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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-04-23, Page 4New West Perth Nave to move quickly' before fall election CONTINUED from page 1 still•io-he created transition committee, which will' begin .;tits thorough w .thc Kugler appro July. Reeve John B !that the tea iitional co *nee can only recommend to the new coun- cil. .while -the transitional board can legally act on any thing before the official Jan. 1st implementation date. "1 think it'yp good idea. and a logical step, Hibbert Reeve' ter McKenzie wondered if a 22 - member hoard is -too large. but as Fullarton Coun. Lloyd Walkout explained. the board would only uutiftrize the work to be done iliVeh has been recommended by .the transitional committee. Thc� also would only meet once or twice a month. then dissolve once the neo municipality takes effect. "I sec` this as a continuation of a process we started a year and a half ago." added Deputy -Reeve Norris. "It just makes it happen legally." Taylor added this step will make it business as usual on Jan. 2nd. since all -of the background work will have already been completed. "We'll he ready for busi- ness, just the sante as any other business which is merg- ing." she said. The transitional committee. - Meanwhile. will have the transitional hoards chair pre- sent rather than the incoming mayor. since the background .work muse hegira months helore the Nos.. IOth munici- pal election. If they waited tier the election of the mayor. it would certainly he too late. The municipality's employ- ees future will be decided quickly and fairly, the coun- cils decided: likely with the assistance .of some outside professionals, Other concerns were also filially brought to the table for•the'lust.time. but not .without some urging from Coun. Van Pelt that that occur. Some politicians rc- `addressed the question of assets and liabilities. while others were mildly concerned with Mitchell's move to wilh- draww some, muncav frdm a surplus to keep their local portion of taxes at zero per . •cent this year. Foodbank anniversary Food needed year round CONTINUED from page 2 schedule. and may forget to make a donation." The food - bank chair says people tend to think about giving food in the fall at Thanksgiving and at Christmas. The foodbank lias been happy with the sup- port of the community. Bonnett says whenever they're in need, thc commu- nity seems to respond. "We've received wonderful. generous support." She also thanks the many volunteers who have given hours of their time. "As a volunteer committee we've been really pleased with the support of the volunteers and' thc very'positive way the foodbank came together." The committee is on a two- year rotation with four of'tltc original members, slaying on to help the new four that will . be named next year. This method will continue to ensure there's always half of the group who's experieticed. The eight churches that make up the committee are: .$gmondville United, Northside United, Cavan United, Bethel Bible, St. Thomas Anglican. St. Columban Roman Catholic; St. James Roman Catholic' and First 'Presbyterian. Food donation boxes arc located at town hall, the two Seaforth grocery. stores and the Egmondvillc store, as well .as the Egmondville church and.T.M,P • Anybody ,interested lin vol- unteering can contact volun- teer ,coordinator Grace Wiggins after 6 p.m. at 527- 1314. And for more informa- tion on the foodbank .or dona- tions, please call Deborah Bennett at 522-0764. PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT $30,000 DONATION - Marlen Vincent, president of the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation, far right, and Alf Ross, vioe-president, second from right, recently presented the hospital with a cheque for $30,000 to go towards the purchase of new equipment. Accepting the cheque on behalf of the hospital are, from lett: CEO Bill Thibert, Dianne Wood - R.N. and Judy Lamont, R.N. The foundation manages financial donations and bequeaths to the hospital and is planning another fundraising request by mail in December. Letters will be sent to individuals in Seaforth and surrounding communities served by Seaforth hospital including Brussels which has a satellite clinic operated by Seaforth doctors four days a week and Blyth with a clinic open three days a week. Possible for landfill to expand - but needs government approval BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Editor Technically. the Mid -Huron Landfill Site (MHLS) can expand its size and therefore increase its life. However. the next hurdle is obtaining goy- ' ernment approval. Professional engineer Jim Yardley of Conestoga -Rovers & Associates (CRA). con- sulting engineers for MHLS. told the board at. its April 17 meeting there were three ways to approach the govern- ment to obtain approval. "Yes, you can change the contours (of the site). Can you raise the top'! - Or exca- vate further down'!" Yardley • went on to explain the best method of expansion. All the current hydrogeo- . logical studies -down on the landfill are based on the existing base. "There's not much room to manoeuvre. The leachate design would change. It's designed for the leachate to ;flow to the wet wells. It wouldn't get you much (extra landfill space) - inaybe a few feet." The engineer said if the site was built higher the peak could probably go seven to eight metres higher. which would he the same, heir;ht as an old landfill on the site which has been capped. This extra height would probably add about two more years onto the site. Three Ways to Expand There is a section in the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) that allows for the expansion of a landfill of leis than 40,000 cubic metres without a hearing. The second approach is to .go through an Environmental Assessment exemption which restricts the expansion of the landfill for a set period of , time -,a maximum of five years. This approach is usual- ly -done when a landfill is in an interim period or when the site is full and waiting for an expansion. "You're not in either now. They'd say come back in 10 years," said Yardley. The third method requires going through the complete Environmental Assessment process. "You would go through the scope of an EA and follow the terms of refer- ences. You would have to tie that in to the (county's) Waste Management Master Plan,'' said the engineer. Assessing the capacity available at the site and a cost benefits analysis of the expansion . would cost approximately $1,500. If the MHLS board wanted to pro- ceed with an Environmental Assessment. a feasibility study preceding this, would cost in the range of $5,000. according to CRA. .The first or third option looked most possible. But since the board made an obligation to neighbours of the site when it opened that it "wouldn't be open forever." • it was generally agreed upon that the first option of an expansion under 40.000 cubic metres would he the most likely scenario. However, no formal Motions could be passed because there wasn't a quo- rum at the MHLS April hoard meeting. Chair Laurie Cox. of Goderich Township, said the board would try to make a decision at its next meeting since the profile of the landfill base might have to change slightly to accom- modate the increased height. The top of the berm would he about 2611.5 ft. Neighbouring residents are at 269 ft. "I don't think the height will bother the neigh - bouts," said Cox. "We promised the neigh- bours (when the landfill orig- inally opened) we'd be out quick," said secretary Larry McCabe of Goderich. Right now the landfill site at Holmesville accepts about 56,000 tonnes of. waste a year. Presently their tipping fee is $35 per tonne. Ken Hunter asked Cox. who is a member of the county's com- mittee dealing with waste management. what the tip- ping fee would be at Exeter or Moms when they become county landfills. Right now the.committee "has no idea" but he estimat- ed the fee could.bc as high as $80 per tonne or more. Hunter said it would cost the member municipalities $300,00( if they clos..d the landfill now and had to go elsewhere. He later estimated the figure at $450,000 if trucking costs were added on. Number of Years Left "Based on 1.2, cubic metres of waste per person (from thc eight member municipalities ' per year) the site is projected to last until.2007. about nine months longer .than last year," said Yardley. The. engi- neering firm keeps a close eye on, population numbers and their estimates on waste include a one per cent popu- lation increase a ,year. Originally when. the landfill was opened. the calculations were, based on two cubic metres of waste -per person fur. -a. year. "There's 10:5 years capaci- ty in the landfill site at the beginning of this year." he said. In contradiction. the firm of Gore & Storrie predicted the site at Holmesville had 12 - and -a -half to 13 years left when if did its recent waste management study for Huron County. .Appointment made Paul VandefMolen has been appointed to Seaforth's recre- ation and parks committee. 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