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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-12-30, Page 3&Idt dt►ewdec9 f►e venitau gf►. 1 moi+ Lucan Council chooses banking and tenders * Craig pr 1 - The Tik% neuuiripaliry will dei its banking with the Ltrc•.ar, 11) Bun branch. Both the and the Lucan Rand: of Montreal branch made presentations as the ftei•.. 7 meeting ing Thu t►c►ard hose the Tip since u will provide .beater loan and interest rate Lucan B 68u-lph and the 7`l) will enu-r into a five year cunntra(x that can be carnuellet1 't►y' tI'W icpwrihip with 90 days ratio February 4dt, 1995 * The first but til Times, Advocate sant acTibeirs m 1998 was born on Jan. fi 1998 al 4:12 am. Darlene and Scott Bell; their two daughters Amanda and Annul and the nevi addition Joey Ri :satell Bc►y, were awarded with niam gifts from lac& businesses. * The Zurich library has btetin nipairi+d after flood- ing. 11 has been redecorated and books Will be on shelves within the week. * Today marks the 118th anniversary of the Uatulally massacre • * Smyth s shoe store is going out of business 'after 42 years. One of the pceasorts that it is closing is because of the drive from Simc:c►e-tn the third gener- atiun of Sn yth'►.. David Sniyth lives. in Simcoe . .February 1 hit, 1991 • - * Mort than 3 30 South liurori District High Schnol • students received the polio. diphtheria is.rid tetanus booster administered by Huron Hetilth Unit * Grand fiend playhouse no k►rigter seasonal. The playhouse it now heated during Int winter fund c:asr be used w host educational programs . * 7'hr Exeter L.tuns support the Lke'ttr pa rkette whit± could be completed by slimmer The project which is located on 40t Maui street still needs to b f utat►ct►d. . February 18t t, 1998 eK E:X*:ter a $3-ialllit►Il iuves.iinterlt for Water t'xpa.0 '• stun has been seriously' threatened Because of Nabisco now using town water, the room or er piaui- a;iun hal; dwindled * Luttet'b growth c aapacity has 'been m=aul:ed 1L 700. The town had thought n euuid support up to 7.000 people but a, report from B,M. Ross hath said it is actually the equivalent of 5.00,0 people. - alt&&borne school has beton giver) $17&,.300 for rt i- ovutiuir despite ubjeenott; VOID twt, trubl.beb. , , February 2501; 1998 { * (;urd Straug, hila int eu te14+ti.t:d cliturztiat� �4 Ltie Ausablte-Bayfield Conservation Auttourtty lit cieleat- tid Jiu, l.ovt•. . * Utevt Mt:Clore rt+ct+ivhd at v.tniatntitiun uwa.rd fur his contribution -as a' late luny. c:tonserti a- tivuist * Zurich tiretig it' ra put vut a pickup rift' at ttie • 1 vitt Krt,tistuui tnvttet: iietu 1�i115yr rst�n, Pretiousiy Loran has dealt with the Bank of Montreal and 8iddulph with the Tit 'fault* insured • The hoard zwc opted the $45.504 (plus tact annual rate tender from Frank Cowan Co. ltd to provide insurance for the new municipality. The new pub() will also feature a zero per cent deductible and will run prorated from Jan. 1 to March 1 at which time Lucan and Biddutph will tender for a full year tram Merging means substan- tial savings for the two municipalities when it comes tau insurance poli- cies. Lucan alone paid $47.93() in '98 and Biddutph 522.530. Lucan was w pa)' S39,902 in .•99 if they didn't merge and Biddutph $18.700. The Bidduiph Blanshard Fire- Area board is•also keokireg into the possibility of enhanced c overage through a different firm. Less is more the boards personnel and administration svb- c ornrnittee devised the make-up of existing boards w be merged that was reviewed b) tee- Iran- sit.iuni board at ttie Dec.16 meeting *And) Van(eef and Jutuiita Viesurian will be appointed to the 11) dro Been*: -v Gurriuii~isiurL *there will be three t:uuric it members and rue public .member to repre- sent Lucan Biddulph ori the Lucan t,urrirnunity r..t'ntre management board . down from the eaststixig tfdtal sof seven members: 'there will be tw'fl fxs n call members and (SA' pub - tic ' nt ember fon the (irantvti Ye+:rfcation c,urnnnittee. down fr'o ti a that of f — nnierithera; •t a Luf:ani } idoulph 1 -ire Arta board' will Kfi from su members to fair. the Biddulph•Rlanshard. Fits .1rsa board will slay the same since it imultes Part of Perth County; *the property standards committee will cease to exist since the property standards bylaw will be repealed Thai's desu;pttive The first draft of job descriptions was reviewed by the board at the Dec. 16 meeting. A delegation of Lucan and Bidc'ulph staff requested the board lift its deadline for staff members to decide whether or not w take buy out packages and end their employment when the merger takes Alpine Air Purif ic.atiOn Systems (QUI $119. CLEAN WATER CLEAN COOKING Water Purification Systerr,i5 'kf)tn $275. HOME PRODUCTS EXETER 235-0699 I -S00-529.9292 Mark lieisuirich place till the new job descriptions and salaries were deiised. The delegation was told by French the' board had never discussed whether employees would be put on contract in the new municipality rather than being regular full-time staff. The delegation also asked for a three-year salary package to avoid renegotiating • their salaries each year. First meeting jan. 5 Lucan l3iddulph will hold its first council meeting on Jan. 5. The meeting is being called a "special" one and was called to pass bylaws required for the new municipality. Regular meetings will be held on the • fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:3(1 p.m. in the former lhidduiph council cham- bers. The two inunicipalities traditionally both :met on ' the first and third • Tuesdays of the month. The one meeting a month schedule was deemed the best way to handle business during the,two years the joint council of 10 members sits. The Bidduiph office will become the home of the new municipality and its administrative staff. The village municipal building . will be put up for sale: 11 116 !ER !OUt SAVE • SAVE • SAVE 4 TKA 1 1 'l'. If 4' EXETER 370 Main Street, 8. 238-0996 STRATFORD 165 Downie St, 273-7374 LONDON: 1074 Dearness Drive 681-9896