Transcript Document

Annual General Meeting
of the
Mississippi Lakes Association
04 June, 2011
Beckwith Municipal Building
2011 AGM Agenda
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Call to order
Opening remarks, Director Intro, etc. – Vern Runnells
2010 AGM Minutes
Financial Reports – Bryon Edwards
Election of Directors
Membership Summary – Bryon Edwards
The “Mississippi Belle”, Water Levels & Buoys – Ed Carew
The Lake and its Stewardship – Melissa Dakers
2011 Loon Survey – John Coburn
Door Prizes
Coffee/Comfort Break
Matt Craig – MVC Regulations & Lake Plans
Website and High Speed Internet Access – David du Feu
Weed Cutter – Peter Elliott
Beckwith - Private Road Equalization Program – Vern Runnells
New Business
Door Prize Draw
Wrap-up and Adjourn
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Opening Remarks
– Vern Runnells
• Short Agenda – No Long speeches
• Questions at anytime
• Forum for issues, concerns, etc.
• Door Prizes, lots of fun, Coffee, Tea
and Timbits
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Current Directors
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Vern Runnells– President
John Coburn – Vice President
Bryon Edwards – Treasurer
Lorna Drummond – Secretary
Melissa Dakers – Director/Lake Steward
David du Feu – Director/Webmaster
John Miller - Director
Frank Mills – Past President
Peter Elliott – Director Emeritus
Ed Carew – Director Emeritus/Editor
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Deputy Directors
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Guy Charron - Petrie's Shore
Rick Kwissa - Carleton Place
Chris Winter – Moonlight Bay
Gary Patterson - Hay's Shore
Gisele Neil - Two Oaks (or Ab’s Shore)
Allison Kirkpatrick - High Bank Shore
Gary Arkinson – Robertson Shore
Greg Smith – Lake Park
Ken Ray – Squaw Point
Jeff Wilson – Gardiner Shore
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Minutes of 2010 AGM
• Recorded by Lorna Drummond
• Printed copies available at the door
• Reviewed and recommended for
acceptance by current Directors
• Motion from the floor needed for
acceptance
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Treasurer and Auditor Reports
Ed Carew for
Bryon Edwards
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Treasurer and Auditor Reports
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2010 Revenue/Expense
Financial Summary
Asset Summary
Auditor’s Report on 2010
2011 Budget
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2010 Financial Summary
Bank balance at start of year
Total revenue for 2010
Total expense for 2010
Bank balance at year end
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$1,919.37
$10,708.50
$10,922.57
$1,705.66
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2011 Revenue Budget
Revenue
2010 Actual
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Individual Membership (21)
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2011 Budget
$210.00
$300.00
Shore/Road Associations (552)
$2,693.00
$2,500.00
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Municipal Grants Beckwith DNE
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
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Newsletter Advertising
$6,235.00
$6,800.00
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Donations
$475.00
$500.00
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Maps
$30.00
$30.00
Total
$10,643.00
$12,130.00
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2011 Expense Budget
Expense
2010 Actual
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Bank Charges
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FOCA Membership
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Marker Buoy Maintainence
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Web Hosting
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Liability & Directors & Officers Insurance
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Boat Fire & Theft Insurance
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Newsletter Printing
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Boat Operating Expense
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2011 Budget
$43.00
$45.00
$1,741.00
$2,000.00
$89.00
$650.00
$137.00
$145.00
$1,614.00
$1,750.00
$54.00
$60.00
$6,164.00
$6,400.00
$665.00
$300.00
Water Quality Testing
$74.00
$95.00
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Miscellaneous Expense
$90.00
$100.00
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Office Supplies & Postage
$171.00
$135.00
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New Initiatives (projector)
Total
Surplus (Shortfall)
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$450.00
$10,842.00
$12,130.00
-$199.00
$0.00
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2011 Budget Approval
Motion - approve the 2011 Budget as
presented by the Treasurer.
Moved by - ………………………
Seconded by - ………………….
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2011 Asset Summary
• Boat and Motor
• Hazard Marker Buoys
• Weed Cutter
$10,000
$4,500
$1,500
All values are estimated
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Financial Statement Audit - 2010
I have audited the MLA books for
2010 and found them to be correct
to the statements provided.
Marilyn Willis 18 May, 2011
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Election of Directors
• Nominations from the floor are now invited
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MLA Membership
• 690 Paid MLA Members end of 2010
• 599 from Road/Shore Associations
• Let's make the MLA the “Voice of the Lake"
– Please help us to attract 800+ members in
2011
– Membership numbers give us credibility with
government organisations
– Membership fees are our most important
source of revenue
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Belle, Water Levels & Buoys
Ed Carew
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The Mississippi Belle –
Ed Carew
• Continued improvements, more colour
• Excellent support from advertisers
• Would like ideas for 2011 issue
– do you have a suggested topic?
