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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-10-22, Page 17Booster Club a Second Section - October 22, 1997 750,000 boost to Lucan arena By Craig Bradford,. T -A Reporter can Memorial Comm Booster Club. Booster Club has at the Lucan an ice r�esirff�c aluminum arena efficient gag, ret stand, slate tiling, baseball diamond; goes on. ' members and of their time mania at the centre pt when it was want�the Club treasurer Larry be�the township Centre serves townships. Those LUCAN The Lti - unity Centre has -a fast friend called the- , - Since 1978 the raised over $750;000 for . capital improvementsCommunity Centre. Those improvements' include:er (a 'Zamboni'),.the arena/hall roof, the ceiling, the -switch from electric heat to more Jilt pool,: the ball diamond concession insulated dressing rooms, a second lit two more soccer pitches...and the list The group of 12 boardabout 25 volunteers give freely'ng - Wednesday night bingosand other fundraising events..• "The whole cone started was to pay fdr things'we didn'ttaxpayers to ' pay," said Booster Hotson, who just happens to administrator. , The Community about 5,000 people in Lucan and the surroundingcustomers would have much less than the services offered at the Centre -if it wasn't 'for the Booster Club's fundraising efforts --switching to. gas • alone saves taxpayers $3,000/month. - "The money that has come in from the Booster Club has certainly bought.,l�t of eiders," Booster Club member Paul Dyckman said. Dyckman is also the arena -manager... - Other notable Booster.Club board members include , chairperson Bob -Taylor, bingo chairperson Richard- Gledhill and secretary. Dennis Little. All members of the arena management board also dole as Booster•Club members: Lucan'cotuicillors Martin,C ittenden and Reg Crawford; Biddulph Deputy Reeve Herman Steffens; Janice Silver, Fred Dobbs, Roy. VanKasteren, John Wallis and Gord' Moir. Hotson and Dyckman couldn't think of another body quite like the Booster Club though Parkhill has a similar type -of organization. Community clubs like the Lions Club serve similar roles'in other • communities, Dyckman said. "There isn't any other club like this•around,'' Dyckinan • said. - The Booster Club's current project are the improvements to "There isn't ' any other club like this 'around, Boosting the community. Lucan Memorial Community Centre Booster Club =. members Paul Dyckman, Larry Hotson, Reg Crawford and Martin Chittenderi pose in front :of - one oftheir - favorite places. the.front of the arena including the interlocking stonework and the black sports figure silhouettes that will be installed later this month. (see related story in Sports). - Things on, Hotson's Booster Club wish list include a second coating of pavement for the arena parking lot -and 25, 30 more tables and chairs for the hall. Dyckman would like, to see an elevator to the upper levolsisistalled and more• volunteers for the Booster Club. Both see a need for more parking, especially during Lucan Jr. ?Irish hockey playoffs , and Wednesday night bingos. Though the Booster Club has quality people volunteering, Dyckman said more bodies helping out would be welcome. "The biggest 'challenge is to get'and keep volunteers," - Dyckman said. ' Those who wash to become a member of the Booster Club • can call-Dyckman at the community Centre, 227=4442, -or Hotson at the township office, 227-4491. Volunteers are asked to work one three-hour shift at a bingo once' a month: , - otson; said Booster Club.volunteers have their special appreciation . night party in January. Of note:. Lucan bingo nights are so popular that Exeter and Dashwood bingo players are bused in every Wednesday. Exeter Landfill Site raises flooding and contamination concern By Chantal! Van Raay TA Reporter • EXETER - Wallace, Fletcher. who lives at the corner of Hwy 83 and Hay Conc. 4/5 is not happy with his neighbor. His neighbor is the Town of Ex- eter and its landfill site is located near Fletcher's home and business. He is not happy because he be- lieves the run-off from the site is contaminating his drinking water. "If you build a home in Exeter and if I build something next to it and it's causing you problems I should fix it, right?" Fletcher asked. "The Town of Exeter is .not a good neighbor." Fletcher voiced complaints to the Town of Exeter, Hay Township and Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority in regards to drainage prob- lems at the Site. A letter from the Town of Exeter responded to Fletcher by saying 'The • flooding you have ex- perienced is a general problem of the area that is not attributable to the Exeter Landfill Site, and the Landfill Site drainage is being planned so that tlooding is not created." The letter also said, "If there has bees flooding recently that ex- ceeded the norm of other years, that may have a variety of causes." Fletcher wrote a letter bock ex- plaining that displaced water flows directly towards his property and into his well, and that flooding in- creases each year. Fletcher's property is a flood - prone area. Hundey said because of this there would be • flooding .re- gardless of whether or not a landfill site existed by his property. As for contamination. , Hundey, said because the site is prone to nat- ural flooding the Town is willing to test for contaminants in the well water after surface flooding. Hun- dey added a hydro -geological study of the well water would dem- onstrated that on-site contamination is contained. . Fletcher believes the problems associated with flooding should be addressed by the County and other public agencies. The Landfill Site is approaching stage two,- which means eventually several other municipalities could use the Landfill Site. • There - are several sites in the County, but the County has decided to use two main sites including the Morris Landfill Site and the Exeter Site in the future rather than build- ing one large landfill site. Fletch- er's concern was that extra garbage at the site would cause excess run - of which would inevitably increase over time. Eventually the garbage at the' site could be 40 -feet -high, Fletcher said. "Every year it gets worse. They're increasing the piobletn when they put more garbage in there because the water gets dis- placed." he said. Although stage two is in its initial stages, Hundey explained "When we get approval for stage two, the Town has to do a drainage plan. for .the -site teat will ensure the rate of run-off does not detrimentally ef- fet;t properties beside it."- • - Who's responsible? The solution generated by the , Town of Exeter doep not sit well with Fletcher. The Town has suggested Fletcher contour his property differently than it presently is so' as to protect his well from run-off. Fletcher sees the problem as the responsibility of the public agen- cies. Fletcher wrote, "I do not see the construction of a new municipal drain. I just want the proper main- tenance of the existing ones, all de • - bris and old trees growing in them to be removed especially the re- moval of the gravel restricting the natural flow of water to the river north of the garbage dump on both , sides of the road." He said the problem started when he dug up his well a ,few years back. "I found .black oily. sludge com- ing from the well to the house," he said. "When I saw that, that's when I decided this is not good for our health." However, Hundey believes Fletcher is pointing blame in the wrong places , "He 'thinks the problem's one he can point a finger at," Hundey said. "The problem is a general problem of the area that is not attributed to the Exeter Landfill Site." The well's not well. Wallace Fletcher of RR1 Hay is concerned flooding by his busi- ness and home may be the direct result of the Exeter Landfill Site located near his property. He also be- lieves that surface' flooding is con- taminating his well water. However, the town of Exeter says flooding is a general problem of the area, and is not attributable to the Exeter Landfill Site.