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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-04-01, Page 3Tuckersmith has X1,477.86 deficit By Wilma Oke TUCKERSMITH TWP. - The uncollected connection charges for the new water system completed in Egmondville last fall is said to have contributed to the deficit of $1,477.86 for Tuckersrnith Township last year. During the work on the system water was taken across the Bayfield to provide the residents on the area south of the river with water and this required that all residents were obligated to connect to the new system. Clerk Treasurer Jack McLachlan told council all had not paid up, when he presented and reviewed the financial report for the year ending December 31, 1986. Other Business Attending the council session were Ross Kercher and Harold Parker, both of Kippen, to hear the engineers' report on the Heyink Drainage Works discussed again. Reeve Robert Bell advised Mr. Parker that council intended to reject the revised report to proceed with the original report that called for the present undersized culvert on the Parker land to be replaced with a new one. Mr. Parker told council he felt over assessed for the new culvert contained in that report and he would be appealing the assessment at the Court of Revision to be held on April 21 at 8 p.m. Council accepted the tender of Wes Riley Contracting Company Limited of Teeswater for crushing and hauling 6,000 cubic yards of gravel for township roads at a unit price of $3.62 per cubic yard and for stockpiling of 4,000 cubic yards at a price per unit of $2.30 per cubic yard for a total contracted price of $30,920, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The Riley tender was the lowest of five received. Council accepted the quotation of William Fotheringham for the use of a tractor and man to cut the roadsides for 1987 for $13.75 per hour. The financial report presented by the Ac- counting form of Dieget, Malcolm and Hagey of Stratford was accepted. As wc11, the firm was re -appointed as the township auditors for 1987. Council accepted a petition by Eldon O'Brien and others for a clean out of the municipal drainage system on Lot 48, Con- cession 1, London Road Survey and that Huron -Middlesex Engineer Limited of Ex- eter be appointed as the municipal engineer on the project 30 days after notification to the conversation authorities. The tender of Roth Drainage Limited was accepted on the Alderdice Drainage Works for $32,546 plus $35 per connection. The members of Tuckersmith Council agreed they have no objection to the severance application of Homer Shantz on Lot 6 and 7, Plan 237 in the Hamlet of Egmondville. The part time cook at the Day Care Centre at Vanastra had her rate of remuneration set at $5.50 per hour. Brenda Jarrett will be employed full time at the Vanastra Recreation Centre at a salary of $6.35 per hour. Riddell wants spring election - Spring would be the ideal time to call a provincial election according to Jack Rid- dell, Huron -Middlesex MPP and Minister of Agriculture and Food,. He addressed Seaforth, Tuckersmith and McKillop Liberals at an Liberal organization meeting Thursday, in Seaforth. "We're in good shape for an election. We're in the best financial shape of all the parties to go to the people, the leader of our party enjoys the best popularity of the leaders, and we have some excellent can- didates waiting to get nominated," said Mr. Riddell. • "If I had my druthers I'd rather see it go this spring. The time could not be better." Mr. Riddell said he was unsure what the Premier's decision would be, and added a lot would depend on the support received from the opposition. But, he said, if last session is any indica- tion, there could be little or no support received. "They l the Conservatives I spent very lit- tle time implementing policy of their own, or even criticizing liberal policy. Instead they spent the time trying to embarrass Liberal members by digging up information from who knows when. Last session was full of character assassination. It lacked integrity." Mr. Riddell said the whole election pro- cess is about trust, honesty and integrity. "People judge the leaders as to who is trustworthy and honest, and I believe hones- ty wins out in the long run. We have a leader in Mr. Peterson and I'm proud to be running with a leader like that." "There are a lot of challenges in this in- dustry, but we will meet there. We've already taken some bold measures despite being a minority government. We knew what had to be done and did it. I believe that's why the liberal party is so high in the public eye right now. The people are seeing the job getting done. We've lived up to the promises made in the last election." "The Liberals don't have the divine right to hold this riding and every other riding they hold. We have to continue to give good government, and we will. I think we're go- ing to do very well in the next election." "Achilles Heel" isreason for escape BY PATRICK RAFTIS Two young offenders, who escaped from the Bluewater Centre for Young Offenders on March 2, took advantage of an "Achilles Heel," in the security fence which sur- rounds the institution, says Don Spencer, Western Regional manager for the Ministry of Correctional Services. Spencer, who attended the March 23 ses- sion of Goderich Town Council along with Bluewater Centre Superintendent Carl DeGrandis to discuss centre security in the light of the recent escape i the fourth since it began housing young offenders in November of 19851, told council the latest breakout was