HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-09-17, Page 12Huron East is in the final stages ofan agreement with Central Huron,South Huron and Goderichregarding the new landfill the four
municipalities will be using in the
future.
Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellan
said there were several issues Huron
East needed resolved before they
would feel comfortable with the
agreement.
As of last week, he said, most of
them had been addressed and
adjusted. The only remaining item is
that there has been no tipping fee set.
This, however, given the current
state of the agreement, is
understandable, he said.
In the recent meetings, MacLellan
said that garbage coming into the
Mid-Huron landfill site has been
“reduced drastically” since users of
the landfill moved to clear plastic
bags.
“We were supposed to be there
now already,” MacLellan said. “Now
they’re thinking it might be 2011,
but it could be four or five years until
we move to the new landfill now.”
With such a potentially large
window for the new landfill to take
effect, MacLellan says that tipping
fees cannot be established now for a
landfill that may not be used for five
years.He said there will be a warning at12 months until the new landfill willbe utilized so that those involved canmeet and discuss the tipping fee.Even with these provisions builtin, MacLellan says, he is not too
worried about what the tipping fee
may be. Not only has Huron East
invested tens of thousands of dollars
into the research for the landfill, but
there is a clause in the contract that
says tipping fees cannot make for a
profit above cost, but that they have
to cover costs, leaving a very small
window to establish a tipping fee.
MacLellan said there was also
discussion about an escape clause.
Again, however, he said this isn’t
something the municipality should
have to worry about considering the
money it has already invested in the
project.
MacLellan said it was his
understanding that the agreement
will be a majority rules, all or none
situation, where all four
municipalities would decide to stay
or all four would decide to go.
The term, MacLellan says, will be
five years at the least. It could
however, be extended at the end of
the five years, or once the
municipality reaches its allowable
tonnage, which is 65,000 tonnes.
He also said that if Stage 3 of the
proposal gets approved, the
municipality would stay until the
end of Stage 2, which should take
the municipality, at the current rate,
which has been reduced since the
clear plastic bag regulation, until
2030, MacLellan estimates.MacLellan says the agreementlooks like it will be a good one forHuron East. MacLellan said that he and clerk-administrator Jack McLachlan willbe attending a landfill meeting in the
near future, where the remaining
details should be ironed out, leading
to an agreement being ready to sign
for all the municipalities very soon.
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Women’s general meeting will be
held on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30
p.m. at the church.
This is an open invitation to
parents and families to attend an
information meeting on living with
diabetes. Karen Cook, diabetes co-
ordinator for the Wingham and
District hospital will speak and
answer questions on juvenile
diabetes or type two diabetes.
The Knox United Church
Anniversary Service will be held on
Sunday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. The
guest speaker will be Joan (Currie)
Black.
The community extends
congratulations to Shaun and Erin
(Mitchell) Walker on the birth of
their son Kaden Mitchell Walker
born on June 26 in Temiskaming
Shores. This is a first grandchild for
Jack and Lynn Walker.
The community extends
congratulations and best wishes to
Nicole Procter and Mark Skinn who
were married on Saturday, Sept. 12
at their grandparents Ross and Mary
Procter’s home.
Terry and Kim Ansley of
Thessalon visited the area and
attended the Thresher Reunion in
Blyth. While vacationing they
stayed at Rod and Debbie Ansley’s
home in Blyth, had dinner with
Gladys VanCamp and Harold and
Nancy Jardin and visited with other
Campbell relatives.
The folks you meet
The Thresher Reunion each year isn’t just about the sights
and sounds, it’s also about seeing and visiting with friends
new and old. Wallace Bell, left, of Brussels catches up with
Doug Bruce from Belgrave. (Vicky Bremner photo)
It was bargain day when tenders
were opened for two municipal
drainage projects at the Sept. 1
meeting of Morris-Turnberry
council.
The tender of A. G. Hayter of
Parkhill was accepted for the larger
of the two projects, the McCutcheon
drain in Morris ward. The tender
was $131,900 plus GST, a saving
over the engineer’s estimate of
$134,690.
There was a saving too in the
winning bid for the Bryce municipal
drain that straddles the boundary
between Turnberry ward and the
former Culross Twp. in South Bruce.
Ryan Construction of Brussels had
the winning bid of $20,330,
including GST. The engineer’s
estimate had been $25,599.
Court of revision was also held on
two drains.
Despite the fact that there were no
appeals of cost assessments and no
landowners present, the
McCutcheon drain presented the
more pressing problem for council.
Landowners have until Sept. 22 to
appeal their assessments which
means the bylaw for the drain can’t
be passed until then and work
wouldn’t normally begin until it is.
But the open portion of the drain
comes under the fish habitat
provisions of Fisheries and Oceans
Canada which requires all work to
be completed by Sept. 15.
Bill Dietrich of Dietrich
Engineering Limited told council
that “99.9 per cent of the project is
just putting in tile” and can wait
until after the bylaw is approved.
Council agreed to go ahead with the
open channel work that is only a
small part of the cost.
There was one appeal of the cost
assessments for the Bruce drain with
Dave Reid arguing that most of his
land is a designated wetland and
therefore he doesn’t gain benefit
from the drain, for which he was
assessed a cost of $2,200. The court
of revision did not agree and upheld
the assessment.
Graduation
Brendan Pierce graduated with
a Bachelor of Management and
Organizational Studies with a
Specialization in Commercial
Aviation Management in
London. Currently he is
working in Trenton, Ontario
with the 424 Transport And
Rescue Squadron. In March
2010 he will be heading to
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to
begin flying the Harvard II
aircraft.
Lots of love from Gramma
Pierce, Paul, Terry and Jennifer.
Morris-Turnberry gets
bargains on drain bids
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By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
A Huron councillor is off to
Ottawa to talk about sustainable
energy specific to agriculture.
Huron East’s Bernie MacLellan
made an announcement at the
county’s committee of the whole
meeting Sept. 9 regarding a wind
turbine created by one of his
companies that allows 100 per cent
usage of the power produced.
He said that Huron-Bruce MP Ben
Lobb has been working with him on
the idea of a grant program for
farmers to buy the turbines.
MacLellan said it is expected
there could be 100 people hired
should the program proceed. “I have
been told the wages are comparable
to Volvo, so this is going to be good
for the county.”
It’s also good for the country as
this wind turbine would be
completely Canadian made.
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
MacLellan seeks
energy info
By Linda
Campbell
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