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Non-residents warned of eventual water severance
By James Friel.
Councillor Herb Clarke suggested a
water 'rate increase for non-residents at
the Sept: 10 council meeting and the result
was a letter of warning to non-residents,
that the 33 -year-old agreementto supply
water to non-residents. on County Road
south of Lucknow has almost beencom-
pleted.
Fourteen residences would be .affected
by the village's decision not to replace the.
old one and a quarter inch pipe. Cow cil
felt the warning letter at this time would
give the residents a chance to angle for a .
main from the •townships of West
Wawanosh or Ashfield or drill wells if a
main wasn't to be built. •
Clarke investigated non-resident rates
with neighboring municipalities and found
that Wingham, the only area municipality
with a non-resident rate, charged an addi-
tional 50 per cent.
"If we pull a pump to have a look at it, it
costs, us $107 an hour: It don't seem to nie
we're breaking even and it's not fair our
residents have to pay for it, "said the coun-
cillor.
"It won't be long till we're severing the
connections anyway," said Reeve George •
Joynt.
The water main,.. which had been in-
stalled. in 1952, is "deteriorating" said the
reeve and Lucknow's responsibility to
maintain a water supply ends when the
• line is no longer 'Suitable. '
Councillor Al) Murray suggested inviting
West Wawanosh and Ashfield township
councils to Lucknow to encourage possible,
replacement of the line though the. coun-
cillors agreed they didn't "think the
townships would even consider a program
(of construction)."
"With the number of users we ,wouldn't
get enough money to pay for the main,"
said the reeve •as he estimated that the
village Would receive about $1,400 per year
from 14 residences on the line.
"We should receive costs for the main,"
said Clarke to the agreement of the rest of
council.
"They're reaping the same benefits as
you are," said Eldon Mann. ".I think they
should be brou ht into "the town," he
stated,, adding knew twist to the discus=
sign.
Whencontacted on Sept. 13, Clerk' Ber-
• tha Whitcroft said the notices which the
village office was attempting to complete
that day, should be received by those af-
fected early this week.
Enginee rs 10 discuss sewage plan at ratepayers' meeting
Engineer Steve' Burns of the firm
B.M. Ross and Associates will be at the
Lucknow Ratepayers' Meeting on Sept.
27 to update village, residents on the
progress the sewage environmental
assessment is making. The . meeting
will be treated as one of the public
meetings the village is required to hold
to- inform the public and handle con-
cerns. .
Burns 'said the assessment is divided
into' five phas a: probleth definition,, a
review of alternative solutions, a final
review of design' concepts for best" solu-
tion, a public 'and .government official
review of proposals and finally, con-
struction.
Phases one and two have, been com-
pleted, said the engineer, and .govern-
ment and public input on, the proposals
is now being sought. The two phases
and the resulting report concentrate on
which parts of Lucknow should have
sewage service, information ` gleaned
after testing forcontamination of
drains and investigating soils and the
water table; and from discussion with
residents, council; the Ministry of En-
vironment (MOE) and the health unit.
Four alternatives were looked at by
B.M. 1#,oss and Associates during their
consideration of the problem, which in-
cludes serving the whole town with 'a
System, which they concluded is not
necessary; solving all areas with ex-
isting orpotential problems • with
sewers;. which was deemed not as finan-
cially viable an alternative as number
three: serve all areas with existing or
potentialproblems with a combination
of sewers, and new septic systems. '
Doing nothing about, the sewage
situation in the village, the fourth solu-
tion, was unacceptable because "the
problem is too serious," said Burns.
He noted. the -new service area, the
area now being discussed for the new
System;is 15 to 20 per cent larger than
The 'Lucknow Fair Queen was selecte' at t e community centre,
• Sept. 14, The lucky contestant was Melissa Becker, sitting centre,
sponsored by.. the Lucknow Lions Club. With the 1985 Fair Queen
are, sitting,• left to right, Laurie West, sponsored by First Choice
Ayctions; second runner up Clianne Wilson, sponsored by Super
Scoop; Melissa Becker; first rimier up Helen McIntyre, sponsored
by Branch 309 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Lucknow;. and
Wilma Vander Velde, sponsored by the Lueknow Kinettes. Stan-
ding from left to right are: Kim McArthur, sponsored by Fisher-
man's Cove; Donaada Thompson, sponsored, by Lucknow Videe;
Lindell Cross, 19$4 'Lucknow pair Queen; Janice Cook, sponsor cd
by the Lucknow Kinsmen Club; and Mae Raynard, sponsored by
Lucknow Farm Supply.
the one in the proposal made in 1980. ,
Burns said a plan showing the area
under considerationwill be in the town
clerk's office along with a copy of the
report,' both available for study before
'the Sept. 27 meeting,
Another meeting will be held in mid
October after concerns from this
meetipg have been resolved. At that
tithe, the staff of BM. Ross hope to pre -
/Sent information on the treatment
facility sites,and.types et facilities.
"It's better to get all the problems out
in the air during these public meetings
instead of later ' in the sewage pro-
gram," said Burns.
County asks for
flood zone'
meeting
The Bruce County Planning Depart
ment in a letter read at Lucknow eoun-
cil's.meeting Sept. 10, asked the Village '
to hold a public meeting to facilitate the
development of the village's secondary
plan.
The tart of the plan on which the
meeting will focus is the usage of the
municipality's land zoned under the
flood plain designation.
The public meeting; a chance for
citizens to voice any concerns about the
flood plain designation ofthe secondary
plan, will be held Oct. 2 at the town hall.
The county's planning department will
have a .representative to field . ques-
tions, said planner Bob Aggerholm in
his letter to council.
Subdivision approval extended ,
Council approved an extension Of the
subdivision permit held by Bud Glen.
The permit has been' extended for three
successive years.
Reeve George Joynt asked whether
Glen wanted the renewal or not and
learned that the potential developer
would agree to it if that 'was council's
wish. •
"It makes no difference to us," $aid
Councillor Ab Murray, before council
carried. the proposal for extension.
Village applies for subsidy .
Lucknow Village. t:ouncil has decided
to apply 'to the Ministry of
Transportation and Commtinicati'ons
(MTC) for an interim road subsidy. The
deadline is Nov. 29, 1985.
"We might as well have it now
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