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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-09-04, Page 1Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Twelfth Year dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, September 4, 1985 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Approval given for two group homes at north end Planners Another Exeter trucker has been refused permission to park his veli ole in a residential. area. Members of the planning advisor committee turned down a minor veto another truck bid variance request from i)on and Jean Dapple 10 park a truck at their 59 Huron St. W. residence. (respite the fact neighboring property - Owners were on hand at the August meeting to support the couple's application. • Solicitor Chris Little. acting for the Dapples. explained that the request was only to park a tractor unit in a TYPICAL TUESDAY SCENE Lining up for a Stephen Central school bus in Crediton Tuesday morning were John Leibold, Lesley Pfaff, Kim Lansbergen and Jeanette Leibold. T -A photo Local water consumption shows sizeable increase tanager "JO Davis annnunc•ed the end of water restrictions as 4,1 September I at the regular August meeting of the Exeter 1'1'C. "We pumped a los ol-water". Davis said. comparing last July's figure 411 1:31.1111 cubic metres ‘with 1-12,1111 hit'" the same period in 1985. August con • sunlption is traditionally even higher. 174.1881 (tibio metres were 1)1111)ped last year. but the 19115 Intal is not in vet. Davis said an expensive silt reniova1 is in the oiling for the \lor• rison /am.:lusabl(' Hayfield 1'nnser cation .Area general ntaulagi1' Tom Proal had hx►ke at Ihe dash while die waler le5el %waS lowered. Davis said. Without silt. the dant should store live million gallons of water but "II 's get ling pretty shallow" Mavis remarked. In previous clean-ups. the sill was placed on Ihe 1141r1hra5, side (11 the dam. Thal is no 1anger px►ssible. as that area is now parkland. d. 'Tire silt will have 10 be trucked sonu'w-h(re else. adding coltsiderahl to the cost oI the job. The water department had some unexpected expenses .1 Iire hc(Irant at 'Alain and I. 1ilper was broken all early- one morning The impa(I • "^ •117 knocked the valve out of the anon in what 1)avis described as "the %worst I't:e• ('ye')' sten The hydrant was replaced al a cost of approximately $:3.4111. The police are investigating the incident. The 1►t11111►houses at both the !licks and Unrgan wells had lo he repainted alter vandals sprayed illiterate obscenities on the wa11s. The utility's insurance did not tower he. costs. liec•a(1Se each was ((nlsidered a separate else, and the (1(1111(.10)110 • is Ver\ high Davis also had good news in the water depa)rlinent. Four %valet. S('r- vicesilaye been installed this year so far. with more new homes to conte. The 1't'(' is still wailing for an en- croachment permit Iron» .1'i'(' lelore work can begin (01 replacing the w'ate'r plains tinder Ilse inter'sec'tion of Highways 4 and 8:1. Danis said con- struction can not begin Septc'n1IK'i 1 as originally scheduled. but he hopes the job will he completed by mid- ( )(loiter. \payor !truce Shaw V111111141 10 know W/10 waS t•t•spxnlSibl' for the tinting 4)1 traffic light changes. mentioning re cent problems al Huron and Sanders Streets. i)a\i5:ail File ('1'("5lin{t respon- i sihility is to maintain the Tight bulbs. and the utility can put the lights on •four-way flasher in an emergency. The Strafford office of 111'I'C sets the number o1 seconds bet%%een light' change~. Davis said if drivers Teel they have too long a wail to cross or turn at Ilighway 4. they should ask the police to "check it out" and pass the word on to 111'1'(' if an adjustment is thought advisable. Shaw said pedestrians were haying difficulty awaiting the signal to cross safely. Davis said that in Exeter. unlike places pike London. the pedestrian light will not change un111 someone activates the button. 