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Osborne Council to send
memo to fire marshall's office
EXETER - Usborne Township
Council is recommending to the
Exeter and Area Fire Board a
memo from Fire Chief Gary Mid-
dleton be forwarded to the fire mar-
shall's office.
Midedleton's memo suggested
how each area fire department
might specialize in certain fields of
accident and rescue services to real-
ize overall cost savings.
Council has been advised Sau-
geen Road Spraying will attend to
additional work required on roads
they have recently surfaced.
The well at the Willis farm will
be capped in the near future and the
Blanshard Township road superin-
tendent is waiting on quotes for re-
moval of gravel from under water
at the Willis pit.
Approval has been granted for
the removal of a beaver from the
Brock Creek drain and filling a
catch basin on the Tuckey-
Etherington drain with Targe stone.
Council has received a copy of
correspondence from the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
to Emmanuel Baptist Church stat-
ing it does not support the proposal
to erect a new church building in
Usbcirne township.
Lucan recycling charges
for 1995 may go down
LUCAN - The charge for pickup of recyclable items
in the village of Lucan for the year 1995 may be re-
duced considerably as the result of a report made Au-
gust 1 by councillor Rosemary Gahlinger-Beaune.
She reported from a recent waste management meet-
ing that Bluewater Recycling will be issuing a credit
equal to the amount of the fourth quarter billing. They
are making enough money from the sale of recyclables
to offset their operating costs.
This is when clerk Ron Reymer said, "If the credit
from Bluewater can be confirmed in writing we may
only have to charge $l0 per household this
year for recycling."
Later in the meeting, council approved the
lower charge pending written confirmation of
no charge for the last quarter.
Gahlinger-Beaune reported that a letter had
been received from the Ministry of Education
and Training basically turning down the joint
library funding application.
She proposed that an ad hoc committee be formed to
address various issues and they he allocated from $500
to $1000 to cover expenses. This committee would re-
port back to council with recommendations by Janu-
ary, 1996. This item was deferred to the next meeting
of council.
Lucan and area Heritage Museum chairman Mike An-
derson supported a previous letter which asked for fi-
nancial aid for the purchase of "Luck of Lucan" hook-
lets.
Deputy reeve Harry Wraith and councillors Reg
Crawford and Rob Brady said they would be in favour
of giving the committee a loan for the initial purchase
of the books.
Councillor Gahlinger-Beaune disagreed saying the
committee should come to council with an overall plan
of what they want to do and a plan of how they are go-
ing to do it prior to council loaning them any money.
Council will be asking for a more firm price estimate
for the reprinting of 500 copies of the book
prior to council committing to any front end
financing.
After meeting "in camera" with solicitors
and the public sewer review committee,
council agreed to consider seeking the advice
of a qualified engineer to review the opera-
tions at the sewage treatment plant.
In response to a letter rom the Lucan Business Asp•
ciation regarding cleanup of the Grand Central H(
property since the recent fire, reeve Tom McLaughi,
said he had spoken to the insurance agent and because
arson is suspected there will not likely be any action
taken until the end of this year.
Councillor Crawford reported that the annual "Fami-
ly Feast" at the Community Centre would be held on
Sunday, September 17.
Stephen deals with zoning
CREDITON - Stephen Township
Council dealt with four zoning
amendment applications after pub-
lic meetings held on Anrgus( 1.
Reeve Bill Weber declared a pe-
cuniary interest as discussion was
held on his application to change
the zoning on part of his property
at Lot 20 on the North Boundary
Concession at Sarepta to AG 4. The
application was approved.
A bylaw affecting the northerly
part of Lot 10, Concession 6 was
provisionally adopted and third
-reading was deferred subject to a
satisfactory development agree-
ment being executed.
Ken Palen and Bob Black, own-
ers of the property, formerly known
as the Henry Brown Farm present-
ed plans to provide municipal ser-
vices to the three severed lots being
rezoned.
