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Belgrave development meeting set for Aug. 7
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Morris-Turnberry Council has
pushed a planning meeting for the
development at 30 McCrea Street in
Belgrave to the only council meeting
in August due to some outstanding
information.
The meeting was set for July 31 as
a special meeting of council,
however, due to the municipality not
receiving necessary information
about the proposed development the
timeline had to be revised. The
information in question, once
received, would be distributed to
neighbours and stakeholders prior to
the special meeting.
Because of the delay, council felt
the information wouldn't be received
in time for those interested in the
meeting to come prepared.
The meeting will now be held as
part of Morris-Turnberry's Aug. 7
regular council meeting, the only
one scheduled for the month.
The land in question is behind a
municipal facility on McCrea Street.
The proposed development would
include multiple units in a single
complex.
Neighbours protested the
development based on two primary
concerns. First, the group suggested
the kind of people a rental unit
would attract aren't the kind of
people they wanted in the
community. Secondly, members of
the group felt that the land, a green
space that had been used as a park by
the community, despite a no
trespassing sign, should remain a
green space for the community.
Members of the group claimed
they had tried to purchase the land to
keep it as a green space, but were
denied.
Council originally deferred the
issue due to some missing
information from the developer and
are now deferring again due to
incomplete information.
"This is the proper thing to do,"
Mayor Paul Gowing said when the
decision to defer was made in
council's July 17 meeting. "We were
told people wanted more
information on the issue before it
was discussed and this will
accomplish that."
Gowing also reported on a
privately organized public meeting
regarding the development he
attended when asked by Councillor
John Smuck, who asked if the
resistance to the project was still
strong.
Gowing said the concerned
ArtsFest
Our House — Huron, a new local community group, hosted ArtsFest at St. Paul's Anglican
Church in Clinton over the weekend. The event saw music and handcrafted items on display
as well as food from local vendors. For more information on the group, look for Our House —
Huron on Facebook. (Quinn Talbot photo)
New CH playground on hold
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
A plan to install new playground
equipment at a park in Clinton is on
hold due to the concerns of several
councillors.
Facilities Manager Steve Duizer
presented a report to Central Huron
Council at its July 16 meeting,
outlining the costs associated
with a new playground for Clinton
totalling nearly $35,000. The
equipment would be installed at
the park, which will be home
to a new skatepark.
With a quotation of $34,767.84
for the new equipment and
surfacing, several councillors were
concerned that too much money was
being spent in Clinton while other
Central Huron communities were
being asked to pay their own way.
Councillor Marg Anderson said
she was unhappy with the way the
park schedule was being rolled out
and that the municipality had
already contributed plenty of money
to the Clinton park.
Meanwhile, she said, parks in
hamlets like Auburn and
Londesborough were told to
fundraise and pay for their own
playground equipment, which they
did.
Councillor Alison Lobb agreed,
saying the same was true for
Holmesville and she didn't want to
see more money spent on a Clinton
park just because fundraising came
up short.
Other councillors felt that further
consultation was needed on the
project before they gave it the go-
ahead and agreed with Anderson and
Lobb and voted to defer the motion
until more information was made
available.
Lees' passive house started
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has been easy, because the
construction process for a passive
house isn't much different from that
of a code house — most of the
differences are materials.
Henry agreed, saying that passive
house structures don't utilize space-
age technology, but rather just very
well -made and expertly -engineered
components like windows, doors
and insulation.
And, he said, it's not as cost -
prohibitive as people think it is. Lee
said he'd be surprised if the house
ends up costing 10 per cent more
than a building code -compliant
house would, money that would be
made up very soon with
hydro savings, among other
efficiencies.
Henry says it really isn't about
changing building materials or
methods, it's about changing a way
of thinking If the state of mind
changes and the will to build better
houses is there, then the supply for
more efficient building materials
will follow as demand rises and
local companies will get involved
and begin producing those sought-
after materials.
Just last week, Lee's home was
profiled on passivebuildings.ca., a
blog dedicated to the creation of
passive buildings throughout the
country.
It compares Lee's vision of a
passive house on his property in
Walton to that of Ray Kinsella, the
farmer in Field of Dreams played by
Kevin Costner who feels compelled
to build a baseball diamond in a
field under the guise that "if you
build it, he will come". It also
goes into great detail outlining the
materials and methods used to
build the house.
neighbours seemed to not to be as
openly hostile to the development as
they had been previously, but were
instead listening to what was said
and having more constructive
discussion. He said he informed
everyone at the meeting that the
decisions made by council have to
be made with the good of the entire
municipality in mind, not specific
sectors.
"That's the view we have to take,"
he said. "They may not view the
development favourably, but they do
understand what's going on."
Gowing admitted that some "gruff
comments" were levelled at him, but
that is the job of a municipal council
member.
The public meeting will be held on
Aug. 7 at Morris-Turnberry's
council chambers.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2018
NOTICE of NOMINATION for OFFICE
Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors
of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Nominations will be received for the following offices of:
Municipal Positions:
1. Mayor ( One (1) elected at Large)
2. Four (4) Councillors (Four (4) elected at Large)
Nominations may be made by completing and filing in the office of the
Clerk of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry located at 41342 Morris
Road, Brussels, Ontario, nominations in the prescribed form including:
• A signed consent to the nominations
• A declaration of qualification by the candidate
• A $200.00 filing fee for the Head of Council and $100.00 filing fee for
all other offices
• Identification of the candidate
School Board Positions shared with Other Municipalities:
3. One (1) member of the Avon Maitland District School Board
representing the Township of North Huron, Township of Howick and the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry. Nomination papers are to be filed with
the Clerk of Township of North Huron.
4. One (1) member of the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School
Board representing the Town of Goderich, Township of Howick, Central
Huron, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Morris-Turnberry and North
Huron. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the Town of
Goderich.
5. One (1) Trustee representing the Regional Municipality of Waterloo,
County of Wellington, County of Middlesex, County of Perth and County
of Huron on the French -Language Public School Board. Nomination
papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of London.
6. One (1) Trustee representing the Counties of Lambton, Huron and
Bruce on the French Language Separate District School Board.
Nominations papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Sarnia.
Term of Office : December 1, 2018 to November 14, 2022.
To submit a Nomination Paper:
A nomination paper must be signed by the candidate and may be filed:
• in person or
• by an agent
on a day in the year between May 1st and July 26th, 2018, at a time
when the Clerk's office is open or on
Friday, July 27th, 2018 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
A nomination must be certified by the Clerk before such person
becomes a certified candidate for the office to which she or he is
nominated.
Nomination may be withdrawn up until 2:00 pm Friday, July 27, 2018.
At that time if only sufficient nomination for office have been certified,
those candidates will be declared elected.
In the event there are an insufficient number of candidates to fill all
positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant
positions only, on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 between the hours of
9 am and 2 pm and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed
in the office of the Clerk.
Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates
are certified than are required to fill the said offices, an Election will be
held. Voting will be by 'Internet and Telephone' and Voting Date will
be Monday, October 22, 2018.
Dated this 15th day of June, 2018.
Nancy Michie
Administrator Clerk -Treasurer
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Telephone 519-887-6137 ext 21
Email: nmichie@morristurnberry.ca