BSRA Annual Meeting

BSRA launches e-Bulletin

Early in July 2010 BSRA sent out the first issue of an email bulletin directly to shoreline residents. Click here to go to the first bulletin and the second bulletin. These do not replace the Newsletter entirely. Many of our member subdivisions communicate internally using email and rather than send an email to the subdivision contact and have them send it on to their members the e-Bulletin goes directly. Many of you received the first, second issues. If you have not signed up >>>>> click here.

BSRA General Meeting

The June 5, 2010 General Meeting was attended by 31 subdivisions. Documents from the meeting:

Minutes, Treasurer' s Report, 2009 Financial Statement and

Notice of Motion - Board Positions.

2009 Water Quality Report released

“There is a lot going on but nothing is happening” (nor will it in the immediate future).

The Bluewater Shoreline Residents’ Association (BSRA) and its member associations have been working on solutions to the surface water quality issue in Bluewater and Huron County since 1996, over 13 years. Annually BSRA has reported on activities and outcomes. Occasionally BSRA has produced a more in-depth report, usually in response to significant findings or events. The last of these in-depth reports was in 2006, the year of a major manure spill in Bluewater. In view of a number of events that took place in 2009, BSRA is presenting this expanded water quality report. BSRA now believes that sufficient data has accumulated to allow us to draw conclusions about factors that prevent the development of actions plans to address this issue. Report>>>>

Lakeshore/Dashwood Sewers

The first public meeting of the Bluewater council steering committee with the stakeholder representatives from the affected subdivisions present was June 10, 2010. The minutes of the meeting were posted by Bluewater here. Look for more information on the collection system and the Environmental assessment on Bluewater's web site under the tab Projects. BSRA has prepared this now somewhat out dated summary.

The next meeting of the steering committee will be held August 25, 2010, two days before the Public Information session.

Dashwood, Community Centre, 2 pm August 28, 2010 >>>map

BSRA's important Annual General Meeting is in the morning at 10 am and this meeting in the afternoon. All while the Dashwood Bean Festival is on.

Local Taxation

BSRA presented its views to Bluewater Council November 16, 2009 to a packed house of shoreline residents. An attentive council supported further review by a vote of 9 of 10.

Huron County Official Plan

As result of BSRA's comments, and many others, the Huron County Official Plan amendment has reached the stage where it will sent by county council to the Ontario Government for approval. BSRA presented its views on the revised official Plan. A copy of the Executive Summary >>>>. The full review >>>>. The September version of the draft County Official Plan has been updated.

BSRA Insurance Program Review

BSRA is pleased to present a list of frequently asked questions about your BSRA Group Member Policy through Westlake-McHugh and some information on insuring your cottage/home. The following links are provided for your information. BSRA does not endorse any individual insurance company or provider.

BSRA Group Policy - Questions and Answers

Insuring your Cottage/Second Residence Information

For information contact Ken Colquhoun, Westlake-McHugh at 519-236-4391

Members Choose Important Issues

Determining the issues that are most important to BSRA members was the focus of BSRA’s General and Annual Meetings in 2008.  Clearly, property assessment and taxes are the dominant concerns for our shoreline residents and our members want BSRA:

• to increase the shoreline voting rate in municipal elections above the current 40% participation rate, and 

• to press the provincial government to change the assessment system

More information....

ATVs on Bluewater Property

As the Bluewater Municipal Council develops a policy to control and regulate ATV’s on municipal property, the Council should consider not only the issue of allowing ATV’s to travel on municipal roads but also the issue of allowing ATV’s to travel on municipal property and the beaches in Bluewater.

RECOMMENDATION:  that the Municipality of Bluewater adopt a By-Law that prohibits the use of ATV’s on its municipal properties and on the beaches in Bluewater. Click here for the presentation.

Website Format

We hope that you find the layout easy to navigate and that the priorities and issues that we are following are presented clearly. Your comments are always welcome.

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