By Mark Squibb
The Town of Bay Bulls will be requesting a new light pole after a resident raised a safety concern about a particularly dark section of town.
Council, during the January public meeting, approved a motion to ask Newfoundland Power to install a pole light along the hill as you leave Bay Bulls and head towards Maggoty Cove Pond along the Southern Shore Highway. The exact cost has not been identified.
Members of council shared the same safety concerns as the resident, noting how dark it is in that area.
In other news, council adopted a new by-law to be know as the Arrears By-law.
Town Manager Ashley Wakeham explained the new by-law is essentially the same as the Town’s former collection policy, but that the provincial government’s new Towns and Local Service District Act, which came into effect this year, requires towns to mandate certain by-laws, such as an arrears by-law.
Council also approved repairs to the Town Hall’s HVAC system at a cost of $8,478, plus HST, and agreed to donate $1,600 to Mobile Central High School for the annual senior and student outreach dinner. The neighbouring community of Witless Bay donated the same amount.
