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Rage 12 November 8, 2006 • The Huron Expositor
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From left, Joe Seili and Lou Maloney, both running for Huron East mayor and acclaimed Seaforth council-
lors Joe Steffler and Bob Fisher field questions during a Seaforth all -candidates' meeting on Wednesday.
Seaforth water system ; and
costs of. upgrades capture
ratepayers.' attention
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Rising water rates and upgrades
to Seaforth's water system were
uppermost on ratepayers' minds at
the Seaforth all -candidates' meeting
last Wednesday night.
But, while ratepayers wanted to
•know how much more they'd be
spending on water, neither the
acclaimed Seaforth councillors nor
the two mayoralty candidates could
answer the question.
"We can't get an estimate from
the engineers because the govern-
ment keeps changing the rules,"
said Seaforth Coun. Joe Steffler,
adding that with the new provincial
Clean Water Act, necessary changes
will be expensive.
"Water protection is going to kill
rural Ontario and every little town.
There will have to be 300 metres of
protection. around every well and
that's going to be expensive," he
said, guessing that the current $22
a month for water could possible
double.
Huron East Mayor Joe Seili said
he wants to see water rates rising
slowly by $1 to $1.50 a month each
year to build a reserve for the time
the costs are worked out.
"I'd rather be proactive than reac-
tive. And, I'd rather see gentle
increases. The reserve will be a bet-
ter cushion for the seniors," he said.
Mayoralty candidate Lou Maloney
said he's glad council decided to go
with a new well for Seaforth at a
possible cost or $2 or $3 million,
rather than joining the Lake Huron
pipeline project which was estimat-
ed to cost $30 million.
The mayoralty candidates were
asked about their visions of Huron
East in four years' time.
Maloney said he wants to see the
five wards of Huron East getting
along better as well as more indus-
try.
"I want to see Huron East be a
better place," said Maloney.
Seili said his vision of Huron East
in four years is an even stronger
leader in Huron County.
"We made great strides in the
past three years and we're envied
by the County of Huron. My vision
is to make us even stronger," said
Seili.
"I want to see Huron East as the
number one part of Huron County
and the number one part of
Ontario," he said.
Seili said he wants to see the
industrial land Huron East recently
bought near Sun North in Seaforth
serviced along the railway tracks.
"I don't want that land to just sit
there and hope that someone comes
along," he said.
As well„peili said he wants to see
Huro4ttift attract more agricultur-
al manufacturing and processing
plants.
Maloney said he doesn't blame the
people of Harpurhey for being upset
that the compost facility is remain-
ing at its current location and
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