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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-02-12, Page 1eikesk.'• ; - • e • ; "... •-• 4-'4.044V • .41 ... Ono Huadrid and TIOrtoontli Y.ov Idea would put half Iluron on hold council "If the absence of a zoning bylaw meant a freeze on development, half of Huron County would be on hold". Hay township Reeve Lionel Wilder remarked during a council discussion of a front page story in the February 5 edition of this paper reporting a pro- posal by planner Jean Monteith to have Exeter council again attefnpt to get the.ministry of municipal affairs to place the township under a holding bylaw. "Childish statements such as sug- gesting the possibility of shopping centres or high-rises shows the men tality of some Exeter councillors",' Councillor Murray Keys added. Terming the reported remarks unethical and in poor taste, Wilder said Hay's development follows the rules and regulations of its secondary plan, the county plan, and the advice of the county planning department. He said work on a zoning bylaw is in progress. Wilder expressed the hope that "mature minds will be used to make a decision" at a meeting scheduled for February 18 between the county planning department and Exeter. "Exeter may have won the battle; but they have not won the war. As tongs the developers want to carry on with this project the Huron Fai-ms agri-industrial park). we are not stop- ping them., Obstruction from one municipality on trivialities to slow us down is not necessary. Some day Ex eter may want the same from us- it's a two-way street", Wilder concluded Plan water line Some important decisions concer- ning the construction and financing of a main trunk waterline to be built along the west side •of Highway .21 were made when consulting engineer Burns Ross met with members of Hay coicU daring,a110,44.04111144-4‘ Febrilary. session. Ross prov da revised estimate of $1,312,000 based on 1986/87 figures and allowing for 115 services to every existing dwelling, farm or commercial building fronting on the watermain. Ross said the provincial promise to fund 74.23 percent of the cost of the trunk feedermain would leave a balance of $338,103. The full cost of services from the trunk main to the property line will be charged to the in- dividual property owner, whether he connects or not. Council decided all vacant lots will serviced unless owners signify otherwise in writing. Subtracting $68,178 (the total cost of the 115 services to be paid by the pro- perty owners), leaves a net amount of $269,925 to be raised. This will be recovered by a mill rate against assessment rather than by frontage charges. (The cost of services will be adjusted to include the 20 or so owners of vacant lots who are expected to opt for servicing to greatly increase the value of their lots.) Assuming a debenture rate of 12 percent, the amount to be raised an• nually for 10 years WI1I be $47,772. The service area accepted; liy-coun- cil includes all of the lands lying west of Highway 21, all of thelands in the Lake Road East concession, and lots A , 29 and 30 in th9, North Boundary b4ed 55.45 mills, resulting 11,,an Concession. • „ ' - . . • , payment of $248.52, or. up rent. • As propertielo fronting csillighway • -: In COO outlay of $1,409.84, PrOperly 21 will obtain water directly from tlke • trunk main, they will be assessed at a higher rate than Chase further away - Everyone will be assessed a•20 -mill levy en the.- totaf. cost of the - main • , *e• same assessment value on. a rernote location would be eharg- 20 mills,,workintout to an an- !syntent of $90 ora cash-pay- .allge8.52. A home or cottage trunklihe. • Properties fronting . the assessed 140,500 with frontage Would watermain will pay an: additional be Charged $1,096 in cash, or $184:08 39.45 mills.• Anotioally, the comparable charge in To show some 011ie effects, a farm 'A rthhote 'location would be $70 an- . or tame fronting on th&watermain or 0395.52 ip cash. For and assessed . assessed at 84,500 would be katit lot with watermain frontage rasstbisedat $500,,the cost -would be, A1560 up front, or $27.73 annually. #,Tbetharge on a lot of the same value wietiut direct frontage would be $56.50 in cash or 10 yearly payments of $1.8. • iaProperty-koWnera may amose Mong - tliree methods of payment- yeash for the ntire cosh amortize the entire cost over 10 years, or pay at t4Linie of thehook-up, and amor- tizelft rest. In addition; properties Mil be required to pay the cost of ser- vice from the propestyline connection to the inctividulit home or cottage, estiatated at $32B for a 3/4 standard household -size * and $800 for a 1 tiad 1/4 or 2 inchpipe for farm or com- mercial use. 4iii homes will also re- quitt:presstireiteduction Valves. Ross recommended - a flat rate father than 84netered rate as pay- ment for the tvilter. Consultation With MOE pertsanilel will be required to A SERIOUS COMMENT — Josh Watson, 1986 serious mood as he talks with former Montreal Canadiens syper stor Maurice Richard at Tuesday's Sportsmen> Dinner. T -A photo. • cal Worry is in cob bargain rates. And it's not just Dm() '86 that is at- tract‘g the four trustees to the western coast. The World Congress on .