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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-12-16, Page 5Two bist�r by Fat Halpin. Bruce County Council observed two :historic moments in its inaugural session Tuesday. It was the first meeting of a dramatically smaller, restructured council, and the first time this century that a member was elected to a second term as war- den. Milt McIver of Lindsay Township, Mayor of the Northern. Bruce Peninsula, defeated South Bruce Mayor Ralph Kreutzwiser of Culross Township for the job of 1999Warden. c McIver previously held the warden's post h 1994, and is the first person since the late 1880's towin a second term. McIver was also chair of the 1991 county restruc- turing study, which was. .rejected by council at the time but served as a tem- plate for changes that were eventually approved in 1997. "It's a personal thing for me to be Warden. I've put a lot of time and effort in. restructuring," McIver said. "It's more or less a dream come true. It is a moments big change. There is no denying that," the new Warden said about Bruce County's restructuring. "It is yet to be proven how it will work, .but I've had very encouraging dis- cussions with council and staff. People are excited about the new structure in spite of its big challenges." Guidelines and policies for the restructured coun- cil will be monitored over the coming year, McIver said, "I'm hoping the expecte- awls (of restructuring): will come to reality. If not, Conim.ittee sed to oppose D��.egaa�gravel pit The final meeting of the last council of the Township of Kinloss took place on Dec 7. As of Jan.. 1, this corporation exists no more. It will be part of the new municipality of the Township of Huron- Kinloss. A group of property owners attended themeeting to make council aware of.the..."rnouniing con- cern in the community over the possibility of Donegan Haulage resubmitting their application' for a gravel pit at Lot 16, Concession 5, Kinloss. We are ,opposed "to this gravel pit and we will use all legal avenues available to us to pre- vent it." Henry , Clank, road superintendent, explained' his conversation with the Ministry of Nature Resources and Donegan Haulage in regard to :the reha- bilitation of this, site. Council informed the groupthat no application has been received as yet. It was recommended that if an application is received, then the group could make arrangements to .meet 'with the council of the new municipality. The clerk advised coun- cil that the MNR is still demanding'that the Conc. 5, IKot 16, wayside pit be rehabilitated this fall. • A request 'has been made to :have an on-site meeting with a MNR representative, Councillor Gerald Doeilinan, Henry Clark and a representa- tive from epresentative'from, Donegan Haulage. ,The appraisal has been completed on the Kinloss municipal building. Council decided to'defer' the sale of the property to the ,new council. , OPP: rts The South Bruce ' detachment of the. OPP investigated a; single vehi- cle accident on Lockart ,Avenue, • Kinlos's Township, on Dec. 12. The driver, a 17 -year- old female, ,struck some loose gravel, on the shoul-. der, of the road. The. vehi- cle ' crossed into ' the' oncoming lane and back, prior to leaving the road- way and striking a'tree. The occupants of the. Fire Chief Peter Steer (right) received 'a cheque from Stuart Reavie acting cin behalf of the Lucknow Track* Pullers'. Association for $502.1 to be' used towards the cost of purchasing new pagers for loca'i firefighters. (Livingston photo) vehicle suf er ed minor injuries . The police are; also investigatingthe theft of a: 1991 Ford :pickup truck stolen from the parking lot 'of Gay ' Lea.' Foods, TeesWater off Dec.' 7. A "blue, 1 997 'Chen pickup truck stolen from the parking lot of West '. Wawanosh Insurance Dungannon on Nov 30. has been recovered. Theabaitdorted vehicle was found in a' bush just off Conc.'8, of Ashfield Township on ;Dec, .13. The. vehicle was not damaged': "but the license plates were missing. • Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 16, 11998 - Page or new.. council I'm committed to making a change. There has to be flexibility. I feel we are looking to a very, bright future in Bruce County." Amalgamations that will take effect in January have LtiCkNoW DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE OPEN DATES DEC. Fri. 18 Sat. ;14 , 26 CALL 528.3312 Everlasting Flowers & Gifts 9 a.m. - 5;30 p.m. reduced the number of municipalities and heads of council frorn.27 to just eight in 1999. The smaller -.number of councillors has dictated achange in coun- cil's committee structure. Tuesday's session gave councillors a taste of the committee of the whole meetings involving all councillors and depart- mentheads. Catch The Giving Spirit A drive. to Ripley is worth it, where you'll find a diverseselection of gifts and stocking staffers. dvALORE 84 Huron, Stk Ripley 395-4448 BDOLIDO Dunwoody , Chartered. 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