Background
2003
North Kawartha Council was approached by person who was looking after the road maintenance to discuss ongoing maintenance issues related to the culvert at the causeway location. The Council of the day passed a seriously flawed motion # 03-489 indicating they would not take ownership nor maintenance reponsibilties for the causeway /culvert but did admit having in the past performed maintenace of the affected area see MOTION BELOW
2003 Forward
Township following the Council motion in 2003 discontinued maintenance previously undertaken by the Twp Road s department in keeing the culvert unblocked from beaver activity
2008
April early afternoon the causeway breached resulting in a major washout of the road bed cutting off access to about 20 cottage properties on Fire Route 52.
Pic of washout underway ( 
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Pic of FR 52 washout (
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Pic of new culvert 
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Township Causeway repair paid for by cottagers (
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WHO OWN THE CAUSEWAY AND CULVERT?
The Townhip of Buleigh Anstruther ( now incorpoataed into North Kawartha) took ownership of 2 part of land subdivided by Peterborough Lumber Company being Part 49 and Part 50 plan R 364. Both parts have original 66 Shore Road Allowances under ownership of the municipality which are considerde to be PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.Here is record of ownership for Part 49 and Part 50/apsleywatch/custom_WebPage_Files/file/Part%2049%20%26%2050.pdf
Here is record of Ownership of 66 Shore Road Allowance where Causeway and Culvert located
/apsleywatch/custom_WebPage_Files/file/SRAOWNERSHIP.pdf
2018
Aug 6th a meeting was held near the site of the culvert to discuss past and on going cost associated with keeping the culvert functioning in face of persistent beaver activity which requires additional expenditures. At that meeting it was generally agreed that since the causeway and culvert is located on Municipal property that we would submit a request that the municipality take back resposibilty for culvert maintenance as was the case in years past.
This is a draft version of the letter submited to Council by Doug Leppert on behalf of affected cottagers .it is understood final version is similar to the draft. /apsleywatch/custom_WebPage_Files/file/Township%20of%20North%20Kawartha_Aug%206.pdf2018
SEPT 18 COUNCIL MEETINGAt COUNCIL MEETING CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO STAFF REPORT BY TWP CAO AND LEGAL OPINION BY TOWNSHIP SOLCITOR
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CLICK FOR SUBMISSIONS) HIGHLIGHTING AND RED COMMENTS BY AMBROSE MORAN
Following discussion with Staff -Twp Lawyer -Council and Road Users in attendance along with presenation by Doug Leppert-Council unanimously agreEd to a motion to undertake certain culvert maintenaNce on the township owned fr 52 culvert going forward.
THANKS TO COUNCIL AND ALL ROAD USERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGN
