In camera decision to put Norcross on NVCA no sure vote tonight
NewTecumseth Free Press April 29, 2013
Last week New Tecumseth councillors reportedly accepted Joan Sutherland’s resignation as one of two local representatives on the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), in camera, and behind closed doors determined Ward 6 councillor Richard Norcross would replace her.
If that confidential direction is approved tonight, (and it’s not a sure bet), he would join Ward 1 councillor Bob Marrs on the NVCA, ending New Tecumseth’s streak of sending one member of the public and one councillor to sit on the board. Ms Sutherland, a former reeve of Tottenham, and past councillor and deputy mayor of New Tecumseth, has been the Town’s at-large member of the NVCA for several years.
The NVCA includes: Adjala-Tosorontio, Amaranth, Barrie, The Blue Mountains, Bradford-West Gwillimbury, Clearview, Collingwood, Essa, Innisfil, Melancthon, Mono, Mulmur, New Tecumseth, Oro-Medonte, Grey Highlands, Shelburne, Springwater and Wasaga Beach.
Any development proposed near a lake, river, stream or wetland, may require approval from the NVCA, and as such it is a key part of the planning approvals process, which is guided by provincial legislation.
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