As myFM has reported there is some grant money up for grabs from the province and the Feds. The Municipality of South Huron is looking to grab some of that money and put it towards a brand new recreation hub.
On Wednesday night, the South Huron Committee of the Whole met to discuss if the grant application should include a single or double ice pad.
Reports, data and comments provided by the groups using the ice surfaces have stated that ice time is becoming more and more valuable with South Huron currently using over 90 % of ice time available at the South Huron Rec Centre and Stephen Arena.
Despite this Chief Administrative Officer Dan Best said via phone call that “It is not a requirement of council to have ice time for community organizations.”
Councilors Barb Willard and Ted Oke argued that the numbers don’t lie and council should be looking to move forward not backward.
In a recorded vote of 4-2, and one absentee the Committee of the Whole voted to bring a motion to council on October 21st to proceed with a single ice pad with the option to build a second pad.
Deputy Mayor Jim Dietrich, Councilor Dianne Faubert, Councilor Aaron Need, and Mayor George Finch voted in favour of a single pad, while Councilor Ted Oke and Councilor Barb Willard voted down that motion…Councilor Marissa Vaughen was absent as she is away.
That motion includes others from the previous council meeting which will see the municipality submit a grant application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
