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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-08-17, Page 1KNO Single copy 35c Published In Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, August 17, 1983 20 Pages Council takes option on land for sewage treatment plant in Lucknow Lucknow Village Council has paid $500 to Chester Finnigan of Lucknow as an option to purchase property lying in the Township of West Wawanosh for the purpose of a sewage treatment,plant. The decision was made at a special meeting of Council held on June 1. Council was forced to find an alternate site for the facility and tile bed system when Floyd Milne of Lucknow refused to renew the option on his land. Council has held nine special meetings this year in addition to their regular monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. There has been no press coverage of these meetings because council did not inform the public or the press the meetings were being held. According to the minutes of the meetings, none were closed committee of the whole sessions and therefore were open to the public. Other business discussed at the special meetings included discussion of an applica- tion for a special policy area in the village's proposed secondary plan. January 11 On January 11 council held a special meeting to approve a two zone approach for the village's secondary plan which is being prepared by the Bruce County Planning Department. Council met with Janet McGin- nis of the Bruce Planning Board and Phil Beard of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority to discuss application for a special policy area in the secondary plan. January 17 On January 17 council met with Bill Vodden, Village auditor, George Brophy, village solicitor and Burns Ross, village engineer to discuss the preparation of new figures for the area outside the serviced area of the proposed sewage works if the charge were lowered to $50. January 26 On January 26 council met with Andrew Burgess of the Kincardine OPP and his Sargeant to discuss policing of the Jamboree '83 weekend. Councillor Herb Clark presented a propos- al from the Lucknow District Fire Depart- ment requesting a donation towards the cost of 20 beepers for the department's new pager system. The total cost would be $10,276, to be shared by the four municip- alities served by the department. Council decided the donation would be subject to approval of the other municipalities before council would approve the request. February 9 On February 9 council met with Janet McGinnis and Don Scott of the Bruce Planning Board and Rick Hundey and Doug Olbright of the Ministry of Housing and N. Saidenburg and Phil Beard of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Council requested ministry of municipal affairs and housing to establish a special policy area within the village for the purpose of the new secondary plan. February 17 On February 17 council discussed the special policy area of the secondary plan further with McGinnis and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. March 17 On March 17 council met to look over Turn to page 20 Hydro gives approval to negotiate A Kincardine company headed by devel- opers Sam McGregor and Barry Schmidt could begin negotiating with Ontario Hydro as early as next week to reach an agreement to develop the Bruce Energy Centre. Ontario Hydro's board of directors gave approval Monday to negotiate an agreement with the newly formed Bruce Industrial Land Development Corporation (BILDCO), an associate company of Resolute Develop- ment, a Kincardine business. in addition, the Ontario government approved BILD funds to pay for the construction of the second stage of a steam - line to deliver low cost steam to industries adjacent to the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. The second stage is expected to cost $14.7 million and construction of the steamline will get underway when the first customer has signed a letter of intent, said Ontario Hydro spokesman Don White in a press release. BiLDCO and Ontario Hydro will work together to reach an agreement to develop and market the Bruce Energy Centre. which calls for industries to be supplied with inexpensive steam energy. Schmidt said August 9 that the agreement will be a joint effort. "Hydro will construct and maintain the land and look after the entering into contracts with industries," Schmidt said. "We'll look after the planning and engineer- ing and servicing the land. There'll also be some joint efforts, with marketing for instance." Three hundred acres of land are in%olved in the news in the BILDCO accepted proposal but Ontario Hydro's recent acquisition of the assets of the Bruce Energy Centre Develop- ment Corporation could mean the develop- ment of an addition 300 acres, said Schmidt. "In the initial stages, we'll be looking at between 300 and 600 acres," he said. The BECDC's assets included land adjacent to the Energy Centre property. BILDCO was