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Bailey continues
push for relocating
county building
North Huron Reeve Bernie Bailey
is continuing his push to have the
new Huron County administrative
building built closer to the centre of
the county, preferably in or around
Blyth.
The new building, which will
house all of Huron County’s staff,
was originally proposed for
Goderich, however, several
members of Huron County Council,
including Bailey, have pushed for a
more central location, like Clinton
or Blyth.
During North Huron Council’s
July 2 meeting, Bailey announced
that Huron County Council
unanimously passed a motion to
look at locations in Central Huron,
North Huron and Goderich.
He was happy with the move, but
said support is still needed to move
the facility outside of Goderich,
saying he plans to attend local
Business Improvement Area (BIA)
group meetings and North Huron’s
Economic Development Committee
meetings to try and drum up support.
He said this is a “one-in-200-
years” kind of opportunity and he
didn’t want to pass it up.
Near the end of the public portion
of the council meeting, Bailey
provided a notice of motion to have
staff prepare a report for possible
locations in North Huron for the
Huron County building.
The issue will be discussed at the
next North Huron Council meeting
before providing staff with direction
to pursue the project.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
M-T to sell furniture
Morris-Turnberry Council has
given staff the go-ahead to sell
surplus office equipment, making
space in the municipality’s town hall
basement.
During Morris-Turnberry’s July 2
meeting, Chief Administrative
Officer Trevor Hallam suggested
that the office furniture, some of
which was originally brought from
the pre-amalgamation Turnberry
municipal offices, be sold to allow
the space to be better utilized.
Hallam explained to council that
there was no current policy
regarding the disposal of “minor
assets” like the office furniture. In
lieu of that policy, he was asking for
permission to post an itemized list of
items on the municipality’s website.
He said the items would be sold
for “garage sale” prices, as staff
didn’t anticipate the sale being a
money-making venture, but one of
clearing out unused goods.
The list will be posted for 30 days,
at which point any remaining items
will be donated to charity.
Council approved the action and
the list has since been posted on the
municipality’s website.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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Fun for the whole family
Rick and Shari Howson, back row, are volunteers for the annual vacation bible school at Huron
Chapel in Auburn. The couple were more than happy to join in the modified game of tag that
campers like their daughter, Elizabeth, front, enjoyed earlier this week. The event runs for the
rest of the week at the church. (Denny Scott photo)
NH nixes planning committee
North Huron Council has decided
to do away with its planning
advisory committee as it currently
only adds extra steps for council and
staff.
Since the committee is comprised
of the entire North Huron Council,
Clerk Carson Lamb explained
during council’s July 2 meeting, it
made little sense to have it as a
separate body.
The committee makes
recommendations to council as a
whole, Lamb explained, so to have
the entirety of council making
recommendations to itself served as
an unnecessary extra step.
In order to make meetings more
efficient, Lamb said, planning issues
the committee currently weighs in
on would instead be held in special
meetings before regular council
meetings. Going forward, he said,
those issues would be dealt with at
5:30 p.m. on the same night as
council meetings: the first and third
Mondays of the month.
Lamb said nothing else would
change about the process, including
advertising for the meetings, but
council wouldn’t have to have a
separate meeting within council
meetings, only to make a
recommendation that council would
then approve moments later.
To make the change, council
needed to adopt an updated terms of
reference, which it did that meeting.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Three gifts in one
As part of the Blyth Community Betterment group’s ongoing
“100 Bucks for a Truck” draw, Carmen Drost won the early-
bird barbecue draw. Drost’s wife Mary Ann, left, picked up
the prize for him in his stead. The barbecue was provided
by Shane Yerema, right, and Colleen Jordan, not shown,
who own the Hotel Lux. Tickets are still available at local
businesses. (Denny Scott photo)
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