JACK LAKE BOAT LAUNCH ISSUE FIRE ROUTE 52ASINCE JULY 2024 PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SHARPES BAY HAVE BEEN ASKING NORTH KAWARTHA COUNCIL TO STOP NEW RECENTLY STARTED OFFENSIVE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE BOAT LAUNCH INTERFFERING WITH USE AND ENJOYMENT OF COTTAGE USER IN THE AFFECTED SMALL BAY... WHERE LAUNCH IS LOCATED (
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Dec 2 2024 Submission to Council (
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NORTH kAWARTHA COUNCIL HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE IN CLOSED SECRET COUNCIL SESSIONS AT EVERY METING SINCE JUILY AND UNTIL FRIDAY HAVE NEVER MADE PUBLIC O
VER 200 PAGES OF WRIITTEN SUBMISSIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN KEPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
NOT ONE SUBMISSION SUPPORTED COMMERCIAL USE OR SELLING THE LAUNCH AREANOW THE
MAYOR UNDER PRESSURE HAS AGREED TO POST ALL THE SUBMISSIONS ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY DECEMBER 17TH
I AM PROVIDING SOME CURRENT INFO SMALL FRACTION OF MY FILE INFO#1
MY LETTER TO COUNCIL DATED DEC 12 ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUP WHICH IS THE FIRST LETTER SINCE JULY POSTED ON THE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC AGENDA ...I FEEL LIKE I WON A LOTTERY (
MY LETTER)
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MY TRANSMITTAL TO NK CLERK OF OUR LETTER (
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FIRST PACKAGE OF SUBMISSIONS (
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SECOND PACKAGE OF SUBMISSIONS (
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HIGHLIGHTING BY AMBROSENOTE THE TOWNSHIP INCLUDED MANY DULPICATIONS WHICH i DID NOT
HIGHHLIGHTWHY IMPORTANT & URGENTYOU CAN NOT MAKE THIS UP .... BEFORE COUNCIL... FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL...AT THE DEC 17TH MEETING IS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO ACTUALLY DELARE THE TOWNSHIP LAUNCH PROEPRTY SURPLUS
AND SELL THE EXISTING ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD BOAT LAUNCH WHICH......
FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS HAS BEEN THE BOAT LAUNCH FOR ABOUT 88 COTTAGERS..... AND ESTABLISH TRADITIONAL ACCESS TO PROVIDED MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE FIRE-- RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE WATER ACCESS COTTAGES SOUTH BASIN OF J ACK LAKE .... MOSTLY IN HAVELOCK BELMONT METHUEN TOWNSHIP .
TO ATTEND THE NEXT TUESDAY COUNCIL MEETING BY ZOOM STARTING AT 9:30 AM THIS IS LINK TO MEETING AGENDA WHCH INCLUDE ZOOM LINK
https://www.northkawartha.ca/your-local-government/council-meeting-information/current-council-and-committee-agendas/#December17,2024RegularMeetingofCouncilWHAT WILL HAPPEN AT MEETINGON THE AGENDA... U
NDER ADMINISTRATION ... BUT NOT REFERENCING JACK LAKE LAUNCH......IS OUR ISSUE FINALLY ON THE AGENDA ..OUR HOPE IS THAT
SOME MEMBER OF COUNCIL WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL NOT TO SELL THE LAUNCH PROPERTY AND PROCEED WITH A SITE SPECIFIC ZONING BYLAW WITH RESULT THAT NO FURTHER COMMERCIAL USE.........WE HAVE PROVIDED WORDING FOR A PROPOSED MOTION ON OUR LETTER TO COUINCIL DEC 12
LATER NEAR THE END OF MEETING COUNCILOR COLIN McLELLAN HAS PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE A MOTION WHICH i AND OTHERS
DO NOT SUPPORT WHICH DOES NOT ADDRESS REJECTING THE STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDING COUNCIL SELL THE MUNICIPAL LAUNCH PROPERTY WHICH IS REQUIRED BY COTTAGERS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THIS IS FROM COUNCIL ,AGENDA
DECEMBER 16 2024 LETTER FROM AMBROSE TO COUNCIL CLARIFYING LAUNCH OWNERSHIP (
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December 17 2024 Council Meeting This is the meeting we anticipated finally seeing a vote on whether Council will suppopt the satff r
ecommedation to sell the muincipal launch propoerty. At the begining of the meeting ,,,staff made a recommedation that the boat launch agenda item be d
efererd again based on CAO was not present due to death in family ... Mayor was not available based on her illness and that an unidentified abutting land owner to the municipal property was meeting with satff on the issue later in the week,,,Council agreed to the deferal so our boat launch issue now will possibly be consider at the next Council meeting
Jan 14 2025 Jan 14 2025Council agenda develop by Mayor did not include Launch issue
Mar 4 2025Council agenda included saff recomendation to d
eclare property surplus and s
ell the established boat launch property. No aftetcded property owners were notified this high profile issue was uo for vope by Council Mar 4th
Two written request were made Mar 3 asking for mater to be deferred til spring when cottagers were able to comment on the staff recommendation..One afteted cottager was able to address the council meeting indicating that major objection woud be made to disposing of the property and he asked Council for a deferal.
