HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-12-12, Page 5Lucknow Sentlriell, Wednesday, December 12, 1984 --Page 5
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The: December Session of West Wawa-
nosh Township council took place in the
once at the municipal works garage on
Tuesday, December 4. All members atten-
ded with Reeve Aitchison presiding.
No one reported a declaration ofinterest.
On a motion by councillors Hickey and
Todd the minutes of the November meet-
ing were adopted as .printed.
Correspondence included a letter from
the Ministry of Transportation and Com-
munications regarding rent for office space
in the/ works garage for council and clerk.
The ate had been $650.00 per year, and
the Ministry now informs council that the
current rate must be paid, which is
$1,260.00. Rather than pay sjuch, a. large
sum for such a small space, the clerk
proposed that council consider renovation
of the township hall in the . near future to
t provide office and council chambers. No
decision at this time. ,
Discussion regarding the fate of the
Huron County Pioneer Museum resulted ie
the clerk being directed to inform the
Agriculture and Property committee that
this municipality -concurs with the commit-
tee's recommendations - le: 1. 'Restoration
of the (present ,building) ,school, re -use of
the workshop structure, and substantial
reconstruction, of the additions to the
ndorse -open
committee
meetin s'
A report advocating that council and
committee meetingsbe open to 'the public
and that the public have easier access to
certain information was endorsed. by
Huron County Council.
The report, prepared • by a joint
provincial -municipal committee. on oplen
meetings and access to information,was
given unanimous support by council at its
regular rmonthly meeting Thursday
without discussion.
• Council has grappled 'with the issue of . .
open . committee meetings over the past
year after a citizen requested it consider ,
the open concept for all meetings.
The joint committee report recommends
that:. all council meetings beopen to the
public; that ' meetings of committees of
council be closed to the public only when
the subject matter under consideration in-
volves matterspermitted to be discussed
m closed session by statute; that councils
provide public notice of meetings; that the
clerk shall provide in writing the reason
for a'closed session when a committee
meeting , or a committee of. the whole '
meeting is closed' to the public and that
bylaws may only be passed at an open ses-
sion of council.
The recommendation on . access. to
municipal information suggests that the
list of documents available to the public '
for inspection be expanded, that
municipalities should be given reasonable
otice of requests for information and-
tould be allowed to levy fees for supply -
g documents and, that an. avenue for ap-
al by citizens should be ' in place if
unicipal employees refuse to supply ing
ortnation.
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Lucknow clerk -treasurer Bertha Whit-
roft has informed. The Sentinel that Place
Street resident Grant Helm was invited to a
ecember 3 meeting, called byLucknow
illage Council to discuss the proposed
ewage treatment facility with West
awanosh residents, as a representative
Helm Welding Ltd., a taxpayer in the
�wnship, not as a Lucknow ratepayer.
Lucknow residents who live on Place'
treet signed petitions objecting to the
ocation of the treatment 'facility in West
awanosh dear their homes but were not
sked to ' the December 3 ` meeting. Only
est Wawanosh residents on Place Street
ere 'invited to the meeting.
school in a phased project over 5 years, at
an estimated cost of $2,1374520; 2, Total
County contribution to the project be
$,300,000.00 per year for 5 years. (The
(1984 figures) estimated cost to West
Wawanosh is $5,300 per year.)
Motion by. .Councillors .Todd and Ray-
pard, That the Township of West Wawa-
nosh hereby requests the Huron County
Planning Department to undertake the
development of a Secondary Plan for the
Township of West Wawanosh,
The agreement between Ashfield, Kin-
loss, Lucknow and West Wawanosh for
operation of the Lucknow Health Centre
was discussed. Council will agree to have
the agreement signed by the Reeve. and
Clerk when copies of the following are
received: 1. Original agreement of 1974; 2..
deed of 1974; 3. new deed.
The "''road superintendent discussed
fences at the pits which the Ministry of
Natural Resource:; . will require ' to be
erected ,unless "relief from compliance"
is requested and granted by them.' Snow -
blowing (if required in '84-.'85, season) will
done by the. same equipment as '83.84'
season. A ,grader operator is available for
snowplowing (on a casual basis) if requir-
ed.
Motion by .Councillors Brindley and
Todd; That the Township of West Wawa -
nosh hereby authorizes the road superin-
tendent to advertise for :tenders, in the
'Lucknow Sentinel for two weeks, for a
Class 4 Industrial diesel tractor and front
end loader.
Road accounts in the sum of $12,623.24
were passed for payment on motion of
Councillors Todd and Hickey, ..
By-law #13-84 was given third reading
andfinally passed on motion of Councillors
Todd and Hickey. The original Procedural
By -Law was amended slightly by this
by-law to alter the starting time of day
meetings.
Councillor Hickey reported on the latest
Blyth Fire. Area board meeting. The
complaint of a resident of the south end of
West Wawanosh about a fire van to' the
Blyth Department which they refused to
- answer was discussed at the meeting. Sub- •
sequent to the fire board meeting, West
Wawanosh clerk received a- call from the
Blyth Fire Chief, who had been investig-
ating the complaint for some time and
finally was able to determine what day the
call came in and the reason for the non
attendance' at the -fire. The person who took
the call understood the caller to say they
"were burning a house" but that the
Department's ,services were not immedi-
ately required. Chief Bowes regrets the
misunderstanding very much, and stated
that a misunderstanding on the part of the
operator answering the telephone was
exactly whet had transpired, and, that the
Department had not refused to answer the
fire call. He noted, again, that his Depart-
ment has never refused to answer a fire call
and has no . intention of doing so in the
future, either.
Councillor Todd reported on the latest
arena board meeting. The replacement of
the aren a has been put on hold for the
present as funding is unavailable.
Reeve Aitchison reported that he had
hired Tom Nicholson with his bulldozer . to
level and compact the garbage at the
dump.
A lengthy discussion about the proposed
sewage system for Lucknow (in ' West
Wawanosh) and the immediate steps to be
taken by West Wawanosh Council on
behalf' of its own interests and those of 'itc
concerned ratepayers, consumed a con-
siderable amount of time.
Tenders for the tractor loader will be
opened and considered on December ' 18.
The general accounts were ordered to be
paid on motion of Councillors Brindley and
Hickey.
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