– Would you submit an article?
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Water Levels
• Co-operative effort with MVC
– MLA volunteers provide weekly rainfall data to MVC
– MVC provides water level data to MLA
• Graph updated weekly on MLA Website
– includes year to date levels, historical average
levels and target range
– useful to determine whether water level changes
may affect docks and boat lifts
• Water levels higher than normal for this
time of year
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Water Levels Graph
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Marker Buoys
Ed Carew
• Water levels too high to install Marker Buoys
• The Miss L.A. pontoon boat underwent significant
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repairs last fall.
Marker buoy locations shown on Website,
Newsletter Maps, and laminated maps (for sale @
$5.00 per map)
The 10 bright orange marker buoys, donated by
Canadian Tire Carleton Place, were well received.
Thank you to Knowlton Place Road Association for
donation of one additional marker buoy.
Status of FOCA Private marker buoys
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The Lake and its Stewardship
Melissa Dakers – Lake Steward
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Water Quality Sampling Program
• 2002 - MVC sampled Mississippi Lake
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(Watershed Watch Program–5 year cycle)
2006 - Initiated an Annual Sampling Program
in partnership with MVC
Followed the Watershed Watch Protocol
2007 - Lake Partner Program Sampling &
Watershed Watch (MVC re-sampled)
Although results are encouraging, MLA
decided to expand on the program
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2010 Water Quality Sampling
• Partnership with MVC (supplied equipment & covered
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cost of lab samples again)
Lake was sampled 3 times
Re-sampled with MOE Lake Partner Program & OFAH
Invasive Species Monitoring Program
Re-sampled 2 additional sites for phosphorus including
inlet and outlet
Residents need to practice stewardship
2011 – Resample 2 main sites, including inlet and
outlet, in partnership with MVC
2012 – MVC will resample Watershed Watch,
Invasives, Algae & Seine netting Programs
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Map of Sampling Locations
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2011 Loon Survey
John Coburn
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Guess what comes next?
First Set of Door Prizes !!
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It’s Break Time
• Coffee and Tea
• Timbits by Tim Horton’s
• Washrooms courtesy of Beckwith
Township
• Back in 10 minutes please
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MVC Regulations & Lake Plans
Matt Craig
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Mississippi Valley Conservation
Mississippi
Lakes
Association
June 4, 2011
Matt Craig
Manager of Planning and
Regulatory Services
www.mvc.on.ca [email protected]
Overview
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Background on MVC
Programs
Planning & Regulations
Lake Planning
Ontario Conservation Authorities
Conservation Authorities Act passed in 1946
– Provides for establishment of Conservation
Authority at the request of municipalities
– Designates participating municipalities,
representation and governance
– Defines mandate and powers of the Conservation
Authority
Mandate
“To undertake in the area over which it has
jurisdiction a program designed to further the
conservation, restoration, management and
development of natural resources…”
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MVC Facts
established 1968
4455 sq.km
11 municipalities
15 members
25 staff
Organizational Structure
MVC Board of Directors
Finance & Administration
Advisory Committee
Regulations
Committee
Policy & Priorities
Advisory Committee
Mill of Kintail
Museum Committee
General Manager
Secretary-Treasurer
• Finance
Community Relations
Coordinator
• Conservation
Areas
• Administration
• Office equipment
• Education
Manager Planning &
Regulations
• Watershed planning
• Monitoring
• Planning Advisory
• Regulations
Information
Management
Supervisor
Operations
Supervisor
• Vehicles &
equipment
• Asset management
• Capital
maintenance
• Field operations
Manager Science
& Assessment Unit
• Property security
Water Management
Supervisor
• Dam operations
• Dam safety
• Flood forecasting &
warning
• Low water
response
Integrated Watershed Management
• Environmental regulations
• Floodplain mapping
• Watershed monitoring &
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planning
Flood forecasting & warning
Water control structures
Planning Advisory Service
Private land stewardship
Information & education
Land management
Conservation Information
Watershed Report Card
– First Report Card released in
2007
– Standard means to report on
watershed conditions
comparable to other Ontario
watersheds
– Next release scheduled for 2012
State of the Lake Reports
 Yearly reports based on
Watershed Watch findings
 Selected lakes monitored in five
year cycles to help determine
trends, identify problems and
successes
Legislation/Regulations/Policies
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Conservation Authorities Act
• Emphasizes partnerships
Drainage Act
• Required circulation
Planning Act
• Required circulation (Regulations under Planning Act)
Building Code Act (Part 8 -Sewage Systems)
• Approvals, re inspection, enforcement MOA’s
Fisheries Act
• Clearance/ monitoring / referral
Flood plain regulations
• Approvals, inspection, enforcement
Conservation Area Regulations (S. 29)
Ontario Water Resources Act (permit to take water)
Environmental Assessment Act (proponent / participant)
Mississippi Lake Facts
• 1013 properties within 30 m of shore
• Average of 19 Planning applications per year
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Average of 18 Section 28 permits issued per
year (90)
Subdivisions - 2 adjacent – 6 close proximity
67 km of Shoreline, Area = 24 sq km
2 Provincially Significant Wetlands over 850 ha
Floodplain mapping prepared in 1978 based on
1976 photography
Planning Advisory Service
– Conformance to Provincial Policy
– OP/OPA’s; zoning; bylaws; consents; subdivisions; variances; condominiums
• Delegated (1995) role to comment on natural hazards
– Flooding/erosion/unstable soils
• MOU with Upper Tier municipalities (Ottawa/Lanark County)
– Natural Heritage
– Review Environmental Impact
Assessments, technical reports
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Water quality
Fisheries impacts
Wetland function
Storm water management
Hydrogeology
– Environmental Assessments
– Permit-to-take-water review
Why are there
regulations?
