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Laurin marks time left on township council
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Clarence-Rockland, remains a priority for Laurin and he wants to keep working on that project for as long as he can. “I’d like to see that handed off andmoving forward,” he said. “I amalso glad to see we’ve finally got the pumper truck for Russell (fire department). We could also use a (new) ladder truck.” Laurin has spent nine years on township council, including two full terms, since his election as a rookie councillor in 2006. His involvement in municipal politics began the year before that election when he made a presentation to council for a neigh- bourhood park on Stiver Street in Russell where he lived. At the time, his sole concern was provi- ding a nice safe nearby place for his son and his son’s friends to play. “Then, from that point on, I got really interested in how municipal government worked,” he said, adding that, soon after, he was approached to run for council and decided to accept. One achievement that sticks out most in his mind fromhis time on council is getting the new garbage collection user fee system in place. That, he said, means having a sustainable source of revenue in future for the township’s capital works needs. “That will allow us to not (always) tax the residents for capital projects,” he said.
Jamie Laurin will be leaving Russell Township council, but not right away. Meanwhile, he is focusing on getting as much done as he can until his last day on council arrives at last. Laurin announced in June that he would be stepping down as councillor for Rus- sell Township. He has a new job waiting for him in theMississauga region of the Greater Toronto Area. Right now, his house is listed for sale and he is just waiting for the right buyer to come along, so he isn’t sure how much time he has left on council. But he is trying tomake sure that he gets done every last thing he wants to achieve before stepping down, though he admits that trying to figure out a priority list is a bit hard given the circumstances. “A very good question,” Laurin said, regar- ding what he hopes to achieve before his time on council ends. “There are so many different things going on. I hope to be here as much as possible.” Laurin is on the recreation complex advi- sory committee, something both he and Craig Cullen launched when they both sat on council before last year’s civic election. Getting a recreation complex for Russell Township, similar to the one in the City of
Coun. Jamie Laurin expects to get more important issues settled before he takes his leave of Russell Township council. New pumper truck for Russell The Russell Fire Department will have a new pumper truck to replace the existing one which is close to retirement age. Council approved a recommendation from the department for a contract to Dependable Emergency Vehicles to assemble a new pumper truck for the department at a cost of $677,850, including the HST. Russell Fire Chief Bruce Armstrong told council that the new pumper truck will provide good service to the village over the next two decades. – Gregg Chamberlain
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