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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-13, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Black Earth Topsoil $1.59 .L('rt1111; l `k('(f'r SEIP'S valu-mart 4 &83 Exeter 235-0262 Perfection is here County weighs its options See page 2 Lucan council opts for log cabin See page 3 Brooke's wish comes true Sep Crossroc'ids Second front, Local ' connection to the Grand , Theatre's `West Side Story' see page ll,- , Gtand Bend fish derby unfolds this' week seepage 14, Crediton trustees present petition CKEDITON - Crediton village, trustees presented an 193 -name pe- • tition to'Stephen Township Council , 'last Tuesday night asking them to • ,deal with "three corners'olf rub- hage" at the main intersection in ' Crediton. ' `ihe trustees said existing M laws. , are in place to address the unsightly properties and associated a!tmvtties- and want the township ;oenforce them. Administrator Larry Brown re- ported the commercially zoned . properties'may he more difficiult to get cleaned up because of the zon- ing.. Citizens are concerned the -sand- blasting of vehicles on the sidewalk makes itdifficult to walk past the - property and the waste is flushed .. into the Ausable Rivtr. • Stephen Township councti made a resolution to proceed with invest': gations and legal action if required. Wednesday. May 13. 1998 (9ac . -c G T.) ONE DOLLAR Huron Perth hospitals will remain open A new partnership will allow the eight hospitals to channel more money into patient services By Kate Monk T -A Reporter governance decision can he imposed on the hoard by .the Partnership. The local:board wilt continue to have -local vol- unteers appointed according to existing bylaws. EXETER , - The eight hospitals in Huron and Perth . The agreement Will not have an impact on local fund- Countics have formed a partnership agreenment that will al- raising. efforts. Money raised locally will he used by local low each hospital to •. remain open and maintain in- hospitals — local foundations arc not changed m any way dephndenee while improving patient care-- and reducing by this agreement. The Partnership • will focus. on de- veloping .strategic direction and co- << ordinating service delivery_ Some .co- ordinating care services: vices :aril planning will be dine On a available to the wider basis rather thanthe independent people served by. . basis "- as is currently practiced. Nitro!, Perth -"Health care services available to the overall operating expenses. • 11'e Joint Executive Committee states •in its principles that Sustainability of the eight sites is important and cooperating on resource allocation will allow for, pa- tient- care to continue in all' of the c1i.- is-ling communities. • South Huron Hospital administrator • people served by Huron Perth hospitals Dun _('urrcll said the public will not no- hospitals will he- will he improved by this, partnership'," rice man .changes in'services. .. . improved by this Blagrave said., "There should he no changes as far as partnership.hnproycnments will he 1l>ssihk...rot the sen ices. arc .concerned. in fact: the „ ..e' xample, by rcdut'ing duplication of set- .. acryicCS will he looked at in,a',tnore ho- vices and channeling saving~ into pa- •mogeti,iied way... Currell explained. tient rare. . 1)r. Kerry Blagrave: chair of the joint - lost .savings will also he realized executive committee stressed the partnership was not an through cooperative =administration and program support amalgamation._ • ' - - such as dietary services. materials management..finances The hospitals will retain then own hoards and each will and information_ technology. The hospitals will share a assign three peopleto the Joint Executive Contniittcc. chief .executive officer but the tinting and nature of this The local: hospital board reinains a separate entity and nod 'change has not been fin.iloicd and will be: discussed i -n the conning weeks... The amount of financial savings nor the • impacLon staff numbers have not been identified. For example. it has not .yet been decided if the current' hospital administrators will lose their jobs when the single CEO is hired. The partnership's. principles • are consistent with the goy-. erntnent's Rural stealth !Jolley. according to Jim Whaley. the new executive director of the Grey Bruce Huron Perth 1)istrict Health Council and the 1)1K will be a partner in planning for future patient services. The groundwork her this partnership was lard in January, 1997 with informal (liscussums and joint planning. activities fostered. in part. by the publication of. a 1)rstric-t Health Council study on rural health care restructuring.. the dis- cussions were lorntalize(I in the Fall of 1997 with the forma- tion of a Joint Executive ('ornruittee. . Alibiing!' the Partnership will have a limited staff. (•urrcl1 said no new building wouf(i be ccnstrtided lo' -house Ihe_Hu ron PerthIloilpuals' Partnership. Meetings will he held al an existing hospitals. Thus fat. meetings have. moved arolln(1 the crnrnucs. Mergers. partnerships .rod alliances • haute been formed across (hilanu:"according to Correll. 