Council met on Wednesday Aug. 15th and the following news came from the meeting.The new cleaners took over the contract at the health clinic this week. The cleaners from the town's offices were lucky enough to take on the extra job.The Community Foundation will be set up in the near future. The unique bank account will be set up shortly and a committee will be set up to decide the rules and regulations of the fund. There has been no update for the daycare in the past two weeks, but it has not been forgotten.The council decided they would like to team up with the Farm Credit food bank project this year. This project is done every year, and staff is seen going door to door for partners and donations. The Mayor informed council that he has always been involved in some way, therefore not much would change. It was decided after the longest debate of the night, that the council would write a letter to the provincial government regarding curb side recycling. In a new policy, the government had written that only towns and cities with more than 2,500 people would have their curb side recycling programs paid for by the province. The council is prepared to argue that perhaps smaller communities are better equipped for the recycling projects. The council feels it is important that smaller communities also be recognized for their recycling initiatives. The environment is very important to the town of Carlyle and its residents, and leaving any willing communities out seems wrong to members. The council did recognize that perhaps the curb side programs are too expensive for larger cities on their own, but they do not believe that the larger cities taking all the pie is the correct way to do things, as the cost per household is higher in small towns.Wireless internet in the town was a hot topic at this week's meeting. The discussion lasted longer than most would as members of the council examined the demand and costs. The library had sent a request to have it added to their headquarters in town, but after long debate it was decided this would not be the ideal place for such a utility. The regional library wants no responsibility or liability in the matter; therefore they will not add the wireless to their already existing internet network. The wireless would therefore cost the town $50 a month and liability would be in their hands. The demand is only high for a few months when oil workers want to park and use it in their trucks. It was decided amongst the council that the town already has enough wireless hot spots including free Wi-Fi at A&W, the Office Bar and Grill and of course the hotels. The money could be spent in better ways to improve the libraries numbers.The out dated Sewer Line Replacement policy was discussed. The current policy only discusses replacements being paid by the town, and not new lines being put in. It was decided that the town will only pay for sewer lines going directly in the same trench as the previous lines. The council discussed that perhaps the wording in the old documents was throwing people off, and that the whole policy should be reworded for the next meeting. The town will not be covering costs of new lines for new lots, nor will it be replacing your sewer lines if you just decide you want them replaced. Un-serviced lots will be the home owner's responsibility to pay for, what you pay for is what you get. The majority of problems will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. If replacing a clay pipe will benefit the town, then they can decide to change them. If the town did accept every request, they could be faced with large debt in the future as several large lots sell and split into several smaller lots. Adding rental costs for adding a sewer camera will now be the homeowner's responsibility. Rental rates have been set up, and can be found by visiting the town offices.A list of records was reviewed. The documents will be sent to archives, and what ever they do not take will be destroyed.Champion Technologies Ltd. has once again put in a request for more land. The company already received extra land in 2008, but is now requesting an extension to the south. The council all agreed that there is not much room left to the south and that perhaps purchasing the south land would be too expensive. Champion is looking at adding another tank, and requires the space. The council discussed renting or selling a few of their existing hanger lots to the company. Moving the company completely to the other side of town was also discussed. The council decided that because the old back roads already had to be fixed up, it could be a good push in the right direction. The council will present Champion Technologies Ltd. with their options shortly.It was decide unanimously that the town would not grant Enbridge the right to do their 13 semi road tests in the town this fall. They will tell SGI that Enbridge must test its drivers in Weyburn or Estevan, as they are not willing to be liable if a truck falls through the asphalt. If they granted 13 drivers the right to test on our roads this year, next year the number would only climb and destroy all the work put into fixing the towns roads.It has been announced that SaskPower will close their Carlyle office to bill payers on Oct.30. All employees will keep their jobs, and other things will still happen from the building. Bill payments will have to be done online, through automatic withdrawals or at another town's centre.
