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NOM 1S6ce ow — — r• — t• t• • Inside Agency proposes security for uptown Exeter See page 5 It's, Your Business Optimist Home, Garden & Leisure Show See page 8 Batting cages planned for former water Wednesday, April 16, 1997 Steppin' out at the Home & Garden Show Jim Darling hams it up during an aerobics dernonL stration at Friday night's Home Show opening. slide property Zurich man killed GRAND BEND - Council agreed batting -cages to be installed at the former water slide property on Main Street do not result in a more intensive use•and as a result, three to fivetparking spaces should he ad- equate. . Staff and the County Planner are expected to make a site visit to con- firm this agreement meets the by- law requirements. Jeff Nicholson hopes to start work on the property as soon as possible and has met the village requirements for drainage. Three batting cages will be in- stalled and the existing chain-link fcnce will be repaired. A wooden fence across the back of the proper- ty as well as lighting, to be directed at the cages, will also be added. Nicholson hopes the new venture will add to the village's attractions. "People love to do this." he said. "1 believe it would be wonderful for the village." In other business news, Lucy Lewcock's.new Main Street pasta caf wi11 open in the next several weeks. She agreed to omit outdoor tables on the property in order to avoid initiating a site control agree- ment, although she has done some interior renovation including the addition of one bathroom. Break and enter occurs at grocery store GRAND BEND - Police are in- vestigating a break, enter and theft that occurred at the Tenderspot Valumart grocery store on Main Street overnight on April 7 and 8. Cash, cigarettes, film, batteries and several other items were report- ed stolen. The culprit(s) gained entrance to the store through the front door and caused damage to the interior of the business before fleeing out the back door. Police believe a small red car was used during the commission of this of- fence. HAY TOWNSHIP - A traffic ac`s cident claimed the life of I8 year old' Wayne Masse, of Zurich, on April 10 at approximately 6 p.m. Police retain a 1988 Mustang, driven by Jeffery Regier, 18, off' Zu- rich was westbound on Sideroad 15-16. The Mustang failed to stop at the posted intersection of Huron County Road 2 and collided with a southbound 1989 Dodge van, driv- en by Larry Northover. 39. of Zu- rich. The van collided with the passengef side of the Mustang, causing a fatal injury. to Masse. • . • All victims involved in the colli- sion were rushed to South Huron District Hospital in Exeter where, they were treated for injuries. Re- gier and. Rebecca` Nash. 36, of Zu- rich were both treated for major chest injuries and then transported. . to Victoria Hospital in London for further treatment. Northover was treated for a minor leg injury. and released. Area public salaries over $100,000... EXETER - Under the province's "sunshine law" public em- ployees' salaries of $100,000 or.tnore must he released. The fol- lowing is a list of names, positions and 1996 salaries of those earn- ing $100,000 or more plus taxable benefits: Huron County - • Name Title Salary/Benefits . * Robert Morris - Crown Attorney - $119,823 - $344 * Paul Carroll - Director of Education - $107,789 $1,520 * Dr. Brown - Director Huron/Perth Separate Board - $111.387 - $42 * Dr. Susan Tamblyn - Acting Medical Officer of Health - $125,663 - $558 ** also Perth Medical Officer of Health * Robert G. Hunter - Provincial Court Judge - Goderich - $123,825 . Middlesex County * Ted Anderson - Director of Education - $110,172 - $52 * David Arntfield - Crown Attorney - SI 15,752 - $332 * Brendan Evans - Asst. Crown Attorney - $I 14,462 - $330 * Geoffrey Beasley - Asst. Crown Attorney - $109,208 - $315 • Peter Kierluk - Asst. Crown Attorney = $104,412 - $229 * John T. Forrester - Asst. Crown Attorney - $101,201 - $299 * Thomas Enright - Executive Director Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital - $108,518 - $554 ** Health Unit and Catholic School Board share staff with London Lambton County * Douglas Farrar - Dircctor of Education - $ 118,203 - $270 * John F. Ross - Director Lambton Catholic School Board - $106,950 - $3,364 • Donald Vale - Crown Attorney - $120,255 - $344 • Mary Nethery - Asst. Crown Attorney - $114,494 - $330 * Christopher Greensmith - Medical Officer of Health - $120,131 - $662 • Doug Shelton - Plant Manager Lambton Generating Station - $138,243 - $3,251 council urged to seek legal advice on fumes Although only five residents complained to council about gas fumes, one councillor and one victim claim this is a "conservative number" By Brenda Burke T -A Reporter HENSALL - If legally permitted, Hensall may be able to initiate the correction of its recent gas fume problem at a cost of -less • than $1,000. . According to Steve Burns, of BM Ross and Associates Ltd:, re- placeable ex- pandaheads may be in- serted into a catch basin along Highway #4 to absorb any fuel from Erb's Garage but let water pass through. Because the basin is close to gas pumps. he said, there is the opportunity for..gas•to enter the system again. The cost' would cover an initial supply of beads. , "1 don't think you could take out the catch' basin for that kind .of r!lnney," Burns told