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Council gets nod from HEDP to hire assistantMorris-Turnberry councillorslearned at their July 2 meeting that agrant has been approved to help pay
the costs of an economic
development assistant until the end
of 2013.
The assistant will work 10 hours a
week to follow up on a number of
items identified in the Morris-
Turnberry business retention and
expansion study done last year.
The program is funded through
the Huron Economic Development
Partnership. The assistant will be
supervised by Nancy Michie,
administrator, clerk-treasurer but
will also work closely with Mike
Pullen, Huron County’s senior
economic development officer.
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Council approved a proposal tostop up and close Peter St. andConcession 8-9 in North Wingham
after learning that adjacent
landowners are willing to take up all
that land that will be made available
by the closures.
Michie said that at a meeting of
neighbouring landowners, 75 per
cent were willing to pay the legal
and survey costs in order to receive
the property. While there were a few
people who did not want to take the
land, other adjacent landowners
were willing to assume the parcels
they didn’t want.
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Council asked for more
information before approving work
by the public works department to
clean up damaged trees on anunopened lane in Lower TownWingham.
Gary Pipe, director of public
works, said one of the neighbours
had indicated interest in taking over
the property when the lane is
closed, if the trees were cleaned up
first.
“It’s our property. We’ll have to do
it eventually,” Pipe told council.
However after councillors noted
this might set a precedent that other
potential recipients of the land on
the unopened lanes might then ask
for additional work, Pipe promised
to look into the potential costs more
closely and report back. Since the
closure of the unopened streets and
drains won’t take place until next
spring, there’s no rush, he said.***A bylaw was passed to authorize the
acquisition of the former Turnberry
Central School and the 7.7 acres of
grounds from the Avon Maitland
District School Board.
In a related matter, council
approved the use of the soccer fields
at the school by Wingham Minor
Soccer for the rest of its season.
Mayor Paul Gowing said he
understood the soccer season would
be over only a couple of weeks after
the municipality takes ownership,
July 4.
Council approved having the
public works department keep the
grass cut.
There would need to be more
discussion before the minor soccerassociation counts on using thefields next year, Gowing said,
because “our plans are not set in
stone.”
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Council gave direction for staff to
prepare a property standards bylaw
for consideration of council.
Michie said there had been
changes proposed by the
municipality’s lawyer which would
be included in the new draft,
including that the system not be
driven by public complaints.
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
4-H Beef Club applies lessons, judges beef
By Laura Higgins
The Belgrave Brussels Beef Club
put their knowledge to the test as
they evaluated classes at their
judging meeting on July 14 at Tyler
MacPherson’s farm.
Once everyone had arrived
members opened the meeting with
the 4-H pledge and heard Dallas read
the minutes from the last meetings.
Then they discussed the possible
days for the next meeting. Members
are looking into a tour of Iceculture
in Hensall.
Finally they were introduced to
the three classes they would be
judging. There were classes of hay,
market steers and breeding ewes
present. In August many of the
members will be competing at the
Huron County judging competition,
therefore each of the classes
prepared were ones that members
will have to judge later on. They
separated into groups to determine
the classes and gave reasons on their
placing of the market steers to the
leaders.
Once everyone had given their
reasons, the official placings were
given on each class for them to
compare their own placings.
However, no members judged the
classes wrong, because each
member had the opportunity,
through their reasons, to convince
their audience to view the class a
certain way. Tyler MacPherson
adjourned our meeting with the
motto and we all enjoyed a snack.
The community congratulates
Christopher Burke who graduated
from the University of Waterloo
with a degree in Honours
Environment and Business. He has
been accepted into a Master’s
program at the University of
Waterloo in Sustainability
Management and will begin this new
challenge in the fall.
The community congratulates
Brandon Kellington (formerly of
Belgrave) who graduated from
Brock University in St. Catharines
with a diploma as an accountant.
Brandon has accepted a position
with the Chartered Accounting Firm
of Morby Monteith Professional
Corp. from Bolton, Ontario.
There will be no church services at
Knox United Church on July 21 and
July 28.
Belgrave residents graduate
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
Central Huron Council is
preparing to move towards a new
method of voting in the 2014
election.
During their July 9 committee of
the whole session, councillors
reviewed a staff report on four
different types of voting in the 2014
municipal election, with a telephone
and internet-based system being the
method of choice.
Calling it the “best cost
advantage,” Councillor Brian
Barnim said, “you’re looking at
$10,000 or thereabouts.”
Mayor Jim Ginn said there are
different arguments to support the
different methods, including
the traditional polling station
procedure.
“I think we’ve proven we need a
change,” said Barnim, with
reference to what has continually
been a problem with low voter
turnout. He added that those who are
uncomfortable with voting via
telephone or the internet will still
have the option to come to town hall
to vote.
“I think we’ve got to change with
the times and it’s time to change,” he
said.
Councillor Alex Westerhout said
he has heard few concerns about the
proposed change so he will also
support the move.
Deputy-Mayor Dave Jewitt said
he prefers the traditional method,
but sees the merit in telephone and
internet-style voting.
“I still kind of like the traditional
style of voting, but I guess you
won’t know if you don’t try new
things either.”
While councillors, with the
exception of Alison Lobb, supported
a recommendation for the change, it
will not be official until
council passes a bylaw to that
effect.
Other options on the table
included voting by mail,
telephone voting, a voting place
tabulator model and internet
voting.
Voting practices debated
By Cheryl Heath
Special to The Citizen
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