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Page 2 — Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday July 2,199'
North.. Huron municiaplities meet .o'ain
Mason Bailey cautions against ' wars'
by. Bonnie Gropp
No one said we have to
play, but we should at least
know the game plan, •
This was the general
consensus of the North
Huron municipal council
representatives at yet
another restructuring
meeting. on June. 25. in
West Wawanosh Township
office. (See accompanying
story from June 19 meet-
ing)
Murray Scott, Bast
Wawanosh councillor,.
chaired the meeting,.
which included elected
officials from Bre—sets,
Blyth, East' h,
West Waw'anosh,,
Turnberry, Morris, Grey,
Wingham, Ashfield,
Hawick and Mullett.
With the general feeling
that the county's • strategic
planning meeting, June 19,
showed opposition to one -
tier government, Reeve
Mason Bailey saidhe got
the impression that munic-
ipalities should work
together to everyone's ben-
efit and not cause "any
range wars."
Grey Township has.
submitted a .proposal for
consideration by the North
Huron group suggesting a
committee be struck to
study. various options,
using .the spreadsheets
compiled by the clerks
comparing costs on a per
capita basis, Grey
Councillor
R,o b.i n
Dunbar
'said, 'We
make a model and have it
on the shelf," said Brussels
Councillor 'Ralph Watson,
"Then if, a commissioner
comes we can hopefully
s t a l l
them."
A com-
ment that
certain municipalities had
threatened to call in the
commissioner raised con
cerns.Bailey mentioned a
phone call with a,reeve
from another 'municipality
outside the county. "They
.are sending' two resolu•
-
tions questioning the gpv-
ernrnent on the .constitu-
• tional rights Of having one
were trying to run this up
the�flagpole.and see who
would salute."
'Several did. Blyth:
Councillor.: . _Doug
Scrimgeour said that they
had to start somewhere, "I •
really don't believe we can
all sit ,here, and' do. noth-
' ing ", • .
"Let's have -a committee
If you have.. just
from another town or know
of someone who Inas moved to
Ashfield, Wawanosh,
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person come in and do
this. ' •
Dunbar said .he felt any
decision should be made
by all municipal councils
and not just reeves (at
county level), "I think as
long as one (municipality)
doesn't go off in a huff we
can..sort of bide our time."
Watson agreed:. "It
looks to me if a commis-
sioner comes in .you get
one. gigantic puddle and
one frog,
The fact that discussion
have been going on for
over. a year, with the
appearance that councils
were spinning wheels,, was
noted '• several times
throughput the meeting by
a number of representa-
tives, Without knowing
"'whether the government
Would . approve any plan
forrestructuring if 'submit-
ted, Scott said he often.
wondered if councils. were
Wasting their time.. "But if
we can do it, have it right
.and'make. it 'stick, it's'
worth doing;' he said. ;
Not knowing which if
any type of government
would save• money has
also 'been a worry. West
Wawanosh. Reeve Bob
... Hallam spoke on the.
•turn to page 6
Refbrming Iocai..
government
.0 p ' to local coin +ails
by Keith Roulston
If there is'to'be a next step.' in reforming municipal
governments in Huron County it will be up to municipal
councils. • ..•
That was the conclusion from a county council strate
gic planning meeting held in Goderich June 19 While
councillors, considered various 'scenarios 'ranging. from
one government for all of Huron to six or seven munici-
palities (from the current 26), in the [Ong run there was ..
little' appetite for .changes at • this time. They agreed • to:
'send out information to municipal councillors• about
whaf•had been discussed at the meeting of all councillors
•tuirn to page 6.
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8*lt,.
• `i`he. Lucknow Midget hardball team hosted
Goderich on Friday evening., pitcher
Dave Payne windsup to deliver the ball here.
Goderich went home with an TT ' to 7 win.
(Livingston photo)
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