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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1994-05-11, Page 21[TV T 1\[ F Ill "1_l__ Tithes -Advocate, May 11, 1994 Page 19 Council and officials Exeter doesn't want to get stuck with too much landfill discuss sewage plan LUCAN - Following a request from the township of Biddulph, Lu - can council agreed in principle at the May 3 meeting to allow Bid- dulph to empty their septic holding tank from their proposed new fire hall into the Lucan sewage treat- ment plant. In a letter, Biddulph clerk Larry Hotson said the township has ap- pointed an engineering firm to de- sign and prepare tender documents for the new fire hall in the police village of Granton. To get approval for a holding tank for this project rather than an expensive raised septic bed, the township requires a contract to dump the affluent from the pro- posed holding tank. The letter said this would only be emporary measure as they are in the process of a sewer study for the Granton area. Report from Community Centre Councillors Rob Brady and Reg Crawford, council appointees to the arena management committee re- ported that there had been no nega- tive feedback on the increase in ice rental rates for the coming year. After discussing rates that arena manager Paul Dykeman had ob- tained from Exeter, Clinton and I1- derton, the committee agreed to raise the rates by $2 per hour across the board. The new rates for the 1994-95 season will be $60 per hour for minor hockey and figure skating, $70 per hour for local and $77 per hour for out of the area us- ers. The rates for the ball diamond will remain the same as in 1993 that being $20, plus $10 for light- ing. Arena board chaiman Bob Taylor complimented the arena staff for their efforts involving the precision skating competition held on March 26. Manager Dykeman said the Lu - can skating club did an excellent job in hosting the competition. An estimated 1,800 people were in at- tendance. Word has it that the Lu - can club has already been asked to host the competition again in 1995. Discuss sewage plant Al Scott and Garry Orchard of the Lake Huron Water Supply Sys- tem attended the recent council meeting to discuss the status of the Lucan sewage treatment plant. Scott explained that they have had an instrumentation man on site for the past month. The filter oper- ation is still not 100 percent. The operator from Blyth will not be sta- tioned in Lucan until the plant is running properly, both electrically and mechanically. Orchard feels that the plant, once the problems are corrected, will able to be operated by one person 99 percent of the time. Scott noted that all new plants have start-up problems, but Lucan's problems have just dragged on too long. He felt the plant should be 100 percent operational by mid-June to July. Clerk Ron Reymer explained to the delegation that council has ac- tually budgeted for a deficit in this years sewer account and was hop- ing that once the plant is fully oper- ational, staffing costs would de- crease and therefore the budget would correct itself. The approxi- mately $500,000 holdback has not yet been received by the village. Treasurer Ruth Meszaros will be writing a letter to MPP Irene Ma- thyssen to ask for her help in get- ting the holdback money. Bank charges are increasing each day that the holdback payment is de- layed. Orchard noted that the concrete in the filter building is cracked and needs repair. There is also a lot of condensation in the building. When deputy reeve Harry Wraith asked when the village should seek legal action on those responsible for the delays, Scott said all the equipment suppliers are "still in the game" and simply won't walk away from the plant. Reeve Tom McLaughlin com- mented, "It appears that we are making progress and we should have our clerk arrange a follow-up meeting for the end of June. - Public works superintendent Doug Johnston reported that Liqui- Force has been busy doing inspec- tions of the sanitary sewers and have found that the first phase of sewer mains was concrete pipe. Thesq pipes are very congested with calcite build-up and need cleaning. Scott commented that Liqui- Force is a very reputable company and in fact is the only company that deals with camera inspections and repairs. Liqui-Force has a process of sealing the inside of the mains to prevent any infiltration. In other business: London - Middlesex MP Pat O'Brien has con- firmed that the village's application for a summer employee under the Summer Employment and Experi- ence Development program had been approved. Council has endorsed a resolution from the city of Mississauga ex- pressing safety concerns with base- ment