Street renaming draws little ire
By Liz Dadson

Kincardine Town Council

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Unlike the whole Campbell Avenue versus McGaw Drive episode, the renaming of a street in the Lake Huron Escape subdivision in Ward 2 (former Kincardine Township), drew little attention at the Kincardine council meeting earlier this month.

Eight households on Huronview Place will be changing their address to Birchwood Avenue to link up with that street in the development. The numbering system will also require modification to allow for future homes in Lake Huron Escape. This will affect 29 homes on Birchwood Avenue.

Council, in committee-of-the-whole, agreed with the recommendation that the whole street be named Birchwood Avenue and that the numbering system begin at the most southerly point and progress to the north.

This decision will come to council at its meeting Wednesday night (April 1).

Also up for final approval is committee-of-the-whole agreement to give about 0.3 acres (12,917 square feet) of land beside the Kincardine Airport to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) for the widening of Highway 21.

By giving up this land, the municipality also loses about 11.5 feet of wood fence at the southeast corner of the property and about 11.5 feet of chain link fence to the south of the main entrance, as well as about 650 square feet (airport entrance) and 140 square feet (house entrance).

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The appraised value of the land is $5,950 which includes all the lost property. The MTO will reconstruct the two existing commercial entrances and supply and erect a standard highway wire fence on the new property limits. Council must approve an exemption to the 'marketing of properties' portion of its bylaws as the land sale will not be going through local real estate. Council will have to deem the property surplus and provide notice to the public. Plus, compensation for the lost land will go the airport budget.

Councillor Randy Roppel said council should invite an MTO representative to speak at a future meeting. "We have concerns with this Highway 21 improvement project," he said. "What are we going to get? So far, we're not getting any answers. We've been kept in the dark."

Deputy mayor Laura Haight said the MTO held an open house in 2007 when the project was outlined. "Our problem is that they're not going to do what we wanted which was to improve the highway for winter driving," she said. "The information was provided but it wasn't what we wanted to hear."

"We can put forward an invitation to the MTO," said mayor Larry Kraemer, "but it's up to the MTO if someone comes or not."

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