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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2005-06-15, Page 7ishigagad POOLS &SPORTS SALES, SERVKE & INSTALLATION ^6 POOLS SPORTS SALES, SERVICE INSTALLATION Irground & Ababa Ground Pooh in Mary Shapes old Cwwwp aOw*Ootricals Ammon. S. Sims 527.0104 234Mein 9. North Sealorthb_Ad '5'9 '522-2743 Lireeutbridgsarlesa fort h.c� Jason Middleton photos Fun at SPS At left, Adam Nolan, of Seaforth, participates in the penny splash game while above, Huron East Coun. Mark Beaven takes a dip in the dunk tank during Seaforth Public School's second annual Family Fun Fair on Saturday. Close to $1,500 was raised to be spent on wish list items such as team uniforms and Kindergarten equipment. County grumbles over rumble strips By Tim Cumming Goderich Signal -Star Editor Rumble strips on rural intersections may make a lot of noise but there appeared to be just as much noise about the speed bumps at the Thursday, June 2 meeting of Huron County Council. Some county councillors became visibly emotional over the debate, which reflects apparent flip- flops in county policy governing when rumble strips should be milled in, milled down or filled in. County engineer Don Pletch told the county that the rumble strips aren't an insurance requirement but that they might reduce potential risk and bodily injury. He suggested a legal opinion on them be sought to prevent liability for council and staff but council defeated that motion at the Thursday, July 2 meeting. "We need a legal opinion whether we leave them alone or we take them out," said county councillor Ben Van Diepenbeek (Ashfield- Colborne-Wawanosh), in speaking in favour of a legal opinion. He said he feels sorry'for the residents who have to put up with the noise - for example, at Highway 21 and County Road 84 in St. Josephs - but questioned whether the county should be changing past practice just because some residents have spoken up against them. Coun. Ken Oke (South Huron) said the county takes on liability if it puts comfort ahead of safety. He said the county position appears to be that rumble strips are introduced at some intersections but that if people complain we put comfort over safety. Coun. Ellen Connelly (Goderich) said she had changed her position on rumble strips, supporting them now for the reason of putting safety ahead of the nuisance factor their noise causes to nearby residents. She said the county policy should be the same across the board when it comes to rumble strips. A motion to keep rumble strips in at the intersection of highways 21 and 84 in St. Joseph - but move them to the east to reduce noise - was defeated. Several councillors said the county was looking bad and had egg on its face over apparent reversals of policy on rumble strips. Coun. Bernie MacLellan (Huron East) said council would look even worse if it filled in the rumble strips now only to take them out a short time later. Warden Doug Layton (North Huron) said what would really make the county look bad is if the rumble strips are removed and then a collision occurs. County councillor Paul Klopp (Bluewater) said the county had decided not to have rumble strips at that location and that there have been incidents even at intersections where the rumble strips are in place. " Council passed a motion favouring a written policy to be brought first to committee `We need a legal opinion whether we leave them alone or we take them out,' - Court. Ben Van Diepenbeek and then to the county level on the rumble strip issue. The county has traditionally rolled in rumble strips at most rural intersections but the speed bumps - to alert traffic of an upcoming stop condition during adverse weather conditions - were milled down in St. Joseph at the county councils request in 2002 after complaints by residents. County. officials milled in new rumble strips in April of this year because, according to Pletch, "it was the objective opinion of highways staff and my professional opinion that the rumble strips milled down on May 8, 2002 were not performing for their intended use (of safety and warning drivers of an impending stop)." "(Staff) was instructed in May 2002 to grind the rumble strips to reduce the noise, not the effectiveness," Pletch wrote in a report to council. County staff were advised later in April of this year to fill in the milled -in rumble strips. MASSAGE THERAPIST and REIKI PRACTITIONER Becky Campbell 527-2058 137 Market St. Seaforth • Evening Appointments • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, June 15. 2005-7 UMW HAS FARM BEEN TS IIIMOIMS MIS. SU Ellis, an LOYAL CUSTOMER$, riE MOST WOMBEBOUS PLANTS 1VEGETABLES feeble. hassles baskets. twailsos. NSW MS. gctalaers. orraaalais a amen NM t* ORM n... Father's Day Special AB fathers shopping Sat., Sun. 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