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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-04-28, Page 21 TNtweAtIvedete, Aprl:UAW Repona wrap u� Blyth councillors resign 'LYTH --For the second time since the municipal elections Blyth councillors will be look- ing at options to fill a vacant seat on council. At the April 14 meeting of council, resignations were -read from his successor, Doug-Scrim- egeour aid Councillor Robbie Amnia *either *as present, it esissi+epahod til te"lltidiilt urtJn Cirizen. Both letters, which were .ad- dressed to Reeve Dave - bee -end council, were brief and to the point, saying:only that their res - i guationsware effective immed i - • ately. In .asking for a motion to re- -.cave the resignations, Reeve -Lee :stated the remaining coun- cillors will need to: -think of op- tions available to fillithe vacan- cies :for :discussion .at :the next icing. Pan:time tiffieer o option MITCHELL - -Basedron tgrie- vances put forth by-three,m n- bers of.tbelditchell`Police Asso- ciation, Ilse ,Mitchell Police Services Board will gook dato .shift alternatives, . or even tithe feasibility of another. officer. At the April 14-netting,;three assaciation-niembers - :Sgt. Joe .Boli, Const. Harold Roser -'rid Const. Rudy Hartfield -.all filed grievances ' ; to the board .over having to cover annual leave, .having not been "satisfied" with .the decision by Chief :Chock Zeta. ;riot ash instance, aim Arsons off=' .time shifts dating _the'ear to cover for holiday ;:time. -These shifts,.at timeraodeeiff neces- sitate working armies iof 10 - hour shifts consandively.aacri- ficing their normal:test;days, it was reported in the Mitchell,Ad- ffiCate. =cry schools uhi -merge PARKHILL - Representatives of the Middlesex County and Iiity rof -London =hoed boards latttwreek agreed to recommend that the two systems amalga- mate on September 1, 1993, it aims reported in the Parkhill Ga - The so-called "steering com- mittee" made the decision dur- ing what a news release de- scribes as "very productive" discussions. And the commiuee met in Toronto with Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke to discuss the draft amal- gamation agreement and funding issues. The draft agreement is also to be presented to all uustees of the county and city school boards. Mitchell tax increase a mystery • .MITCHELL - Residents of the Town of Mitchell won't know if their municipal taxes increased or decreased until they discover the news themselves - when they open their tax notice this sum- mer, it was reported in the Mitchell Advocate. Mitchell Clerk -Treasurer Don Bolen explained during the April 19 regular meeting of council that due to countywide reassessment, it's difficult to pin- point how much of an increase the average taxpayer will face. "It's not an ordinary year," he said. Epiete did say that the ici- pal portion of thev>p lion they have complatittaalleel over) will not Menem this time, for the second ala>iight year. 4 ses Making sImwt an :on-Seturriey ard In :preparation •?br not ant), t g Tleybat7he-Lions OIub Flshibg l rby this -may, `the Ausebte- Bayfield -Conservation Authority put mare "than ZOO zainbow i ut ,into VteAtomism Dam on Thursday. Were, Wayne Ford, top; and Robtfl"t 7tt utxof.he CA e` he.fish to -the water. Illkitlictifteatth Council i&.erth could link up It1 an xi DHC By fired Groves 41oreninistry wouldn't mind. But if you join Thames T -A -stiff -alley you'd be a little piece in the corner. It would EXETER -Raul Carroll took his show. on .the mad .rbeirealth council suicide," he said. -Thursday •:night, .fringing .the proposed District `Englert said Huron County would probaly only Health Cotmcitto Exeter. have me -representative on the -Thames Valley.DHC. Carrell utile chairman of the steering committee Try again: In the past 2S years, the ideassfaiDHC.- •rivhichis4giving people of Huron County the'., ,.; *iiaastLfllsen ■ aw thery,wantaDH .- " ."" ow'.*rfigiiids- edam- rte. .i '-iiHesnotedsthat4lntrnathdPerth'Ctemties-erasure -citizens tin timtioderich:areiewimiielpedgetdie .lsaly.ones in.the province which do not istry intaerieedinceagain. -ibtetong.to a local health council. ,, Carroll pointed out that since slim :awe !ise ministry (of Health) the arty 1970's, the focus on would 6be'tpleased if we joined the- 1 health care has drastically nHC,laut lim not trying to sell the ,� ` 'r a changed. First, it was at the 10- DHC-ts :to you, Carroll told.. the cal level where the emphasis two dozen people who attended j and concentration was on local the meeting at the Old Town Hall. v� i hospitals, then it expanded to Carroll said the committee has ., an .area level with more. con - representatives with a wide va- rI, cern .about homecareuatad the, riety of backgrounds ranging �'�a � �Y County Board of Health to from a . high