Strawberry Lane gets sweet little grant

The residents of Strawberry Lane, a private road in Cramahe Township asked for and got $196.50 from Cramahe Council on February 2.
The request came from the Strawberry Lane Secretary-Treasurer, Donald Maybin. His accounts for 2009 showed a shortfall of $196.50. The lack of funds was the result of a dramatic increase in snowploughing last year. Their road was ploughed 12 times, almost double the six times in 2008. The township has a reserve set up in 2009 for this purpose. It currently has over $4,000 in it. Another $5,000 is slated to go into the fund this year if council does not cut it from its budget.