After passing on first and second reading a bylaw to rezone the property that includes the Joe Brain Children’s Petting Zoo from Parks and Recreation to Multiple Family Dwelling was not included for final reading at last night’s Flin Flon City Council Meeting.  A large group of residents attended Council’s previous meeting to express their concerns on the future of the zoo. The bylaw will not return to Council for about a month while they go through the process required under the Planning Act.

Mayor Cal Hundley advised the meeting that the final reading of the proposed Rental Housing Bylaw has been deferred to the new Council.  Several landlords at the meeting expressed their concerns about the requirements they have to meet under the bylaw noting better communications must come from Council before a bylaw like this is passed.  Huntley pointed out the bylaw is designed to provide a certain quality of accommodation.

 Council passed on first reading at their last meeting a Museum Bylaw outlining the formation and responsibilities of the Museum Board and the City at the Flin Flon Station Museum. The Board requested that the Bylaw be tabled until January as many aspects in it are not applicable to the operation of the Museum.  They added there was no consultation with the current Museum Board before the proposed Bylaw was read on October 4^th and no recognition or consideration was given for a draft bylaw requested from the Museum Board by the City submitted to Council on September 15^th. Mayor Huntley advised the Museum Board is a committee of the City of Flin Flon and the idea is to have consistency for all their committees.  The bylaw was passed on final reading.