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One of these six maps will become the preferred "plan for Ontario Hydro's scheme to con-
struct_a second power transmission line from the Bruce Generating Plant at Douglas Point.
The bold lines, superimposed over maps .of Southwestern Ontario, illustrate where
prospectivelines could go, but there are many environmental, economic and technical con-
siderations to be regarded before Hydro and citizens' interest groups choose a plan. Ontario
Hydro was in Goderich last week soliciting public input to help arrive at a decision before
October of this year.
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GODERICH SJGNAL-STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1981—PAGE 7
nail endorses resolution to provide relief
The unrelenting rise of interest rates is probably
the nwst salient issue of the times.
The rise of interest rates leaves no-one untouched
and recently municipal and township councils have
been asked to endorse resolutions petitioning
governments to provide relief from the burden. At its
last regular meeting, Goderich town council endorsed
a resolution from the Town of Leamington that asks
the Government of Ontario to institute a low interest
mortgage program for home buyers in the province,
similar to a program in place in Nova Scotia.
Theresolution indicates that interest rates are a
burden of prospective homeowners and suggests that
high rates have made mortgage renewals difficult
and, in some. cases, impossible for many taxpayers.
The council of the town of Leamington claims that
home .ownership should be within the grasp of all
Canadians.
The resolution asks that mortgage interest rates
vary according to family income and that the highest
rate, for families earning a maximum of $30,000 per
year, is the value of the Province's borrowing rate
plus one-half of one per cent.
Camping.
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eludes even those dogs on a leash.
In any other area of a park, a dog must be on a
leash not longer than six feet in length.
No rocks, sand or earth can be removed without
permission.
Vehicles are not permitted off any roadway or
parking area. '
Overnight parking is prohibited unless town council
has granted permission: The Chief of Police can give
approval for any emergency overnight parking. This
emergency overnight parking would cover any
tourist who arrived in town and wanted to stay. This
consideration is important since council's permission
would not be feasible in such circumstances.
Washing, cleaning .or servicing of any vehicle is
prohibited in our parks.
No fires are to be set other than in those fireplaces
provided by the town for that purpose. In other words
a bonfire on the beach is prohibited.
Golfing or driving a golf ball is prohibited in any
parka
Tenting or parking of trailers for overnight ac-
commodation is prohibited unless authorized by the
Parks Committee.
Any refuse must be placed in receptables provided
for that purpose. •
Picnics are prohibited unless permission has been
granted ,by the Parks Committee. This would include
evening picnics or wiener roasts.
'Penalties are provided for offenders under the by-
law.
The public is reminded that these controls are
necessary for the majority of citizens and visitors
alike to enjoy our parks.
Citizens are reminded to check with eitherthe•town
clerk or' his staff or the police before planning any
picnic or junction in any park.
A recent inspection of the beach southoftthe water
plant revealed that some persons were ignoring the
by-law or else were not aware of its contents.
Normally police would warn first but charges can
and will be laid against flagrant violators or those
who ignore any warning..
Hydro planning second line...
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The decision is not an easy one, which is part of the
reason for Ontario Hydro's requesting public input at
the planning stage.
Aside from the environmental concerns expressed
by the working groups, Ontario Hydro has three
objectives it wishes to achieve through the preferred
plan:
" • The Corporation must transport electricity out of
the Bruce Power Station, because when energy is
locked in, it costs the consumer an additional quarter -
million dollars per day (based on the costs of fossil
fuels, the alternative to energy supplied by Ontario
hydro);
• Hydro must update its service to provide power
to Southwestern Ontario ' to prevent widespread
power shortages or blackouts in the event of a natural
disaster;
• Electricity transfer ties with the state of
Michigan must be maintained in case assistance is
required as the result of a power shortage, and also
for export revenue -'when Hydro can sell surplus
energy to the United States.
Could Cost $2 Million
Dave Abbott, Thursday evening's speaker for
Ontario Hydro, said a guestimation of the cost of this
Tanning program would be $2 million.
e million spentnow will
for' the cost incurred by going ahead with the
proposals and running into unforeseen problems in
the future," he said.. "This is the first time Hydro has
conducted a public input forum, .and .it's due to
dissatisfaction expressed by consumers and interest
groups of the way we've expanded in the past." •
Ontario Hydro predicts that the preferred plan will,
be chosen by June, 1982. From July, 1984 until July of
1987, Hydro will acquire the needed land over which
to run` its new' line, and for the year following that,
construction of the new line will take place. Service is
expected to be available by July of 1988.
• Although public input to Hydro's propositions was
sparse at Thursday's meeting, Don Carmichael said
he expects that municipal officials,•'the working
groups and other citizens' interest groups will submit
written suggestions concerning Hydro's proposals
and the selection of a plan.
At present, the Bruce Development and, the
Pickering Nuclear Development complexes provide
one-third of the province's base power needs. By
constructing the second line out of Bruce, chances of
a prolonged power shortage in Southwestern Ontario
will be minimal after 1988. Southwestern Ontario
includes all land west of Highway 400.
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news
The Goderich Fire
Department was called to
put out a fire in a Ford pick-
up truck at the corner of
Park and Victoria Streets on
Monday afternoon at 3:30:
On Tuesday morning at
3:10 the fire department was
called out again; this time by
a malfunction in the alarm
system at Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital.
Under the plan, Leamington suggests that interest
,rates should decrease one-half of one per cent for
each $875' of annual income below $30,000 to a
minimum rate of 11 per, cent. The low interest rates
would remain fixed for the life of the mortgage and
the mortgages would be non -assumable and only
apply to owner occupant homes.
Goderich town council endorsed the resolution and
Reeve Don Wheeler said that although such a
program may not be initiated by the Provincial
Government, it was worth trying for on behalf of the
taxpayer. •
Council did not endorse a second resolution from
the united Townships , of Bangor, Wicklow and
McClure, asking that the Provincial Government
ammend the section of the municipal act that allows
the sale of land for tax arrears. The act presently
allows three years of tax arrears to accumulate
before the land can be sold.
The Townships argued that taxes have increased
substantially in the past few years and that people
whose taxes remain unpaid for three years, seldom
make an effort to pay more than one year arrears,
simply to protect their property from being sold.
The resolution states that outstanding arrears of
taxes have made it necessary for municiplaities to
borrow money to meet their fiscal obligations. The
townships are asking ,that the Municpal Act be
aniended to reduce the three-year period to two years
and that at the end of the two-year period all arrears
shall be paid or the property sold for taxes.
Goderich council is perhaps in an enviable position
Dog breaks
town law
Dear Editor:
The photograph in last
week's Goderich Signal -Star
of the dog running in the
water was obviously taken
near the swimming area at
the beach.
I would not like dog owners
to get the impression that
dogs can cool off in the water
on the Goderich beach -
because they cannot? The
Parks By-Iaw No. 27• of 1975
Prohibits dogs from being on
any beach in town.
However nice it may be for
the animal, it ,,is unlawful.
There are also other things
which the same By -Law pro-
hibits or controls and that is
why I have explained a few
of these in this edition of the
Signal -Star.
Yours truly,
Pat King,
Chief of Police
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in relation to the collection of taxes and failed to
endorse the resolution. Clerk Larry McCabe said the
town has one of the lowest percentages of tax arrears.
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