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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-06-18, Page 3Beaver drain may get some appeals For the first time in recent memory, Exeter has become the in- itiating municipality for a municipal drain and the engineer's report for that drain was presented following council's regular session, Monday. The Beaver Municipal Drain, which runs from Usborne Township through the north end of the town, has been found inadequate for present condi- tions and the improvements were re- quested by Len Veri, primarily to ser- vice agricultural land on the former Bierling property located at the CNR tracks. Don Pletch of Huron -Middlesex Engineering Ltd. reviewed his report on the work for council and three of the property owners from Usborne in- volved. Usborne councillor Jim Kerslake was also in attendance. Estimated cost of the work is *48,830 which is apportioned to land owners in Exeter, Usborne and Hay served by the drain. A surprising announcement made at the meeting was that only two of those property owners envision any development on their properties in the foreseeable future, although the drain currently services the area near Huron Tractor Ltd. that has been sug- gested as the site for an agri- industrial park. Pletch advised that if future development does take place, such development would be drained at the owner's expense and runoff from such properties would either have to de de- tained or the developers would have to consider twinning the drain. However, Usborne ratepayers Gord Strang and Ross Beaver both noted that development has taken place on some of the properties since the drain was installed in 1955 and those land owners have never had to pay addi- tional costs. ;r Strang and Kerslake also argued that more of the land in Exeter that is served by the former Wein drain should have been assessed because V the outlet for that drain and the Beaver drain will be improved during the project. Pletch, however, contended that the outlet for the Wein drain is satisfac- tory at the present and the improved outlet constitutes no direct benefit for it. After failing to get Pletch to change his stance, Strang indicated he would probably appeal his assessment, noting that the changes would have little benefit for him either. Council adopted the report, but no date was set for a court of revision. That court will consist of two members of Exeter council and one each from Hay and Usborne councils. No one was present from Hay coun- cil at Monday's session. Exeter ratepayer Aubrey Graper also complained about his assessment in comments liberally laced with pro- fanity. However, after being told that his $60 share was a one-time payment and was not something he would face each year for the next 20 years as he suspected, he responded with, "that ain't too bad". BUS SAFETY — OPP Constable ra • m ae er rom e ' oun orest • etachment attended kindergarten orientation at Precious Blood Separate School to talk to the future kindergarten class about bus safety. Shown with him are (back left) Paul Gregus, Becky Martens and (centre) Sarah Revington and Jaclyn Von Esbroeck and (front) Sandra Steele, Jason Grenier, Michael Hodgins, Wayne Cole and Timothy Ditner. June 18, 1986 Page 3 Pick mediator The Education Relations Commis- sion has appointed Terry Mancini of Oakville to act as Mediator in the negotiations between the secondary Teachers and the Trust -of-the.. Huron County.Board of Education. Mancini is well-known in the labour relations community of the province as an expert in dispute resolution. Froml970 until his retirement in 1983 he served as a senior mediator with the Conciliation and Mediation Branch of the Ministry of Labour. His career began in 1940 in the steel mills of Sault Ste. Marie. For the next 15 years he held a variety of positions with the local union, and also served a two-year term in management with Algoma Steel. In 1956 Mancini joined the Interna- tional Staff of the Steelworkers Union. Mancini's previous mediaton ap- pointments include: Hamilton Secon- dary, Kirkland Lake Secondary, Metropolitan Toronto Elementary and Simcoe ROSS. This appointment is made under the Section 13 of the School Boards and Teachers Collective Negotiations Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario. 1980 Rec board Continued from front page Chapman also asked Tomes to keep the ball rolling and her motion asking the heads of council to continue discussions was endorsed by the board. While Usborne representative Pat Down opined that it may be too big a thing to get settled for this year, Tomes replied, "we have to get it in place." The letter from Exeter on the grant subject indicated the town would be contributing *95,000 to the board for operating and capital expenses this year, while Usborne's contribution has been set at $11,000 by that coun- cil. In additon, Usborne has set aside $2,500 tO subsidize minor ice groups in view of the sizeable increases they are facing this year regarding the new $50 per hour rates. That rate was endorsed for all groups by the board as they ratified the revised budget calling for expen- ditures of $342,425. 'General government committee chairman Tomes explained that if the board is going to move closer" to the break even point, then the big jump in rates is necessary at some point. "There's no choice," commented Chapman when Down asked if all the members were happy with the $50 ice rate. However, facilities manager Cam Stewardson said minor hockey of- ficials had indicated they couldn't af- ford those rates and Kathy Whiteford explained that it could result in hockey being only for the rich. Tomes said that the groups would have ample time to get their fund raising in place, but both he and Chapman indicated those groups should not look solely to the municipal councils for assistance. "We can't keep going to the tax- payers," Tomes commented, noting that most of the arenas in the area had adopted the *50 ice rate or a figure close to that. Chapman said that in the city, peo- ple pay hundreds of dollars in registration for ice groups and they still have to go to the arena at 6:00 a.m. "It makes our program look peachy," she said. Down added that the municipalities were still subsidizing alt the gruops about one-third, based on the fact the actual cost of ice time has been estimated at around $75 per hour. That prompted Workman to sug- gest the board adopt a routine similar to some hospitals, who present clients with two bills; one detailing the cost to be poi and the other detailing the acutal cos the service provided. Figur skaters Continued from front page the club would be carrying on this season. Another request for financial assistance was also made by Rick Graham on behalf of the new Iluronia Singers community choir. He also asked for council's endorsement and support of the group in their bid to get assistance from Wintario lottery funds. Graham indicated members of the choir paid *10 each to belong and funds were needed for music. He said the request would probably be a one- time thing as the choir expected to be self sustaining in the future. Ile suggested a donation of $100 to $150 from council would be helpful. Council okayed the letter of support for the Wintario grant and turned the matter of a town donation over to the general government committee for recommendation. 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