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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-02-27, Page 15>r e< served on MV4 Or' ttt+ Of than c late. ea FY gut' • •. ,., : ,� with the author ty for iO yea . "rh dowel's xnu ci rep�r� en, e in 1972, was off the authority for•of ; years, then returned in 19$1 npr4vinelatrvpresentatilie. Badof .the authority, Mrudge prep . , Gower with a fram pain- �g oil°MV A's o door education centre at Wawa!nosh, vdf ey Conservation Area. Othei executive members acclaimed at the meeting were vice-chairman Bruce Mc- Call' of. Brussels, conservation- areas ad- visory board chairman Bill Manning of Blyth, and community relations advisory board chairman George McBride of R.R. 5, Lucknow. Carman Kaye of Minto Township is chair- man of the water management advisory board and Don Dodds of Culross Township is chairman of the !and management advisory board. The members of the water management advisory board are Doug ` Trench of Listowel, David Gower of Goderich, Don Wheeler of Goderich, Norman Alexander of Hallett Township, Grant Farrish of Ashfield Township, William Leeming of McKillop Township and John Vander Eyk of Elmo Township. The members of the land management ad- visory board are Norman Haid of Morn- ington Township, Harold Errington of West Wawanosh Township, Joe Vandenberk of Logan Township, Ross Taylor of East Wawanosh, Elmer Trick of Clinton, Herb Clark of Lucknow, Catherine Keleher of Palmerston and Clarke Ferguson of Huron Township. Retiring Maitland Valley Conservation Authority chairman Dave Gower"of Goderich was presented with a framed painting of the outdoor education centre at Wawanosh Valley con- servation area. Here 1985 authority chairman Vince Judge makes the presentation. Serving on the conservation areas ad- visory board are Robert Grasby of Morris Township, Randy Scott of Turnberry Township, William Dale of Seaforth, Russel Kernighan of Colborne Township, Norman Young of Harriston, Lorne Murray of Maryborough Township, Margaret Bennett of Wingham and Arnold. Storey of Milverton. The members of the community relations advisory board are Pat Osborn of Goderich Township, Harold Cosens of Wallace Township, Leona Armstrong of Grey Township, Michael Brown of Arthur Township, George Wicke of Ellice Township, Bill Crump of Wingham,Norman Fairies of Howick Township and George McBride of Kinloss Township. A.uthoritywillask formore mone BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Although the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority's overall budget is down this year, its member municipalities will pay seven per cent more on average. The authority approved a $1.3 million budget for 1985, down from a $1.4 million budget because no capital projects are plan- ned for this year. The 32 municipalities in the Ausable- Bayfield watershed will share in the $158,500 to be raised Locally compared to $148,135 for last year. The 1985 municipal levy has been reduced by $15,520 which was taken from a storehouse of $168,259 in working capital reserves. The municipalities' share is about 10 per cent of the authority's entire budget. The largest part of the budget is water and related land management. This involves dam maintenance, 'conservation and surveys and studies. - ' Water and related land management budget totals $500,650 or almost half the en- tire budget. This is down from the $648,187 spent last year. fl The administration of the water and related land management is expected to cost $218,950. Maintenance of dams will cost the authority $56,200 this year. Conservation services, particularly reforestation and erosion control, is where the authority is putting its main emphasis this year. Tree planting on authority, private and municipal land as well as a windbreak pro- gram is expected to cost $142,500. This .is down from reforestation costs last year of $165,000. The authority has put $15,000 in its 1985 budget for erosion control assistance, down from $22,378 last year. The other major expense under water and related land management is for surveys and studies. Rural .floodline mapping for the Townships of Bosanquet, Stephen and McGillivray is budgeted at $50,000. A •study of the Zurich drain is expected to cost the authority $8,000 and public information mapping of Lucan, Crediton and the Walker Drain has been budgeted at $5;000. Overall authority administration has been budgeted at $300,975. Improvements to the Port Franks cottage lots are expected to cost $137,000. This cost is being paid for from money received last year from the sale of'some Port Franks cot- tages. The authority has expected\ to make about $210,000 last year from the sale of cot- tages in that area but made $458,510. Employment programs, offset by federal and provincial grants have been budgeted at $119,700. The majority of the cost to run the authori- ty is picked up by the ministry of natural resources. ABCA will be asking for $580,032 this year, down' from $682,135 in 