The Working Group met to discuss the Options Assessment Report and approved the following four (4) recommendations to be brought forward to Council for discussion and consideration:
Recommendation #1 – Township Assume All PURs
“THAT, Tay Valley Township bring all Private Unassumed Roads up to the minimum standards and assume all Private Unassumed Roads at no cost to the property owners;
AND THAT, public consultation on this recommendation occur prior to Council making a final decision.”
OR
Recommendation #2 – Township Assume Most PURs with some Exceptions (Assume, Except Option 1)
“THAT, Tay Valley Township bring all Private Unassumed Roads up to the minimum standard and assume all Private Unassumed Roads except, Old Mine Road, Killarney Lane, Homestead Lane and Sherbrooke Drive;
THAT, Old Mine Road be stopped up, closed and provided as a lot addition to the adjacent property owner for use as a driveway at no cost to the property owners;
THAT, Killarney Lane and Homestead Lane be transferred from the Township to private ownership at no cost to the property owners
THAT, Sherbrook Drive, due to the complexity of its status, be dealt with separately from the rest of the Private Unassumed Roads;
AND THAT, public consultation on this recommendation occur prior to Council making a final decision.”
OR
Recommendation #3 – Take Some Roads Out of Township Ownership and Leave others As PURs (Option 1 and 3 with Maberly Pines)
“THAT, all Private Unassumed Roads remain as Private Unassumed Roads with the Township assisting the property owners on each road to set up a private road association, resulting in the road association providing the Township annually with the necessary insurance certificate instead of individual property owners, except Old Mine Road, Killarney Lane, Homestead Lane and Sherbrooke Drive;
THAT, Old Mine Road be stopped up, closed and provided as a lot addition to the adjacent property owner for use as a driveway at no cost to the property owners;
THAT, Killarney Lane and Homestead Lane be transferred from the Township to private ownership at no cost to the property owners;
THAT, Sherbrook Drive, due to the complexity of its status, be dealt with separately from the rest of the Private Unassumed Roads;
AND THAT, public consultation on this recommendation occur prior to Council making a final decision.”
OR
Recommendation #4 - All PURs remain PURs with some Exceptions and a Revised Road Access Agreement (Option 1 and 3 with Maberly Pines with Revised Road Access Agreement)
“THAT, all Private Unassumed Roads remain as Private Unassumed Roads with the Township with the road access agreement remaining in place with revised liability and indemnity sections, except Old Mine Road, Killarney Lane, Homestead Lane and Sherbrooke Drive;
THAT, Old Mine Road be stopped up, closed and provided as a lot addition to the adjacent property owner for use as a driveway at no cost to the property owners;
THAT, Killarney Lane and Homestead Lane be transferred from the Township to private ownership at no cost to the property owners;
THAT, Sherbrook Drive, due to the complexity of its status, be dealt with separately from the rest of the Private Unassumed Roads;
AND THAT, public consultation on this recommendation occur prior to Council making a final decision.”
