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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2002-11-06, Page 13News Tree ofLights celebration includes Santa's first Seaforth visit THE HURON fit=POMMTO& November 24, 2001-7 Scott Hilgendorff photos Betty Glanville tells Santa what she would like for Christmas at the Seaforth Community Hospital Auxiliary's annual Tree of Lights celebration. The event, held Sunday night, involves a lighting ceremony at the hospital's Targe tree, a visit with Santa for the children and cider and cookies for everyone. Ashley Upshall, the daughter of Amy and John of Kippen enjoys a cookie after visiting with Santa. Ron Drager, tree doctor, makes sure all the connections are properly made to Hospital auxiliary volunteer Margaret Lee keep the hundreds of lights lit after Sunday evening's official tree lighting. gets a kiss from Bandit. Both were dressed in Christmas clothing for the event. Bluewater drops Lakeshore road project By NOW Evans lokeshore Advance Editor The Municipality of Bluewater has dropped a citizen -led project to assume east -west Lakeshore roads in favor of concentrating on a new roads policy and standards. Two recommendations from Roads Committee chairwoman Dianne Denomme were approved in a recorded vote. Nine out of 10 councillors (Paul Klopp being the dissenter) agreed with Denomme. "I would not recommend that council proceed with a project to assume all unassumed roads as is west of Highway 21 within the Municipality of Bluewater," read Denomme from a statement at Monday night's council meeting. Eight reaseks were listed: 1) no roads policy and no construction standards 2) assumption brings an obligation to maintain the road and liability for its non - repair and maintenance. (Denomme quoted a section of the Municipal Act to back this statement.) 3) a number of existing roads aren't safe for grading and snow removal machinery, placing the operator at risk and risk of damage to private property. 4) question of ownership of certain roads. 5) drainage issues 6) MTO distance regulations regarding access roads onto Highway 21 which may require interior roads 7) land surveys, purchases, relocation of utilities and removal of obstacles. 8) 'The time has come that we must realistically consider the enormous cost of assuming approximately 40 kilometres of roads in their current condition. We must recognize the financial impact this would have on the ratepayers...who are currently struggling with the cost of complying with provincial regulations to upgrade wells, lagoons and the installation of new municipal water systems. Council also approved a second recommendation that the public works manager Ross Fisher and Clerk - Administrator Janisse Zimmerman draft a municipal roads policy with various roads standards. During the meeting, staff felt they could have a draft for council ready sometime in February. Deputy Mayor Paul Klopp vehemently requested to have one or two councillors sit on a committee with Fisher and Zimmerman to work on the draft policy. He felt the presence of councillors would ensure two-way dialogue. "Who better to put a policy together than Janisse and Ross? Council accepts or denies and the people or the municipality brings (the roads) to that standard and comes to the municipality for assumption," said Mayor Bill Dowson. "Council would only consider a policy that's fair," said Dianne Denomme. "We're ignoring the people. We need Lakeshore representatives to review this. I thought you were closing the door," said Coun. Bill Martin. 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