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Wingham. impacted by
From Page 1 "I'm not happy,
Tile plant closing but I'm also not
will impact surprised, since
Wingham and area, they are at the
since a a lot of the mercy of the auto
140 jobs are people industry," said
from the area. It Wayne McDonagh
may take a toll on of McDonagh
various things such Insurance Brokers
as insurance rates, located , in
employment levels ' Lucknow. "With
and consumer buy- people losing their
ing. The local reac- jobs, like at places
tion waspalpable. like Wescast, it
will be. hard for
them to find other
jobs with the way
the economy is
right now."
Frackowiak is
sympathetic to the
people losing their
jobs by the closing
of the Wingham
plant, but it was a
necessary thing to
do for the survival
of Wescast
closing
Industries Inc.
"It hurts to close
the plant and I feel
bad to be letting
people go. I would
rather be hiring
people, but we
have to face the
reality of the situa-
tion, so our compa-
ny can continue to
grow and- be pros-
perous," said
Frackowiak.
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Public meeting for zoning lots
BY DENNY
SCOIT
Signal --Star Staff
In their first
meeting of the new
year, Ashfield-
Colborne-
Wawanosh
Township Council
held a public meet-
ing regarding zon-
ing amendments on
behalf of Ralph
Buffinga and Lavis
Contracting.
There were no
complaints or dis-
putes that arose
from the public
meeting, however,
the Lavis : applica-
tion was suggested
for deferral as the
county has not cir-
culated [ a notice of
adoption of the offi-
cial plan amend-
ment.
The zoning
amendments dealt
with Lots 33 9-12
and 33-3, Plan 141
& Part Lot 12,
Concession 10Part
of Margaret Street
Closed and Part of
Alton Street
Closed, in Ashfield
Ward. (Buffinga)
and Lot 4,
Concession 4,
Eastern Division, in
Colborne Ward
(Lavis).
C.R. Kiar, an
Ontario Land
Surveyor, put for-
ward a Consent
Application Report
for Mike and IKatica
Bujan regarding
severing and retain-
ing lots in Ashfield
Ward.
The final product
of the application
would be to create
three residential
lots that front on
South St.: in Port
Albert, where two
have existed:
The northern end
of the property was
given` over• to
Ashfield -Colborne
Wawanosh and des-
ignated Natural c
Environment (NE)
to provide the 1
Township .with a
drainage corridor.
This conveyance
was given to the
ACW, who waved
from the
Association of
Municipalities of
Ontario regarding
the Federal Gas
Tax, which has
extended their
funding for four
more years, provid-
ing predictable
financial relief for
council.
Council noted
that the money they
will be receiving in
years six through
nine (2010-2014) of
the Federal Gas ;Tax
fund will be
$166,380.84,
approximately
twice what they are
currently receiving.:
ACW received a
letter _ from Kevin
Smith, a resident ofgardin
ACW, regarding
g
dangerous chis-
harges of sump
pump fluid onto
ots. Po
Smith iris out
that : a neighbour`:: of
his is causing dan-
gerous situations by
running his sump
pump and
iv
it to the front of his
property, . where it
eventually reaches
the cash -in -lieu of
parkland fees.
ACW Council
received a letter
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the road. The water
then runs in front of
Smith's road access
and causes freezing
problems, as well as
'slip and fall' condi-
tions. The drainage
is on the opposite
side of Smith's
driveway, meaning
the water has no
other way to go.
Smith also claims
that the water caus-
es a gutter in the
snow, which results
in cars 'bottoming -
out' as they enter his
propertY
Smith claims' that
action is needed to
prevent dangerous
situations from
being created for
pedestrians and
vehicles.
ACW decided to
defer action until
they can research
the cost of solu-
tions.
appro
their annual
'Borrowing By-
Law,' which pro-
vides them the
option to borrow
capital to cover
expenses : if such a
need arises.
Submitted photo
This Lucknow
group participated
in the Resolution
Run on New Year's
Eve in London.
From left to right
are Luke Smith,
Dionne : Smith,
Brad Engel, Leanne
Hal'denby:,
Dominique Stanley
and Terry Stanley;
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