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Times Advocate, 1995-07-26, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, July 26, 1995 Regional wrap up OPP vote passed by police board GODERICH - In a recorded vote last Monday, the Goderich Police Service Board voted in favour of the town council enter- ing into negotiations for an OPP contract. The motion was proposed by board member Rick Magic. Deb Shewfelt also voted for the mo- tion. Don Kenrick left the meet- ing, abstaining from the vote and the fourth board member Enc Kirk was absent, reported the Goderich Signal -Star. Arena passes new liquor policy BLYTH - The recreation board has passed house policies and operational procedures in anticipation of the final approval for a permanent liquor sales li- cense for the community centre. The North Huron Citizen re- ported the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is working to reduce the number of special occasion permits in the province. Theses have traditionally been obtained for events held at the arena. With a permanent license, the sale of liquor will be the respon- sibility of the recreation centre with bars run by the arena staff. Plowing match delegation tours possible sites BLYTH - A delegation from the Ontario Plowmen's Associa- tion toured the four available sites in Huron County for the In- ternational Plowing Match which is four years away. The 10 committee members were led through an on-site viewing of the farms and the ad- vantages to each site were de- scribed to the group. The sites include the Joe Semple farm in Grey Twp., in conjunction with the property owned by the Mur- ray Cardiff family and neighbor- ing lands, a site north of Dash- wood owned by Earl Becker, the old airport in Grand Bend and the Ken Glanville property in McKillop Twp. Telephone fraud warning CLINJ'ON - An incident of telephone fraud reported to Clin- ton Police led Chief Frank Young to issue a warning to area residents. "Beware. You don't get any- thing for nothing," said Young. A Vanastra couple were told they had won $10,000 in Ameri- can funds, reported the Clinton News -Record. They were in- structed to send $500 American or $700 anadian to cover the duty on their prize. The couple agreed to send a $500 Canadian in certified funds with a post-dated cheque for the remainder. Nothing was deliv- ered on prize payment day and several attempts to contact a 1- 800 number they were given were unsuccessful. The man contacted his bank which con- firmed with police he was deal- ing with a fraudulent company. Several other scams were at- tempted recently. Young said operators of phone scams "love the elderly." He warned not to send money in return for a prize or give out credit card numbers over the phone. Howdo you feel about the closing of Centralia lnternational College? Fred Mommer- steeg, Exeter "It's hard to see a building like that go empty. Hopeful- ly it will reopen again. Whatev- er hatever we do around this ter- ritory, every- , body benefits." Cherfsse Knip, Exeter "I don't think it's a good Idea because it's hard for people losing their jobs." Janet Smith,. Crediton "For the num- ber of students enrolled it wasn't really feasible to have it open." Marwood Prest, Huron Park "We're not too alarmed about it now but we certainly were the first time when it was quite a shock. - Mike Underhill, Exeter "As far as I'm concemed it's a...rip-off. After using up all their government grants they'll just go and open an- other one some- where else and do the very same thing." 4 Renie Brand, Exeter "I'm very disap- pointed. I have a son that would've liked to go. They put that building up with such high hopes and now the clos- ing of it hasn't helped the com- munity." Bill Smith, Zurich "I don't think much of it. I think they should've kept the agricultural school because it was one of the NDP's big flaws." Marjorie Prest, Huron Park "It was disap- pointing that it didn't last long- er than it did." Proposed flea market stirs up controversy Council will draft a de- velopment agreement which includes a site plan Heather Mir T -A staff ZURICH - A proposal for a Flea and Farmer's Market in Zurich has stirred up controversy among residents and council members. The market was the subject of a public meeting held on June 14 when area home -owners expressed concern with many aspects of a lease agreement with this type of business. The applicant, Keith Mill- er, proposes to establish a flea and farmers market of lots 125, 126, 127, 128A plan 325 and Concession 11 Part Lot 20 in Zurich. The land is currently light in- dustrial and the proposed market does not conform to this zoning. A proposed amendment would permit a temporary use by-law to be put into effect for a period not exceeding three years. Some of the areas of concern include the number of parking spaces on the property, fencing around the property and an adequate easement to allow hy- dro vehicles enough space to maneuver. The land for the proposed market encompasses the access to Zurich Hydro's substation. Doug Eckel proposed the easement on the north side of the property where the main gate in located to be increased from 20 feet to 44 feet to ensure proper access. Council decided to draft a development agree- ment which includes a site plan before passing a temporary use by-law. "If he doesn't agree to a site plan and development agreement, we might as well stop right here," said Councilor Brad Clausius. It was suggested by council there be two parking spaces designated for each vendor. The partial plan submitted by business partners Miller and Mervyn Ryder.lists 49 outdoor vendors. The easement proposed by council would reduce the number of parking spaces to 73, more than half of which would be taken up if ven- dors parked on the market grounds. "Is 73 parking spaces enough for that many exhibit areas," asked Mau- reen Simmons, clerk -treasurer. The question remains where cus- tomers or vendors will park if there are not sufficient on-site spaces. The council said the village does not want vehicles parked on Highway 84. Ryder was not able to attend last Wednesday's regular council meeting but said he will be present at the August 10 scheduled meeting. "If he doesn't agree to a site plan and development agreement, we might as well stop right here." Stephen to accept brush from recent windstorm CREDITON - Any residents of Stephen township suffering damage to trees during the July 13 severe windstorm arc getting good news. Council has decided to allow storm related brush and wood chips into the landfill site on Concession 14 at no charge until August 15. Tree stumps will not be accepted. With regard to the draft road