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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-03-28, Page 14111AUTY SYR IY{IR1 1 HY PAY MORE? .......=_d Wlntlnjs Pone 235.1964 Pumping station tenders Exeter council received an unexpected and unpleasant #urprise when tenders were opened for renovations to the town pumping station at a special council meeting Mon- day afternoon. Two years ago, B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd., a Goderich engineering firm, drew up an original ettimate showing that minor renova- tions to the station would cost MORE ICE TIME — The Ladies Auxiliary of the R.E. Pooley 'branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has donated monies to cover some skating time at the South Huron Rec Centre. Above, Irene Jackson of the Aux- iliary presents the cheque to rec director Lynne Far- quhar. T-A"photo Biddulph names buildinginspector At the March 13 meeting of Davis reported on the ac- Biddulph council, Reg tivities carried out by his Crawford was named department during the month building inspector for the of February and presented township. • ' two quotes for the, spraying of Crawford who has been township roads with weed employed in the construc=tion spray. industry for many years, ' The bid of Murray Reid of primarily in'the city of Lon- Londesboro was accepted at don will receive $20 per trip the rate of $8.50 per mile on with a maximum of five trips both sides of the road: The per building and a mileage township will supply the weed allowance of 22 cents per spray. kilometre. Davis advised council that Road superintendent Hugh he had several meetings with Champion Road Machinery representatives over the ex- penses incurred on the 1978 Champion grader and as a result the company will issue credit note in the amount of $1,100 to compensate for pro- blems experienced. Council discussed the credit note and the expenses involv- ed and requested that Davis arrange with the Champion officials and the road commit- tee to discuss this problem in greater detail. The budget for 1984 for the Lucan-Biddulph .fire area board in the amount of $33,558.854ras-approved by council. Council has accepted the quote of Frank Cowan Com- pany Limited for insurance coverage for the year 1984 in the amount of $5,034. The Ontario Conservation Review Board will be meeting April 30 to consider the possibility of designating St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church under the Ontario Heritage Act for proposed renovations. BUYS LAND The Ausable-Bayfield,Con- servation Authority has received technical approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources to acquire an 18 hectare parcel of floodplain and valley lands immediate- ly upstream of the Morrison Dam and Reservoir Area, in the township of Usborne. In announcing technical ap- proval of the project, Natural Resources' Minister, Alan Pope, said the additional land will enable the Conservation Authority to control and manage land adjacent to the reservoir providing a variety of integrated land and water management benefits. Such benefits include flood control, erosion control, water quali- ty, foresty, fisheries and recreational opportunity benefits. The estimated total cost of the project is $40,000. A pro- vincial grant of $34,000 from the Ministry will assist in the funding of the project. approximately *91,000. More recently, engineer Steve Burns brought a revis- ed estimate of costs back to council, with renovations to the pumping station set at *190,000 in 1983 dollars. However, council discovered Monday that the lowest tender of the eight con- struction firms bidding on the pumping station was $244,500. That bid, submitted by Stonetown Construction Limited of St. Marys, was unanimously accepted by the seven councillors present at the special meeting. The other tenders, from the next lowest to the highest were submitted by Maple Engineering and Construction Ltd., Brampton ($245,900) ; Gregus Construction, RR3, Exeter ($246,000); K and L Construction Ltd.,. Hyde Park ($246,062); Hadovic Construction, Waterdown ($261,4381; C.A. McDowell Ltd., RR2, Centralia ($274,235) ; Frank Van Busse! and Sons Ltd., RR3, Lucan (276,000) and the high bid of Stephen okays arena budget At Tuesday's regular meeting, Stephen township council accepted the 1984 budget for the township arena at Huron Park. The budget calls for income of $89,399 and expenditures of $110,125 which will create a deficit of $20,726: In addition a reserve. of $7,000 is being added to an existing reserve of *7,200 to be used for capital expenditures. The Ryan municipal drain was approved and contracts let for construction. A total of six tenders were received - McKenzie and Henderson will do the open work for $13,961 and the closed portion con- tract was awarded to Hodgins and Hayter for $5,026. The 1984' `i'b`act' 'Midget presented by road superinten- dent Eric Finkbeiner was ac- cepted. It calls for maintenance of $328,700 and construction of $233,020 which includes a reserve of $115,000. The bid of C.H. Lewis Limited of Lucan in the amount of $10,000 was ac- cepted for garbage pickup at Huron Industrial Park. Council did not support a resolution from the town of Goderich which called for lowering of the county of Huron mill rate. Council gave approval to a number of amendments to the official Huron county plan which included a change of the Huron Park rec centre and swimming pool to industrial. No objection was voiced for zoning