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INFORMED: March 2016
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RUN DATE: WED., MARCH 16
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PUBLICATIONS: Maple Ridge News
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Council Meeting Schedule
Mayor and Council encourage everyone to attend these important
public meetings. It’s your chance to see how public policy is debated
and enacted.
Tuesday, March 29
7:00 pm, Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas for these meetings are posted online the Friday before the
meeting date. Go to mapleridge.ca, click the link under Your Council
on the home page.
Workshop at a Glance
Subscribe to the ‘Workshop at a Glance’ eNewsletter that provides
a summary of issues discussed at Council Workshop meetings. Go
to mapleridge.ca, click the link to ‘Notify Me’ and sign up today.
Council Meeting Videos
If you are unable to attend a Council Meeting, Public Hearing,
Workshop, or Committee of the Whole meeting you can now watch
these meetings on your computer 24/7. The entire unedited
meetings are posted two to three days after the meeting. The video
is indexed to the agenda package so that you can watch them in
their entirety or click through by agenda item. Go to mapleridge.ca
and click on the video link at the centre of the home page. In
addition, Council Meetings, Workshops, and Committee of the
Whole are now broadcast on the internet via live streaming using the
same technology used for our live budget Q&A sessions. For more
information about the live stream go to the ‘Council Meetings’ page
at mapleridge.ca.
MID-MONTH MARCH 2016
ENGAGED: Hammond Area Plan Open House
Getting Community Feedback on the Concept Plan
Contact us at enquiries@mapleridge.ca
An open house on the Hammond
Preliminary Concept Plan is
scheduled for Wednesday, March
30, 2016 at Hammond Elementary
School, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. We
are seeking public input on the
Concept Plan and the open house is
an opportunity to ask questions and
provide your comments.
For those who cannot make it to
the open house event, we will be
posting an online questionnaire
after the event for approximately
two weeks. Links to the background
materials can be found on the City
website at www.mapleridge.ca/794/
MyHammond-Hammond-Area-Plan-
Process.
The website has details of the Hammond Preliminary Concept
Plan - Overview of main sections forming a comprehensive
outline for the Hammond Area Plan. Preliminary Concept Plan
Land Use Maps - support the comprehensive outline above.
In addition there are three technical studies that support the
concept plan. They include the;
Hammond Historic Character Area - identifi es and describes
the highest concentration of heritage features within the
Hammond Area boundaries.
Residential Density Bonus/Transfer Program Assessment for
Hammond Area Plan - looks at market viability for a density
bonus/transfer program as well as feasibility of density
increase and development form.
Commercial Demand and Capacity Analysis for Hammond
Area Plan - looks at commercial demand and capacity of
Hammond’s historic commercial area over the next 30 years
to 2045.
Once the public has provided feedback on the Concept Plan
it will come back before Council for the fi nal processes to
develop and pass the fi nal plan. We look forward to seeing
everyone out at the open house.
INFORMED: Spring Chipping
Program & Easter Hours
Chip Away at the Debris
from Recent Windstorms
ENGAGED: Your City Needs You. Make a Difference.
Volunteer to Add Your Voice to a City Advisory Committee
The City of Maple Ridge is looking for citizens who are
interested in sharing their knowledge, experience, expertise and
unique perspectives on one of the Advisory Committees of the
City. Committee appointments are for a two year term and you
will invest between three and six hours of your time a month for
meetings and other activities.
The meetings are held at City Hall on weekday evenings and
there are sometimes special tours and events based on the
committee work.
Currently there are openings on the Active Transportation
Advisory Committee, Community Heritage Commission,
Environmental Advisory Committee, Municipal Advisory
Committee on Accessibility Issues, Public Art Steering
Committee and the Social Policy Advisory Committee.
You can learn more about these committees and access
and complete the online application at mapleridge.ca/123.
Provide information on why you wish to serve and your relevant
experience and background to apply for these important
committee positions.
ENGAGED: Hot Topics Link Launched
The Stuff You Need to Know About In Just One Click!
Last week we did the soft launch of our ‘Hot Topics’ link off the home page of the
City website at mapleridge.ca.
Click on the fl aming photo on the right and you are taken to an ever-changing
menu of items that will allow you to fi nd important information that is before
Council, public engagement work that’s underway and topics that are trending on
the community radar. It’s that simple.
Take a look and let us know what you think by email at enquiries@mapleridge.ca.
Spring is full of activity at Ridge Meadows Recycling! In
addition to their Easter weekend holiday hours the Spring
Brush Chipping Program is coming fast.
Easter Weekend – Blue Box Pickup Schedule & Depot Closure:
Reminder of the Easter Weekend Holiday Schedule - there will
be NO CURBSIDE RECYCLING PICKUP on either Good Friday
(March 25) or Easter Monday (March 28). The Maple Ridge
Recycling Depot will be CLOSED on Good Friday, March 25, but
OPEN on Easter Monday, March 28.
With Easter coming
early this year, the
set-out dates for
the City of Maple
Ridge’s Spring
Brush Chipping
Program are earlier,
too.
Set-out deadlines
are Tuesday,
March 29 for
residents who
live WEST of
224 Street and
Monday, April
11 for residents
living EAST of 224
Street.
No pre-registration necessary, simply place branches at your
curbside by set-out deadlines for pickup and chipping. See our
website at www.mapleridge.ca/357/Brush-Chipping for details
regarding set-out.
For more information about Maple Ridge’s recycling and
chipping programs go to www.rmrecycling.org.