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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-09-17, Page 12• Page 12 Times -Advocate; September 17, 1997 Council battles over restructuring By Kate Monk T A Reporter ZURICH - Zurich Council had a lengthy, and at times heated, discussion of the draft restructuring proposal for the Villages of Zurich, Hensall and Bayfield as well as the Townships of Hay, Tuck- ersmith and Stanley: • Council had concern with sections of the proposal including the implementation date, representation and the Public Utilities Commission. They also dis- cussed the decisions of Hay, Stanley, Tuckersmith and Hensall. In the proposal, January I, 1999 is the date when the amalgamation will come into effect. Some coun-, -cillors maintain this is too short a time period to pull the agreement together. Council also discussed.whether the current coun-, • cil should continue with the process or wait for the new council to be. elected. "There might or might not be five new people" said Reeve Dwayne LaPorte, adding it .would take new people time to get familiarized with the report and what has been done. "If they have an implementation date of 1999 and they don't implement, are they just opening the way for the provincial government? If we wait, we're waiting for the provincial government," said La- Porte, adding "If Al Leach (Minister of Municipal Affairs) says we're going to amalgamate, we'll have to. We should proceed." "I think we have to start now, one step at a time," commented Councillor Barb Jeffery. "Then we should wait until after the election," re- plied Councillor Nick Littlechild. "If people arc willing to listen and realize the things that •can.come out of this, they'll continue. We.can't stop," said Jeffery. With respect to representation, council would like two representatives from each of the current mu-: nicipalities to sit on the new council. The draft pro- posal identifies nine members of council which will be elected by wards with the townships having two councillors each and the villages each electing one councillor. • "There's' already 'too. much rural. They're :steam rolling over everything," claimed Councillor Marg Holmes. • Council also discussed the financial implications of not amalgamating. •. LaPorte asked Holmes. if she ,was willing to pay the additional $500 per year it would cost to runthe village without amalgamation. Holmes replied: "I figure I'm going to have to pay it anyway whether it stays here in town or whether it goes out to the middle of nowhere in Stanley Township." "Everyone's going to have to go through a budget. with no grants," said Councillor Brad Clausius. "Do we have the finances to•keep going? I don't think we can afford to.keep going the way we're go- ing," stated Jeffery. Council briefly discussed ways to -increase the "tax base in order to improve the financial situation. ; Council agreed with certain sections of the report - and wanted to have a meeting of the" full councils to- . iron out the area's of concern., "There's grounds for mutual agreement," said Clausius. • "You always have to look at the betterment of the village,". added Jeffrey. - "There's a lot to be written out. We can proceed , with a full councils meeting. There are a lot of • things you want to proceed 'with," said LaPorte. After further discussion, a motion was made by . .Clausius and seconded by •Jeffrey that the council Would like to proceed -with restructuring..and ad- dress the concerns of representation; the PUC and the date the amalgamation would become effective: • Council would like to use the knowledge of the ex- - isting councils to progress as -far. as possible before the election. Legion Week - September 21-27 EXETER - The R.E. Pooley Br: #'l 67 is preparing for Legion Week. This is a time when we invite the residents of Exeter and area to take pan in the activities we have planned at the Branch. Please see the ad in 'this week's Times- Advocate for times and events. -.These-arc-free-and all -are --welcome to attend. The R.E. Pooley Branch has been busy this past summer and with the support of many .local . services clubs and the recreation depart- ment, held another successful Can- .ada Day program. The Legion took part in Decoration Day at the ceme- tery and the members continued their support for many groups and acy donated $1800. for comrnuni- organizationsin the area. Listed be- cation equipment. Additional fund - low is a brief recap of the dona- ing is forthcoming for- their tions made in the past six months. operational expenses. . - Youth and education - $1050. The Exeter Legion is proud of its Sports; - $945. Charitable and facilities and has an ongoing pro-_ Groups - $3950.*** gram to upgrade and maintain total - $5945.00 This month we will be switching *'--includes-$500: towards—the--•-from-electric -baseboard-heating-to- Manitoba Flood. relief, $1000. to the Legion; Community Band and $850. to purchase a smoke genera- tor for the local Fire Depts'to train with. The Legion Banch is. a major sponsor- of the Huron -Middlesex - Saturday •October. 4, with the Ju Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Band providing entertaintnent. I - and through the Clint Hodgins Leg- November we will have the Popp)i - Campaign, followed by• the Ceno- taph Service and Church service at• Exeter United Church. 