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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-04-14, Page 3VVednesdatiy, April 1.4, .1999 Exet pe Tiroes-Advocate Town goes for $26,000+ development Charges bylaw study . By Craig Bradford TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER. Sometimes -you have to spend some to grow some and 'Exeter council has .decided to do just. that. Council approved spending. '$26,300 on- a .development charges bylaw background study by Goderich's B.M.• Ross and Associates Ltd. at last week's meeting. MUnlcipalities must have a development charges bylaw if they hope • to recoup any monies fromdevelopers building in their backyard. A study is required by provincial legislation and will also address several other ongo- ing issues in town including: •Preparing five-year capital plans for water and sewage works which is needed for the town to get the sewage system expansion grant from the province. •Determining water and sewage system reserve capacities to solve what to charge Nabisco for water supply and the impact reinstating or decommissioning the River Water Supply will have. 'Finding out the water and sewage service rates considering operating costs and capital needs. •Finding out the short and long-term water- supply infra- structure needs relating to Nabisco, Suntastic and residen- tial growth. The study is expected to take four weeks. A public meeting to solicit feedback will be held after the study is done. Other notes from the meeting: It'll be.large Council nailed down the town large garbage pickup dates for .this year. Brush and garden waste will be picked up May 4 on the west side of town and May 11 for the east side. The fall brush/garden pickup is set for Nov. 2 for the west side and Nov. 9 for the east side. The large garbage pickup dates are Sept. 7 for the west side of town and Sept. 14 for the east side. All materials are to out by the curb by 7 a.m. on pickup days. Building' materials like lumber and shingles will not be picked up. Large garbage items include unwanted furniture and barbe- cues. Call the town office at 235- 0310 for more information. Here's your dough Council approved giving the Exeter Centennial Soccer Club $5,000 to help pay for lights at the South Huron Rec Centre pitch. The entire project will cost over $45,000. The soccer club is raising the rest of the money itself in the community. The $5,000 will come from this year's budget, either in the gen- eral budget or in the Rec Centre budget. Here's your dough 11 Council gave the Exeter Agricultural Society $300 it requested to help pay for support programs and activities. Though an actual fair won't be held this year because it would conflict with International Plowing Match activities, the society will hold its competitions during Canada lay festivities. The society alsQsupports the 4-H Calf Club, Slice of tjuron agricul- ture awareness activities, the Field Crop competition and the Arabian Horse Show which wiU take place on Sept. 25. The society ' received the same grant from the town last year. The Big 'Bike's coming The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Big Bike for Stroke is coming to Exeter June 6. The 30 -seat bicycle travels to communities throughout Ontario to raise- funds for stroke research. Each 29 -member team (made up of business/factory co-work- ers,.community groups, etc.) rides a three kilometre course. The Exeter route will be along Main St. from Simcoe St. to Hill St., along Hill to Andrew St., along Andrew to Gidley St. E., along Gidley to Senior St., along Senior to Albert St., along Albert to Simcoe St. and along Simcoe to Main. Each ride will take about 30 minutes. Blyth blessings The Blyth Festival will say a big thank you to the people of Exeter for their support over the theatre company's 25 years during the week of July 4-10. A special evening is planned July 6 with an official recognition of the town before the evening performance, the presentation of a token to the Exeter representa- tive and a post -performance reception in the lower hall for the Exeterites attending. Watch for an ad in your T -A a couple weeks prior to the July 4- 10 week for a coupon to get $2.50 off the July 6 performance of Big Box by Dave Carley. Stoping all spring -tong sales Councillor George Robertson wants to put a stop to yard sales in the town that seem to last all spring and summer. Deputy clerk -treasurer Laurie Dykstra said there is a town poli- cy that calls for only one sale by a residence in each the spring and fall. Moving portable signs permanently Robertson was also concerned with the amount of large portable signs popping up along town streets. He pushed for the item to be put on a future meet- ing agenda to see if anything can be done to stem the increase in the signs that he called an "eye- sore." Service delivery manager Dave Moyer said some big cities have outlawed portable signs. He said he'll take a' look , at what other municipalities are doing about the problem and report back to council. Don't park there Deputy Reeve Dave Urlin wants to regulate parking behind the Bank of Montreal and the new municipal parkette beside the bank in what was the former municipal building lot. Urlin wants enforcement of the town's two hour parking limit in the municipal portion of the lot. He feels the parking spots should be for customers, not Main St. business owners and employees. Zurich raises ZURICH — During an in -camera discussion at its March 11 meeting, Zurich council voted to give its !Weld -time employees an $800 raise for 1999. In a recorded vote, Reeve Dwayne LaPorte and councillors Barb Jeffrey and Brad Clau- sius voted in favour of the motion, while coun- cillors Marg Holmes and Shelley Rodgers - Bedard voted against it. County/town planning fee feud solved? EXETER — Exeter council may have the solution to the town - Huron County planning fee flap...or it may not. After a closed door ses- sion March 22, council agreed to use the Huron County planning depart- ment and participate 'in the county planning fee system if the county waives the outstanding about $12,000 balance of planning fees the county feels Exeter owes the county and if town council can have the final consent on planning. 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