Council Highlights for March 11th, 2024

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s Council Highlights! These informal recaps help residents catch up with Council meetings in just a few minutes.  Please note these summaries are not an official record of Council meetings. Official minutes are posted online once they are approved during a subsequent meeting. You can also access the meeting recording on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Presentations

Council learned about the Challenger Baseball pilot project being provided by the Blue Jays Foundation. Challenger Baseball is an adaptive baseball or softball program designed to empower individuals living with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. This adaptive program is ideal for organizations that are motivated to create introductory sport programs specifically tailored to the needs, strengths and hopes of individuals with disabilities. In this program, baseball or softball is used as the vehicle to enhance four main program objectives: connection; courage; independence; and love of physical activity.

The Challenger Baseball program will be integrated into our existing T-Ball program set to begin in June. This is an 8-week program that runs weekly at our Ball Diamonds on McLean Avenue. Registration will open for all spring programs on March 25. A release of the program information and logistics will be posted on our website and be available at the Nick Smith Centre. Anyone with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact the Recreation Team at recreation@arnprior.ca or (613) 623-7301.

Council also received 2023 year end reports from the Arnprior and District Museum, the Fire Department and the Building Department.

Public Meeting – Block 139, Desmond Trudeau Drive, Village Creek Subdivision

Council held a public meeting giving the public an opportunity to make representations in respect of a zoning amendment for the lands known as Block 139 on Desmond Trudeau Drive at Russett Drive.

The purpose of the proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 6875-18 is: firstly, to transition the parent zone from R4 to R3, allowing for the inclusion of single and semi-detached dwelling units; and secondly, to introduce alternative development standards. These proposed development standards aim to address aspects such as the private road, building setbacks, and other performance criteria that do not align with the existing Zoning By-law.

A report will be provided to Council shortly to address the amendment.

Subdivision Approval

Council authorized the entering into of a Subdivision Agreement for Phase 4B of the Marshall’s Bay Meadows Subdivision, as well as the clearing of the proposed parkland in Phase 5.