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North Huron Chief Administrative Officer Sharon Chambers recommended denial when Morris- Turnberry requested to add vacant properties to the agreement to receive water and/or wastewater service. Morris-Turnberry staff had requested to add vacant properties to the agreement, however Chambers felt council shouldn't allow that as it doesn't fit with North Huron's plan. "Without understanding capacity needs, that really doesn't comply with the procedure we're trying to put in," he said. "By reviewing developments as they occur, North Huron is able to comment on the planning process in respect to those developments. [The suggested changes] don't allow us to comply with relevant legislation" Morris-Turnberry staff said the changes were to prevent another amendment to the agreement at a later date, however Chambers said her belief is that it's better to deal with these properties on an individual basis. She pointed to properties that are currently underusing assigned capacity which results in North Huron not being paid for that capacity. Morris-Turnberry had also requested that North Huron `soften' the wording on the partnership agreement, according to Chambers. However, she felt that wasn't necessary, as the schedule can be reviewed at any time if Morris- Turnberry staff or council feel it's necessary. Councillor Bill Knott thanked Chambers for her report and agreed, saying that North Huron can't arbitrarily agree to service a property without information. Councillor Brock Vodden asked why properties would be serviced if there was no planned development and Chambers explained that some vacant properties are already part of the agreement, but have capacity assigned to them. "I'm not sure how those numbers were derived, but I would rather see, when we have property in the agreements, to... understand how we arrived at the capacity that is needed and know North Huron has been compensated." Council approved a motion following Chambers suggested denial of Morris-Turnberry's request. Pink does more than you think Students at Hullett Central Public School celebrated International Day of Pink on April 12. The goal of the day is to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny and all forms of bullying. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Jamie Stanley visited the school to make a special presentation as part of the day. (Shawn Loughlin photo) MT drainage situation debated at length A lengthy debate about potential drainage works on the Blyth Creek Drain ended with a representative of the landowners agreeing to follow the plan originally presented by the engineers. John Huether, a landowner located mid -way through the course of the drain, originally came to council seeking to change the drainage from a Section 78 project, which would see a new schedule of costs for landowners using the drain created, to a Section 74 drainage project which would focus on cleaning out the drain. The Section 74 project would need to be approved by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) because a waterway affected by the drain had been identified as needing preservation, however Huether said the DFO was on -board with the project. Council members pointed out, however, that a Section 74 project would not allow landowners to receive funding to cover the project. An important job Breakfast isn't breakfast without bacon and, thankfully for those attending the Londesborough Lions breakfast on Saturday, John Hoggart made sure there was plenty of bacon to go around. (Vicky Bremner photo) Huether said that wasn't a problem because the suggested project was significantly more expensive than simply cleaning out the drain. "The landowners want [engineering firm R.J.] Burnside away from this," he said. "We're willing to... get the drain cleaned out with the DFO involved." Huether said that since Burnside became involved the expenses associated with the job have ballooned and the local representative for the engineering firm had no answers as to why the costs increased or why certain aspects of the project, like an aquatic assessment, weren't being completed. In the end, however, council convinced Huether that while the job was estimated to cost $250,000, Burnside's estimates tend to be higher than the final budget. Council members also explained that, with grants available, the price wouldn't be significantly different from the already -accumulated price that a Section 74 project would entail. While Huether agreed with council's suggestion, he still wasn't happy with Burnside's work, saying the company was not working in the best interest of the ratepayers or the municipality. He said if Burnside had been working in the best interests of Morris-Turnberry and the people using the drain, the project wouldn't have taken three years and could have been completed much earlier.