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TOWN NOTICES 2016 OPERATING BUDGET - PUBLIC DATES 2016 Operating Budget Schedule – Public Dates
Location: Town of Gravenhurst, Council Chambers 3-5 Pineridge Gate • Table 2016 Operating Budget at Special Council Meeting – Wed., Feb. 17, 2:30 pm • Budget Review – Special Council Meeting – Tues., Mar. 1, 2016 – 2:30 pm • Budget Review – Special Council Meeting – Wed., Mar. 2, 2016 – 2:30 pm • (Tentative) Budget Review – Special Council Meeting – Thurs., Mar. 3,– 2:30 pm • Public Meeting: Special Council Meeting – Budget 2016 – Sat., Mar. 5, 2016 – 9:00 am • Special Council Meeting – Approval of 2016 Budget – Thurs., Mar. 10, 2:30 pm Further information when made available can be found at: www.gravenhurst.ca/agendas
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Draft Policy Discussion Papers are Now Available The Official Plan is the Town of Gravenhurst’s key planning document, intended to guide land use and development.
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This plan also establishes policies for the use and management of land. Learn more at: www.gravenhurst.ca/opr
Saturday January 23, from 10:00 to 11:30 am at Gravenhurst Public School – Family Literacy Fun Day with award winning children’s author/ illustrator, H. Werner Zimmermann. Music Circle. Snacks. Snow Painting. Free admission and free book for every child.
This month the Gravenhurst building department will be sending out notices for incomplete permits that are three (3) years and older. Final Inspections are always required • A minor permit to repair a deck or dock and major permits to construct a dwelling all require a final inspection. • A completion permit for construction that started prior to a permit being obtained also requires a final inspection. • Outstanding inactive permits may cause issues at the time of selling your property, obtaining a mortgage, severing your property, or transferring the property. These permit holders will have until April 1st, 2016, to request a final inspection of the project. After April 1st, 2016, a fee of $175.00 will be applicable to building permits more than three years old (where there have been no inspections for a least a year) as per the current building fees by-law. This fee may be applicable to additional open permits on the property. Unpaid Fee added to Tax Bill • If this fee of $175.00 remains unpaid by June 1st, 2016, it will be added to the property tax account annually, along with an additional $50.00 fee imposed for additions to the roll in accordance with Section 398 (1) and (2) of the Municipal Act and the Town of Gravenhurst fees by-law. • These amounts added to the tax roll will be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes, which are subject to interest and penalty charges on the 1st day of each month thereafter, until paid in full at a rate of 1.25% per month (15% per annum). • These charges may also be subject to an arrears notice fee from time to time, as per the fees and charges by-law, if they remain unsettled.
Received a new e-reader, tablet or camera for Christmas? Check out our free device training workshops! 12:30 – 1:30 pm on:
PUBLIC NOTICE
- January 22 – Digital Cameras - January 29 – Social Networks Registration is required.
One-on-one device training sessions back by popular demand – Tuesdays and Fridays – call the Library at 687-3382 to book an appointment. January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Wed. January 27 @ 6 pm – special showing of the film Still Alice Wed. January 27 – 12 to 2 pm – Stay Safe, Winter Driving Tips for Seniors with OPP Constable Matt MacBride
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst proposes to enact a by-law to close, stop up and sell those parts of the original shore road allowance described as follows: That part of the original shore road allowance in front of Lot E, Concession 20, Township of Wood, now Town of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, designated as Part 1 on 35R-24898 (Morrison Lake). AND TO SELL that part of the original shore road allowance in front of Lot E, Concession 20, Township of Wood, now Town of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, designated as Part 1 on 35R-24898, to the adjoining owner or owners of them. THE PROPOSED BY-LAW will come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting at the Gravenhurst Town Office, 3-5 Pineridge Gate, Gravenhurst, Ontario on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, at 5:00 o’clock p.m. and at that time the Council will hear any person or by his Counsel, Solicitor or Agent, any person who claims that his lands will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard. Written submissions concerning the application may be directed to the address below. DATED: December 7, 2015 (Honywill) Kayla Thibeault The Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst 3-5 Pineridge Gate, Gravenhurst, Ontario P1P 1Z3
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Wed. February 10 – 1 pm – Writer/ entertainer Peter Jennings will be discussing and reading from his new book “Shark Assault: An Amazing Story of Survival”. Free event. Books will be available for purchase.
There are two taxicab companies licensed by the Town of Gravenhurst that may legally operate in the Town of Gravenhurst. The company and drivers must adhere to the following criteria;
For more information visit:
www.gravenhurstlibrary.ca Phone: 705-687-3382 Email: library@gravenhurst.ca
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be at least eighteen (18) years of age hold a valid taxicab driver’s license from the Town filed proof of commercial liability insurance the vehicles obtain a bi-annual Ministry of Transportation Standards Certificate • the owner and drivers has tendered a favourable police background check & Ontario driver’s abstracts
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF HANGING FLOWER BASKETS - RFQ #2016-INF-003 Quotation packages are available on the Town of Gravenhurst website at: www.gravenhurst.ca/tenders Packages must be returned no later than 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2016. LATE OR FAXED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. For more information, contact: Kyla Bruce- Parks and Trails Technician 705-687-9424
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW
@ THE GRAVENHURST LIBRARY
OPEN BUILDING PERMITS
Hours: Mon-Fri
For your safety and comfort, when you call for a cab, make sure it is properly licensed and insured to operate in the Town of Gravenhurst.
Gravenhurst schedules/fees and information can be found at www.gravenhurst.ca/MET
For more information on taxicab/limousine licensing and applicable by-law’s, please contact: Michel Cormier, Manager of By-Law Services T. 705-687-3412 ext.266.
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705.687.3412
info@gravenhurst.ca
3-5 Pineridge Gate, Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1Z3
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