1984. Ministry representative Roger Martin of London told the annual meeting not toex- pect an increase in provincial money, this year. User fees - paid at the.conservation areas - are expected to total $223,308 this year. The authority also hones to make over $66,000 from selling trees and make another $137,000 from selling cottages at Port Franks. Authority approves 1.3 milli on budget Maitland _Valley. Conservation Authority has included $45,500.in.its 1985 budget the Conservation _and—.rrecr-eation land Will be . going to its 33 member design engineering' and environmental management programs for 1985 total municipalities for $202,705, an amount assessment of proposed plans to build a dyk- $85,600.' Just under half, $41,500, will be paid which is about 12 per cent more than the . ing system along the river, channel im- for through government grants. A portion of $177,830 the municipalities gave last year. provements, replacement of the Elora this expenditure is offset by the operations MVCA approved a $1.8 million budget at Street bridge and repairs to the existing con- of the conservation areas such as Falls its annual meeting. This is a decrease from duit under three downtown stores. Reserve. the $1.9 million budgeted for last year. It Public meetings and negotiations with Operations and maintenance has been was noted that because the authority has landowners will be held this year. budgeted at $216,700 with no government enlarged, municipalities actually farce a six Now that more of the Lake Huron grants, and $144,500 with $142,500 in govern - percent increase. shoreline falls within the boundary of the ment grants is earmarked for special pro - The Wallace Avenue section.of the Listowel' conduit project, at $548,000, makes Up the largest expense in the authority's budget. Only $12;000 of a $495,000 budget for the Listowel conduit was spent last year because no agreement was reached on how All these projects fall under the water and to fund- he-pr'ojec:t• an anagement program which Maitland Valley_ watershed (see MVCA granas enlargement story), authoritystaff will con- Provincial grants for the year are ex- tinue the mapping of the lae's floodlines.. pected to total $1.2 million wit$110,000 ex - The cost of this has been estimated at pected in federal grants. $10,000. Besides the municipal general levy of $202,7.05,.-.special--levies-wil•1--total-$113485: — The special levy is paid by a municipality benefitting from a specific project. "During the past year, a great deal of has a total budget of $1 1 million Of this time and effort was spent on the Listowel conduit project in an attempt to arrive at a funding formula acceptable to the affected landowners, the town and the ministry of natural resources. "The town of Listowel is very concerned that the vitality of its downtown core area not be jeopardized, while the ministry wants .to.be_assured..that.-their capital investment_ in the project will result in an improved channel, that will carry the one in 100 year flows through the town," said past chair- man Dave Gower. "Presently the authority, our engineering consultant and the ministry are developing an alternative funding proposal that should -prove-aeeeptable-to all--parties-involved,-" Mr. Gower added that he hopes the conduit reconstruction will get underway this year. The final design and construction of the Port Albert erosion control project has been budgeted at $97,000 for 1985. Other erosion control projects include a $20,000 preliminary design for the Goderich bluffs stabilization project and $6,000 for the collecting of information and analysis in the South Maitland- river basin. A $1.3 -million flood control project for Harriston will be started this year. MVCA HAIR DESIGN FO WOMEN AND MEN EAR PIERCING AVAILABLE SUNCOAST MALL-G0ikideH 524.8515 $954,000 will be paid through government grants with the remainder being MVCA's share. Administration makes up the next highest portion of the budget. It is expected to cost $277,000 to run the authority with $219,000 of this coming from government grants. General revenue from operations and donations is expected to reach $171,870. The levy apportionment to each municipality will be forwarded from the authority once the assessment data is received from the province. -NIV£A should spend -money at Maitland Valley Conservation Authority should spend more money now to reap benefits in the.