HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-09-14, Page 9Council looks at snow removal
''IA. is t! inking winter
By Wendy Somerville
Its still September and
Hullett Township is already
"thinking winter."
During the '82-'83 winter
months, snow removal cost
the township $9,170. The '81-
'82 winter cost the township
$42,860 for snow removal. As
you may remember last
winter was unusually mild so
this may explain the large
decrease in snow removal
cost from the year before.
This year, Councillor R.
Gross and Councillor C. Vin-
cent are responsible for a
call for Tenders for snow
removal by the Road
Superintendent.
Tile Drain applications
have been approved for the
following applicants: M.
Popp of lot 34, concession 9;
J. Lyons of lot 34,.concession
9; L. Taylor of lot 6, conces-
sion 8, Pt Lt 3, concession 10,
J. Gibbon of lot 2, concession
1; B. Shillingla w of lots 6 and
7, concession 14; I. Pickett of
lot 15, concession 2. All ap-
plications are subject to
township bylaws and the
availability of funds.
A motion was carried by
Councillor Gross and Coun-
cillor Vincent that the Road
Superintendent apply to the
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications for an
interim subsidy.
The following building per-
mits were approved by coun-
cil: B. Lockhart, tool shed;
L. Johnson, addition to a
barn; M. Datema, addition
to a barn; J. Dickson, addi-
tion to a house, B. Wallace,
addition to a garage; P.
Westerhout, storage shed;
R.N. Alexander, storage sh-
ed; Sparlings Propane, open
truck storage; A. Brickko,
open carport; G. Wilt, tool
shed and C. Riley, garage.
The permits were
nreeent.ri by the Building In-
spector and are subject to
township bylaws and the
Huron County Health Unit.
A bylaw to impose special
annual drainage rates upon
land was passed. The money
will be borrowed under the
Tile Drainage Act of 1971 in
the amount of $5,800.
A grant of $50 was given to
the Huron Plowman's
Association for 1983. The
grant was carried by Coun-
cillor Gross and Councillor
M. Knox.
The Business Computer
Services for 1984 were ac-
cepted by council at a rate
increase of five per cent if
the service is satisfactory.
Councillor Gross and
Councillor Knox carried the
authorization that the Clerk
purchase a four drawer fil-
ing cabinet.
The next council meeting
will be held on October 3 at
7:30 p.m.
Tuckersmith farmers want
more money for land offer
A group of landowners
along Huron County Road 3
between Brucefield and
Egmondville and the Road
Committee of Huron County
Council have reached a
standoff in a battle over
compensation for land
required for road con-
struction.
Council had planned to
reconstruct 9.4 kilometres of
road between the hamlets at
a cost of approximately $1.3
million. While the project
was given top priority in the
road committee's long-range
plan, the battle over com-
pensation for land payment
will ultimately • delay the
project.
In a report presented to
county council at its regular
monthly meeting in
Goderich Thursday, road
committee chairman, Tom
Cunningham explained that
many outstanding
engineering concerns had
been resolved with the
landowners but the com-
pensation remained an
outstanding issue. The
county is prepared to pay
landowners $2,400 per acre of
land to widen the road
allowance by 17 feet. The
landowners are seeking
$3,000 per acre.
"1 he engineer has met
with the landowners and the
committee feels we must be
fair to the people who have
already sold and agreed to
our price," the Hullett reeve
said. "We feel we must treat
everyone fair and not set a
precedent."
In all reconstruction
projects the county is
widening the road allowance
by a 17 foot strip on either
side to create an allowance
of 100 feet compared to the
existing 66 -foot allowance. It
allows the county road crew
to move the ditches farther
from the road, increasing the
safety factor, and it also
means a decrease in
maintenance costs county
engineer Bob Dempsey
claimed.
"The extra land allows us
to move the ditches back
from the pavement, we can
build the road surface higher
which means less main-
tenance for snow removal
and it improves drainage,"
Dempsey said. "We have
already purchased land from
13 landowners."
