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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2012-03-22, Page 15NOW BOOKING FOR 2012 – two-bedroom cottage with bunkhouse at Point Clark, includes fully-equipped kitchen, gas barbecue, fire pit, horseshoe pit and much more, close to lighthouse and beach. To find our more or to book your holiday call 5419-523-4799 after 6:00 p.m. tfn WANTED TO BUY – SMALL acreage with house in Brussels/Blyth area. Phone 519-357- 1852. 11-4 -------------------------------------------- THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012. PAGE 15.Classified Advertisements All word ads in The Citizen classifieds are put on our webpage at www.northhuron.on.ca Tenders Tenders Tenders TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON TENDERS FOR 2 - 2012 1/2 TON 4WD PICKUP TRUCKS: EXTENDED CAB Sealed Tenders properly marked will be received by the undersigned until 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2012. Tenders to be submitted on Township Forms obtained at the Municipal Office. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Ralph Campbell, CRS-Int. Director of Public Works, Township of North Huron, P.O. Box 90, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Telephone: 519-357-3550 TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON GRAVEL TENDERS Sealed Tenders properly marked will be received by the undersigned until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012. 1. Crush and Stockpile 7,000 Metric Tonnes of Granular “M” Gravel in the Westfield Pit (East Wawanosh Ward). 2. Crush and Deliver 23,000 Metric tonnes of Granular “M” Gravel to Township Roads as directed. Contractor to supply and set up weigh scales. Tenders to be submitted on Township Forms obtained at the Municipal Office. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Ralph Campbell, Director of Public Works, Township of North Huron, P.O. Box 90, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Telephone: 519-357-3550 SEALEDBIDS,onformssuppliedbytheContractAdministrator,intheenvelopes provided, will be received at the County of Huron, Public Works Department, 1CourtHouseSquare,Goderich,ON N7A1M2 until: 2:00:00p.m., localtimeThursday,March29,2012 The proposed rehabilitation consists of replacing the existing expansion joints, removing the existing barrier and the construction of a new parapet wall. The work also includes the removal of concrete slope paving and placement of rock protection,aswellasmiscellaneousconcreterepairsasrequired. Therehabilitation work shall be staged, with one (1) lane of traffic remaining open at all times. InadditiontootherprovisionsintheBidDocuments,thelowestoranyBidwillnot necessarily be accepted. Tenderers are also advised that the County of Huron has an established Tender Evaluation Process. PlansandTenderDocumentsmaybeobtainedfromR.J.Burnside&Associateson Friday March 9, 2012. Owner Dave Laurie, Director of Public Works Public Works Department County of Huron 1 Court House Square Goderich, ON N7A 1M2 PH: 519-524-8394 FX: 519-524-9291 ContractAdministrator Matthew Brooks, P. Eng. Project Manager R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 449 Josephine Street Wingham, ON N0G 2W0 PH: 519-357-1521 EXT. 416 FX: 519-357-3624 CountyofHuron Small Benmiller Bridge Rehabilitation TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON TENDER FOR TURF MAINTENANCE CONTRACT — BLYTH WARD The Township of North Huron invites all those interested in bidding on a turf-maintenance contract for the Blyth Ward in the Township of North Huron to pick up a tender package at the Township office. The contract is for the 2012 season and includes all grass cutting and trimming in parks, cemeteries, pumping station, sewage treatment facility, Greenway Trail, campground, road side cutting, north and south signs, ESTC building, and sports fields owned by the Township of North Huron. Anyone interested in tendering must pick up a package in person at the Township office at 274 Josephine Street in Wingham or by email by contacting bblack@northhuron.ca. Packages are available starting Monday, March 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Bid submission deadline is Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. (local time) The lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted. Inquiries: Contact Pat Newson, Director of Recreation and Facilities at 519-357-1208 x22 or email pnewson@northhuron.ca acation propertiesV Wanted BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Cars, bikes, RVs, auto repair services, boats, electronics, pet supplies, antiques, collectibles, home furnishings, jewelry, sporting goods, musical instruments, personal services, real estate, employment and business opportunities, personals, public notices and much more … Pick up your copy today. The Citizen CLASSIFIEDS WHAT’S IN THE CLASSIFIEDS? Blyth 519-523-4792 Brussels 519-887-9114 Get breaking farm news on the Rural Voice section of our website at www.northhuron.on.ca Huron County is bringing the pesky boundary bridge issue to a close sometime soon, but not as soon as some would