Hanwell Local Service District – Advisory Committee

Minutes of Meeting:

Date: May 12, 2008

Location & Time: 33 Brookdale Dr. (7:00 to 9:00pm)

Attendance:

Susan Cassidy Reade Moore

Holly Hyslop Carla Ward
Peter Michaud

Chairperson Report - Peter M. meet with Dallas Gillis and he would like to
meet with us in June to discuss the Rural Plan and to introduce their new
manager.

Peter has been emailing John Johnson chair of SPECS –Neighbourhood Watch
regarding attempt to meet with the Minister of Transport to discuss concerns of
Hanwell residents with regard to snow removal and brush removal from the
ditches. Also to get clarification on how the district is serviced.

Have had discussions with Glen about revamping the website- looking at security
features.

Agenda Items for Discussion:

Business Arising

1. Signage
2. Rural Plan update
3. Phone/Mail
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5. Rural Community update
6. Sign tents
7. Budget
8. Recreation proposals
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10. Web site update

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New Business:

1. Meeting with the Minister

2. Business Cards
3. Other

Approval of minutes:

Minutes of April 14, 2008 were approved.

Business:

1. Signage – Item has been delayed work will resume in the Fall. Action:
Susan Cassidy and Carla Ward will work on the proposal for acquisition of
the signs.

2. Rural Plan – Rural Planning Commission is holding Open House meetings

today and Thursday May 16th in Yoho Lake at the Scout Lodge. Action:
Peter will keep the LSDAC informed.

3. Phone/ mail – Letter has been sent to the LSM in Woodstock (copy on file)
regarding letter received from residents of Marlow Road requesting street
lights. No new mail. There was 1 phone message.

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5. Rural Community Round Table - Jacques Martin is the Local Government

representative on the committee. Next meeting May 28, 2008 and the main
topic will be the feasibility study. Action: Peter will keep the LSDAC
informed of the proceedings.

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6. Sign Tents - Completed – Thank you letter sent to Scholten’s. It was noted
that we should contact Detlef Rudolph to have the signs returned. Action:
Susan

7. Budget - The budget questions email to be resent to Hugh Doherty.

Action: Susan

8. Recreation Proposals - Holly has been unable to get a hold of Hugh

Doherty to check on last years Recreation proposals that
9. were sent to our LSM last year. Action: Holly will keep trying to contact
Hugh Doherty.
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13. Web site update – A reminder for everyone to review their respective
areas and provide updates to content.

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New Business

1. Meeting with the Minister – Potential dates for the meeting are May 27 or
29. See attached list for discussion items. Action: Peter M. to inform
committee of meeting date and time. He will also finalize the list of
discussion items.
2. Business Cards – it was agreed that we will purchase the business card
stock and Peter will print the cards for us. Action: Susan to purchase the
cards and Peter to print them.
3. Phone and Mail service – Holly has agreed to continue checking the mail
and Carla has agreed to check the phone for messages.
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Tabled Items:

1. Acquiring crown land-tabled until we hear from Minister- Peter Kavanagh

sent memo March/07.
2. Emergency Measures Plan-tabled until determination of RC
3. DARE

Ne

xt Meeting:

To be determined after the meeting with the Minister.

Submitted by:
Susan Cassidy, Secretary HLSAC

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Items for discussion with the Minister

1. Communication -No response to correspondence, example; memo on

crown land from March 2006.
2. Volunteers – the committee does not have the advantage of paid staff and
when dealing with situations such as the recreation or annexation issue
we are at a disadvantage. We are only volunteers and should receive
more support from Local Government who should also be able to support
the LSD when their opinion differs from government. If the system worked
the LSM would truly represent the citizens and not government.
3. Funding – there are several situations where it would serve the community
better if there could be different funding models. For example when the
LSD does a mail out of a newsletter or meeting notification we must pay
Canada Post out of our own pockets and then submit for reimbursement.
This isn’t bad when we are talking $10 or $20 but when it is $275 or more
it is not appropriate.
4. Civic Addresses – we can not get civic addresses to prepare mail outs, so
we must send notices as flyers to several hundred Kingsclear residents or
hand deliver them.
5. Property – the LSD has been told that the Government will not hold
property in trust for our residents so we unlike other LSD’s can not
purchase property for recreational or other community uses – and we are
one of the largest tax bases in the region.
6. School – with the reorganization of the School Advisory Boards Hanwell
lost their representative, also we send our children to the Fredericton
schools when we have more than enough K-6 to warrant our own
community school.