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SOUTH HURON – In what has become somewhat of an annual tradition, council is congratulating staff on a perfect inspection rating for the South Huron drinking water system.
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At the Dec. 6 council meeting director of infrastructure and development Don Giberson and environmental services manager Shawn Young presented the results of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 2021 Inspection Report for the South Huron Drinking Water System.
As Giberson and Young noted in their report, South Huron received an inspection rating of 100 per cent and a risk rating of zero per cent.
“The South Huron Drinking Water System continues to achieve excellent inspection results, with low risk ratings and high inspection ratings,” their report states. “This is the 13 th consecutive year that South Huron has achieved the highest percentile inspection rating (top five per cent) and the 11 th time that South Huron has achieved a 100 per cent inspection rating.”
Giberson and Young credited South Huron’s “extraordinarily dedicated, competent frontline staff” as well as the “unwavering support of council.”
Coun. Ted Oke congratulated the team for the results. He noted that South Huron has 200 kilometres of watermains in the municipality.
“It’s no small task,” Oke said.
“This is truly an entire team effort,” Giberson said, a sentiment that was later echoed by Young, who said the team takes pride in its work.
“We’re very proud of the entire team,” Mayor George Finch said. “We can all rest comfortably knowing that our water supply system is in great hands.”
This year’s inspection took place between Sept. 1 and Oct. 14 and covers the period of August 2020 to August 2021.
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Huron Street West traffic
Council agreed with a staff report from Giberson and transportation manager Shane Timmermans to delay a traffic calming pilot project on Huron Street West until April 1, 2022.
As previously reported, council has expressed concern about speeding motorists on streets in the municipality. As such, there was a proposal to lower the maximum speed along Huron Street West as part of a pilot project.
Giberson and Timmermans recommended the project be delayed because portions of Highway 83 were until recently closed for several months due to construction, which affected traffic on other roads.
As part of the pilot project, traffic volume and speed will be monitored along Huron Street West before and after the reduced speed zones are created. The pilot project will continue for six months.
Surplus farmland leased out
The municipality will see an increase in revenue by leasing out its surplus farmland at the Weber Pit and the closed Stephen Landfill Site.
Council approved the tender from high bidder Ryan Van Miltenburg for $420 per acre plus HST for a lease agreement for 44 acres at the Weber Pit property, and also accepted the tender from high bidder Limerick Acres for $455 per acre plus HST for a lease agreement for 17 acres at the Stephen Landfill Site.
The leases are for five-year terms.
The report from Giberson says the annual revenue of $18,480 from the Weber Pit property is an increase of $4,004 over the previous lease, while annual revenue of $7,735 from the Stephen Landfill Site property is an increase of $3,468 over the previous lease.
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