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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2017-02-02, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017. PAGE 17. North Huron Museum future called into question The future of the North Huron Museum was brought into a question for the second time in seven months due to a letter concerning proposed changes to the facility. Verna Steffler sent a letter to council and had planned on addressing council on Jan. 23 during its meeting, however, it was decided that Steffler would first meet with North Huron staff and have the issue brought back to council at a later date. Her letter suggested changing over part of the North Huron Museum to a specialized area called, in her letter, the Alice Munro Centre. She also suggested having a tea room operated there during the summer. Steffler said a properly designed centre would allow Wingham to benefit from tourism economic spinoff. She reported the Friends of the Museum have funds available for the project and the group has suggested a carpenter to carry out the work. Council, however, has faced this kind of suggestion before when funds were made available to repair part of the cemetery south of Blyth. Council deemed that projects on municipal property, regardless of where the funds come from, had to be completed according to the municipality's procurement process which dictates they choose contractors according to their own policies. However, before any project can be considered, two councillors wondered how the museum would fit into the discussion. Councillor Trevor Seip asked if there were any other locations that could be considered. "There's only really been discussion about this one [location] as to where the centre can be," he said. "From my standpoint, if there are other places it could go with similar significance, we should look at that. We have the public library where it's got space... not being used. I don't know what's been thought of, but I always like to know the alternatives... I would like to know if the museum is the right place for it." Chambers then reported that Steffler had been advised the issue would be moved into correspondence because of questions like Seip's. "There are a lot of unanswered questions, and we wouldn't be able to ascertain where to start," she said. "We have set up a meeting between Steffler and [Economic Development Officer Connie Goodall] this Friday. One of the concerns from staff is [the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story report] talked about this kind of project and we know the group is in talks with Alice's representatives about the future of the Festival." Chambers said she wanted to have all the affected parties involved when discussing a project like this to make sure no one was "Stepping on each other's toes" Councillor Brock Vodden, however, felt the library might not be an ideal location for the project given the uncertain future of the site. "If we put something grand in there, but there's no environment for it, it's not much of a point," he said. "There are a lot of answers as to the future of that building needed." Vodden also wanted to make sure whatever was done would be commensurate with Alice Munro's achievements, like her win of the Nobel Prize for Literature. "Putting something up with the spare change in our pockets would be an insult," he said. Chambers agreed, saying the level of expectation of staff and service for the museum needs to be considered. "We have basic programming, but, beyond that, we need to look at that facility," she said. "We need to bring that facility up to code" She went on to say that accessibility requirements will need to be a part of that conversation and what the future goals are for the museum. The letter was accepted as correspondence by council until further information can be presented. #1 And We f ► Still Try Harder! Recent circulation figures show The Citizen has the highest circulation in the northern part of Huron County, #3 in the entire county. 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