Regulations Protect:
• Property
• Life
• Infrastructure
• Public expenditure
Section 28 Regulation
– Development, Interference with
Wetlands and Alterations to
Shorelines and Watercourses
• Ont. Regulation 153/06
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Permit required prior to
undertaking work subject to the
Regulation in a regulated area
• Identified hazardous lands
(flood plains/unstable soils)
• Water courses (> 125 ha)
• Shorelines
• Provincially Significant
Wetlands
Docks
– Type 1
• Basic Consultation
• Type 2
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– Letter of Clearance
Type 3
• Category 1 Permit
Other Legislation:
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DFO - Fisheries Act
MNR - Public Lands Act
Transport Canada - Navigable Waters Protection Act
Township - By laws
Shoreline Alterations
What can be approved in preferred order
• Shoreline Plantings
• Bioengineering Techniques
• Rip Rap with Shoreline planting
Section 28 Regulation cont’d
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Four Tests
• flooding, pollution, erosion and conservation of land
Applications reviewed
• based on MVC Board approved policies
Permit issued
• if in opinion of staff, application conforms with policies
Hearing conducted if not in conformance
• MVC Regulations Committee may grant or deny permit with or
without conditions
• If permit denied, applicant has 30 days to appeal decision to
the Mining and Lands Commissioner
If work undertaken without permit, investigation is initiated
which may lead to prosecution
What Agencies May Be Involved
Agency
Legislation and
Permits/Approvals
Website
Common Activities/Applications
MVC
Conservation Authorities
Act, Ontario Regulation
153/06
www.mvc.on.ca
-Development and site alteration within and adjacent to
the 1:100 year flood plain , regulated wetlands, and
potentially unstable slopes
-Filling Activities and Alterations to Property Grades
-Shoreline Alterations including erosion control, docks and
boathouses
-Initial contact for works that may impact fish habitat such
as docks and boathouses
•Fisheries Act
www.dfo- Impacts to Fish Habitat
mpo.gc.ca/regions/c - Docks where applicable
entral/habitat/index
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Department of
Fisheries and
Oceans (DFO)
•Operational statements
(low risk projects)
(613) 259-2421
Initial Contact: MVC
Transport Canada
-Navigable Waters
Protection Act
www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
marine-menu.htm
- Floating Wharfs
-Docks where applicable
OMNR
-Lakes and River
Improvements Act
-Public Lands Act
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/ -Shoreline Alterations
en/Business/Water/ -Docks where applicable
2ColumnSubPage/ST -Boathouses below High Water Mark
EL02_163602.html
Initial Contact: MVC
Municipality
-Ontario Building Code
Act
-Planning Act
-Building Permits for construction
-Septic Systems
-Site alterations
-Planning approvals for development
What is a Lake Plan?
It is a Strategic Action Plan developed by
the lake community to understand and
preserve the special character of their
lake
Mississippi
Lake
Features
• encompasses four
municipalities
• 67 km shoreline
• >1300 residences
• 2900 sq km drainage area
• intensive redevelopment
Conditions
• mesotrophic lake
• extensive
floodplain/wetland areas
Watershed
Context
Mississippi Lake
Who Should Be Involved?
