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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-12-08, Page 66 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Dec. 8, 2004 ESTHETICS BY BONNIE 92 West William St Seatorth, ON NOK IWO 527-171 1a *WENCH STRUT WEST . 527-1802 Snow Removal *Laneways *Parking Lots Call for a quote VANDRIEL Excavating Inc. Seefonh Clinton Derrick Vatiriel Simon Varndriei 527-0609 482-3782 co UNDERCOATING FALL SPECIAL *Compact •MId-Size *Full Size Cars & Light Trucks Starting at... $59.95 Book Your Appointment Now! TERO ooucrs *15 d, SERVICE rt i _; .. 527.221 4 ***r. Huron REMINDER for the Municipality of Central Huron SNOW BY-LAWS NO OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMITTED ON ANY MUNICIPAL STREETS OR ROADS. Every person who is the owner or occupant of a commercial or business building located in the area designated as Commercial shall clear away and remove any snow and ice from the roof of such buildings and shall also clear away and remove the snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of, alongside, or at the rear of such building. DEPOSITING OF SNOW ON STREET ALLOWANCES No person shall deposit any snow or ice upon any portion of any highway, street or bridge located within the limits of the Municipality of Central Huron. No person shall move snow within the street allowance from one side of the cleared portion of the street allowance intended for vehicular and pedestrian traffic to the other side of the street allowance. News Jason Middleton photo Snow wars Sam Steep, 7, of Seaforth, dodges a snowball fired by Jessica McKellar, 10, as local children play in the snow after the first significant area snowfall last Friday. Huron's Habitat for Humanity asks Central Huron for first building lot By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor While planning a location for its first house, Huron County's Habitat for Humanity group has asked the municipality of Central Huron for a building lot. "We have approached Central Huron and they've expressed support but it's in the preliminary stages. It hasn't gone to council yet - that's our next step," says Huron's Habitat chair Paul Dyck. He says Huron's Habitat group will eventually be visiting municipal governments throughout the county and has already received some interest from a number of Huron County service clubs offering to provide land. "Donated land would be the best because even if we bought land at Tess than market value, it adds a lot to the building costs and we'd have to do more fundraising," he says. Habitat for Humanity is an independent, charitable, faith - based housing program dedicated to the 'elimination of poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. In Canada, the organization' builds simple, affordable houses and provides interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own homes. Habitat for Humanity Canada has built more than 700 homes and Huron's group is currently applying to join 64 affiliates across the country. Dyck says land donations "happen regularly with other Habitat groups," citing donations of a $20,000-$25,000 serviced single lot in 2002 by Saugeen Shores and in 2003 by Walkerton to the Grey -Bruce Habitat for Humanity group. "We're not the first and only group attempting to do this," says Dyck. While the location of Huron Habitat's first build hasn't been determined yet, Dyck says the group favours a location within one of Huron's towns since isolation and lack of transportation are problems for low income families throughout the county. As well, the group is targeting an area where jobs are readily available, where the neighbourhood would be welcoming and where the lots are serviced. Ideally, Dyck says the local group will be able to line up four different lots in various locations so that Habitat projects can be scheduled for the next few years. "We've decided to build where the lots come to us, either by donation or under market value. These homes will provide affordable housing for each of the municipalities where they're located," he says. While the group's family selection committee is currently determining its qualification process, Dyck said it can't advertise for families until it becomes an official affiliate of Habitat Canada, a process he hopes will be completed in early spring. Families who are targeted by Habitat for Humanity have an income below the poverty line but earn a high enough income to support a mortgage. They usually spend 30 per cent of their income on mortgage and must be prepared to complete up to 500 hours of "sweat equity" or volunteer labour for the group as a down payment on the house. "Generally, the family helps to build a house," says Dyck. The local Habitat group holds the mortgage for the family. With recent statistics citing one in five families in Huron County living at or below the poverty line, Dyck says there's "definitely a need" for Habitat homes locally. 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