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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-08-08, Page 46Wednesday, August 24, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 9 Bayfield library complex to stay on Main Street Vanessa Brown QMI Agency Representatives from Hayfield's major community organizations unlade deputa- tions last week before Bluewater council- lors in a concerted effort to keep the future 1160rary complex on Main Street. Speakers from the Hayfield 'limn Hall I leritage Society, Hayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Bayfield Library, Bayfield Ratepayers Association and Hayfield Historical Society all urged council not to build the new library on the property adjacent to the town hall, arguing that that trove would be detrimental to the hall's ability to hold events and generate revenue. At council's Aug. 2 meeting, Deputy Mayor Paul Klopp gave notice he would make a motion on Aug. 15 to "look at" building the library in between the fire hall and town hall, which is property owned by the municipality. Ierty Selk, the former vice president of the llistorical Hayfield 'lbwn hall Board, said the board was irked to hear Klopp's suggestion "third hand:' "We were quite surprised and it was not received well by us at all," Selk said in an interview following the sleeting. "What we did not like was someone talking about taking our land and us having to hear it through the grapevine... Community organizations deserve to tw informed when decisions are being made" At the heart of the matter is the town hall's lawn, upon which tents are set up to accompany numerous events held in the building each summer. Part of the side lawn and garden would be taken away if Hluewater council decided to build the libniry on the adjacent property, Selk said, which in turn would eliminate the use of the yard for tents. Selk saki there have been seven tented events at the town hall so far this year. The board consulted a University of Guelph tourisn economist, he noted, who con- cluded that tour tented weddings bring $211,0(X) into the municipality annually. the impact on jobs would also ht' nega- tively affected if the hall couldn't utilize the whole property, Selk said. Most events are catered by Hayfield and area restaurants, such as the Black Dog Village Pub and Bistro, Little Inn, lirew'N Aries and Clinton businesses its well. Councillor at large 1 lessel saki the potential impact on local jobs bit home. "You think of all the different staff members that are on in different restau- rants in the outlying area whether it's 1 lessenland, the village of Bayfield, Zurich, Clinton - and you're affecting it lot of economy," he said. Selk saki he went before council to say, "let's not fix what's not broken." NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN SAVES PARENTS UP TO $6500 IN CHILD CARE. Source: Ministry of Education, 2011. Made VM Ilestasel, MPP www.matiavanbommel.onmpp.ca I mvanbommel.mpp.co011beral.ola.org I 1-800-265-3916 Representatives from the chamber of commerce, friends of the library group, historical society and ratepayers association reinforced Selk's plea and added that building the library by the town hall would disrupt Main Street's historical brand. All five delegates referred to the library/post office/public washrooms complex as at "community hub" that must be centnilly located in the village. "The very existence of the town hall is threatened by this very bad idea," Selk said, before reminding councillors that the town hall hoard "would appreciate being kept directly apprised of notions and decisions regarding the town hall in the future." 'lhe gallery, which became standing -room only for the 2.5 -hour series of discussions on the library project, clapped after Selk finished his presentation. The gallety once again erupted in applause when Deputy Mayor Klopp announced he wouldn't bring forward his motion after all. Klopp insisted it was never his intent to make a secret motion without consulting Hayfield's commu- nity organizations, nor did he try to slow down the library project by suggesting council discuss the option of building on municipally -owned land beside the town hall. In an interview following the sleeting, Klopp saki residents had approached hire to consider moving the library. 1 le said the only way to get all the answers is to debate it at a council meeting. 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