'Municipalities split over draft restructuring proposal _ ZURICH - 4ix municipalities.in- volved in amalgamation discus- sions areal odds over their next - step. The Villages of Hensall, Zu- rich and Bayfield as well as the Townships of Hay, Stanley and Tuckersmith- have reviewed a re: structuring proposal that would see the municipalities amalgamate Jan- uary I, 1999. The preamble ofthe draft propo- sal states that each municipality in- volved must approve and sign a . memorandum of understanding in • order to amalgamate. So far,.only• Tuckersmith Council is willing to' do -so. • The Hay and Stanley Council:- Motions ouncil.motions state they do not want to 'proceed with the.proposal atthis time and that it should be addressed by the new muncipal councils elect- . ed in November. • Zurich and Hensall.Councils . have concerns with sections of the proposal but would like tohave a • • full councils.mceting to discuss these issues. At press time, Bayfield Council's decision was not available. natural gas heating and cooling units. _ - Future events that the public are invited to attend: the weekly meat draws held on Saturday afternoons'- and the Perch Fish Fry Dinner on . NOTICE OF NOMINATION OF OFFICE Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of Tuckersmith. Nominations in the Township of Tuckersmith for the offices of: .. 1) REEVE • , 2) DEPUTY REEVE 3) THREE COUNCILLORS Nominations may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk of•the Township of Tuckersmith, nominations in the prescribed form. • 4) One member of the' District Public School Board No. 8 (Huron County Board of Education) representing the Town of Clinton and Seaforth, Village of Bayfield, and Blyth and Township of Hullett, McKillop, Stanley and Tuckersmith. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the Town of Clinton. 5) One member of the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board representing the Town of Exeter, Village of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich, and Township of. Goderich, Hay, Stephen, Stanley and Tuckersmith. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the Township of Stephen.. s) Trustee representing the Counties of Kent, Lambton and Huron on the French -Language Public School Board N58. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Chatham. 7) Trustee representing the Counties of Lambton, Huron and Bruce on the French Language Separate District School Board N63. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Sarnia. A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent on any day In the year that is after March 31st, 1997 and Is before October lOth, 1997 at a tune when the Clerk's office is open or on October 10th, 1997 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. A prescribed nomination filing fee (1100) must accompany the nomination form. A nomination must be certified by the Clerk before such person becomes a certified candidate for the office to which she or he Is nominated. Nominations may be withdrawn up until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday October 14th 1997. At that time If only sufficient nominations for office have been certified, those candidates will be declared elected. In the event there are an Insufficient number of candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, October 15th, 1997 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and such additional nominations, If required, may be filed In the office of the Clerk. Electors are hereby given notice that If a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to f111 the said offices, voting places will be opened on the dates stated below for the purpose of voting, Advance Vote(a) - Saturday November 1st, 1997 , (10 a.m. 41 p.m) Voting Date - Monday November 10th, 1997 .(10a.m.-8p.m.) Dated this 17th day of September, 1997. J.R. McLAUGHUN • Clerk -Treasurer • Township of Tuckenmlth • Lagoon funding: ZURICH - Zurich Council direct- ed Clerk -Treasurer Sharon Baker to apply for information on funding from the Provincial Water Protec--_ tion Fund. The village's lagoons are nearing capacity. Council has discussed removing material from the bottom of the lagoons to in- crease storage capacity or installing. a filter system to allow discharges throughout the year except winter. Goderich says Community Investment Fund application premature USBORNE TOWNSHIP - If a. municipality is hit hard by provin- cial downloading, which is expect- ed to continue into 1998, where can it go for financial support? Usbome Council discussed its position on' this at the September 2 -meeting,: stating that -an applieation to the Communitylnvestment Fund should be followed through. ' But the Town of Goderich stated in the September 2 minutes, that they believe it is too premature to be making an application to the Community -Investment Fund; and - asked that O.P.P. should provide an estimated cost of township, village andtown policing, if the county were to be the contracting agency. Council also asked that the county undertake a -review about possible privatization of certain ser- vices if proven economically vi- able. Theseservices include a home for the aged, planning, social hous- ing, sewer and water inspections, property- assessment and ambulanc- es. . Council agreed that county should contract for policing across the county and that it should apply • for Community investment Funds. on a county -wide basis, rather than each municipality doing so individ- uany. AL NOTICE TO MUNICIPAL ELECTORS TAKE NOTICE that nominations may be filed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on nomination day. Friday October 10. 1997 or during the period from Tuesday: April 1. 1997 to Thursday. October 9. 