{"id":108572,"date":"2022-01-27T09:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=108572"},"modified":"2022-01-28T10:17:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T15:17:45","slug":"highlights-from-council-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/highlights-from-council-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from council this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville councillors participated in three of their monthly meetings this week: their regular council meeting, the accessibility advisory committee, and general committee. Highlights from each meeting are included below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General committee, Jan. 26<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>childcare centre has been proposed for the Canada Summit Centre<\/strong> in part of the former Motivations Fitness location. Danielle and Andre Satschko are already working to open a childcare centre in the former Fabricland location on Manominee Street, and have identified the Canada Summit Centre as a second location. Although staff have already begun discussions with the couple and no other proposals have been received for the space since the former tenant left in August 2020, councillors said that staff must post a notice for Expressions of Interest for other potential uses for the space. The matter will return at a future meeting. Read more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/childcare-centre-proposed-for-canada-summit-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traffic lights are proposed for the Centre St. North and Hanes Road intersection.<\/strong> Sanford Investments, the developer of adjacent property the Paisley Centre, already plans to install turn lanes in the area of the intersection as part of its project. Town operations staff have subsequently been in discussion with Sanford Investments about traffic lights at the intersection, and recommended that &#8216;piggybacking&#8217; on the other roadworks by having Sanford Investments also complete other intersection upgrades would be cost effective. As the Town&#8217;s engineering vendor of record, Tulloch Engineering, has reviewed the design and cost and deemed it fair and reasonable, councillors agreed that the Town could use a single sourcing process to award the project to Sanford Investments rather than putting the project out for tender. The Town&#8217;s portion of the estimated $600,000 project cost is $500,000. The resolution will need to be ratified by council at its next regular meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Club 55 in Town Hall is to close<\/strong> and its services will be amalgamated with those of the Town of Huntsville at the Active Living Centre. Town staff are in discussions with Club 55 executive to make the transition. Read more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/club-55-to-close-town-to-amalgamate-services-at-the-active-living-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans are still in the works for a <strong>&#8216;hydration station&#8217;<\/strong> for refilling water bottles to be placed in front of the Civic Centre, likely at the start of the pathway to Club 55. The cost of installation, which will be paid by the Town, is still pending, but the $7,642 cost of the unit itself will be paid for by the Downtown Huntsville BIA and The HUB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Town staff presented floor plan options for <strong>interior renovations to Town Hall<\/strong>, which they hope to have completed by the building&#8217;s 100th anniversary in 2026. The plans include possible relocation of council chambers to the main floor. Further discussion is to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessibility advisory committee, Jan. 25<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The accessibility advisory committee, which is comprised of both council members and members of the public, is calling on council to extend <strong>Huntsville&#8217;s transit <\/strong>route to include Chaffey Township Road, Campus Trail, Highview Drive, and Hwy 60, as well as extend its hours of service to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings on a pilot program and consider service on Sundays. Their recommendations will be forwarded to council for consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regular council, Jan. 24<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town of Huntsville has received a <strong>$500,000 FedNor grant for the Main Street Streetscape project<\/strong>, councillors heard at the Jan. 24 regular council meeting. According to the staff report, &#8220;The purpose of the Grant is to provide funding for &#8220;above ground&#8221; infrastructure and expenses primarily for equipment capital, wayfinding signage and marketing and promotion.&#8221; A financial update on the project and details on how the grant funds will be spent is still to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town of Huntsville has agreed to provide $25,000 to the <strong>Madill Church<\/strong> Preservation Society to show support and help the community organization leverage a further $100,000 it is hoping to receive through a Heritage Canada grant. The church is recognized as one of the few remaining square-log buildings in Ontario. Read the story <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/council-supports-madill-church-grant-application-with-a-25000-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch for more on all of these stories on Huntsville Doppler.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huntsville councillors participated in three of their monthly meetings this week: their regular council meeting, the accessibility advisory committee, and general committee. 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