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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-28, Page 34New chief, new thrust °nee., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 rebuiit.the Legion Hall at the corner of Stanley and „ s Kingston Street PUC lit up the Square . 42 • from page 15 During the past 10 design, every other years, the hydro crew lighting pole over a hooked up 600 new ser - considerable section of vices and 119 commercial highway 8 going through and industrial service. the town, has been taken Four hundred twenty out and the same poles services were upgraded used again ' on the and 123 general services reconstruction of high- way 21. Under the overall redevelopment plan the 24 old poles in The Square were installed on high- way 21, with •substantial saving to the community. Further to the im- provements oh the Square and the widening of highway "21, the PUC. completed a loop around the town to provide continuity of service and designed for added security of service. Neighbourhood ,Improvements Program. in the northeast part of town meant poles had to be moved to allow streets to be widened. A _ new substation; number 4, on 'Eldon - were changed over. The PUC went out of the .• appliance sales business and made rennovations to the PUC building. A draft room was added and the building was re -wired to provide auxiliary power to a command centre for heat, ;;light, radios and telephone. The command centre is essential in controllinga situation when power is off and permits communication with men on the. work Site without running all over. town in the trucks. The PUC is in the process of changing in- door meters to outdoor meters to facilitate meter reading. Street is being prepared Computer .billing went to go in service possibly on stream in December, in -February of'tfiis year. •' 973••-mrd—has bei rr—ef- ficient, cost saving and requires less staff. Hydro equipment changes have included the replacement of five trucks and a trencher and in .1980 a new' bucket truck. The crew built a mobile transformer on a trailer' which is used to hook up services while a transformer„ is being replaced. Throughout the decade, lines in the town have bebn rebuilt as necessary. The water works crew has, serviced ten new subdivisions, nine plants at the industrial park and four additions at Champion Road Machinery's main plant' 'In 1974-75 they serviced the Suncoast Shopping Mall and in 1980 the mini mall on Bayfield Road. Approximately 6:28 •_ miles of water main have been . installed in the town's subdivisions in- cluding 500 new services. Some 250 old services were updated through e 'Now in.91 Countries! WATER For Homes SALES -- RENTALS SERVICE • CONDITIONING For Business • Portable Exchange Service • Automatic Softeners, Filters • Rent -A -Culligan Plan • Taste. 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It is a disadvantage not to be allowed to follow through., • on an In- vestigation, says King. On a city force, the of- ficer would call in a special squad to complete tilde investigation after-the-- initial fterthe-- initial call was answered. Break and enter, hold up and morality squads are all specialized in their crime area. The city policeman would probably be assigned to one of these special teams which does not permit ,him ex- perience in all types of crime investigation Goderich officers may get assistance from,other people such as the Ontario Provincial Police for special in-vestiations, but for the most part the system expansion was approved. It will include a new water tower and distribution system and an addition to the filtration ' plant. The project will.costabout $2 million. • f r L\fist \\`�..> > local force handles their own investigations. The concept .of the small town policeman has changbd says King. He once had no 'formal training except for . ex- perience on another force and was paid a meagre salary. It was not until 1962 that policeman were formally traiwi:ed-arpolfce colleges. The • sinal] town policeman-. tended to be looked down upon as -•sefn•ebne--who-- was •• un_-� skilled observes King. This attitude has changed. All policemen go through the same recruit training and salaries and benefits are now comparable with other professions. "The—job is no longer only common sense."he' adds. The—Goderich Police Force has increased its staff to two sargents and seven constables during the past ten years. 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