'Ibis partnership ,s a made in I-Itiron-1'erth solution. ' - - - "I thitgk the aninistry has been looking at ,us as ,a lore- riuuter." he said. - - Will Lucan sell the farm? By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter 1.t'CAN - The temper -of at least, one councillor nose' to the- near boiling poin't when th option of sclhng, farmland., adiacent to the . sewage' treatment plant, w•as, dos cussed at last -week-,s village conned meeting: •'Deputy-Rce-c.,Harry'Wraith is ochententl). opp)-sed to the village selling the 66 -acre -farm the . il- lage now rents out to fanners for S.I 2.948 a year. .The farm's selling price is, listed at $21,4,000.'1f council decided to +weflr the farm. the'mttinev would bel - used as a reserve.to•pay for capital imptovements -on. the sewer -sys-. - tem or,9thcr uses. "it gibes us cash rather. than farmland." Reeve -Bob' Bennelr said. Village treasurer Ruth Frost attended the . meeting -to outline scenarios she came up with on re- ducing. the sewer surcharge passed along to sewer system us- ers with either staying the course by renting the farm or selling it. Those hooked up' to. the sewer system pas a"180 per cent sur- charge for water that comes into their homes to laver be treated at the sewer plant. Frost came up with what' future annual sewer budgets would look like with ,the current .180 per cent surcharge and reduced ones of 170. 1(10. 150 and 140 per cents with both keep- ing the fain and selling it: Proposed sewer budgets with farm- rental -and sale finish with'ei- ther a surplus or break even at the' 180. 170 and 160 per cent levels according to Frost's numbers. , The figurest payed the' way• for councillors to discuss cutting sew - ter rates. Councillor Perr ' Caskan- elte said the numbers make it "oh- vious" toucan's sewer rate is too high and needs to be reduced. , 1teputy Reeve said he will not hear of sclling'the farm. "I don't want to -be run over," he. said, adding he could speak Ior a couple of hours on why the village should .hold onto the farm. He said his Ftoints to keep the farm date hack over 510 years to 1when. the farm was bought. • Benner countered it isn't fair: for, Lucanites to pay what amounts a, a lifetime mortgage on the fare; (Lucan is still. paying down a bank loan on the tarn). ' "The sewer users in Lucan • shouldn't have to pay a hank loan to buy a farm." he said. Administrator Ron Reymer said Village staff worked hard on the sewer •budget scenarios hut eau: tinned council on - reducing the sewer rate drastically: He • said council should find some sort of - "common' ground" — perhaps a rate reduction to 160 per cern while holding onto the farm. .Council -will discuss the matter: again at the May 19 meeting.' - Weather co-operating with bridge and road projects Crews are preparing the Ausable River bridge west of Exeter for concrete work Bare bones bridge. Work is on schedule at the Ausable River bridge west of Exeter. Cdnstruc tion crews found considerable damage to the cement in the centre. of the bridge with pockets of'damage tproughout. , EXETER 7 Work• on the County' County engineerSandraLawson. site on a .particular date, the com-. Road 83 Ausable River bridge im- At this stage, the work crews are , pang could be delayed at another mediately west of Exeter is pro- I. getting ready to form up the bridge project and not be able to do the • gressing well, according to Huron in preparation for the, concrete pour- Exeter project as scheduled. ing. Once the deck is poured. it has to Mpst of the damaged concrete cure for seven days to to strehghten was through the centre of the adequately before it 'can handle bridge; according -to Lawsutr, traffic. though the overall damage wasn't "The end is in sight once they've as had as anticipated. poured the deck," Lawson said. "We knew it was going•to he had Ali three bridges must be done through the centre. That was one of before the pavigg begins at the end the reasons we had to close the of June. bridge but • we were also afraid it The third bridge wasn't in as bad was -,damaged dose to the curb. But a condition'as the county anticipat- we ound that isn't (he case. Almost : cd. This has' allowed two work all the damage is through the con- crews to concentrate on the east (re," she:explained. bridge to get it open as soon as pos- Thcre were also ,pockets of dam; sihle. Reconstruction of the middle aged ,concrcrte throughout Mel bridge is on schedule. , - , bridge: • , Lawson anticipates' the• project The crews,have rethoved the top gill be completed' on time since few inches across the entire deck so there's a. penalty, clause if the it can be poured as one surface. The bridge work is not done by the end railings have been sent away to be of June. sandblasted and galvanized. Once the bridge work is conm- 'llte weather has been on side and pletcd, the road resurfacing will a minimal number of days ,have take. all of July and part of August. been lost to inclement weather. But The final layer of aspitaft will, take the project is nut bout of the woods the project (n(o September. Lawson yet. said traffic. will be flagged around Only one company remains in the paving crews. She anticipates Ontario who can pour the deck, Al- the, project will be completed by though the project manager can ar- mid-September. • range. for the company to arrive on Continued on page.2 Firefighters control blaze in strong winds HAY TOWNSHIP - The Exeter and Area Fire Department ex- tinguished a blaze at the farm of Pe- ter Schroeders two and one-half miles north of Exeter' in Hay Town- ship on Friday afternoon. Schroeders was renovating a barn and had made a large pile of debris. Sparks from a small garbage fire ig- nited,the larger pile. Firefighters prevented damage to the nearby barn and remained on the scene for two hours. 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