François Montpetit wants to fight for Clarence Creek gŏđŏ editionap.ca
CLARENCE CREEK | If he is elected the new councillor for Ward 5, François Montpetit intends to do all within his power to re- vive and reunite his Clarence Creek com- munity. “I want to bring the people of Clarence
Creek together,” said Montpetit, 56, “and help them remember the need and necessi- ty to improve their village. There have been, in fact, others on council who have had other ideas in mind and we are the ones who are going to pay for that in the end. It is
important for the people of Clarence Creek to become more involved in what happens at council.” Montpetit had wanted to make his poli- tical debut during the 2010 municipal election but his health at the time had prevented that. Now, however, his medi- cal issues are under control and his overall health is nowmuch improved so he is ready to run in the election. “I’m not all the way out of the woods,” he said, smiling, “but I’m going to be fit and fine for October (election night).” Originally from Orléans, Montpetit worked in the United States for awhile be- fore he arrived in Clarence Creek eight years ago. Since then he has had some concerns about some of the past decisions and ac- tions of the different council members re- presenting the city over the years. While this year will be his first election campaign, Montpetit has always been inte- rested in political affairs. “I have some experience with it,”he said. “I have friends who have been involved in po-
litics who were able to give me some pretty good advice.” Outside of bringing people in his com- munity together, Montpetit wants to work with the next council to ensure that Cla- rence Creek receives its fair share. He cited as a specific example the village’s sewer and drainage setup. The city has looked into the feasibility of building a sewage collection-and-disposal system specific to the Village of Clarence Creek. The study also explored the possibi- lity of a branch connection to the Rockland sewer system but that proved unworkable because of the cost, estimated at $5 million at present. “They talk about a $5 million expense,” Montpetit said. “Yet 30 years from now, when more than 800 Clarence Creek house- holds have to redo their septic fields, that’s going to cost each one between $25,000 and $30,000 to fix. That’s going to work out to a good $20 million or so in total for the folks here in the village. Better for the city to budget the $5 million now.”
City suggests road exchange with counties Township.
L’ORIGNAL | The City of Clarence-Rockland wants to trade some roads. The city presented a brief during a recent meeting of the public works committee of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). The brief proposes that the UCPR take over ownership for Baseline Road, Old Highway 17, and Canaan Road in Clarence- Rockland while the city accepts ownership of St-Jean Street in Rockland which makes up part of County Road 21. The city brief argues that some of the county road designations in Prescott-Rus- sell do not make sense because they are roads which are not either major collectors between member municipalities in the counties or even key secondary collectors within a municipal area. The brief notes that Old Highway 17 is a regular river road connection between Cla- rence Point in Clarence-Rockland and the village of Wendover in Alfred-Plantagenet SPRING INTO THE OUTDOORS SALES EVENT
The brief also notes that part of Baseline Road, from the Joanisse Street intersection to the St-Jean Street intersection already belongs to the counties, and that Canaan Road is the boundary line between the City of Ottawa and Rockland. Besides an exchange of roads, the report also proposes that Clarence-Rockland and the UCPR work out a coordinated plan for snow removal and summer ditch excava- tion that would help make their mutual roads maintenance programs more effi- cient and economic. UCPR Public Works Director Marc Cler- mont will file a report at a future committee session analyzing the Clarence-Rockland brief and noting whether any of the pro- posed road exchanges have any regional importance along with an evaluation of their current state and potential future up- grade needs.
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