The town of Deep River should not hold its breath in hopes that its municipal neighbours will agree to pay a significant portion of the cost of this year’s pool repairs.
Officially, Laurentian Hills council agreed last week to defer the issue to budget time.
Unofficially?
“Well that’s not going to happen,” said Deputy Mayor Brenda Blimkie.
Deep River Mayor Sue D’Eon recently wrote to both Laurentian Hills and Head, Clara, Maria to ask that the two municipalities contribute to the town’s pool repairs.
Deep River council agreed in August to award contracts worth $804,395 for repairs to the pool roof and replacement of the sound baffles inside.
Work on the project has been underway this fall. The pool is now closed for about a month to complete the work.
In a letter to Mayor Anne Giardini and council, D’Eon asked Laurentian Hills to provide a “proportional contribution” to the pool project, “based on population and (the) number of households in the North Renfrew community.”
Using those numbers, D’Eon requested that Laurentian Hills pay 39.7 per cent of the project cost, or $319,345, while Head, Clara, Maria would contribute 3.8 per cent, or $30,567.
“This important recreation facility has played a key role in our communities for over 40 years,” D’Eon said in her letter…
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