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Brookfield Community
Assembly - Minutes
November 30, 2009
The
Brookfield
Community
Assembly
met
at
the
Fire
Station
on
the
above
date. Those
present
were Susan Walters, Marian Lindsay, Aimee Leslie, Gerry Buott, Laurie
Monk,
Krista McMullin, Rod Nielsen, Norm Eddy, Judy Matheson, Tammi McNutt,
Mike
Henderson and Kathy Best. Andrew Sears
sent his regrets. The meeting was called
to order by Chairman Mike Henderson at 7:00 pm. The Minutes of the
October
meeting were approved as read.
Business out of Minutes
Councilor
A
letter
was
received
from
Gary
Burrill
regarding
the
cutback
in
the
paving of Carter Road.
The
Department
of
Highways
have
installed
a
pipe
draining
into
the
pond
behind Brookfield Lumber to drain the water
which
had been causing flooding on Highway #2. The sidewalk on Carter
Road
has been
presented to Council for costing and the preliminary design and will be
looked
at in 2010.
Council
has
approved
the
monies
for
the
new
Civic
Center
that
includes
a possible $12.1 contribution from the
County for
15-20 years. This will be decided at the December meeting of
Council.
There has
been additional 8000 feet added for a Wellness Center at the request of
the
Hospital. Operating costs will be split 50/50 between the County and
the Town
of Truro. Gerry expects a maximum loss of $200k per year.
Garbage
collection
is
taking
place
on
Cottage
Lane
on
Shortt’s
Lake
on
trial basis. At
present all residents (both year round and seasonal)
are being taxed
for the service. There is a problem for the garbage trucks due to
the
narrow
roads in this area and the residents are reluctant to having them
widened.
Krista
asked if the County would
re-think
their policy of not picking garbage up from the churches, Fire hall,
and other
non-profit organizations.
Gerry said
that CoRDA is a
funding partner
with Council and nothing has been done as yet to replace Anna Parks
(who
recently retired) for this area.
Financial
Report- The
Bank
balance
after depositing the cheque from the Brookfield Fire Department
(website fees)
is $428.03 with no bills outstanding.
Andrew
asked
if
there was anyone willing to help with delivering the letters in regards
to the
website fee, it would be appreciated.
Committee Reports- Recreation
and
Leisure
– Homecoming received a donation of $850 from Emera,
which will
be used
towards the purchase of a new sound system. The Caring Community
booklets have
been circulated. There were 500 printed and delivered. When
more are printed and available they will
be placed at Pharmasave and other public places in the community.
Welcoming ambassadors for newcomers to the
community are Daisy Hingley and Angela Reid.
Community Services – Some
streetlights are
out and have been reported. There is one out on Kennedy Road as
well as
one in
front of the Fire hall. There is also a
problem with one on Carter Road that is coming on in the daytime.
Rod
sent
a report
to DOT the first of November requesting a new road sign for Cherry
Lane. Both
Densmore and Highland Drives now need replacing as well. Mike
spoke
with
John LaCoste in regards to the Ducks Unlimited site. He was
informed
that
repairs to the walking trail will be done as soon as the ground
freezes. It is
their intention to raise the berms in the southeast section as well.
Education
and
Youth – Midterms are taking place at SCA and sign up for
Parent/Teacher
interviews are complete. Both Junior and
Senior classes are having dances this week and Christmas festivities
are
beginning for December. Some parents
have expressed concern about the intramural program that has been
brought to
the attention of the Administration. This will be looked into and
corrected if
necessary.
Parks
and
Green
Space – Marian has a few people interested in serving on this
committee
but
still needs more representation. Some
concern has been expressed by the BMC in regards to the cemeteries and
suggested possibly take them off of the list. Marian
suggested that perhaps her committee should meet
with the BMC to
discuss this further and squelch concerns.
Organization Reports- SCA – No report. Home
and
School
– Enrollment is up slightly (after
reporting a big drop earlier). Report cards went home today.
