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Say goodbye to angle parking
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Huron East council voted yes to
removing the last of the town's
angled parking and in doing so
they have transformed all parking
to parallel from here on out.
The layout didn't flow properly
said Huron East Public Works
Manager Barry Mills at a munici-
pal council meeting August 9.
Along with the change of position-
ing, 18 spots will be narrowed
down to 12.
"No matter what we do here,
there is going to be some positive,
some negative, "explained Mills.
"We're gonna lose eight spots,
(we'll have) do some better signage
for John Street parking lot, my rec-
ommendation is to change basi-
cally the entire layout with coun-
sel's consent."
"Backing straight out into (that)
heavy traffic flow creates more of a
hazard."
Mills mentioned that the BIA is
aware of the alteration with four
people in favour and one person
who was not a fan of the whole
idea.
Seaforth ward representatives,
Bob Fisher and Nathan Marshall
Council voted to remove the rest of angled parking on Main Street in Seaforth. The plan is expected to go from 18 spots to 12.
thought otherwise, according to
the duo, it will not sit well with sev-
eral business owners if they do
decide to make vehicles manoeu-
vre to parallel.
"I've had more comments on
this in the last two months than
four years with turbines and the
majority of people to talk to me,
99.9 per cent want angled parking,"
Shaun Gregory
stated Fisher. Main Street in Seaforth from some -
Grey Ward Coun. Dianne Diehl one backing up.
said she is standing with the side All of the council voted and every
that wants to remove the angular person but Marshall and Fisher
parking because she was hit on longed for the crosswise parking.
United Way announces funding for collaborative Huron community group committed to prosperity
United Way Perth -Huron is
proud to announce three-year
funding toward Poverty to Prosper-
ity in Huron; a Huron County
based anti -poverty initiative.
In April 2013, the Committee
known as "Bridges in Huron",
and later as the "Huron Anti -
Poverty Initiative", started build-
ing a foundation for community
response to address poverty in
Huron County. With funding
from United Way Perth -Huron,
along with the County of
Huron, The Huron County
Health Unit and support from
Rural Response for Healthy
Children (a community based
parent support agency), the
Poverty to Prosperity (P2P)
committee in Huron was
formed.
Poverty to Prosperity in Huron
(P2P) is a collaborative and
action -based group that brings
people together from across sec-
tors to improve the lives of indi-
viduals who live in poverty. Estab-
lished in 2014, P2P envisions an
end to poverty in Huron
County leading to a healthy, equi-
table just and inclusive commu-
nity where every person has a
sense of belonging and path to
prosper.
P2P is comprised of services,
supports, organizations, networks
and citizens that focus on building
the capacity of Huron County to
decrease poverty and its impact.
There is a commitment to integrate
the expertise of people with "lived
experience" into this service
improvement.
Ryan Erb, Executive Director of
United Way Perth -Huron, stated
that "United Way Perth -Huron is
very pleased to continue collabo-
rating with the community to
incubate valuable new services
such as Poverty to Prosperity's,
"Destination - Prosperity: Work-
ing Together to Support Commu-
nities" program. This community
development strategy will
enhance existing services in three
of Huron County's most socially
isolated and underserviced
communities."
The key activity will be to
develop Working Groups of ser-
vice providers, and women in the
isolated communities, to improve
service coordination. A half-time
coordinator will work for the
group as they define the
strengths, assets and gaps in
community services. It is antici-
pated that service providers will
be prepared to review their pro-
grams and policies and pool
resources to improve service
delivery. Activities for women
may include workshops, informa-
tion sessions and meetings on
topics such as: food security; edu-
cation; volunteerism; peer sup-
port; arts/culture/recreation
activities; financial literacy;
household management and
community improvement.
This project will serve as a
conduit for integrating lived
experience into service coordi-
nation in Huron County, social
program effectiveness, long-term
P2P poverty reduction strategies
and improved service provision.
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Through the activities deter-
mined by the women in the com-
munity, it will also generate
opportunities for community
engagement, meaningful partici-
pation and empowerment for
women, their families and com-
munities. The anticipated out-
come will be "community ser-
vices working together to make it
easier to navigate community
supports and services.
Prosperity outcomes tend to be
seen in financial terms. Prosper-
ity, for this project, is defined as a
successful, flourishing or thriving
condition; one which we aim to
generate collaboratively with
women as leaders in connected
communities.
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