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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-09-18, Page 6HURON EAST NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST (GREY, McKILLOP & TUCKERSMITH WARDS) TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 8th, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the Huron East Council Chambers (located at 72 Main Street South, Seaforth - Municipal Office) to consider three proposed zoning by-law amendments under Section 34 of the Planning Act, RSO, 1990, as amended. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-laws. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East in respect of the proposed zoning by-laws does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East before the proposed zoning by-laws are adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss .all or part of the appeal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-laws is available for inspection during regular office hours at the Municipality of Huron 'East Municipal Office (72 Main Street South, Seaforth) or at the office of the Huron County Planning and Development Department (519) 524-2188. SCHEDULE 1 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST BY-LAW 2002 Purpose and Effect: These by-laws amend the following sections in one, two, or all three of the zoning by-laws (Township of Tuckersmith 37-1985, Grey Township By-law 12-1985, and McKillop Township By-law 26-1988) to incorporate the Municipality of Huron East Manure Management By-law 47-2002: *Animal unit definition *Livestock Facilities definition *Livestock Housing Capacity definition *Livestock Unit definition *Tillable Acres definition *Urban definition *Structure definition *Setbacks of Buildings and Structures along Municipal Drains and Natural Watercourses *Maximum Number of Livestock Units *Separation Distance (Agricultural) in an AG1 and AG2 zone *Nutrient Management Plan and Manure Storage Requirements in an AG1 and AG2 tone *Separation Distance (Residential) in an AG1, AG2 and AG4 zone *Separation Distance in an AG5 zone PURPOSE AND EFFECT: These By-laws propose to amend the former Tuckersmith Township Zoning By-law 37-1985, the former Grey Township Zoning By-law 12-1985, and the former McKillop Township Zoning By-law 26-1988, Municipality of Huron East, to incorporate the Municipality of Huron East Manure Management by-law #47-2002. Background: On May 14, 2002 the Municipaliy of Huron East passed Manure Management By-law #47-2002. The Manure Management By-law regulates manure pits, livestock facilities and the management of manure for new and expanding livestock operations with 100 or more livestock units in the former Townships of Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith, Municipality of Huron East. DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST THIS 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2002. J.R. McLachlan Clerk, Municipality of Huron East Box 610 Seaforth, Ontario NOK IWO (519) 527-0160 1-888-868-7513 Toll Free from Grey/Brussels Brussels fished 1-(3,V AMGH gets CAR accreditation The Diagnostic Imaging commitment to providing quality Department of Alexandra Marine service to patients and their and General Hospital (AMGH) is physicians. pleased to announce they have By becoming a CAR accredited received mammography site, AMGH demonstrates both accreditation from the Canadian technical expertise and leadership in Association of Radiologists (CAR). the field of mammography. The Canadian Association of The achievement of CAR-MAP is tadiologists - Mammography the first planning step for Accreditation Program (CAR-MAP) implementing a breast screening is a voluntary accreditation program, program at AMGH. The program is which sets standards for equipment, expected to open the beginning of film quality and skill level of November 2002 and will be technologists and reading affiliated with the Ontario Breast Radiologists. Approximately 60 per Screening Program (OBSP). cent of the 245 mammography The OBSP is a highly-regarded facilities in Ontario are CAR screening program with exceptional accredited. quality assurance and quality control AMGH pursued CAR-MAP standards and a high cancer because they have a strong detection rate. Committee seeks volunteer help Continued from page 5 help for the grand opening the entire event. ceremonies. The committee is asking for If you are interested in helping volunteers on Thursday, Sept. 19 at and need more information, please 6:30 p.m. to help clean the contact Diane Ferguson 523-4563, community centre. Please come Doug Walker 357-3555, or Linda prepared with mops, rags and Stewart 523-4840. buckets! Anne Elliott Also, the committee is looking for Committee Rep. NEW LOCATION for patients of Dr. Lisa Yang, MD, CCFP Dr. Yang will be moving from the Clinton Health Centre to Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre 29 GILL ROAD Effective October 1st (519) 238-2362 Appointments can be made for Grand Bend and Hensall locations. PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. C. Huron defeats representation motion By David Emslie Clinton Netec Record Members of the public will have one more opportunity to share their views with Central Huron council regarding council representation. At Monday night's meeting of council, a bylaw which would have changed the number of council representatives in two of the