The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-10-18, Page 2:0'
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-., Construction` of the new Co -op store and warehouse on Huron
County Road 1, just south of the village, has. been belted for
almost two weeks: The. contractor, D. H. & L. Metal Buildings
Systems Ltd., Milton,have declared bankruptcy. The
p rtalning how Co -o erattve Is sacs much it will cost to
complete the building .and will then hlte . another contractor to
finish the job. The new building; which will co-orindate . all of
the co-operative's' iservices at one location was to have been
completed for opening the . end ' of September.
The Noisy Ttady 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 lass. ,,
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 tok 203 points behind Maurice Cayer
of Casselman with his: Canadian Flyer which won the class
with 212 points of a possible 3.07 and Gare Henshaw of
Thamesford• whose Binder Winder pulled in with 205 points.
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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 aid:the reeve give
an aecount\of their actions for the last two
years.
Councillor Bud Hamilton commented
that it was "pathetic" that so few people
had come rout to the meeting. "1 can't
understand why there isn't more \.turned
out," he said. "People will stop you on the
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ctrer or call' you at home 'to com lain, 'but.
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then' they won't take •advantageof the
opportunity provided `b this meeting."
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Councillor' Ab Murray said he would -
have liked to see more
people out because
so small attendance "hardlymakes it
worthwhile.'?
With a municipal election coming up the
end of Nove ber, a rateIayera meeting
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must be held to provide the ratepayers with
an opportunity to question the Men -berg of
council and for council to .account for the
Way they have spent the villages tax
dollars andp rovide a sunimary of the work
they have completed,`
Councillor Tont Andrew of the recreation
and roadscommittees
s said that $40+
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was spent on roads this year and that the.
road' prOgrant kir 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 road priorities for
future projects in the village laterthis fall.
Hud Hamilton who sits onthe recreation
and water works committees explained that
domestic water rates had gone up twice in.
the last two years because of the capital
expenses onrepairing 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
Homesv'ille landfill site is working smooth.
6y and ecenomicall ,
Bill Crump on the arena, hydro and
conservation committees, reported that he,.
as the town representative, was to meet
with the -Ministry of Environment last week
toe'nsure that cleanup of the Lucknow
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River and' the repair of the Main street
conduit -is on the Maitland'. Valley Conser-
vation Authority's 1979 budget.
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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 Pollee. He said he's not
convinced they're doing their job. Bill`
Crump stated thatcouncil had asked a
member of the .Kincardine detachment to
attend a council meeting in September and
no one appeared at the meeting.
COOPERATION WITH TfWNS'S
Reeve George Joynt told the meeting
that the villaSe'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.township's.
Jo- �t said possible t. 'x.
industry a d it is� not po $i:._ a expect
industry to; locate in Lucknow because of
the wage rates established at Douglas
Point andthe
transportation costs to get:
goods to markets in "Toronto do not make.it
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 1 are dead," ' • • '
Joynt said it 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
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are corrin itlity minded people and that he
'and the council tried to give as good a value
as possible for the ratepayers' _.... ers' mone ,.
which isn't easy, with todays, rising costs. •
"Anyone can spend ~money,' said Joynt,'
"you have• reinemberwhoyou represent
to ,. who
and what . you have to ,spend."
None of the councillors AOC. the reeve
would state theirs .intentions °in the
upcoming election, Nonth i tions `do not
have to be ;in Were 0006014 ananti *11 •salt
they would Wait :until. that ' time to declare
their:candidacy or to announce they will not
run this year.
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