Times Advocate, 1998-12-23, Page 31Wednesday, December 23. 1998
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the
yearRltwide of iscussiOnSs Kate Monk and inspection.1iMla-alvcAir snir
Preliminary analysis has shown core services will of Exeter.
before any further negotiations occur with the Town
EXETER — Council was in a giving cooed Monday andothermeans,nue and key fire cervi
night when it approvedthrough re-engineering, delegation The Exeter landfill site, west of Exeter in-lla Twp.
raises for town employees of tanned, according to a staff report to council.
one per. cent.•`�'U main- is being considered as the destination for waste fro
Exeter and Area Fire Department volunteer fire the air Huron County municipalities south of Hwy.
The fire board wants more information to ensure
fighters will receive a .two arrangement will not jeopardize fire service. Hay's motion says the landfill site is affecting ening town -
cause of an oversight, they per cent .pay hike. Be- ship residents who have concerns about seepage and
crease Iasi year. g didn't receive an in- Town not jumping
u water pollution. Hay council says the blocks e
Mayor Been Huugelnboom said PUC employees have Count for county -wide m s poltung raj1contractAusable River cause the watercourse tooverflow
g s in the
The OPP has submitted a
dis-
agreed to a one per cent pay' increase. Y •poi services but es to Huron banks cacrossouncil
the corner of the belandfillincluded
site.Ye thehew its
method of cost allocation and governance are therHay council also wants to included in s is-
-ooktng for a worker nep •eas of concern for council. cessions invoking the use of the Exeter landfill site
Exeter's Joint Occupational Health and Safety savings if the contract is on a coo as a county -wide site. •
he proposal cites more than s40,000 in annual
Committee it; looint ingOc fuor a worker representative toy than .municipal with the curie
replace Edwards who is retiring from the fire vice. my -wide rather un. Hobert Drummond suggested Hay's motion
current level of ser- discussed in camera so as not to offend the cars of
replace
Leroyt:the ladies preu+nt at the meeting but the other coon-
Alth�ugh the worker rep doesn't have to be a di -
Town staff want assurance that Exeter council c illurs said it.duuld be discussed in open.session.
member of the for department, Service Delivery t n mine the d not the county
ice level. •
manager Dave Moyer dais that nis preferred because police services board would de- reellluned
hi said there is no c unneetion between the
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Ausable River and the landfill site and council di-
• it gives a diversity of skills for safety inspections. Reeve Roy Triebner, Exeter's member of ruunt reeled him to send • a letter to county council re -
Council recommended the fire- department be council, said he understands the crostini; is done •
fleeting that. :
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asked to recommend ad suitable candidate: based on a basic service. If a municipality decides p
The town hall, recreation centre•and public works nicipality' would pay. fou discussions
department shed all passed the regular inspections it wants a higher level of policing service, lhe.mu-
Cuunc i) discussed three items relating to the PUC.
without any safety concerns. "While you only have onecesboard.
Council passed a bylaw for the Hydro-ElectricttheCom-
the municipality calls the shotsforthe`levc 1 b rd u- ,
Thanks to a good safety record, •tine town's ] yyy ficin p YT
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board premiums Deputy Hpal mission for the l council
of Exeter to operate the Exeter
g." "1'riebner said. p waterworks until council determines otherwise. Hun -
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ion
will decrease eight per cent. Reeve. -Dave Urlin questioned how it could s ntatives -on he Joe nmj an are
be, possible to provide the same level of service for -works re. g council's repro_
Building activity could breakV''�.0007ess per year and was concerned the town mitten to discuss the water-
mark $3 million Structuring. �•
would end up with a lower leve:l of service. Kill 3 , places the ownership of and responsibility .
Moyer reported on November's building activityHe ttlsu.stated assessment. should •be the .method . the Exeter PUC
of cost allocation rather than h the basis til' work- Whiler theical utlitiesrin the hands of municipalities.
which included reported
buildingNvepermits for a total of l -r agreed it will provide council
$294,500
-which
in I ed construction n activity inm Exeter. load. He said problems may take place within- the with ►ninatth, to help decide on the
This brings the tufal to the end of November to town limits because of the retail sector and bust- lh - best re -
$2,973,K00. nesses but that doesn_'t mean the people cum- structuring path, Triebner wants to know how the
With more housing activity in December, .Moyer milting the crimes are from Exeter. goabout collecting the tads.
lie suggested a meeting with the PUC early in the
believes the town could break the Y Urlin wants council to meet w th new year for the unlit "
$3 million mark. •
Building official duties
Council and the Exeter and.Are.a Fire Board have
discussed the possibility' of Fire Chief John Morgan
taking on the duties .of building -inspector for Exeter
and Usborne in light of,_Moyer's new _job• as the
town's service delivery .manager and chief building
. official.
The proposal will retain Moyers current expertise
as the chief building official in more difficult aspects
of planning and building administration and. the
building inspector would deal with building code
Stephen Township
e -coil problern .not
in. drinki.ng.w .water
• STEPHEN; 'TWP. Res- Bend• it shouldn't be al -
idents in Stephen Town- lected by the high e -coli -
ship • shouldn't be con- levels.
cerne'd about their Stephen) 'Township ad -
drinking water. ministrator Larry Brown
'Pests from the Huron said the municipality' will
County Health Unit have be starting. an en -
confirmed there are! high gingering study on, the
e -coli levels in the town- area in January to • learn
ship's storm water sys- the , true nature • of the
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tem. but that problem problem • and how to deal
doesn't extend to drink- with it. The ,study,should.
ing • water, according to be firiislied by May,
the Huron County Health Brown said.
