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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-11-29, Page 5THE WINDHAM' ADVANCE -TIMES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1995 Local court services in question Continued from front page on the south side of the building. Huron MPP Helen Johns told the Advance -Times last week she would ask the Harnick about the Wingham court. She said that she hadn't heard of any Huron County court being affected by the propo- sal, adding the discussion is merely preliminary and no decisions have been made. On Monday, Johns' Ex- eter office confirmed that she would be seeking a copy of Har - nick's report on the court system. An official in Johns' constituen- cy office said Johns understood that any changes in the system would require public consultation. The report does however, recom- mend the closure of the Stratford Courthouse and moving cases in Perth County to Woodstock. The court system rents the coun- cil chambers in the town hall an av- erage of three times per month. Ac- cording to Wingham clerk -treasurer Byron Adams, the rental agreement was signed approximately one year ago for five years. The town re- ceives $264 per month in rent for the facility, or $15,840 for the life of the agreement. Adams did add that there has al- ways been talk of the court services being moved back to Goderich. Small Claims Court has already been removed from Wingham. Another media report suggested the closure of the Wingham and Goderich courts, moving those cas- es to Walkerton, while cases in the Exeter court would be moved to London. This would leave Huron County entirely without locally - based court services. Situation getting desperate Continued from front page ment of a food bank is the group's first priority. However, other possible routes of action were discussed,- including a community kitchen or even a community garden, things which may be attempted in the new year. It also was stressed that a food bank would operate all -year round, not just during the holiday. season. The situation for many on assis- tance is desperate. One woman not- ed that after looking after her fami- ly's most basic monthly needs, she might have two or three dollars left over. Another goal of the organization would be to preserve the dignity of those it helps, possibly through nominal• monetary contributions or perhaps by volunteering time to man the food bank. There also is a desire lo work together with the Salvation Army which already op- erates a small food'bank out of its main street thrift store. Morris Township planning Continued from page three about what happens to the' agree- ment if either property were sold. Metzger pointed out that the manure agreement issue is some- thing council has not looked at be- fore. He added it is something that should be reviewed when going over the secondary plan., Lubbers later returned to the meeting with a new agreement with a 10 -year duration. The third zoning amendment was from Donald Proctor for the north half of Lot 9 of Concession 4. He wanted the property re- zoned from agricultural small holding (AG4) to general agricul- ture (AG 1). Metzger noted that the property was part of the original farm but had been severed off and re -zoned AG4, but Proctor now wants the property to be used as agricultural land. He added that the house would he an accessory to the farm opera- tion. He stated that is consistent with the secondary plan. Metzger said that the planning department feels this amendment should be approved. "This is an unique situation, be- cause most re -zonings are severing houses from the farm," said Metz- ger. It was noted that there were no objections from the HCHU. The application was quickly approved by council. The final application was from George and Hannah Cowan for the former Anglican Church in the hamlet of Belgrave. They want to turn it into a retail store, selling health and recreation products. • Metzger said there should be no problems with the re -zoning as it conforms to the secondary plan and is consistent with current poli- cies. The zoning would be changed from Institutional to Village Com- mercial - Special Provisions (VCl-2). It was noted that the HCHU had no .objections, but a certificate of approval would be be required. and that there were also objections from the MTO as long as there were no additional accesses. Metzger noted that the only po- tential problem could be sewage disposal. Cowan said that he had been talking with the HCHU and be- cause of the weather, they suggest- ed it would be better to wait until spring to put in a sewage system. This amendment was quickly approved by council. Metzger said there is a 20 -day appeal period. In the weeks to come, many de- tails will need tb be hammered out, such as where to locate the food bank, who will staff it and how foodstuffs will be distributed to people in the outlying communities of Brussels, Gorrie and Fordwich, to name just three. �n Wingham i 4 f � . Fresh W ysel SHARING TREE t• During this holiday season, Brian's valu-mart long with the Salvation 'Army are operating a sharing Tree. Gifts may be brought in so that the Salvation Army can distribute them to 'Children less fortunate. A Drop Off Box for non-perishable foods will e available for the Food Bank. ABITANT OUP Wingharn Lions CIu Will be raffling tickets Wednesday through Saturday for a Shopping Spree at Brian's valu-mart. Proceeds go to Canine Vision. LEACH Reg. 1.29 d Dutch E Catherine Forsyth of Wi,ngham said organization members and the media must get the message across that the food bank is "an ongoing thing, not a seasonal thing...We're back to our parents' time of chari- ty," she noted. "This is a crueler, harder world today." Morris notes problem with the Wells Drain Drainage superintendent Gary Nicholson told Morris Township council last Tuesday that he was having a problem with the Wells Municipal Drain. He noted that part of the work was done in 1994. However, when approached in the spring, the two land owners did not want any more work done this year. Nicholson said that they changed their minds and later re- quested that 1400 -feet of the mu- nicipal train be replaced with 12 - inch tile. "We had • planned to do- the work this year," he said. However, Nicholson said, that the weather halted those plans. "There is no chance of getting the work done now," he said. "The land has been under water for the past two weeks." Nicholson was wondering what he should do, especially since both land owners seem to want the SORTED ARIETIES 106 mL Reg. 1.29 DARE CRACKERS Assorted APO - 225 g LAKED URKEY ORHAMRegis uritan .$4 g work done. He added that the money is there to complete the project. Council suggested that Nichol- son get a written from Barry Wei- gel of Weigel Drainage, then go with Coun. John Duskocy to show both land owners the cost of the project in order to find out if both were still interested in getting the project done. Then if both land owners . are still interested, then Nicholson can apply for the grant to have the work done next year. Deputy -Reeve Keith Johnston was concerned that the tile drain- age grants may be reduced next year by the provincial govern- ment, or even cut completely. Nicholson added that drain' work in the township is pretty well complete. 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