Parent/teacher
meetings are to be held on December 21st. The supervisory
positions
on the playground have now been filled. A
second Special Needs teacher has been hired who comes
very highly recommended.
There are now 18 children in the program (2 x 9). The
Expo
at the elementary school went well
despite limited publicity.
Brookfield
Athletic Association – The
Sports draw raffle (which is a major fundraiser for the Jr. Elks Hockey
Club)
has been completed with sales down a bit this year. Hunting season ends
next
week. Kathy suggested that interact use be made available in the future
for the
sale of tickets, which might increase sales and make it easier for
people who
do not carry cash.Knox United
Church – The
House Tours
were successful with approximately 180 attending with nearly a
truckload of
gifts, clothes etc. received for Christmas Index. The sale of
Gingerbread
Houses brought in an additional $435. The
Greenhouses in Brentwood were an added attraction this
year and were
spectacular with 100,000 poinsettias on display. It is hoped that this
can be
repeated in next year’s House Tours. An
“Old Fashioned Christmas concert” will be held on December 5th,
followed
by
a “White Gift” service on December 6th. Christmas boxes for the
community will be
done over the next two weeks. The Sunday school classes/Youth Group are
“filling a stable” for World Vision with $1200 being raised.
There will be two Christmas Eve services
held.
Brookfield
Baptist Church –
The Men’s
choir is preparing for special music in December. Worship service at
Elk Court
will took place yesterday. The Adult
Fellowship Christmas party was held on November 28th with
donations
to the Food bank being put under the Christmas tree. There is a
box for ongoing Food Bank
donations in the church foyer. The Choir will took part in the Festival
of
Carols on November 29th at St. David’s United Church in
Bible Hill,
in support of the Canadian Bible Society. The
Sunday School concert will be held on December 19th
followed by refreshments. A night of
caroling for seniors and shut-ins of the community will be held on
December 22nd.
There will be a Christmas Eve service at 7pm.
Brookfield Fire
Department –
There have
been 154 calls ytd, already equal to last year’s total. There was
a fire in Brentwood this morning.
There was also a collision involving a vehicle and two cows that got
loose on
the highway. Marian asked about false
alarms. Rod reported that there are fewer now than in the past and a
new by-law
coming into the County soon will fine for repeated false alarm
calls. There has been an individual burning hay that
caused an enormous amount of smoke in the community making it
unpleasant for
those with breathing problems etc. Unfortunately
BFD
cannot put these out and any
complaints should be reported to the Department of Environment.
Brookfield
Men’s Club – The
Remembrance Day ceremony went very well as well as the luncheon
following. The
garbage cans are not being used at all. Could it be that they need a
new
location? The Car Pool area west of Highway 102 is very messy around
the
parking area and ramp. Laurie suggested that it be put on our list for
this
year’s garbage clean up. Halloween patrol went well with the help of
three
ladies. Donnie reported that the star by
the Christmas tree at the corner will be put up this week. The November
meeting
was held at the Fire hall where an excellent show on safety was
presented by
Rod.
New Business- An H1N1 Clinic has been set up at
Truro Mall which is
open to all. The line-ups are better now
and the regular flu shot is also available if an individual qualifies
for it.There will be a Blood Donor clinic held at Knox United
on December 10th. Susan
Stevenson has volunteered to become new website master for the
Brookfield
webpage. Mike will advise Wayne and
arrange the transfer. Judy suggested
that we post a notice of BCA meetings and that we put the BCA Minutes
on the
website each month after they have been approved.Norm Eddy inquired on
the status of the Fitness center
at SCA. The County/community is controlling it at the present time. It
is open
to the public every night from 6-7:30 pm. Mike asked Norm if he would
be
willing to become a member of the BCA, he agreed and was acclaimed a
new
member. Marian asked again about beginning archives for the
community and it was suggested that she speak with Donnie Carter in
this
regard. It was agreed that the BCA would continue to meet at 7
pm for the remainder of the winter months. Our next meeting will be
held
at the Fire hall on
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 7 pm.
Kathy
Best
-
Secretary
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