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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 1999-12-01, Page 136 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Doc.mb.r 1, 1999 News Amalgamation plan on table for approval from councils Plan goes to council, county and province for final approval goes to the county strategic planning committee and Ministry of Municipal Affairs,' said Robin Dunbar, Grey Township reeve. "They'll check for any glaring erros or issues against legislation," he explained. The plan is expected to be presented to those government bodies in January and, because there are no boundary changes 'in these restructuring plans. the Municipalities are not expecting any difficulties. Once the Ministry of By Scott Hilgsndorff Expositor Editor A plan to amalgamate Seaforth and Brussels and Grey. Tuckersmith and McKillop Township now goes to each of the five councils for their approval. An overview of the plan was presented to the public at the first of three arca meetings held at Seaforth and District Community Centres Igst Wednesday, Nov. 24. "Once all five (municipalities] approve it, it Municipal Affairs approves the plan, a transition board . will run the amalgamation process. While each council will - continue to make decisions for - its respective municipalities. the transition board will place regulations on what spending a municipality can undertake. -The election will take place in November, 2000 with a new council taking the helm of thc new municipality on January 1, 2001. Dunbar said one of the concerns, that still remains is there there are three municipalities in the north, Turnberry Township. Howick Township and Morris Amalgamation plans see many changes as five municipalities loin While current amalgamation plans are ready to be sent for county and provincial approval, there arc still some areas that will need to be defined. A committee of thc five councils involved in the proposed amalgamation (Seaforth, Brussels, McKillop Township, Tuckersmith Township and Grey Township), has outlined a proposal with many recommendations toward howl the new municipality would operated.. It will be up to a transition hoard to help implement these changes that include the possible need of a transportation coordinator to look after the transportation and public works' departments of the five municipalities that would become wards when they amalgamate. From there. the transition• hoard would also have to determine where the public' works departments would be located. For example. they could choose to operate three. main facilities in Tuckersmith Township, McKillop Township and Grey Township, one main facility . in McKillop Township (central to the new municipalities), or two main facilities in Tuckersmith and Grey. . Other recommendations of the proposed amalgamation A Buck or Two AVE Emolument A • include: . -strcgt lighting he area rated to the parts of the municipality receiving those services.. • -policing will remain the same accept .in Seaforth where costs of a higher level of service will be area rated hack to those residents. -the five municipalities have four part time building officials costing about $50,000 total. A full-time. building official with some secretarial • support is recommended. -existing fire halls (in Seaforth. Brussels and Ethel) and .equipment will be 'maintained and existing 'coverage agreements .will he honoured but also will be subject to review.. animal control officers are currently emplpyed between the five municipalities and this would change• to one part-time officer.' . -no bylaw officers are employed in anyof the municipalities - but improvement on how to enforce bylaws will .be investigated. -an inventory of all. lands, buildings and equipment has been generated and the transition board or new council will determine their use and need. -administration will be consolidated into the Seaforth Municipal Office A! W Agnew Shoes Ardent Baur, Bel' AL': with hill . pa) nog arrangements made in Vanastra and Brussels. -because .of the provincial deregulation of public utilities questions, there arc many unknowns that affect- h6w. the Seaforth and Brussels PUCs will operate. A recommendation. is made to form a committee to come up with recommendations once more information is available in the new year. -a recommendation. includes the possibility. of looking at water metres in thc municipalities that don't have them. -the • Seaforth and Egmondville water system could he joined; -the water and sewer departments of all three municipalities could be joined. -a standardised user' pay system of hag tags could be' implemented in all five wards. . -recycling and waste collection'programs could be standardized. _ -a recreation facilities supervisor will` he needed with a manager at each othe major facilities in thc municipality including the Seaforth' and District Community Centres and the Brussels Community Centre. -a .policy trend is recommended that would.scc recreation facility costs • covered by user fees. 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Dunbar said if those three draw provincial attention. the province could decide to restructure the municipalities into ' a completely different structure including a possible, single - tier government with all of. Huron.County becoming one municipality._ Public gives input into new names Ratepayers at a public. meeting to look at amalgamation plans for Seaforth and Brussels.and. the townships of Tuckersmith, McKillop and Grey were also given a first look at the possible names for the new municipalities. Residents at the meeting were asked to 1111 -out a form prioritizing thc . three choices they liked best. - d The names were narrowed down from about 40 submissions and are: Huron East. Huronville, Seabrcy McTuck, Mid 'Huron. - Somerset, . Seaforth Highlands, East Huron. Fairfield, Huron Tract. -Tanglewood, Maitland Valley and Highlands East. 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