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Times Advocate, 1999-10-06, Page 22 eonal' Work should have been tendered: Mayor MITCHELL — The West Perth Public Utilities Commission approved an upgrading job for various hydro lines in Mitchell's western half even though the project wasn't tendered, reports the Mitchell Advocate. Mayor John Van Bakel agrees with the project but said the estimated $75,000 project should have been tendered or go to quotations. The company who is doing the project had been the lowest bidder on the PUC's previous construction. Undertaki ng the project without the tender process was approved by the commission. POLICE BRIEFS Two men sought. in Brucefield car theft BRUCEFIELD -- Two men are sought in the theft of a car from a Tuckersmith Conc. two home in the early morn- ing hours of Oct. 4. The Huron OPP were called to the Brucefield area over- suspicious activity involving a grey '96 GMC pickup. A wit- ness was concerned about two men that were seen moving around homes in Brucefield, Huron OPP Const. Don Shropshall said. When police arrived within 10 minutes of the call, the two men fled on foot through the back- yards of the homes. The officers checked the truck and found it had been stolen along with the licence plates from the Belleville area. The canine unit was called out and the two suspects were tracked to a residence on Tuckersmith Conc. 2. The owner of the home woke up to find his green four - door '88 Chrysler car was stolen. The keys had been left in the ignition. The OPP are looking for two heavy -set men, one with blond hair and a moustache and the other who was wearing a dark coloured mask or balacla- va. Anyone coming across the stolen car or the sus- pects is asked to call the nearest police service or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477 (TIPS). In the News Wednesday, October 6, 1999 Smells concern Exeter woman Continued from front page town stag in the past over complaints over odours thought to come from their spray field, adding Nabisco officials have tried to eliminate the smell as much as possi- ble. As for the waste water being a health. hazard, Hoogenboom said the smell from the water is simply a "nuisance." Nabisco plant manager Terry Bourne said some kind of smell coming from the spray field is "normal for this time of year. "A lot has to do with the weather," he said. Any kind of smell com- ing from the field- will be a non -issue after Monday (Oct. 4), the last day of corn processing at Nabisco, Bourne said. Bourne echoed Hoogenboom in saying the smell may not be coming from the spray field at all but from a nearby feed lot or the town lagoons. "We thought this was the best year we've had," Bourne said about the low number of smell com- plaints. Both Rogers and her husband Brian attended Monday night's town council meeting to express their concerns to council. Council gets update on official plan, zoning bylaw Continued from front page This potential growth in Lucan means the municipali- ty will have to plan for expansion in housing and industry and will have to begin thinking about where those expansions will go. He said the village will need about 300 new houses, or 75 acres in land, to accom- modate the population growth. Halwa added Lucan Biddulph should consider expanding its industry in the Elginfield area. He said he would be surprised if any interest would be shown by developers in moving to Granton. Ilalwa also encouraged the municipality to do more to encourage industries to move to Lucan Biddulph. He used the municipalities of Ilderton and Dorchester as examples of communities which are seeing faster growth than Lucan Biddulph. Deputy Reeve Bob Benner added the community of Elliott Lake successfully transferred itself from a dying mining town to a booming retirement community. Benner explained the municipality achieved that through marketing and advertising. Halwa will continue working on the official plan and zoning bylaw and said he will probably visit council in November to keep councillors informed of his progress. He said the municipality will also have to think about organizing public meetings on the official plan and zoning bylaw to get ratepayers' input. Look what we've found! Sunday marked the 26th Bannockburn Fall Hike, which saw many youngsters travel through the wildlife area on a scavenger hunt. Here, from left, Zurich res- idents Shawn, Brendan and Bradley Regier show off some of their findings. Grand Bend approves projects and donations Bye Monk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF GRAND BEND — Council has narrowed down the number of companies who will receive tender docu- ments for the beach house project to 17 from 27 at a one and one-half hour pre -qualification meeting Sept. 28. The firms are from as close as Dashwood and as far away as Courtland and St. Catharines. On Monday night, council approved the tender documents which will be sent to the 17 firms. $ 1,000 for Zurich Council approved a donation of $1,000 to the Babe Siebert Memorial Arena improvement pro- ject. Seven Grand Bend residents are enrolled in minor hockey in Zurich and 12 residents are enrolled In figure skat- ing. Earlier this year, coun- cil donated $1,000 to the Parkhill arena board replacement project. Area of Excellence meeting Council has been invit- ed to a meeting at the Dashwood Community Centre on Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the cre- ation of an Area of Excellence with all affected municipal coun- cils and input from the federation of agriculture and county planning department. Stephen Twp. council is hosting the meeting. Mayor Cam Ivey will reply to, a letter from Catherine Forster of London about the "over- whelming disgusting odour". in Grand Bend during the third week of August. The councillors said smells in Grand Bend can come from a variety of sources includ- ing onions, the village's sewage lagoons or live- stock farms. Sidewalk proposal approved At a Sept. 27 Committee of the Whole meeting, council accept- ed a proposal from Arts Landscaping, Nursery of Goderich for $11,797.60. plus GST for sidewalk/boulevard replacement on the east side of Ontario Street South. The funding will come from the following sources: public works operating budget - $5,000; impost reserve fund - $3,000 and the balance from the 1999 projected surplus funds. Council approved the committee of the whole recommendation. Monday night. Other business • Council agreed to pay the additional $900 required for the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority to complete a study of the gabion bas- kets in the Ausable River. • Council will waive the building permit fee for the' installation of a portable office at the existing medical clinic on Gill Road. The Grand Bend & Area Community Health Centre made the request. • Administrator Paul Turnbull presented a draft bylaw to replace the current bylaw gov- erning the disposal of surplus property. Turnbull said the new bylaw will be easier to work with and refers to the Municipal Act for specific definitions and criteria rather than including it in the bylaw document. Council approved the draft bylaw. • The Grand Bend & District Optimist Club is working towards replac- ing the playground equipment in the Crescent Street Park and wants to lease the park from the village for five years. Turnbull said if the club leases the park, it will have easier access to funding. The village will still maintain the grass dur- ing the lease period. Council approved the lease in principle subject to the club's approval of the paperwork drawn up by Turnbull. • Forest Mayor Gord Minielly .and Grand Bend Mayor Cam Ivey have requested a meeting with the Minister of Municipal Affairs to dis- cuss Lambton County restructuring and if the county has met the province's restructuring requirements.