bylaw changes as pro- posed by the village of Grand Bend. An advertisement will be placed calling kr applications to fill one vacancy on the township's arena board. Council meetings for the months of April to December inclusive will be held on the first and third Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Turnstone Contracting Co. Ltd., Shelburne (329,300). Bruce Potter, representing B M Ross and Associates, said that as late as last week, Steve Burns, the partner who drew up the design plan for renovations to the pumping station, still estimated renovation costs at *190,000. He told Exeter council members, "We are extreme- ly surprised at the tenders", but pointed out that the bid- ding was very tight. However, the engineer assured council that even with the increased renovation costs, the town's share of the project remains at *378,400. The remainder of the costs will be paid by the Ontario Ministry of the En- vironment Potter said. The overall estimate for renovating the pumping sta- r estimate tion and deepening two sewage lagoons and introduc- ing an aeration system there, was originally estimated at ;1.1 million by the Goderich firm. That figure was then upgraded to $1.275 million and council was told costs could now go up to *1.4 million on the project. tteeve Bill Mickle asked if the firm was out that much in its estimate of engineering costs on the pumping station, "how can we guarantee other estimates won't be out as much?" He added that he was extremely concerned that costs on the project could go over $1.5 million. Potter admitted he thought "we have done a poor job in estimating the costs of this pumping station." He ex- plained that the cost of equip- ment being purchased for the renovations has gone up and that to improve ventilation in the station, holes are going to have to be cut through ex- isting concrete walls, which is an expensive procedure. In an interview following the meeting, Potter said, 'Originally it was assumed that modifications to the pum- ping station could be done quite easily and they couldn't." He said that was how the original estimate grew from *91,000 to *190,000 and explained the even higher tendering costs by saying, "I guess renovations are that much more expensive than we envisioned." He said those renovations include installing two new Please turn to page 2 BUY YOUR DAFFODILS FRIDAY — The three chapters of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will be selling daffodils Friday, March 30 with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. From the left are Sally Lou Raymond , Sharon Lynn and Mary Jane MacDougall. T -A photo Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eleventh Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, March 28, 1984 TREATMENT — Nicole Debus sits patiently while nurse Betty Doherty treats her teeth with fluoride. It's all part of'kindergarten registration at St. Boniface School, Zurich. Hay approves fire budget Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard chaired the second regular March meeting of Hay township council in the absence of Reeve Lionel Wilder.The Hay-Hensall- Tuckersmith fire budget amounting to $23,150, with Hay's share at $6,038, was ap- proved. A 1983 surplus of $4,484 will be set aside as working capital reserve for the future purchase of a fire truck. The Exeter and Area Fire Board Budget of $122,100, with Hay's six percent assess- ment amounting to $7,346 was also approved. The court of revision on the Mousseau drain was reconvened. As no objections were received to council's an - SPRING, INTO SPRING, — Ready for spring fun are these models in Thursday's fashion show sponsored by the Dashwood Business Association. Back, left, Linda Meade, Reto Dales, Nancy Rader, Rita leppington, Eleha Morgan, Julie Webb, Judy Kyle and Kathy Hayter. Front, Donna Hoffman, Bernice Boyle and Marion Sharrow. 4 nounced decision to lower Ross Corbett's benefit liabili- ty by 8180 and increase both Donald Munn's and Donald Mousseau's by $90 each, court was adjourned and tenders opened. A tender by Hanna and Hamilton Construction Ltd., the lowest of three, was accepted for *8,134 for open work on the drain, and that of Roger H. Woods Ltd. for $5,440 was accepted for the CNR crossing. Council advised Victor Brisson, Nap Cantin and George Ducharme to submit a revised plan for the subdivi- sion at St. Joseph if they want the zoning changed from single family dwellings. The developers' request for ap- proval to change the criteria for water lines from six-inch mains to four -inch has been passed on to the county plan- ner and the engineering firm of Burns Ross Ltd. - The township of Hay will re- quire cash in lieu of parkland dedication from the Huron Farms subdivision. The total of *2,500 is to be paid at the rate of $500 on each of the first five lots sold. Council recommended a user fee of $10 per person per year be assessed members of the Golden Agers and the Men's Clubs to help defray the coots of operating the township hall. The Hay township recrea- tion'budget totalling *20,475 was approved. Recipients are: Dashwood Community Centre, 81,500; Dathwood Minor Athletic, $400; Dashwood Ball Park, *1,000; Zurich Parks and Communi- ty Centre, $5,500 (plus an ad- ditional $2,000 if repairs to the penalty box, upstairs floor or music room are carried out) ; Hay Township Hall, $3,000; Exeter Rec Board, $800; Hen- sall Arena, 82,400; Zurich Figure Skating Club, $450; ad- ministration, $'200. The sum of $2,875 will