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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-05-18, Page 3A simple request proves too costly LUCKNOW - "What started out. as a simple request, has turned into a costly endeavor," says Reeve Stuart Reavie. And unfortunately it's so costly, council wilt not proceed with a request to have' a crosswalk installed in the downtown area. Resident Leonard Ritchie, at the Apr. 12 meeting of council, expressed his concern about the lack of crosswalks, certain hazards 'Ind disabled parking the village. Reavie says they approached the Ministry of Transportation and were informed that MTO wasn't in favor of putting the crosswalk at an inter- section on a provincial highway. To install the crosswalk midway in the ,main street block would mean eliminating four parking spots, which Reavie said he didn't think • would sit well with the merchants. An overhead lighted sign desig- nating the crosswalk would cost $30,000. Barry McDonagh reviewed the village insurance for '94. Reavie said council accepted the policy at the May 9 meeting, with a recom- mendation for extra coverage for the firefighters. The policy, with Frank Cowan Insurance, covered thevolunteers for life insurance while fighting a fire but contained no coverage for life insurance if death occurred. at a fire practice. Life insurance will now be in effect for both situations. The planter and village sign in front of the home of •Mike and Dianne, Nicholson, on Stauffer Street, at the' northerly limits of the village has been removed. Mr. Nicholson offered to remove and salvage the planter and deliver it to the Lucknow Works Department. Council accepted Mr. Nicholson's offer of $100 towards restoration of the planter. Reavie says the planter and. sign will be relocated either a little -further north where the population sign is,. or on the northeast corner of Stauffer and Gough Streets, angled out towards the road. The reeve vacated the chair and chambers for discussion on the following quotes. A quote for a pressure washer for $950 plus taxes was accepted from . Reavie Farm Equipment, subject to the PUC foreman's approval. Reavie Farm Equipment's quote was also accepted to rent a Ford diesel tractor with mower. This tractor/mower will be used to cut all village grass, excluding the Medial Centre and Fire• Hall, on a temporary basis. Austin was instructed to snake arrangements to have someone, do the cutting. Reavie says a SEEDS grant has been applied for to enable the vil- lage to hire two summer students. Following committee of the whole meeting, council moved to offer •village. employees a 1 per cent increase for their acceptance and job descriptions for signatures. After discussion of all aspects of hydro arrears, Reavie says a "strict hydro policy will be enforced" from now on: Reavie says the bylaw officer has been requested to cruise the village and provide council with an analysis of property standards being broken. • Council approved an outdoor bar for Pizza Delight during Western Days. More than A Hardware Store 528-3008 C'MRSMRhyR • Ltt'eltnow Sentinel, Wednesday,•May Ili, 1994 - Page 3 Only non -hazardous waste in landfill •from page 1 setting fairly aggressive diversion roles," he said. Metzger assured that only non- hazardous industrial waste would be accepted at the facility. Viola Cook is a neighboring Bruce County resident. She ques- tioned whether any talks had been conducted with Bruce County people regarding their .plans for waste management. Her concern was that because of the close proximity of the potential sites to Bruce County, that the area might find itself "home to two landfill sites." Metzger said they are kept in- formed by Bruce County, "but that county is proceeding somewhat differently." It has capacity left in present landfill sites and they don't 'believe they need a new one now. In Huron County, Metzger said the present sites will reach capacity in 10 to 15 years. "There is no con- sideration being given to sharing the proposed new facility with any other county." Casey Hendriks is one of the owners on site A l . The Hendriks purchased their 100 acre farm in August '93. He wanted to know what happened to the previous six sites chosen. Metzger explained how they were eliminated under the criteria that was then in place. In. reply to Hendriks' question regarding time element to identify any of the potential sites as suitable, Metzger replied, "Close to six months." He went on to explain how the property owner is guaranteed pre - notice market value, saying that the fact a site was considered and then eliminated shouldn't affect the value of the property. • An adjacent property owner tothe west of site A4, Pat Weir, asked, "If this site is for the whole county, surely there will be impact on more. "^w•""�'."Mw^R4.w Home hardware property. Will roads have to be built or upgraded?" "We will look at that after a site has been determined suitable from a hydrogeological point." said Metzger. Larry Henderson (A 1) questioned liquid waste being dumped in the site. Metzger reiterated that the site is for solid waste only, saying if contaminants leave the site, remedial action would be taken. Monitoring wells will be located between the site and outside wells. A chicken farmer to the south of A4, Henry Jurjens, wanted to know "What kind of guarantee do you have that I won't have a rat infes- tation? What steps will be taken to control rodents?" Jurjens stated emphatically that he wanted a writ- ten guarantee that "my barns won't be affected." Metzger said a monitoring com- mittee composed of citizens around the area would be in place to report if. something detrimental is occur- ring. The site would be covered daily. Sherry Alton said, "In 30 years you're going to be. looking for another site. Can this one not be guaranteed for a longer time?" "Forty years is as long as we are prepared to make projections on what will occur," replied Metzger. Joe Van Osch questioned whether existing landfill sites in the township are .now being monitored. Metzger said that is the respon- sibility of the local municipalities. At this point Reeve Allan Gibson, also Huron County Warden, and one of the affected property owners, • spoke. He said there are six monitoring wells at each Ashfield site. Throughout the meeting Gib- son listened but never posed any questions. When the announcement of the candidate sites was made in county council, Gibson quickly declared a conflict in any future county deliberations, but added, "1 might attend the odd public meeting for interest sake."' When questioned on traffic num- bers using the site, . Metzger said specifics would be decided later on. He did • say access would be restricted to packard trucks; the site • would not be opened 24 hours a day and would be limited to normal working hours "probably five days a week", with an approved route for haulers. He indicated owners on designated routes "could be com- pensated." Other municipalities would have to use a designated transfer facility. Hendriks wanted to know what would happen if "we don't sign (access) agreement". • "Eleven sites have been identified for consideration," said Metzger. "We must fmd reason to rule each property out." If a property owner does not agree, application can be made for a warrant to enter the property. "Nobody wins in that case," said Metzger. It is ad- vantageous for the property owner to be present during the walk-on, so that areas of concern can be pointed out. To fulfill. "our goal to minimize impact on surrounding areas", Metzger said in addition to fencing, a berm or trees would be used to screen the site. , Reavie then through out for dis- cussion Intervenor. Funding. Through this •program funds are 'available to designated groups .to check the site. The •Environmental Assessment Board makes the. decision to award funds; however, the County pays the funds. This funding can be utilized' once a designated site becomes available. .Funds are not available to in- 'dividuals, with people around the site required to group together: �' ".'"""*"""*"."4" ^..EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEt1.EEEE<L� E e ;DWARF E �� 11 ays Ttt 3Great.Days 0. 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