In connection with these plans
the township solicitor will be in-
structed to prepare a development
agreement to the township's satis-
faction at the developer's expense.
A bylaw was passed rezoning
part Lots 14 and 15, Concession 16
to AG 4 and AGI Special Provi-
sions.
The consent application approval
was granted to John Muller provid-
ed the manure pit be located com-
pletely on the severed AG4 lot with
a proper rear yard setback. The
tank must be pumped and sealed
with cement to the satisfaction of
the chief building official.
An application for a zoning
change from Gordon Kenney for
his property at 22 Victoria St. West
in Crediton was denied.
Kenney was present and advised
of his right to appeal council's deci-
soin to refuse his zoning applica-
tion.
In defence of refusal of the appli-
cation, members of the public was
present and had the following ob-
jections:
"A petition had been presented to
council prior to Mr. Kenney's occu-
pancy of the property, objecting to
anticipated animals on the property
and council is alleged to have ig-
nored the petition.
Farm animals were moved onto
the property illegally and council
failed to enforce the zoning regual-
tions prohibiting farm animals.
They were concerned about the un-
kempt appearance of the property
and said allowing this property to
have farm animals would open the
door to other applciations."
A public meeting has been set for
August 15 at 7.15 p.m. to hear the
Hewetson minor variance applcia-
tion.
Council will be asking the pro-
vincial government to take neces-
sary action to deal with the increase
of the risk of ground water, air and
environmental contamination from
changes and intensity of livestock
operations. This resolution would
require newly established livestock
operations to provide a certificate
of compliance.
Property owners along Conces-
sion 2 and Huron street that will be
served by the water line being con-
structed into Exeter, will be offered
water service connections based on
th township's current water service
policies.
B.M. Ross and Associates will be
asked to proceed with plans and
tendering for repairs to the Huron
Park sewage collection system as
recommended in their proposal of
August I.
The Stephen Township fire de-
partment tank truck is being re-
placed and will be sold at the
county auction in Auburn on Octo•
ber 21.
If it sounds too good to
be true... it usually is
OPP and Better Business
Bureau warn consumers
about telephone offers
Heather Mir T -A staff
EXETER - Be wary of unknown companies that
ask for your credit card number over the telephone,
warns the Better Business Bureau of Western On-
tario.
Often the elderly people are the target
of promotional campaigns which may
not be what they seem at first glance.
An Exeter resident recently called a
company that mailed a.travel certificate
to his deceased mother in Toronto. Af-
ter refusing to make a decision about
the trip during the first phone call and
declining to give his credit card num-
ber, the operator promptly hung up.
The T -A called the Better Business Bureau and
was informed the company is not a registered travel
agency but rather in the business of advertising
sales promotion to encourage the purchase of time-
sharing property.
Consumers should be aware an unregistered com-
pany is not covered under the Travel Compensation
"Res
often
additio
charge
Act. The Travel Compensation Fund is provided by
the Ontario Travel Industry to reimburse consumers
if the travel arrangements cannot be completed due
to the failure of any company involved in the travel
arrangements.
Based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Promotional
Travel Inc. mails a 'Certificate of Entitlement' to po-
tential consumers. The offer certifies that you will
receive a world class Fiorida/Carribean vacation
package for two including all accommodations and
a round-trip cruise.
Sound too good to be true? It prob-
ably is.
A report from the business bureau
states their experience with this type
of offer has been negative.
"You will have to pay up to a $400
service fee. Either transportation or
accommodation will not be provided
but will be at your own cost. Re-
strictions regarding time of travel and preferred ac-
commodation often result in additional charges."
It is recommended consumers find out the total
cost of the 'prize' and compare it to the cost of a
travel package provided by a travel agent.
Sergeant Holmes of the Exeter OPP said he will
send a report of this incident to a special fraud de-
partment called 'Phone Busters' in North Bay.
frictions
result in
nal
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Times -Advocate, August 9, 1995
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