Chatham-Kent council briefs

The Chatham Voice Bloomfield Business Park Buy Back

Chatham-Kent council has approved buying back two Bloomfield Business Park properties the municipality sold in 2021.

The March 6 decision follows a recommendation from Economic Develop-

Tim Wolting ment Services to reject a request for a six-month extension from Flodo Enterprises and Myriad Technologies to begin construction. The move allows Chatham-Kent to repurchase the 3.95 acres from Flodo for $197,000 and 3.89 acres from Myriad for $194,500.

Obituaries

62, Thursday, March 2, 2023

Life Transitions

Gary Weir

86, Thursday, March 2, 2023

Alexander & Houle Funeral Home

William “Bill” Smith

Friday, March 3, 2023

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Dan Bugera

70, Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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Bob Butler

Tuesday, March 7 2023

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Len Langlois

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Bob Loop

83, Friday, February 24, 2023

McKinlay Funeral Home

Cindy Lou Lacina

63, Thrusday, February 9, 2023

Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

May Anna Tibensky

According to an EDS report, the original sale stipulated that construction had to commence within one year of the sale. As of Feb. 1, no work had been done at either site. The buy back means the municipality can resell the properties for $89,000 acre, rather than $50,000 an acre which was the

89, Monday, March 6, 2023

Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home

Vivian Bowman 94, Friday, March 3, 2023

Kendrick Funeral Home

Sylvia Marie Poole

81, Saturday, March 4, 2023

Nicholls Funeral Home

Calvin Blake

83, Thursday, March 9, 2023

Nicholls Funeral Home

Jane Churchill 96, Saturday, March 4, 2023

Blenheim Community Funeral Home

See full obituaries at chathamvoice.com/obituaries lifetransitions.ca • 519-351-4444 purchase price in 2021.

Need for another crosswalk on Park Avenue?

Whether there is a need for a crosswalk on Park Avenue East in Chatham from Creek/Sass Road to Park Lane is about to be examined by the municipality.

The investigation comes following council’s approval of a motion by Chatham Coun. Marjorie Crew, who is concerned about the safety of pedestrians accessing the CK Brain Injury Association on Maple Leaf Drive. The transit shelter for anyone accessing the association is on the north side of Park Avenue, east of the CSX railway tracks, with no continuous sidewalks and Crew wants to know how citizens, with or without accessibility issues, cross four lanes of traffic to access the shelter. The administrative report, which includes finding a source of funding is expected to come back before council in July.

Grass cutting deals

Inked

Chatham-Kent council has inked several fiveyear grass cutting contracts with several different companies. On March 6, council approved the long-term agreements to cover off grass cutting on municipal property.

According to an administrative report 16 different companies made bids to cut grass over a fourweek period RFP period at the beginning of the year. However, higher than normal number of the bids were found to be non-compliant and were disqualified.

Chatham-Kent had budgeted just under $1-million for grass cutting in 2023, however the actual cost for cutting grass has been pegged at $1,305,234. The shortfall gets reported back in the municipality’s variance report and then starts as a budget shortfall in the next cycle.

Brokering a new deal?

Chatham-Kent is going to look to other municipalities to try and solve the problem of escalating insurance costs. On March 6, council approved a motion from South Kent Coun. Ryan Doyle for administration to engage with other regions and organizations such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, to find a collective solution to the runaway costs. This is going to continue until we do something, Doyle told council. The solution could include the cooperative purchasing of insurance or the possible creation of a reciprocal insurance provider, as well as legislative changes to address insurance costs that are severely affecting municipal budgets across the province.

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