HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-02-12, Page 1Huron municipalities consider amalgamation
Municipal Reform Committee recommends hiring a consultant to complete report study
By Brenda Burke
T -A Reporter
ZURICH. - Will amalgamation
save us money?
There may soon be an attempt to
answer this controversial, ; con-
temporary question as the Hensall
Zurich-Hay-Bayfield-Tuckersmith-
Stanley Reform Committee aims
to hire a consultant.
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The committee recommends each
council. discuss the option of hiring
a consultant. The cost for each mu-
nicipality is estimated at 52,000;•
•bringing the total to S12,00O. It is
hoped: the. consultant may have the
-report . complete by the end of
March. The committee:.also rec-
ommends each: municipality hold
its own public meeting' if councils
support the idea of hiring,.a con-
sultant. •
The 12 -member committee, con-
sisting of one elected official and
one non- voting appointed official
from each of the six .municipalities,
formed as an "investigative body
,not a recommending body," in Sep-
tember in an effort to study mu
nicipal reform. After researching
1995 Financial, Information Return •
statistics and municipal records. it
released results of its final report
on Thursday night at a full councils
meeting held at Hay Township Mu
nicipal Office.
Discussion included researching
status quo; shared services and
amalgamation, based on 12 service
areas; general. government. trans-
portation/public works, waste man-
agement, -fire protection, planning
and zoning/community develop-,
ment, Chief Building Official/
B; law enforcement. family and so-
cial services/day care. culture and
recreation, public uti ities. ,re-
serves/capital assets; outs anding
debt and the Bayfield Harbor.
"i think people would rather see
our solution than a Toronto solu-
tion," said Tuckersmith Township
Reeve Bill Carnochan.
General Government
Council.
Status Quo: Advantages of each
municipality maintaining its five -
member council include tieing
close to citizens and haying .de-
tailed knowledge.of the local area.
Disadvantages include difficulty in
finding sufficient committed peo-
ple to fill. positions. .
Amalgamation: A I0 -member
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Wedne,,day, February 12, 1997
New recruits
The new members of the Exeter Volunteer Fire Department ham it up for the camera on
Thursday night. From top left, Mike Radar, Scott Heywood; • bottom left, Rob McKnight:
Jeff Musser and Rick Morrissey have been enjoying -basic training since •April. Musser's
father Bill served ori the department for 30 years as did Heywood's father, Lester for 10
years and`both men hope to carryon the legacy.
Mercyville offers hope for
area residents in distress
According to Director Ron Myles
,the centre is a breath of spiritual '
fresh air in a stale religious world
Ill"RON PARK
crature as- -a• place where all are welcome, a place
•'ot' unconditional acceptance and love" has recently
established itself an Huron Hall at Centralia Inter-
national Academy..The project is registered as a
non-protit charity and began ac-
cepting registrants in January.
Mercy isle is an arm of .United
Christian Fellowship and offers
spiritual nurturing, accommoda-
tion. education and retraining.
Ron- Myles' was the director of
the Ailsa Craig United Christian
Fellowship for the past six years
before he begun working on the
Mercyville project which was de-
veloped to accommodate ,a grow-
ing community need. He has also
worked for community living as
well as with ex -convicts, young
offenders. and presently works as
part of an interdemoninational cri-
sis team helping people who have
been rescued from cults. He and
his wife have counselled those with marriage
lens for a number of years. .
Mercyville has many goals some of which am de-;
• scribed in 'literature and press releases: According
to Myles, people can tind success and happiness by
heeding to morals; values and Godly principles." . •
• 'We want to remind these_ people of the right Way
�tercvville, described in lit to live and help'show .them' how they can succeed
by teaching them • morals and values and Godly '
principle."
In a residential .setting, • Mercyville offers ac-.
• commedation for more than 300
people as .well as meals. -trans-
portation and counselling. A dai-
ly schedule of activities includes
breakfast. prayer and praise. in- •
"dividual tasks. teaching and
counselling and work time.
