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Times -Advocate. December 8,1893
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By Fred Groves
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GODERICH - Wishing to con-
trol its own destiny, Huron County
has decided to set up a Boundary
Study Committee.
At Thursday's county council
meeting, it was decided to set up
the committee and look into boun-
dary negotiations that are ongoing
between several municipalities in
the county.
"I think we realize annexation
and boundary issues are important
to Huron County," said Exeter
deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller.
Although nothing has been put
in writing, the Town of Exeter is
looking into expanding us borders.
Exeter is surrounded by the neigh-
bouring townships of Usbome,
Stephen, and Hay.
"There's been no application but
there's been discussion," said Exet-
er Administrator Rick Hundey.
'Fuller disagreed that a Boundary
:ftitudy Committee be established
.land instead, suggested the local
;tmunicipalities try and settle the is-
-:sues themselves.
-"We in Exeter think the local
municipalities should participate
as equal partners."
She also suggested that a closer
look be taken at the whole siwa-
,aion before county council made
their final decision to fotm.attte
committee.
Bob Hallam of East Wawanosh
Township agreed with Fuller>.and
told council the only time :the
county should step-in is when they
..care asked to.
"It's one step towards regional
gq ovemment," said Hallam.
However, other county council-
lors felt they had to act quickly or
the provincial government would
step in and begin to make the boun-
dary negotiation decisions.
"I think we're opening a can of
worms getting 'the "ministry in-
volved," said Goderich reeve John
Doherty.
Warden Torn Tomes, the reeve of
Stephen Township is very familiar
with boundary negotiations as his
municipality went through a very
long and drawn out process with
the Village of Grand Bend.
Against provincial interfer-
ence: He stressed the importance of
Huron County establishing their
own committee before the province
steps in and draws Me lines.
Stephen gave up a minimal
amount of land, but they did have
objections which. -were ironed out
by the Lambton County Boundary
Negotiations Committee.
Tomes said on Thursday that a
similar committee set up in Huron
would be of some benefit.
He also added that he favours
amalgamation of municipalities
over annexation.
What prompted Huron County to
establish the new committee was a
letter from The Ministry of Munici-
pal Affairs, Municipal Boundaries
Branch.
That branch has indicated it has
received a number of requests for
annexations from area municipali-
ties and.that those requests were de-
ferred pending the results of the
Huron County Study.
The final report of the Huron
County Study, prepared by the -Hu-
ron county Planning and Develop.
Mandatory water saving:devices?
Water use next on
Exter cutback litst
EXETER - With multi-million dollar bills looming for upgrades to the
town's water and sewage servicing systems, town council is taking a hard
look at conservation.
One measure already discussed .by the_public works.comnuttee may get
a serious second look from council in future months. The installation of
water -saving devices on showers and toilets may not only become manda-
atory in newly -built homes, but might also be retrofitted to existing homes
in a town -wide program.
The public works committee has already •recommended council go
ahead with drafting a bylaw making water saving devices mandatory on
new construction.
"It could be mandatory. It could be a voluntary system," suggested
mayor Bruce Shaw when asked about retrofitted devices.
He said it appears some such devices should be installed by experts,
white others can be do-it-yourself installations.
Town administrator Rick Hundey noted that building code and plumb-
ing code changes may make such devices mandatory anyway in future
year, but there is no harm in the' municipality considering a bylaw of its
own.
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ment Department and the only
mention of boundary negotiations
in that document invplved negotia-
tions between other counties.
There has already been some ac-
tion on at least one boundary front
in Huron County as Goderich
Township deputy reeve Dave Gow-
er said that municipality has been
served notice from another munici-
pality.
"We have to look at the whole
county, not just a couple of places,"
said Fuller. "The county is going to
change. It's hard to look into the fu-
ture and see these changes."
Bill Vanstone, reeve of Colborne
Township said he knows of two
municipalities in -the county which
are currently looking into annexa-
tion and said that the new commit-
tee would be an advisory and fair -
'play committee.
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An All -W and Lord, likely one of the last to be presented in the Huron District, was awarded to
Samantha Funston (centre) last Wednesday evening at a special ceremony of the First Hensall
Guides. Funston was presented the award by district deputy commissioner Mary Lou Kingham
(left). At right is Guide leader Kim Bilcke. The All -Round Cord, one of the top awards in Guid-
ing, is being replaced with a new award and set of requirements.
B utiPUC wants to raise water rates 10 percent
1'. rates to stabilize for '94
EXETER - After several years
of fairly harsh electricity rate in-
creases, Exeter customers of the
PUC won't be seeing a hike next
year.
The PUC - issued a release last
increase to customers.
"We hope to get away with no
increase," said PUC chairman
Murray Greene.
Because of what are described
as "considerable reconstruction"
week stating that they were ikand improvements to the electri-
"pleased to advise the cuslainitfJ,.cal distribution system, thecorn-
ers...that Ontario Hydro will not :emission promises that it will be in
be increasing .the wholesale cost position to reduce the funds re -
of electricity to the Town of Ent- quired to finance the system in fu-
er in 1994." : :tune years.
After reviewing its -•itudget,-the The bad news, however, for
commission concluded that it will utility customers, is that water
be able to pass on the zero- rates will likely be increasing for
atown residents. A three million
adollar pipeline project appears to
be in the works for the town, and
a larger reserve fund is being
sought to fund it.
The actual increase is 10 per-
cent, planned to take effect with
all bills issued after January 31,
1994.
In an effort to downplay the rate
,increase, the PUC points out that
the actual cost to customers pres-
santly paying 512.10 a month for
water works out to only four cents
a day, or S13.31 a month.
How the new water rate will af-
fect the sewage surcharge is un-
clear. Since the sewer rate is
fixed at a percentage of the water
rate, any increase will affect it
too, unless adjusted by town
council.
"It all depends on if they need
the money," said Greene.
The PUC's recommendations
for its 1994 rates will have to be
approved by town council.
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