Huron Expositor, 2005-11-09, Page 7News
Council will revisit heritage trust
Susan H u n d e r t m a r k
Because the Seaforth
Heritage Trust committee
hasn't met for a year and
a half, Huron East council
is taking a sec-
ond look at how /—SE
best to admin-
ister heritage
funds in the
municipality.
The six -
member com-
mittee, which
was formed in
2003, has
shrunk to
three mem-
bers.
Trust Bylaw."
As well, Knight told
council that town staff or
councillors should be more
involved with the commit-
tee. He said the heritage
committee should be
expanded to
take a more
active role
for council
in the pro-
motion of
designating
property
and pro-
moting the
Deputy Clerk Brad property
Knight tax rebate
j provisions.
/ "The com-
mittee is inop-
erative at the moment,"
said Knight.
The heritage trust fund
was created in 1985 when
Seaforth still had a Local
Architectural
Conservation Advisory
Committee (LACAC).
The fund currently sits
at $31,000.
When the province
announced it would allow
a portion of property taxes
to be used for heritage
architecture, the commit-
tee was formed to admin-
ister the tax reduction
program and the heritage
trust fund.
The committee hoped to
build a fund up to
$250,000 from tax rebates
of heritage property own-
ers and offer the money to
those applying for loans to
maintain their buildings.
But, during the past two
years, no one has come
forward to apply for the
tax rebate or to ask for a
loan from the trust fund.
Armes, the only remain-
ing LACAC member on
the committee, said dur-
ing a phone interview that
he'd like to see LACAC
reinstated.
A public meeting to dis-
cuss the future of the her -
'The commit-
tee is inopera-
tive at the
moment,' -
Heritage trust
member Charles Hoy, of
Brussels, said during a
phone interview that the
existing members, includ-
ing Walter Armes, of
Egmondville, and Ken
Cardno, of Seaforth, are
trying to find new
recruits.
"We know of a few peo-
ple who might want to
join. We hope to find peo-
ple who hold heritage
architecture near and
dear to their hearts," said
Hoy.
Cardno said the com-
mittee lost three of its
members before being
able to "get into the nuts
and bolts of it" and added
that adding a member
from council would proba-
bly be helpful.
"There's nothing wrong
with having a direct liai-
son to council and any-
time we can make funding
available to people to
enhance their heritage
properties, that's a good
thing," he said.
A report from Deputy
Clerk Brad Knight to
council on Oct. 18 said the
Seaforth Business
Improvement Area (BIA)
requested council to
"revisit the Heritage
Vanastra silo beyond repair,
agrees Huron East council
During their regular meeting Nov. 1, Huron East
council agreed the damaged silo m Vanastra is beyond
repair.
Coun. Mark Beaven said the damage to the silo has
gone too far to be fixed within a reasonable cost.
"We would love nothing more to protect heritage with-
in Huron County, but finances dictate otherwise."
Council agreed funds should be concentrated else-
where.
itage trust committee is Administrator Jack
planned for sometime dur- McLachlan.
ing the next month, said
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