HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-11-14, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013.Central Huron approves amendments after GIS issues
Leading in the rain
Bagpiper John Jewitt led the Blyth Legion and the Legion
Ladies Auxiliary out into the rain at the conclusion of the
Legion’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony at Blyth
Memorial Hall. (Denny Scott photo)
Marking the occasion
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson gave a scroll to Maitland River Elementary School Principal
Alice McDowell and an Ontario flag to the school’s student council representative, Joshua
Pham, as part of the grand opening of the institution last Thursday. The event was well
attended by staff, students, parents and special guests. (Denny Scott photo)
At their Nov. 5 meeting, Central
Huron councillors held an in camera
(closed to the public) meeting to
discuss what has proven to be thecontroversial subject of hiring anintegrity commissioner to
investigate complaints against
council when the need arises.
When asked by The Citizen why
the meeting was being held behindclosed doors, Mayor Jim Ginn saidlegal counsel had advised council to
do so. Council is slated to again
discuss the matter in open session at
its Nov. 12 committee of the whole
meeting.
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Central Huron Council is
preparing to take another look at its
bylaw enforcement services.
During its Nov. 5 council session,
councillors discussed the possibility
of changing how it handles bylaw
enforcement services, given an
agreement written several years ago
with the neighbouring municipalities
of Huron East and Bluewater has not
seen many changes except for
Bluewater’s decision to opt out of it.
“I think we need to maybe take a
look at this again,” said Councillor
Brian Barnim.
Councillor Burkhard Metzger saidhe too would like to review theagreement to see whether changes
are in order.
Municipal staff has been directed
to review the agreement with Huron
East municipal staff and report back
at a future date.
Councillor Alison Lobb also asked
that staff look into how other Huron
County municipalities are handling
bylaw enforcement and how many
calls were investigated in Central
Huron in the past year.
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Central Huron councillors gave
the thumbs up to both official plan
and zoning bylaw amendments
following a Planning Advisory
Committee meeting that revealed
former computer assisted design
(CAD) mapping technology led to a
couple of errors on the subject
property owned by a numberedcompany on London Road just southof Blyth.
In addressing the matter, Huron
County planner Monica Walker-
Bolton reported the changes were
required to address the issues that
were found during a GIS mapping
exercise.
Walker-Bolton notes the engineer
acting for the property owner, BM
Ross, wants the official plan
amendment to recognize that a drain
on the property has unnecessary
Official Plan protection while the
Zoning Bylaw Amendment is
needed to fix current mapping that
suggests a creek connects to a point
when it does not.
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Council is supporting a surplus
farm severance application for a
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