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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-11-02, Page 1Government | Sports |Entertainment Local candidates have the opportunity to discuss plans, issues Weekend games put Brussels Bulls in third ahead of nemesis Peter and theWolf an entertaining community effort seen by thousands Beginning page 6 See page 20 See page 31 County landfill sites ... And then there were 4? The possibilities may soon be reduced to four from the initial 11. Engineers testing the candidate landfill sites for Huron County will recommend the elimination of the three remaining Colbome locations, at the next county meeting. The Colbome 3 site, Lots 11-13, Cone. 6, East Division, will be rec­ ommended for removal because of the percentage of Class 1 and 2 farmland on the property. Colbome 2, Lot 7 and 8, Cone. 6, East Division, was found to have too much Class 1 land and Col- borne 4, Lot 9 and 10, Cone. 4, East Division, was left with an unusable shape after the elimina­ tion of a large portion of Class 1 land in the middle of the property. "Drilling has been completed on one Ashfield site and is underway on the other," says Craig Metzger of the Huron County Planning Department. "The West Wawanosh sites will be tested soon." "It is hoped all the test results will be received by this office by early in the new year," he says. CitizenTheNorthHuron Vol. IONo.43 Wednesday, November 2, 1994 so# sst included Harvest going well says crop consultant By Janice Becker With an abundance of clear, sunny days this fall, the harvest of white beans, soya beans and com has gone quite well. "Almost all of the white beans and soya beans are off with good yields, especially in the soya beans," says OMAFRA Crop Con­ sultant Allan McCallum. The edible beans have been more variable with crops looking better in the field than at harvest time. Overall, the yields were average; but they were very dependent on the amount of early season rain. "The Walton-Winthrop-Seaforth area had some poor yields due to root rot and white mould," he says. "The corn harvest has nicely started and the early reports look promising. Some information has shown yields above average." The grain moisture levels are down to 23 to 28 per cent and the grain quality is good, says Mr. McCallum. The winter wheat has been plant­ ed in large acreages, similar to last year’s crop while the hard red win­ ter wheat has seen a slight increase in acreage. "The crop looks generally good with the recent rains perking it up and good heat units available, tak­ ing it into winter in good shape," he says. Morris residents attend meeting An over-the-shoulder attack As one of his final duties as Mor­ ris Twp. reeve, Doug Fraser wel­ comed the 30 residents to the rate­ payer's meeting on Oct. 27, who had gathered to hear the candidates' platforms for the upcoming elec­ tion. Mr. Fraser has served on council for 14 years, nine as reeve, and wished the new council all the best. School trustee incumbent Doug Gamiss and challenger Allan Dett- weiler presented their ideas before leaving to attend the Turnberry meeting. All four candidates vying for a Police seek public assistance Wingham OPP are looking for anyone with information regarding some mischief at Brussels Public School over this past weekend. Halloween came early to the vil­ lage when a broken window and floodlight were discovered at the school on Sunday. A police spokesperson said the estimate of damage is $150 and the investiga­ tion is continuing. The only other incidents occuring over the weekend to mark the onsc' of Halloween were a few smashed pumpkins, the spokesperson said. council seat were present as was deputy reeve hopeful Bob Elliott. Karl MacNaughton, challenging for the deputy reeve post, was not in attendance. Some of the subjects discussed by the office-seekers included the paving of Centre Sideroad, chang­ ing yield signs along Centre Sideroad, grading of roads, manure tanks and the effect on the water table, demolition of buildings, sev­ erances, the railway allowance future, natural gas, the landfill site and recycling. Youth escapes injury A 17-year-old Lucknow area youth crashed his car last Thursday night, after swerving to avoid a deer. A spokesperson from the Wing­ ham OPP said that Eric Andrew, RR7, Lucknow was travelling west on Cone. 12/13 of East Wawanosh at 11 p.m. When he veered right to miss a deer, his 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix entered a north ditch then drove over a rock pile into a clump of trees. Mr. Andrew was not injured. The car sustained severe damage. Tim Harrison tries a different approach in an effort to snag the dangling apple during one of the games enjoyed by the students of Brussels PS on Oct. 31. The Grade 7 and 8 students organized several rooms of Halloween scares, and games for the younger pupils for an afternoon of fun. Blyth council reviews sludge storage issue By Bonnie Gropp Blyth councillors are making a recommendation to their successors that they pursue grant funding to bring the sludge storage tank to Ministry guidelines. The decision was made at the Oct. 27 meeting of council follow­ ing a discussion with Steve Bums of B.M. Ross and Associates. Informed by the Ministry of Envi­ ronment and Energy that the vil­ lage's sludge storage tank is not up to capacity for the population, Blyth agreed to apply for funding to discover the best alternative. Presently Blyth and Brussels, which is facing the same issue, are renting a farmer's land for storage. B.M. Ross suggests a $162,000 retrofit to one of the village's aera­ tion tanks to accommodate the sludge storage. Of the total cost, grant funding would cover a mini­ mum of two-thirds. Also, Mr. Burns said the tank could be reverted back to the origi­ nal purpose if in the future, the money was found to build a new storage tank. Currently Blyth and Brussels are renting property from a Morris Twp. farmer to store and spread the sludge. While Blyth councillors agreed the agreement has been working well, they were reluctant to miss the grant money offered for the expansion work. "While I at first wondered about doing this, I realized that with this we are updat­ ing some of the equipment that will in the near future need to be replaced. It represents maintenance costs we will have to do eventual­ ly," said Reeve Dave Lee. Mr. Bums agreed saying that he anticipates the equipment would need to be replaced over the next six or seven years. Mr. Bums said that no immediate decision needed to be made until grant funds have been made avail­ able. "You're certainly alright for a couple of months, but I felt it was important to report back to this council." He advised council that if they decide not to proceed then they needed to start building reserves for replacing or upgrading at the pre­ sent facility as needed. "Down the road you'll be paying 100 per cent of the project," he warned. Clerk Administrator Helen Grubb told Mr. Bums that there is present­ ly a reserve of $30,000 for the sewer plant. "I just think it's too good a chance to have things replaced at one-third the cost rather than 100 per cent," Mr. Bums said. Council agreed it would be a good idea to recommend the next council consider applying for the grant and decide on the timing for the work.