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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2015-10-21, Page 19Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • Huron Expositor 19 Farmer is confident he can enhance the village of Brussels Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor In Bryan Morton's house directly behind him stands a huge antique windmill he refurbished converting into shiny wooded art blades with a red coloured frame, which gives the rotational piece of energy a modern look. The love for old barns and anything encompassing the farm culture has gener- ated a business blueprint that could very well lift the community of Brussels he said. A few years back Morton came across the windmill he revealed while giggling. "It cost me $35," he said. A mechanism that was a mystery when it was first pur- chased. "It was on a skid, nobody knew what it was." Being a craftsman with a dedi- cation for these types of things, the task that would take some people months to finish was a project that only took him three weeks he added. "Once a year we have a con- vention, a trade fair and all of us crazy people that collect old windmills, get together and we trade," Morton explained the details to how he obtained the old-fashioned tool of agricultural. On October 15, Seaforth hosted an annual Huron East Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting where Morton arrived with more than 70 pages of doc- uments, explaining to the group his proposal of a potential "bank barn" that he plans to build in Brussles next to the Huron County Library. He chose this specific type of structure because it can be up and running all year round, "they built them that way back in the day because it was easy to heat, the livestock kept (it Here is the architectural design of the large "bank barn" with a farmers market, windmill theme and several other tourist attractions. Bryan Morton plans to build the establishment in Brussels next to the library. warm) in the winter and it was cool in the summer;' he said. The Heritage Committee voted unanimously to move forward, Huron East followed the same as they accepted the large barn idea at a previous council meeting. With all his drawings and architectural designs spread out across the kitchen table, he pointed out what will go where. After eve- rything is said and done, the initial goal is to have a func- tioning farmers market in the upper hayloft, a ground level bakery, exclusive wedding facility and a gift shop. "Brussels needs help, like a lot of little towns around here, they're dying. I thought this would help bring the people to Brussels," explained Morton in a recent interview with the Expositor. Before Morton's business is capable of opening a detailed process must be followed and everything is on the right track, the pieces are coming together said the Centreton Ont. native, a community three hours from Brussels. Currently the design process is finished along with the storm water management In the next month he is Larry and Kathy McNichol along with Gerry and Nancy O'Reilly are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Lindsay Gerard on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 3pm at the family farm confident a minor variance related to parking and the windmills will be sorted out The age of the bam, which is believed to be built in the early 1860's is the primarymotivation for the avid farmer to pursue the venture. The mechanics ea orthhuronex . ositor.co from the inside are all tradi- tional and specially made. "They went to the bush with an axe and they cut down the tree, then they squared the tree into timbers (all) with an axe," Morton said. According to Morton this is expected to cost $500,000 to build and the official name of the establishment is to be called the Four Winds because the themed windmills inside. This is all avision that he's finally put together, after living in Huron East for the last 40 years. "I don't belong to a church, I haven't given back much in my life, there comes a time when it's nice when you give something back to your com- munity and Brussels is my community," Morton said. Charlie Hoy, chair for the Huron East Heritage Commit- tee was present at the meeting where Morton voiced a com- prehensive business strategy Make Your Owo Dm, 'MR!. Coolers Jrurr FruiliVeririn (am. bail er & kirmALP e4 Rival SIr CODERCH5_!4 = - AW439553 Vib vi Cik 4 fr HALLOWEEN COSTUME RENTALS for Adults Contact Carol McLachlan 519-522-0703 Mon -Fri after 5:OOpm Sat & Sun noon-5:OOpm 22 Nicholson Dr. Egmondville SEAEOHTH MANOR FALL BAZAAR!! Joan 41N October 24, 2015 1.O0p_rrr-4, OOpm • SilentAuction • vendors • I}ake Sale -ca Room 9 pitc REM (a 41 aline SSE' Oilfr H61"&clIon ErOcoroC-oco-5 em -5,10 endow isgrimMr walk i>a TI10 T -0T Amp,' a?1 H6ce ytpurk!ol OR 5191 Aachen.? 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