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Blyth, Morris Road intersection dangerous: Knott
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
North Huron Township Councillor
Bill Knott is glad that Huron County
staff have reduced the speed limit on
County Road 25 near Blyth, but he
thinks more work is needed to make
North Huron safe.
Knott announced that equilibrium
in speed limits on County Road 25
on either side of County Road 4 was
achieved recently when a 60
kilometres -per -hour limit was placed
on the easterly approach to the
intersection. This came as a result of
a decision by Huron County Council
late last year to change the speed
limits approaching Blyth and
Walton.
However, Knott also said that
there are other places where signs
and changes are needed to make
North Huron safe.
"We have other concerns, like the
death that happened at County
Roads 16 and 4," he said, referring to
an incident where a motor vehicle
collided with a pedestrian crossing
the high -traffic intersection. "We've
had people parking on the side of the
road there. Someone opened their
door right in front of me last week. I
would like us to have Huron County
to arrange to put no parking or
stopping signs [near that
intersection] to discourage people
parking there to look at the trailers"
The collision that Knott referred to
occurred directly in front of a local
business that sells recreational
trailers. Council had approved the
business staying open despite the
fact that the zoning on the lot didn't
originally allow for such a
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Brussels school draws no bids
After declaring the former
Brussels Public School property
surplus and carrying out the request
for proposal (RFP) process, no bids
were received and the surplus
declaration has been rescinded.
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North Huron Township Council, after originally
contemplating a $500,000 donation to the Wingham and
District Hospital Foundation, eventually settled on
$250,000 over five years. The funding was made official on
June 6 when council handed over the big cheque to
representatives of the foundation. Shown are, back row,
from left: Councillor Ray Hallahan, Councillor Bill Knott,
Councillor Yolanda Ritsema-Teeninga, foundation director
Andy McBride and councillor Trevor Seip. Front row, from
left: Foundation representative Bernie Bailey, Deputy -
Reeve James Campbell, Reeve Neil Vincent and
foundation campaign chair Mark Foxton. (Dennyscottphoto)
At Huron East Council's June 7
meeting, councillors heard that no
RFPs had been received for the
property. This came despite a
lengthy conversation at council's
May 17 meeting regarding
potentially extending the deadline
for a bidder who was said to be
interested, but out of the country.
The call for RFPs closed in late
May.
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight says that the municipality
will continue to operate the building,
now called the Brussels Business
and Cultural Centre, as it has in the
past. The building's occupants
include a Mennonite school, a
church and one local business.
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commercial endeavour.
Reeve Neil Vincent agreed, saying
that people should be pulling into the
property to look at the trailers and
not stopping on the side of the road.
Knott also asked to have Huron
County Council advise North Huron
what changes would be made at the
intersection of County Roads 4 and
25 given the pending arrival of a new
gas bar/restaurant and Blyth
Cowbell Brewing Company Inc.
"Traffic will increase there," Knott
said. "I want to ask them to seriously
evaluate that intersection for a stop
light."
Knott went on to say he didn't
want to see transport trucks stopping
on the side of the road to visit the
coming restaurant as that could
cause further issues.
"It's already a dangerous
intersection as it is now, and I would
like to see this addressed," he said.
Further to Knott's frustration is the
fact that, since North Huron isn't the
host municipality of either project,
there were no up-to-date site plans
provided for either business to allow
North Huron staff and council to
prepare for the changes.
Chief Administrative Officer
Sharon Chambers reported that she
was meeting with staff from Central
Huron to try and open a dialogue
about the two new businesses.
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