HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-10-16, Page 23A letter from Morris-Turnberry
council had a feeling of déja vü for
North Huron councillors and staff at
the Oct. 6 meeting.
“We’re back to where we were a
year ago,” said clerk-administrator
Kriss Snell of M-T’s resolution
asking that property along the
highway be designated highway
commercial, to allow for uses such
as a grocery or food store, without a
market study at this time.
The two councils have wrangled
over this for some time, with the
issue eventually landing at the
Ontario Municipal Board. The result
of that was that prior to any
development a market study would
need to be done.
In April county planning
department staff had outlined an
option that included any large-space
development could proceed only
when supportive market studies
showed a need for the use and its
location and that there would be no
undue detrimental effect on the core.
“The planning office does not
support the current direction,” said
Snell.
He went on to say that North
Huron had already received an
objection from one store in town, as
well as one from the owner of the
land on which a local grocery store
sits.
Snell suggested that council might
want to consider advising Morris-
Turnberry that with such
development on the fringe, they’d be
concerned about losing an important
part of the downtown core.
Councillor Archie MacGowanreminded that the OMB hadmediated a settlement indicatingsupply market analysis would have
to prove a fringe grocery store
would not negatively impact
downtown. “So rather than that,
Morris-Turnberry is going back to
the county? Will it not just end up
back with the OMB?”
Snell said, “I can’t foresee who
would appeal, but there could be an
appeal either way.”
He added that Morris-Turnberry’s
planning document has not been
made public at this point. “That’s
what I understand anyway. County
staff haven’t seen it.”
Reeve Neil Vincent wondered if
an OMB ruling wouldn’t have to be
removed before a municipality
could ask for the property to be
rezoned.
Snell said that any applicant can
have an OMB ruling considered by a
planning body, in this case the
county department. “The only thing
is they better have good
documentation. The OMB put
restrictions on that property and to
my knowledge they haven’t been
met.”
Snell stressed that opposition to
development was not the issue. “We
just want to make sure it won’t
impact our downtown core.”
“I think that’s what we’ve said for
15 years,” said MacGowan. “Fringe
development is wonderful but not at
the expense of downtown. If it can
be proven that won’t happen then
we support any development. I think
if the proper market study says
there’d be no impact it would be
faulty not to allow it.”
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008. PAGE 23.
The Grey firefighters breakfast
that was served last weekend and a
picture of which was included in the
Oct. 9 issue of The Citizen,was
actually a fundraiser hosted by the
school advisory council.
Proceeds go to the playground.
Oktoberfest!
Belgrave celebrated Oktoberfest over the weekend at a big party hosted by the Belgrave
Kinsmen. Sausages were on the grill and the dancing came later. From left: Steve Delisle,
Mike Malhiot, Debbie Ireland, Elaine Delisle and Lori Malhiot. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Yum!
As soon as the Belgrave fowl supper was served, these
young men decided to dig into the jell-o. Five-year-old Josh
Diamond, right, dug in early, but not to be outdone, his
brother Cody, two, made sure to keep pace. (Shawn Loughlin
photo)
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