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County won’t back new Hawkesbury O.P.P. base GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca scheduling for the m unicipality. The re- m aining question is how to pay for building a new station. Seeing red One of the m ain objections m ost m ayors had to the report’s reco mm endation is that it puts the financial burden on local govern- m ents first. Several m ayors noted that the provincial govern m ent should also allow the OPP to look at contracting with the private sector for building a new detach m ent.
“We’re not able to borrow the m oney without affecting our borrowing capacity,” said Berthiau m e.
“That’s just another another facet of downloading,” said Gary Barton, Cha m plain Township m ayor.
“We work with private industry,” said May- or Jean-Paul St-Pierre of Russell Township. “They build; we rent. That’s the way to go.”
L’ORIGNAL | Getting a new OPP station for Hawkesbury will not be a simple matter. The United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) will not beco m e a partner for now on any financial plan for the project. A m a- jority of the m ayors on counties council vot- ed against the idea during a special vote at the Oct. 9 co mm ittee of the whole session. Warden René Berthiau m e, who sits as Hawkesbury’s m ayor on the counties coun- cil, expressed resignation with the result of the vote. “As m ayor I think I had to offer this oppor- tunity,”Berthiau m e said during an interview after the m eeting adjourned. “We will con- tinue to try to find a solution.” Last m onth counties council reviewed a feasibility study report fro m an OPP-led co mm ittee to Hawkesbury council on the costs and logistics involved in building a new police station in the town. The end re- sult of the report was a reco mm endation for the town to seek help financing the pro- posed project. The best design for a new OPP station for the m unicipality, using the one in Long Sault as a m odel, would have a projected a price tag of close to $10 m illion. That fig- ure includes an esti m ated $3 m illion to $4 m illion for the i m prove m ents to the basic building design itself to m eet the needs of a police station. Theoverall proposal is for a20,000-square- foot building, located on a lot of at least three acres in size to provide adequate parking and located with easy access to the highway. One of two options for building the new station would have the town build the ba- sic facility at a cost of $5.7 m illion and then Infrastructure Ontario (IO), as the project m anager, would spend the m oney needed for i m prove m ents to the building to m eet OPP needs. The other “turnkey” option has the town responsible for all of the construc- tion with IO as project m anager. The prov- ince would then pay back the m unicipality for the i m prove m ents through the rent pay- m ents during the first 10 years of a 20-year lease contract on the building. The report reco mm ends the turnkey op- tion for building construction because there are better cost controls and project Area residents are being warned to be wary of dubious pave m ent contractors who take pay m ent for work that is never co m pleted. Police urge residents to verify e m ploy m ent credentials of anyone of- fering to provide services. Paving busi- ness owners are also urged to ensure sub- contractors are legiti m ate by taking the ti m e to verify individual credentials. As victi m s feel that they are responsible, and e m barrassed for falling victi m to these of- fences, m any incidents are not reported to police. Anyone victi m ized by a si m ilar incident is urged to contact local police or Cri m e Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Driveway pavement scam alert
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