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It’s good news for Belgrave
residents.
North Huron clerk-administrator
Kriss Snell told council at the Jan. 7
meeting that Belgrave Waterworks
will be receiving $14,832 per year
over the next five years from the
Ontario Small Waterworks
Assistance program.
“Everyone serviced by the system
will get some relief,” said Snell.
***
A petition was submitted asking
council to consider snowplowing of
the sidewalk on Maple Street in
Wingham.
After brief discussion it was
decided to defer the issue to
committee of the whole.
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A new agreement has been
reached with the Barn Dance
Historical Society for the next five
years.
“We told them that council’s intent
is to operate the musuem during the
summer with summer staff,” said
Snell. “They were willing to partner
with us on that.”
***
In his report reeve Neil Vincent
extended his gratitude to the
recreation department staff on the
success of the recent Hockey Days.
“They deserve a lot of credit.”
Disgruntled Morris Ward farmowner John Smuck presented bills toMorris Turnberry council, Jan. 8, for
expenses incurred because of the
inadequacy of a bridge leading to his
farm.
Smuck has had discussions with
council since May 2007 on a number
of grievances but particularly on the
load limit on the nearly 100-year-old
bridge on Blind Line.
He told council that his feed
company had recently been fined
$6,000 for taking an overweight load
over a restricted bridge so would not
be able to deliver heavy loads to him
in future.
Using smaller trucks, Smuck said
in past meetings, was costing him
more because of higher truckingcharges.Public works co-ordinator BarryO’Kraftka asked Smuck if it was theweight limit on the bridge or thenarrow width that was his biggest
complaint. Smuck said both made it
hard to farm under modern
conditions. Wide machinery has to
be driven through the river but he
wondered how much longer that
would be allowed.
Smuck refuted a comment by a
councillor at a previous meeting that
it would cost $1 million to rebuild
the bridge for relatively few users.
Smuck said he had spoken to Dave
Johnson of Johnson Engineering
who said it would likely cost in the
neighbourhood of $500,000 to
rebuild the bridge.
O’Kraftka said B.M. Ross and
Associates engineers were currentlylooking into the cost of replacing thebridge.At the last meeting, councillorssaid they wouldn’t be able to look atreplacement until budget time.
Delaying the job will only
increase costs, he said. In 1984 it
would have cost $200,000 but now is
much more.
Smuck also complained about
being charged interest on late
payment of a bill for the Corrigan
drain. There was no mention on the
bill that interest would be charged,
he said.
Council said it would discuss
Smuck’s issues later in the meeting.
The items were raised in a closed
session at the end of the meeting but
no decisions were announced when
council returned to public session.
Farmer bills Morris-Turnberry
Sometimes good intentions aren’t
enough.
The issue of banning smoking in
cars when children are present was
raised at county council by Morris-
Turnberry councillor Dorothy Kelly
at the Jan. 9 meeting.
However, while the majority
agreed with the idea, there was a
general view that nothing could
actually be done.
Goderich councillor Deb Shewfelt
thought the best direction council
could get would be to refer it to the
board of health for discussion and
advice.
Warden John Bezaire of Central
Huron said that while he wouldn’t
argue it was an important issue, he
didn’t see how it could ever be
enforced.
Bill Siemon of Huron East argued
that even if it could be policed, it was
an extra burden the county didn’t
need. “We aren’t getting paid by the
province to enforce smoke-free
Ontario. I don’t think we need to add
anything.”
While Huron East councillor Joe
Seili supported the sentiment behind
the motion to support the ban, he
agreed that it’s going to be “hard to
legislate common sense. This will be
impossible to enforce.”
The third Huron East councillor
Bernie MacLellan raised another
point. He noted that when discussion
first began about the dangers of
second-hand smoke, the information
suggested it can take up to a week
before the harmful gasses have
dissipated. “So saying they can’t
smoke when the children are
actually in the car doesn’t serve any
purpose. You’d have to ban them
from smoking in the car, lock, stock
and barrel.”
Neil Vincent, North Huron
councillor agreed with Shewfelt that
this was something best left to the
experts. “I think we’re going to
cloud the issue if we don’t let the
health unit carry this ball.”
Noting that he would hate to see a
vote that would “kill” the issue,
Shewfelt said it should be tabled and
deferred to the health board. Once
tabled, there could be no further
discussion.
The motion was made to that
effect and carried.
County defers issue
to board of health
North-Huron council briefs
Good news for Belgrave
New look
South Huron councillor Ken Oke, left, and Ben Van
Diepenbeek of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh looked over
some of the promotional material featuring Huron County’s
new brand following the unveiling at county council Jan. 9.
The day also featured the launch of the newly-designed
county website. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
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Look for the buildings in Huron
East to multiply before too long.
Chief building official Paul
Josling, at time of publication, has
received eight building permit
applications, six more than he issued
in all of January, 2007.
Josling says there are many factors
that could be at play in this number.
“I think that the tax drop may have
a little to do with it, but I don’t think
it’s the only issue. If people can save
a few thousand or a few hundred
dollars on their house by waiting
until Jan. 1, why not?” Josling said.
While Josling says there is no
particular trend in the permits, he
says that most of the applications
have been for housing.
“I think that the price of lumber
and all building material costs going
down has a lot to do with it too, so
I’m sure that’s helping,” he said.
Josling is unsure whether this
spike in applications is a sign of
things to come in 2008 or if it is
simply a spike for the beginning of
the year, but he’s staying optimistic.
“I sure hope it continues,” he said.
“I don’t know if it will or not. I’m
optimistic that it will though.”
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