Unit.
Don Hullah of the lie said one Way to deal
Health Unit said tests with the _problem . would
have been ongoing for be to install sewers and
about a year in Crediton pump.'the sewage to the
and Centralia and said Se sewage .station.
• the high levels of a -coli than'
varied throughout the^-nd'
two municipalities.Tire - theft
Hullah didn't want to . EXETER —
The London
speculate en a reason for OPP are still investigating
the high e -coli levels but the theft of three global
• he said failing septic sys- positioning systems (GPS)
toms or,insulfieient septic troth the Exeter Canadian
systems could be the tea- Tire that happened at
son. Hullah . said since about 3 p.m. on Friday.
drinking water in Credi The GPS •
re
ton and Centralia comes together valued ats$600,'
from Kirkton and Grand London OPP Const. Doug
Graham said.
1 the 1:xeter Po- Y . to outline exactly how -they'll
lice Services Board to get their input before -e con- obtain the information:"
tract is signed."!'riebnc,r said he didn't want council to get caught
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at the eleventh hour _by having to make a decision on
The 'Town of Guderich is also concerned about electrical
the.' method of cost allocation acid -makes the case ;
that ethlI paid fur carne way ase i ieb,J(restructuring without all the information.
erthat
t policingiservices should suchbeas roads,- the nursingamehomes ities
could
r a also raised concerns about problems . -u 1,
ties could face with the millenium bug on Jan. l ,
and the museum -are recovered based on assess- 2000. t,'
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ment. "If we, rc--going to have the responsibility at -the end
• • of '99, 1.would- like- to know it's going. to work," Tri-
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Hay raises .landfill site concerns ounce said.
Exeter council • received a copy of a Hay "1'w Hoogenbuum replied the PUC has instructed its
council motion requiring the Huron County Waste. . the equipment will work in Jan. 2000.
manager .speakp
Management -Committee to address its concerns g -r to with the cum titer firm to ensure
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Councillors
elect new deputyBr Scott Nixon ma�or
TIMIiS•AUVn(:A7•F' STAFF coerce; Coun. Brian Knights —
community policing, hart, Ur,
GRAND GENU — Grand Bend • community enhancement and
parkin
has a new deputy mparking/bylawenforce►li�•n.
Zoun. Bob Mann will replace . 'municipal, Shirley •ou co I nity
Phil Maguire, who has been, the enhancement, harbour,.
rCanada community
village's. • deputy mayor . fur the - , ebration and medical- resources
past year. ,
• Coon. Shirleyteering committee.
y Andraza orig. It was also. agreed that Ivey
neatly made a motion that Ma-
inalIy made
as tand all councillors will be paid
was deputy mayor $400 monthly. Councillors re-
butde feated. Cutin. Brian .ceived $300 monthly last year.
Knights,. while saying Maguire . In other, notes from Monday's
has done an excellent job for the meet•
village in the past year, • said lie
thought someone else on council
sh •
ung:
Liquor Store to remain 'pen
Carnival '99, which runs Feb. 5-
14. `Carnival general manager
Dave Sheppard appeared before
council explaining that be was
having difficulty getting cash
sponsors for the event. •
Andraza was doncerned about
the large amount of money —
$4,277 — the carnival will be
Spending on paying for eight
night's accon)modation fur ice.
sculpture participants from
Frankenn uth, Mich. and Mil-
waukee, Wisc. Sheppard said it
was a • necessary expense and
o . that the event is the Carnival's
cold get a chance. He, then Surfdays
During a special meeting on
biggest attraction.
suggested Court. Bob Mann for Dec. 8, council decided .to object the b Pencil for street lights
position, who accepted, to the Sunday closing of the vii frunl)ceei identsc�e'd a petition
Council also decided at Mon !age's Liyuur Store ,
day's meeting the of (:ill Head re-
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Cumrmttees :months of during the:
councillors will be sitting on. January : through
Theyare g April. Ivey reported Monday that
as follows: Mayor the store will now remain open
Cam Ivey .— fire board, PUC and Sundays year round..
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Tri -municipal committees; dep- Raise for village stab
uty mayor Bob Mann — Ausable Effective Dec. 1, 1998, village.
Bayfield Conservation Authority, administration will 'receive an in-
parking/bylaw enforcement, crease in salary of 4.3
community enhancement, winter.while per cent •
carnival, Canada Day celebration public Forks employees
questing street lights be•erected'
on a portion of the road: Village
administrator Paul "Turnbull said
cost for the project would be
about $6,000.
Council, however, suggested
the whole road should be done at
the effected property owners' ex-
pense.
and medical resources steering will see a raise of 4.6 per cent. Placing -street lights along the
8 Council donates to Winter •
whole road woulddccost over
committee; Coun. Phil Maguire $8,ole toad cit. decided to notify
— Bluewater Recycling, salmon Carnival
Council agreed to donate thenrds,eif they Gill tions and ask
derby and Chamber of Com- $2,500 to Grand Bend's Winter them if still wanted to go
ahead. with the project.
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