A survey of land prices in
Tuckersmith Township in
1982 indicates only one piece
of land fetched a higher
selling price than the $2,400
an acre offered by the
county. Despite a year of
negotiations, both parties
have stood firm on their
price.
In his report to council,
Dempsey said time is run-
ning out on the recon-
struction project. While not
trying to force the hand of
the landowners, he told
council hehad to set a
deadline of October 1 on the
proejct.
"October 1 is my deadline
to make a commitment to a
project for spring. It takes
that long to complete designs
and budgets," he said.
"We're forced into a cor-
ner."
Many engineering con-
cerns had been resolved with
the landowners but along
with the purchase price of
$3,000 an acre, they wanted a
supply of posts and wire for a
roadside fence and $50 for
each tree removed from the
frontage of their property.
The county is not offering
any compensation for fences
or trees.
At a future date, the road
committee also hopes to
resurface the section of
County Road 3 from
Brucefield through Varna to
Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Powers
Philip Powers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Powers and
Linda Caldwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cald-
well were married in the Blyth United Church on July 30,
with Rev. Kenneth Bauman officiating. The groom's
parents are from R.R. 1 Brlgden and the bride's parents
live at R.R. 3 Blyth. The bridal attendants were Mrs. Jean
Woods, sister of the bride, Mrs. Debbie Powers and Miss
Carol Wild. The bride's flowergirl was Miss Tracy
Robinson. The groom's attendants were Mr. Jack
McCallum, Mr. Mark Powers and Mr. Gerry Jinkerson. A
reception dinner and dance was held in the Blyth Com-
munity Centre. The newlyweds travelled to the East Coast
for the honeymoon and are now residing at R.R. 3, Oil
Springs. (Gary Walden photo)
Bend homeowners
fight pollution with
septic tank testing
ZURICH - Southcott Pines
homeowners are co-
operating with authorities to
fight the pollution scare that
struck Lake Huron in
August.
Although postings from
Goderich to Sarnia were
attributed to hot, humid
weather, Grand Bend of-
ficials are looking for basic
sources to avoid future
recurrences of the problem.
In Southcott Pines, owners
have agreed to dye testing of
septic systems to ensure
there's no untreated
material reaching the lake.
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Posting of the Grand Bend
beaches were lifted August
26 with relief, after media
highlighted the problem over
a two-week period.
Ironically, the scare came
a year after the official
opening of the Grand Bend
sewage system, designed to
clean up discharge to the
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1
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By Mrs. Lewis
Stonehonse
BELGRAVE - The An-
niversary service was held
at Knox Presbyterian
Church on Sept. 11.
The Melville Presbyterian
Church choir of Brussels was
conducted by organist Mrs.
Joanne King. The Brussels
male chorus also sang.
Guest speaker was the
Rev. Dr. James Ferguson,
retired minister from St. An-
drew's church, Stratford.
During the service Rev.
Ferguson baptized Ryan
Kenneth, infant son off the
Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth In-
nes of Brussels.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Nicholson and Sherri of Bar-
rie, Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Widi,
Kimberley, Jennifer and
Trevor of Hamilton, Dr. Ray
and Mrs. Nicholson of Mor-
risburg visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Garner Nicholson and
Rob last weekend.
Mrs. Donald Stonehouse
and daughter Leanne of
Guelph were Sat. visitors
with their cousins Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse.
Mrs. Ethel Wheeler is a
patient in the Wingham and
District Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Wheeler spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Makas of London and attend-
ed the wedding of Lynne
Keith and Larry Kearns in
the Empress United Church,
London.
Debbie and David Craig of
Blyth visited with their uncle
and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Stonehouse last Tues.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnston, Tara and Erin of
Ilderton spent the weekend
with their parents Mrs.
