Vehicles stopping in a no-stopping zone outside of McDonald’s and Tim Hortons on River Ranch Road have one Merritt resident up in arms.
Ed Zimmerman told council at its regular meeting on April 14 the no-stopping signs on River Ranch Road need to be changed.
“The signs have got to be moved up to the driveways,” he said. “The signs have got to be larger and they got to spell out for people that there’s no stopping here.”
Zimmerman told council this has been a problem for more than a decade.
Tennis club lease renewed
City council unanimously approved a three-year lease agreement of the Merritt Tennis Complex to the Merritt Tennis Club at a rate of $1 per year. The club is responsible for applicable taxes and maintenance costs, and producing annual financial statements.
Members of the public have free access to the facility.
The new lease expires April 13, 2018.
Curling club receives tax exemption
An appeal from the Merritt Curling Club saw council grant it full tax exemption status at its regular meeting last Tuesday.
Under the permissive tax exemption policy passed last June, the club would have paid property taxes for the portion of its facility that sells alcohol.
In a letter to council, the club stated that as it is a non-profit organization, it needs the revenue from its bar to cover operating costs.
Staff recommended the exemption and council approved it unanimously.
Council approves pavement painting contract
City council approved a five-year pavement line painting contract with Alpine Line Painting worth approximately $200,000.
The previous contract wasn’t set to expire until 2016, but the previous contractor chose to terminate the contract during an optional year.
Public works manager Sean Boven told council the line painting should be completed in about three weeks’ time.
Of the four tenders received, Alpine’s $200,000 contract was the cheapest.
In 2014, the City of Merritt paid approximately $30,000 for pavement line painting.
This contract is for services from 2015 to 2019 and will cost about $42,000 per year.
