HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-03-07, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1990.
West Wawanosh council accepts $297,400 road budget
West Wawanosh Council receiv
ed and accepted the road budget
for this year in the amount of
$297,400 at its regular meeting on
February 6.
Building permits were issued to
Noah Stutzman for a syrup shed,
Jacob Miller to move a house,
house addition and barn, and to
Raymond Copeland for an addition.
Council authorized Clerk-Trea
surer Joan Armstrong to contact
several consultants in Kitchener-
Waterloo and one in Owen Sound
and request bids to perform an
energy audit on the public works
garage. These are to be submitted
to Council for comparison and
availability of personnel to carry
out the project.
Mrs. Armstrong and Reeve Cecil
Cranston were authorized to apply
to the Ministry of Transportation
for supplementary allocation of
subsidy money in the amount of
$104,000 to cover construction
costs of the culvert on concession
4-5 and $16,000 for the estimated
road assessment for the construc
tion of the Andrews-Finnigan
Municipal Drain improvement and
expansion.
A letter is to be sent to Huron
and Kinloss Municipal Telephone
System asking that in the future the
company notify the road superin
tendent if the company must
perform work for which the muni
cipality may or will be invoiced,
and/or when the type of work to be
carried out may cause damage to
road property/installation.
The Road Superintendent was
authorized to build up a portion of
Joseph St. in Dungannon and
purchase sufficient eight inch an^
10 inch plastic drainage tile ter
installation along the street, v/ith
catch basins. The project is intend
ed to alleviate the recurring flood
water problems in that area/
Council authorized payipent of
the road accounts in the amount of
$33,029.68.
A special meeting was held on
February 13 to discuss unfinished
Private electricity
producers showing
strong interest
Ontario Hydro has received 40
proposals for new electric genera
tion projects from private electri
city producers.
The proposals, which average
about 160 megawatts of electricity,
will only be accepted if they deliver
reliable power at or below the same
cost as power produced by Ontario
Hydro, and if they meet the
government’s environmental re
quirements.
The predominant fuel source of
the proposals is natural gas. Other
primary fuels proposed include
municipal solid waste, landfill gas
and peat.
business from the previous meet
ing.
An application to sever part of
the east half of Lot 18, concession
10, which is owned by Ken and
Sharon Good, for use by Bell
Canada to install a junction box to
service lines in the St. Helens area
159 DINSLEY ST., BLYTH
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was approved.
Mrs. Armstrong was authorized
to look after completion of a
maintenance grant application and
the application for a grant to cover
the cost of employing a drainage
superintendent.
Two applicants for the position of
Drainage Superintendent were in
terviewed and the application of
Joe Hanna was approved for a
six-month probationary period.
Mr. Hanna will be required to
attend the Drainage superinten
dent course conducted by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food in
. Waterloo from March 5 to 9.
Landfill site supervisor Robert
McAllister received a pay increase
from $8.50 to $10.00 beginning
January, 1990.
Payment of the general account
in the amount of $18,656.42 was
authorized by Council.
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