During an in-camera session of the committee of the whole of council yesterday, councillors received the Township of Miscampbell’s acceptance of their land annexation proposal and agreed to proceed with the boundary change.
“Basically the same terms were offered. They accepted four years of equal taxation and they’d pay whatever [landfill] rates Fort Frances residents pay,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon.
“Basically what we will do is we will then increase our boundaries to include the airport and the portion of road leading up to it,” the mayor noted, adding the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club will not be affected.
With Fort Frances and Miscampbell agreeing on the proposal, they form a double majority over Alberton’s council, which had turned down a similar proposal from the town earlier this month.
The application to be sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs will include the Fort Frances landfill site, which is currently under the jurisdiction of Alberton.
Councillors also approved the discontinuation of the Tomorrow Strategic Planning Action Committee. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, it has not had a quorum of members since Nov. 30, 1999.
The committee was established to plan issues, including the entire Rainy River District, but only two reports were presented to council since its creation in 1994.
In other news, councillors received an application for rental of space on the municipal water tower for antennae by Jam 21.Net. The company is planning to offer broadband wireless Internet access to the town.
During the regular meeting last night, council received a plea for funding for the Fort Frances Visserettes from president Rob Morgan.
“We have to do some fundraising for the kids that can’t afford to
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