At the April 18, 2011 Council Meeting, Council directed Administration to proceed with installation of the hand railings in Rink A of the United Communities Credit Union for a cost of no more than $4,000.00.
However, rails will not be installed; The Amherstburg Echo quoted Rick Daly, “Installing these railings as directed would put the town in violation of the Ontario Building Code as well as the Ontario Fire Code.”
MAYOR Wayne Hurst
519-736-7646
whurst@amherstburg.ca
DEPUTY MAYOR Ron Sutherland
519-736-8092
rsutherland@amherstburg.ca
Robert (Bob) Pillon
519-736-8138
rpillon@amherstburg.ca
John Sutton
519-736-1435
jsutton@amherstburg.ca
Diane Pouget
519-736-2431
dpouget@amherstburg.ca
Bart DiPasquale
519-736-4813
bdipasquale@amherstburg.ca
Carolyn Davies
519-736-9433
cdavies@amherstburg.ca
on october 11, 2011, i emailed brenda percy, town clerk and requested documentation to support the claim that the UCCU is a fully accessible facility; she initially did not address my request, but then advised, “With regard to documentation to support the claim – I do not have that type of information but will inquire.”
on october 31, 2011, i emailed to inquire about the status of her inquiries; she replied, “Your question has been relayed to the appropriate manager and it is my understanding correspondence is being drafted.”
on november 7, 2011, brenda percy emailed me a copy of letter dated november 7, 2011 from Cindy Burkhour, MA, CTRS, CPRP, Access to Recreation, Jenison, Michigan, the consultant used in UCCU Centre regarding accessibility of the complex.
on november 8, 2011, i requested brenda percy to make further inquiries for documentation, including reports, correspondence, accessibility audits, council minutes, committee minutes, departmental minutes and reports, etc., that correspond with any earlier claims that the UCCU complex is accessible.
about two hours later, brenda percy replied, “the correspondence provided should satisfy your request. For any additional information, please feel free to search the public archives available on the Town website at www.amherstburg.ca”
i subsequently requested that my request and emails be placed on council’s agenda for the next meeting and the response was, “will do.”
The United Communities Credit Union Complex, opened in January 2011 is expected to lose $895,000 by the end of December 2011. Read more The Windsor Star.
In a September 12, 2011 Report to Mayor Hurst and Members of Council from Lou Zarlenga, the recommendation was that Council approve the engagement of Dr. Norm Becker, P.Eng, to conduct the comprehensive flooding investigation for the August 9, 2011 rainfall event and subsequent flooding.
The decision to hire an engineer was deferred again. Full story at Mix 96.7
October 25 – An engineer will not be hired to investigate what caused more than 500 homes to flood during a severe storm in August; Amherstburg staff will study preventative measures. Full story at CBC News.
Amherstburg town council reversed its decision to allow a man convicted of sex crimes to purchase naming rights at the town’s new arena. Read more CBC News.
Amherstburg’s Mayor Wayne Hurst was mentioned in a MACLEANS Magazine article, “Canada’s Lousy Mayors”
“His re-election platform includes a pledge for a downtown public marina, but he refuses to divulge how it will be financed. “I don’t need to tell you how I’m going to pay for it,” says Hurst, who’s seeking a fourth term. “It’s my vision. I have a vision and I see it taking place in downtown Amherstburg.” A nice vision it may be, but it’s an odd one, considering Amherstburg couldn’t afford the marina it owned: months ago, it closed on the sale of the municipally owned Ranta Marina for $584,000, following years of controversy.”
this will be a record of how town council has performed and serve as a reminder before ballots are cast in the next municipal election.
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