Council based on staff report with various obvious errors....
voted 3-2 to support motion to declare long established cottagers boat launch property surplus Mayor Amyotte cast the deciding vote Indicatioins are that the formal bylaw would be passed by Council Mar 18 2025 unless Council decided to defer the subject until cottagers are back and can work with counil to find solutions
E mail to affected Cottagers (
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E Mail to to Council (
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From Alexandra March 9 2025 Letter to Council from North Kawartha Cottagers Association ( click here) Mar 10 2025 L
etter to Council regarding 'SURPLUS" (
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Mar 11 2025 News Article in Peterborough Examiner (
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Mar 11 2025 Notice on Council Meeting Mar 18 2025 (
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Mar 12 2025 Jack Lake Association Alert (
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Mar ......2025 Sample letters sent to Council (
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zoom 200% to view better (click here for second group )Mar 13 2025 Is it a bylaw infraction to launch boats (
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Mar 13 2025 Are we Tresspassing on Private Roads (
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Mar 13 2025 Lakefield Herald News article Mar 15 2025 with comments (
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Mar 18 2025 Council mtg Public Submissions (
up to Mar 13 agenda package click ) (
submitted up to Mar 17 click)
Mar 23 2025 News article Peterborough Examiner (
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Mar 25 2025 Letter to NK Bylaw Enforcement Officer (
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Mar 26 2025 Letter to NK CAO Alana Solman (
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Mar 27 2025 Letter to Mayor Amyotte SURPLUS (
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Apr 2 2025 E mail to Township Solicitor from Patricia Philips (
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APR 17 2025 LETTER FROM REALTOR CLARK BREULS TO NK COUNCIL ( cLICK HERE) Gate Blockage to municipal Launch Installed June 2025June 2025 Photo of Gate ( Click Here) June 2025 Who is responsible for gate baricade of municipal boat launch (click here) June 17 2025 Councilor RuthAnne McIlmoyle finally decared conflict of interest in Jack Lake Boat Launch issue ( Click here)
June 17 2025 Ambrose Moran addressed North Kawartha Council focused on surplus indicating ( click here) JULY 17 2025 Letter to Brad Badeau and Scott Bagby requesting key to locked gate ( click here)
July 17 2025 E mail to Brad Badeau and Scott Bagby requesting mtg ( click here)
Aug 28 2025 Letter to North Kawartha Clerk regarding options for boat launch as requested by Council motion ( click here) Aug 28 2025 E mail to NK Clerk (
Click here) Sept 2 2025 Comments by Ambrose to response from Clerk (
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Sept 2 2025 Proposed
Options AB & C to resolve access by Ambrose (
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Sept 2025 Cottagers communications to Mayor Amyotte (
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SEPT 14 2025 COTTAGER COMMUNICATION TO MAYOR AMYOTTE AND COUNCIL;(
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Sept 16 2025 Options AB&C per sept 2 to resovle access not allowed on Council agenda - e mails from clerk and response ( click here)
SEPT 23 2025 EXCHANGE BETWEEN COTTAGER AND MAYOR AMYOTTE ( CLICK HERE)
SEPT 23 2025 ANOTHER EXCHANGE BETWEEN COTTAGER AND MAYOR AMYOTTE ( CLICK HERE)
Sept 23 2025 Option D to resolve access submitted by cottager ( click here)
OCT 5 2025 INVITE TO MAYOR FOR SITE VISIT TO LAUNCH PROPERTY (
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Oct 6 2025 SURVEYS In Fall 2024 funded $3680.98 from reserves Council authorized survey of boat launch in closed session (
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Almost identical information was availble via 1985 suyrvey available to Council at no cost (
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OCT 7 2025 Comments by Ambrose on Statements by Mayor Amyotte as distributed by Jack Lake Association
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Dec 6 2025 Letter to Township related to legal cost to date ( click here)
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