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Admaston-Bromley council decided to renew its recreation agreement with the Town of Renfrew but not without much discussion at its Feb. 5 meeting. In a recorded vote, council finally voted 3-2 to renew the deal. Mayor Michael Donohue and councillors Bob Hall and Kevin LeGris supported the agreement. Councillors Bob Dick and Mike Quilty were opposed. The five-year deal gives township residents the same privileges as Renfrew residents, including access to all facilities, programs and services. The contract calls for Admaston-Bromley to pay $21,000 this year, with a $500 increase for each of the next four years, to 2019.. Councillor Kevin LeGris said he has had his eyes opened since being elected, hanging around with the recreation departments of Admaston and Douglas, and wondered if the agreement was worth it. “We do have great facilities in our township,” Coun. LeGris said, recognizing Northcote as the third recreation group. “I’m a little frustrated that I didn’t know beforehand. “I can’t help but wonder, if we gave them a portion of that $20,000 what they could actually do for us.” LeGris pointed out that 184 people use
the facilities in Renfrew. There are about 2,500 people in the township. “We have a great township. We should be supporting ourselves,” Coun. LeGris added. Either party can terminate the contract at the end of each calendar year. With that knowledge, LeGris opted to vote in favour. Coun. Bob Hall said he felt extra money for the three recreation groups in the township wouldn’t increase their productively. “It’s the same volunteers, a core group,” Coun. Hall said. “Asking them to do more, I think, would be a challenge. You’d need to find new people.” The group has varying interests, the councillor added. “Some like to do the Canada Day thing, some like to do soccer, some like to do hockey.” Hall said boosting the committees by a couple of thousand dollars wouldn’t really change what they are doing now. The majority of residents coming into Renfrew play hockey. Others participate in Zumba, gymnastics and other programs, clerk-treasurer Annette Louis said. In the case of hockey, if they are going to play competitive, that’s where they have to go, she added. Mayor Michael Donohue feels the municipality is getting good value. “The challenge for the recreation groups we have is they are fairly tapped,” the mayor said.
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