HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-05-04, Page 16Residents of the village of
Lucan will be receiving a
pleasant surprise when their
final 1978 tax notices arrive.
At a recent special
meeting, council set the
residential public mill rate
at 33.19 mills,
decrease of 2.4
last year.
With an
assessment of $15,000, the
new tax rate will mean a
reduction of about $36. For
commercial properties the
1978 rate calls for payment of
37.79mills, a decrease of 2.89
mills and an overall saving
of $43.35 on the same
assessments.
The 33.19 residential public
mill rate is made up of 10.34
for the village general rate,
3.69 to Middlesex County,
10.33 for elementary school
and 8.83 for secondary school
purposes.
-AU of the overall decrease
actually comes from the
general rate which- .was
dropped 2.42 mills.Jrom ’a
year ago.
Clerk Ed Melanson said a’
surplus of about $26,000 in
The 1977 village operation
and supplementary
assessments on new houses
allowed council to reduce the
tax rate.
Taxpayers have already
Blood is meant
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mills from
average
the 1977 tax rate.
A final tax notice will be
sent - out July 15 with
payments due August 15 and
received" intar.UH billings
with payments due on
February 15 and May i5.
These billings were based on
November 15. The final two
payments will be adjusted
taking into consideration the
recent decreases.
and district news
rate for '78 is reduced
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The problem of dogs
running at large on the
streets of the village of
Lucan has diminished
considerably in the past
three weeks.
During that time newly
appointed dog catcher
Howard Currie has issued
warnings or violations to 28
animal owners in the village.
Clerk Ed Melanson said at
Tuesday’s regular council
meeting that five fines of $25
each had already been paid,
registered letters had been
sent out to five dog owners
who did not pay the fines in
the first seven days after a
charge was laid and three
more were ready for the
second stage.
Council and Currie have
received many messages of
congratulations from other
municipalities for the way
they have cracked down on
the dog problem,
A letter from a Sarnia
township resident was read
at Tuesday’s meeting .and-
phone calls have been
received from Tillsonburg,
Windsor, Grand Bend and
Biddulph township asking
for information on the
methods used to control the
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problem which plagues most
municipalities.
The new dog catching
program received publicity
in the London Free Press on
April 20 after a dog owned by
Free Press carrier Erin
Bates was picked up by
Currie.
Due to a misunderstanding
by the dog catcher a charge
was laid, but it was later
changed to a warning.
A section of the bylaw
says, “No warnings or
discussions shall ■ be held
with a minor. Get the
minor’s name and address
and speak to the parents
later if the dog accompanied
the minor without a leash.”
The bylaw continues, “If a
dog cannot be caught, it may
be followed to its owner and
a notice of violation issued at
that time.
Where possible be fair and
reasonable with dog owners.
Do not hesitate to issue
warning notices only for the
first time.”
A delegation of subdivision
residents headed by Bob
Maslen attended an April
meeting of council and
presented a petition signed
by more than 50 com
plaintants.
Council reported Tuesday
night that residents in this
area are completely
satisfied with the results of
the dog catching program.
Contacted by the T-A
Wednesday morning, dog
catcher Howard Currie said,
“Everything is as fine as a
silver dollar. I was out at 6.30
this morning and didn’t see
any dogs.”
A ParkhilLresident was in- sion occurred at the in
stantly killed in one of three tersection of the Black
sideroad and Concession 2-3.
Dykeman received minor
injuries and was taken to
University Hospital, London
by Haskett’s Ambulance,'
Lucan.
The investigation was con
ducted by Constable W.R.
Disher and Corporal T.W.
Collins, Damages were set
at $6,000.
Wednesday at 3 p.m. on
the Lyndenshire golf course
accidents investigated this
week by officers of the
Lucan detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
Byron Clarence Cun
ningham, 169 McLeod was
pronounced dead at the
scene by Coroner Dr. H.C.
Robinson of London.
A car driven by Cun
ningham was in collision
with a truck driven by Derek
Dykeman, Lucan. The colli-
Many caught in
radar trap at Craig
at RR 1, Arva a car owned
by Wayne Berney, London
was struck by a tractor
driven by Gerald Mantz,
London.
The tractor equipped with
a front end loader was being
used to level the parking lot
when it struck the car.
Constable W.T. Hodgins
listed damages to the car at
$500.
Constable W.R. Disher es
timated damages at $1,900
when vehicles driven by
Louis Davis, St. Marys and
Thomas Wakem, RR 4, St.
Marys collided at the in
tersection of County roads
16 and 27 in West Nissouri
township. The mishap oc
curred Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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charges have been laid.
