So Who Owns The Beach

A father and son from the bottom of Ward 4 made a deputation, last night to council, regarding tresspassing on their private waterfront property on Florida Ave. Here's were it gets messy.
The township feels that they are legal owners of the property in question, and that the public has rights to use it. The petitioners provided council with a copy of the deed to the same property and asserted their claims to its' exclusive use.

And the winner are ....... LAWYERS. These guys must be salivating at the prospect of a long, protracted court battle.

Other hilights from last nite included:

• An in camera meeting regarding McNabb Drain litigation. Not much was stated by council once the public meeting commenced after 7:00pm. I have to believe property owners are telling the township to go F#*k themselves and the levy they imposed for something that they never wanted, and doesn't work. If you want to have some fun, go ask a township official about this drain, and watch them scurry.
• CAO Bates made reference to the private property in Lagoon City, beign used as a dumpsite. The township erected a fence around the property on May 28th. The townships position is that while they have known for a period of time, of its' existence, that given the property is private, is not a township matter. As well CAO Bates stated that solid waste removal, in Ramara, is the responsibility of Simcoe County. Bottom line the Province will be requesting at some point, some will be given the task of cleaning up the site, and a have a strongly feeling they will be looking for Ramara to conduct the clean-up and send the bill to the property owners. Maybe I can find a precedent at www.canlii.org.
• Bad roads at various locations in the township were discussed again. Council were presented with a petition from the residents of one street in Joyland Beach to pave their street. Council responded that the road in question, is scheduled for maintainence in 2012.
• On the question of Roads the township has yet to make public its' findings from the '07 Road Survey, that was conducted this past April. Clr. Neher is the Chair of the Transportation Committee, is is responsible for tabling the report. I have made numerous requests to council that motions and resolutions should include a definative deadline date. The fact they don't allows them not to be held accountable for the timely disclosure of the facts. I will continue to pressure council to implement this reform.
• Regarding the Dental Waste Disposal Site on the Mnjikining First Nation, adjacent to Ward 1, a public meeting will be held on June 9, at the Longford Mills Comm Ctr between 12:00 and 4:00pm. It is a must for all township ratepayers attend this event and clearly voice their dissent for this proposed business venture. The group fronting this venture has already applied for Federal Government funding. I strongly feel our federal govenment is very weak-kneed whenever they deal with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters, and will do whatever they can to approve the proposed venture, as quietly as possible.