The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-02-07, Page 5IUddeli clarifies government's position on Huronview
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I have been quite dismayed by recent
reports in local newspapersas to the
Situation currently before Huron County
Council with respect to the construction
of a rrrew, home facility on the site
of the present home,
There are a number of mistinderstan-
dings prevalent in the one about the On-
tariQ govt's, position which I wotdd
like to elarrify for all those who have ex .
pressed their concern.
Firstly, the decision whether to
renovate the current building or to build
a new one is solely that of Huron Coun-
ty. Council, and always has been. The
Ministry has already given its approval
for the building of two new homes
in the north and one at the prreeerat:
Huronview site. � final deci-
skin is subject to the ed of the
Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vices,
ervices, since they will provide 50 per cent.
of the approved Costa, it is up to Council
to decide whrich route they want to take. '
Any suggestion of returningto the
oirginalof renovating would have to
come from Coun it and would have to be
resubmitted to the Ministry for approval.
There are fnideations that renovation
often can cost es much as rebuilding, and
in the end, the tins/ midget is; still an old
structure. However, again, that will be
Couneil's decision to make. That having
been said, I would .also stress that money
has been set aside by the Ministry for a
new building forthis year. A decision to
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has heart warming response.
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