By Hub Staff
Branningham Grove is back in our headlines. The city's Community Planning and Heritage Advisory Committee unanimously recommended that the City give notice of their intention to designate the 1881 building under the Ontario Heritage Act. At their April 13 meeting, Owen Sound City Council will deal with this recommendation.
What's the rush?
As of this writing, the High Victorian building at the eastern entrance to the city is the subject of a demolition permit which gives authority to the owners to level it anytime after May 5 this year. Deputations by Aly Boltman and Christy Hempel at the last City Council meeting [available at minutes 15:20 and 28:40 of the council meeting video] not only made the heritage and planning case for retaining the building, but specifically inquired as to the apparent hurry to demolish it.
The City of Owen Sound Water Department would like to remind residents that if you require potable water and/or showers due to frozen services, the Bayshore and the YMCA are still available to assist you.
For residents who have had frozen services, please be advised that you can still access water at the following locations:
• Harry Lumley Bayshore at 1900 3rd Ave E, Owen Sound (bring your own jug/container)
• Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre at 700 10th Street East (bring your own jug/container)
Showers are available at the Recreation Centre. Residents are required to supply their own towels, soaps, and shampoo. The YMCA's hours are as follows:
Monday to Friday 5:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sundays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Water Department continues to ask homeowners and businesses that have either been contacted by City Staff or are on the run water map located on our website, to continue running water from one tap only, about the size of a pencil, 1⁄2 inch diameter (about 1 cup (250 ml) of water in 10 seconds) until further notice. At which time, homeowners and businesses will be notified by the City Water Department to discontinue running their water.Your billing will reflect average historical usage during this time period, and will not include this extra water.
Please visit the City's website www.owensound.ca and click on the "Frozen Water Services" button for more information, including a map of the run water areas.
For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at phone number 519-376-4274.
City officials report that Phase 1 of the 3rd Avenue East (Grey Road 15) reconstruction project will commence April 14, 2015.
The City anticipates that Phase 1 of this extensive project will require four to five weeks to complete. Phase 1 is the realignment of 3rd Avenue East and East Bayshore Road intersection.
This stage of the reconstruction will be controlled by Traffic Control Persons allowing the contractor to leave 3rd Avenue East open to through traffic until Phase 2 begins.
Further communication with the public will be provided prior to the start of Phase 2, at which time 3rd Avenue East will be closed to through traffic and the detours will be in full effect. Construction activities are expected to be completed in the Fall of 2015.
The first Household Hazardous Waste Day of 2015 will be held at the Public Works Facility at 1900 20th Street East from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015.
This very popular program is open to residents from the following municipalities in 2015:
City of Owen Sound
Township of Georgian Bluffs
Municipality of Grey Highlands
Municipality of Meaford
Municipality of West Grey
Owen Sound's Canada Day Celebrations offer opportunities to not-for-profit community groups to
raise funds during the event. These opportunities include collecting admissions donations and
selling food and beverages at Kelso Beach Park on July 1. Vending opportunities are also
open to commercial businesses.
Application forms for Gate Collecting Teams, Food Vendors and Commercial Vendors are
available now at Owen Sound City Hall, or online at www.owensound.ca/canadaday.
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