Tony Rotherham, LJI Reporter

All members of council were present; 16 residents were in the audience by Zoom or at the town hall.
Questions during the meeting covered the following points:
A public consultation and information meeting on the Town Hall Project will be held on Saturday, April 6. The time and location of the meeting will be announced in March.
Discussion of the new assessment roll continued. Several property owners noted big (up to 200%) increases in the assessed value of their properties. To help understand your new evaluation, go to the MRC website and look up the value of similar properties in your neighbourhood. An MRC technician will provide information on the increase in evaluation without a fee. A formal protest can be made with a fee of $88 for properties under $500,000. The fee is higher if the property is more valuable.
https://www.mrcbm.qc.ca/en/property-assessment-roll
Town planning: Two permits for the construction of agricultural buildings were issued in January. A minor variance was approved to permit construction of small additions to a house on Paige Rd.
Roads and infrastructure: An agreement has been made with
St. Etienne to share the maintenance costs on Summit Rd.
Environment: The provincial government plan to re-organize the collection and management of recycling materials will take a bit longer than expected. This will require the extension of contracts with local recycling collection services. The government will subsidize any additional costs.
Next Meeting: Monday, March 18, 2024