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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-09-17, Page 14 ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "TiE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON.BRUCE BOUNDARY PUKISHE 0 IN LUCKNOW. ONTARIO 20 PAGES 40e PER COPY • Carol Rintoul's expression tells it all as she was chosen Miss Lucknow F,all Fair at the Agricultural Society's dance on September 13. Here, 1985 Miss Lucknow, Melissa Becker, congratulates Carol on her, win. Miss RIntoul, 20; was sponsored by Buffy's Burger Bar of Lucknow. Wan Rivett photo) It Water chlorination to continue By Alan Rivett Chlorination of the town's water supply will continue for another five to six months until the standpipe can be cleaned and painted, village council confirmed at their meeting on September 10. Council received a• letter from' the Ministry • of the Environment requesting that the chlorination continue until the standpipe is cleaned. Council is expecting the standpipe cleaning to be completed early next year. The Ministry also requested council to have water tests taken at the village's two pumping stations before it is chlorinated. Reeve Herb Clark says village water samples are taken in the downtown area every Thursday with 10 samples taken. Standpipe inspection • Council also received the inspection report for the standpipe in the form of a letter from the village's engineering firm B.M. Ross and Associates of Goderich. The inspection was carried out by G. Philips Ltd. of Toronto. , The report states "no' serious problems are apparent", but recommends the standpipe be cleaned and re -painted within the next year. However, the report observed there is a "Significant accumulation of grease" on the bottom of the standpipe which has prevented the proper assessment of the pitting of the metal inside the standpipe, The grease, reported to be six inches deep at the bottom of the standpipe, may be a host for bacteria to form inside the standpipe, the report says. The engineering company estimated the cost of the cleaning and re -painting of the standpipe at $22;800 and the installation of the safety rails at $1,600. . Councillor Eldon Mann expressed Ms concern over putting .safety railing at the top of the standpipe, saying it might result in would-be climbers scaling the stand- pipe. "The railing would only induce some people to climb the thing, he said, However, Reeve Herb Clark said comn. cirs main problems would be to repair the roof, a problem they didn't know existed. "We don't have' to clean the standpipe for a year, but 1 think the roof is our biggest problem. None of us was aware there was a probleth with the roof," said Reeve Clark. Council motioned Clerk Bertha VVhitcroft to contact local welder Spike Bakker to •Turntopage5 . Aftemson re -instated to reeve amid controversial ruling By Alan Riven Following a controversial ruling at a special meeting of West Wawanosh Council on September 15, Jim Aitchison, who resigned as reeve of the township on September 2 was re -instated to the position. According to West Wawanosh Cletk Joan Armstrong, the township's solicitors who attended the special meeting said the resignation of Mr.. Aitchison was not valid as the resignation of a reeve requires a three-quarters majority of council. This motion was never passed at the September 2 meeting. Mr. Aitchison later withdrew his resignation. The clerk said the members of council had a "verbal understanding" that Mr. Aitchison would resign, as reeve because of health reasons, but would remain on council as a cOuncillor. "Jim thought resigning as reeve would be in the best interests of the municipality as it wouki assure representation on Huron County CoUncil," Mrs. Armstrong said in an interview on September. 15. However, the decision to re -instate 114r.0 Aitchison flies in the face of . an: earlier decision by council to seek nominations for the seat vacated on council by Cecil • Cranston, who became the new reeve after Mr. Aitchison's resignation. According to Kathy Todd, after the resignation of Mr. Aitchison, she was approached to stand as a candidate for the vacated position •and was invitedto a nominating meeting on September 9. Mrs. Todd was defeated in the last municipal election in November of 1985 for the reeve position.by a close vote. At the meeting, Councillor Rhea Hamil- ton -Seeger nominated Jim Aitchison to the councillors position. The nomination was seconded by Cecil Cranston. Cecil Cran- ston then- nominated Joe Hickey to the position, this motion was seconded by Ms. Hamilton:Seeger. In the third nomination, • Kathy Todd was nominated by' Deputy Reeve Bruce Raynard, which was seconded by Councillor Gordon H. (Harry) Brindley, she said. Due to the stalemate in the nominations, the winnerwould be decided by lots and Mrs. Todd's name was drawn She said she was later sworn in for the position of councillor. ' • t However, on Thursday, 'September 11, she was informed by Mrs; Armstrong, via Mrs. Todd's husband, Wayne, who works - for the township, that her nomination was not valid because of a "procedural error", oral' to page 3 Residents discuss new bylaw By Alan Rivett A number of interested members of .the public received a chance to give some input into the, proposed comprehensive zoning bylaw for Lucknow at the open house on September 11. • In addition to members of the Lucknow Village Council, ' Bruce County Senior Planner Jerry Murphy, Planner Bob Ag- gerholme and Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority (MVCA) representative Phil Beard were on hand at the meeting. About 10 members of the public attended. Mr. Aggerholtne, in introducing Luck- now's first attempt at a zoning bylaw which has taken over a year to complete, said the document regulates the use of the land and regulates the placement of buildings. and structures on the properties. "The zones permit uses and the uses are subject to minimum standards," said Mr. Aggerholme. In the Lucknow zoning bylaw, there are five basic types of zones including resid- ential, commereial, highvvay-copmercial and a broad band of environmental hazzard zone which conforms to the flood suscep- tible lands designated by the MVCA, he said. However, Lucknow has a special zoning designation built into the zoning bylaw called a holding *zone. Mr. Aggerholme said this was warranted because of a fringe area currently designated as flood plain area may have a different designation in the future. He saki if provincial legislation recedes the hazzard designation near the rivers, the holding zone could be lifted to accommodate a residential zone. Be cautioned those at the meeting that the zoning bylaw when, it comes into effect in Lucknow would have no bearing 'on existing buildings and property in the village. "The bylaw is not retroactive and doesn't affect Property and buildings already in existence. Whatever has been lawfully established before the bylaw can *Turn. to page.3 • Lottery Draw number 41 was made In the Lucknow and DistileC Arena 'Complex Lottery on 'September 8 with the follow- ing winners: $500 - Lee -Hamilton; $300 • Alan Coiling; $100 • Lucknow Farm Supply and $100 Belk Herbert. This week's I draw in the Arena Complex lottery was held on September 15. The winners were: $500 - David Kirldand; $300 'Brad Priestap; $100 Evans Helm and $100 -.John Cutting of Kincardine. Rabies With more than 157 cases of rabies reported in the Bruce -Grey area this year, the Bruce County Health Unit Is cautioned residents to- have their pe immunized at clinics in the area. For a hill write-up... SEE PAGE 6.