HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-10-11, Page 1Construction of the new Co-op store and warehouse on Huron
County Road 1, just south of the village, has been halted for
almost two weeks. The contractor, D. H. & L. Metal Buildings
Systems Ltd., Milton, have declared bankruptcy. The
Lucknow Co-operative is ascertaining how much it will cost to
complete the building and will then hire another contractor to
finish the job. The new building which will co=orindate all of
the co-operative's services at one location was to have been
completed for opening the end of September.
Noisy Lady wins
9,000 modified
The Noisy Lady owned by Glen Porter and Art Helm,
Lucknow, placed first in the 9,000 modified class
championship of the Molson's Canadian Tractor Pulling
Association Points Series.
The Lady came in third in the 7,000 pound modified class.
The 1978 CTPA Tractor Pulling season winners were
announced last week.
The Noisy Lady pulled up from third spot at the halfway
stage to capture the 9,000 modified class championship with
146 of a possible 212 points.
In the 7,000 class she took 203 points behind Maurice Cayer
of` Casselman with his Canadian Flyer which won the class
with 212 points . of a possible 307 and Clare Henshaw of
Thamesford whose Binder Winder pulled in whir 205 points.
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Pathetic turnout at meeting
Only five of the village's ratepayers
showed up at the Ratepayers' meeting at
the Town Hall on Tuesday,, October 3 to
hear the four councillors andthe reeve give
an account of their actions for the last two
years.
Councillor Bud Hamiltoh, commented
that it was "pathetic" that so few people
had come out to the meeting. "I can't
understand why' there isn't more turned
out," he said. "People will stop you on the
corner or call you at home to complain, but
then they won't take advantage of the
opportunity provided by this meeting."
Councillor Ab Murray said he would
have liked to see more people out because
so small an attendance "hardly makes it
worthwhile."
With a municipal election coming up -the
end of .November, a ratepayers' meeting
must be held to provide the ratepayers with
an opportunity to question the members of
council and for council to account for the
way they have spent the village's tax
dollars and provide a summary of the work
they have cornpleted.
Councillor Tom Andrew of the recreation.
and roads committees said that $49,;000
was spent on roads this year and that the
road program .for the year was completed,
The project was the rebuilding of Havelock
Street from Willoughby Street to the
Anderson Flax Mill. The ministry of
transportation will set ioad priorities for
future projects in the village later this fall.
Bud Hamilton who sits on the recreation
and water works committees explained that
domestic water rates had gone up twice in.
the last two years because of the capital
expenses on repairing one of the pumps
and cleaning the standpipe. Al Herbert,
village clerk, pointed out that the, village
cannot build up a surplus to act as a
standby for maintenance of the water
works and therefore when,- something goes
wrong it has to be paid out of current
revenue.
Ab Murray , of the property, sanitation
and arena committees said that the new
*system of taking the town's garbage to the
liomesville landfill site is working smooth-
ly and econoinically.
Bill Crump on the . arena, hydro and
conservation committees, repotted that he,
as the town's representative, was to meet
with the Ministry of Environment last,week
to ensure' that the cleanup of the Lucknow
River and the repair of the train street
conduit is on the Maitland. Valley Conser-
vation Authority's 19.79 budget.
Councillor Murray said that one thing he
regretted was that council was not further
along with a sewage works project for the
village. He pointed out however, that a
change in the Ministry of Environment's
funding for such projects had stalemated
the Lucknow application for a year.
Murray also pointed out that he was not
satisfied with the quality of police
protection the village is receiving from the
Ontario Provincial Police. He said he's not
convinced -they're doing their job. Bill
Crump stated that council had asked a
member of the Kincardine "detachment to
attend a council meeting in September and
no one appeared at the meeting.
CO-OPERATION WITH TOWNSHIPS
Reeve George Joynt told the meeting
that the village's financial picture is good
and that the services available in Lucknow
today, the arena, swimming pool, medical
centre and dentist suite, are . possible
because of the village's co-operation with
the" surrounding four townships.
Joynt said it is not possible to expect
industry to locate iti Lucknow because of
the wage rates established at Douglas
Point and the transportation costs to get
goods to markets in Toronto do not make it
MURRAY
feasible to locate here.
Concerning the question of the arena
being condemned at some time in the
future, Joynt said that if the arena is
checked every five years, and the engineer
who did the reconstruction is consulted,"
the arena should still be standing long after
you and I are dead."
Joynt saidit is too bad that the citizens of
the village take such a passive attitude to
the municipal business. "It takes a
financial crisis or something to get a full
house at a ratepayers' meeting," he said.
Joynt stressed that the four councillors
are community minded people and that he
and the council tried to give as good a value
as possible for the ratepayers' money,
which isn't easy with today's rising costs.
"Anyone can spend money,'' said Joynt, •
"You have toremember who you represent
and what you have to spend,"
None of ,the councillors nor the reeve
would state theirintentiMis in the
upcoming election,, Nominations do not
have to be in before October 2 and ail said
they would wait until that time to declare
their candidacy or to annbutice they will not
run this, year.