Page 16 SectionB The Abaconian September 15, 2008 Local Gov. From Page 15 in purchasing landscaping tools. Before adjourning, portfolios were as- signed Council members as follows: ¢ Schools Danny Sawyer © Clinic Cubel Davis © Airport Faron Newbold © Port Ross Thompson ¢ Roads & Works Renaldo Curry © Solid waste landfill Mike Malone © Police & Public utilities - George Cornish These are areas in which Council mem- bers are expected to take a personal inter- est and communicate with their counterpart in these agencies to establish a working relationships between the agencies and Council. Administrator Cooper announced that a working seminar will be held on Septem- ber 18 for all of Abaco’s Local Govern- ment representatives. The Council meeting lasted from 6:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Town Planning 1 Sept 2008 Newly appointed Chairman Marcus Bethel began his term by asking members to work toward the orderly development of the greater Marsh Harbour area with par- ticular attention to parking, setbacks and BAHAMAS WASTE Local Government at work building appearances. He would like the Town Planning Board to leave its mark as fostering orderly growth. It was said that there is no need to make hasty decisions. Submitted plans can be delayed if more information is needed or if there are questions that the submitted material does not explain. It was stated by District Engineer John Schaeffer that small sites in particular must be looked at care- fully to ensure that all the facilities and im- provements shown on the plans are accept- able and workable. Concerns noted by Board members over the plans being reviewed related to a lack of any coherent zoning, leaving them to judge what might be appropriate or inap- propriate for a given neighbourhood. Questions constantly arose over setbacks and appropriate firewalls in duplexes. Twenty building permit applications to- taling nearly $7.5 million in finished value were on hand for review as follows: 17 of a residential nature including a con- dominium project 1 rebuilding of Sapodilly’s Restaurant and Bar 1 small shopping plaza on Don MacKay Boulevard 1 Maxwell’s Supermarket, 60,000 square feet Dundas Town Committee Sept 2nd By Samantha V. Evans The Dundas Town Township Committee met for their monthly meeting to discuss Vyhether you need regularty scheduled pick up for your business or penadic disposal service on a construction cite... Bahamas Waste works with vou to assess OUT needs and exceeds your expectatiors! 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The Committee members were informed by the chairman, Mr. Cay Mills, that this will be the last meeting that Mrs. Margaret Symonette, Assistant Administrator, will be attending as she has been reassigned to a post in Crooked Island that she begins in October. Mrs. Symonette will be leaving Abaco on September 12. Chairman Mills would like the Com- mittee members to be more visible in the community so that the persons who elected them can see them at work. He explained that he would like them to meet with the various ministers of government when they come into town but so far this has not been done. This also includes their having a meeting with the Prime Minister, their Member of Parliament, but this, too, has not happened as yet. Mrs. Symonette encouraged them to not depend on lip service to get them what they want but to put all of their requests in writing to the appropriate minister so that he will know that they have a need or are requesting an audience with him. The Committee secretary, Talana Newbold, took note of this as she was instructed by Mr. Mills to prepare letters right away. Mr. Mills explained that he believes that it is important that they meet with the Prime Minister so that they can share their plans for the community with him along with their concerns and needs and do a walk- about through the community. The Committee discussed some of their immediate concerns including the insecu- rity of the play set at Brown’s Bay. It is presently unsafe for the children to use so it was suggested that steps be taken to se- cure it by bolting it into the ground. Since Wanda McIntosh has been placed in charge of parks, she will spearhead this project. Committee member Maggie Cornish ex- Please see Local Gov. 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