The Citizen, 2010-02-11, Page 17A severance application was met
with some resistance in the spirit of
maintaining the municipality’s
agricultural roots at Huron East’s Feb.
2 council meeting.
The severance concerned a home
being severed from an agricultural
property in Tuckersmith. The
potential buyers of the home, which is
now over 150 years old, were hoping
to restore the home and make it
habitable once again, something they
said they have done several times
throughout Huron County.
However, neighbouring residents
Bob and Carol Leeming felt the
severance was not in the spirit of
Huron County’s agricultural roots and
that it was part of a bigger problem
that has plagued their neighbourhood
with agricultural properties being
severed off quite frequently.
Because there was a letter of
objection, the matter would be
discussed at Huron County council
regardless of Huron East council’s
decision, but deputy-mayor Bernie
MacLellan, who was chairing the
meeting in the absence of mayor Joe
Seili, said the decision of the local
council weighs heavily upon Huron
County council’s decision.
Leeming, a county planner, had
declared a conflict of interest. In fact,
she said, when the planning
department’s Cindy Fisher presented
her report and recommendation that
the severance be allowed, but with
conditions, Leeming said this was the
first time she had heard the contents
of the report.
She said she felt land was being
taken away from its original purpose
of agriculture on such properties, that
it had happened several times around
her property and that this property
would never be another farm with a
farmhouse on it again after being
severed.
She said her son, who was in
attendance, hopes to farm one day and
that he was discouraged to see
severances that aren’t in the best
interests of area agriculture taking
place.
Council, however, altered the
severance from its original panhandle
shape, which was proposed to include
the property's woodlot, to a straight
severance that would run from the
house to the road and approved the
severance.
The matter will now appear before
Huron County council for discussion
and a final decision.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010. PAGE 17. Grant Sparling of Blyth placedfourth in the 60m hurdles at theRoyal Canadian Legion Ontariowinter indoor track and fieldchampionships at York UniversitySaturday, Jan. 30, less than two-tenths of a second from a bronze
medal.
Athletes at the championships
were selected by zone and although
Sparling lives in Legion Zone C, herepresented Legion Zone A(London), where his club team islocated.This was Sparling’s first meet ofthe indoor season. He is a Grade 11student at St. Anne’s in Clinton and
in addition to training with the high
school track team, Sparling is a
member of the London Legion Track
& Field Alliance club team inLondon. Both teams participate in outdoorcompetitions, but with the Londonclub, Sparling trains year round forboth the indoor and outdoor hurdlesseasons.
The club competes in Royal
Canadian Legion and Athletics
Ontario sanctioned meets.
Lending a hand
These three young men, students at Blyth Public School,
took time out of their afternoon last week to lend their help
to a Town and Country lunch at Trinity Anglican Church in
Blyth. From left: Ryan Nesbitt, Jordon Reinink and Wyatt
Carey. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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By Shawn Loughlin
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