Laura Johnston and Mr. and
Mrs Robert Grasby.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Michie accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Bradley of
Lucknow to Flint and
Owosso, Michigan where
they visited with relatives on
the weekend.
The Brussels bowlers
entertained the Atwood and
Blyth Bowling Clubs on Mon-
day evening Sept. 12. The
last Brussels tournament
will be held Sept. 26 for the
Gerald Gibson Trophy.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Stonehouse accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar
on Sun. afternoon visiting
the latter's daughter Joanne
Edgar of Tavistock. The
Stonehouse's called on Mrs.
Hugh Wilson of Ritz
Lutheran Villa in Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Coultes have moved to
Wingham and their daughter
and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Olson, Joanne, JefferYi
and Mark have moved to the
Coultes farm on the 10th con-
cession of East Wawanosh.
Ruth and Neil Olson and
family have moved from Ed-
monton, Alberta. We
welcome them to this com-
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Roy of
Lakefield and Miss Sheila
Anderson of Waterloo visited
with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Anderson. All at-
tended the wedding of Brian
Shaw and Carol Richards at
Siloam United Church in
London on Saturday after-
noon. The wedding reception
was held at the Ivanhoe
Club. The Anderson family
were overnight guests with
Richard Anderson of Lon-
don.
Exeter promotion stalled
EXETER - A plan by the
industry and tourism
promotion committee to hire
a former Exeter man to
promote the town in England
was put on hold by council
last week.
Councillors Bill Rose and
Gaylan Josephson led the
opposition to the plan, as
they questioned whether the
great economic climate in
Great Britain was conducive
to firms considering moves
to Canada as well as the fact
the committee planned to
take the cost of the program
from next year's budget.
The committee had
planned to spend between
$2,000 and $2,500 to have
Mike Darbishire act as a
representative of Exeter in
England for a six-month trial
period.
Both Rose and Josephson
indicated they would like to
know what chance there was
of attracting industry from
England at this time and
committee chairman Bill
Mickle responded that he
couldn't answer the
question.
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Afternoon Unit
The Afternoon Unit of
Belgrave U.C.W. met on
Sept. 6 with nine present.
Mrs. Earl Anderson open-
ed the meeting and all
members read "The 23rd
Psalm" in memory of Mrs.
Willard Armstrong and Mrs.
Nelson Higgins who recently
died.
Mrs. Ross Higgins con-
ducted the Worship. The
meditation noted that we
Christians are reminded that
God possesses the past, the
present and the future.
Mrs. Olive Bolt had the Bi-
ble Study, the theme being
"Water" a precious source.
Mrs. Lawrence Taylor had
the mission study on Fiji
Island with Mrs. Janisa
Coultes following with the
Priorities of the Pacific.
Bowling Tournament
A local lawn bowling tour-
nament was held Sept. 8, at
the Brussels Club. Twenty-
eight bowlers bowled for the
Jim Mair and Jack Yuill
trophies.
George Michie and Jack
Bowman won the Jim Mair
trophy. Second — Kenneth
Innes and George Inglis;
Third — Douglas Hem-
ingway and Jim Bowman;
Fourth — Ross Turvey and
Clarence Hanna: Consola-
tion — Gerald Gibson and
Margaret Douglas.
Elda Coultes and Helen
Martin won the Jack Yuill
trophy. Second — Marj
Coultes and Ida Ivans; Con-
solation — Viola Kirby and
Doris Michie.
W.M.S. Meet
The Sept. meeting of the
WMS was held on Sept. 6th
with Mrs. Mac Scott
presiding.
She opened the meeting
with the call to worship. Mrs.
Jack McBurney read the
scripture and Mrs. George
Fear read the meditation.
Mrs. Victor Youngblut
read a poem.
Mrs. Garner Nicholson
gave the topic on the Mis-
sions in the Klondike during
the gold rush.
Plans were discussed for
the Fall Rally to be held in
Belgrave in Oct.
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