HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-04-02, Page 2Page 2- Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 2,1997 •
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Savings could be more than 525,000, says resident
From page 1 it's t's one legaFentity,1
can't see how finances can
be kept separate. If there's
a new council, there's
going to be new by-laws
andthere's nothing to .stop
the next council from
'changing them:," said resi-
dent Gordon
esi-dent;Gordon Fletcher.
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Councillor, Gerald
Mowbray and Brian Wolfe
agreed saying the public
would be disillusioned if
they believed the wards
wouldalways remain sep-
arate.
"I think we're fooling.
ourselves to think
Lucknow can't spend our
money," said Mowbray,
Resident Jim Hanna
said a $25,000 savings is
nothing when you consid-
er the savings that could
be realized throughshar-
ing or contracting out road
work.
"The money will come
from shared services and
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Huron County has prepared a draft new County Official Plan. This
plan deals with community, economic and land use issues. While a
.number of additional workshops will be scheduled throughout the
spring, the .County of Huron, the Huron County Federation of
.Agricultureand the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario. are
jointly sponsoring 3 initial workshops in early April: .
Meeting #1 April 8.. 8:00, p.m. Hoirnesville Community Centre
Meeting #2 April 10 8:00. p.m; Hensel! Community Centre
, •Meeting #3 ., April 14, 8:00 p.M. Belgrave Community Centre ;.
Copies of the draft plan will be available atthe meeting and are
available in advance . from the Huron County Planning and
Development Department(519) 524-2188
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privatization of services consider amalgamation:
when you start looking at Be said it didn't need to
the bigger picture, Anda spend the money to create
youbetter get on" it or " "super highways" and
they're going to push it asked whether the town-
down your throat," said ship could cut back on
roadsin order to save.
Resident Andrew Paige Murray said the money
said' if council is unsure was spent on roads back in •
whether it will. be forced it the 70's because it was
should set up a contin made available by the
gertcy. plan that could be province through. condi-
put in place; at the last tional. grants.. If the•town
moment, Hie also didn't ship didn'.t .use the money,
believe there .would, be which ,was sometimes 70.
ample savings .through • to 80 per cent of the total
sharing road services. . project, it ,was penalized
"The roads . are not the following year with
going to get,any shorter.. reduced funding.
Maybe you could .chew This year, the township
down the wages but, if the operates with the.help of a
department is stationed in $450,000 provincial grant.
Lucknow, who's. going. to Next year there will be no
get their roads plowed grant but also no expense
first?" he questioned. • for 'school boards which
Murray said the savings, normally costs about the
would come from road same.. Coun.: Mowbray
construction, not winter expects that • with new
road maintenance. ` municipal'. expenses for
Resident Don Ross'. library, police and social
believes the township is to ,servies, it.will be over
blame for putting itself in $200,000 short from being
the position where it must a self-supporting township
Hanna.
in 1998.. '
f amalganiatiott will be
forced in the end, Coun.
Doelman would rather see
it be a plan implemented
by the municipalities
rather than the province
because of the fear of los-
' ing they township's c m-
munity spirit.
"You can't put a dollar
value on that."
Council agreed that no
stone would" .be left
unturned if ,the residents
wish the process of
restructuring to continue:
Responses from question-
naires handed out
Wednesday evening will
be reviewed before or at-
` council's. next regular
meeting April 7. It will •
then decide how to, or if 'it
will, proceed:
Doelman saki after the
meeting that... he didn't get
a clear picture of whether
residents were ' for' or
against amalgamation; He
, felt many 'wanted• more
information, as council
does, before deciding. .'
na gamest on pros and cans
Kinloss 'Ibwnship coun-
cil showed a greup of 60
residents Wednesday night
the : advantages and disad
vantages it saw in:amalga-
mating. with the .village of
Lucknow.
Council felt having 'one .
,municipal office that was'
open -every business day,
• including lunch hours and
vacation was an'advantage
'that would be achievable
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office worker to assist the.
clerk.
Cost •.of equipment,.
,office. spaee, heat 'and
hydro could be 'shared
along with the cost ,of •a
replacement computer.'
Another advantage listed
was that the cost • of semi-
nars
eminags and ' county meetings'
could be split. •
Under disadvantages,
councillors would have a
vote - on issties not pertain-
ipality. Lucknow may.
wish to share Kinloss'.:
waste disposal site after its
agreement with
Holmesville has been ter-
minated (1:5 to 20 years
from now.) Agreement's'
forfire,recreation and,
medical would have to' be '
renegotiated and residents
in the north end:of the
township would have. to
• travel to do business at the
clerk's .office. Another.,
itein is the cost of chang-
ing their address and sta-
ing to their original 'munic ' .tionary.
The Lucknow Skating Club's Silver '.Skates,
took place last weekend in celebration of 25
years asan organized club. In the Isn'tshe.
lovely group is back .from left,- Kristina
Drennan, Emily Morrison,' Chelsea. Adamson,
Megan Taylor and Laura Bere, Front, Sarah
Ritchie, Brittany, McGlynn and Julie, Phillips:
Watch for other photosin this week's' edition.
Liquor offenses,
Kincardine OPP have
charged a 20 -year -Old man
with drinking in a •place
other than his residence
after he was seen drinking
from a bottle on Campbell
Street in Lucknow March
21. •
In' a' separate incident,,.
committal ,ilii..
OPP have also charged
three adult males, includ-
ing the driver., with -liquor
violations after a vehicle
was stopped in.. Kinloss
Township,; Highway '9,
'March 22.
Police found' open
liquor in the vehicle.