{"id":5229,"date":"2022-07-05T08:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2022-07-05T08:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:01:20","slug":"queens-council-approves-2-million-for-a-c-discusses-accessibility-at-cultural-centre-and-a-pool-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2022\/07\/05\/queens-council-approves-2-million-for-a-c-discusses-accessibility-at-cultural-centre-and-a-pool-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Council approves $2 million for A\/C; discusses accessibility at Cultural Centre and a pool committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Ed Halverson<\/p><\/div>\n

Region of Queens council took their last meeting on the road to the Pleasant River Community Hall.<\/p>\n

The highlight of the agenda was council\u2019s decision to invest almost $2 million to repair the failing air conditioning unit at the Liverpool Business Development Centre.<\/p>\n

The meeting opened with the public comment section.<\/p>\n

A couple of residents spoke asking council to put a pause on the permits to a controversial house being built on Eagle Head Beach while a third inquired about the possibility of adding more bylaw enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

After that council went about approving the job descriptions for workers at Hillsview Acres long-term care facility.<\/p>\n

The Region is mandated by the province to review the positions every four years.<\/p>\n

From there, council voted to go ahead with the $1.9 million plan to install a new four-zone cooling system at the Liverpool Call centre.<\/p>\n

Council then moved into the discussion phase of their meeting.<\/p>\n

First up was a conversation around installing an accessible ramp at the Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Provincial law requires all government owned buildings to be accessible by 2030.<\/p>\n

Council deliberated on the placement of the ramp and how it is to be enclosed.<\/p>\n

The preferred option seems to be along the side of the building adjacent to the Royal Bank that leads from the rear parking lot.<\/p>\n

The plan will be evaluated and brought before council in greater detail at a future meeting.<\/p>\n

The last piece of business was a lively discussion on whether or not to form a pool committee.<\/p>\n

The Queens Community Aquatic Society recently received a $3 million private donation towards the construction of a new pool and are looking for the region to begin construction as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

The conversation revolved around who will make up the committee, what responsibility it will have and what will be asked of staff.<\/p>\n

In the end, council decided to form a committee but what it will look like and what role it will play in the construction of a new pool has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

Council will hold a special council meeting Tuesday July 5 to discuss the location of the new library.<\/p>\n

Reported by Ed Halverson\u00a0<\/strong>
\nE-mail:\u00a0edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nTwitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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