Wolfville Town Council Briefs

BY WENDY ELLIOTT

welliott@kentvilleadvertiser.ca

NovaNewsNow.com

Planning ahead

The town will hold a public participation meeting to review the draft of the proposed new municipal planning strategy and land use bylaw.

The documents were prepared over the past two years by planner Karen Dempsey with input from the volunteers in the Sustainable Community Planning Task Force.

The meeting will take place Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Al Whittle Theatre on Main St.

Making application

After receiving information from Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations regarding the Build Canada Fund, Wolfville is applying for funds to do a complete rebuild of Front Street. The work should cost $860,000.

Responding to a question from councillor Hugh Simpson, CAO Roy Brideau said the reason Front Street was chosen was due to ongoing problems with the infrastructure. He noted that the fund would provide for 66-cent dollars.

On hold

On Feb. 18, Wolfville town council did not approve a community partnership program that was to be a pilot for the installation of more public art. Mayor Bob Stead said the matter is likely to come back to council in the future.

The proposal was to select a grant recipient annually and pay the artist $5,000 to encourage public art in downtown Wolfville.

Green transport

The Green Mobility Planning meeting recently was attended by about 75 people and facilitated by the province’s Ecology Action Centre.

Among the ideas that came forward was one from Councillor Bill Zimmerman. He suggested a three-year trial for a shared in-town transport service with the university.

Zimmerman said one of the biggest transportation challenges facing the town is the number of cars brought into the community by students.

New deadline

An addition to the Stackhouse property at 639 Main St. in Wolfville will now have until Nov. 9, 2012 to be completed.

Approved initially in 2004, development officer Gregg Morrison said the project was appealed that year to the Utilities and Review Board, but the appeal failed.

Developer John MacKay took out a permit in 2006 and then requested an extension.

Speeding vehicles

Police in Wolfville are keeping an eye out for cars driving too fast in the west end of town. Councillor John MacKay asked for a checkpoint after hearing complaints from citizens that taxis and other vehicles are speeding.

Visitors here

Members of the Sackville, N.B. downtown revitalization committee traveled to Wolfville this month.

The group visited Wolfville, Antigonish and Annapolis Royal to see how a turnaround might bring more vibrancy to their downtown.

Adding space

On March 17, town council will look at the on-again, off-again plan to add onto the N.S. Liquor Commission store on Front St. in Wolfville. The public hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m.