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Welcome to Howe Island Ratepayers Association Community Site
The Howe Island Ratepayers Association (HIRA) is an incorporated, non-profit organization that endeavors to represent the concerns of the islanders. Howe Island is located in the world renowned 1000 Islands in the St Lawrence River.
The express and only purpose of HIRA is the "PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HOWE ISLAND, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND OUR PUBLIC SERVICES".
You are not alone...as a member of HIRA, you become part of a community voice on important issues that impact Howe Islanders. HIRA supports the orderly development of Howe Island in such a manner as to preserve and enhance the value of the residential, rural and agricultural properties and aspects of the island. However, should issues arise that could negatively impact islanders, through HIRA, elected officials will be aware of your opinion(s) in a timely and businesslike manner.
HIRA welcomes you to 'your' Web site. Let this site be your virtual gateway to the local community and the internet. We encourage you to use this web site for the valuable and timely information it offers. We want your feedback...Contact Us if you have any questions and of course, your Suggestions are welcome. |
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Posted by tchadmin on Friday, March 05 @ 18:25:17 CST (5 reads)
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HIRA RECAP OF FEBRUARY 8 TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING
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Item 5: A presentation by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority(CRCA) re: the "Drinking Water Source Protection Plan"... The CRCA has been charged by the province (which is funding the study) to develop a plan pursuant to the Clean Water Act with respect to primarily Kingston's water supply. The presentation was made to Frontenac Islands as a small part of Garden Island falls within the area that Kingston draws its water. At this time the study is only looking at municipal water supplies not private wells nor discharges. It is suggested that when the study is completed the plan will be similar to an Official Plan ie will provide controls over development or actions that may take place within the defined area that drinking water is drawn. There is a question as to how much teeth the study will have based on the findings and then the funding available to the municipalities. Web site for more information: http://www.clearwatercataraqui.ca
Item 6: Deferred until April meeting
Item 7: Price of an unopened road allowance partially underwater and land locked $44,000 plus costs
Item 13: $41,000 for county administration accounting services
Item 14 Land O'Lakes Tourism Association request for funding: deferred pending a review with the Wolfe Island Tourist Association. Both Matt and Pat do not support as they see no benefit to Howe
Other Business:
Hatian relief: Township will send $200 to Canadian Red Cross
Township Ferry: The mayor raised a point re: funding of the Township ferry. The Township is fully-funding the ferry for the 3 winter months; however, the fares are not being retained by the Township. Carol is in discussions with the County on this matter.
If you have any comments or questions, please email terrybotten@hotmail.com
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Posted by admin2 on Saturday, February 13 @ 16:24:28 CST (18 reads)
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Posted by admin2 on Friday, February 05 @ 13:24:22 CST (27 reads)
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TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 11 AND HIRA COMMENTS
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In future, we will post the minutes from the monthly Township meetings and add comments if applicable. If you have any comments, please contact terrybotten@hotmail.com.
Please note Resolution #13 on the attached.
Not included but raised by Matt was the clean up of the 'Howe Island Used Car Lot and Trailer Park'. You might have noticed three cars and a trailer in the Township parking lot at the County ferry dock that have been there for some time and with one/all vehicles for sale. Carol, Matt and Pat didn't know who owned the vehicles but will seek the owners and have them removed. There have been complaints that it is unsightly with these vehicles there particularly since the intended use is for temporary, short-term parking only.
Minutes January 11, 2010.pdf
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Posted by admin2 on Thursday, January 14 @ 17:44:02 CST (36 reads)
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HIRA LAUNCHES A NEW AND IMPROVED WEB SITE
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To: All Members
From: Terry Botten
RE: HIRA'S NEW AND IMPROVED WEB SITE
Many of our members have mentioned that our web site was confusing to navigate to get information. As well, many of you said you wanted to be alerted as to when items were posted as you don't visit the site on a regular basis (while we had a programme to advise members of a posting, it was hit and miss and we were having problems to correct it).
The Board agreed to look for a new web management provider and under the direction of one of our members, Robert Hall, a new provider has been found. We're delighted to introduce The Cyberhood to everyone, a provider that works with nonprofit organizations. Over the past couple of weeks, The Cyberhood (Rich and Elliot), Robert and I have been moving, changing, editing, eliminating...stuff. Rich and Elliot have been very responsive to our needs. The site isn't finished yet and it will take a few more weeks to restore, update and improve the functionality of the website.
At this time, we're asking you to register. If you recall, our membership form had a box that asked if you would like to receive notification of new content being posted to our site automatically...your permission is required. It now can be done online by logging on to www.howeisland.org and follow the prompts. Certainly, if you don't want to receive these notifications, you can simply log on whenever you want and as in the past, anyone can log on to our site. However, there could be applications that we would want our members to know exclusively and by registering, you will have access to such items.
In closing, a big thank you to Robert Hall as Robert will financially support the site management over the next two years.
As always, your input is valued and if you have any comments or questions, please email terrybotten@hotmail.com
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Posted by admin2 on Thursday, January 07 @ 12:41:11 CST (38 reads)
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