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Information requests questioned, repeatedly By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Many people are searching for the meaning of life...and Grimsby Coun. Dave Sharpe may issue a request for information from Town staff to get an answer. At Monday’s council meeting, Sharpe launched into a lengthy tangent about requests for information, asking clerk Sarah Kim if an inquiry of any kind could be issued. The matter arose after Coun. Dorothy Bothwell issued a request for information at the June 7 committee of the whole meeting but did not see any confirmation of that in minutes presented. The request focused on an email exchange between Mayor Jeff Jordan and the Town’s legal counsel. Jordan characterized the exchange as informal and not a formal legal opinion which would typically be issued on letterhead and in a formal manner. A legal opinion is disseminated to all of council for their
information. Coun. Kevin Ritchie claimed the email constituted a formal opinion and should have been circulated. Kim confirmed three information requests had been sent to legal and answers would be forthcoming at the July 5 council meeting. This led Ritchie to inquire about costs being incurred from such a request, which Kim confirmed are typically internal and regard operations, administration of financial impacts. “If there is one (a cost) it should be through a motion of council,” said Kim, who added allowing the requests was accepted at the June 7 meeting. Ritchie alluded to a review of the process and Sharpe later suggested the procedural bylaw be changed again to control how information requests are made and sought a definition of a request. Kim noted the bylaw does not include a defiSee QUESTIONS, Page 2
Grimsby approves 2-year joint fire services pilot Grimsby council approved the same joint fire services pilot merger on Monday as Lincoln approved last week to combine both fire departments. The project is a two-year pilot geared to preserving the volunteer firefighter system.
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Lincoln to consider town-wide heritage district implementations By Tristan Marks NewsNow The Town of Lincoln will soon have a new tool, or rather many tools, to utilize in protecting its heritage. Council voted Monday to initiate a study into the possibility of declaring not just one Heritage Conservation District (HCD), but many distributed throughout Lincoln’s many hamlets. Coun. Tony Brunet introduced the motion, but noted it came in conjunction with the entire Heritage Committee and carried
their “full endorsement”. This included the support of Brunet’s fellow committee member, Coun. Lynn Timmers. Brunet noted that the idea of setting up a HCD had been “on the radar for two years”, and in earlier meetings Councillors had floated the idea. Mayor Easton even suggested a location for a heritage district during a meeting earlier this term: along Academy Street and Main Street in Beamsville. However, Brunet explained that this motion was designed
with a town-wide scope in mind. “It was our intention all the time to consider heritage districts, plural,” he said in an interview before the meeting. “We want to make sure that we’re maintaining the history and the culture that make all of our Town unique, even hamlets like Tintern and Campden as well- the entirety of Lincoln.” He further noted that the Heritage Committee recognizes that every one of Lincoln’s hamlets has features that “merit study See HERITAGE, Page 3
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“So where does the line get drawn? Can I ask ‘what’s the meaning of life?” asked Sharpe. While Sharpe, Ritchie and Vaine all noted concern with cost for information requests, Vaine noted later he wanted to hear an opinion from a scientific expert regarding the risk of COVID-19 to residents if the town proceeds with erecting free library houses around town Sharpe went further off topic quoting from the council/staff partnership policy noting council has no capacity to direct staff in their duties. Kim noted again questions are clarifications, not directing duties, “something we have readily available. It’s just a matter of us coming back later. Anything with an impact should be done through a motion of council.”