Initiated and steered by the lake community
(Property owners, Lake/Cottage Association, Tourist
Operators/Business Owners)
In consultation with Other Community
Partners:
• Conservation Authority
• Municipality
• Provincial Ministries & Federal Departments (MNR, MOE,
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Stewardship Council
Public Health Unit or Other Septic Approval Authority
Interest Groups (snowmobile club, anglers/hunters)
Objectives & Benefits
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Identify specific lake values, issues and impacts
Compile a current inventory of resources
Promote community discussion and action
Educate and communicate with all community
members
Set future vision for the lake and environmental
and social targets
Recommend stewardship actions
Recommend land use policy
Common Issues Considered
• Water quality /aquatic vegetation/ algae blooms
• Shoreline protection, health
• Development pressure, redevelopment,
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Erosion control
Invasive species
Water levels
Impacts of boating
Loss of wildlife
Typical Outcomes/Actions
• Communication and Education
• Stewardship initiatives
Shoreline Rehabilitation, Enhancement
Projects
Septic Re-inspection
Monitoring
Recommendations for Land Use Regulations
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MVC’s Role in Lake
Planning
• Lake Data and Inventory Information
– water quality, invasive species, water level data,
etc.
• Mapping Support
– base mapping, air photos
• Technical Support/Additional Data Collection
• Facilitation and Peer Review
– assist with grant applications, open houses and
meetings, dissemination of information, etc.
• Implementation
– stewardship initiatives, through municipal plan
review, Watershed Plans, etc.
Lake Planning in
Mississippi Valley
• Canonto Lake Plan
– MVC staff on the Steering Committee
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Kashwakamak Lake Plan
• steering committee seeking Lake Association endorsement in 2011
• Patterson Lake Plan
– MVC staff provided technical and advisory support
MVC monitors water quality on over 40 of the largest lakes in
our watershed (since 1998)
There is growing interest in Lake Planning in Eastern Ontario
Questions ?
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Lake Planning
Alyson Symon
Watershed Planner
[email protected]
Website and High-Speed Access
David du Feu
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Website (www.lakemississippi.ca)
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Continually adding new content, information & pictures
New feature where all pages will show a revision date
Appreciate your ideas for new web pages
MLA website (events, activities & useful information)
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LATEST ADVISORIES, NEW ITEMS and EVENTS
Weekly water level reports
Marker Buoys placement/removal notifications and locations
MLA Information: directors, deputy directors, past meetings, etc.
Misc. items, including, the latest available HS Internet, Recreational
activities, Lake wine list, Wildlife around the lake, Ice Out/In Dates and
Maps (including Satellite View), and Boat Licensing and Regulations
• Want to be notified of updates?
 Click on “The Webmaster” and email to “[email protected]
• Closing in on 21,000 hits; over 5,000 since last AGM
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High-Speed Internet Access
• Storm Internet covers Carleton Place, Beckwith and
all of the lake area
• Bell Canada offers DSL (only in certain areas near
C.P., Perth) and high-speed Internet using their
TurboStick™ or Turbohub™ pretty well everywhere
• Rogers offers their Rocket™ Mobile Internet Stick in
most loactions across Canada
• Horizon Technologies offer service to most of the
Lake
• Our website lists contact numbers & website
addresses
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Weed Cutter
Peter Elliott
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Weed Cutter –
Peter Elliott
• History
o During 1960s used a flat bed barge propelled with paddle wheels
o Later used the “iron tank cutter” which almost sank in the 1990s
o MLA later traded the “Iron Tank” for a 4’, 12 volt cutter from
John’s Marina
• Previous rental:
o MLA members rented unit, one day free. $50.00 each additional
day
• For Sale:
o MLA wants to sell due to lack of use
o 8’ shaft, 12 V. motor; 4’ cutter Cost New - $3,000.00
o Sell - $1,500.00 OBO, call Peter at 257-5362
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Beckwith Township Private Road
Equalization Program “PREP”
Vern Runnells
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Status and Plan for 2011
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Budget approved for 2011 ($30,250)
93% take up by Road Associations in 2010, viewed as excellent
Cheques issued for a total of $28,057 for 2010
No application was turned down
Township staff worked with some associations on applications
Improved application forms available since last September
Township really impressed with quality of applications
All Stars (again) – Dowdall & Rathwell Shores, Lakeside Dr.
Associations should acknowledge grants by email/letter
PREP appears to be well established in Beckwith
Keep pressuring to raise grant levels
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New Business
Anyone is welcome to bring up issues,
concerns, comments, etc
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Guess what comes next?
Grand Prize !!
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Wrap-up
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The Executive appreciates your support
Membership is the MLA’s strength, we need them
Talk to your friends/neighbours about the MLA
Please visit our Website for the latest news
(lakemississippi.ca)
Thanks for attending, hope to see you next year
Need motion to adjourn…………..
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