Photo: Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance
South Huron Deputy Mayor Jim Dietrich will lead a new 10-member board that will start meeting around mid-September. The board was established under the Community Safety and Policing Act, which took effect on April 1st. Its role is to advise the Huron OPP detachment commander on police services in the county.
The board includes six municipal council members: Deputy Mayor Dietrich from South Huron, Deputy Mayor Marg Anderson from Central Huron (deputy chair), Mayor Trevor Bazinet from Goderich, Councilor Anita Van Hittersum from North Huron, Councilor Greg Lamport from Bluewater, and Councilor John Steffler from Huron East.
Central Huron will manage the board, and meetings will be held at the OPP detachment in Clinton. The board will decide on key issues to address, starting with setting a budget.
Central Huron ran an online application process to select community representatives for the board. Eighteen people applied, with eight from South Huron, four from Bluewater, and two each from Central Huron, Goderich, and Huron East.
Written by: K. Milhomens