school student and t now where cancer treatment, senior citizens to doctors and emergency transportation, other professional people. mental health and financial cutbacks There are three different categories q ' are the key issues. of people on the committee - coosu- 'We've been caught up in issues niers, providers, and members.of local government. go well past our .political borders," said Car - The mandate of the steering commiuee is simple; decide whether or not to start a new DHC or the two counties can amalgamate jointly or separately with an existing one. Ironically. at an upcoming meeting. represenuttives from both .the Thames Valley DHC and the Grey - Bruce DHC have been invited. "The ministry's preference is Huron -Perth," said Carroll. "The job is straight forward but it will not be without conuove rsy." Dr. Peter Englert, a member of the committee, lives in Grand Bend and just bver the Heron border in JLambion County. However, as a physician in Grand Beed,;many of his patients come to Exeter's South Huron District Hospital. He is the past chairman of the Lambton District Health Council. "If Huron wants to join Thames Valley, I'm sure which roll. Currently, the Huron County Board of Health and a group of hospital administrators from the Huron and Perth make a lot of the decisions as far as health care in those two counties are concerned. Although those two groups have been able to han- dle the main issues, the general feeling from the steering commiuee is that an umbrella group is need- ed to co-ordinate health care. One topic raised Thursday night was the actual cost of a DHC. Carroll said it is about $300.000 but the ministry could provide more for certain projects. "In Lambton County4 you get a base budget. If you have particular needs siou apply for, and if -approved, get additional funding," said Englert. Carroll estimated that health care in Huron County in 1993 is about 382 million which is among the highest in Southwestern Ontario. wlrlws tie 6110 in CREDYION - Stephen Township ratepayers can ell expect to be pay- ing for metered water by the end of next year. Township council has approved a plan that will see all township wa- ter services fitted with water meters by December 31, 1994. 'While many township homes are already being billed for water use'through teeters, there are many still paying a monthly fiat rate for their connec- tion to the township pipeline. Council authorized the water manager and township administra- 116464P11Wilp lte111111111Rn poticies elifienidelines for the conversion to a etnitpletely metered water system. Township homes still receiving, water through their own wells wiU remain tmaffected. in other business, otnineil ttcttflt- ed a tender from Smith Construc- tion of Seaforth to remove asbestos from the township arena. It will cost $3,600 plus GST to have the asbestos femeved troth *the atena's utility room as required by a recent, Ministry of Labour inspection. Theatre rebuilding glitts boost Isom Stephn CREDT ON -'Stephen Township council has decided to commit it- self financially to helping with the reconstruction of the Huron Coun- try Playhouse. At their meeting last Tuesday, council members voted to not only continue their annual $500 grant to the summer theatre, but also to con- tribute a special grant of $1,500 for this and the next three years. The theatre, which sits on the west boundary of the township near Grand Bend, is currently undergo- ing a reconstruction plan, which when all phases are complete will cost about $4.5 million. John McHenry at the theatre said word of the township grant hadn't yet leached him las of Monday, but was pleased at the news of the fi- nancial aid. "Every little bit helps," said McHenry. w village school :a - wld have to asatain° aecrea#ional facfiles GRAND BEND - It appears as though the only way this village isgoing inset'a new school, is if they decide to include a recreational centre or even a library within the building's walls. At a recent council meeting, an offer of land was made by a local resi- dent to build a new elementary school. However, it was pointed putty Mayor ibm'Lawson that the possibility of a new school within the village's limits is slim. "Our representative (tnrstee Victor Alderson), said a new school will not happen in Grand Bend or area," said Lawson. "The -board won't fund it un- less its done in conjunction with another ministry." Councillor cam Ivey said there are only about 35 students in the Grand Bend Public School who actually -reside within the village limits. The rest sire bused in from the surrounding area. Councillor Bill Uniac said the village should not be so hasty in its think- ing of not having the new school within its own limits. "Let's make sure we haven't overlooked any potential sites within our ,aJtlid::meggfintliantetirtiat