Review of CRD Board Business - March 1st

This coming Friday, the Cariboo RD Board will meet and discuss the following interesting items:

Full Agenda can be viewed here

a) WL Fringe OCP Bylaw to receive 1st and 2nd Reading - read here/here

b) CRD Area 'F' Director Joan Sorley has requested a general Board discussion on a concern raised in 150 Mile House regarding development of ALR Lands in the 150 Mile area - read here.  It should be noted that the 150 Mile  OCP was adopted not too long ago but it is a tricky issue as 150 Mile House has grown since I moved out to this community in late 1989 but it is the very tricky question of balancing residential needs vs maintaining the traditional ALR land in the 150 Mile area for Agriculture needs.  No easy answer here.  It would be appropriate even to have a community discussion in the next year or so with 150 Mile House area residents' if they think local community development is weighted too much towards residential development rather than maintaining ALR Lands...

c) WL Association for Community Living makes proposal to Cariboo RD re: Central Cariboo Transfer Station Share Shed Attendant program - read here.  I think a decent program based on the proposal but I'm looking forward to hearing other comments from other Cariboo RD Directors

d) Cariboo RD to notify Mountview residents' of 2nd denial for Mountview Water/Sewer grant - read here. Director Kemp, in my opinion, will soon need to meet with Mountview residents' to give an update on this file and to realistically lay out the options available for these residents (water from Bond Lk Rd, water/sewer from City of WL or build a community system)

e) Final report from the 2013 Budget Consultations - read here.  One thing I'd like to see, either Facebook or directly on the Cariboo RD website, is a method to collect input prior to starting the CRD Budget Process for 2014 (Fall of 2013)

f) Proposed Audio Recordings Policy - read here.  Having read the policy myself, I think it is a well-developed policy and strikes the right balance and has appropriate protocols in place

g) New Grants-in-Aid Policy - read here

h) Ministry of Forests says Nina Dam, near Likely, gets decommisioned unless locals take it on.  Read here. I was frankly disappointed with the tone of the letter but I'll be interested to see what Cariboo RD Area 'F' Director Joan Sorley has to say on the letter