Road Allowances

In Bylaw 2/79, farmers are reminded that cultivation offences will carry penalties as set out in the General Penalty Bylaw of the Municipality. Cultivating and spraying road allowances destroys grass which is necessary to preserve the road. The municipality will have to re-plant grass in areas where it has been destroyed, and the cost of doing so will be charged to the abutting landowners. The grass takes about one (1) year to become established; so there will be weeds during the establishment period. Once grass is growing, the road shoulder will be preserved, and the life of the road will be lengthened.
Road allowances are a minimum of 66 feet in width, and many are 100 feet or more. Farmers who spray and cultivate the road allowances are trespassing.