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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-03, Page 24O. , • • , PAGE $A.-40DERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 3,1977 olborne township sets, rood •bodget .„.. At the February 2 meeting. of Colborne Township Council accounts totalling 324,985.20 were approved for payment. The 33,400.00 Perpetual Care Fund of Colborne township Cemetery was to be invested in a Victoria and Grey five- year guaranteed investment certificate. The approved subsidy for road construction in the township for 1977 is $21,000.00 and is 338,500.00 for main- tenance with the township paying the same amount. Council agreed that the $119,000.00 would leave very little money for improving roads. in the township. thus it was moved by Councillor Bogie that the clerk apply to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications for a sup- plementary subsidy of 315,000.00 for Colborne township 1977 road im- provement construction. In discussing ratepayers' snowblowing on township roads it was moved by Councillor Bogie that no payment be made to persons opening or snowblowing Township roads unless first being authorized to do so by the township road superin- tendent. A membership fee of $30 for: The Ontario Municipal Recreation Association was approved on a motion of councillor Kernighan. Council decided to apply for a private or a semi -private telephone at the Clerk - Treasurer's office at the Township Hall, The Clerk was asked to contact James Leishman about a warble fly spraying and Henry Brindley on warble -fly inspector. A proposed application for a new building permit form was presented resulting in additional specifications to be added, namely the use of building, request for Agricultural Code ofTractice be requested and a certificate of compliance for farm building from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food be requested. FEBRUARY 16 At the February 16 meeting Mr. Art Bourdeau ap- proached council to have his property, known as Skyway Market, Part Block D(10 acres), zoned commercial. Mr. Kenneth Allin, owner of Part Block A bordering Proctor Subdivision Plan 19- 31.5 acres, requested per- mission to cross a one -foot Township property, at the south east end of Pine Street, Plan 19 Colborne Township to remove wood from un- desirable trees on that por- tion of his property. Also he wished to build a house in the area of the ravine. Mr. Kiln-, of .Kiar and Ross Limited, Goderich, explained to Council a proposed residential • building development for the Allin property. On a motion of Councillor Kernighan written permission for Mr. K. Allin to cross the one foot of Township property for the removal of wood only was to be given. The proposed Allin land development plan was or- dered filed for Gary Davidson, Huron County Planner. Mr. Kiar and Mr. William Westlake discussed and explained a proposed residential development on the Westlake property, Pt Lt 1 and Block C Con 1 WD, ap- proximately 13.6 acres. As a number of residents in the village of Saltford obtain their water supply from a spring nearby and as a water pollution study is in progress for the mentioned area Council requested a delay in development procedure until the pollution study report Is available. Letters of objection to the proposed Secondary Plan were read to Council from George Grabove and Harry Dykstra. Mr. W. Cowan's letter about the road to Sunset Beach and John Ross' the Black Hole property were also read. The Saltford Valley Hall proposed parking lot was discussed and council decided to request representatives from the Saltford Valley Hall and the Saltford village residence owners to attend a council meeting. • •.- •••''• 4(4 1i4,4,41,414•sk•,:• 4t fl. . • 444 • - ": tk,41•11t,•fpttg.,..4, natural environment. In discussing the Board of Management of the Colborne Township Cemetery it was moved by councillor Bogie that councillor Jewell replace former Councillor Grant MacPhee on the Board. Tariff of Rates for the Cemetery were set the same as for 1976. Councillor Jewell was ap- pointed Chairman of the Colborne Township Cemetery Board. Arrangements were made for a special Council meeting to be held March 7 at which special consideration would be given to major zoning problems prior to the ratepayer's meeting of Thursday March 10 at the Township Hall, Carlow. ROADS A revised application for road subsidy was presented by the Township Road Superintendent Alex Chisholm which was as follows: .$21,000.00 con- struction approved; main- tenance $38,500.00 approved plus $15,000.00 supplementary for a $53,500.00 total. A grand total subsidy of $74,500.00 was requested. The work to be done under supplementary is as follows: Eric Moore's sideroad, Sunset Golf Course Road, Sunset Beach Road and • Falls Reserve Road. Other items pertaining to Township roads discussed were the replacing of the Township tractor; looking at E. Dalton's snowblower, and mailboxes damaged by the Township snowplow. A 1976 Year-end Petition for Subsidy being a total of $63,900.21 with $20,413.69 yet to be received from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications was -passed on a motion of Councillor Bogie. The gravelling of Township and Boundary roads was discussed and the road superintendent was -in- structed to prepare and advertise tenders for 11,000 cu. yd. gravel crushed and spread on Township roads and 9,000 cu. yd. on Boundary road. Councillor Kernighan inquired what action would be taken if the Colborne Township road approach to Ball's Bridge - was washed out. Also discussed was the opening of the Brindley Beach Road at $47.50 per hour. Council agreed to the Road Superintendent Alex. Chisholm driving the Township truck to his home for overnight. Two building permit ap- plications were approved namely Verdun. Vanstone's implement shed and Meneset Mobile Park's new trailer home. The application of Erma Brewer was held for further discussion. A Huron County Land Division Quesionnaire for a lot on Boundary Road, West Wawanosh, owned by John and Marion Hindmarsh was approved subject to the land remaining agricultural or FI&R Block has •seventeen reasons why you should - let them -prepare your income tax return.". Reason Number Five: If the Tax Department should reassess or audit your return, H & ft Block will be available any time of the year to help you, at no additional cost. They can answer all questions about how your return was prePared. They stand with you. 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