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Julie angrierff, of Amble BeyAeid CotteetMetion Authodty pay, Its students on the benef lte
of done grow and how to plant them
Benefits of dune grass
Forty-eight students from : • • uet Central
Public School in 'Medford ion • - their local
envitrgtitnent Last month, and awned about the
role of dunein protecting a coastal ecosys-
tern, by ht p to plant dune glass to protect
against coast erosion caused by waves and
help to filter pollutants, and provide habi-
tat for spedes.
The Grades 6-8 students, along with teachers
Julie Quenneville and Leo Alber, planted the
species in Port Franks, The students helped
stabilize the dune ecosystem by planting about
5,200 stems.
Community support for the dune grass
project, including purchase of dune grass, bus-
ing for the students, and planting support, came
from community the Port Franks Beach Home-
owners' Association and the Ausable Hayfield
Conservation Authority (ARCA).
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Bluewater opts out- for now
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after the Dec. 31 deadline. Originally,
Bluewater was a three-way partner in
the project with South Huron and
l.atnbton Shores.
There is a concern, Irvin said, that
South Huron will also withdraw from
the project. South Huron and 1.41nil)ton
Shores are currently at odds over the
size of the treatment plant, with Lamb -
ton Shores favouring a full build and
South 1luron voting for a partial build
with no chance of reversing its decision,
according to South Huron Mayor
(gorge Robertson during a Nov. 29 tri -
municipal board meeting, as reported
in last week's (rand fiend Lakeshore
Advance. South Huron's exit from the
project would leave the hoard without a
quorum as five members are needed to
proceed. 'There are three members of
each council that make up the board.
"lithe hoard if left with one municipal-
ity, the whole sche'me's going to collapse
like a hoose of cards," (:oun. Irvin saki in
a telephone interview. "'I hen what?"
Based 00 the feedback he's receiving
from constituents, (:our. Irvin is won-
dering if Bluewater should pull out
completely - a sentiment mayor I )ow
son and deputy mayor Klapp echoed
during last Monday's council meeting.
"My gut feeling on it is there doesn't
seem to be hardly any support from I lay
West residents that I've seen that they
would even want this in 10 years, so
maybe we should just pull the plug on
the whole thing;' (:oun. Irvin saki.
Mummer's share of the $23 million
project is 21.4 per cent, which pegs its
portion to build the plant at $2.3 million
incl annual ownership costs at
$220,000.
If 1.umbton Shores and South iluron
choose to move forward with the plant's
construction, either party can assume
Bluewater's sewage capacity. If Bluewa-
ter receives funding for its Lakeshore
sewage collection system and buys back
into the treatment plant, it would have
to pay the $2.3 million plus accrued
ownership costs up front. According to
Kintner, it would cost the municipality
about $5 million to buy back in after
five years, and approximately $6,5 mil-
lion to move forward in 10 years.
Bluewater would also buy back into a
fully built treatment plant, which the
tri -municipal board voted on Nov. 29.
In early November, Bluewater voted
ill favour of a partially built plant, hitt
changed to the more expensive fall
build 01)11011 during a closed session
held Nov. 211. According to mayor Dow -
son, the meeting was closed for legal
advice, but council theft opened the
tweeting up to vote on the full build
option. I lowever, because the meeting
was advertised on liluewater's website
as closed, no one from the public was in
the gallery to witness the vote.
Asked why a vote regarding such a
significant project was held during a
tweeting advertised us closed, 1)owson
said it happens often.
"That's been a practice that goo's on
all the tithe; he said.
I le added that the 11111111 reason coun-
cil switched from partial to fall was to
honour the intent of the governance
agreement, which was signed four years
ago by all three municipalities. That
document sloes not reference a partially
built plant, he saki, and grant money
could therefore be jeopardized.
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