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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-13, Page 101 Page 10 Times -Advocate, September 13, 1989 Fighting vandalism LUCAN - The Lucan Lions are interested in putting up cold, hard cash in an effort to reduce vandal- ism in the village. Jim Young, a member of the Li- ons Club, attended last Tuesday's council meeting and told council of the Club's intention to offer a $50 reward per occurrence for informa- tion about vandalism in and around Lucan. Young said the money could be awarded at the+discretion of either council or the OPP. Young cited recent incidents of vandalism as having inspired the Lions' concern on the issue. Win- dows have been shot out by BB guns, and there have been frequent cases of damage to village proper- ty. • OPP staff sergeant Bob Erskine, who attended the meeting, said he saw no problem with offering the reward, but pointed out that rewards are not that much of an incentive. "It may come as a surprise to you that 90 percent of the people who call in to Crime Stoppers don't want any money for it," said Erskine. Reeve Larry Hotson agreed, but suggested the Lions' main motive was to promote the reward as a de- terrent to potential vandals and to show the community was con- cerned about the problem. Erskine also mentioned the reluc- tance of Lucan residents to call the police, even when it is obvious a crime is being committed. He said the recent incident of a man shoot- ing a shotgun in town on a Satur- day morning was a prime example. "I think we were taken aback by the fact that half the street heard what was going on, but only one person called us," he said. Erskine said Neighbourhood Watch programs get a lot of atten- tion when the community is wor- ried about a rash of break-ins, but the enthusiasm fades after a while. ADAMS Heating & Cooling • Heating Systems of all types INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED •General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning • Humidifiers • Ventilation 235-2187 133 Huron St. E., Exeter He suggested the program should be promoted and refreshed every so often. Otherwise, he says, apathy sets in. He said he has even ques- tioned witnesses of crimes and asked why they didn't report it at the time. "The usual excuse is 'well, we didn't want to bother you'," said Erskine. Council asked Erskine about the Legion's plans to fund the installa- tion of a crosswalk for seniors on Market Street. • The crosswalk is to consist of painted lines on the road and warn- ing signposts. "Who would police that?" asked councillor Bryan Smith. "Not us," said Erskine, pointing out that the crosswalk would fall under a bylaw and not under a traffic act. The OPP cannot enforce mu- nicipal bylaws. Erskine also told council there was little his detachment could to about preventing drivers from pass- ing on the right at the north end of town near the school aid arena. Council had aised the issde-several times at pvious meetings, con- cerned that pedestrians or young cy- clists were going to get hurt. Erskine said Main Street is four lanes wide at that point and drivers are allowed to make use of it. "The problem is, Bryan, that we're not getting any complaints from citizens," said Erskine. The staff sergeant also told coun- cil that if the village were•to install a flashing crosswalk on Main Street, the OPP could not enforce its use because it would not fall un- der the ministry of transportation. "I think sometimes crosswalks give kids false security anyway," said councillor Bob Taylor. Ers- kine agreed, adding that using cau- tion lights as an alternative .was worse. "Caution lights don't do anything except waste electricity," he said, pointing out that speeders are even caught by radar traps set up directly in front of the OPP station itself. The only advantage to having cau- tion lights installed would be to protect the village from liability in a civil suit should an accident oc- cur. Council brief Work on repairing the brickwork of the village office has yet to be- gin. The contractor awarded the job has not yet located any match- ing brick and was given until Octo- ber 1 to do so, otherwise council will retender the job next spring. r Rifle champs - David Pocock (left) and Eric Schatzler of the Lu - can Scout troop won a rifle championship at the Haliburton camp in August. They received their award Monday evening in Lucan. Both are now with the Lucan Venturers. Lucan OPP lay charges LUCAN - Eight criminal, eight traffic and twenty-five general oc- currences were investigated by members of the Lucan Ontario .Pro- ,vincial Police. The criminal inves- tigations included one impaired driver, one theft, two damage com- plaints, and four other criminal matters such as fraud and assault. One minimal injuries to one per- son was reported in one of the eight motor vehicle accidents which were investigated. The other accidents were listed only as involving prop- erty damage or as being non - reportable. General- occurrences included items such as four liquor charges, four false alarms, driving com- plaints, and domestic type inci- dents. Police receive many inquiries re- garding the drinking and driving laws and information as to how much alcohol can affect a person's ability to drive.The Breathalyzer and the ALERT instruments are also the topic of maFiy questions. People are unsure of how much they can haVe to drink before it is unlawful to drive their vehicles: For instance, if you drink four bottles of beer in three hours at a party, could you drive home legally? These questions and pertinent infor- mation about this topic will be ad- dressed in the next few articles. Crime Prevention Week is Octo- ber 29 to November 4 this year and is designed to increase the commu-. nity's awareness and participation in preventing crime. If you, your neighborhood or your community wish more information about Crime Prevention Week or any crime prevention programs, please contact your local police office. Crime Prevention is everyone's concern; please help do your part. Th LUCAN - Councillor Bob Taylor attended his first meeting as the newest member of council. Taylor fills the seat vacated by Larry Hot - son, who replaced Norm Steeper as reeve two months ago. * **** • The outside water use bylaw has been lifted, with the exception of lawn watering. Council decided there was sufficient water capacity to allow the use of water outside for such things as washing cars. Works superintendent Doug John- ston said the water levels in the well appeared to be holding up this season. People with new lawns may apply to Johnston about wa- tering. * * * * * Lucan is not one of the commu- nities surrounding London targetted by the ministry .of housing as an area for future development. The problem is that Lucan presently lacks the water and sewage capacity necessary for subdivision develop- ment. It may be several years be- fore a Lake Huron pipeline can be connected to the village and a sew- age treatment plant constructed. ***** Councillor Tom McLaughlin told council he thought 30 percent of Lucan ratepayers might need to commit themselves to paying their share of the water and sewage pro- ject costs up front before the Onta- rio Municipal Board approves the projects. Lucan's debt load is ap- proximately $1.2 million, but the village's share of the projects after government funding is expected to be about $2.1 million. The up- front cost per household is likely to be more than - $3,000. There may be three choices available: pay it all, pay it in installments, or carry the debt with the village by a 10 -year debenture. Lucan Revival Centre LUCAN - Sunday morning Mr. Dan Wuerch led the worship in song. Rev. Roger Mason introduced Rev. Aimraj Maharaj, from Trinid- ad, now a teacher at Christianview Bible College as guest speaker.. Rev. Maharaj ministered from Gen- esis 1:1-3. In the beginning there was chaos on the earth, no beauty, and all was darkness. Before we come to Christ our lives are in chaos. God's Spirit spoke to bring light, to create order, and bring beauty on the barren earth. This is what God does in our lives. Sunday evening Rev. Roger Ma- son spoke from Matthew 9:35-38, about Jesus being motivated by compassion. Jesus' motivation in training and sending out his disci- ples came from His compassion for the needs of the people. Many times healing the sick was the re- sult. 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