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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-07-10, Page 13Opposed by NFU, okayed by conservation authority Citizens N.ws, July 10, 1980 Haycarnpground gets mixe A proposed seasonal campground in Hay township received some good news and some bad news at the meeting of Hay council Monday. The good news was that the Ausable-Bayfield Conservatidn Authority had no objection to the develop- ment of the site as a' recreational area. Reeve Jack Tinney told council that the Authority did have a few suggestions for the actual physical development of the property which is a mile and quarter south of the in- tersection of Highway 21 and 84 and one mile east of Lake Huron. The bad news came in the form of a letter from the local chapter of the National Farmers Union who said the area should remain agricultural. The letter. which was sign- ed by Lloyd Willert, said the area is quite removed from the traditional recreational__ areas in the township and that the seasonal campers may make complaints about the spreading of manure during the summer months. A letter from the ministry of the environment to the township indicated that the ministry was generally quite pleased with the operation of the township's landfill site but there were a few questions about the actual size of the dump on property which the township rents from Mrs. Marius Martens. The ministry suggested a site plan study of the dump be undertaken to determine the area which is available for landfill. "It's nice to know we don't have any other complaints," noted councillor Tony Bedard. A request from the Huton county board of Education for the quarterly payment of the education levy fell upon deaf ears. Tinney told council that the quarterly payment of the education levy would cost the township money as it would have to borrow from the bank to pay for two of the requests. At present, taxes are collected twice a year in the township. The board had advised municipalities, through a letter to county council, that by receiving the levies in quarterly payments as provided by law, the interest payment by the board would be reduced by $70,487. This would result in a net saving to the taxpayers in Huron of $48,465 and the balance would be shaved from the provincial grant. Tinney `stated that while the board mays save on carrying charges, a percen- tage of the carrying charges are paid for by the provin- cial government. There was no reason why the township should help subsidize the provincial government, councillor Continued from page 4 Miscellaneous Rumblings the old agricultural society grounds is a good one. While it is true that the property is officially outside of the village limits, for all intents and purposes the area is Zurich. . Neither . Hay roads super Ross Fisher or Z 1rich roads super Carl Thiel should see the cutting of the grassas much of a burden and the amount of gas which would be used is a drop in the bucket compared to what each municipality would go through in a year. As was pointed out, no user fee is charged for either the diamond or ball grounds; to aid recreation in the area by cutting the grass every other week is small. potatoes. If nothing else residents of Zurich and vicinity have the use of two pretty good diamonds which is a heckava lot more than Exeter has. Summing up, co-operaton saves money and makes a better use of the funds which are available. Lionel Wilder stated. Council made it clear that they were not in favor of the request with Wilder saying "we're not going to collect taxes four times a year." Bedard urged the township's representatives at the county level to voice very strongly Hay's opposi- tion to the proposal. In another matter concer- ning education. council dis- cussed a resolution from the Page 13 reaction town of Latchford which called for the ministry of education to avoid the in- creased centralization of the school system and that same thought should be given to a revamping of student busing within the province. "They make a hell of a lot- ta sense," Bedard said. He noted the duplication of school bus routes by the separate and county boards of education. le -414 41, i,.-. i -. t 406 •• -Atli _s+3'1111,7,,.fit. 'ye �`� ••, `1 #" `t �.. lay PARK WORK BEGINS — Work on the extension of Zurich's community park began last week with an Experience 80 crew from the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority on the job. Clearing some brush were Doug Raymond, Bart Visscher, Pauline Pym and Elaine Pym. Staff photo ARE YOU BUGGED BY: • flies and other insects • Offensive odours • au borne pollution Golden We are so quiet and peaceful here that we scarcely have any news for our readers this week. Many of our residents are spending their time in the hobby shop every afternoon and get a great deal of pride and satisfaction as well as a small compensation when our visitors buy their wares almost as soon as they are completed and put on dis- play. Residents who were out visiting during the week were Mrs. Ferne Armitage, Glimpses Mrs. Beatrice Overholt, Miss Marie Gelinas, Mrs. Nancy Koehler, Mrs. Ruby Hoggarth. Mr. William Decker, Mrs. Inez McEwen and Mrs. Mabel Jaques. Friday afternoon some of our residents enjoyed a bus ride by way of Grand Bend and home by Crediton and Exeter. Bingo was played on Fri- day evening followed by refreshments. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Eric Luther of Hensall. 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