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Times Advocate, 1998-06-10, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, June 10, '1998 Regional wrap up Wescast expansion appeals withdrawn WINGHAM - Morris Torvn- ship resident Debby Himmel - man has withdrawn her two Wescast Industries expansion appeals. reports the Wingham Advance Times. In:late April Himmclman ap- pealed -the Morris Township zoning bylaw and later appealed the township's secondary plan. She claimed if Wescast chose to place its $60 million expansion at its preferred site along High- way #86, it would result in the destruction of -"prime agricultu- ral land." The sudden withdraw- , al of both appeals means the June - ,22' Ontario . Municipal Board hearing is cancelled. Di• strict council endorses program CLINTON - The District Health Council (DHC) has rec- ognized that Clinton needs more doctors and has supported the Clinton Community Physician, Recruitment Committee's appli- cation to be recognized as an un- derserviced area. reports the Clinton News -Record. Currently, Clinton and area - residents. are serviced by six doctors. According to a ratio recommended by the Council of Faculties, Clinton and area resi- dents should have 1'1 doctors 'servicing their population. Plans for tall ships festival unveiled GODERICH 7 Four tall ships have been booked ,for the tall ships festival scheduled to be held August 28-30, reports the Goderich Signal -Star. One of the ships, the Anna Kristina is more than 100 years old. The ship which will be. trav- elling from the Canary Islands is one of 20 ships left from the original 2,000 produced in Nor- way in the 1800s. Organizers of the festival are also looking into adding a thea- tre group, jugglers, magic show, country singers, a Much Music video dance and a jousting tour- nament to this year's event. Parkhill man wins $250,000 PARKHILL - Jack Craig is $250,000 richer after cashing in his June 3 Encore lottery win- ning ticket at the Ontario Lottery Corporation head office in To- ronto last week. • Craig, 38, plans on using the windfall to pay off 'his mortgage and possibly buy a tractor. Craig, a factory worker from RR5 Parkhill (Nairn), bought the winning ticket at a 7-1.1 store on Clarke Side Rd. in London. Craig is married and has three children. Bequest a boost to Huron County HURON COUNTY - The county has been left almost $87,500 from former resident Susannah Lattimer, reports the London Free Press. Most of the bequest will be used to set up a Lattimer Memorial Gallery at the Huron County Museum where photos and government archives will tell the history of local county government. IN THENEWI' Ribbon pride. Exeter Public School's Jordan Darling shows off two of his first place ribbons during a break in the com- petition at the South Region Public Elementary School Track and Field Meet at South Huron District High School on Thursday. Hundreds of South Huron's best public ele- mentary school athletes participated in the event. For more photos and the results, see Sports. Lucan and Biddulph resume merger talks + Continued from front page municipalities reduction from 19 to five and total elected people from 101 to 49. The Lucan-Biddulph alone scenario was included in Thomson's Option One. He opted not to recommend Option One because the newly merged municipalities were too divergent in population. The Lucan-Biddulph merger in Option One calls for five elected officials (two for Biddulph, one for Lucan plus a reeve and deputy reeve) and only one rep on county council. The new municipality will have a population of 4.1-44. Lucan Reeve Robert Benner said at last week's village 'council meeting that the Thomson report was simply a method to. get municipalities " moving toward mergers. He said the county would be "hard pressed" not to approve the Lucan-Biddulph solution because it is included in one of Thomson's options. The Lucan-Biddulph amalgamation must receive provincial approval as well. While obviously in favor of a Hensall resident seeks noise audit, HENSALL - Brad Falconer and Bt,b Goudie came to village coun- cil's Monday meeting requesting help to stop the alleged noise pollu- tion coming from Cook's -in Hen - salt. _ Goudie has been guaranteed a sound audit will be done on his property this year.. The ministry of the environment is contesting the noise certificate of approval Cook's has recorded on the Goudie's prop- erty."I'm I m getting a Little Falconer . however does not have a cer- tificate to contest and . has been told by the ministry that in order to have an audit done a noise violation must be laid by the village. ities in August. "They've dumped ' a lot of stuff back onto gas but i haven't heard of this before," said reeve Cecil Pep- per. 'We are going to have to find out how we are going to enforce this," said village clerk -treasurer Luanne Phair. Councillor Rod Parker suggested that council sets up- a meeting with Huron _MPP Helen Johns to discuss the issue. "This is a big health issue." said Goudie regarding the noise. Both Goudie and Falconer • explained that the standard noiselevel for a home -should be 45 • d.b. "Cook's is already paying for the Both Richmond St. residents consulting firm to come down," have had readings in their homes of said Falconer. "It would probably over 70 d.b. "The readings in our be in Cook's best interest to do the home have been as high as 85 d.b.." two audits while they are here." said Falconer: , Falconer was told that because of Councillor Dave Annen added it cutbacks at the ministry they did is recommended protective earwear not have the manpower to in- should be worn for any noise over vestigate noise violations and •the 60 d.b. and for noises registering job was downloaded to municipal- over 80 d.b. earwear is mandatory. bit ticked boys...It is going to be fired this year or that plant will be shut down." -Bob. Goudie Grant and