name report to be used for the up- coming 911 emergency system, council has agreed to naming con- tinuous roads on Concession 6-7 and 8-9 as Parr Linc and Babylon Line, respectively. Road superintendent Eric Fink- beiner has been instructed to obtain a legal opinion regarding private fences being erected on township road allowances. The township will agree in princi- ple with a proposed Busker's Festi- val in the Grand Bend area and pledge $1,500, subject to appropri- ate organizational and sponsorship commitment being developed. The request for support was made by Kevin Walsh, economic devel- opment officer for the greater Grand Bend area. The Stephen township fire de- partment will be reminded that a "Z" endorsement will be required to drive the new department tank truck and those who wish to drive the tanker should make arrange- ments to obtain the appropriate li- cence. No objection was raised when Spectrum Ltd. requested to erect a radio tower on Lot 21, Concession 9. The firm will be advised that a building permit will be necessary. Dan Murphy of Goderich has been named to act as solicitor and represent the township at the Envi- ronmental Assessment Board hear- ing for the expansion of thc town- ship's landfill site. A zoning amendment application has been received and accepted from Gerald Zielman at Lot 14, Concession 15. A public meeting will be held on August 15 at 7.30 p.m. to hear the application which comes as the result of a previous severance approval. Granton zoning bylaw changed LUCAN - Biddulph township council will pass the necessary by- law to allow a zoning change for Dale Wheeler in thc police village of Granton. The approved amendment would change the zoning of a parcel of land being Lots 6 and 7, Plan 221 in Granton from an "T" Institution- al to an "GC -1" General Commer- cial Zone. This will recognize the change in use from a fire hall to a storage building and the existing side, front and rear yards. The parcel in ques- tion has an approximate frontage of 7.47 metres or 24.5 feet on the west side of Main street in Granton. Clerk -treasurer Larry Hotson ad- vised council that he had received letters from the Upper Thames Riv- er Conservation Authority and the county of Middlesex advising they had no objections to this rezoning. Gary Orchard and Bev Mollard of the Ontario Clean Water Agency attended a recent council meeting and presented costs associated with the Granton water system. A report up to May 31, 1995 re- vealed expenditures of $6,744.23 and estimated sampling and chlo- rine expenses of $850. At this rate and with no major breakdowns, the municipality should realize a sur- plus on this year's operating budget. Council has been informed that their levy for this year for the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority will be $1,265, down from $1,503 for last year. A letter from Robert Benner ask- ing if council would like to place information of minutes and agendas on the World Wide web computer network was rejected by council. A donation request from the 11- derton Fair was rejected by council A and suggested residents of Bid- dulph could make donations pri- vately if they wished. College in bankruptcy Continued from front page ricultural Technology was estab- lished at the same location as Cen- tralia International College. Rallies and court appeals followed the closure of the agricultural school in May 1994 in an effort to keep it open. Despite high hopes, the college facilities once again sit empty. "Places like this are going to be- come more common," said the teacher requesting anonymity. "Schools like this are needed but they shouldn't evolve like this one.,, Highway may be transferred to county. .r Continued from front page at Morrison Dam. Council suggests that a confer- ence call be considered rather than holding a meeting at the office. Dennis Romanson attended the July 18 meeting of council to dis- cuss a proposed severance applica- tion for his property on Highway 4. A provisional bylaw has been passed to provide for repair of the Scott municipal drain. A copy will be sent to Hibbert and Fullarton townships for comments before proceeding with third and final reading. Councillors were advised that the second installment of the Ministry of Transportation subsidy has been delayed. Alternative Nanking ser- vices that might be used for tempo- rary financing were discussed. The lowest of six tenders for in- frastructure construction was ac- cepted. It was submitted by Dave Siddall. The contract calls for load- ing, hauling and placing sand at $1.14 a cubic yard; loading, haul- ing and placing "A" gravel for $2.40 for each cubic yard; 92 cents a cubic yard to load, haul and place clay and 95 cents a tonne to haul only Jennison "A" gravel. The total net hid was for $40,140. Road superintendent Ken Parker reported that the high float road surfacing has been completed. An analysis sheet on road maintenance costs for one and a quarter miles of gravel roadway was reviewed in comparison to costs for hard sur- face roadways. Council also reviewed alternative designs for reconstruction of the South Boundary Road curve as pre- pared by Ken Dunn of B.M. Ross & Associates. It was recommended that council members from Us - borne and Biddulph townships meet at the site to determine the most appropriate design. A reserve fund is being set up for hard surface road building and maintenance. The building inspector reported making five inspections and issuing five building permits with an ap- proximate total value of $89,500. Pipeline from Lake Huron will fill new town reservoir EXETER - Exeter's new reservoir which is being dug out beside the community swimming pool, will have twice the capacity as the cur- rent water storage facility. The reservoir will measure 50 metres by 50 metres and will be 10 feet deep. The underground tank is being built in conjunction with an intake pipeline from Lake Huron. PUC Manager Sherman Roth said the pipeline will only he used on an emergency basis and also provides for anticipated population growth. The reservoir will cost $973,000 and the pipeline approximately $2.3 million. Ontario Clean Water Institute is funding 62.9 per cent of the entire project. The completion date for the reservoir is expected to be id -January 1996. The pipeline project, which should begin cons ction at the end of this week, is hoped to be done by the end of 199 • ,.. ,:.. ;t• Yr • .�A- • r13\ • j PUC Manager Sherman Roth is pictured at top in front of the location for the new reservoir. The work is scheduled to be complete in January 1996. The reservoir is part of a project that Includes the construction of a pipeline from Lake Huron.