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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-12-06, Page 9urt of Revision in session' GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR,, THURSDAY, t tU*R E„ ihri••••#AOS Suncoast claims assessment benefits town The Court of Revision to Mar appeals concerning the seesaments in the South creek Storm Sewer Outlet proposal got underway last tednesday evening and con- tinued last night (Wednesday, December 5) in the Court House. Local lawyer Paul Rivers at - opted to have the Court ad- ned because an appeal to aldrainage referee was, still ,•ding, but town solicitor Dan Murphy advised Mr,_ Rivera Sat since there is no evidence kat an appeal has been lodged full the drainage referee at eis time, the court should be permitted to proceed wifh the to Those~ o "Pe ri ens making ap- pals were Will and Bertha Ruddock; Pat,and Leslie King; i,J, Alexander for Suncoast ;states Limited; June and G.R. Robertson; Don Sager and Deb gbewfelt for Delbar; Sophia basher; Mrs. Phoebe Young idle Estate of Noble Young; Harold F. and Margaret young; Frank Little; John Lit- k;Mr.Rand Mrs. J.W. Leaman; Ford Little; Maurice Gardiner; Phomas H. Wilson; Peter $turdy; and Elsie Blue. mother appeal was presented by Barry Eastwood who was sable to attend. Paul. Rivers, appearing on behalf of Suncoast, told the Court he was concerned about the allowances the town had of- fered Suncoast for the ditch which presently drains the land on which Suncoast Estates is situated. The ditch, dug solely at the cost of Suncoast, has involved an expense of $7,365 so far. Maintenance has also been carried out by Suncoast. The company had been awar- ded $850 for the ditch and Sun - coast principals feel that a more realistic figure would be $10,000. Suncoast has also been awar- ded $2100 for damages accor- -ding to the report, and officials of the company argue that $5,000 would be a more suitable amount. Some appellants expressed concern that grants had not been received from ARDA. The Court had received correspon- dence from C.C. Martin, super- visor of the Rural Incentive Program advising that the grant for the project had been denied. The letter stated that requests have been received from other municipalities for an extension of the program and they have also been refused: It was pointed out the South Trunk Storm Sewer Outlet was not listed as being originally eligible for the two- thirds grant under Special Drainage Assistance and all municipalities writ) had infor- med ARDA of Drainage Works that were eligible for the program were informed that there would be no extension' because funds were not placed in the budget of the fiscal year 1974-75. It was further noted that most of the lands included in the report are being, or may be used for other than agricultural purposes. Notification was also received from H.F. "Crown, Director of the ARDA Branch, that no funds would be available to Goderich through the terms of the Federal- Proviticial Agreement for the Protection of Agricultural Lands from Flooding in South- western Ontario. "This agreement is designed primarily to assist in the protection of agricultural lands from flooding as a result of high water levels on the Great Lakes," the letter stated. "As I understand your presentation,. this is primarily a storm sewer outlet that will service .largely urban people." ' Theargument of Will and plat �` ( ou !MOW VO(21ac itCS SYSz VAKVAi4 ( MrAc P EU%NZ cif "Ki�icirJllc7�loc If 111 Don MacRae 1 1 WATCHMAKER- & JEWELLER On The Square Goderich Just holds any wa , h 'til Christmas. Choose now from the finest styles and all leading makers. tongines Wittnauer Bulova Candino Etc. $12 to s-350 THE STORE WHERE THE BEST COSTS NO MORE Scls�iipt�x�7t�7r�7i5JiA�le>�)tt�ic7e�R'�x',�AR. �ix�i7�5dcR��x�x�eRSJex�xS�x'vi5�ix5Jcxs�exs�x�x�x�xsaex:� Are you wondering what to buy for CHRISTMAS? Save up to. 5 3 Bertha Ruddock was that their property consisted of. six lots which had been assessed as one parcel of land. The holding therefore, did not come under the $25 or less exemption clause as would have been the case had the lots been assessed separately. Court Chairman Dave Gower said that if the Ruddock com- plaint was found to be correct, then the error would be made right immediately. Leslie and Pat King com- pilained_ that their property had been purchased as fully ser- viced. "We do not have a drainage problem so why should we pay more just because our property is closer to the sewer," argued Mrs. King. "As far as the market value of our property being increased by virtue of a sewer rather than an open ditch, this I fail to see. The open ditch was never a con- sideration when . we bought the property last year. "The reports show that about 600 persons are supposedly going to benefit from this sewer," continued -Mrs. King. "Why, then, are only 97 persons being forced to pay for it? "If theJown is, going to pay the assessments of the remaining 503 people, as well as the assessments on the Town -owned property in the area, plus upkeep for the roads affected by the drainage area, then this money will, presumably, come from municipal funds," said Mrs. King. - "Therefore I, as a taxpayer, will pay in four ways for the costs of this sewer," she went on. "Myown assessment, a share of those other 503 assessments, costs of upkeep of roads and a share of the assessment on the town proper- ties. "If I do not wish