council,- al- though he recommended the basin be removed. However, he admittedhe's not sure "if the Village has jurisdiction to. do anything," and adhised it to send a letter to the ' Ministry of Transportation. • •.Preventing gas from -leaking into this catch basin "is only part. of the issue here," he added, explaining there are many other basins con- nected to sewers and the King Street problem inay he repeated. Burns recommended residents hire plumbers to address problems. "it has come to the Village's attention that some homes/buildings. - especially _older ones. in •Hensall : may. have basement' • drains con- nected directly to the - Village storm drainage system," reads. a draft let- e'er- directed to council by Klaus. Seeger, a Huron County senior pub. -lie •health :inspector. "A potential hazard inay exist...it is the owners ultimate responsibility • in.- having this type of situation corrected." Seeger advised council to seek le- gal direction. :ulding ' (listrihution "That one drain is all we want fixed... You have to stand behind us...Somebody's got to do some- thing about it" of the final notification is at . the Village's discretion." • • Julie Ritchie, who acted as spokesperson: for thc King Street residents affected. demanded coun cil follow up on the problem that .began in late December, claiming .it's frustrating for gas fume victims who keep returning to council and leaving without 'answers to - their problem.- . • "That one drain is. all we want fixed." she explained. "You have to stand behind us...Somebody's got to do something about it:" :'There's' no way we tan control what goes down- that drain," • ex pl:nncd Reeve Cecil- Pepper, add. -,We didn't spill the gas," • "I'm not sure you• have the power: to do •anything." said Burns. sug- gesting council speak with a lawyer since the drain is on MTO property and the bias belongs to Erb's Gar-. are: - - Besides.- he -.added. there's no guarantee \iTO will accept the ex- • pandabead option. Council decided - t11 lur .t -d a tetter tit MTO. Board approves mill rate '.increase The increase will raise faxes on a $100,000 home by nearly $26 By Heather Mir T -A Reporter - CLjNTON,4li _Huron County_. Board of Education passed a 3.05 per cent increase in the 1997' mill rate for education during a special meeting held Mpnday night. This rate is slightly lower than thc figure released last week due an increase in enrollment. Still, en- rollment has been steadily de - crewing in the Huron systom since 1992. , Trustees were informed by Di- rector Paul Carroll of areas that might generate further expcaditure reductions. He did not recoinmend the board adopt any of the sugges- tions that included deferring main- tenance projects and library up- grades. , "Not all projects have started and the board could change direction if necessary." said Carroll, adding. "This work can't he cancelled. It has to be done...the longer it takes, the more. Money it will cost." Trustees -agreed the hoard. in its last year before merging with Pei h. should assure projects' for Huron ',+unto students arc completed. • "Next year/ a district hoard may find -other priorities," said Trustee_ -Norm Pickell. , The. board also- passed a emotion to express concern to Minister. John, Snohclen about''the urgent need to implement the proposed Education Finance Reform model to halt the perpetuation -and -growth of inequity ,in the current funding model." - , • Public Meeting . A public information meeting held.Thursday night at Central Hu ron Secondary School a plained 'why the mill rade will increase de - 'spite efforts by the hoard to reduce: spending., • Only a handful of Huron rat- epayers and politicians attended the meeting in addition to board staff and trustees Who were on hand to explain how downloading from the province.nt combined v. itIT an "anti- quated" funding formula resujtt;1jp an increased mill rate. Municipal representatives who spoke during the Meeting told the hoard they foie similar provincial downloading and grant reductions but -still manage to bring in a tern per cent, trill rate. "I have to admire the way you people reason,your way deeper and deeper into the pockets of the tax -- payer," said Blyth Reeve Mason Bailey. - . Blyth launched a campaign last; yeht1_to reform education 'funding, and council doesn't intend to col lett more education tax than last ' year. Jack Coleman, o( Stanley. Town-. shl�. told the bdard he believes _transportation levels are too high aid questioned if Junior ,Kin- dergarten . should he continue when it is no longer making money lir the hoard. Board Chair Allan Carter ex- plained it is difficult to coordinate students with the separate school but the hoard has had some success in sharing routes. He believes J -K is a good value at 0.1 per cent of the total budget, or $55,000 for the entire County of Huron. With two publicly -funded educa- tion' system in Huron, Trustee Pickell said the public board must remain competitive with the separ- ate schools that, offer J•K or risk losing enrollment permanently. Janet Baird -Jackson, super- ior Continued on page 2 Bean Sprouts Children from the Bean Sprouts Nursery School in Zurich were treated to a field trip at New Orleans Pizza in Exeter on Thursday. Not only did thechildren get a tour through the res- taurant, they enjoyed a sample of the product. Smiles indicate it was a hit!