HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-09-09, Page 25Brussels' new Fall Fair Queen, Karla King, right, takes over the microphone to thank all those who made
her crowning possible at the Fair Queen dance at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on
Saturday night. With her are the other contestants [from left] Heather McIntosh, Jennifer Miners and
Cindy McNeil. Heather McIntosh was named both Fair Queen runner-up and Miss Congeniality before a
crowd of nearly 400 people. The Brussels Fall Fair will be held September 22-23, a week later than usual.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987. PAGE 25.
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County rejects planning changes
BY CHRIS LAWS
It was the most emotional
debate of the day at Huron County
Council as council was almost split
with regards to changes in the
planning act that would allow the
province to delegate certain plann
ing approval functions to the
county.
The responsibilities that would
be turned over to the county would
be Approval Authority for the
following: plans of subdivision,
plans of condominium, part lot
control by-laws, road closings
according to section 298 of the
municipalact, andthereview of
zoning by-laws according to the
Minister’s interest, official plan
conformity, the minister’s zoning
orders, and provincial policy.
Bayfield Reeve David Johnston
spoke first and was concerned
about the county taking over
approval for plans of subdivision.
Reeve Johnston was also concern
ed about possible conflicts be
tween the municipality and the
county.
Huron County Planning director
Gary Davidson commented by
saying that this arrangement
would be more convenient since
area developers could now meet
with a representative in Goderich
instead of Toronto. He added that
in the past Ministry of Municipal
Affairs would ‘ ‘ drag their heels” in
making some of their decisions to
the point that a developer could no
longer afford to hold on to land for
possible development. Under this
new plan, the county would make
thedecisionsfora development
and not duplicate the services of
the municipality of applying for a
development to the province ac
cording to Davidson. ‘‘The approv
al process would be much quicker
this way,” concluded Davidson.
Deputy-reeve of Exeter Lossy
Fuller stated that she did not like
how the matter was being handled
and said that local councils should
have had input first before a
resolution was made to county
council. Exeter reeve and acting
mayor Bill Mickle then reiterated
reeve J ohnston ’sand deputy reeve
Fuller’s comments to which David
son replied that the Minister would
still have the final say in planning
matters.
Reeve Mickle then requested
that the matter be put off for
another month to which reeve
Johnston made a motion. The
voting was close and was done
twice. The first vote, in which not
all the reeves voted was approxi-
atelya50/50 split. The second vote
was a 60/40 split in favour of
deferring the motion until next
month’s meeting.
The County Engineer, Dennis
Merrall spoke on behalf of the road
committee saying that most of the
major construction has been com
pleted for this year. The committee
established its priorities for re
construction and construction for
the next 10 years while outlining
their resurfacing priorities for the
next five during their August
meeting. Mr. Merrall stated that
the commitfee has done its best
to spread the required work evenly
throughout the whole county since
the entire county pays for it.
The roads committee was in
formed that they will be receiving
an additional $426,500 for funding
roads in Huron county municipali
ties. The funding was allocated
after the County Engineer sent a
request to the O.G.R.A. request
ing increased funding for roads. The
county also received an additional
$113,600 for funding the construc
tion of County Road 34. Yet, while
the grants were pouring in, the
committee was informed of an
additional tax being added to
asphalt that amounts to 30 cents a
tonne.
Many of the reeves commented
on the re-drafting of the County
manure by-law as proposed by the
reeve of Hullett township Thomas
Cunningham in a meeting of the
Agriculture and Property commit
tee. In council, Reeve Cunningham
said that “A $100 fine does not
mean a thing. Judicial support is
needed.” Hay Township reeve
Lionel Wilder supported Cunning
ham’s argument by saying, ‘‘Peo
ple are illegally dumping, there is a
problem.”
Reeve Marie Hicknell of McKil-
- lop Township was the most
angered about the current dump
ing practices of some farmers, and
the lack of prosecution taking place
for it by stating ‘ ‘I feel that the
Ministry of the Environment has to
do something more and earn their
pay. I feel that they have to do
something else and clean up their
act. ’ ’ Reeve Cunningham conclud
ed the discussion by saying “It is
not everyone (farmers) that is
doing this, only an isolated few.”
The resolution that was passed
by council requested the Ministry
of Agriculture andFood and the
Ministry of the Environment to
further investigate environmental
problems with the storage of liquid
manure. It also requested that
legislation be drafted for a re
straining clause to be added to the
liquid manure by-laws prohibiting
the use of earthen manure storage
without obtaining a certificate of
compliance from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, and a
building permit from the munici
pality.
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