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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-01-13, Page 24Wednesday, January 13. 1998 Exeter Times -Advocate 21 Family Pryde work done until spring Poem winner By Kate Monk "We have more capacity "IINEs-ADVOCATE STAFF now but it's still getting EXETER — The new water as opposed to connections in the Dow sewage in amounts that subdivision sewer system are a concern." are complete but the The infiltration or inflow issue of inflow and infil- of water into the sewers is tration still has to be the next stage of the resolved. report engineers are Exeter administrator working on, Hundey said. Rick Hundey told the T -A Property owners await - the work of connecting ing John St. solutions homes to the newer Pryde Houses on John St. also St. sewer line in Dec. '98 suffered flooding dam - went better than antici- ages on Aug. 9, 1998. pated. That incident is being "It's in better shape studied. than we could have hoped Hundey said the town's considering the time of engineers have done their year we did it," Hundey field inspections and are said. "We got "Wave more assessing e h lucky with the the opera - weather and capacity now but it's tion of the E xeter ✓ illa's stormwater manage - that would concern." ment sys- have been RICK HUNDEY tem. The there other- EXETER study also wise'„ ADMINISTRATOR includes an The project, area assess - completed by Birnam ment of drainage and the ''xcavating of Forest, cost effects of development in $133,708.26 which the general area on the includes site restoration storm management infra - in the spring. structure This doesn't mean the problems are solved. "All we've done is changed the design so .i ,t we have greater capacity than it used to have," Hundey explained. --we had a quick still getting water as freeze that 0^^osed to sewage in probably mini- rr g mized the mess amounts that are a Hundey added the engi- neers are developing a model that will determine whether the flows into the storm systerv, earl be managed with the'exlst- ing system and if the flow The Exeter Times Advocate surveyed prominent members in our community asking for their fore- cast of 1999. Will it be a year of development, change or chanllenges? Or will it be a year of cut- backs, hard decisions or hard work? „ ORGANIZATION Shirley Andraza, Councillor, Village of Grand Bend 99 WILL BE A YEAR OF: Further challenge and anticipation "WHY?: We are all being faced SHIRLEY with restructuring, either within ANDRAZA our immediate municipalities or within a larger area under going restructuring of policies as being determined by our transition boards. The ongoing changes being handed down through both the provincial and federal govern- ments adds an extremely heavy burden on our office staff as well as the politicians. THE COMING YEAR'S CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM? The challenges must be exam- ined to be sure they address our municipal needs, making sure they lead to the best quality of life for our ratepayers. As part of the 2001 Canada Games Alliance, we have to upgrade the areas for the venues being held in Grand Bend so they are adequate and ensure our support programs are well organized. Our volunteer recruitment will be extensive and as vice -chairpersons for this committee I feel this is a very important part of the Games in order to run a successful event. As a large tourist area, and considering tourism is our main industry, we must help enhance our retail sector to benefit all concerned. ADDrfIONAL COMMEN'T'S: The number of large events within the next three years being held in and around the surrounding areas should prove to be very positive for Grand Bend. level is appropriate. Bryan and Jodie Baker's basement on John St. has had recurrent flooding and Hundey said work was recommended for the Bakers to undertake on their property. Until results are back from the engineers, the town won't know if there is a problem with the capacity of its pipes on John St. Bryan Baker told the T- A the town wants him to disconnect from the storm sewer on his property at s expense and said the commendation for him olve the town's prob- is lly i - r to lem "tota l u d? croiis' -n e asked t h e town to find out why the storm sewer is backing up at his house because it's a different situation than on Pryde Blvd. He said the town hasn't done research such as in and parking lot flows into the catch basin in front of his house. The Baker house is at the lowest point and gets flooded first. There was a storm water management agreement before the Villa was built but the town has neglected look- ing into it until now, Baker maintains. "It's a very major blunder at this stage," Baker said, adding more parking has been added at the Villa without the town seeing if the ini- tial agreement was fol- lowed. Asking him to disconnect from the storm sewer on his property is an easy way out for the town which for years main- tained it was the fault of individual property owners on Pryde that they were getting flooded, Baker said. "They (the town) didn't have a problem on Pryde Blvd. but they dug tip the streets to fix it," Baker said. "There was no major sag on the line but when they dug up the street, there it was. It's funny how we can find that information out on the street but they didn't have privilege to it. It's mind-boggling." Baker said he'll write a formal letter to council pressing for- a solution and may get the Citizens Against Recurrent Flooding resident's group active, "We're not building a space shuttle. We're just following what way water goes and how it gets there. Simple engineering would tell me there's an answer to this," Baker concluded. %`The town's gone half way and dumped it on the homeowner the way they did for years on Pryde Blvd." BRYAN BAKER camera vestigations and dye testing done on Pryde Blvd. "The town's gone half way and dumped it on the homeovn Abe way they did'fof years on Pryde Blvd.," Baker said. Baker said he's asked Mayor Ben Hoogenboom for suggestions and was told to write a formal let- ter to council. Baker says he'll ask the town to fix the problem on their property. Baker is frustrated the town- hasn't figured out why he's getting flooded "or they have done the work and don't want to tell anybody." • • Baker said the water from the Exeter Villa roof POLICE BRIEFS Arctic Cat stolen from Becker EXETER — Bold thieves made off with a snowmobile from Becker Power and Leisure during business hours on Jan. 5. A newer white Chev pick-up backed onto the lot and thieves stole a red '99 250 Arctic Cat, London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said. The two suspects aged 20-25 sped away from the scene before they could be caught by the business owner. A witness followed the suspects to Cty. Rd. 11 but lost sight of them. The suspect truck also has an aluminum spoiler on the rear and front of the box that was used to hand items off of, Rusk said. Fishing,gear stolen HENSALL -- A business owner interrupted thieves breaking into his business but not before- they ran off with some loot. At about 5 a.m. on Friday, the owner of O'Brien Upholstery on London Rd. in Hensall heard someone breaking into his shop, London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said. The owner ran out to the shop and officers arrived within a couple of minutes but the suspects managed to escape with some fishing reels and lures Tools stolen from Hensall lot HENSALL - Thieves netted $600 worth of tools after prying open a box on a truck parked in the Hensall municipal lot.Jan. 5. The tools have Huron'or Huron Contractors written on them, London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said. , M.14 Don McCurdy of the Exeter Legion presents Nathan Scott of McCurdy Public School with a certificate for his first place finish in the poem category of the Remembrance Day Literary Contest Zone C I in Brussels. Scott will go on to the District 4 Zones competition in Kitchener. Country Trenditions 362 Main St., Exeter • 235-4138 4 1G DAYS S starts Wed. Jan. 13th to Sat. 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