Transcript of the June 7th, 2010 Council Meeting
First question Period
Paul Creighton: My name is Paul Creighton, Mr. Mayor, and I live at 437 Argyle. Two questions if I may, both relating to the dog runs. But first I would like to offer a note of congratulations for the work done on the Lansdowne run with the resurfacing of the surface area with a) appropriately sized gravel, and b) an appropriate depth of the gravel. I say this with some trepidation cause the last time I congratulated you, the mavens in the public works heard about it and with the speed of the Hadron collider the congratulated item was removed. Anyway, I’m sure that won’t happen this time. It’s harder to pick up gravel bits than it is to pick up fence.
Mayor Trent: So the subjects of your congratulations tend to become ephemeral?
Creighton: That’s right, that’s right exactly. My question number one. The last council meeting you will recall Mr. Mayor, we broke down the initial improvements of the dog runs into what nature would do and what the department of public works would do. Nature has done its course in that at least one of the plants at the Lansdowne run, I believe it is called Solomon’s Shield (sic) is now at least three or four feet above the level of the fence and is growing randomly and rapidly, perhaps in a way that will not meet the approval of the priorities advisory committee but never the less very good growth. The rest of the hedging is basically cedar, and it has grown about an inch as it has not been cut as Mr. Martin said Public Works would not do. So it is progressing slowly on that side. On the other side, public works was, I understand, to purchase a variety of shrubs that were thick and fast growing. To date there have been none planted. Can I ask you whether any have actually been purchased, and if not why not?
Mayor Trent: Who wants to answer that one? Who is the expert on planting for dog runs?
Paul Creighton: Cynthia Lulham, what has happened to the shrubs?
Cynthia Lulham: um, I don’t know. As far as I know, Claudette Savaria has ordered them and they’re to be planted. I noticed that a lot of other shrubs haven’t been planted yet so I assume they’re all coming together.
Paul Creighton: This will all be done before fall though, I hope
Cynthia Lulham: Oh yes, yes
Creighton: One must always check
Cynthia Lulham: I promise, I promise. I’ll email you tomorrow
Paul Creighton: Winter wheat is very good in the fall, and tulips too but shrubs not
Cynthia Lulham: I will take note and email you tomorrow with the time
Creighton: Now, the next question if I may. The maintenance gates at both the dog runs are in deplorable condition. At least one has been at least opened and closed and that was the one at Lansdowne to get the trucks in with the gravel. Can anyone tell me when work might be done on the replacement of, or repair of either or both gates?
Mayor Trent: who is the gatekeeper huh?
Cynthia Lulham: Well, researching shrubs, I’ll do gates too.
Paul Creighton: You will. Good, so it’s done then.
Mayor Trent: Gates and shrubs.
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