Castleford WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 4, [1853] - [1998], p. 16

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July 3, mt w 1 Development freeze concerns members of Horton Council by Bruce Hickey Ameetingolflorton'l‘ Cotm~ dl June 24, saw thltreurfitg: pf Ilia: ten- 0 I ’ n run of Affairs. Theme-year plan. that will replace the one used 19?: Either: on the dra ' boar ort ouryean. [gleaming the revised pin to council was diaries Cheesrnan of the Renl'rew County Planning Committee. . Ministry rewsims to the waterfront development. and mineral aggregate resource parts of the plan. met with op- position from council. Regarding waterfront development “b "“ “murmur lie ' "ty in ' ' ‘ nts waterfront to build. and expand wit having to bring access roads up to mict standards. U r the revised plan anyone who planned to develop waterfront property would first have to upgrade the access road to their rty to meet provincial regulations. Provmeial regulations for :9 eess roads are 66 feet wide (fence to fence). With ditches. Council found the waterfront revisions unacceptable. Horton Reeve Milton Stevenson remarked that there isn't more for “- foot roads, thereis only 100 feet between the River Road and the Ottawa River, and in some cases less. The other revision that council op- posed was in the area of aggregate resources, or gavel. The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to keep residential and commer- cial development away from operating gravel pits, and areas designated as ag- gregate by the Ministry of Natural Resource; in Horton Township. In the revised plan ail-metre 'arel of influence.‘ would be placed around areal deemed as good gravel pits. Anyone who owned land within this arcawould mtbeabletodmlopmor be compensated for it under the revised an. 'There will be some properties dis-d» vantaged,’ said Cheeeernen. An area of influence has been put around the Mackenzie Hill area of Her- ton Township, because it has the largest Wayne resource in the township. Council felt that ‘ a 904mm are. ol influence around MacKenzie Hill nouldbeawnteofseenichndprimlor development. Council also mentioned that a subdivision had been roposed to them for the MacKenzie Hilrarea. Reeve Stevenson felt deve ent of this area would enhance its tourist poten- tial. Cheese-tan explained that scenic value was not I prm’incinl interest. 'lt‘sharshrcstrictive ' anditwiil createa lot ofproblem,’ ' Stevenson. It was roposed by council that they barter ' the Province ofOnurio and Sullivan's of Arnprior, who wish to ex- pend their grave pit. presently in the MacKenzie Hill area. Council would be prepared to desig- nate land west of MacKenzie Hill ag- egate, in order to pull the area of influence away from areas of patella] dewlopment. 'We will not be influenced by the in. llucnee area.“ said Stevenson. Horton “mml'fitiféSTfidK’e” his’fél‘y‘ Doris Humphries ol' Petition presented mmwmhi ‘ . . scu 13m gulps? RS133: is Tucmgroupdcof ll:Itztrtort r006 bylaw reqiiirernihitn is al- mmon _ owp _ Ip rest at: b- readvt ' thh township council's miltcd a petition to guficil rttquirt:l klhelmruthHcr minutes. The photocopies will he- eome put of Heritage Rentrew’s archives and ptmnde easier acrcss to re‘ marchers Heritage chfrew will prowde all paper and mam wcr, while the township will I the heritage poop use its photocopy mach inc. Castleford Tweedsmuir History 1990-1 _ . under the P'ts d Kahlil“); operation of u: ad. Quarries Act. I In con grave pit. m “rte _Resldcnts along the old :{onoin'i-‘owmhi 1, Highway Drive-In Road are received 3 515146. WP 3-8 concerned gravel pit opera- grant. ’ Imam) tions are mming too close to Th ‘ l _ c moneywatl be used for h b lionnnSptrrtsplcxrenovations a mac hem S‘IVhEflll ‘3 “lf- tncluding a new floor and air and res“ _ 9'” ‘2 BVBVCIP" conditioning upstair hand- I cnllai area expanded tapped wash-m 5' from 300 to 500 feet. an enlarged hllcfl:m“ and ./ 998 Community Interests 8. Citizen Interests 15 of 175 (23$

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