HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-05-13, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13,1992. PAGE 7.
Council asks for fuller Huronview report
Going up
The new Huronview North project is an impressive site to behold as you come into the south
end of Brussels. The project which had its official sod-turning last fall is running smoothly with
few cost overruns to date, according to county clerk-treasurer Nigel Bellchamber. Consultant
Don King urged county council to celebrate the event and get involved in getting the word out
as to what is going on with the project.
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ing of Huronview staff and meet
with staffers individually.
Bill Clifford, Deputy-reeve of
Goderich, suggested there was per
haps too much work for the Seniors
and Social Services committee with
the heaviest activity in social ser
vices in 20 years plus the major
changes in Huronview. He suggest
ed separate meetings might have to
be set up to deal with Huronview
until after the move to the new
quarters is completed.
Later in the day when the report
of the Seniors and Social Services
Committee was read, there were
more questions about Huronview.
Some councillors were particularly
upset by a motion from the com
mittee that all change orders for the
Huronview construction for less
than $25,000 be subject to approval
by the Chairman, Huronview
Administrator and County Treasur
er. Dave Gower, Deputy-reeve of
Goderich township, said he felt the
limit was high. "I think it's a mis
take if we're going to stay in touch
with what's going on."
But Bruce Machan, Reeve of
Wingham and chairman of the
committee, said the difficulty was
that the changes needed to be
approved quickly so workers
wouldn't be held up waiting for a
meeting of the whole committee.
Most small changes are already
approved without the committee,
he said.
Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham
said a monthly statement of expen
ditures should be given to council
lors so they can keep in touch with
the cumulative effect of the change
orders.
Warden Robert Fisher said he
hoped that starting the next meeting
there would be a fuller report to
council on the Huronview project.
Nigel Bellchamber, county clerk
treasurer, said so far there are few
cost overruns on the project with
the total cost only about $33,000 to
$35,000 over the contract price,
which in turn was below the origi
nal projection.
County
supports
anti-smoking
strategy
By an overwhelming margin
Huron County Councillors decided
at their meeting Thursday, to sup
port a Board of Health proposal to
develop a model smoking control
bylaw to be sent to county munici
palities.
The motion had been defeated at
a meeting of the county's executive
committee April 16, but councillors
overturned that motion at the full
council meeting. The Board of
Health will also offer staff mem
bers to municipalities to discuss the
bylaw and how it can be imple
mented.
Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle, chair
man of the Board of Health, said
he'd like to see the Board of Health
supported because for the council
not to be behind the effort would
send a mixed signal.
The reversal of the motion fol
lowed a presentation by local stu
dents earlier in the day in which
they promoted a "smoke free plan
et".