ESSEX, Ont. -- Essex council has agreed to spend $25,000 on War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations budget.
Committee chairwoman Linda Iler said the committee won’t be able to do as much as it planned, but the funding from the town should secure a visit to Colchester Harbour by tall ships.
The War of 1812 bicentennial committee wants to bring in tall ships over two weekends in July.
The events from July 20 to 30 includes several cruises on the tall ships, a youth sail over three days with an overnight stay on Pelee Island, another youth sail to Amherstburg where tall ships will join the three-day Roots to Boots Festival on the August long weekend.
The tall ships will cost $12,000, while dredging Colchester harbour to accommodate the ships will be another $4,000. The budget also included $1,500 for re-enactors to put on a drama show in co-ordination with the ships.
Event officials also want to design a peace garden at the corner of Dunn Road and County Road 50, on the north side.
The only cost associated with the peace garden approved was the funding was $7,500 for an architect.
Coun. Bill Baker said he wasn’t comfortable approving the County Road 50 site because there hadn’t been a traffic study or analysis of the property use by staff.
Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche opposed the development of the property for a peace garden because he said the town bought the land for light commercial development.
Coun. John Scott pointed out council has already approved the peace garden location in principle at a past meeting. The majority of the development of the peace garden will be done in 2013 and staff will come back in a year for a funding request for that portion of the War of 1812 bicentennial events
Read more: http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Tall+ships+join+1812+festival/6021872/story.html#ixzz1k1wU06Yf
Committee chairwoman Linda Iler said the committee won’t be able to do as much as it planned, but the funding from the town should secure a visit to Colchester Harbour by tall ships.
The War of 1812 bicentennial committee wants to bring in tall ships over two weekends in July.
The events from July 20 to 30 includes several cruises on the tall ships, a youth sail over three days with an overnight stay on Pelee Island, another youth sail to Amherstburg where tall ships will join the three-day Roots to Boots Festival on the August long weekend.
The tall ships will cost $12,000, while dredging Colchester harbour to accommodate the ships will be another $4,000. The budget also included $1,500 for re-enactors to put on a drama show in co-ordination with the ships.
Event officials also want to design a peace garden at the corner of Dunn Road and County Road 50, on the north side.
The only cost associated with the peace garden approved was the funding was $7,500 for an architect.
Coun. Bill Baker said he wasn’t comfortable approving the County Road 50 site because there hadn’t been a traffic study or analysis of the property use by staff.
Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche opposed the development of the property for a peace garden because he said the town bought the land for light commercial development.
Coun. John Scott pointed out council has already approved the peace garden location in principle at a past meeting. The majority of the development of the peace garden will be done in 2013 and staff will come back in a year for a funding request for that portion of the War of 1812 bicentennial events
Read more: http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Tall+ships+join+1812+festival/6021872/story.html#ixzz1k1wU06Yf
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