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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993. PAGE 15.
County endorses servicing growth study
Huron County councillors have
endorsed a 56-point study on ser-
vicing growth in rural areas of the
county.
The report flows from the
province's decision to put a freeze
on all development in hamlets and
rural areas not served by municipal
water and sewer systems due to
concerns over environmental dam-
age from overloaded septic tank
systems.
The report was "endorsed", rather
than "adopted", because the county
wants to reserve the right to argue
against 17 recommendations set out
under provincial directives. The
terminology was recommended by
Wayne Caldwell, senior planner
with the Huron County Planning
A Huron County Development
Corporation could begin giving out
loans to spur economic develop-
ment in the county by this summer,
the report of the Agriculture, Plan-
ning and Development committee
to Huron County Council's March
25 meeting reveals.
The development corporation is
part of the Community Futures Pro-
gram, funded by the federal gov-
ernment, which was established in
December. A committee is current-
ly putting together the program's
proposal to the government. If the
proposal is accepted, the develop-
ment corporation will have $1.55
million in loans for local business
ventures with loans of up to
$75,000 for individual businesses.
Meanwhile, the Huron County
Small Business Resource Centre,
which opened January 4, has been
far busier than anticipated. Projec-
tions were that 50 enquiries would
be made per month to the centre.
By mid-March, there had been 300
enquiries.
***
A meeting is scheduled Thursday
night between county officials and
landowners affected by the widen-
ing of County Road 20 in East
Wawanosh township, west of Bel-
grave. The road improvements are
a continuation of work on the road
that took place last year in West
Wawanosh.
* * *
and Development department who
prepared the study.
Councillors had objected, at their
March 4 meeting, to an earlier draft
of the report which accepted the
provincial recommendations . "The
items that are contentious are cov-
ered by provincial ministries but if
we rubber stamp them the province
will say 'you did it to yourself,"
Brian McBurney, reeve of Tumber-
ry had said at the time in urging the
council not act too quickly.
Those contentious reconunenda-
Lions include: that municipalities
looking for more growth in hamlets
may have to undertake hydrogeo-
logical studies; the local municipal-
ities ad the county should direct
where growth should go, both with-
size of the increase being thrown
around at a meeting he had attend-
ed.
* * *
Money for childcare will be
available for some parents taking
part in the jobsOntario program.
Council approved a motion to
allow the Social Services depart-
ment to administer the funds made
available under the jobsOntario
proposal.
***
As of mid-March, the two new
homes for the aged were still not
totally complete and in the hands of
the county, Norm Fairies, head of
the Seniors and Social Services
Committee told council. The two
homes were still only about 95 per
cent complete, he said.
The buildings are without about
600 lighting fixtures which have
been delayed and there's concern
they may not arrive before resi-
dents move into the building.
***
The Cultural Service Committee
was shocked at the variation in the
tenders for groundskeeping at the
Huron County Museum. The high-
est tender was $9,534 while the
lowest was only $530. Claus
Breede, museum director/curator
said the committee was so sur-
prised by the lowest tender that he
took the unusual step of calling in
the two lowest tenders and ques-
tioning them if they really knew
in hamlets and in recreational
areas; that growth should be
encouraged in fully-serviced areas
and that development in non-ser-
viced fringe areas be prohibited;
that package sewage treatment
plants and communal water sys-
tems be encouraged in lakeshore
areas and in hamlets; that areas
with land currently designated for
recreational or residential develop-
ment, but which is not suitable for
septic tank use, be de-designated;
and that the creation of single lots
by severances include "basic" envi-
ronmental information.
The county's own recommenda-
tions include: education of home-
owners about proper care of a
septic tank; education of municipal
what would be expected of them.
"We have to give the benefit of the
doubt that they're going to do a
good job," he said.
*5*
The Huron County board of
Health has given its support to the
DIAMONDS group in developing a
specialized transportation system
for disabled, frail and elderly resi-
dents of the county.
* * *
Since the county no longer pro-
vides grants to its hospitals, council
moved to discontinue appointing
county representatives to the hospi-
tal boards. There were currently
three vacancies in the county
appointments: Goderich, Seaforth
and Exeter.
* * *
Bell Canada has filed a proposal
for a subscriber-billing 9-1-1 emer-
gency call system, the executive
committee learned. In the case of
Huron it would mean an annual
cost of $73,560 to cover the 59,000
residents.
***
Council approved a proposal to
proceed with renovations to the
Court House to meet the fire code
and province barrier-free access.
The cost of the renovations is in the
neighbourhood of $400,000to
$450,000 but the county will
receive an extra $70,585 a year in
rent from the province once the
renovations are completed.
authorities about soil suitability for
septic tanks; remove minimum lot
size values from municipal official
plans and replace with information
on the importance of drainage in
the functioning of a septic tank sys-
tem, tying lot size to the require-
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equally. In the past, he argued,
those seeking consents from the 19
municipalities had been paying the
overhead costs with their $1,000
fees while those of other communi-
ties were getting off with greatly
reduced charges.
A motion, by Lossy Fuller,
deputy-reeve of Exeter, to not
charge the $750 fee was voted
down. Mayor Shaw said the seven
municipalities had met earlier in he
week and "I'll tell you now that we
have no intention of collecting the
$750."
Dave Gower, deputy-reeve of
Goderich Township wondered what
might happen if the fees aren't
paid?
ments for safe septic tank use;
prevent expansion of cottages
where there isn't enough lot area
for the septic tank; prevent septic
tanks below the top bank level
along Lake Huron or on erodable
land.
"No one has refused to pay as
yet," said Tom Cunningham, reeve
of Hullett and chairman of the agri-
culture, Planning and Development
committee. "We'll cross that bridge
when we come to it." One possible
course of action for the county is to
revoke the permission for the seven
municipalities to do their own con-
sents, and force all consents to be
handled through the county depart-
ment.
"Mayor Shaw was not speaking
for the official position of our
municipality," said Bill Clifford,
deputy-reeve of Goderich. His
council would have to keep in mind
"that if we don't pay, we may lose
our delegated authority and it may
be hard to get it back."
County Council Briefs
Conservation group folds
Sharing severance fee
costs argued at council
For the second session in a row a
Hullett resident served as page at
county council. Chris Knox, R.R.1,
Blyth, a grade 8 student at Hullett
Central Student, was the page at the
March 25 session. He is the son of
Mel and Barb Knox.
***
Bob Humphries, Huron Ag Rep,
noted in his report to the Agricul-
ture, Planing and Development
committee that the Huron Soil and
Water District is being disbanded
after 10 years in existence. The
group has been a leader in promot-
ing conservation issues. Its assets
will be shared among the two con-
servation authorities and the Huron
Soil and Crop Improvement Asso-
ciation.
* * *
Welfare rates will increase by
one per cent this year meaning a $5
a month increase for a single adult's
monthly basic allowance or $7 for a
family of four with the maximum
shelter allowance increasing $4 for
an individual or $8 for a fantily of
four. West Wawanosh Reeve Bob
Hallam objected to the increase at a
time when taxpayers are overbur-
dened. Warden Tom Tomes, how-
ever, said he decided the actual
amount of the increase should be
given to councillors after he heard
exaggerated information about the