Thursday, Constable J. A.
Wilson recovered a car on
County road 16, west of
Bryanston. The vehicle had
been reported stolen earlier
in the day in London and was
heavily damaged by fire
when found.
As the result of numerous
complaints in recent weeks,
officers of the Lucan detach
ment of the Ontario
Provincial Police set up
radar equipment in the
village of Ailsa Craig over
the weekend.
During the surveillance,15
i charges were laid under the
Highway Traffic Act and five
liquor seizures were made
with charges laid in each
instance.
The complaints mainly
concerned squealing of tires.
Saturday morning a break
and enter incident at the
Royal Canadian Legion hall
in Lucan resulted in damage
to the shuffleboard and
cigarette machine.
The alarm was activated
and the culprits were scared
away before police arrived.
Two assaults, one in Lucan
and the other in Granton
were investigated and
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LEAGUE WINNERS — The Gutterballs won the regular schedule championship of the Lucan
minor bowling league. Back, left, Jamie Shepard, Cindy Bakker, Julie Mugford and Lisa
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Currie continued, “I have
received lots of
congratulations, but, the
most important fact is that
council has stood behind
everything I have done and
that is very important. Any
bylaw to be effective must be
carried out and that’s what
council has asked me to do
and they support me 100
percent.”
“If you are going to do a
job, do it and if they don’t
like you for it, let them get
he concluded.
Cancer ride
set for Sunday
The Family Ride for
Cancer will be held this
Sunday, May 7, with
registration commencing at
1:15 in Lucan Lions Park and
the Granton Scout Hall.
Pledge sheets are available
from Wraith Family Hard
ware, Young’s Drygoods and
Shaw’s Variety or from Len
Maslen, president of the
Lucan-Biddulph branch. “If
you can’t be a rider, be a
sponsor
has what mother wants!
In cut flowers, always welcome, we have beautiful
Roses, Mums, Carnations, Gladioli, and Mixed
Bunches.
Potted Hydrangea, Gloxinia, Reiger Begonias,
African Violets, Mums and Lovely Summer
Gardens, as well as Dried Arrangements, will
remind Mom of your thoughtfulness long after the
gift is given.
NICHOLSON'S FLOWERS also has that special corsage
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NICHOLSON'S FLOWERS has all you need with a
large selection of Shrubbery, Ornamental and Shade
trees, Evergreens, Rose Bushes, Bulbs and more for
the gardens.
We have top quality box plants from NICHOLSON'S
GREENHOUSES.
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(across from the school)
Phone 227-4283 J
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Couples plan
garage sale
Twenty two members and
two guests of the Lucan
Couples Fellowship joined
together in making a list of
songs pertaining to water.
The longest list of 23 recall
ed a great many oldies.
Hours for a garage and
bake sale are to be 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at
Bob Patterson’s garage,
Main Street.
The presidents Mary and
Dennis Maguire invited the
group to hold a barbecue at
their home June 21. Song
sheets that any group may
have used have been sorted
and stored in the assembly
room cupboard. The theme
of the worship was “water”.
A Choral reading on many
uses of water was given by
Bernice and Jim Lockyer,
Pam and,Howard Wright and .
Mabel & Bill Froats. The
scriptures from Psalms,
Isaiah and Matthew told
stories of sailors on the sea
and of Jesus’s baptism by
John in the river Jordan.
Pam read a meditation on
Peoples need for our
spiritual need. “Joy is like
the Rain” and the 23rd
Psalm were sung. A sing
song with Mr. Brown at the
piano was enjoyed.
Bill Froats introduced the
guest speaker Sgt. Bruce
Shaw of the OPP, who gave
art insight into the work of
' the police. Most calls are for
'help of some kind and this
■ curtails Iwork in the, field of
(prevention. .
I Many Biblical passages
• were read and connected
with his work in the com
munity and the world con
ditions today. The May
meeting will be in charge of
the Brown’s, Melanson’s and
Burr’s.
\bur family is a very special
part of your life
$
The family is our single most important social
institution, which is why your Ontario ^Government is
continuing to take steps to help support and strengthen
family life in the province. These include the family law
reform legislation and other programs such as; day ;
care, home support services for the elderly and
handicapped, special allowances to parents who care
for severely handicapped children, and community
living for the mentally retarded.
These programs are an indication of your
Government’s commitment in supporting family life.
The health of our society depends upon the
health and security of your family.
Ontario
Margaret Birch,
Provincial Secretary
for Social Development,
William Davis, Premier
May is
Month