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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2015-06-10, Page 15Huron County selects new SWEA representative Marco Vigliotti Huron Expositor Huron County is sending a new representative to a regional economic develop- ment organization that some council members have criti- cized as ineffective and rudderless. South Huron Mayor Maureen Cole will repre- sent the county on the board of the Southwestern Economic Alliance after she was chosen by council at its June 3 meeting to suc- ceed former county coun- cillor John Grace in the position. Cole immediately assumed the role once the motion passed. Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan originally intro- duced the motion at last month's meeting after expressing reservations about having a representative who wasn't information about SWEA meeting, had previously an elected official and there- prior to December where told council that SWEA is fore could not be held the decision on whether to weighing a sweeping accountable to taxpayers in renew the county's mem- reconfiguration plan that the county. bership for 2016 will be would transform the "I really like the idea of us debated. membership of its board now sending a member of "This way we'll have an from mainly elected offi- county council," he said as opportunity to get informa- cials to members of the the motion to install Cole tion brought back to us and a private sector a n d was debated. fresh set of eyes that had not academia. MacLellan said he felt been involved in it before," Under the proposal, the more comfortable having a MacLellan told his council board would be reduced new county representative counterparts. from its current level of 21 that would bring a fresh per- The mayor had sug- to either seven or nine spective to the organization gested back in May that members, with perhaps asopposedtoGracewhohas Cole serve as the SWEA only one representative been intimately involved in representative because being an elected official, he SWEA's ongoing reconfigu- her municipality is the said. ration plans. nearest geographically to "We recognize the private Although uncertain about Oxford County where the sector has to play a large role what the future holds for the group's upcoming annual in regional economic devel- group as it continues to meeting will be held this opment, so we're asking the weigh how it can better month. private sector to step up and serve the various municipal Now former representa- play that role," Grace governments in the region it tive Grace, who was not in explained to council back counts as members, he said attendance at the June in May. the selection of Cole ensures council will have a more reliable flow of Wednesday, June 10, 2015 • Huron Expositor 15 HURON COUNTY He also stated that the council members have criti- group would consider termi- cized the roughly nine-year nating itself if its member- old economic development ship, composed of 15 coun- organization for lacking ties or sing l e clear direction as it hurls tier municipalities and seven towards another significant separated cities across shake-up. southwestern Ontario, was Goderich Mayor Kevin not impressed with the pro- Morrison said last month posed changes, saying SWEA that SWEA would "proba- "cannot exist the way we've bly implode" in the near existed the last year." future and accused its "We will put something board of "drawing at forward. 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