£uture from its education cen- tre at Wawanosh Valley. Ellice Township's member of the authori- ty, George Wicke, said the outdoor educa- tion centre should provide overnight accom- modation for school children. A barn on the site has had a. part of it renovated for a classroom. Also, the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board donated a portable but it is not being used. A teacher himself at Milverton Public School, Mr. Wicke said the Wawanosh Cen- Sor,',ething for everyone! FEATHER and FLV SET SHO; AT MITH'S FARM & GARDEN CENTRE 82 SOUTH STREET GODERICH PHONE 524.9522 Complete line of PET SUPPLIES •TROPICAL FISH•GERBILS.HAMSTERS •CANARIES•BUDGIES•BIRDS FROM THE TROPICS AND MORE n tre, located south of Wingham is too far for his school to go on a day trip. Instead, he has taken students -to --Upper- Thames—Gon-- servation Authority's Wildwood and Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority's outdoor education centre Camp Sylvan. Camp Sylvan offers schools a three-day pro- gram. Mr. Wicke said MVCA should take the role of conservation education because many of the students in the Maitland watershed will be the farmers of tomorrow. "If we don't do it, it isn't going to get done," said Mr. Wicke. BEST INTEREST Guaranteed 1 1 1,/4O/ Investment Certificates *Subject to change Agents for Registered Retirement Savings Plan Gainer-Kneale —__— Insurance Brokers Inc: iIIi - Exeter• Grand Bend 23S-2420 238-8484 Clinton Goderich 482-9747 524-2118 EA: 27, part The, aitlalnd lie ; C. . , ervation Authorityhas e ed its jurisdiction - to include a of Asigield Township and parts of Kinloss an flurohl Townsbi The three townships: vot : 2 to 1 in favor of joining the authority. no n voted against. The increase was unanimously approved by 29 out of the 35 authority members present gat a special meeting 00 Feb. 21 held prior to the authority's annual:ieeting, • • Huron Township's representative, to the special- meeting was unsure if his township - 'would take any action to upset the decision. All he would do is report back to the township. The representative, Clarke Ferguson, said a lack of interest. from Huron Township "residents and a high assessment base because of a large cottage population were two reasons the township was against join- ing the authority. • "We'll pay four to five times what the agriculture areas will pay," said Mr. Ferguson. No part of Huron Township is in MVCA's jurisdiction and only two per cent of the township is in neighbouring Saugeen Con- servation Authority's area. Once , the enlargement is approved by the ministry or natural resources, 25 per cent or 5.535 hec- tares of Huron Township is in the Maitland watershed. girEPHALWIEVESQUE—... ,Zt wsln'- 1Monne that i . P his ttnship's representative the authority, . YWCA general:manager Bryan lJov and said the enlargement came about because approximately 100 Ashfield residents peti tioned their township council to join, the . authority. - Ashfield has asevere erosion problem with about 50 lakeshore gullies and the lan- downers want to improve this situation. Landowners are not able to get erosion,con- trolgrants because it is done through a con- servation authority. All of Ashfield is now in the authority com- pared to 31 per cent of the township's 26,879 hectares previously. Sixty-five per cent or 12,550 hectares of Kinloss Township is now in the authority. Community relations co-ordinator Wendy Ross said Huron and Kinloss Townships were added to the enlargement area because authority's bi'unclaries don't end at municipal boundaries. In taking all of Ashfield, a portion of the Lucknow River is included, so the authority then has to take in all of the Lucknow River watershed. The expansion area is east of Lucknow and both north and south of Highway 86. The authority's last expansion was in February 1976 and Mr. Howard noted that Ashfield Township was opposed to the ex- pansion at that time. Chairman named for Authority Gordon Johnson of Woodham is the new chairman of the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority.\ , Representing Blanshard Township on the authority., Mr. Johnson takes over from John Tinney of Hay Township who has been chairman for the past three years. Mr. Johnson was named at the authority's an- nual meeting Feb. 15. Mr. Tinny is serving his 19th year on the authority. Serving with Mr. Johnson' will be vice- chairman Don Lithgow of Bosanquet Township, Clarence Rau of Stanley Township was named chairman of the conservation land management advisory board with Earle Rees of Ailsa Craig as vice-chairman. Bill Thirwall of Lobo Township was renamed chairman of the water manage- ment advisory board and Cecil Desjardin of Stephen Township is vice-chairman. Fred Lewis of London Township will con- tinue as chairman of the personnel and finance advisory board. Wilson Hodgins of Biddulph Township is vice-chairman. Weed control costs millions Weed control and soil erosion costs about $17 million in Huron County alone, says Nor- man Alexander. A well-known conservationist, Mr. Alex- ander told the annual meeting of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority the new weed act does not control some of the problem weeds. Mr. Alexander said his figures show that about $7.3 million was spent last year in her- Rfathwell 1.A. WR4 bicides being applied to control weeds in Huron County. "They're not working well," he said. Mr. Alexander has said many times that $10 million worth of Huron County soil is go- ing into Lake Huron. 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