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Eventually, VanderMolen said, the trail will feature signs to that effect. VanderMolen became emotional when discussing the benefits of the trail, discussing the value of providing a safe environment for people to be active. He said that initiatives like the trail go beyond economic development when the value of a life is considered, especially when Huron County roads are sometimes felt unsafe by cyclists due to their slim shoulders and high speed limits. He told council that he felt he and the organization has been as transparent as required and that financially, he and those involved didn’t feel they needed to share their financial information. If the county signs on as a partner, he said, that information would then be made available to the county and G2G Inc. will then endeavour to be “super transparent”. When the floor was opened to questions, Vincent again attacked the company’s communications strategy, saying that it was misleading and irresponsible for G2G to issue a press release stating the trail would be open as of July 1. VanderMolen, as he has at previous meetings, admitted that the release was mishandled, adding that subsequent press releases have been worded more clearly. “Our second press release was very good. We spent a lot of time on it,” VanderMolen said. The misleading information coming from G2G, however, didn’t end there in Vincent’s mind, as he said the organization was using “support” from Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson out of context. VanderMolen disagreed, however, saying that the group has simply shared a video of Thompson speaking in support of the trail, using her words in the unedited video. VanderMolen even went one step further with Vincent, suggesting that Blyth, which is along the trail in the form of the Blyth Greenway Trail, has potentially the most to gain from the trail. With its easily accessible shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts and the Blyth Festival, the town would be open to a completely new group of visitors, he said. Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel, however, then jumped in with a point of order, saying that the G2G delegation was turning into a debate between VanderMolen and Vincent, and should be stopped. Committee of the Whole Chair Art Versteeg agreed, directing council to a motion associated with the delegation, asking that the county support the trail via a draft motion proposed by G2G Inc. that had initially been given to councillors on July 8. Goderich Deputy-Mayor Jim Donnelly said he felt that VanderMolen had “usefully addressed” the concerns of many adjacent landowners and had done so specifically. However, in the proposed motion, he said he felt the wording surrounding the addressing of concerns to be too vague. He also felt that wording concerning adjacent landowners harassing trail volunteers and vandalizing the trails were harmful allegations, for which there is no proof, and he wouldn’t support that wording. Warden Paul Gowing said he felt that many of the issues had been worked through and that remaining issues could be addressed within the next few months, saying “it will all work out in the end.” Huron East Deputy-Mayor Joe Steffler agreed, saying it was time to “put the past in the past” and move on with the trail initiative. Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn expressed his support for the trail, but did so a little more cautiously than other councillors, saying that some legitimate concerns remain, but that’s exactly why the county should be involved. If the county assumes the lease, then council has the ability to intervene if the need arises, Ginn said. If G2G Inc. were to assume the lease without county involvement, then concerned taxpayers would have nowhere to turn, he said. Council then voted on the motion proposed by G2G Inc., which was defeated. A similar, more simple motion was then created, stating that the G2G working committee will report back to council for the November Committee of the Whole meeting, which was carried. At the same meeting, council also supported the G2G’s request for funding from the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program, requesting funding around $300,000. In a recorded vote of 14-1 with Vincent as the only dissenter, council passed a motion to support G2G seeking funding from a third party source. Because of the funding application’s tight timeline, a special council meeting was held at the conclusion of the Committee of the Whole meeting to ratify the decision, which was also passed 14- 1 by a recorded vote. 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