unforeseeable "The last one was -- I don't know whether to use the word 'shock' or 'sur- prise' because we relied very heavily on the fence as the last line of defence. They the escapees i found an Achilles Heel in the fence that we didn't know existed," said Spencer. While they declined to elaborate on the method by which the fugitives scaled the 17 -foot wire fence, for fear of compromis- ing security, DeGrandis said it was done in, "such a manner as 1 have never seen in 18 years of working in correctional institutions". PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DeGrandis and Spencer assured council steps are being taken to ensure such an in- cident cannot be repeated. New measures include the installation of a closed-circuit monitoring system and intrusion alarm system, as well as ' redeployment of per- sonel," at the centre. Spencer said the escapes occurred for different reasons. at various stages in the centre's operation. The first one occurred before the security fence was completed. the second involved an escape while residents were on an outing and the last two involved escapes from the centre after the fence was put in place. Council expressed concern that the escapes have occurred despite the substantial amount spent to make the facility secure 'When we hear of the millions of dollars spent to coxtvert the centre to the re- quirements of your ministry, 1 have to wonder, 'Where did this money go'?"' ask- ed councillor Bill Clifford. "The majority of the money earmarked for the Bluewater Centre has yet to be spent," replied Spencer. Only about one- third of the centre's space is -currently be- ing operated in, added DeGrandis. "LEARNING AS WE GO" Spencer indicated that some of the escapes may indeed have been due to the conversion of the centre from a institution for the developmentally handicapped, to a correctional facility. "Quite frankly, we are learning as we go – we're still feeling our way around this building. Had we designed this institution and built it from the ground up, we wouldn't have to learn. We would know," he said. Inquiries about expanding the telephone warning system, which currently notifies about 150 homes in Goderich Township in the area of the centre when there is a breakout, were dismissed as impractical. Spencer said it would not be feasable to ex- pand the system to the town of Goderich and further into the surrounding townships because of the time involved in makin, ie calls. "When there is an escape of this kind the people involved are very busy securing the institution and with efforts to apprehend the fugitives," he said. However, DeGran- dis said consideration could be given to notify the local television and radio sta- tions when an escape occurs. Such notification may do little good, pointed out Deputy Reeve John Doherty, because the Young Offenders Act prohibits release of identification and descriptions of young offenders. "This seems to be a concern- of the citizens. They don't know what they are looking for," he said, asking how council might petition the ministry to change this act. DESCRIPTIONS ALLOWED DeGrandis explained that the act was changed in 1986, to allow descriptions to be released when "the public at large is in some sort of physical danger." But, he said the procedure is i appealing for per- mission to a justice i is complicated and time consuming. Often the fugitives are captured before permission can be obtained. This led Councillor Jim Searls to ask how many centre residents might be con- sidered dangerous enough to warrant the release of identifying information. "In my own terms, and my perception after 18 years in corrections may differ from yours, we have 102 residents and no more than five or six would be violent," replied DeGrandis. Because the centre is not yet completed, Spencer said the minstry is selective about the types of offends s sent to Bluewater. "We have been selective because we don't have individual rooms – or cells, if you prefer – to place anyone who is disturbed or violent." HUMAN LIVES RECLAIMED Although he agreed council and citizens have legitimate concerns about security at Bluewater, DeGrandis warned campaigns to turn the the centre into a fortress, "w gives people no hope" are not the ans. r. "Remember, there are human lives be- ing reclaimed there every day. It's almost paradoxal that some of our programs have been so successful, with some of the human tragedy that's there. It isn't an in- stitition that should be thought of in entire- ly negative terms. There are human be- ings out there and they are being helped," he said. Deputy Reeve Doherty, who has had an opportunity to tour the facility, indicated he felt it was possible to go too far in the opposite direction as well. "I tell you, if I was a teenager with nothing to do, I'd much rather break into that place, than • break out," Doherty stated. Following the discussion. council agreed to accept an invitation to tour the centre and discuss security procedures in more detail. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1987—Page 3 This line up aptly demonstrates the success of the annual dessert euchre held at Goderich Township Hall on March 25. The event was hosted by the ladies' groups of the township. (David Emslie photo) Monday afternoon euchre results CLINTON - There were six winners dur- ing Monday Afternoon Euchre play' at the town hall here on March 30. The high scores were won by Dora Shob- brook and Margaret 'Taylor while Hazel Matheson and Mary Mair had the low. 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