be set aside as working capital for the flay Township ball diamond. Council approved the revis- ed severance application from Ross Turnbull for lot 36, South Boundary Concession, File B 2/84, finding no objec- tion to the size and use of the severed parcel. D. Beke of Cambridge, On- tario, will be advised he is not allowed to put a motorized home on lot 11, plan 25. Township by-laws specify that trailers and other living accommodations must have a permanent foundation and approval from the health department for construction of a septic tank system. Many of the home associations also require approval of what is placed on lots in their subdivisions. Council is returning to evening hours for their meetings. The next regular meeting will be on April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Icy roads cause four area crashes Slushy road conditions were responsible far four accidents investigated Thursday by of- ficers of the Exeter detach- ment of the Ontario Provin- cial Police. Damages were set at $930 when a vehicle driven by Patrick Cronyn, RR 2, Lucan slid on Concession IA of Stephen township, north of Huron road 5 and struck the ditch and a fence post. A vehicle driven by William Worrell, RR 1, Centralia was in collision with a tractor driven by Allan Quick, RR 1, Hensall on Concession 4 of Usborne township at Lot 5. The Quick operated tractor was pushing snow. After the collision, the Worrall vehicle struck a hydro pole. Damages were listed at 8425. Vehicles driven by Les Col- eman, Kippen and Brian Mills, RR 2, Essex collided at the intersection of Mill and Nelson streets in Hensall. Damages were estimated at $600. In the fourth mishap, a vehicle driven by Marilyn Baarda, Exeter struck a bridge barrier on Highway 83, one kilometre west of Highway 4 and damages were listed at $600. Price Per Copy 50 -Cents To wait until next year for imp ro vem en tg rants Exeter council learned they can apply for two provincial government programs aimed at revitalizing residential and business areas in the town at a special meeting of council Monday afternoon. Unfortunately, since the deadline for the Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement Program (ONIP) for this calendar year is Saturday, councillors decided they would wait until next year to apply for the program. Tom Moy, a community renewal officer with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, outlined the ONIP grant pro- gram and the Commercial A: ea Improvement Program (CAIP) to councillors. He said last year, when ONIP was first introduced, the govern- ment allocated $12 million for revitalization projects around the province. Goderich, for example, he " said has had ONIP applica- tions approved both last year and this year. The town's first project was to install gutters, curbs and to improve storm drainage on older streets which were being reconstructed and this year's project is to improve Crystal Beach Park. To be eligible for ONIP, Moy told council the municipality must have an approved official plan with policies related to communi- ty improvement. The ONIP grants are to assist municipalities in im- proving municipal services, public utilities and social and recreational facilities in older, deteriorating neighbourhoods. Moy said the government hopes when municipally -owned buildings are improved in a neighbourhood, then homeowners will be inspired to upgrade their own properties. Under ONIP, the province contributes half of the approv- ed eligible costs and the municipality is responsible for picking up the remainder of the costs. Moy explained that projects must be com- pleted within four years, and that provincial payments will be stretched over that period. He said 20 percent of the allocation must be spent, on improving hard services in Please turn to page 2 Fines levied for liquor, traffic Fines were levied against four persons in Exeter court Tuesday by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake. Gregory James O'Brien, Zurich was fined $275 for hay- - liquor in a vehicle while being underage. JP Wedlake said the Targe fine was because of previous convic- tions and warned the next conviction for the same of- fence would be $400 and any following that a jail sentence would be imposed. Douglas Norm Todd, Hen- sall was levied a fine of $68 for driving an automobile with truck plates. A fine of $250 was imposed against William Thomas Mof- fatt, Huron Park for driving while his licence was under suspension. Moffatt's licence was suspended an additional six months to any other suspension in effect. Gene M. Hamilton, London will pay a fine of $63 for hav- ing liquor readily available in a vehicle. Hamilton in his own defence said he had taken several bottles of beer from his cottage, north of Goderich because the property had been broken into recently and he felt his rights were violated as he was driving safely and was not drinking. While none of the bottles were opened, the Crown claimed this was an infraction of the Liquor Licence Act and JP Wedlake said a police of- ficerhas the right to stop any vehicle to examine a driver's licence and was satisfied the beer was readily available. PRIZE COUPLE Shei la and Bob Reaburn were presented with the prize for the most authentically dressed couple at the pre -Centennial Dance in Hensall by Bob aldwell. Velma Robi 'son received the prize for best costume for a lady, and Bill Gibson won the prize .or the best -dressed man. All prizes were donated by Hyde Brothers Ltd.