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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-03-06, Page 1504 E Hensall man In ge • whereabouts was in Clinton around 2:00 a.m. An autopsy performed at Stratford General Hospital revealed the man suffered a broken back and internal injuries. The truck he was driving was own- ed by Boyes Transport of Clinton and damage was listed at $4,000. The victim lived alone at his con- cession 2 residence and was employed by Oud Farms. It was one of three collisions in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week. The first occurred on Friday when vehicles operated by Mary Lou Dix- on, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, and James D. Kennedy, 139 St. Lawrence Ave., Huron Park, collided at the intersec- A 39 -year-old Hensall man was found dead in the wreckage of his pickup truck Sunday morning, possi- ble some hours after his vehicle crashed into a tree. James David Lennox, RR 2 Hen- sall, was proceeding south on conces- sion 2-3 of Hay when his 1984 Datsun left the road just north of Highway 84. The vehicle went into the west ditch and then travelled across the road to the east side where it hit a tree. The accident was discovered around 8:45 a.m. and the man was pronounc- ed dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. A. Flowers. The victim's last known found dead of pickup t GOOD GUESSER — Sarah Wuerth (with help from father John) was the winner of the -Exeter Fair's contest to predict when a little donkey owned by Jack Kinsman would give birth. She guessed the right day, March 1, and wins five Bounds each of beef and pork. Sarah admires the newborn female, under the watchful eye of its protective mother. tion of Highway 4 and the Crediton lttoad. Damage was listed at $6,000 and Gertrude Kennedy of Huron Park, sustained minor injuries in the collision. The other crash was on Saturday when a vehicle driven by Jennifer ' Rase, 289 Senior St., Exeter, went out of control as she was proceeding north on concession 8-9 of Stephen and veered into the east ditch. The vehi- cle struck a telephone line box and guide wire. Both the driver and her passenger, Johanna Morrissey, RR 2 Crediton, suffered minor injuries and were tfeated at South Huron Hospital. Damage to the vehicle was 4stimated at $3,500. s _ _ NEED A LITTLE HELP — Paul Gregus, Michael O'Brien and Scott Gilfillan need a little balancing help during Thui-sday's Sunshine Kids Nursery School skating party at the South Huron Rec Centre.T-A photo dvocate Serving Sou Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Twelft ` Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, March 6, 1985 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Seek c$nswer to flooding in mai*y IocciI b He then went on to point out that the rainfall during the period was a record for the month of February "and a terrific amount of snow went away". He cited the case of a house in a nearby centre that had water in its basement for the first time in 25 years. When the heavy rainfall was dis- counted by some in the audience as the cause of the problem, Kells said the works department crew had checked the manholes and found the Please turn to page 3 Although the town's consulting engineers will be asked to give their opinion as to the cause and remedy for flooded basements on Pryde Boulevard and Carling St., Exeter council learned this week that the remedy could be costly for the town as well as the residents in the affected areas. Residents in both localities ex- perienced flooded basements during the heavy rainfall on February 23 and 24 and made their concerns known to council. A delegation of Pryde Boulevard residents was also in attendance at Monday's session of council to air their problems: Many in attendance were anxiously listening to the rain beating on the windows of the town of- fice, realizing that more flooding could be close at hand. Works superintendent Glen Kells 1nake the changes on a compulsory !basis. ' Most vocal among the -ratepayers 'were Mr. and Mrs. Ron Waiper, who have experienced flooding in their basement on numerous occasions and :have spent upwards of $7,000 to pay for damaged facilities and corrective measures. The Walpers have two back-up valves in their basement, but were not at home to set their system into mo - `tion before water started entering their basement. 1 Walper contended that some com- pulsory edict would have to be ap- proved by council to correct the overall problem in the subdivision. Ralph Wareham prompted the sug- gestion that there must have been some type of blockage in the sewer, because when the water started to drain from their basement, it did so as though someone had opened a floodgate. However, Kells said he would have predicted the water would escape that quickly when it did start to drain. profit.