Niverville’s council met on the morning of Tuesday, November 5 to review a list of agenda items.
Council discussed the opening of phase three of the Niverville Business Park, which would create 17 additional lots for industrial use. Phase three will comprise approximately 25 acres of the existing 105 acres of designated business park land.
The proposed lots would be serviced by individual sewage holding tanks and wells. A new road has been proposed which will access these lots and connect phase three with the existing network of streets.
“The name of the new road is Pauls Street, for Wally Pauls who served as councillor on the town’s first council in 1969,” says CAO Eric King.
King adds that development of the third phase will likely begin in spring, depending on how many lots are sold over the course of the winter.
A proposal was also made to remove the 15-minute parking zone on the east side of Country Snacks, which is deemed no longer necessary now that the business’s expansion is complete and plenty of parking is once again available on the lot itself.
Council approved pay rates for voting officials for the 2019 plebiscite vote to be held on November 26. Pay rates would range from $14.50 to $15.50 per hour.
Mayor Myron Dyck announced that council’s strategic planning session was held recently. The last session of this type, held in 2009, was called The 2020 Vision, which provided a road map for council over the past ten years.
“The one for 2030 hasn’t been officially named, but I’m calling it Planning for Ten,” Dyck said. “We’re planning for [the next] ten years, but we’re also planning for [a population of] 10,000. That’s the crux of what the strategic plan is all about… Overall, we’re thinking about what it means to have a population of 10,000, whether that’s in ten years, 15 years, or 20 years, but the planning for that starts now.”
Dyck added that notes from the recent strategic planning session have been handed off to a facilitator who will provide a report for council to use as a guide during their regular annual planning sessions, which will take place November 22–23.
Council approved a $1 million provision to Von Ast Construction for the installation of finishes, fixtures, and furnishings for the new Community Recreation and Resource Centre. Interior finishes were included in the original budget and monies will be taken from the collected donations and grants.