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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1985-12-11, Page 7East Wawanosh council took office last week in a ceremony at Belgrave. Members of council are: [front row, left to right] Winona Thompson, clerk-treasurer; Ernie Snell, reeve; Don Schultz, councillor [back row] Ray Hallahan, councillor; Jim Taylor, councillor and Ralph Campbell, road superintendent. -- photo by Gary Walden E. Wawanosh discusses waste 044 9adt eimatota.4 * See a diteeied lama j .,ice,a %te elpreameut" - Stoelee494, eefidebie 010444teoted, eVtd4 For the undecided gentleman, visit The Saga We'll helpyou selectthe unique giftfor that special lady FREE GIFTWRAPPING Seeour beautiful new lineof Foil Bottle Bags & giftwrap-all by Hallmark. The Saga Gifts & Handicrafts When you care 140 Queen St. North enough to send Blyth- 523-4331 the very best. 'VISA Welcome HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 07 .1$27 1V: Or; .10r: V' 10r: V' IV:10: IV:10K ifOr THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 198.5. PAGE 7. BY GARY WALDEN The first session of the new East Wawanosh council was held on Dec. 4 atthe township shed with councillors, Jim Taylor, Don Schultz, Fred Meir and Raymond Hallahan and the new Reeve Ernest Snell, being sworn in during the morning meeting. After lunch the first order of business was making the appoint- ments tothe various boards and committees that the councillors and residents of East Wawanosh help to make up. In most cases the positions were filled by the same persons who had the jobs previous- ly. Building permits were discuss- ed and approved to Jim Taylor for a new pole construction storage shed and to Ron Kingsbury for a pole construction storage shed which has already been built, but will be moved to another location on his property at a later date. A letter from the Ministry of the Environment was presented and read to the council regarding the open burning of trash at the East Wawanosh Township dump. The Ministry apparently feels that the open burning of garbage creates a hazard to health and is insisting that the practice cease. The ministry's solution is to have any household waste buried, they would permit the burning of anything made of wood. Most councillors felt that if anything, this solution was backwards to a logical solution. Burying the household waste will eventually contaminate the ground water under the dump site, thus necessi- tating the need to contain this waste water. In order to do this, hydrological studies would have to be done on prospective dump sites in order to ascertain the porous- ness of the ground levels, an exercise that would require a rather large outlay of money with no guarantee of success. Most councillors felt that since the present dump site is only good for another 6 - 7 years that to do any long term planning concerning it would be wasted money. The point was raised as to whether a community dump site was necess- ary. After considering the likeli- hood of roadside dumping starting up again it was agreed that it was. It was generally agreed that the costs of doing extensive hydrological studies at this time was not justified and the council would investigate alternative solutions for the community dump site. The progress made to date on the 10th line bridge was presented to council by Ken Dunn from the engineering firm of B. M. Ross and Associates. As of now the proposal is to move the center line of the bridge 20 meters to the north. This will reduce the steepness of the grade at McGees laneway and will allow the bridge to be built with very little interference with local traffic. Repairs were made to the existing bridge, but this is only a temporary measure that will pro- long the life of the bridge another two to five years. The concrete supports are rotted and could easily be collapsed by high water pressure. The hydrological test on the soil for the abbutments of the new bridge have been nearly completed and have shown a serious problem thatcould develop. The soil and rock is very fratured and the lower layers are full of artesian water. In order to build the footing this water is going to have to be pumped out or the hydrological pressure could blow the rock apart and require an even more expensive solution. Also, it was pointed out that when this artesian water is pump- ed out to control the water presstire, the present water table level could drop, thus effecting local water supplies. Council agreed that the project should go ahead as the new bridge apparently is needed and that options to purchase should be made on the required land to necessitate the building of the new bridge. However preliminary plan approval should be obtained from the different government agencies before purchasing the land. The cost of the bridge was estimated to be over $800,000 with available grants covering anywhere from 50 - 80 percent of the expenses. Vaughn Toll approached council regarding his share of the assessed costs in filling in the open ditch across his property and replacing it with a covered drainage pipe. For the extra amount of land he was gaining, he felt the assessment was too high and will be appealing the cost allocation. The wood piles that were cut by the Township and Tendered for sale were sold to: Bill Veersteeg for $96; John Wharton for $126; Mr. Ludwig for $176; Mr. Steffan for $151; and Gary Walden for $120. The selling price of the piles just about covered the estimated costs of getting the trees out of the bush and into piles to be sold. The question of whether or not to snow plow a short strip of road in Turnberry township was discussed and it was decided that the problems encountered were not worth the effort and a motion was passed to inform Turnberry town- ship that East Wawanosh would no Spinner winners Continued from Page 6 Tracy Finch, third. In the 13 and over Basic/Military Michelle McNeil and Lara Parker of Brussels took first and third while Deb Clark of Wingham picked up second. The Parade March class found Michelle Mc- Neil still on top with Deb Clark, second and this time Cherida Garniss finishing third. In solo twirl Deb Clark took first, Michelle second and Cherida, third. The Dance and Twirl class found Michelle McNeil back in command with a first placement from each judge. Heidi Robertson.and Deb Clark of Wingham finished second and third. The Novice Autumnfest Major- ette trophy for best all-round performance in the age 6 - 9 category was won by Deena Rapp. Angie Yoon and Amy Thomas placed second and third over all. All three girls are from Brussels. The Junior Autumnfest Major- ette was Hailey Robertson of the Wingham Corps. Second was Lisa "Chapman of Wingham and third went to Tracy Finch of Brussels. The Senior Autumnfest Major- ette was Michelle McNeil of the Brussels Starlets. Deb Clark of Wingham was second and Cherida Garniss placed third over all. The over all winner in each age category Deena Rapp (6-9); Hailey Robertson (10-12); and Michelle McNeil (13 and over) also received autumn corsages. longer be plowing that road. Also it was agreed for insurance purposes that an agreement be drawn up with West Wawanosh regarding plowing of the roads in their township, that East Wawa- nosh was doing it under contract. 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