•Educatibn is being held in that pro- vince from May 22 to 25, sponsored by the British Colombia School Trustees Association. The three-day congress will feature 210 sessions with 260 educational theories and themes of technology. From the •Huron school board, trustees Donald McDonald, Graeme Craig, Joan VandenBroeck and chair- man Art Clark are planning to attend. The school board pays for transpor- tation, accommodation, registration and meals for the trustees alone. A spokesman for the board said the airflight is $268 for a round trip and accommodation, booked through the congress is at 876 for a double room per night. Director of education Robert Allan may go, but that is not positive. The Huron -Perth roman Catholic separate school board, considered sending some trustees, but director William Eckert said the cost deterred the board members. It is not yet known if any administrative staff will be going to the congress. ‘,4 Fotirlrustees o',Vonoppver not tkti:zt ny as,oritiptht V I 11 ' etY- Copy, 60 Cents Make decision on water line establish the price of water from the plant. Ross promised to contact MOE officials to see if the ministry would be willing to operate the water system, and what their charge would be. Council decided not to reduce the size of pipe on the northerly section; Hay would save about 86,000, but if Stanley ever decides to extend the line into that township, they could connect to the larger pipe, but would have to, start back in Hay and re-lay adequate pipe if it was not installed originally. "We would be penny wise and arks pound foolish if we didn't use 10 inch all the way to Drysdale. We have to remember our neighbours to the north," Reeve Lionel Wilder commented. Ross assured council the water - main should last for 60 to 80 years, and said he knows of cast iron pipe still functioning after a century. He willincorporate council's decision in- to two draft bylaws, one between Hay and the MOE dealing with supplying the water, and another between the township and the ratepayers setting Please turn to page 2 AIN • • Board expecting to be in the black Although it won't be official until an auditor has taken a look at the books, tfie Huron County board of education ended the year in the black. The four sections of the school board, elementary school, secondary school, developmentally handicapped COUNTRY COUSINS -- Prior to Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner, master of ceremonies Gordie Tapp talks to his country cousins Iry Armstrong and Eldon and Laverne Heywood. T -A photo. Smoking is banned at board sessions School hoard meetings could become tense over the next few months And it won't be over any controver- sial issues. hut some trustees of the I hiron County board of eduction could start biting their nails as they will on- ly have 10 minutes of every hour to smoke a cigarette At its February 3 meeting, the school board decided it would request its members to not smoke during the meeting However. for each hour of the meeting there will be a 10 -minute hreak "for the personal comfort of members" This doesn't mean trustees will he cramming the washrooms of the hoard office, but a room adjacent to the board room has been set aside for smoking There was a lot of kidding at the • meeting and trustee John Elliott jok- ingly called for a minute of silence. Although taking a stand for board meetings, the trustees decided to leave things as they are in the schools. That is, that there be a designated smoking area. Trustee Joan VandenBroech, a smoker and member of the executive committee which recommended the change, said the decision was made by a committee that is predominate- ly smokers. "I thought that should be noted," she commented. During the hreak. which dragged on for 20 minutes, trustees con- gregated in the adjacent room. A hips haze soon filled the air. Although a former smoker, it is the first time in four years that this reporter came from the school board meeting without a headache. and schools for the trainable retard- ed, and the administration.centre all came in under budget. Director of education Robert Allan said therre are still some additions that have to be made but he is pleas- ed with the results. The elementary school portion had a budget of $18.6 million but ended up spending $18 million or 97.1 percent of the budget The developmentallY handicapped and schools for