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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-12-04, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4,1991. PAGE 23. Councillors protest grants cuts to local groups Continued from page 1 utive committee had put into the proposal, he felt the money saved by cutting the grants wouldn't equal additional expenses the council had voted to other committees through new employees, etc. earlier in the day. As a Goderich representative, he worried about the effect of cut­ ting the $17,500 grant to the Goderich airport. His concern was supported by Tom Cunningham, Reeve of Hul- lett who said he felt the county had County adopts new committee structure Huron County Council has adopted a plan to streamline com­ mittee structure for the new council which will be sworn in at next weeks' inaugural meeting. Under the new structure several former committees will be amalga­ mated to reduce the number of meetings each month. The Huron- view Committee of Management and the Social Services Committee will be combined under the title of Seniors and Social Services Com­ mittee. The Huron County Library Board and the Huron County Museum will be under a new Cul­ tural Services Committee. The agricultural part of the old Agriculture and Property Commit­ tee will be combined with the Plan­ ning and Development Committee into a new Agriculture, Planning and Development Committee while the property portion of the former committee is delegated to the Exec­ utive Committee. Of all the switches it was the dissolution of the Agriculture and Property Committee that caused the most discussion. Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson led the concern that agriculture might get short-changed in the new structure. "The thing that bothers me is that Planning and Development is a committee that is already overloaded," he said. "It may seem like a good place to put PRINTING IS OUR BUSINESS Colour Printing Posters Letterheads Envelopes Business Cards WE CAN DO IT ALL! "somewhat of a moral obligation to help out" Goderich. Goderich had taken over the running of the air­ port with the understanding of hav­ ing county support, he said. If Goderich hadn't taken over the air­ port the county might still be stuck with it. He also worried about cuts to bursaries for county students at var- ious colleges and universities which, he said, were well used. He also supported the $6,500 grant to the Vanastra Recreation Centre, agriculture because of the relation­ ship but I don't know where the extra work can be fit in without going to an extra meeting." He said the agricultural concerns of the Agriculture and Properties Com­ mittee aren't the same as the agri­ cultural concerns of the Planning and Development Committee. Clerk Administrator Nigel Bellchamber said the time factor has been dealt with by starting the committee meeting a half-hour ear­ lier. He also said that with the smaller number of committees it is hoped to be able to circulate reports to councillors in advance, allowing them to be better prepared. And with the transfer of property mat­ ters to the Executive committee, he said, only part of the burden would fall on the Planning and develop­ ment committee. Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham said he had shared the concerns of Reeve Wasson but after a good dis­ cussion at the committee level had been convinced the additional time factor isn't a problem. Dr. Gary Davidson, director of Planning and Development pointed out that while the agriculture por­ tion of the committee is being brought under the umbrella with planning and development, it would not be merged with his department. •Business Forms • Brochures • Flyers • Carbonless Forms • Labels which was used by people through­ out the county, not just in Tucker­ smith township which must pay the bills. The county had spent $46,000 to change the brick on the Huron- view projects and had hired a new deputy engineer, he said. For the bit of saving doing away with the grants a lot of harm could be done, he said. Lionel Wilder, Reeve of Hay and a former warden, said he wor­ ried about the loss of grants to organizations like the Farm and Home Safety Association ($500) and the counties fairs ($14,050). Local fairs are facing difficulties and loss of the grants could cause some to fold, he said. 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Ottawa, K2C 3J1. the loss of grants to organizations such as the Blyth Festival ($1400) would definitely have an impact. He pointed out that Community development committees had been pointing to tourism as a growth area for the county and that the Festival had a significant role in tourism. Grey Reeve Leona Armstrong said that the grant money given to many organizations is really seed money to help the volunteers of the groups get things going. She point­ ed out there are hundreds of hours given by dedicated volunteers in organizations such as the Festival. She also praised the work of county agricultural fairs, saying they are a showcase for agriculture and promote this important part of the economy. "You're going to step on a lot of peoples' toes by cutting back the grants," she warned. West Wawanosh Reeve Cecil Cranston said with recent losses in industry in Goderich, if the county- supported airport helped encourage one industry to settle in the area, it would be a worthwhile investment. He said he supported "pruning" the list but not culling out everything. But Howard Armstrong, acting chairman of the executive commit­ tee, said the committee felt it was impossible to eliminate some with­ out eliminating all of the grants. In the long run it was left to Councillor Doherty to make a motion to continue the current grant structure until such lime as it is reviewed again by succeeding councils and grants are found unnecessary. Supporting maintaining the grants were local reeves Leona Armstrong, (Grey), Cecil Cranston, (West Wawanosh), Tom Cunning­ ham, (Hullett), Norm Fairies, (Howick), Doug Fraser, (Morris), Marie Hicknell, (McKillop), Ernie Snell, (East Wawanosh), Albert Wasson, (Blyth) and Gordon Workman (Brussels). 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