[Mark Miller]

Letter from local resident:

Mr. Ferris / Ms. Burtnick,

This is in response to the proposal for rezoning regarding parcel(s) of land above.

My wife and I are long term residents of Nakamun and have had quiet enjoyment of the lake for many years, as have our 3 children who have enjoyed the year round tranquility of the Summer village.

This proposal is extremely concerning and upsetting to us.

Regional lakes everywhere are under pressure from several issues including Phosphate loading, see Lake Erie issue very prevalent in today`s news, the spread of noxious weeds, certainly a concern for Nakamun, irresponsible boat use including, fuelling and safe operation. These are only a few of the very public concerns in the news, not to mention the related issues, Blue Green algae proliferation, halting swimming, and water consumption from many lakes in Alberta, boat safety issues, lake pollution and contamination.

We have seen rapid expansion of the development of existing properties, expansion of the Nakamun Bible camp and growing use of the lake from non-residents, both Summer for boating use and winter, when Ice fishing has possible from time to time. Without doubt the lake is already a tipping point for use. We already observed the loss of fish population 3 times in 10 years(Dissolved Oxygen levels are again at a level that will not support fish populations), a stark reduction in Purple Martin populations, large fluctuations in Pelican, Canada Goose, and Seagull populations, all likely due to water level quality and consistency over the past decade.

Add to this the concern of road safety, vandalism, theft, noise, and the inevitable of loss of quiet enjoyment that follows with any type of development such as is being described, and you have highly concerned owners.

We are very much in this category. We cannot support this request and further implore you to bring the full weight of these concerns forward at the next meeting of this subject.

Thank you in advance for listening to our concerns.

[Mark Miller]

Letter from local resident:

Mr. Ferris / Ms. Burtnick,

I am sending this note in response to the proposed rezoning of the parcels of land indicated in the subject line.

As a landowner in the S.V. of Nakamun Park I am deeply concerned about the possibility of the land being rezoned as a change will surely create the development of a multi parcel recreational facility near the lake.

This is a major concern because:
– Due to the small size of Nakamun Lake, any significant development such as this will negatively impact the environment surrounding the lake and the lake itself due to potential overuse.
– Reduction of the value of the land for the current owners in the Village and surrounding areas due to potential overcrowding on the lake and streets in the Summer months.
– Potential for an increase in crime and noise due to seasonal usage of this proposed development
– Safety on the Village streets will be compromised due to increased traffic (we have already installed speed bumps to deal with an already existing problem)

Please consider these points when making your decision.

Thank you.

Derek Schaaf

[Mark Miller]

Update – I have included email addresses for the county contacts and noted that letters must be sent by Aug 29.

[Mark Miller]

Updated to send email notification.

[Mark Miller]

The boat launch is now complete and ready for public use! Please use caution with the boat launch as it is much different than our old launch.

Kudos to our mayor Harry Kassian for staying with this project from start to end over the last 4 years or so. It was a huge effort and an exercise in patience to get to where we are now – with a fantastic boat launch for the community.

[Mark Miller]

Update on the boat launch, it is getting very close to complete.

Here are a couple of pictures from yesterday morning (Mon):

Here are a couple of pictures from this morning (Tues):

Regards,
Mark

[Mark Miller]

Update on the boat launch – our huge pile of rocks has been replaced with a much smaller pile of much smaller rocks. We also now have a road leading out into the lake.

Here are some new pictures of what it looked like this morning:

Regards,
Mark Miller

[Mark Miller]

Update – I have corrected the link to the council meeting minutes in my original message, it was not working.

Mark

[Mark Miller]

Reminder – our town hall meeting is this weekend, on Sunday from 11:00am to noon followed by a hot dog lunch.

[Mark Miller]

Update on the power outages – current schedule from the crew working on the power lines is that all homes east of Ted McDonald park will have their power shut off during the day for approximately 6 hours on Monday, May 12. Please pass this message on to your neighbours plus anyone you know in Losie Glade, Four Oaks, Nakamun Park. All of these communities will also be affected.

Regards,
Mark

[Mark Miller]

Update – the council meeting minutes for Mar/Apr are now available on the server, sorry about the confusion with broken links (and thanks to the people that let me know they were not available).

Regards,
Mark

[Mark Miller]

Reminder – there will be a power outage for all homes on 5th street and west (5th, 6th, Karpo, Hillcrest) today from approximately 9:00am – 1:00pm.

Regards,
Mark

[Mark Miller]

Thanks to everyone that participated in our Family Day Weekend ice fishing event. We had over 30 people come out and try their hand at ice fishing, have lunch, and socialize with their neighbours around a fire.

Special thanks go out to:
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Stewart Schmidt – for making the ice fishing poles, providing an ice auger and supplies
Garry Richmond – for providing an ice auger and helping drill holes
Lonnie McConnell – for helping drill holes and set up for lunch
Richard Chaney – for helping set up and getting a fire going

Stay tuned for more events!

Mark Miller
Councillor

[Mark Miller]

Reminder – ice fishing event this Sunday from Noon to 2pm. We will supply everything except chairs and good luck. Weather forecast for Sunday is for a high of -2C, so it is looking like a great day to head out onto the lake.

See you there,
Mark Miller

[Mark Miller]

Road update as of last night (Dec 29):

• highways leading to Nakamun Park were plowed (including hwy 777 north of Onoway and hwy 642 west through Sandy Beach)
• roads leading into west side of Nakamun Park were not plowed (twp road 560 going west of hwy 777, range road 23 north to Nakamun Park)

We will be plowing the Nakamun Park village roads Dec 31 during the day.

If anyone has updates, please let me know and I will continue to post the current road conditions.

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