs need to be completed after rodents chewed through some wires. Delco provided a quote and the Town is currently waiting on their insurance to say whether the damage is covered or not. The Town would also like to look into preventative measures to stop further rodent damage.
Delco has also been given the contract for the Annual Maintenance Agreement. Cost is comparable to last year's and with the system being Delco's the councillors felt that they would be the best to have in case of an emergency.
Upcoming by-election
A date for a by-election was selected; it will be held on Jan. 21, 2015. Nominations will be accepted soon to fill Roy Olmstead's position. Olmstead passed away recently. He had given numerous years to the town as an employee and further years to the Town of Carlyle as an alderman.