merger .talks have Biddulph looking at its Granton sewage options. By Craig Bradford T-.4 Reporter • GRANTON - Biddulph Township councillors may be happy for the pro- vincial cash, but now they need to figure out how to use it when it comes to getting Granton residents off septic systems. Middlesex MPP Bruce Smith announced last week that Biddulph will get $853,476 from the Ministry of the Environment to build "a communal sewage collection and treatment system" to get about 100 Granton homes • off private septic systems. Biddulph's gram is part of the $104.6 million Provincial Water Pro- tection Fund, a grant program to help 39 municipalities "ensure access to clean, safe water." Though thankful for the grant, Biddulph Council now has to decide how they'll use the money. The two main options are building a complete sewer system in Granton including a sewage treatment paint or building a sewer' line in Granton that would hook into Lucan's sewer system. • Biddulph administrator Larry Hotson said council received design pro- posals for a sewage treatment system for Granton in '97. Lucan's Frank VanBussell and Sons put in the winning hid for an about $I.5 million pro- ject. Hotson said council and staff will now review the proposal to see if it is still "relevant" today. Lucan council wants Biddulph to opt for hooking into the village's sew - et system, especially since merger talks between Lucan and Biddulph have been given the green Tight by both councils. Lucan council discussed the matter during an in -camera. session at the end of last week's regular meeting. Lucan Reeve Robert Benner -declared a conflict of interest during the in -camera session because he owns part of Frank VanBussell and Sons. The committee of the whole report from the behind closed doors session states Deputy Reeve Harry Wraith would talk with Biddulph Reeve Earl French to'•find out if the township was still interested in having Granton homeowners hook into the Lucan sewer system. •French said Wraith and he did discuss the situation and the matter would be on the agenda for township council's June 16 meeting. French said hooking into Lucan's sewer system is one of many scenarios council would consider. While the province's grant would pay for about half of a Granton sew- age plant and line (the rest would likely be debentured by the township or be paid for up front by taxpayers), French said the environmental study the township had done on the Granton sewage situation found hooking into Lucan's system would cost much more. French said if the Lucan-Biddulph merger is approved. the new entity may ask the province for more money to fund the extension of the vil- lage's system into Granton. Hotson said the province's grant is conditional up to the $853,476 figure. and could end up being less. He said a public meeting to solicit taxpayer input will be arranged once council discusses its options on June 23. Lucan administrator Ron Reymer said the option that ends up being the cheapest in the long run will be the one .hosen. "It basically comes down to dollars a' J cents," he said. "i've had two members of my family die from no immune sys- tems...the bottom line. is that noise removes your immune system." said' Goudie. He cited heart attacks and brain damage as- just two effects of over- exposure.to noise. _ The federal government has know the effects of noise -since the 30s. Why weren't we told?" ques- tioned Goudie. "I'm getting a little bit ticked boys," he said. "It is going to be fixed this year or that plant will be shut down. That is not a threat just a warning." _ "Who handed out the building permits?... They are responsible." .Goudie said. Reeve Cecil Pepper told both men the village will check into on how the noise violation can be en- forced. Lucan-Biddulph only. merger, both Lucan and Biddulph councils are prepared to • talk with surrounding municipalities if a larger entity is required by the province. One concern with the current Lucan-Biddulph merger plan is the comparison between the cost of elections in back to back years versus holding just one election in 2000 with all current Lucan and Biddulph councillors sitting on an interim merged council. It costs about $4,000 to stage an election in Lucan and slightly more in Biddulph plus many hours of extra work for village and township staff. The .combination of the election costs and extra work for municipal staff may outweigh •current councillor remuneration for a single year. Lucan councillor Perry Caskanette was in favor of the Lucan-Biddulph merger but was_ concerned with the short time frame. Benner countered by saying most of the work has already been done during past amalgamation talks and studies. "Surely to God it won't take us another six months to. get this organized when it has already been done," Benner said. In• an interview on. Monday, Benner said he wants to push ahead quickly. with the merger because Lucan 'has a shortage of available land for development. He looks at the amalgamation as a "friendly way for Lucan to acquire land for growth. The .two councils have moved ahead with amalgamation' without the blessing of the county.. Benner said it's better for municipalities to come up with solutions to • their liking rather than wait for the county to devise its official amalgamation plan that may .take another two years to complete. Biddulph Reeve Earl French said he is optimistic the county and province will . approve the Lucan-Biddulph merger as is. "I think it's the best of • the scenarios put forward," he said. "Hopefully the Ministry will accept Lucan and Biddulph . as a big enough municipality. It's a beginning...hopefully we will prove to them that we are viable." . The Partners of Waghorn, Stephens, de Young & Grose Barristers & Solicitors Are pleased to announce that BENJAMIN DOUGLAS WAGHORN, B.Sc. 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