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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-04-22, Page 1ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY PUB SHED IN WCK1 , ONTARIO 24 PAGES 4O; PER COPY Wedne:� A'l}1987 Businessmen want action on parking problems The Lucknow Business Association have requested village council to take tougher measures to curb the customer parking problems which have plagued Campbell Street in the village. In a letter forwarded to council by Joanne Weber and Loree Raymond, the president and secretary of the association, the business association recommends a two-hour limit be put in place on Campbell Street, between Havelock and Victoria Streets, during business hours as there is a chronic lack of customer parking, space on Lucknow's main street. In the letter, read at the village council meeting on April 14, the business associa- tion blamed the parking problem on employees of some main street business, vehicles of those in car pools travelling to neighboring towns, and vehicles of persons departing on bus trips from the. post office. While attempts have been made by the businesses to educate people to use park- ing space across from the Legion and behind main street businesses, it has met with "minimal success", the letter stated. Reeve Herb Clark said an article in the Sentinel may help educate the offenders to use other parking available in the village. However, if no improvement in the park- ing problem occurs, a parking limit bylaw will be passed at the June council meeting. "Parking is definitely abused in town," said Councillor Eldon Mann. Bylaw officer Jack Crozier, who was also in attendance at the meeting, said a parking bylaw could be enforced by mark- ing tires and, if the mark is still on the tires two hours later, a ticket would be issued.. He said this could be done once per week. However, if a parking -bylaw is passed, he recommended that the bylaw be in ef- fect on Campbell Street from Victoria to Outram Streets instead of Victoria to Havelock Streets. Council supports new arena Lucknow added its name to the list of neighboring municipalities supporting the construction of new dressing rooms at the arena at the monthly meeting on April 14. Lucknow council passed a resolution supporting the building, of new dressing rooms at the arena and to apply for. a Ministry of Tourism and Recreation ( MTR) capital grant for one-third of the costs for the first phase of the project. The resolution makes the support for the first phase of the arena project unanimous among Lucknow, and West Wawanosh, The area has been treated to some great, sunny weather over the Easter holidays. Here, Flood tandarcl Jason, Kerri and Kent Wylds enjoy some of the playground equipment near the pool on Monday afternoon. ( Alan Rivett photo ) No decision on It's still a mystery as to the fate of Lucknow's re -submitted sewage project proposal for the entire village. Council learned at its April 14 meeting that an , answer is still a long way away. Village council received a letter from the Ministry of the Environment's London office, stating the revised application and supporting documentation for the sewage 'project has been submitted to the Priority Evaluation Committee at the ministry's district office in Owen Sound, changed for sewers yet Lucknow The letter concluded the villagewo.uld_be_.__. __. informed of the ministry's decision on the re -submitted porposal in two to three mon- ths time. However, Steve Burns, the project engineer from B.M. Ross and Associates in Goderich, has written a letter to the ministry, requesting an answer as to why it should take so long. The re -submitted sewage project pro- posal was sent to the Ministry of the En- vironment in January. $I2.5 million for women's shelters The Ontario Association of Interval Transition Houses is pleased to acknowledge the efforts of Ian Scott, At- torney General and Ontario Minister for Women's Issues and John Sweeney, On- tario Minister of Community and Social Services recently when they expressed the government's commitment to "stem the tide of family violence in Ontario". The Ontario Association of Interval Transition Houses (,OAITH1,welcor,.es_the,._ announcement of the additional $7.1 million providing a total of $12.5 million to address primarily legal enforcement and victim assistance. OAITH is pleased to note that $3 million has been allocated to further sup- port the work of existing shelters for bat- tered women. However, the organization is concerned that only $300,000 has been provided for shelter expansion as this will not meet the demand identified by shelter workers, par- ticularly in view of the increased awareness anticipated by the upcoming public and professional educational awareness campaign. OAITH is encouraged by the en- thusiastic acknowledgement of their ex- ` -peruse which leads OAITH to expect that the increased dollar allocation will allow for improved salary scales and staff ratios in the proposed new funding formula. OAITH looks forward to co-operating in a consultative manner with the Ministers in the design of this new funding formula. A change in the flood standard for the Nine Mile River recently announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is good news for Lucknow. In a press released issued recently by the MNR Minister Vincent Kerrio the flood standard has been changed from the Hur- ricane Hazel flood level to the 100 -year flood level. According to Reeve Herb Clark, the announcement has been long overdue, which will take a substantial amount of properties out of the flood plain and making more buildings possible in some areas which were previously flood susceptible. He said the amount of land which will now be clear of the flood plain under the new designation will vary along the flood zone map. Phil Beard, of the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority, said the Hurricane Hazel storn level wasn't an appropriate standard for the watershed which pro- mpted Lucknow to apply for the flood stan- dard change. "It's a lot more realistic level for the watershed," said Mr. Beard, adding that less property will be in the flood zone along with a lessening of restrictions of flood - proofing on buildings. J. Ashfield and Kinloss Townships who agreed to pick up 25 per cent of the deficit left after funding from the ministry and the Arena Fund -Raising Committee. Lucknow Clerk Bertha Whitcroft said the capital grant application is "ready to go" and will be 'sent into the ministry's Hanover office before the May 1 deadline. Cost estimates for the first phase of the arena project which will include new dressing rooms and service area have ranged to as high as $500,000. Council also passed a resolution to re- quest permission from MTR to demolish the old dressing room portion of the arena. Mrs. Whitcroft said the resolution was necessary as this section was originally built with government money. Premier In this week's Sentinel, Premier David P?!erson paid a visit to Southwestern on- tario, stopping in Kincardine to tour the Bruce Energy Centre. SEE PAGE 2. Corlfscil Numerous items were dealt with by Lucknow Village Council during its meeting on April 14. For the Council Rriefs...SEE PAGE 5. Social Ne.u,s Families in the village had many visitors with them for the Easter weekend. For the Lucknow News...SEE PAGE 8. Arena Kinloss Township Council passed a resolution supporting the construction of new dressing rooms at the arena. The support for the first phase of the arena project is unanimous among the four municipalities. SEE PAGE 3.