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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-07-15, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010. PAGE 17. Two drainage problems focused on at Morris-TurnberryIt will be six to eight weeks beforea report is prepared for a drain torelieve flooding problems on ClydeStreet in Bluevale, Morris-Turnberry councillors heard at the July 6 meeting. Jeff Dickson of R. J. Burnside & Associates Limited engineering said his company was trying to get the report done as quickly as possible. He attended the meeting to respond to a complaint from Clyde Street residents Terry and Tracey Carter about flooding that threatened their house on June 27.Terry Carter told council that a lotnext door had flooded three feetdeep and the water would haveentered his house if he hadn’t beenon hand to pump water away for fourhours straight. A similar flood almost a year ago caused water to flood into their house through the side door, he said. Dickson explained there were many complications in trying to find an affordable solution to the flooding. Engineers had investigated an existing drain that neighbours had mentioned but found it was too deteriorated to be useful. He explained there has been a longhistory of people in the areapetitioning for a municipal drain,only to withdraw their support whenengineers gave a high estimate ofhow much it would cost them. Dickson said he was not sure the current petitioners would want to pick up the costs that could be involved to go along the road. That’s why he’s looking at the possibility of an alternate route through agricultural land to the river, he said. Carter worried that another year may be lost in getting the drain builtbecause of the delay in the drainagereport. Dickson said the drain still mightbe able to be tendered for work thisfall if the report could be finished ontime. Meanwhile, Director of Public Works Gary Pipe agreed to meet with the Carters to see what could be done to improve their situation. Drainage work delayed Presence of an endangered species, the wavy-rayed lampmussel, could prolong the approval of cleanouts of some drains in Morris-Turnberry, councillorswere told at their June 22 meeting. George Guse, acting drainagesupervisor, told council that anydrains approved prior to June 11 cango ahead, but any drains after thatdate will likely take a year to get approval for cleaning out a drain. “We need to be proactive to start the process for drains you’ll need to clean out in the next few years,” he said. He explained that engineers can deal through Maitland Valley Conservation Authority with both the Authority and the federal Fisheries and Oceans Canada. They have to deal separately with the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) because it is not co-ordinating with the other two agencies. Concerns are mostly with sediment control, Guse said. Special effort will need to be made to try to reduce sediment build up. Council passed a bylaw to enter into an agreement with the MNR to take remedial efforts in the Procter, McCutcheon and Burke Drains in Morris Ward and the Hyslop Drain that straddles the boundary between Morris and Turnberry Wards. Also at the meeting, courts of revision were held for the Tervit Municipal Drain and the Glauser Municipal Drain, with no appeals of the assessments in either case. Tender for the Tervitt Drain was awarded to D & I Wattam Construction Ltd. of Belgrave for $47,422.50, the lowest of five tenders. Marquardt Farm Drainage of Palmerston won the tender for the Glauser Drain with a bid of $35,038, the lowest of four. ANDRE EGLI Andre is the son of Arnold and Marie-Therese Egli of Blyth. He is an Ontario Scholar from St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School. Andre is planning on attending McGill University to study French. BRANDON MCGAVIN Brandon is the son of Brian and Shelley McGavin of RR4 Walton. This Ontario Scholar is a St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School graduate who will be taking a year off and working before pursuing any post-secondary education. MATTHEW BOVEN A St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School Ontario Scholar, Matthew is heading to the University of Waterloo to pursue his Bachelor of Arts. Matthew is the son of Karl and Anita in Blyth. JACOB VAN DORP Ontario Scholar Jacob is the son of Paul and Heleen Van Dorp of Blyth. In the fall, this St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School graduate will head to the University of Waterloo to study Mechanical Engineering. St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School Ontario Scholars HANNAH UYL Hannah is the daughter of John and Ruth Uyl of Blyth. An Ontario Scholar from St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School, Hannah will be attending the University of Guelph to study Psychology. 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