Huron Expositor, 2009-02-11, Page 53rd
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Opinion
The Huron Expositor • February 11, 2009 Page 5
Developer responds to neighbours' concerns
To the Editor,
This letter is in response to the ar-
ticle that appeared in the Seaforth
Expositor recently regarding the
proposed Barnim development on
the Seaforth Public School property.
There are two sides to every story
and somewhere in the middle is the
truth!
Here are the facts. On June 19,
1950 this. property had a plan of
subdivision registered on title. It
consisted of 32 building lots, Buller
Street, Lane, and Roberts Street.
In approximately 1952, negotia-
tions involving the Town of Sea -
forth resulted in the property being
purchased for : the construction of
a new public school. Council of the
day closed Buller Street .Nand Lane
but not Roberts Street. The plan of
subdivision was left in place as an
active living document.
For the past 50 plus ears children
played on an unopened street owned
by the town and later by the Munic-
ipality of Huron East. As the years
passed council or the town CBO is-
sued an approved building permit
for the daycare portables that are
now located on the entrance to Rob-
erts Street.
If the development is in close prox-
imity to your property and you have
purchased your property post 1950
then through proper title searches
from your lawyer and disclosure
from your real estate agent you were
aware of the plan of subdivision .on
the property,. I f you owned j your
property -prior to 1950 you were in-
volved in the process of the day that
would have allowed the subdivision
to occur.
I presented a document to the mu-
nicipality in an open council meeting
proving. the . ownership of Roberts
Street in the proposed development,
which also land locks the building
lots to the east side of the property.
Through the negotiation process
with council it was decided that
the municipality would contrib-
ute 125,000 from the former 'Town
of Seaforth reserve; which the for-
mer school contributed to for many
years. The money must go to the
construction of Roberts Street that
the municipality currently owns in
the development.
This seemed like a fair compro-
mise to both the municipality and
the developer. The condition that
was put on the 125,000 was that the
former school be torn down. This
was a reasonable request , given the
numerous acts of vandalism on, the
property. The former school turned
into 'a hangout and had the poten-
tial of someone becoming seriously*
injured. 4,>:., .r- tss2t�
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The demolition of the scliiio
challenging. The school that every-
one in the area attended contained
"asbestos" and health issues were =a
raised. The Ministry of Labour,
Ministry of the Environment and
even the OPP were contacted by
concerned neighbours.
Eventually the demolition was
deemed to be complete within the
time frame required by the munici-
pality. The remainder of the rubble-
is
ubble-is brick, cement block and concrete
slab which will eventually be used
in the on site street construction.
Every municipality encourages
recycling to reduce the impact on
our landfill. The crushing of the ma-
terial does not come _without a cost: :
attached:
When addressing the concerns of
traffic in and around the develop-
ment; how quickly we forget it was.
a school! Buses, teachers with cars,
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February 1, 1884
The annual show of the Huron
Poultry and Pet Stock Association
will open in the 'Lown Hall, Sea-
forth on Tuesday and will continue
for the two following days. It is
expected that there will be a very
large show of all kinds of poultry
and pretty keen competition.
A grand skating carnival has
been arranged to take place on the
rink here, weather permitting on
Friday evening: A most attractive
programme has been provided and
a large sum has been appropriated
for prizes. It is expected that in
addition to those from Seaforth, a
large number will be present from
the neighbouring towns and villag-
es.
A friendly game of football was
played at Kinburn last Saturday
between the pupils of the Roxboro
and Kinburn schools. The teams
are pretty evenly matched and the
return match is to be played in
two weeks. Play is to be called at
one o'clock at Roxboro school. D.C.
Dorrance acted as referee with Ned
Hinchley umpire for Roxboro and
Mr. Williamson for Kinburn.
January 29, 1909
The Turf Club annual meeting
was held in the Royal Hotel on
Friday evening. The following of-
ficers were elected for the coming
year. President, G.E. Henderson;
no elected -as first
lal
in Seafort
vice, D.T. Pinkney; treasurer G. -streets and town buildings will now
Parkes; secretary, M.- Broderick; di- act as street foreman and assistant
rectors, W. Govenlock, C.H. Broad- constable. He will start work at 4
foot, J. Dick,' F. Kling, W. Cudniore; a.m. and be on duty until 4 inthe
auditors,- W. I -1111s and J.C. Greig. afternoon. Mr. Ryan will continue
Miss Helen R. Wilson, daughter to act as Sanitary Inspector and
of John A. Wilson of Seaforth has Weed Control Spector.
been appointed ` organist in , Victo January 30, 1959
ria Presbyterian Church, West '11)- Breaking with tradition, the ;Sea-.
ronto.Miss Wilson is a pupil of Dr. forth Public Schoolhas elected Mrs.
Vogt and Miss Jessie Perry. John A. Cardno as chairman for
W.T. Box and . John Grieve, V.S. 1959. Mrs. Cardno is the first of her
have qualified their nominations sex to be named presiding officer l of
to fill the vacancy on the council an official municipal body in Sea-
board. The voting will take place on forth. She socatedi. W.T. Teall. .
Monday next -at the usual places-- captured •- A Seaforth rmk ca first
February 2, 1934 .t,s*t tin the second draw in a ladies'
Charles A. Barber was elected ` -' bonspiel at Walkerton on Tuesday
Chairman of Seaforth Collegiate and came within one poixit of win -
Institute Board at the inaugural -,_: ning the Carling Trophy.
meeting on Thursday evening last..,,- Skipping the successful rink was
The Beavers dropped two games' Mrs. Leo Stephenson and curling
of hockey to Mitchell during the with her were Mrs. J.A. Baldwin,
Mrs. A:Y. McLean and Mrs. D.R.
Doughtery.
Ross Love, Hensali was *elected
president of the Huron County Hog
Producers Association at the annu-
al meeting in Clinton on Tuesday.
Seaforth Lions, together with
some 80 guests observed the 200th-
anniversary
00thanniversary of the birth of Robbie
Burns at their annual Burns din -
Mr. R.T. Bolton. -.is the winner of ner Monday evening.
the 1933 Bacon Letter competition. February 1, 1984
James V. Ryan who has been Close to 200 people packed the
Chief of Police and in charge of Hensall public school auditorium
past week.
Owing to.the inclement weather,
the local school at Chiselhurst has
been closed Monday and Tuesday.
Angus Robertson of Chiselhurst
returned from visiting in Detroit
and Munro on Monday.
The Chiselhurst beef lung met at
the home of Roy T. MacDonald on
Monday.
last Tuesday to voice their concern
abut the Huron Board of Educa-
tion's recommendation to review
the possibleclosing of the school.
Though their questions weren't an-
swered, they elected four members
of the community to study the prob-
lem of declining enrolment.
Ever since a hospital was estab-
lished in Seaford' in 1930, the Sea-
forth Community Hospital has con
tinued to upgrade its facilities and
equipment uipment to keep pace with new
and innovative medical technology.
And this year, the hospital has in-
vested over $100,000, in anew equip-
ment.
Major expenditures include the
establishment of a special care unit,
new laboratory equipment and the
ftYrinishing. of a quiet room.
At their annual banquet Seaforth
firemen were saying how pleased
they were in saving a pig barn
from total destruction. But Sunday
morning firemen could only watch
as a second fire at a barn owned
by Ken Campbell was engulfed in
flames.Y,nt
A fire located in the centre of the
finishing barn was doused in about
three hours by firemen. There
wasn't much fire on , the main floor,
said fire chief Harry Hak, "but it
was full of smoke.
It ,was the smoke that suffocated
about 325 pigs.