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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-03-19, Page 9News More funding re uired for groyne construction Additional funding is needed to protect the groyne constructed this winter during the first phase of the bluffs erosion control project., Mayor Eileen Palmer, Clerk - Administrator Larry McCabe, Works Commissioner Ken Hunter and a represen- tative from the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority will, meet with the ap- propriate ministry about the $100,000 pro- ject's funding. The additional funding is needed to buy armor stones to protect the groyne, con- structed with the material blasted and dredged from the Goderich harbor. Because the dredged material is 30 per cent rock and 70 per cent sand instead of the expected large rocks and boulders, the groyne is in danger of being partially washed away once the ice melts if no pro- tection is provided. "We have. about three weeks until the ice melts and once that happens, a. big storm could wash away ' a large . part of the groyne," says Hunter. The parks and waterfront committee authorized as much protection as possible to be done out of the $100,000 budget. The groyne, which should reclaim five to 10 acres of land along the waterfront, is the first part of the erosion control project. The second part will involve using a sand - sucker to suck sand out of the channel and back into the bay south of St. Christopher's Beach. The third part involves repairing the eroding slopes along the waterfront from Bingham Drive south to the sewage plant. Seven landowners whose property touches or includes the slope have signed an agree- ment with the town to allow the stabiliza- tion of the slope to begin. The agreement covers land at the bot- tom of the slope, the slope and approx- imately 10 feet at the top of the slope at the westerly edge of the property. It states that costs of erosion control will be paid by the town- but that the town is not commit- ted to complete the work. and is not liable for damages or injury arising from the erosion control work. . The third phase of the project will begin this summer but could take up to 10 years to complete, says Hunter. Planning budget is up 5 0 28 per cent 'l Huron County's planning and develop- ment department has approved a budget of almost half a million dollars for 1986. County council will have a • second chance to look at the department's 'estimates for the year when all•depart- ment budgets are considered in March. The 1986 planning budget is up 5.28 per cent from last year. The planning and development budget of reflects salaryincreases of six per $490,585 and .benefits totalling cent. Salariesg $256,042 make up more than half of the planning department budget. The second major expense of the depart- ment is production costs. Budgeted at $69,706 for the year, these costs reflect the printing of zoning bylaws, official plans and maps for the municipalities in the county. The largest expense is for business development set at $61,800. Included in this is the cost of promotional advertising of the county for economic development and tourism. training, S and other aft tequipment in- ternal administrative functions take up the rest of the budget estimates. Huron County pays the largest share of the budget, however, the estimate of $368,085 for 1986 reflects only a four per cent increase over the county's share last year. The planning department will pull $55,000 out of its reserves to cover the various projects being worked on this year. Planning director Dr. Gary David- son said the reserves are used to balance the a rt ment's budget because the e pro - pays 85pe r cent of the cost of the pro- ject at the beginning, but the project takes two to four years to complete. The budget also reflects an anticipated revenue increase from consent application fees. The department expects to get $27,500 from the fees, because it upped the in- ' diyidufal fee from $300 to $500. • ProYincial grants and other application fees account for the rest of the revenue. Some of the work to be tarried out by the department this year includes 19 zoning plans at various stages, six official plans at various stages and preparing • an economic development strategy. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986—PAGE 7 Murphy's Sez... AND Proprietors: Joan & McKeigan "Best deal in Town!" Now through March 31st, 1986 Receive a FREE PITCHER of Coca Cola, Ginger Ale or Sprite with every Medium PIZZA p!rchased. * EAT IN OR TAKE OUT* Take Out Pop Containers Available, OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! s crndg LICENCED UNDER L.L.B.O. 360 Bayfield Rd., Goderich phone 524-2128 4 1985 Grand Prix LE 305 V8, air, P.W. & P. locks, cassette, cruise,, tilt, ,25,000. Km., Blue & Grey. Stk. 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