HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-06-11, Page 2Page 2 Lucknow Sentinel,Wednesday, June 11, 1997
Councillo•r callengps reeve's vote at county
"from Pagel in Bruce and
"to keep Bruce as it is
today." Reference was
made to the Kent/Chatham
restructuring where a corn-
- missioner imposed a sin-
gle -tier system when there
was overwhelming sup-
port for modified two-
tier model.
A commissioner has
already been askedby
some Bruce municipalities
to intervene,
"I'lI bet that if a corn-.
missioner comes into
Bruce County, we'll be
one -tier and with Grey -
Bruce and {.wen Sound,"
said Reavie.
Reavie said he voted in
favor of the. Bruce county
proposal. "I represented a
vie w as a county council-
he said
"Yes, not as the reeve
representing your con-
stituents," replied
Mctvfurray.
"I take exception to
your comment Mr.
McMurray," said' Reavie.
McMurray and .Abbott.
were the most vocally
opposed saying they.didn't
believe all amalgamation
avenues had been investi-
gated with Kinloss,
Ashfield and West.
Wawanosh' townships.
Zinn said he voted yes
because "it was the lesser
of two evils. It's better
thana one -tier system."
"If we go along with
the scenario," said Pegg,
"and three years from now
we want to do street con-
struction, how, are you
going. to get that passed?"
"That would be a con-
cern wherever you amal-
gamate," responded
Reavie.
"It would be less of a
problem if we were with
Kinloss, Ashfield and
West .Wawanosh,'" said
Abbott. "This is their com-
munity too." •
Abbott asked What
would happen to the shar-
ing agreements already in '
place with immediate
neighbors..
"What are you going to
lose in the sharing?" asked
Reavie.
"Do you buy . them
(Ashfield, West
Wawanosh) but?" asked
Abbott.
"No!" said, Reavie.
"They still need recreation
facilities, fire etc."
"It would be simpler if
they were with, us," replied
McMurray. "It would
bother me to vote this in
until we investigate more
with our immediate neigh-
bors,"
eigh-bors,"
Reavie said 'he saw
their point. "The premise.
(of the proposal) was: to
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keep Bruce intact."
"Right or wrong!"
retorted. McMurray.
McMurray suggested
they ask Huron County if
they'd beinterested in hav-
ing a municipality consist-
ing of Ashfield, West
Wawanosh, .Kinloss,
Lucknow . and maybe
Huron township. Another
suggestion was asking
West Wawanosh ° and
Ashfieldto come into,
Bruce County.
"I see where you're
coming T from," said
Reavie. "But, you can't
keep your own little king-
dom. You mustdecide
who you're going to go to
bed with." He suggested
council • look at the asset
side of the ledger.
Following the defeat of
the county proposal, coun-
cil decided a letter justify-
ing their no position
should be attached to their
,vote indicating they are
not against restructuring in
principle, but have the fol-
; lowing concerns: (a)
numerous agreements with
other municipalities
(Ashfield, • West.
Wawanosh) not included,
in the proposal;. (b) appre-
hension over fair represen-
tation for its small',munici•-
pality; (c) the moving of
boundary (county) lines to
make a. municipality; (d)
Lucknow is . a community
of interest with three other
municipalities sharing
economicbenefits, and
exploration of amalgatna
tion with these other
• m'unicipalities have not
been exhausted..
The draft- letter will be •
'presented at Lucknow
council's .Julie 9 meeting,
to •.be - approved ;..and:'
returned with the, nay vote
to countycouncil on June.
. 10.
In order for the county.
proposal to' proceed, a
triple 'majority vote is
required. That includes
adoption by a' majority,.
vote of county; council;
support fromthe majofity
of the local municipalities
within the county; and that
those 'municipalities sup-
porting it must represent
50 per cent of the electors
within the county..
As of last week's meet-
ing, Reavie said 12 munic-
ipalities
unic-ipalities had voted in favor
of the proposal and five
had rejected,it.
In the scenario joining
Lucknow with Kinloss,
Huron, and Kincardine
townships and the town: of
Kincardine, only Lucknow
and Kinloss voted against
the proposal. The latter
three all voted to support
the proposal.
The councils of
Lucknow, Kincardine; and
the townships of Kinloss,
Huron and Kincardine will
take place _onJune 25' in
Lucknow, whether 'the
county plan is adopted or
not.
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