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New Auburn post office now open
Development to cost $5.5 mil.
A new era
Under postmaster Sandra Popp, the new Auburn post office
is now open at 120 Goderich Street. (Denny Scott photo)
The Auburn post office has
officially moved down the street to
120 Goderich Street.
Under postmaster Sandra Popp,
who took over the position on Jan.
14, the post office moved to its new
location, a building owned by
Auburn’s Bud Chamney, late last
month.
Popp said the move has been a
good one for the post office, with
half of the building being rented to
the post office and the other half still
being used by Chamney.
The post new office opened on
Monday, April 29, having been
moved over the two days prior to
that.
Popp said that people have been
understanding of the move and are
getting used to the new space.
As far as future plans, Popp said
that the front steps will be improved
to make the site more accessible in
the coming months. Currently, there
is a graded concrete slope to enter
the building, but it’s not a permanent
solution, so a new entry ramp is on
the to-do list.
“Aside from that, we’re just
figuring it out as we go,” Popp said.
For more information, contact the
Auburn post office at 519-526-7303.
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developer to take on the project in
Wingham.
The work necessary is split into
four categories: the already paid
land cost ($155,000); start-up costs
including planning and studies
($60,000); internal costs, meaning
the cost to service the properties
within the 35-acre property
($3,440,000) and external costs,
meaning the price to run services to
the property ($1,800,000).
The latter cost category includes
running a water main from the
intersection at County Roads 4 and
86, underneath the flood plain south
of Wingham and to the property as
well as running a sanitary sewer line
west from Hutton Heights to the
municipality’s existing sewage
treatment facility.
Council received the report from
B.M. Ross and the Huron County
Planning Department as well as a
report from the municipality’s
Director of Finance Donna White
before unanimously approving a
motion to to initiate archaelogical
and environmental assessment
studies on the property and notify
the current renter of the land that
North Huron is considering
developing the land and will require
access to do these studies.
Look to the May 16 issue of The
Citizen for a full review of the
project, including how long it will
take the municipality to recover the
$5.5 million the project is estimated
to cost, through taxation of the
properties.
The congregation at Knox United
Church, Belgrave congratulate
Mackenzie Wightman on obtaining
second- and a third-place finishes at
the Walkerton Music Festival and
having received the highest mark of
87 since in her time of performing
there.
There are cards this Friday, May
10 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is
welcome.
There was a good crowd of people
who came to enjoy the hot lunch at
the Belgrave Community Centre on
Wednesday, May 1. Everyone is
welcome to come to the next hot
lunch on Wednesday, June 5, 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information you can
contact Kathy Procter at 519-357-
3557. Advance tickets are not
required.
On Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m.
there is a Fashion Show Fundraiser
by Thrifty Threads at the Belgrave
United Church. Clothing is available
for purchase on the day of event.
Proceeds go to Belgrave United
Church. Light refreshments will be
served. Tickets are $5 each. For
tickets call Kim Walker at 519-357-
3237, Ruth Gordon at 519-357-1375
or Nancy Folkard at 519-357-2797.
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
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