- near The hydro department ended 1984 with a higher profit than anticipated. Exeter PUC manager informed the regular February meeting of the Commission. Actual -net income for the year wits $148,114, over $37.000 above the estimated $119.103. Con- sumption was much higher than ex- pected last year. Controllable expenses loperation, maintenance and administration) were $181,070, below the $201,775 estimated for the year. The waterworks budget was within $1,000 of estimates, and under the 1983 budget. Capital expenditures exceeded estimates in 1984. Many projects came up after the budget was set. Citing one example. Davis said nine transformer banks were built in 1984. and most were not in the budget. Davis expects a similar year in 1985. Len Veri has indicated he will -go ahead with eight lots in his mobile homes subdivision. As he does each year. Davis again brought up a controversial topic - the 950,000 billing charge for the 'sewage sur- charge. The PUC, acting as agent for the town of Exeter, bills, keeps records, collects payment and carries slow payers on its books. In. 1979 Davis presented council with evidence that proved the actual cost to the utility for providing this service was 591 per bill. Council agreed to a charge of 541, which has not been raised in the ensuing years. Davis said he has presented the ac- tual costs td the Commission and the council each year, and past commis- sions have filed his reports. The true cost for sewage billing in 1984 was 741. Davis said he was not pusing for an increase. but wsa obligated to make the Commission aware of the situa- tion. Ile said if the matter was con- tinually shelved, the problem was go- ing to grow, and he would suggest ty- ing some automatic increase into the rate -setting process. Commissioner Harry De Vries speculated that jumping immediate- ly to 741 would cause a furor, but pro- posed the rate be increased by 5,2 Please turn to page 3 the prime cause of the flooding is water from footing tiles getting into .; the sanitary sewer and over -loading the system. "What's the remedy?" Mayor Bruce Shaw asked. Kells responded that it would be necessary to separate the storm water from the sanitary systemand, again in response to a question from Shaw, said that the storm system would handle more water, noting that during the heavy rain period it was found that the storm lines were not even one-third full. "Storm water is not getting to the storm sewers," he explained, quick- ly adding that any remedy would be neither easy or cheap for the town or the home owners. Asked to elaborate on that, the works superintendent advised that the cost to home owners to hook their footing tiles into the storm drains would cost anywhere from $700 to $1.000 per property. It would run higher where people had to install sump pumps or dig through driveways. Mayor Shaw advised the ratepayers the town had no authori- ty whereby it could force people to WIN CREDITON SPEAKING CONTEST Crediton Social speaking trophies to champion Laurie Glavin, Mount Carmel Usborne Central and Sheri Rowe. McGillivray Central. March quickly turns to lion club president Fred Bowers presents public and first and second runnersup Geoff Strang, T -A photo. Nothing sheepish about weather freezing rain and wind caused power lines to snap and much of the area was hit by a two-hour power failure. Steady rain fell during the early evening and was followed by dropp- ing temperatures which turned the slush into immovable ice and snow sculptures that plagued pedestrians and motorists alike as they headed out for work and school on Tuesday. March arrived like a Iamb on Fri- day. but quickly turned into a roaring lion earl- Monday morning and brought most of the area, to a standstill Snow started to tall around mid- night on Sunday and was whipped in- to near blizzard proportions when area residents were geting ready to head off to work and school All schools in the area were closed and even some Exeter business owners decided not to bother tackling the elements and remained closed on Monday morning. Due to the lack of visibility. the highways were closed by police. but were re -opened shortly after 1:00 p.m. when the snow and sleet turned to rain. By mid-afternoon on Monda, the HEART FUND CANVASSERS — Members of the Huron -Middlesex Cadet Corps canvassed Huron Par k on behalf of the Heart Fund. Wednesday night. Above, Officer Cadet Tony Jones hands out the necessary literature to Cadets Russ Finkbeiner, Dove