MUNICIPALITY OF SHELBURNE COUNCIL UPDATE
October 27, 2009

SHELBURNE – The Council for the Municipality of the District of Shelburne met for its Regular Session on October 26, 2009. Council agreed to move forward on the following issues.

• Council will attend a meeting hosted by the Town of Shelburne to discuss the future of an economic regional development authority in Shelburne County.
• Council has approved and ratified its annual independent audit performed by Belliveau Veinoitte.
• Council has agreed to provide $2000 to develop an emergency comfort centre in Port Clyde.
• Council ratified a motion to support an initiative from the Municipality of Yarmouth to have greater municipal representation on the Resource Recovery Fund Board.
• Council agreed to have a more detailed analysis and discussion of the maintenance and capital requirements for dry hydrants and local fire water access.
• Council announced that municipal offices will be closed for the Holidays from 12 pm December 24, 2009 12 pm to January 4, 2010.
• Council announced that the Municipality will host a public Holiday reception at the Municipal Administration Building from 10am to 12pm on December 24th.
• Council approved a new remuneration and expenses policy.
• Maritime Testing was awarded a contract to perform a Phase 1 environmental assessment at the Shelburne Industrial Park.

The Municipality will continue to work with provincial and federal funding partners to recruit doctors to the area and to develop a new state of art medical clinic.

Contact: Kirk Cox
Chief Administrative Officer
902.875.6776
kcox@municipalityofshelburne.ca

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