't'ur'ning 14) the hydro department. Davis reported that the overhead line to the nursing hone was in. Secon- dary and prinlar} service has been completed on John street . the 11•aulslori ier is on and energized. and the street light5.will be installed as soon as the poles are delivered. A transformer and pole will have to be installed 401 John St to pr+►yidc'ser- vice 10 Standard '!'rust :111d an ex peeled three electrically healed 11 11 t)u'nt 5 ups! airs - The 1't'1. will noes again on September 26 at :3::N► p.m. BIKING TO SCHOOL Heading for Exeter Public Cornish, Brad Thompson and Geoff Sanders. • School on their bikes Tuesday morning were Jamie T•A photo large barn on the properly. The owners have received a building per- mit to renovate the barn. . Parking of the vehicle would be on weekends and periodically through the week. Papple works in ,the ' Chatham area and reported he parks - his trailers in selected yards in this area depending on his hauling destination. • Providing written support for the . application were neighbors Randy . and Yvonne Evans. while neighbors Graham and Marjorie :Arthur aii- peared in person to indicate they had no_objection to the truck being park- ed in their area. Arthur said there was more noise from street traffic than the -truck.. The committee members, however. decided to turn down the application for the minor variance. noting that it was not minor and is not desirable to the appropriate development or use of the Land/building. It was also suggested that•(he. ap- plication was not maintaining the general intent and purpose of the zon- ing bylaw or the official plats. • The -application was .the - second from a local trucker turned down by the plannng advisory . committee.. They previously denied permission -for Bert and Elaine Knip to park a truck at tiwir Sherwood Crescent property. That ruling was appealed to the On- - tario Municipal Board by the Knips 'and their lawyer. Randy Evans. and the O1 -1B ruled a non -hearing in that the committee had not followed the correct procedures in detailing their decision. -At their Wednesday meeting, the committee also recommended to council acceptance. of the proposal from the South 1 Handicapped - Services Inc. to erect Iwd group homes at Andrew and George St. Site plans were On display showing each houes to have four lx'dr'oonm and being one storey in height. The group had previously received permission to erect one larger semi- detached unit on their properly. but the new proposal was made after council fesc•inded a portion of the u( 5 zoning bylilw to accommodate the erection of two homes. Residents in the area had attemp- ted- to block the establishment of group !Wines in the area. but general - 1}• -.agreed that if thwere to be located ey ator t_hetre. it. would be more in keeping the. , with residential neighborhood to have two homes similar in size to the existing houses than one larger home that would have set it apart from the neighbors houses. The new group homes w ill a(•conl ►nodal(' residents 21.Ihe.presenl group home on John St. E. ..The conunittee also agreed to entertain an application for a ninon_ variance from Ted and Anne ('hall. to build a garage on their Albert SI property without a in ; u►'vey. ' Chaff( asked for the requirenli'nts of a survey to be relaxed in view of the fact survey stakes are visible on the- property. The .application,,• for the - minor variance will be heard on'Sept ('nlhe► 11. Drivers and horse injured in collisions Two area residents and a horse ‘fere listed among the injured from the lour collisions by the Exeter ()PP this week. All four crashes occurred over the final holiday weekend of the summer. On F ri(iay. vehicles driven by Douglas('owward. F:xelt'r. and Helen Thiel. 1lerisa11. collided on Highway -t south of Exeter. Damage was set al $•I.'T00. h0ere was one accident on Satur- day. i1 occurring in Hay township when a vehicle driven by Robert St ire. Exeter. -went into a (titch on con- cession 6-7 south of Highway 84. The driver sustained minor injury and daniage was estimated at $2,1111. The horse was injured in one of two collisions. The animal ran into the side of a vehicle driven by Emet•y Villert. Thedfor(t. as the latter was -proceeding west on Highway 8:3 near concession 4-5. of }lay. The animal Was owned by Eugene Hartman, RR 3 Dashwood. and escaped wlll bruises. 