hope. The issue was raised at Huron County Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting on March 14 when a boundary bridge between Huron and Perth Counties was up for discussion. The initial recommendation came from Public Works Director Dave Laurie in regards to Perth County having “no interest” in splitting the cost of repairing Boundary Bridge 25 on County Line 17 in the Municipality of South Huron. The recommendation stated that Huron County should pay 100 per cent of the costs to bring the bridge up to code, through the county giving the money to South Huron, and then the bridge would be downloaded to South Huron for good. However, representatives from the South Huron were not particuluarly pleased with any of the options on the table. “I can tell you right now that we don’t want it,” said South Huron Mayor George Robertson. Laurie said he knew this day would come with the bridge and that the Municipality of West Perth would not have an interest in contributing money to the bridge, but that at the end of the day, a bylaw has to be put in place. “I knew eventually that the other side of the fence would not want to play along,” Laurie told councillors. Laurie said he knew the bridge would be a contentious issue, even amongst Huron County Council, but that he didn’t know what else to do. “I know it’s not a popular idea,” Laurie said. “It’s not fair to hand half of the bridge to South Huron, but I don’t know what the right answer is.” Robertson said he and his council was “opposed totally” to the idea. Huron County Warden Bernie MacLellan said that the issue has been up for discussion a number of times and because of the number of boundary bridges in Huron East, his home municipality has been in the middle of many of those conversations. MacLellan said he had talked with Huron County Treasurer David Carey and that if the county was to repair all of the boundary bridges (where half of the 15 or 16 bridges remaining to be downloaded reside) and download them to the lower tier municipalities at the same time, reserves could be utilized and it would not have an effect on the county’s overall budget. Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek said that the only way he thought the plan would work is if Huron County upgraded the bridges before downloading them. He said it was the only fair way to move forward. “They should be brought up to standard and then downloaded,” Van Diepenbeek said. “So far that has worked well.” Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt felt the policy that is currently in place, which essentially states what Van Diepenbeek had said, has been working well and that there was no need to change it or speed it up. “The policy we put forth has worked. It’s generous,” Shewfelt said. “I think we’re being generous and we should stick to the policy and get on with the job.” Shewfelt said that in Bruce County, bridges are simply downloaded to the lower tier municipalities in whatever shape they happen to be in when they’re downloaded. MacLellan, however, felt that dragging the issue on would not help anyone and that getting the argument done and over with would be the best thing for everyone going forward. “If you want to clean it up, pay it out and get it off the books,” MacLellan said. A motion was then made that a repair job be completed on the bridge and then it can be passed down to the lower-tier municipalities. The motion passed with 11 votes for and just four votes against. After the vote, MacLellan made a motion to have all of the remaining boundary bridges repaired and downloaded at the same time so that the issue can be removed from the books once and for all. The motion was jokingly seconded by Laurie, who clearly supported putting the issue behind him, but as a non- council staff member, does not have the right to vote. “I don’t understand why we want to always change policy,” Shewfelt said. “It’s a generous offer from the county. Other counties just download, they don’t give you any money with it.” MacLellan said that it would help lower-tier municipalities with their long-term planning. With Huron East having approximately eight bridges waiting to be downloaded to the municipality, MacLellan said it could help future councils. “Municipalities would be allowed to do repairs over the next year or the next 20 years and spread it out,” MacLellan said. “Instead there could be $10 million worth of bridges all at once and this would help with future forecasting for councils down the road.” Councillor Bill Dowson said he couldn’t support the motion, saying that the policy has been working, so there is no need to change it all of a sudden. “Why spend more time trying to change something that’s working?” Dowson asked. Shewfelt said the budget has not accounted for the costs, so he didn’t see how council could consider passing it. MacLellan said the money would come out of reserves and it would not affect the budget. He said he had discussed this exact scenario with Carey before the council meeting. The motion was then defeated. Downloading of bridges continues By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen