HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-11-11, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010.
At its Nov. 2 meeting, Huron East
Council discussed the possible
implementation of a curfew after
some mischief occurred in Seaforth
and Brussels around Halloween
night.
Councillor Joe Steffler said that
something needed to be done after
picnic tables from a Seaforth park
were relocated by someone into the
middle of main street and some
graffiti was painted on a structure in
the park.
Clerk-administrator Jack
McLachlan suggested discussions
with the OPP about some more
frequent stops by the areas in
question, which, in the past, have
proven to be effective, he said.
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Huron East saw a municipality-
wide percentage of 36.68 per cent of
its residents come out and vote in
last month’s election. McLachlan
said that voter turnout was high in
some wards, but low in others,
leading to the relatively low
municipality-wide total.
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Council authorized municipal
road staff to investigate the
feasibility of a larger stop sign, a
flashing red light and a bright white
light to shine down on the stop sign
at the intersection of Front Road and
Hensall Road in Tuckersmith.
Council received a letter from
Frank and Leona Nigh concerning
the intersection. They lost their
daughter there in an auto collision
earlier this year and felt the danger
needed to be curbed.
The current sign is 30” wide, so
the sign would be increased to 36” in
addition to the other steps.
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Council approved accounts
payable in the amount of
$351,167.22.
On Oct. 30, members of the
Brussels Cadet Corps, the Brussels
Legion and the Blyth Legion were
canvassing the area as part of the
2010 Poppy campaign.
These representatives were
distributing poppies and asking for
donations in order to support
Veterans and Veterans programs.
They were not selling poppies, as
was reported in the Nov. 4 issue of
The Citizen.
Thanks to Crystal Taylor of the
Blyth Legion who assisted The
Citizen in presenting this point of
clarification.
Members of Huron East Against
Turbines (HEAT) felt it was
appropriate to take a look back at its
history with Huron East Council at
the Nov. 2 meeting before an
important meeting on a potential low
frequency noise bylaw.
With the meeting approaching
(Nov. 9), several HEAT members
wanted to speak to the dangers of
low frequency noise, as they see it,
before the meeting took place so that
they could feel that their interests
were being represented well.
After contacting nearly 20
municipalities, Huron East has
received confirmation that four will
be in attendance. Clerk-
administrator Jack McLachlan said
he has also heard from a fifth whichwasn’t even on the initial contact listthat has said it will have a
representative in attendance.
The municipalities that have said
they will send a representative are
Bluewater, Central Huron, West
Grey, Arran-Elderslie and Norwich.
There had been no indication from
council at the time as to whether the
meeting would be public or not, but
several councillors said at
the meeting that they were
leaning towards having a closed
meeting.
HEAT co-founder Gerry Ryan had
expressed numerous concerns at
some of council’s previous meetings
that the meeting between concerned
municipalities would not take place
before the Nov. 15 deadline.
McLachlan, however, gave Ryan his
word that it would.Even as these five municipalitieshad committed to being at the
meeting, it was clarified for the
members of HEAT that by attending,
they had committed just to receiving
more information on the possible
costs and legal ramifications of
drafting a bylaw. They had not
committed to financial assistance.
Councillor Les Falconer, who had
put the brakes on the discussionbetween council and Ryan at theOct. 19 meeting, said that his
feelings for the meeting were similar
to his feelings that night, that
questions don’t need to get out of
control and that too many voices
could complicate the issue.
“I don’t see it as being a public
meeting,” he said. “I think that way
we’ll have a lot of questions asked
that don’t need to be asked and thatdon’t need to be answered.”At the meeting, legal
representation from Huron East and
from HEAT were in attendance to
discuss that if a bylaw is to be
drafted, who would be drafting it, a
decision that Huron East councillors
said they were uncomfortable in
making, that they would let their
lawyer make.
Turbine meeting causes concern with HEAT
Point of clarification
Potential curfew
to be investigated
for Huron East
Remembrance Quilt
Bev Martin, a local Legion Member was in the middle of completing this special
Remembrance quilt for the Blyth Legion when she passed away. Martin’s sons took the quilt
to a friend who completed it and gave it to Donna Govier, Martin’s sister, who donated it to
the Legion. The quilt is unique in that the Royal Canadian Legion had given permission for
Martin to use the poppy in the quilt. (Denny Scott photo)
For sale
The Brussels Legion held its annual craft show and bake sale on Saturday with 16 vendors and
plenty of visitors, one of whom was Wilda Higgins, left, who was showing off her wares to Alma
Watson. (Vicky Bremner)
Thank you for
your support on
October 25, 2010
ALVIN McLELLAN
By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
Thank you to the residents of
Morris-Turnberry for your great support
on October 25. I am honoured to
represent you for the next four years.
Congratulations to the new council
members, I look forward to working
with you in the next term.
Paul Gowing