The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, June 30, 2022 Vol. 22
No. 26
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Friends Don Gordon (from left), Tony Murphy, Joan Gordon and Jeannine Murphy share some laughs and a meal at the June 24 Summer Solstice party hosted by the Creemore BIA. The event attracted about a thousand people for an evening of music, storytelling, food and beverage.
Council backtracks on speed limit reduction by Bonnie MacPherson In the latest installment of the ongoing debate about speed limit reductions, Clearview Township council voted this week to overturn an earlier motion which would have reduced the limit on Fairgrounds Road from 80 km/hr to 60 between County Road 9 and County Road 91 and from 33/34 Sideroad to Beachwood Road. Council originally approved the motion on March 7, then reconsidered it at the March 21 meeting in the face of stiff opposition from several local businesses. Township staff was instructed to obtain a legal opinion as to whether council was acting in accordance with relevant policies. Advice obtained from the township’s lawyers was that council did have the authority to change speed limits provided they were acting in good faith. The original March 7 motion was then presented to Council on
June 27 as part of the reconsideration procedure. Ward 5 councillor Thom Paterson supported the motion saying the design constraints that prompted original concerns about road safety have not gone away. Doug McKechnie, councillor for Ward 2 proposed an amendment which would have seen the speed limit on Fairgrounds Road reduced to 70 km/ hr versus 60 but the amendment failed to find a seconder. Deputy Mayor Barry Burton argued that the real problem is not speed limits but driver behaviour and enforcement. He suggested that council ought to consider a half million dollar increase in the policing budget to triple enforcement on township roads. In the end, council approved a watered-down motion directing staff to investigate the cost of increased enforcement and report back to council.
The original March 7 motion was quashed, with councillors Walker, Lamers, Dineen, Broderick and McKechnie, Deputy Mayor Burton and Mayor Doug Measures all voting to overturn. Another motion, approved at the March 7 meeting which would have reduced speeds on a section of Riverside Drive and two sections of Concession 6 was also before council for reconsideration. An amendment proposed by councillor McKechnie removed references to Riverside Drive from County Road 9 to the 15/16 Sideroad and Concession 6 from the end of the 50 km/hr zone to the Poplar Sideroad so that the stretch of Concession 6 from County Rd 91 north for 1.1 kilometres could be considered separately. McKechnie felt a reduction from 80 km / hr to 60 in this area with several homes, the Sixth Line Church (See “Concession” on page 5)
by Trina Berlo The possibilities are endless, says Ivy Leishman-Martin of the Village Green, where she will officially step into her role as manager on July 4. The Creemore Community Foundation committed to staffing the park as a result of a 2019 community consultation process and a management committee was established to do the hiring of a full-time manager who will oversee programming and operations at the park, with the help of two summer students, and a maintenance person. The job is to activate the park year-round with activities through partnerships with existing organizations, supporting volunteers, and creating signature events. Once she starts in her new role, Leishman-Martin will be on site as much as possible, sometimes working out of Station on the Green. Construction of the Village Green is in its final stages now as officials prepare for a grand opening event on August 20-21, when the hoarding will come down and visitors will be invited to join in a weekend of activities. The park is equipped with a stage, a splash pad, ping pong table and grassy area that will double as a skating rink in the winter. “People need people and this is a place to be together with community, neighbours and friends,” said LeishmanMartin. Leishman-Martin grew up at Sunnidale Corners and has worked with her parents at Leishman Pottery for 23 years but as her parents prepare for retirement, the job posting for the park manager job caught her eye. Leishman-Martin said her job as a potter is creative, but she also loved the customer service and the community connection. Although she had initially intended to take a little time to figure out what she wanted to do next, she (See “Village” on page 3)
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