apartments. Council approved the sale of the 1979 Chev one -ton truck to R. Warren of Ilderton for $500. Jean Deluce has completed the sale of the 1994 dog tags and did an exellent job in collecting over $1,900 for the village. Since she was a volunteer there were no ex- penses. Last year $1,695 was col- lected but only netted $1,017. A let- ter will be sent to Ms. Deluce, expressing council'sgratitude for a job well done. EXETER - As Huron County Council goes through the process of looking at another 11 candidate sites for a county -wide landfill, Exeter is looking hard at its owp plans to ex- pand its present site. Reeve Bill Mickle warned that the county's Waste Management Master Plan process may still take a few years to complete and will cost up to $1.6 million to choose the final site. not including the land and certifica- tion costs. "At least," agreed councillor Ervin Sillery. When councillor Ben Hoogen- boom asked about the capacity of such a county -wide site, Mickle said a 62 -acre site, is expected to last the county's municipalities about 40 years. Exeter, however, is looking at cer- tifying the second phase of its Hay Township landfill in the meantime, at a cost of about $150,000 to the town. "If we spend that money, and they demand we all go in with the county...are wet going to get our money back?" asked Sillery, but then said he was told the current thinking is to see all municipal dumps used to capacity. "We would have the privilege of tilling our site up," he said. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom suggested the town get those com- ments "in writing" from the county. Reeve Bill Mickle said he would like to sec all Huron municipalities paying for the new county site on a tipping fee basis, allowing those with their own sites to reap the sav- ings by not having to use it. "The subject has never been raised as to how it's going to be paid tor," said Mickle, and said Hoogenboom may not be able to get anything in writing. "It does no harm to ask, but I'm not sure we'll get an answer at this time," said Mickle. Sillery pointed out there is a fair chance the final county site will be "at the far end of the county", and he said he isn't convinced there will be a "pro -rated" system for truck- ing costs from municipalities as far south as Exeter. "There would be considerable trucking costs, considerable," warned Sillery. Bluewater Recycling receives award TORONTO - The Bluewater Re- cycling Association has been se- lected by the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) as the outstanding recycling program operator for 1993. Ontario Environment Minis- ter Bud Wildman made the presen- tation to Bluewater Special Projects Coordinator Lynda Rotteau at the RCO's IOth Annual Waste Minimi- zation Awards ceremony in Toron- to last Thursday. A total of 15 individuals and or- ganizations who have demonstrated environmental leadership were se- lected from more than 100 nomina- tions from across Ontario. Bluewater Recycling added a va- riety of programs to an already ex- tensive list in 1993. Added to the material collection program in May were boxboard and cardboard. Two newsletters were distributed to pro- vide ideas to assist householders in reducing their waste. The Associa- tion has developed 850 pages of curriculum to aid teachers in intro- ducing environmental issues into the education program. Several Bluewater municipalities participat- ed in the Ministry's backyard com- post project which put an additional 3,000 composters out into various communities. Car batteries and pro- pane tanks were added to the mate- rial collection list of the annual paint exchange. The member municipalities de- serve the credit, says Bluewater of- ficials. many have participated in various programs offered through Bluewater to achieve waste reduc- tion that in some cases is already above the Ministry's year 2000 goal of 50 percent. Exeter is one of those to reach that goal. In 1993, three new municipalities joined. the Association and since year end, another four have made the decision to receive waste reduc- tion services through Bluewater Re- cycling. TH E HARDEST WORKING TRUCK TEAM F -SERIES !ENFORCER' -ONE TOUGH PRICE! $ STANDARD DRIVER'S R AIRBAG ER S SIDE IRBA G DONT HAVE IT! 'ENFORCER' SPECIAL VALUE PACKAGE COMES COMPLETE WITH: L• Driver's Side Airbag /Power Brakes with Rear ABS :✓ 4.9 Litre Engine 5 Speed Manual Transmission [� Styled Steel Wheels Ci Rear Step Bumper Ci Insulation Package $13,744/816,244 hosed on MSRP 04 "Enforcer" 4e2/4x4 regular cob with P E P 826A, S.speed wonsm.«"a" Wen may not s combined linseed time Att. Dealer way sell for Ins. 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