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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-03, Page 7Landfill was hig]Ei on news iist *from page 6 Accusations of govorna went indifference and eva- sions began to By near the -end of a meeting to discuss the only possible landfill site left in Huron County. About 70 people nearly tilled the Dungannon Senior Citizens' Hall for the two- and -a : half-hour meeting to discuss Site A3, which has not ' 'yet received full approval. Lucknow's 8S -year-old town hall will receive an interior face lift during which space in 'the office will be utilized to better advantage. Council's- application for use of infrastructure funds was approved in the amount of $38,505.. March 29 he building commit- tee for Phase 11 has declined all three ten- ders submitted for demoli- tion of the existing arena structure and equipment. Thetenders were for $35,880, $40,339 and $67,410. The committee is cur- rently lookingat various other proposals for the, demolition. 'A delegation from the` Ashfield Landfill Site. Committee came away from the March 21.council meet ing believing "council is supportive of our cause. It was nice to see a unanimous front (from council). It will be beneficial to our cause," said Don Alton. April S ue to a recent break- in at the Lucknow ,municipal offices, people who -had given post- dated cheques for hydro dated March 25 or after, or for their June I taxes were being asked to put a stop payment on them immedi- ately, • About $1,500 in damage was caused in the building, between broken doors and. windows and the damaged vaulr: The thermometer muni toeing the fund-raising .efforts for Phase. Il of the ���complex up to a t�ee Canvassing of thefour municipalities was set, to take place,. Supporters could buy bricks, blocks, lottery. tickets or make a monetary donation of any amount. Bruce county ratepayers will pay an average 32 cents more for :county taxes this Year. For the second consecu- tive year, Huron: County council has passed a budget `with a zero percent increase in the mill rate.. Warden. Bruce Machan warned that the picture won't be as rosy in 1996, April 12 Ashfield township council has request- ed that the Huron County Planning and Developrnent Committee invite a member of council to sit on that committee if proposed landfill site A3- is not ruled out in the next drilling tests. ' The Lucknow `. and District Kinsmen, with 'the help of other volunteers, removed all the steel on the old arena.:. 1pra119 Demralition of tl .e o1d,`. arena continued when work crews safely removed the deteriorating. trusses. A Blenheim woman, who calls herself "a victim of one of Ontario's well designed,, well-managed waste management facili- ties" gave citizens opposed to the location of a Huron n County dump in Ashfield Township a'lot of food for thought Greta Thompson ,urged the group to continue with theirnegative response until the government 'does it righrt'. ' April , 26 shfield Township dna Boyle, of Ashfield Township. The first . he heard about it was when a ioeai radio station contacted hilrn for corn - litmus. Gibson, because he - owns a sitnallpiece of site A3, is forced to declare a c'onfliet of interest when the matter is brought up at council meetings, and must leave the room, Luelutaw The Kinsmen, with help from friends, hosted a suc- cessful Wild Games night,. with proceeds going to Phase 11. LCPS achieved Green Sch®ol status by completing 100 environmental protects.. Malt May 3 plans were inplace to nark the • 50th anniversary of Victory, in Europe, The local Legion hosted an open house The Lucknow `Sentinel published a special com- memorative section. Soil testing on;;the main • street took place in prepara- tion for the' installation of new water mains and street ronstruction tucknow'$.` Thompson •was hon erred for 4S years; of d'edica ed service 'to., Guiding when she ;was pre- sented with a .Life Membership. Salvageable material from the demolition of the old arena netted Phase II fund-raisers, $27,259. After two committee ses- sions wrestling with the 1995 budget, the Bruce county, board- of education approved a 2„.96- per cent increase in the mill rate, meaning air extra $21 in school .taxes for a home: assessed at $25,000. ° May 1' eeve Allan Gibson Kinlough, was hon- as "floored" when 'cored for her 83 years as he first heard he had been of dedicated service � , asked #o .resign by the church organist and choir Concerned -Citizens of +turn=to b hd y Club Danielle Duval January 8,1.993 Years Old' thriStirral Ann lalrk 4arwar 3, 199.2 4 Years: Old Denzel Archer • danuary. 4, .1988 8 Yea QId • Trevor bitchier January 4,;1984. 11 Years Ord Blake Hiton January 6, 1987 9 Yeats Old Alyssa Toitorn January 6,1.99 1995 1 Year Old: Ashley Humphrey January 9, 1984 12 Years +Did . Kiana McKay January 9, 1984 2 Years Otd *tinel, Wednesday, January 1996 - Page 7 THE GREATES1 MOVIE AVE` -1 [P '01' Will EVER I KE'. A ;, �j.\!,IFH1'11' 1-',S1-.As,11(1\'�' FRIA1HURS» PIAN».5.11 f Sl, &. 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