advised of Hyrdo's decision yesterday and while no dates have been set for the start of negotiations, Schmidt said the two groups will "probably" meet in the next one to one and a half weeks. An agreement could be reached as soon as mid-September, Schmidt said. "Some aspects will take time such as Hydro's environmental assessment. it (the development) depends on when the system is completed and the date ' that the environmental assessment is completed." Schmidt said development could start later next year with the Enercy Centre ready to operate by 1985. Chamber president concerned Kincardine Chamber of Commerce presid- ent Bob Krupp was pleased to hear the announcement but voiced his concern yest- erday that it "may be false hope". "it's good news but it sounds like it's just the right to negotiate," said Krupp. Schmidt called Hydro's decision a major breakthrough for his company. "As far as our company is concerned it's a major breakthrough. They've picked us over other companies and it's a major event for us." After practicing twice a week for two months. the Lucknow Swim team is ready for its first swim meet. The meet, sponsored by the Royal Bank. will take place August 20 at 10.00 a.m. Mildmay and Gorrie Swim teams have been invited to the meet. Girls and boys compete separately in age groups starting as young as eight and under to fifteen and over. The events swimmers will race in are. back crawl. butterfly. breast stroke. front crawl. plus relays. The Lucknow Swim team started up this year after a few years lapse. Competitors are still welcome to come and practise Thursday between S and 6. There will be no public swimming on Saturday because of the meet. Drop in and support the team. Lisa Brown, 17 of R. 1 6, Goderich was crowned Queen of the Dungannon Fair on Sunday, August 14. Lisa is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Brown and was sponsored by Sandy's Little Butcher Shop. Runners-up were Anne Alton, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Alton, R. # 7, Lucknow, sponsored by West Huron Junior Farmer. and Michele Dickson, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dickson, R. # 3, Goderich, sponsored by West Wawanosh insurance Company. Other girls entered were Betty Jane Foran, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Foran, R. if 2, Auburn, sponsored by Frank Pentland's Riverbank Sugar Shack; Joanne Buchanan, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, R. 116, Goderich, sponsored by Nile Service Centre; Lori Matthews, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Matthews. R. 11 3, Auburn, sponsored by Dungannon Kinetics; Donna Maize, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Milze, R. M 1, Dungannon, sponsored by Lake Huron Farm Drainage. The Judges were Marie Toll, Blyth; Delores Cross, Lucknow and the Dunganon 125th Queen, Laurie Dougherty, Port Albert. (Photo by Darrell Kioeze] Council briefs Town Hall basement will be new centre for senior citizens Councillor Herb Clark suggested Lucknow Village Council decide how they want to renovate the basement of the Town Hall for the senior citizens drop-in centre in the fall. Rev. George Garratt requested approval of council at their June meeting to use the new basement room as a senior's drop-in centre once the furnace is removed. Rev. Garratt was given permission to organize a committee in the fail for a seniors drop-in centre to be housed in the basement at the Town Hall. Council adjourned to the basement to discuss the floor plan and prepare sketches for the carpenter. Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Progam As the Ontario Home Renewal Program (OHRP) has been cancelled due to lack of funds, the clerk was instructed at the June meeting of council to request information on the federal program. the Residential Rehab- ilitation Assistance Program (RRAP). Clerk Bertha Whitcroft informed council the information on the program has been received and council will apply to have the program offered in Lucknow. Propose New Arena Dressing Rooms Councillor Ab Murray informed council the Jamboree '83 committee has proposed to the Lucknow Arena Board, the profit from Jamboree '83 be used to build additional dressing rooms at the Lucknow Arena. Murray said the committee intends to approach local service clubs about support- ing the proposal so the money is raised before they proceed with the project. Will Drain Property Barry McDonagh met with Lucknow Village Council at their regular meeting August 9 to discuss draining village owned property adjacent to the Lucknow Arena and his property On Ross Street. Council agreed to drain their property and McDonagh would hook up to the drain to empty the water into existing pipe running north. McDonagh will share the cost. Charge For Water The council decided to charge Huron Landscaping $100 for the 50,000 gallons of water they have taken from town fire hydrants this summer to water trees and shrubs during the drought.