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The judges are coming to the Application to renovate
Municipality of Central Huron former church brought
to council
The Municipality of Central
Huron is participating in the
2014 Ontario Edition of Com-
munities in Bloom.
The Communities in Bloom
judges, Betty Lamont from
Tiverton, ON and Gerald Rey -
craft from Glencoe, ON will
evaluate the Municipality of
Central Huron on August 12 and
13.
Communities in Bloom is a
Canadian non-profit organiza-
tion committed to fostering civic
pride, environmental responsi-
bility, beautification and to
improving quality of life through
community participation and a
national challenge.
The Provincial results will be
announced in Lambton Shores,
ON during the Awards Ceremo-
nies on September 13 2014.
Also, please visit our website
www.communitiesinbloom.ca/
to listen to CiB 20th Anniversary
Song composed and performed
by Richard Daigneault, Land-
scape Architect, National Capi-
tal Commission and CiB
National Judge. Don't miss the
opportunity of hearing it live
during the National Awards Cer-
emonies in Charlottetown Sep-
tember 17 to 20th 2014.
To support the educational
aspect of its activities, the organ-
ization established the Commu-
nities in Bloom Foundation, a
registered charity dedicated to
funding, developing, and dis-
seminating education and
awareness on the value,
improvement, importance and
sustainable development of
green spaces and natural envi-
ronment in Canada.
Proposed Goderich 2 Guelph Rail Trail concern
for local landowners
Tara Ostner
The Clinton News Record
A number of local landowners
have concerns about the proposed
Goderich 2 Guelph Rall Trail and
last Tuesday Larry Plaetzer, arepre-
sentative from the Huron Federa-
tion ofAgriculture, spoke to council
on behalf of them.
The concemed landowners, all of
whom live adjacent to the proposed
rail trail, "do not support the devel-
opment of the trail and want their
concerns addressed; Plaetzer said.
The first concern that the land-
owners want addressed is the issue
oftrespassing. Trespassing can lead
to a wide assortment of problems,
Plaetzer explained, including issues
of liability, crop damage,
theft, vandalism and illegal activity.
Plaetzer also said that they are con-
cerned about urban interests not
respecting or understanding rural
interests. Those who are backing
the idea of the rail trail, for example,
do not fully understand how farms
operate, he said. The safety of the
landowners and others in the sur-
rounding area is a third concern
and Plaetzer made specific refer-
ence to the wildlife in the area.
Finally, Plaetzer explained how the
landowners are concemed about
the cost of the rail trail. They are
concemed, he said, about exactly
who will cover the ultimate cost and
whether the money earned from
tourism will actually be enough to
payfor the project
As a landowner from the
audience stated, "rural ratepayers
do not want to pay for urban
recreation:'
Coun. Alex Westerhout
responded to the landowners' wor-
ries by stating that he "hopes that
things don't progress until the con-
cerns are addressed:' "Hopefully
the County is listening;' he said.
Mayor James Ginn responded by
stating that there "will definitely be
at least one more public meeting on
the issue" and making final deci-
sions is a longways down the road.
At the end of the discussion, the
mayor stated that he "hasn't made
up his mind on how he is going to
vote on the issue" and pointed out
that he hopes that he is approacha-
ble. "I am happy to hear people's
opinions;' he said.
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Tara Ostner
The Clinton News Record
At the August 5 council meeting an
application was presented to council
regarding a zoning by-law amendment.
The amendment would change the zon-
ing at 49 Rattenbury St. E. in Clinton
from Community Facility (CF1) to Resi-
dential -Medium Density -Special Zones
(R2-9).
Currently, there is a former church on
the property in question and the appli-
cants, Dave and Cathy Mustard, plan on
renovating it to become a four unit
apartment building, or a quadruplex,
used for rental purposes. The Mustards
own the property next to the former
church as well as a number of other
rental properties in the area.
When speaking to council, Dave Mus-
tard described how so many churches
are being closed today and being used
for different purposes. He then
explained how he wants to save this for-
mer church in Clinton and prevent it
from deteriorating. So far, he has drawn
up both a floor plan and site plan and
sealed the leaks in the roof and base-
ment. "I want to keep the heritage of the
town in tact," Mustard stated.
Once the application was discussed
in detail, audience members raised sev-
eral comments. One individual asked
whether an engineer had examined the
site and Mustard replied that this had
not yet occurred. Another individual
asked about available parking and Mus-
tard said that there will be sufficient
parking space. Finally, another individ-
ual from the audience stated, "anything
that Dave touches will be done with
perfection:'
Councillor members also raised
questions regarding the application.
Coun. Alison Lobb inquired about
the lighting in the area and Huron
County planner, Monica Walker -Bolton,
confirmed which spots surrounding the
building will be illuminated. Coun. Bur -
'chard Metzger asked about who the
intended target market is for the apart-
ment building and Mustard said that
they are seeking tenants who do not
want the upkeep that comes with other
kinds of homes. He said that the build-
ing would be particularly good for a
dairy farmer who only lives in the area
half of the year and in Florida the other
half. Mustard explained that the apart-
ments will be 1,500 square feet and
"hopes to do the building high end."
In the end, council voted in favor of
the approval of the application.
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