Huron Expositor, 1999-07-14, Page 6U
Tuckersmith
briefs
Tuckersmith
supports
two-tier
system
of county
government
Tuckersmith Township
council supported a two-
tier government for
Huron County by
endorsing a
recommendation from
the North Huron
Restructuring Committee
at its June 15. meeting.
"Our position, as of
that meeting, was still
supporting two-tier
government since that's
the way McKillop
Township and Seaforth
are going," said Reeve
Bob Broadfoot.
On the agenda for
Tuckersmith's July 6
meeting was a
presentation from Bob
Bell, representing The
Concerned Citizens for
the Promotion and
Implementation of a
Single -Tier Government
in Huron.
The recommendation
from the Wingham-area
North - County
Restructuring Committee
said it welcomes support
and assistance from the
county during the
restructuring process but
objects to 'any proposal
to alter the all-
councillors strategic
planning session
decision without . full
consultation with all
lower tier municipalities.
Tender accepted
Tuckersmith Township
council accepted a tender
from Yundt Brothers
Construction Ltd. for the
reconstruction of
William - Street in
Egmondville at a tender
price of $63,374.29 at its
June 15 meeting.
Surplus clean fill
will level property
Any surplus clean fill
from ongoing road work
in Egmondville will be
'used to level property on
the Mill Road adjacent to
Milton Dietz Feeds,
Tuckersmith Township
council decided at .its
June 15 meeting.
Reeve Bob Broadfoot
said surplus dirt was
placed on the property of
Lot 13 to 16 during road
reconstruction a few
years ago and it will now
be leveled out with the
surplus fill so it can be
mowed to control weed
growth.
"It's just a
housekeeping item," he
said.
Resolutions supported
Tuckersmith Township
council supported two
resolutions but turned
down a third at its June
15 meeting.
It supported a
resolution from
Tyendinaga Township
petitioning the
--government to require a
full deposit refund
system for all refillable
beverage containers.
It also supported a
resolution from
Bosanquet requesting the
provincial government to
provide grants ;and
subsidies to
municipalities to enable
them to extend
waterlines into rural
areas so that the cost to
rural residents is
comparable to the cost of
urban residents.
Council defeated a
resolution from the
Township of Front of
Leeds and Landsdowne
petitioning the federal
and provincial
governments, the
minister of education
and the local school
boards to reinstate bible
rdadings and prayer in
the Canadian school
system.
News
Marijuana harvest is soon
From Pogo 1
he said.
Meanwhile, the farmer can't
make that much in an acre of
corn.
."These (guys) come
trespass on a farmer's
property.; yank out'the corn
plants and piggy back on the
farmer's expense; said Scott.
adding the number of
marijuana crops seems to have
been increasing in the past
tour or five years.
He said it goes in cycles and
right now, marijuana is
becoming more popular. One
reason is because a person
drinking and driving can be
caught hut an officer can stop
someone and know they are
stoned hut has no way of
testing for it.
For that reason. he said
people will drink as much as
they legally can and turn to
marijuana instead at parties.
Unless the person has a car
accident where someone is
injured, the OPP can't take a
blood• sample to detect
marijuana use. If there is an
accident and drug use is
found, the penalties are the
same as if the person was
drinking and driving.
But the other penalties
aren't. The fine for being
found with alcohol is almost
$200 while a person charged
with possession. of 'a narcotic
may have to.go to criminal
court but will likely only see a
tine of about $1(X) for a first-
time offence.
It's another • reason
marijuana use is growing and
Scott said it's frustrating for
0
OPP arc asking farmers to
keep their eyes open and are
encouraging them to call it
they see anything suspicious.
Scott said the past couple
weeks have seen a number (A-
eolis
fcalls come in alerting police to
suspected marijuana crops and
e advises farmers who are
hesitant to call the OPP
directly .to use Crime
Stoppers. The organization
will pass the information to
the police without the farmer
having to identify himself.
Scott advises farmers to
A marijuana plant take -down • as much
police, information as they can about
And the people growing it'vehicles or people they sec on
in farmers' fields come frorn
all walks of. life.
While it is becoming more
common among teenagers, he
said anyone is involved.
"We've nailed a 55 -year-old
business .owner who was
supplementing his business
income with a good crop of
marijuana." Scott said. • •
He said some people will
grow 20 plants for themselves
while others will work on •a
crop of thousands.
Without the help of farmers.
it's hard for OPP to find the
crops.
• "These guys -can hit the
countryside and ,'o
undetected," said Scott.
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anyone directly.
Right now. he said many of
the marijuana crops are about
four to five feet tal ..They can
grow to about seven to.10 feet
tall but remain hidden by the
height•of com crops.
He said farmers can expect
to see. marijuana growers
checking the plants, watering
them if it's dry and doing
some pruning at this time of
the season. • •
- Depending on when they
were. planted and whether they
were started out. in home
operations. Scott said the
marijuana harvest can begin: as
early as the'end of this month.
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