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Citizen
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
A group of planning students from
the University of Guelph has offered
its best suggestions on how to
improve Seaforth's downtown and to
increase its vibrancy.
Student Lucas Mascotto-Carbone
spoke to Huron East Council at its
April 4 meeting and brought forward
a number of recommendations that
focused mainly on making the
town's main street a better
environment for pedestrians.
Mascotto-Carbone told council-
lors that the project began with the
students travelling to Seaforth and
conducting a walking audit through
the town. The students then engaged
members of the public on social
media, asking them for suggestions
about how they'd like to improve
the look and functionality of their
town.
Mascotto-Carbone and his fellow
students suggested bump -outs along
Big winners
Auburn Lions Travis Teed and Marinus Bakker were in charge of keeping the pancakes flowing
on to the grill and into hungry diners mouths during the community service group's breakfast
at the Auburn Community Hall on Saturday, April 2. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
the main street, widening sidewalks
and pavement -stamped crosswalks.
He also suggested a main street
crosswalk, a parkette near the public
library and greenery and public art
to increase the look of vibrancy in
the downtown to those who are
driving through.
As part of the students' master
planting plan, Mascotto-Carbone
suggested the planting of native
species trees, a living green wall and
street planters along the town's main
street. He said that the planting of
trees and greenery along the main
street, as well as some public art,
will help brighten up the street,
which is constructed in a Victorian
style that naturally involves dark
colours like grey and brown.
Mascotto-Carbone also suggested
a number of pieces of street furniture
and decorative pieces, such as
benches, lamp posts and bike racks
that would fit the town's Victorian
style.
Another of the suggestions was
wooden parkettes to create a patio
atmosphere for some businesses,
similar to the proposal that was put
forward for Blyth a number of years
ago.
"The long-term vision for the
four -block heritage stretch of the
main street includes plans to
transform it into a visually -
distinctive pedestrianized, green,
traffic -calmed, business -conducive
corridor that shields institutions in
public space," the report states. "Part
of this vision also foresees policy
development that would attract
mixed-use residential construction,
especially in the vacant parcels in
key areas surrounding the main
stretch."
Councillors were receptive to the
students' suggestions and found
them helpful. Councillor Bob Fisher
was especially interested in the
concept of a main street crosswalk
for the town, something he has been
championing for a number of years.
Mascotto-Carbone said that the
students felt the best location for a
crosswalk was near the municipal
building, another suggestion that
Fisher had made.
Councillor David Blaney said it
appeared as though the report had
involved a lot of work, so he
commended the students for all they
did on the project.
Council accepted the students'
reports and would take their
suggestions into consideration.
Ryan resigns as drainage superintendent
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
At its April 4 meeting, Huron East
Council accepted the resignation of
Joe Ryan from the position of
drainage superintendent.
Ryan, who is the municipality's
roads superintendent for the
north patrol, says when he took
on the position in 2003 he had
been looking for a few more hours
and responsibilities within the
municipality. In recent years,
however, Ryan said the workload
has steadily increased to the point
where he's finding it difficult to
balance both positions.
Ryan will remain with
the municipality in his current
public works capacity.
Sid Bruinsma and Patrick Nagle
spoke to council regarding their
Dutch Canadians Remember As One
celebration, which is planned for
May in Goderich.
The pair detailed the event, which
will bring together bands from all
over Ontario to celebrate the
liberation of the Netherlands by
Canada in the year of the 150th
anniversary of Canada
They also hope the event will be
accompanied by a royal visit, as
Princess Margariet of the
Netherlands has been invited to the
ceremony.
Bruinsma said that while the men
have yet to receive official word
from Holland on the status of the
potential visit, they remain
cautiously optimistic.
They asked that Huron East
donate $760 to the ceremony. The
number was chosen specifically to
represent one dollar for every Huron
County soldier lost to World Wars I
and II.
Council directed staff to prepare a
report on the grant request to be
presented at the April 18 meeting,
which will be held in Brussels.
***
Huron East has accepted the
tender of Elgin Contracting
and Restoration Limited of St.
Thomas for the renovation of the
Seaforth Library.
The company's tender came in at
$283,000 before taxes with a
contingency of $20,000 for a total of
$303,000 before HST.
Four tenders were received for the
project, all of which were close to
one another, submitted at $312,000,
$313,000 and $320,631.
Project architect Thor Dingman
was on hand to discuss the tenders,
but said he concurred with the
recommendation of Public Works
Director Barry Mills that the lowest
tender of Elgin Contracting and
Restoration be accepted. He also
told council that all four companies
that submitted tenders had been pre-
qualified for the project.
Council voted to accept the
tender, authorizing the project
to go ahead.
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