Sharpe went further bringing up a legal opinion requested which came with a cost of $11,000. Sharpe again said requests for information are done without a vote and without a motion or debate. Kim - who had noted several times any requests with a budget impact such as something going to legal counsel should come with a motion of support from council - said if it is still not clear council may need to consider a definition under the procedural bylaw for information requests. “Can I make a resolution to amend our procedural bylaw to include some verbiage on information requests?” asked Sharpe. Jordan said Sharpe could return at a later meeting with a Notice of Motion on the topic. 314 MAIN ST. PUBLIC MEETING PRESERVED A motion to lift an
item for further debate – a directive to have staff host another public meeting regarding development of lands at 314 Main Street East – was defeated Monday. When councillors Dave Sharpe, John Dunstall, Kevin Ritchie and Randy Vaine raised their hands to vote in favour of lifting the item from the June 7 minutes to get it back on the table for debate, a recorded vote was called. As clerk Sarah Kim read the roll, after Coun. Dave Kadwell voted against the motion to lift and it was likely the motion would be lost, Sharpe changed his vote registering against the motion he had initially supported. June 7, council voted to have staff host another public meeting after the lands in the east end were clear cut making way for development. Director of planning Antonietta Minichillo
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From Page 1 and retention.” An HCD is defined in the Heritage Act as a specially defined geographical area within a municipality that is protected under a local bylaw to ensure conservation of its existing heritage character. This type of heritage declaration focuses on an entire defined area, especially its “contextual attributes” which include the variety of buildings and how they interrelate, the physical attributes including trees, landscapes, building setbacks, roads, street furniture and lighting. Coun. Timmers, who seconded the motion, said this will take an important step towards preserving Lincoln’s history and heritage. “To me, this is something very important to our municipality, to identify and protect our heritage,” she said. Council voted unanimously in support. However, during discussions, Coun. Mike Mikolic asked some questions as to how the studies would proceed and what effects they might have on future development. He asked if the public would be included in the study process and would a consultant need to be hired. Director of planning Matt Bruder
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answered the councillors’ questions. “We would include consultation with members of the public, mostly for areas that are subject to the study,” he explained. “Typically, we’d also hire a consultant for these types of studies, yes.” Mikolic also asked how a HCD would affect development in its borders, giving the following hypothetical. “If Jordan Village was declared to be a heritage district, would the new museum building still have been able to be built?” he asked. “The short answer is yes,” Bruder replied, going on to explain that such a decision would depend on the HCD’s goals for what to preserve, what attributes a new building would require from that and so on. With the studies soon to be underway, the Town of Lincoln may soon have an additional tool for directing its development. As Brunet said before the meeting, “A lot of communities are going through growth and expansion and we want to do it right by making sure we do so with our history and heritage in mind.” He also said that HCDs would help the Town continue towards its goal of being a tourism destination by maintaining its unique connections to the past.
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A knightly drive
The Grimsby Council of the Knights of Columbus held their summer bottle drive this past Friday and Saturday. The drivethru event, which took place in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grimsby raised an estimate $1,600 in proceeds. These funds will go toward support local charities. Marks - Photo
Pot calls kettle black It was hilarious to see Coun. Randy Vaine accuse the minority four of seeking ways to change the process when they get an answer they don’t like. This related to a motion seeking to change the procedural bylaw to require a two-thirds vote to remove items when approving a meeting’s agenda. The bylaw currently states a simple majority can toss items off an agenda, as the G5 did a few meetings ago, even considering not allowing a delegation on a topic simply because they didn’t want to hear his point of view. Vaine forgets, it was hit G5 crew which altered the procedural bylaw just last year to create a situation where an agenda gets approved in the first place. Talk about changing the Town’s processes to suit what you want! Grimsby operated for nearly 100 years just fine until CAO Harry Schlange came in, tossed quality staff out the door with abandon and completely altered the council process to committee of the whole from sub-committee format. This allowed the G5 to do the rest: reducing the mayor’s powers, giving them control over what even gets discussed at council and now they want to control what requests for information are made. There are no depths to which these five will go. M.W.
