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Times Advocate, 1991-10-23, Page 3IN TETE 1\TEWS Building slump The last stone of the $45,000 erosion protection project in Exeter's MacNaughton Park was put into place in a ceremony Monday afternoon. Putting the stone in place are Mayor Bruce Shaw (left) and Harold Switzer, new ABCA board director for Exeter, Usborne and Blanshard. Costs soaring on town dump expansion EXETER - Despite talk of county -wide landfill sites, the town of Exeter will likely have to go ahead with the second phase of its current dump site, but the cost of that expansion is now seen to be more costly than ever. Town administrator Rick Hundey presented council Monday evening with a set of figures that showed that projected costs for a hydrogeo- logical study for the site expansion had doubled in the past few months. While an estimate of $57,000 was presented by consult- ing engineers B.M. Ross in May, the engineers now predict the study required for ministry approval of the site will cost about $112,500 between 1991 and 1993. Hundey said the extra costs are because the Ministry of the Envi- ronment no longer provides free analysis of water samples and that construction of access roads to test wells in the proposed landfill site had not been factored into the costs. Hundey also said if the town wanted to take advantage of a 60 percent ministry grant, they would have to approve the application at Monday's meeting. "It really doesn't give us much time to digest this," said an an- noyed councillor Dave Urlin, who said the engineers should have in- formed council of this before the grant deadline approached. "Every time we hear from Burns Ross it costs this town money, and we keep paying it out." "The Ministry of the Environ- ment is very slow in getting back to municipalities and I wouldn't be surprised if they were slow getting back to the engineers," conceded Hundey, adding that the engineers only just became aware of the lack of free testing. Councillor Harry Klungel asked what would happen if Exeter did not approve the hydrogeological study. Hundey explained the site would expire as a potential landfill after two years. Reeve Bill Mickle, chairing the meeting in mayor Bruce Shaw's ab- sence, noted that with the current dump slated to close by 1993 and a county landfill not likely to be ready until 1997, the town had little or no alternative to developing the second phase of the landfill site in Hay Township. "How are we going to gap those few years to get rid of our waste?" stated Mickle, pointing out it would cost hundreds of thousands to ship garbage to a provincial site. "I know it [the study] is a lot of money, but do we have a choice?" asked Mickle. "We can't stop halfway now," agreed councillor Ben Hoogen- boom. The second phase of the landfill site is expected to yield about an- other decade of dump capacity for the town, and Hundey attested the engineers would not recommend the hydrogeological study unless they were reasonably confident it could be certified. Councillor Morley Hall said he could recall a simpler time when garbage was either burnt or dumped on "nuisance land", but to- day landfills require frequent engi- neering reports. "It's cost, cost, cost," said Hall. "All the time it's cost." Klungel said it wasn't that long ago when the town landfills had been said to offer another 25 years of dump capacity, but changing en- vironmental restrictions had dropped those estimates drastically. "Well, it'll be a golf course before long," mused Hoogenboom. Village won't assume walkway GRAND BEND - The ownership of, the walkway between the Beach - place Condominiums and an adja- cent landowner is still unknown. Blowing sand is beginning to col- lect on the walkway, a public ac- cess to the beach, and it could cause some problems in the winter. "If we get in there when it's full we're going to do some damage," works superintendent Bud Mark- ham told Grand Bend council Mon- day night. He said it doesn't look like the en- tire walkway is completed and the village does not resume ownership until it is. "To my understanding and obser- vations, there's been nothing done since July." Dennis Snider made the recom- mendation, and it was agreed by council, to send a letter to develop- er Festival Developments request- ing the rest of the work be complet- ed on the walkway. "We (the village) haven't taken ownership of it yet. It's still private property," said Snider. 0 NOTTE OF POLL Notice Is hereby given to the munlclpal electors of the Township of Biddulph that whereas more candidates have been nominated to each of the following offices than the number required to fill such offices, therefore polls will be held upon the dates and at the times and places stated in this notice for the purpose of electing the holders of such offices. OFFICE(S) FOR WHICH POLL TO BE HELD: DEPUTY REEVE COUNCIL TRUSTEE - LONDON & MIDDLESEX COUNTY ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTING FRENCH LANGUAGE ELECTORS ADVANCE: DATES: Saturday, November 2, 1991 Wednesday, November 6, 1991 LOCATION: Township of Biddulph Offices located 1/4 mile Southeast of Lucan on Highway No. 4 TIME: Advance polls will be open from 10 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. REGULAR POLLS DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 1991 LOCATION: Poll 1 - Township of Bkidulph Offices Poll 2 - Saintsbury Church, located on Sideroad No. 5, Lot 6, Conc. 4 Poll 3 - Joe Dewan Residence, located west side Hwy. 23, Lots 28, 29, Conc. 8 Poli 4 - Granton Lions Club Hall, Granton Park, Granton„ Ont. TIME: Regular polls will be open from 10 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. PROXY APPLICATIONS: A person who has been appointed a voting proxy may apply to the clerk not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Polling Day to receive a certlficate to vote by proxy for the polling subdivision in which the person appointing the voting proxy is entitled to vote. Given under my hand this 23rd day of October, 1991. L.G. Hotson, Returning Officer Times -Advocate, October 23, 1991 may affect next year's budget EXETER - Building official Dave Moyer Monday evening pre- sented to council a building starts report that was only a shadow of last year in comparison. While by September 1990, the town boasted over $7.1 million in building starts, September 1991 was only up to $3.6 million. Moy- er rioted the exact percentage of the assessed building permits was only 50.2 percent of last year's totals. Moyer said there was little hope of the town reaching last year's record of over $8 million in as- sessed permits by December. "But is there something big in the wings yet that may boost it?" asked councillor Harry Klungel. Moyer said he knew of little more than the proposed motel pro- ject that would be assessed at only a bit more than $300,000. Trustee increase turned down DUBLIN - The Huron - Perth County Roman Catho- lic Separate School Board voted unanimously against an increase to trustees' honourar- ium by five percent during the board meeting in Dublin last Monday. The existing annual hono- rarium of $6,000 for trustees and $7,200 for the chairper- son will remain in effect. The board also passed a recommendation that St. Mi- chael Secondary School be built under the construction management concept. By im- plementing this concept the board hopes to be able to achieve the school's proposed opening date in Stratford of January 1993. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom said that with the recession taken into consideration, a comparison with last year's record was a little unfair. "Going back only three or four years, $4 million was a considera- ble achievement for this town," said Hoogenboom. However, Hoogenboom pointed out that the town's reliance on a skyrocketing assessment base al- lowed council to finance large pro- jects without unduly increasing mu- nicipal taxes. Next year, he warned council would have to be more careful when making up its budget. "We'll have to take that into con- sideration when budgeting for sala- ries and any other large expendi- tures," said Hoogenboom, adding that 1992 may be a time for "sharp- ening our pencils" Page 3 THE RUGGED, DEPENDABLE ZITOII Brings Comfort and Safety to the Business of Farming. 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Look for the ballot on the flyer, fill it out and drop it off at any participating retailer before November 2nd! You could spend your next winter in the deluxe comfort of one of the most energy efficient homes in Ontario. IT PAYS TO BE A POWER SAVER! Exeter Public Utilities Commission 379 Main Street South, Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6 235-1350 H. DsVries, Chairmen M.A. Greene, Commissioner H.L Davis, Manager B.F. Shaw, Commissioner