Huron Expositor, 2001-02-21, Page 3COMM
She scores!
Scott Hilgendorff photo
Bill Flanagan cheers for the petites as they score their third
goal in a Saturday afternoon ringette game at Seaforth and
District Community Centres. The Ringette Association hosted a
tournament on the weekend.
Tractor
driven
into side
of truck
A $2,200 bicycle was
among the items stolen
from a shed on Canada
Company Road in
McKillop Ward where
the thieves drove a
tractor into a truck
parked inside.
The resident came
home Feb. 11 and heard
the tractor running. He
discovered the damage
and a large number of
tools had been stolen
including a chainsaw.
Drunk driver stopped
A 30 -year-old
Seaforth woman was
charged with a drinking
and driving offence after
an OPP officer had to
hit his breaks when she
pulled out in her truck
in front of him.
The officer was on
Beech Street at 7:30
p.m. on Feb. 17 when
the driver pulled out of
a laneway into his path.
He hit his breaks to
avoid a collision and
stopped the driver at the
intersection of Albert
and Mill Street.
Wrong 911 addresses fixed
after ambulance sent
to wrong area home
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Sandra Hoggart panicked when she
watched the ambulance drive to the house
next door after she called 911 when her two-
year-old daughter fell down the attic stairs,
landing on her head.
Her experience signalled a problem with
the Huron County's new 911 system that
engineer Sandra Lawson says has since been
corrected although more problems could lie
ahead next fall when the 911 system enters
its first anniversary.
"If this had been a matter of life and death,
there'd have been hell to pay," said Troy
Hoggart, Sandra's husband.
The couple live near Londesborough and
had recently moved to a home next door to
their original property.
When they moved, they kept their
telephone number but it was still linked to
the 911 address of their old home.
"The ambulance went by and it was kind
of a panic situation," said Hoggart.
"It was an oversight," said Lawson.
Normally, Bell Canada notifies the county,
which operates the 911 system, of new
telephone numbers and their corresponding
911 addresses.
But Lawson said in cases where someone
moves but keeps their telephone number,
Bell missed notifying the county of the
change of address and a new 911 address was
not assigned to the telephone number.
When Hoggart called for help, 911
dispatchers linked the telephone number with
the family's old address.
"Thc procedure now is for Bell to notify us
immediately of any change," said Lawson.
The incident occurred in mid-January and
Lawson said they have reviewed any address
changes since the 911 system started in
September to ensure all the numbers and
addresses are properly linked.
Working with Bell and the county's 911
department, she said, "They went back and
checked everything."
Hoggart said a county employee came to
the house right away and got the numbers •
straightened out.
"I'm not upset at all. It's not the ambulance
driver's fault," he said, adding the county
staff seemed more upset about the problem
than he was since his family was alright.
Lawson said Hoggart's incident was the
only one in which an emergency vehicle
couldn't find the proper address.
"It was something that just seemed to slip
through the cracks," said Lawsoi1, adding
Bell is now notifying the county of any
changes.
The next potential problem with the 911
addressing will come next September.
Lawson said if someone moves out of the
area, Bell doesn't reissue the telephone
number to a new resid6nt for one year.
Come September, she said it's possible a
similar situation could occur with new
residents receiving numbers that areilinked to
their original 911 address.
Although Lawson assures residents the
numbers are back in order, she said anyone
who has moved within the county and kept
their original phone number can call the
county's 911 department at 524-2188 to
confirm their address for peace of mind.
Building permit hikes
anger Brussels councillor
By Susan Hundortmark
Expositor Staff
Proposed building permit
fees for Huron East, which
will almost double in
Brussels for a 1,200 -square -
foot home, were a cause of
complaint for a few
councillors at Huron East's
Feb. 13 meeting.
"How can I justify that
building permits arc going
to double in Brussels? I
thought we were joining
together to save money.
Welcome to Huron East,"
said Brussels Ward Coun.
Greg Wilson.
Thc proposed new costs
for Huron East sec a 1200 -
square -foot home's building
permit raised to $700.
Current costs include $378
in Brussels, $500 in
Tuckersmith, $447 in
Seaforth, $590 in Grey and
$40 plus S4 per 1.000 in
McKillop.
Deputy -Mayor Bernie
MacLellan said he was
concerned .about the rising
costs for permits on
engineered buildings, which
he said don't require much
inspection.
"How much do we want to
penalize a farmer who wants
to expand?" he asked.
Huron East's chief
building official Paul Josling
said building permits pay for
an average of 10-12
inspections on a house, but
added that the number of
inspections can go up to as
many as 35 in some cases.
Josling also said that
inspections for Targe animal
Karns can be "very
intensive" and last up to four
hours.
"I would like to encourage
people to build and I don't
think it's fair. I can see an
increase but not that much. I
have to live with these
people and I don't think we
should make a lot of money
on this - it should just be a
matter of covering costs,"
said Wilson.
Seaforth Ward Coun. Bill
Teall said, "We want to
encourage building because
that generates tax revenue."
Brussels Ward Coun. Joe
Seili said he likes the idea of
charging for permits by the
square foot.
"That way, if you're going
to build a monster, then you
should pay for a monster,"
he said.
Other proposed new
permit costs for Huron East
include $8,000 for a 20,000
square -foot commercial
building, $3,340 for a 100
by 250 foot barn with
manure storage, $450 for a
manure storage tank with
150 -foot diameter, $100 for
a silo, $50 for a steel
granary, $50 for an above
ground pool and $100 for an
in -ground pool, $50 for a
deck and $109 for a 24 by
24 foot accessory building.
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