Lawson said the board has atked Chet the Grand Bend Public SchoolPar- ents Group initiate a petition supporting their proposal for a new school. Lucan cracking down on iliegal pacing LUC*N = Village cptroei['I tiin- structed bylaw enforcement officer Stan Flood to crackdown on illegal porkers. For a few weeks, Flood will be issuing warning tickets to those parking illegally on Main and side streets. After a reasonable period of time, Flood will be issuing sum- monses. Of particular concern are those who park too closely to the street corners in the business section. Parking illegally too close to cor- ners makes it almost impossible for drivers coming out of side streets 10 see oncoming traffic. Legal parking spaces are well marked and must be adhered to for public safety. . Cars parked facing the wrong way on many village streets is ,an- other common complaint. - All pedestrians .are urged to use the ,pedestrian cross walk and acti- vate the stoplights when crossing Main street :between the post office and the food market. Many residents continue 'to cross Main street within a few feet of the crosswalk without using the light to make it entirely safe to cross. The lights only wotk when the buttons are pushed. Another parked car vandalized in Exeter EXETER - Malicious damage and vandalism to property continues to be a problean in Exeter. Town police investigated another instance of .damage to parked car at • a , Abe South Duron Recreation Centre on Thursday everwig, and on Saturday dijCan e clubs announce.�damagin Gmlb4ainStg Pocalsa a froqueat as wanner :{weather arrives. Officers were called to enforce, noise bylaws on Main St. S. twice during the week. The bylaw provides for fares up to $2,000 for such infractions as loud music or parties, dogs barking, loud acceleration or engine noises from and thetote of cornsuuction tri sent outside rescri plans Ywvate Nsvillage LUCAN - Thanks t�� the efforts of Lucan service clubs, two village im parks are in for renovations and - prUVenleat (S . At the April 20 council meeting, a delegation from the Lucan Opti- mists club outlined plans for an ad- dition to the Elm street park and councillor Rob Brady said Lions club members would be attending We next meeting to submit plans for improvements at Market Square park. Dave Atwood and Rod Kluak- ens, representing the Optimists said their club was ready to construct a 25 foot by 40 foot pavillion at the Elm street park. Atwood said they would like to defer plans for washrooms at,the same site until next year. The present swing sots will be moved closer to the road to .allow for the pavillion notion. The delegation said there would still be plenty of room forthe soccer field. Replying to a question from works superintendent Doug John- ston regarding construction materi- als, Kleuskens said," We will be us- ing pressure treated lumber on the concrete pad with a steel roof. Most of the work will be done by volun- teer labour." In asking for council's blessing We Optimists said the club's Mis- sion is to serve the youth of the community. • Reeve Tom McLaughlin assured the Optimists that the water and sewer hookup charges would be waived along with the building per- mit tee, but construction would be monitored by the village's building official. Johnston suggested that it maybe wise to remove the boulevard at the perimeter of the park and put in an- gle parking to accommodate visi- tors. When asked when this first phase of construction would be canplet- ed, Kleuskens said, "Hopefully by mid -summer." Atwood said they would like to defer plans for washrooms at the same site until next year. In *teeing w this second phase for 1994, councillor Reg Crawford said, "Granton didn't have wash- rooms for a few years after they built the pavillion." The preliminary plans were ac- cepted on motion by councillor Bryan Smith who added, "it's great to sec this type of community effort being put forth." In conclusion, reeve McLaughlinsaid, "We look forward to seeing your detailed plans and hope you can complete ibe job by the end of next year. We thank you for your dedication to further serve the youth of our cowtutioiIy." cars, eq D P bed hours. Town police say they have found two abandoned bicycles in the past week, and are encouraging Exeter residents to buy $2 license tags. With details of the bicycle registered, police say they can readily identify the bi- cycle's owner if stolen or found abandoned. Licenses can be obtained from-edtation between 8 a.nt. and 4 papa. Mar Mimi af,rw.rNf .rM.warprMr JiXB'I7ilt - 11) Luger choir last i•ucsday MOM" ig .An Exeter mot plead- ed guilty to operating a vehicle while his licauce was undo( suspottsign. Qn February 14, Clin- ton Uadirhill was atoppod on Sanders Street in Eixeter and __1do))0414#41 N F rpos- Underhil l was fitted 5255A0