HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-01-14, Page 11ACW year focuses on renewal, repair
Denny Soott
signal -star staff
It was a year of fire protection,
infrastructure repairs and charitable
donations for Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh Township, and it looks
like it will be much of the same for
the coming year.
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek said
that ACW accomplished many new
milestones and projects this year,
while continuing on with other proj-
ects.
The biggest accomplishment was
the implementation of ACW's new
Comprehensive Zoning By -Law.
"We finalized the new compre-
hensive zoning by-law. We've got it
completed, and, while there are still
a couple of appeals being worked on,
it is in effect" Reeve Van Diepen-
beek explained "There is going to be
an Ontario Municipal Board meeting
in March to deal with the appeals,
but those are the only outstanding is-
sues."
ACW also contributed to several
local fundraising efforts, including
the CT Scanner and the Maitland
Valley Medical Centre.
"We donated $20,000 to the CT
Scanner campaign, and that is the
second of our five donations, total-
ling $100,000," the reeve said. "We
also made our final contribution to
the Maitland Valley Medical Cen-
tre."
ACW's $40,000 contribution this
year brought the final contribution
tally to $100,000.
Infrastructure was also on the mind
of ACW council, and thats proven by
the approximately 20 kilometers of
paving that Reeve Van Diepenbeek
estimates was done.
"We had quite a few construction
jobs. We paved Belfast Road for
about four blocks and St. Augustine
Line for one block."
Other repaving and reconstruction
projects included Bogey's Beach
Road, Nile Road, Zion Road, Belfast
Road, and Mid -Huron Beach Road.
Other infrastructure changes were
also made, covering everything from
land improvements and waste to fire
protection.
"We had qite a few big culvert re-
placements, and we closed the West
Wawanosh land -fill site in October.
All the Wawanosh ward waste will
be going to the Ashfield landfill."
The Lucknow Fire Department
bought a new pumper truck, which
ACW split evenly with Huron -Kin-
loss, as well as participating in the
purchase of Goderich's new aerial
fire truck.
ACW also purchased a new grader
from Volvo during the summer.
"We took over all the Lucknow
and District Recreation Administra-
tion," Reeve Van Diepenbeek ex-
plained. "We take care of the bills
and the scheduling."
Other projects that came to frui-
tion this year include the Century
Heights water system upgrades,
which . brought the system in line
with conditions that the Ministry of
Environment (MOE) set out, as well
as MOE standards.
As for the future, ACW residents
can expect to see more of the same.
"Conditional to budget, we're go-
ing to continue with equipment re-
placement," the reeve said. "We'll
continue paving more roads, but
we're not sure which are targeted
yam"
Also on the agenda will be imple-
menting a municipal drinking water
and quality system, and managing
the water systems in the area.
"We're also working on a master
drainage plan for Port Albert, that
will continue this year with consulta-
tion from B.M. Ross of Goderich,"
Reeve Van Diepenbeek said.
The Reeve also wishes to extend
his wannest wishes to all residents of
the area, saying he hopes they have.a
happy and prosperous new year.
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One of the major purchases that ACW participated in in the pas
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purchases included a Volvo Grader, and a portion of Goderich''
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