the trainable mental- ly retarded had a budget of $691,542 and spent $687,409 or 99.4 percent of its budget. The secondary panel had a budget of $16.7 million but spent $16.3 million which works out to 98 percent of its budget. The secondary panel had a budget of $16.7 million but spent $16.3 million which works out to 98 percent of its budget. The administrative centre, in- cluding stipends to trustees and ad- ministration salaries, had a budget of $2.9 million and came in at 82.8 millon or 96.2 percent of its budget. The audited statement usually comes in at about the same time as the board's budget. Business group planning party Attempts to rekindle interest in Ex- eter's Business Improvement Area (BIA) Organization appear to be mow ing ahead successfully. , "It looks pretty good," commented Councillor Ben Hoogenboom who helped organize a meeting of the group on Wednesday. Eight people attended. Hoogenboom said a follow-up ses- sion will be held on February 19 in the form of a wine and cheese party at the old town hall and it is hoped that an executive will be chosen at that time. There will also be discussion on organizing a community -wide group that would encompass all businesses in the community. The BIA serves only those businesses located along Main St. bet- ween Gidley and the town's south limits at the pre8ent time. It was organized to carry out a downtown revitalization program and all businesses located in the improve- ment area pay through their proper- ty taxes for the monies budgeted to the group through town council. Businesses in the other areas of town %trill be approached in (he com- ing week to ascertain their interest in joining a community -wide group. TREE CUTTER FINED A tree cutter from the Wingham area has been convicted and fined $503 under the Huron County tree cut- ting bylaw. Bernard McGlynn of RR 2 Wingham was fined in court on February 6 by justice of the peace Gord Ferris. , Huron's tree commissioner Joe Gibson said the offence took place at the beginning of April last year in Turnberry Township. W PITER CARNIVAL QUEENS --- Jill Burgin was flatted Moon ot the Kirkton-Woodham Winter Carnival Friday night. She is being crown- ed by 1985 Queen Sherri Spence. At the right is Princess Laurie Hawkins. T -A photo Bum excuse fails to avoid conviction • Court and police officials hear a lot of bum excuses from those who break the law, but a novel one presented by a Toronto man last week failed to im- press Justice of the Peace Gordon Ferris when he presided at Exeter court. Speros Andreopoulos, 505 Dover Court Road, was stopped for speeding on December 3 when his vehicle was clocked at 119 in an 80 km zone on Highway 83 East. The investigating officer told the court that the accused emerged from his, vehicle holding his chest and he refused a suggestion that anam- bulance be called to take him to the hospital for treatment of what the of- ficer felt may have been a heart attack. Andreopoulos then explained that the pain had descended to his stomach, and he again turned down the offer of an ambulance or police cruiser ride for medical assistance. Finally, Andreopoulos told the officer he was probably suffering from ulcers. In court, the accused changed his story somewhat, explaining that the severe pain in his stomach was due to diarrhea and he was speeding to get to a restaurant and drug -store for medicine. He had requested an adjournment of the court hearing, noting that his lawyer in Toronto had a receipt for medication that Andreopoulos final- ly obtained at a drug store for relief of his problem. The Justice of the Peace, who turn- ed down the request for an adjourn- ment, found the accused guilty on the speeding charge and fined him $61.50. Richard P. Vandenberg, 20 Hughes St., St. Thomas, pleaded guilty to five charges and was fined a total of $915. The charges were laid after his vehi- cle was stopped in Hay Township on January 18. ' Vandenberg was fined $503 for not having insurance, 8253 for driving while his license was under suspen- sion and 853 each ort charges of fail- ing to apply for a perinit, operating a vehicle with unsafe tires and using a license plate that was not authoriz- ed for the vehicle he was operating. He was given 60 days in which to pay. Edward James Leis, Woodstock, was fined $53 for not producing his driver's license when requested and Irwin Leslie Levine, Mississauga, was fined $33 on a charge of speeding at the rate of 100 in an 80 km zone. Gary W. Deitz, Henson, was fined $7 on each of two charges related to parking in a restricted area in Hen - salt on October 21 and 25. • KEEP ON FIGHTING Sportsmen's Dinner headline speaker Nelson Briles tells local Timmy Josh Wat- son to keep on fighting. At the right is Dave Wall, currently the top harness race driver in North Americo.