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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-29, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, March 29, 1989 Resort restructure Continued from irons nage County Road 5, then to an easterly point which is one road east of the Grand Bend airport then northerly to encompass the airport and the area east of B Line to Highway 83, then westerly to Lake Huron. The rationale- for choosing that area was because it has the common interests of tourism, lake issues, traffic flows, residential, (cottage/ homes), and need for soft social ser- vices. The demographics of the two urban areas are very similar; older retirees, young families, empty nesters who are still working, sum- mer cottagers and year-round cottage users. In the report, Sharen said the area had a number of new needs. The capital budget should be largely spent in the areas meeting this needed updating for road paving for the first years of the new communi- ty. He noted a new fire hall will be required to serve the arca within the first five or 10 years. It might be a shared department with Forest, if they follows their aim to restruc- ture. Electoral areas must also be clear- ly defined to ensure people their area will be represented on the new council: Sharen would prefer a ward system to solve that problem. The report said the area muse come up with a new name to keep the emotional tics to certain areas alive, suggesting a name followed by a hyphen with Port Franks or - Grand Bend. This creates a partner- ship of equality, not one of domi- nance. The local Public Utilities Com- mission will require at least one more crew provided only the present residential arca under discussion is served by a local PUC. Ontario Hy- dro might well continue to serve the rural arca. At least there should be a phase in of the PUC over a number of years. The report insists Grand Bend's proposal has a number of benefits to the new community. The first is a better opportunity for recreation facilities. The recreation committee would have a broader new community to fund these required services. The committee's mandate would be clear as the committee would not be looking to the smallest of three mu- nicipalities to finance the recreation services needed by a much larger client basis.All . municipal taxes would be spent in the immediate ur- ban arca, thus giving a direct benefit to property values. Port. Franks would, for the first time, have direct representation on their council guaranteed. Both harbors could function to- gether on a complementary basis enhancing the effectiveness of both. The report said It may be a case of one harbor committee with equal representation for both harbors or some other mutually agreeable and beneficial arrangement. The last benefit stated in the re- port was that tourism can be dealt with in a much more effective way when there is a much larger arca. It went on to say that "the new 1OO°' (Lam) MN offs" COMPLETE OFF FREE WATER ANALYSIS (No Obbgation) ('1iYOUR MAN Serving your command), for over 35 years IAN MORTON • GOOERICH ?t* rV SISE CALLS FM VISSTERN• ONY ASssar 1-800-� n NOW Rd. Royal Bank Announcement Curt J. Cooper The Royal Bank of Canada in Huron. County is pleased to eie4irt; ' .Beet wm"-of as Manager - Agriculture at the Royal Bank Huron Agri- cultural Centre located in Ex- eter, Ontario. Mr. Cooper brings with him a well diversi- fied background in Agricultu- ral Banking which included both branch and department experiences. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Cooper to the Area and invite the farmers of Huron County and Area to use his services. Royal Bank of Canada Huron Agricultural Centre 1-800-265-7050 519-235-0322 community could be one of many not so small steps to ensure that tourism is the province's number one employer by the year 2000," as the province wants. Sharen said that thepublic should be included in the discussions on the future of their area. "This can be accomplished by the committee setting up question -and - answer sessions. These would in- clude both proponents and oppo- nents in a panel" The report says Bosanquet Town- ship will have a ward electoral sys- tem. "Perhaps, but in reality when they see that control falls into urban hands it is quite clear that there will be misgivings if not outright back- tracking. proposal "Urban control of a largely (geo- graphically) rural area is as bad or worse than the reverse," said Sharen in the report. Sharen said it is up to council now to act on their proposal and come up with a second stage. "Well now we go back to the drawing board and start building on what we gave them," said Sharen. A final report on the entire coun- ty -wide restructuring must be in place by the November 1991 mu- nicipal election. John Eakins, the Minister of Mu- nicipal Affairs, said in January he would leave it up to all affected mu- nicipalities to come up with their own solutions and proposals and if nothing can be solved he would then become personally,wvolved. Friendship Night - The Exeter Independent Order of Oddfellows celebrated Friendship Night at Kirk - ton, Saturday night. Above, guest speaker Bruce McCall of Brussels is welcomed by Exeter Noble Grand Wilmer Adkins. In the centre are DDGM Russ Hadley of London and Grand Master Gerald Wagner of Lively, Ontario. for year end, our inventory MERCHANDISE. 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