Downing, Michelle Rock and Sheila Randall. T -A photo. Jail term over forgery; drinking drivers fined One man was sentenced to a three- month jail term and several others received stiff fines when -they ap- peared before Judge J. Seneshen in Exeter court, Tuesday. The three-month jail term was handed out to Gerald MacEachern, 176 Sanders St. E., Exeter, after he pleaded guilty to using forged documents. The 25 -year-old was charged on December 18 after he presented a cheque to the Save U Gas Bar for the amount of $234.26. The cheque, from a Huron Park firm, was in the name of another person and was endorsed by the accused. The accused had a record of five previous offences for break and enter and mischief. A co -accused was previously given a three-month jail term when he appeared in Goderich court. One drinking driver was fined 8600 and four others were handed penalties of $500 after beng convicted. Automatic licence suspensions follow the convictions. Levied the fine of $600 wasCarman Douglas Cable. 195 Columbia Drive. Huron Park. who was found to have open liquor readily available in his vehicle as well. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 170 mgs. Ile was charged with operating a motor vehi- cle while having a blood alcohol con- tent over the legal limit of 80 mgs. Fined 8500 each for driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit were Gilbert E. Dow, 72 Well- ington St., Exeter; and Edgar Beswarick, RR 3 Dashwood. Dow was charged on January 29 after being observed driving slowly along an Usborne Township road. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 150 mgs. Beswarick was charged on August 18 after his vehicle was seen weaving in the area of. Highway 21 and 84. He said he had been drinking in Goderich and a breathalizer test gave a reading of 150 mgs. He was given 60 days in which to pay the fine after informing the court he was unemployed for the winter. Fined'$500 each for impaired driv- ing were Eric Kints . RR 3 Exeter: and William L. Medd; Waterloo St.. Exeter. Kints was charged on January 31 as he was driving along Highway 83 towards Exeter. His vehicle swung onto the shoulder of the road several times. No breathalizer test was taken because the machine was not functioning. Medd was charged after his vehicle was spotted weaving and swerving along Main St. in Exeter on December 18. A breathalizer test was taken. but the crown decided to proceed on the impaired charge because of a time delay in taking the breathalizer test. Defence counsel noted that Medd performed well in various alcohol tests conducted by the OPP, but the Judge ruled that he had been driving erratically and there was alcohol in his vehicle. A fine of 8500 was also levied against Lawrence C. Northover, RR 1 Centralia. who pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to stop after an accident. Ile was charged on July 18 after his vehicle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Highway 83 and concession 2-3 in Usborne. The driver of the pickup was pinned in his vehi- Please turn to page 3 Hay building permits top $1 million mark - showing the addition of new homes and cottages in the township amounted to $495.000: 'new commer- cial buildingsor additions to existing structures totalled 8185.000. farm buildings amounted to 8199.200 and additions. renovations. etc. accounted for a further $193.720. Total value of the 59 permits issued during the year was $1,072.920. Hay's share of the $25,062 Hay- Hensall-Tuckersmith fire hoard budget for 1985 is 86,265.51). Reeve Lionel Wilder and Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard will attend an emergency measures course at the federal study centre at Arnprior in April. Road superintendent Ross Fisher will attend the 1985 C.S. Anderson road school at the University of Guelph from,May'5 to 8. Council adjourned at :1:00 p.m.. after an unusually short session Members of Hay township council held their regular initial March meeting. Monday: despite the worst storm of the winter. Their only con- cession to the terrible weather was to meet at 1:00 p.m. instead of the scheduled 10:00 a.m. Clerk Joan Ducharme reported road closures for plan 303. St. Joseph, that were requested some time ago by Mike and Steve Miller are at the stage of registering the deeds to all abutting landowners at a cost not to exceed the township's casts. A bylaw was passed agreeing to let the county of Huron collect any tax arrears in the township. and lake charge of all tax sales procedures. The Hensall South Huron Agricultural Society has been given a grant of 8100. Building superintendent Hubert Miller presented a summary of 1984.