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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2007-06-28, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007.An announcement of a $10 millioninitiative from the provincialgovernment to bring broadbandinternet to rural communities has Huron County rushing to get an application in. The announcement was made in March, the funds were put into the provincial budget to reduce broadband infrastructure gaps in rural Ontario. The funding is one- time only. The issue was discussed at Huron County council’s committee of the whole meeting on June 19 and an application is in the works. With a mid-July deadline, an application would have to be prepared quickly. Huron East, however, questioned if a broad application for the county was the best course of action, or if they should apply on their own to achieve better results. With mayor Joe Seili absent from the meeting, councillor Bill Siemon brought the county council news to the municipal councillors, tabling the idea for discussion at Huron East’s June 19 council meeting. The first recommendation came from treasurer Brad Knight, who said he agreed with the original proposal of a county-wide application. Councillor Larry McGrath disagreed with Knight, saying keeping the application as local aspossible might bring better results.“Maybe we can get some of thismoney, but to sit back and wait forthe county to send in this applicationhonestly scares the hell of out me,” he said. Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellan was in favour of the county-wide application, and told the rest of the councillors if an individual application was to be filed, it was all or nothing with the county. “If we’re going to apply on our own, we should take our territory off of the county’s application right now then,” he said. The way the money will be distributed, depends on funding from the county and investors as well. The provincial funding is available as one-third cost funding. So if the area in question can provide two-thirds of the required funds, the province will provide the final third from the $10 million worth of funding. After discussion, council decided to stay with the county-wide application, thinking it would be better for their municipality that way. The issue, however, is far from put to bed. Council was waiting on reports back from a meeting regarding rural broadband in Ingersoll and county council’s application, that is due within the next two weeks. HE agrees to wait At the grill It was a busy morning for Grey Twp. firefighters on Sunday as they hosted their annual breakfast at the hall in Ethel. Jessica Bentley lends a hand as dad Dean scoops the eggs. Also pictured are deputy-chief Bill Pearson and Mike Alexander. (Vicky Bremner photo) Continued from page 11 students had enjoyed at Hullett. She enlarged on an analogy to a line from a familiar song. “Life is a dance you learn as you go.” She explained that each new experience or lesson was like a new dance step to struggle with and master. Teachers never discouraged anyone who stumbled but encouraged everyone to get up and try/dance again. As the group matured from kindergarten to Grade 8 the various teachers added music and dance steps to their lives. Heather encouraged all her classmates to take all their knowledge/dance steps along to high school and to always practice the background/steps Hullett teachers have given them. Maturity has given each student a unique style and for this Heather offered thanks on behalf of her classmates to teachers, mentors and parents. She urged each classmate/dancer to build on their dreams/steps. Congratulations and best wishes to all of you in the years ahead. 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