to pay my assessment in a lump sum I can spread it over a ten-year period," she complained. "But, then, I shall be burdened with an interest charge of nine per- cent. "Since several developers Grieved ,onto lands since the sur- vey was made." John Camp- bell, Wingham, an attorney representing Sophie Glousher, Frank and Ford Little, Mr. Leaman, Thomas Wilson and the Young Estates, dealt with the Glousher property first. He produced a contour map and suggested that by looking at the map it would appear that the natural flow of water. from Mrs. Glousher's property is directly to the west and that the sewer inlet in the northwest corner of her property would catch only a minimal amount of the water draining from her land. He stated that under the Drainage Act one must put water into the sewer before one can be charged for it. He said Mrs. Glousher's assessment should be halved. He also asked for a redesignation of the zoning of the lands of the Young Estates from residential to agricultural since that is what they are currently being used for and so far as the owners are concer- ned, they always will be. This request was proposed for the Little property as well. Mr. Leaman also claimed his property should be rezoned as agricultural land as well. It was noted that Leaman had ap- plied to the Provincial Govern- ment for subdivision plans which would indicate that he had planned to develop the property. Mr. Leaman, however, stated he applied for Steel shortage affects workers at Dearborn After a hectic week of negotiations Dearborn Steel Tubing manager Gus Chisholm announced Tuesday that despite a critical shortage of steel the local plant will be able to continue operation with its full complement of employees. "We are however, working on own large areas of property a no -growth allotment," he ex - surrounding this sewer," Mrs. plained, "add we will have to King pointed out, "I feel that cut allotments to three of our they should be assessed far major customers." more than they have been. Af- "If we can maintain our 1973 ter all, no developer develops allotment, as it now appears we land without making, a con- siderable profit." The presentation by, June and G.R. Robertson contained many of the same points. "My propertyqdready has a service sewer which cost was absorbed by the price paid for the lot at the time of building,- Mrs. ., " Robertson said. can, we should be able to sur- vive," he added. Mr. Chisholm expressed con- cern about the demand being placed on the plants producing steel for materials to carry out oil exploration and to construct pipelines to move that oil. "The demand placed on steel by the petroleum industries "Numerous other individuals Quid cut our allotments of raw will be using this sewer without 'aterials by as much as 30 per - being assessed as they have cent," he explained. "Steel has been very tight since last April," he further ex- plained, "and we've been struggling since then to get enough to meet demand for'nur products." Dearborn Steel Tubing produce tail pipe assemblies for auto mans acturing and replacement. "Weave been fortun9te that we have not been forced to shut down already," he noted. "One, late delivery of pipe now could \meana two to three day shutdown." ` - Mr. Chisholm said no layoffs were planned provided supplies kept coming in to the com- pany's two Goderich plants. Recently the company rented extra facilities to store an ex- pected delivery of steel only to have the supplier notify them that all purchase orders had been cancelled. "We've never had so much business," he explained, "but wa can't get enough -'steel to produce pipe for the demand." ON A ONCE IN A LIFETIME LUGGAGE SALE * ALL SIZES * ALL COLORS * ALL.. SHAPES._.__..___ * SOME SECONDS * ALL MANUFACTURED BY A NATIONALLY ADVERTISED COMPANY SALE RUNS 2 DAYS ONLY, FRIDAY DEC. 7 - 4:30 P.M. to 10 P.M. & SATURDO DEC. 8 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. AT KA y�1 ti4 tit tr •1 VANASTRA -BUILDING # 1.2 t MOS THE FINA STATION "taNIPSItaPIPtiPillt JP1 Wg ar JP: 110 ar War 0.1.111:40.11PIPUIPAP OPP report Officers of the Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated five traffic accidents which resulted in two injuries and three cases of property damage. Alt ',tether there were 28 chars 44 laid, 23 under the Highway Traffic Act, fout un- der the Liquor Control Act and one under the criminal code. There was only one reported theft where 30 gallons of fuel oil were reported missing. One tent and sleeping bags were found valued at approximately $40. Seven requests for assistance were answered and in Provin- cial Court, Criminal Division, 24 persons were cnnvicted un- der the H.T.A. and five convic- tions of L,C.A. offenders. the plans to protect himself from expropriation. If the ground was needed for develop- ment then he could go ahead on his own plans rather than have to sell it tp someone who was prepared to" make im- mediate use of it. He added that the plans had not as yet been approved. Deb Shewfelt, . speaking on behalf of Delbar; expressed concern with his right to dump water, into the South Storm Sewer from east of Bayfield Road. He was advised by the engineer that as Delbar is being assessed for outlet in the South Storm Sewer, the company has every right to dump into this drain. . UNEL-PAPFUMS • PARIS CANNES MAUDE SROADFOOT, NEW In Canada RIECK PHARIYIACY Larry Rieck, PHM.B. 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