Retreats and marriage seminars
are offered on weekends and io-
4al area residents •are welcome
to attend daily classes.:u well as
free counselling. •
• To date, six people are making
use of: the. centre to 're -group
while receiving counselling to
try and turn their lives around. •
Already 'Myles is pleased to re- •
porta fancily, that arrived at Mer-
cyville earlier this year; has
• • . found employment nearby •and
prop will soon be moving out.
Mercyville Director
Ron Myles
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Young snowmobiler
will have his letter
aired on Global T.V.
Brian Webber's letter about snowmobile
safety will be aired Saturday on•Kids Beat
EXETER -. When. Kid's Beat, -a GIo=
hal Television Network childrens
show, asked .its v ewers to speak=
up; that's exactly
what eight-year
old Brian Webber
did.. • :
Webber . wrote a
letter to the show
about snow -
and
won a Tyko vid-
eo camera. His
letter will he
aired on February
15 at 1100 a.m.
on ,Global's Kids
- Beat.
A alpy of it ap-
pears here:. -
Dear Kids Beat:
Hi.- I am eight
years 'old and 'I
,:hose to "Speak
Cp" about rity fa-
vourite sport,
-
4nowntobilijcg. . ,
Even 'though I'm not -old enough to.
drive on the trails. I do know a lot
about. the safety factors. To enjoy
the sport to the filllest-staying with
the, trails provided aro the safest.
Many a person has been seriously
hurt, or' killed• by driving through
unniarked areas containing fences
of harp wire and other unidentified
.end dangerous things.
Other safety tactors are much the
'same as driving a car only with a
snowmobile you actually have less
protection. .
• Brian Webber
There's no • seat-
belts. to buckle -up
to and there's no
structure -to- ,:the
sides or, the .hack
oI you to protect
you.
'So drinking-al-
colu)I and drivini
too last .an only
end up with ei-
ther hurting your-
self or, 'some in
nocent _bystandet: • '
Sit everyone out .„•
there -that loves
•snowmobiling "as -
much- ;is I do.
pleas - follow .all
the safety. rules •
and- keep --the -
sport tun and safe
for ever:
Yours truly•
• Brian Webber
Webber. who is • a grade ,three sou,
dent at Hensall Public School.. said
he'.enjoys' riding 'his 340. Yamaha
'on his parent's: property. can't
.wait atta ,he's old eaoughr-to".ride
on the Pineridge Snowmrihile trails.-
South Huron
councils meet with.
ministry mediator
By Heather Mir
, T-A,Reporter .
EXETER - Based on meetings
with South Huron/ North Lantbton
municipalities. Ministry , of Mu-
nicipal Affairs Mediator Rick Tetn-
porale will make his recommenda-
tion. Tencporale met individually
with each municipal council in-
volved in .:amalgamation dis-
cussions last week.
• The provincial intervention
comes at the fequest of Grand Bend
in hopes that talks. which broke
down last November after Exeter
pulled out, can be revived. Failing
this. Grand Bend has stated it is
willing totake its chances by ask-
, ing for a commission.
"We worked long .and hard,”
Grand Bend Mayor Cam Ivey said
of amalgamation talks. "It's too
had."
Usborne and Stephen Townships
also hope this restructuring in-
itiative will continue.
'We're willing to throw 11ur '
• chances into a • commis- • that then we have
no control at all," said Usborne.
Township Reeve Pat -Down who
explained rural municipalities are
viewed as "poor country cousin" by •
urban centers.
Down also said Usborne repre-
sentatives were disappointed the •
South Huron group was unable to •
reach an agreement by itself! ' ,
In contrast. Exeter 'reiterated
council is still not interested in re-
turning to the • table unless un- •
resolved concerns. such as com-
pensation and representation, are
answered. Exeter council also be-
lieves recent "Who Does What"
announcernents•are a new factor to.
be considered when discussing. re-
structuring.
"We're confident that he'll (Tem
porale) come• up with something
that's acceptable' from Exeter's
standpoint," said Exeter Mayor Ben, •
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