Recommendation: That, the following
actions be taken with respect to the Westmount Hills Residents Association’s
concerns relating to the emerald ash borer:
a)
the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to continue with the
implementation of the Emerald Ash Borer Strategy that was adopted by the
Municipal Council at its meeting held on October 3, 2011;
b)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to utilize a temporary signage
program to advise neighbourhoods, in advance, that Emerald Ash Borer removal
will be occurring in their neighbourhood and directing residents to the
Emerald Ash Borer web site;
c)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to determine the legal and financial
impact of property owners injecting infested trees on their properties, at
their expense and report back to a future meeting of the Planning and
Environment Committee; and,
d)
the
attached presentation from the Westmount Hills Residents Association BE
REFERRED to the Civic Administration for consideration and to report back
to a future meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee.
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