municipality's three wards was defeated, without discussion, before making it to a third reading. On the table was a bylaw to change the distribution of council members among the wards. While each ward now has two council representatives, what was proposed was a change that would have resulted in Ward I (Goderich Twp.) having three councillors, Ward 2 (Hullett Twp.) one councillor and Ward 3 (Clinton) two councillors. This change was to have taken effect for.the next municipal election. When the bylaw to allow for the changes in representation was defeated, a new motion was put on the floor, by Deputy-Reeve Bert Dykstra, to retain the status quo for one more term of council. Ward 1 Councillor Alison Lobb said that she wanted to speak out very strongly against maintaining the status quo. "The people in Ward 1 have been under-represented for three years already," she said, adding that it is not fair that those ratepayers continue to be under-represented. In public meetings held to discuss redistribution of council members, the idea of changing boundaries was suggested, and this idea was brought forth again on Monday by Ward 2 Councillor Marg Anderson. Lobb suggested. too, that all members of council could be elected at large. "I think we should sit on it for another three or six years," said Ward 2 Councillor Tom Duizer. He later added, "I think we should digest amalgamation first," before considering changing boundaries or representation. "So giving unfair representation to half your constituents is the way to do this?" Lobb asked. Duizer questioned why more Ward 1 and 3 residents did am show up during public meetings to discuss the issue if they were concerned. Lobb replied that Ward 1 residents thought they would be gaining a council representative, and therefore they had no need to raise concerns. Dykstra suggested going to a system where all councillors are elected from across all of Central Huron. "If you really want to get rid of the borders," he said, then councillors should be elected at large.. Reeve Carol Mitchell suggested that a public meeting be held to inform constituents of changes, and Lobb concurred, noting that if the municipality is not going to do what residents were expecting, a meeting should be held. "There was a promise made to people that there would be a change," she said, adding that during amalgamation discussions, it was stated that a change in representation would take place after the first term of council. With Ward I Councillor Laurie Cox absent from the council meeting, Lobb said that she knows Cox informed residents of the former Goderich Twp. during public meetings regarding amalgamation that they would not be under- represented in the new municipality. "They are not' under-represented. Everyone is representing Central Huron," Dykstra said. "Then let's go at large," Lobb replied. It was noted by Clerk Richard Harding that council would not have to pass a motion to keep the status quo. "That's what's in place for the municipality. There is no need to re- affirm the status quo." Duizer said that if the public is unhappy with council, "they will let you know." However, Ward 2 Councillor Darren Stevenson said that in all fairness, it was stated publicly that the municipality was looking at changing representation to three councillors for Ward 1, two for Ward 3 and one for Ward 2. "People in Ward I would see they are gaining one," he said, adding he can see why there was little interest by the public for meetings in Wards I and 3. Harding added that the shift in representation also involves Ward 3, as Ward I was slated to receive an extra vote on council. "Certainly it is a shift, if you move the votes around," he said. "Certainly, there is an impact on Ward 3." Lobb again said that during amalgamation discussions, it was agreed to have balanced representation for the first term of council, but there was the understanding that this would change for the second term. "We said we will accept this because it's a start," she said. "It is the public you have to satisfy. It was the public that was led to believe there would be some change," Harding said. The motion was put before council stating, "Let it be resolved that (council) recommends to let the ward system remain as is for one term of council." Under the motion, two councillors would continue to represent each ward, with the reeve and deputy-reeve elected at large. Lobb requested a recorded vote, and the motion was passed. Voting in favour of the motion were Anderson, Duizer, Dykstra and Ward -3 Councillor Bill Colquhoun, and voting against were Lobb, Stevenson and Mitchell. After the motion was passed. Lobb asked whether a public meeting would he held. "Let's pick a date so we can do it right away," Mitchell said. "I hope when we're going back (o the public, we know where we're going." Anderson said that if council was going back to the public for input, then all the options would have to be put on the table. The motion to hold a public meeting was passed, reading, "Be it resolved that a meeting be held Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. to announce the decision of council to maintain the status quo for ward system representation for Central Huron and all other options be presented: A) Move boundaries; B) At large; C) Add one councillor to Ward 1. The meeting will he held in the auditorium of the Central Huron municipal office in Clinton.