June saw a total of five building permits issued, for one new house, three residential renovations, and one commercial renovation in the town of Battleford.
Twenty building permits have been issued six months into the year, compared to 14 at this point in 2017.
Public Safety Officer Alain Manibal responded to 42 calls. Calls pertained to, among other things, nuisance, parking and animals.
An engineering report regarding the bridge to Finlayson Island is due in September. Town leaders are looking toward a long-term plan on the bridge’s viability.
Town council received a letter from residents of Battleford West Place. It described “extreme dust conditions that come from the stretch of 5th Avenue and Highway 40.”
The letter suggested a street sweeper be used on a regular basis in the area.
According to a September 2016 letter from CAO John Enns-Wind Battleford, the 5th Avenue gravel road was scheduled to be paved in 2018. Mayor Ames Leslie said the town is waiting on an assessment from the Ministry of Highways regarding design flaws, and suggested council look into a long-term assessment to pave the road. Leslie said a letter will go back to Battleford West Place.
The West Central Municipal Government Committee wrote a letter to council regarding the intersection of grid road No. 656 and Highway 4. The Area Transportation Planning Committee, as part of the WCMGC, “agrees that this intersection is a hazard and that improvements could be made to increase safety to the travelling public.” Residents of the area have expressed to the Town fears of being rear ended due to the location of the intersection at the bottom of a valley.
According to a letter from the Battleford and District Museum and Heritage Board, approximately a dozen paintings by Battlefortd artist Richard Lindemere are in the basement of the Saskatchewan Legislature. The board’s goal is to have the paintings in the Fred Light Museum. Two options the letter suggested are through a long-term loan, or outright ownership turned over to the museum. The museum was looking for mayor and council to send a letter to the minister of Parks, Culture and Sport.
