Champlain Township joins South Nation Conservation "$56"- * 5 r /&84 GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
partnership,” saidThompson. During a later interview, Barton explained why he and the township council had decided it was time for the municipality to become an official part of the SNC. “We just have a small portion in our southwest corner that does drain into the (South Nation River) system,” Barton said. “But we are using some of their services like everyone else.” SNC programs that have benefited the township in the past include the rural well monitoring and deactivation program. Bar- ton noted there are other programs that SNC offers that could prove valuable to the township. “The thing that particularly interests me is the treeplanting program,” he said. Because not all of the township area is co- ming under the official boundary extension for the SNC, the board allowed the munici- pality a reduction in the annual membership fee. Instead of $1000 a year, the township will pay SNC $500 for its membership privileges. “It’s a lot more than $500 we’ll be getting back in return,” said Barton. “I would say tenfold, if not more.”
It’s official now. Champlain Township is a designated part of the South Nation Conservation agency’s jurisdiction. Or at least a small part of the township is. The board of directors for the South Na- tion Conservation Authority (SNC) appro- ved a request-in-person from Champlain TownshipMayor Gary Barton to extend the agency’s watershed jurisdiction boundaries to include the Horse Creek drainage area, measuring about two square kilometres in total. “Not a very big part of our area falls in the (SNC) program,”Mayor Barton told the SNC board during its March 19 annual general meeting, “but we do receive some of the services. So we are jumping on the oppor- tunity to join this association.” The township’s request received unani- mous approval from the board. SNC Chair- man Doug Thompson welcomed Barton to stay for the rest of the meeting as the township’s official delegate to the board. “We look forward to a very productive
Champlain TownshipMayor Gary Barton (front right) takes his seat at the SouthNation Conservation Authority (SNC) board table for his first meeting as his municipality’s official representative to the regional conservation agency.
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Champlain budget not approved Champlain council met Monday afternoon to go over this year’s budget, however an agreement could not be made. The budget discussed March 23 includes road improvements and the possibility of a 7.6 per cent tax increase for homeowners. Staff has been asked to review the budget with a view to adopt it at the next regular council meeting April 8. The budget will be discussed ant 6 p.m. followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. The budget meeting as well as the regular council meeting is open to the public. – Diane Hunter
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