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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2007-11-22, Page 25THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2007. PAGE 25.The Knights of Columbus inGoderich has pledged $10,000 toHabitat for Humanity Huron County. This money is earmarked for theconstruction of the Habitat house at100 Bruce St. At the recent, highly successful beef barbecue held in Goderich, a cheque for this amount was presented to the HFH HC. In addition, the Knights of Columbus were instrumental in providing support for the luncheon by providing the use of their hall and kitchen facilities as well as contributing volunteer labour vital in making this event a success. Members of the Knights helped many other volunteers to serve andclean up after the meal.It is the support fromorganizations such as this that hasenabled HFH HC to build threehouses over the past three years in Huron County (Clinton, Wingham and Hensall). The Lions Club of Goderich has also pledged a significant donation of $10,000 over two years. Habitat for Humanity Huron County’s board chair Terry Taylor said, “Without the generous support of people, businesses and organizations across the county, we will not be able to achieve to the standards we have set.”“All of us involved with Habitathere in Huron County express greatappreciation to all donors for theirsupport and trust.”Faith groups, businesses, service clubs, and individuals have all been generous in empowering Habitat to fulfill their mission across Huron County. The Goderich campaign will continue over the coming months in order to reach fundraising goals that will support both the house build and the ReStore project in 2008. The newest member of Habitat for Humanity Huron County’s board, Deb Homuth of Exeter is anxious tomake her mark. Homuth, a long-timeeducator said her reasons forbecoming involved include thenotion that acts of service andpitching in to make a difference matches her own value system. Getting involved in such activities also models behaviour for youth. Habitat for Humanity is a non- profit, independent housing program made up of local affiliates that are locally managed. Habitat for Humanity Huron County is entirely operated by volunteers. Habitat provides a “hand up, not a hand out”by selling homes to qualifiedfamilies through “sweat equity”, noprofit builds and no interestmortgages. Each local affiliate mustmeet the strict guidelines of Habitat for Humanity Canada. Started in 1976 in the United States, Habitat for Humanity now enjoys success in 87 countries around the globe. Habitat came to Canada in 1985 and thus far has built over 2,000 homes. Habitat for Humanity Huron County can be contacted at www.habitathuroncounty.ca Knights pledge $10,000 to Habitat Council along with public works manager Barry Mills revisited an issue from their Oct. 23 meeting at their Nov. 6 meeting concerning Tom Workman of Tuckersmith and his request to remove some trees on municipal property that were affecting his property. Workman’s initial complaint was that an old wire fence had grown into several of the trees, 44 of them abutting his property and 13 along Staffa Road, and his eventual plans were to move the existing 60-year- old hydro poles off his property to the fence line. Workman added that the roots of the trees on Staffa Road are blocking a main tile drain run. Initially, Mills was asked by council to dig up some more information on Workman’s request. Workman first said he would remove the trees for the municipality. Council stipulated that the trees be replaced on a one-to-one basis and Workman objected to having to replace trees that are already dead. After further research and a conversation with Huron County forest conservation officer Erica Garfat, Mills found that the replacement policy applies to woodlot cutting and not the roadside trees Workman wants to remove. Garfat said that the county will remove any dead trees that Workman was looking toward cutting down himself with no requirement to plant a new one. The stumps of the trees are to be left at fence-height, something that several councillors found it hard to agree on. Councillor Bill Siemon called the height of the trunks a “safety issue” and said that if the trunks were to be left at that height that a good insurance policy better be involved. Siemon said a former neighbour of his was involved in an auto collision where a fence-high tree stump was concerned and it proved to be fatal. 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