1997 inclusive immediately preceding nomination day. at a time when the Clerk's office is open. - OFFICES FOR WHiCH PERSONS MAY BE NOMINATED One member representing the Counties of Lambton, Huron and Bruce on the French Language Separate District School Board No. 83 Nomination Papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Sarnia, 255 N. Christina St., Scania 519-332-0330 One member representing the Counties of Kent, Lambton and Huron on the French Language Public District School Board No. 58 Nomination Papers are to be flied with the Clerk of the City of Chatham, 315 King St., W., Chatham 519-352-4500 If the distance between the residence of a person seeking nomination and Sarnia City Hall or the Chatham Civic Centre. depending upon the nomination being sought. Is more than 100 kilometres, that person should speak to the Clerk in the municipality in which he resides to be Informed about the opportunity which exists to RIe hts.nominattoh paper in his own municipality. FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that nominations must be in the prescribed form, and be accompanied by the prescribed nomi- nation, filing fee of $100. The nomination will only be certified where the clerk is satisfied that -the person Is qualified to be nominated and that the nomination complies with the Act. The nomination must be signed by the candidate, and may be filed In person or by an agent as set forth In Section 33 of the Act. Nomination forms and full particulars of procedures to he followed may be obtained from the undersigned. Where there are more certified candidates than are required to fill the office. notice will be given of the location of voting places, the dates and (Imes that voting places will be open for voting, manner in which electors may use voting proxies. and any alternative voting methods. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that where, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14. 1997, the number of cerUfled candi- dates for an office is the same as or less than the number to be elected, the clerk shall Immediately declare the candidates elected by acclamation. On Wednesday. October 15. 1997, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.. additional nomina- tions may be filed for the remaining vacancies In the office In respect of which there was an insufficient number of cerUfled candidates. and the provisions of subsectlon,33 (5) and 37 (2) apply. . GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 12th of Sept.. 1997 • Larry J. McCabe Clerk - Town of Codertch Back in Time... By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter. Times Advocate .1P YEARS AGO September 16; 1987- Two Frena h-languagge cxchangestudents are seeing Canada through the -perspective of Huron County. David Pelton, from France, is visiting with Hubert Jacobs in Zurich and . Christophe Hennico, from Belgium is staying with Jennifer Mac- Gregor in Exeter. Both visitors agreed that Canada was very differ- ent from their homelands, and both have a hard time grasping the amount of space and distance that Canada encompasses. Christdfe is aware that France is 18 times larger than Belgium, but 'notes that • France is quite small in comparison to Ontario. • ,• The riding of Huron, was. part of the gigantic sweep of Ontario's - election by the Liberal party. Agriculture -Minister Jack Riddell, a member of the Legislature for 14 .years gained a total of.16,099 votes to chalk up his best performance ever. Progressive Conserva-. tive Nico Peters • was second with .6,725 votes.. Paul. Klopp for the NDP garnered 3;841 votes. • •• 30 YEARS AGO September..14, 1967 --While most area students and teachers have, settled down tothe work of the new school term, the newest school in the.district is still a hive of activity.: -Centralia School of Agricul- ture and Home Economics director James MacDonald reports the school is quickly taking shape and he expects more than 100 stu- dents to enroll in the first classes.' '- Miss Molly McGhee has been named associate director of the Centralia School -of Agriculture and Home Economics. • 40 YEARS AGO . September 14, 1957 - Fire destroyed the Cromarty feed mill, dam-' aged a :nearby, house' and threatened. Cromarty Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning. . . Wing Wong. an employee of Exeter Grill for the past three years has purchased Wong's Restaurant in Mitchell. He returned 16 his homeland this summer to marry and brought his -bride back to Exet= . . er in July. Mr, and Mrs. Fred -Darling of Exeter, captured. first and second -. prizes in two of the saddle horse competitions in the $2,000- horse show at Exeter Fair. . Despite predictions and threats of rain, Exeter Fair had one of its largest crowds Thursday. • • 45 YEARS AGO • • September 16, 1952 - W.C.F. Oestreicher of Crediton has resigned as president of the Exeter- District Co-operative. Vice-president Clarence Down is acting in his stead. William Koele of Exeter, the Netherlands immigrant farmer who saved two RCAF flight cadets from the burning wreckage of their plane, will receive- the George Medal -with the approval of Her Ma- jesty Queen Elizabeth. Robert N. Rowe, for 58 years in the furniture and undertaking business; died while working in his garden. He was nearing his ninc- lieth birthday: In 1945 he disposed of his business t6 his grandson. - Rohert Dinney. 55 YEARS AGO " I - September 14, 1942 - The ban on electrical advertising signs and compulsory reduction in street and window lighting went into. effect Sunday evening., - -- _ -- I' Householders are urged to economize on tete use ofielectricity so that power may be conscrvedfor the war industry. - At a special meeting of the Board of Education Thursday evening it was decided to postpone the opening of the Exeter High School- -until Monday,-0do-ber-5. Many students arc employed.at Canadian . Canners and on farms., • 80 YEARS AGO - / - Septenibcr 15,1917 - Mr. Thomas Boyle•has'sold his residence/to Mr. William Ward. •- Mr. W.G. Medd of Winchelsea was among the prize. winners in butter at the London Fair. - - - { Mr. William Higgins of Usbornc has disposed of.his 100 adre farm, -a little•east of the town to Mr. Charles Godbolt of Winchelsea. 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