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Times -Advocate, April 1, 1987
Costly clean-out
Zurich drain report accepted
The engineer's report on the clean-
out and repair of the Zurich drain was
accepted as presented at a well -
at tended
ellattended public meeting in the Zurich
Community Centre. The estimated
total cost is $171,330, which includes
S117.810 for construction, $15,700 for
allowances for right-of-ways and
damages. and engineering fees of
$31,750.
Assessments for Zurich total $95,180
and Hay township's share is $76,150.
Reeve Bob Fisher opened the
meeting with a review of the events
leading to therepont.The drain was
last cleaned in 1968. The recent
survey showed that many of the
culverts were installed higher .than
the design elevation for the ditch bot-
tom. causing silting and blocking over
the years.
The flat grade has caused water to
• stay and stagnate in some •areas.
Surface water from illegally
hooked -in eavestroughs has overload-
ed the village's sewer system, and
angry residents with hacked -up
sewage in their basements last fall
came to council demading that
. concrete bottom added after 1968 was
causing obstruction, and that 75 per-
cent of the cost was being assessed
upstream.
Claire wanted to know why Hay
property owners were paying for
something that would primarily
benefit Zurich, noting that his outlets
are three feet above the ditch. He also
objected to Zurich "dumping raw
sewage down to the lake or onto us
guys."
Kegler was advised by Pletch to
contact the ministry of the environ-
ment if raw sewage was getting in,
• adding the clean-out had nothing to do
with sewage, but when the pumping
station was full, the overflow spills in-
to the existing drain..
It's better to put it in the drain than
store it in someone's basement",
Pletch commented.
Fisher said if the costs are loo high.
the job could be deferred until 1988.
The engineering fees would be paid
from money allocated in the 1986
budget. Clerk Rick Beachey is in-
vestigating the possibility of obtain-
ing a PRIDE grant once Zurich
__omethingbe done__
becomes eligible by_passingits
Fisher pointed out were poorly at- About you Ito
tended. council authorized Don Pletch
of Huron -Middlesex Engineering Ltd.
to prepare a report on the drain. This
showed a need to lower the culverts.
knew we would have to bite the
bullet, but $117,000 for construction is
a shocker", Fisher remarked.
Fisher voiced his concern that some
assessments seemed inordinately
high, citing the Zurich and District
Agricultural Society as one example.
Benefit and outlet total $6,075, and
Fisher said there is no way the Socie-
ty can afford that. He hopes to at least
get the designation changed to
agricultural, land to make the
organization eligible for the one-third
grant.
Fisher has also received many
complaints that the assessment on the
lagoon is too low. He said if that
assessment is raised, one option
would be to divide the difference
among all village residents, as the.
lagoon is used by all.
The MTC will pay $21.000 towards
the cost of the bypass at Highway 84.
Erosion control grants for the right-
of-way account for another $16.000.
Damage allowances on land in the
township are calculated at $1,200 per
hectare. and at $3.000 in the village.
Right-of-way compensation is set at
$3,700 per hectare.
Pletch agreedthe clean-out and
repair costs seem high, but all alter-
natives would be even more expen-
sive. He mentioned a plan drafted by
the ABCA with a $270,000 price lag.
He said "this is not a Cadillac but a
Chev to get rid of the water as best
you can". Ile pointed out that if so-
meone's assessment is lowered, so-
meone else will have to pay more. as
lne total cost will remain unchanged.
Warren and Claire Regier both ob-
jected to the report. Warren question-
ed the removal of a concrete culvert,
saying it was in better condition than
anything engineers could put in as a
replacement. Pletch replied that the
Gertie Fleischauer spent last
weekend in London with her
daughters, and was also involved as
registration volunteer for the Men-
tally Handicapped Bowling Tourna-
ment at Fleetway 40 Bowling Lanes
London. 123 howlers from 11 com-
munities in Southern Ontario par-
ticipated for a -day of competition.
fun, and socializing, -
Welcome to town 10 Gerald and
Cathy Shantz and family who moved
into the former home of Dennis
Ducharme on John St. North.
Quimby Hess from Toronto spent a
few days last week in town and visited
with his mother Mrs. Marie Hess at
the Blue Water Rest Home.
George and Marg Suplat and Dick
and Betty Bedard recently spent the
week of the March break on a vaca-
tion in Jamaica which they really
•enjoyed.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
is extended to Bridget Groot who had
the misfortune of falling last week.
and as a result is confined to led al
home with a fractured shoulder and
ribs. Get well soon. .
Lorne Fleischauer is a patient in St.
Joseph's Ilospital.
Ann McBride is now home from the
hospital.
On Sunday a good attendance was
had at the Zurich Mennonite Church
to hear the "Image Singing Group"
and in the afternoon an open house
was held in honor of Edgar and
Muriel Cudmore who celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary.
Mare -and -Cindy Gelinas and
children of London spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Mozart Gelinas Sr. and at-
tended the play, "Three Bright Girls"
with them before going home.
Congratulations to Joe and Nancy
Becker of Dashwood nee Overholt
on the arrival of Breanne Monique on
March 25.
NOVICE CHAMPIONS — The Zurich Reds won the novice trophy in
the Huron -Perth Tier 2 House league Hockey Tournament, defeating
the Zurich Whites. Shown with assistant manager Steve Durand (left)
and coach Bill Groot ore (front left) Bryan Denomme, Chad Raymer,
Kirk 'Durand, Kris Schenk, Brent Grainger and (bock) Chris Keller,
Marty De Groot, Timmy Estep, Mork Durand, Stephen Regier, Michael
De Groot and Neil Beauchamp.
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used to help reduce assessments.
No date has yet been set for a court
of revision to gile objectors a chance
to appeal their assessments.
Robert Westlake and George Hag-
gitt asked that something be done
about the Haberer drain. The
engineer has been told to prepare a
preliminary report on that drain.
Agriculture
number one
Noting that attracting new industry
to Iluron was one of the topics for F'ri-
day's session of the Huron Municipal
Officers' Association meeting in Ex-
eter, Agriculture Minister Jack Rid-
dell said it was an item on the govern-
ment's agenda as well.
"What we want to do is help reverse
the trend of the past generation in
which the largest single export from
rural Ontario bas been its youth," the
Huron -Middlesex MPP said in brief
comments- after explaining- that he
sees h ff-`-a-s`the---pravinci•
minister who keeps an- eye -on rural_
affairs.
Ile told the Huron audience there
was a need to provide young people
with jobs in their own communities
"which is compatible with the sur-
rounding agricultural community".
Riddell reported he had been in
lfolmesville only the day before to
speak to a group of young farmers
who represent 200 new businesses
started in Iluron under the provincial
Beginning Farmer Assistance
Program. -
Saying that he had chosen Huron to
start his farming career, the
Agriculture Minister went on to claim
he couldn't think of a better place to
start such a career because the coun-
ty ranks so high in so•many areas of
farm production in the province.
"As agriculture goes. so goes the
businesses in our towns," he explain-
ed and urged the audience in their
rush to attract new industry to main-
tain sight of the one that remains the
strength of this country.
Before commencing his address,
Riddell whimsically asked if London
Free Press reporter Nick Marlin or
Goderich columnist Elsa Ilayden
were in the audience, a reference to
a recent expose on problems in Iluron
carried in the London paper.
He thanked the Huron group for
taking some of the limelight away
from provincial and federal. politi-
cians. "As long as you're doing that.
they're leaving me alone," he
concluded.
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