1)anruge to -the vehicle was listed at $1.1100. - The other collision happened in 1 Township %then a vehicle operated l Daniel Disinter. RR 1 Dashwood. went off concession 12-1:3 south of Highway 84. entered a deep ditch and struck a culvert. The driver suffered minor injury and damage was set at $.1.1111. Craig Alexander. RR 1 llensall. may not have had many sub-parholes -when he played golf Monday alter - noon, but he certainly Lound the con- tents of his house sub -par when he • returned. - Thieves entered- the 110115(' while Alexander was plalying gull and made off with items valued al over 51.1111. included in the loot were a rifle. Tools. small electrical appliances and jewellery. • Exeter ()PP are investigating 1he• incident. GERMANS VISIT STEPHEN - Dr. Gearhardt Wein and his wife from Germany were in the area for o couple of weeks. Above, they are checking o map with Stephen reeve Allan Wolper and his wife Norma prior to a Friday trip into Waterloo county.' T•A photo They were shocked Sludqe project costly Engineer Bruce foster ma\ have Dern guilt of one 411 the grralest un1let'51a1(nt(1115 (ver heard by Es ('ter (.ouneil when he advised them this week that.they may hi' shocked by the priers tendered lor the removal of stodge tram the two/del ('elk at the sewage la)g(inn, The representative 1rum 11 ".l Ross & ;\ssoeIates was nn hand. to review the lenders and council members were indeed shocked to find the lowest of the two Inds was a \%hop ping $1971.852 '1'114' high bid was $.17 1,9110 When asked tar an 15planatinn 4)1 the high 1)1(15 by Mayor Bruce Shaw . Potter responded hsaying that the distance to the farms chosen 14)1 spreading the sludge may have been 1114' most critical factor Some of the farmers who has 4 - agreed agreed 14) lake the sludge are almost live mile's from (he lagoon 'SIN. .111(1 POI ler Said Me (051 541(11(1 hay(' h('('1) mach lower had I; nils in (loser pros, mn111\ been available Ile added that the I l sites S('I('(•ted on tarots in Stephen and. Hai townships were all that were a %•iiilabl(•. Shaw then wondered wwh} tum'r's in Ihe immediate area of the lagoon didn't want the sludge on their lands and Potter said There was 54)11)4' value tit the material for the land but the big problem was in gelling 11 delivered onto the land at a time when the farmers wanted it While noting that farmers mother communities who had taken sludge prone similar lagoons were happ\ with the application 00 their 11in(15.1)4' 5141(1 tanners were reluctant lo take sludge if it delayed any of than. lit'Id work. "A tanner can't afford tr►sit around and wait lor us," he explained in noting that the spreading of sludge would lake about six weeks. Potter then lett the meeting to review the two tenders received and came hark to suggest that he on(e again cheek oul the grant structure for the spreading o1 the sludge. Ile in- dicated the aSS1SIInlce nom the pro. 51111•(' C1)tll(I Ix' anywhere II•oln 2'.' lo percent of the total (o51 He .also suggested 111111 works superintendent Glenn KeIIs again tip proac•h farmers in closer prmmul� In the lagoons to see 11 the (115tau;((' Inc for could be reduced - Potter.said he 5(1111(1 work as 1tlllk h• as possible In get all answer for e01111r11 S41 it Ih(. 1114'011' 141 111154' ahead %villi phi( pn'011(•1 the 4nntra,•tnt• won't be hampered by late tall weather inconsistencies A decision on awarding the contract was held in ah('. amp OMB decision goes in Exeter's favor 1';5(1er has appari•ul l 5,111 cls ap pe, i I o1 a 1 lad 'Tow i)sIl►p zoning h:1/4 law an/endmenl which would have 111111w ed an agri•indnst•tal park 14) be developed in the area of Ilin•nn'I'rar for 444 the town's northern outskirts At press time. yesterday. officials in both municipalities were still await confirmation of the Ontario 'Municipal Board ruling on the matter First inkling that a decision had been made was at 'Tuesday's session of Exeter council. (i1 when Mayor Shaw indicated that zoning administrator Itria 11 .Inhnslnn had been informed of the decision in a telephone cal(!. The (1ts(usslnn was 01.4111)11v 11)11v 1114114.11 111 that point a5 members (1(.4.1(14'(1 14) await dn(Unit'n1a►li►n 4t the 01111 decision lelnre making 14+4' public comments Johnston cont011)1 (1 11('(h1(stla\ morning That he had been notified of the dec•isionand that it a as in Exeter's favor How etc'r. he had no Itrrlher details other than the tact slays plan had tern turned down due to lack of documental 8 needed under Ihr (►n tario F'oodlands Guideline Ila• 'Township clerk .loan Duc•ha rme said she hadil receiv4'(1 no word o1 any ruling 1)1. llrdne'sda)