JACK LAKE BOAT LAUNCH ISSUE FIRE ROUTE 52A

SINCE 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 ( pIC #1)  ( pIC #2) 

Dec 2 2024 Submission to Council ( click here) 

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  OVER 200 PAGES OF WRIITTEN SUBMISSIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN KEPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.  NOT ONE SUBMISSION SUPPORTED COMMERCIAL USE OR SELLING THE LAUNCH AREA

NOW 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

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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 (CLICK HERE) 
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FIRST PACKAGE OF SUBMISSIONS  ( CLICK HERE)       HIGHLIGHTING BY AMBROSE

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SECOND  PACKAGE OF SUBMISSIONS   ( CLICK HERE)         HIGHLIGHTING BY AMBROSE

NOTE THE TOWNSHIP INCLUDED MANY DULPICATIONS WHICH i DID NOT HIGHHLIGHT

WHY IMPORTANT & URGENT
YOU 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/#December17,2024RegularMeetingofCouncil

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT MEETING
ON THE AGENDA... UNDER 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 ( CLICK HERE) 

December 17 2024  Council Meeting This is the meeting we anticipated finally seeing a vote on  whether Council will suppopt the satff recommedation to sell the muincipal launch propoerty. At the begining of the meeting ,,,staff made a recommedation that the boat launch agenda item be defererd 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 2025
Council agenda develop by Mayor did not include Launch issue
Mar 4 2025
Council agenda included saff recomendation  to declare property surplus and sell 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 ( CLICK HERE) from mAmbrose
E Mail to to Council ( Click Here) From Alexandra 
March 9 2025 Letter to Council from North Kawartha Cottagers Association ( click here) 
Mar 10 2025  Letter to Council regarding 'SURPLUS" ( CLICK HERE) 
Mar 11 2025 News Article in Peterborough Examiner ( Click here) 
Mar 11 2025  Notice on Council Meeting Mar 18 2025 ( Click Here) 
Mar 12 2025  Jack Lake Association Alert     ( Click here) 
Mar ......2025  Sample letters sent to Council ( Click here #1) zoom 200% to view better (click here for second group )
Mar 13 2025  Is it a bylaw infraction to launch boats ( CLICK HERE) 
Mar 13 2025  Are we Tresspassing on Private Roads ( click here) 
Mar 13 2025 Lakefield Herald News article Mar 15 2025  with comments ( click here)
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 ( click here) 
Mar 25 2025  Letter to NK Bylaw Enforcement Officer   ( click here) 
Mar 26 2025 Letter to NK CAO Alana Solman ( Click here for letter and response ) 
Mar 27 2025  Letter to Mayor Amyotte  SURPLUS  (click here for letter and Mayor response) 
Apr 2 2025      E mail to Township Solicitor from Patricia Philips ( Click here) 
APR 7 2025     LETER FROM REALTOR CLARK BREULS TO NK cOUNCIL ( cLICK HERE)