Another cringe-worthy moment Nobody wonders why, in last week’s offering, I noted grave concern the current Grimsby council could decide the fate of the Town’s fire department by entering into a pilot program to amalgamate Grimsby and Lincoln departments. It is not out of concern for either department, rather Grimsby council’s ability to grasp the simple and obvious - if it does not suit their favour. One example is made in this page’s accompanying editorial. Another was Coun. Dave Sharpe going on ad nauseum regarding information requests. No matter how many times clerk Sarah Kim stated any item requested which carries a potential cost should come via a motion from council, it did not compute. In that instance, the request would have a mover, a seconder, debate on the floor, a vote and be record in the minutes. These latter items were all things Sharpe said did not come with a simple information request. This is true. The problem is, Sharpe could not grasp the difference. If a request for a cost on a planned project is requested from the director of public works, he goes away and comes back with a number. As Kim noted, simple, information readily available, just not at staff’s finger tips. Because Sharpe could not get his mind around the concept - nor could Coun. Kevin Ritchie or Coun. Randy Vaine for that matter - of their being two levels of inquiry - an simple request and that of a formal legal opinion - council may look at yet another change to the Town’s procedural bylaw So they can put more control in place. As noted to the left, this was the same night Vaine accused the minority four on council of looking to change process to suit their needs.
MIKE WILLISCRAFT It might help Ritchie grasp some of these concepts explained by staff if he actually appeared engaged in the meetings. On these confounded virtual meetings, he is usually turned to the side working/communicating on an adjacent computer, rarely engaged in the meetings. It would not shock me in the slightest if he had some sort of chat room set up so he could relate strategies throughout the meeting. That is just an aside and I find myself pulling a Sharpe and getting off topic, so let’s reset. The heart of every single issue this council has had goes back to when the G5 did not get their way. They have moved heaven and earth to completely blow up every aspect of how the Town of Grimsby operates and key staff who do that work. We won’t relive the disaster which has been created by poor staffing situation after poor staffing situation. Quality people, virtually all the history and experience from Town hall is gone save for a handful of integral staff who remain. Vaine planted both feet in his mouth again Monday creating a deafening silence when he asked deputy fire chief Bill Thomson if he was staying around to execute the fire department pilot project. The silence screamed, “Do you know something I don’t.” Because the fact is not a
single staff member - save for those who have been on Team Harry before and have been brought in to bolster the roster - can have any level of confidence they will be part of the team tomorrow. When I hear the Vaines and Kadwells of council get out the pom poms when a report is given and the presenter - like CAO Schlange with Grimsby’s version of the fire department pilot or public works director Brandon Wartman with an update on traffic assessments - receives an unusual amount of accolades, it’s cringe worthy as well. The cringing comes from hearing the same accolades heaped on then director of finance Steven Gruninger when he presented the budget this year. Weeks later he was terminated. There are definitely people in the community who think me pointing these things out is too much, that I am going out of my way to show up these fine gentlemen in the G5. Let me assure you, any information I do relate is just the tip of the iceberg. The treachery is far deeper and more insidious than I could ever relate to the residents of this community. Each week, if I had time and the inclination, entire editions could be filled with detailed accounts of where things are going wrong as well as how and why major damage is being done on nearly a weekly basis. The information you get to see are the most stark examples of what plays out at very nearly every meeting. I say it over and over again, you really need to watch this meetings. It may take 2-3 meetings to get the cast of characters down, but it does not take long to see the patterns. These patterns have not changed since Day 1 and they won’t. We are 487 days to 2022’s election day as of June 24.
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Finger-lickin’ chicken
The Jordan Lions Club held their first Chicken Wing Takeout night of the year this past Friday at the Jordan Lions Sports Park. Lion Bill Elsliger pours in a new batch of freshly sauced wings, ready to order. Marks - Photo
New slots for 2nd dose appointments As of June 21, those who received their first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on or before May 9 are eligible to book or rebook their second dose appointment at a shortened interval. New COVID-19 vaccination appointments are now available for the following clinic dates and locations: • July 1-3 – Port Colborne, Vale Health and Wellness Centre •July 4-7 – West Lincoln, Community Centre Eligible residents can book
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