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Zurich Citizens News, 1974-05-09, Page 1Mau NO. 19 - FIRST WITH TIIE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974 150 PER COPY REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN - Monday was registration day for kindergarten students at St. Boniface S chool in Zurich, and mothers turned out with their young ones to find out what school will be all about. Nurses from the Huron County Health Unit were on hand to check out various medical details with the mothers and children. Shown here is Mrs. S. Steepe, of Clinton with Tim Thuss, of Hensall, as they test a hearing device. Mrs. Thuss watches with interest. County ptell Hay ti; rf se per it The Huron County Planning Department, through it's ass- istant director, Nick Hill, advised Hay Township council on Monday night that,they should refuse a building permit for the Blue Water Rest Home to construct a senior citizens apartment development on property across from the pres- ent home. Mr. Hill told the council at their regular meeting that his department recommends they deny approval of a building permit to this proposed develop- ment on the basis that it is in direct contravention of the Huron County Official Plan. A complete report on the proposal was presented to council members by Mr. Hill. Some of the details of the report are as follows. The existing land use of the location for the proposed senior citizens housing complex is agriculture, which is the pred- ominant activity in Hay Town- ship. The Official Plan for the County of Huron which applies to Hay Township, also reflects the agricultural land use of the area on the Land Use Map. "It is intended that this cat- egory of land use will not be developed for urban purposes. It is intended that the predom- inant use of the areas so design- ated will be for agriculture and farining. " A mjor thrust of the County Plan is to protect prime• agricultural land and promote the agricultural economy, The land in question is designated Class I capability for agricult- ure,on the Canada Land Inv- entory Map, and hence is prime agricultural land. A senior citizens home is an (continued on page 8) Check on dump site The council of the Townsip of Hay, at their regular meeting on Monday night, instructed clerk Wayne Horner to contact the Ministry of the Environment (Waste Disposal Branch) asking them to investigate the possib- ility of an improper dump site on the farm of Marten Martens, R.R.1, Dashwood, on lot 25, concession LRE. Council also advised solicitor Dan Murphy to take necessary steps to have a railway box car, owned by Dave Stark, removed from property owned by Glen Thiel, on highway 84 west of Zurich. An application for land sever- ance from Ivan Kalbfleisch, through solicitors Raymond and McLean, was turned down. The property to be severed was part of lot 21, concession 11, at the west edge of the village of Zurich. A petition for drainage improvement was received from Elzar Masse, lot 17 and 18, and Jerome Dietrich, lot 18, con- cession 12. The petition was accepted by council and engin- eer C. P. Corbett was instructed to bring in a report on the drain as soon as possible. Tenders are being called for the supply and hauling of 20, 000 cubic yards of sand cush- ion, to be applied on conces- sion 2 and 3, from lot 6 to lot 15, (continued on page 16) Zurich council refuses sewage to Blue Water Rest Home The council of the Village of Zurich, at their regular mee- ting last Wednesday afternoon, turned down a request from rhe Blue Water Rest Home to have the sewage system extended to their property in Ilay Township, for a proposed senior citizens housing development. In reaching their decision the council stated they felt the potential development of the village should be protected, in as much that the increased load of the proposed senior citizens development could overtax rite present sewage system to the extend that probl- ems could arise with proposed sub -division development within the village. Council also pointed out that the proposal at Blue Water Rest Home would be a contravention of section 1 (b' of the County of Huron Official Plan. The director of planning for the County of Huron, Gary Davidson, along with his assist- ant, Nick Hill, attended the council meeting ro outline their stand on the proposal. They also discussed various planning points in the village, and explained what implicat- ions the proposed senior citizens project at Blue Water Rest Home could have on the service; in Zurich. Also present at rhe council meeting was Tvan Kalbfleisch, who discussed a recent decision of council regarding an applic- ation for severance on part of lot 168. In other business at the meet- ing council gave their approval for sub -division 40T-25088, in the north-west corner of the village. The developer on the project hope to be ready for further development in the very near future. An application for sewage service from Dennis Overholt, for a lot west of Zurich in Ilay Township, was turned down, due to the fact that the propos- ed type of development in this case is in contravention to the Official Plan of the County of l luron. A two-year agreement for waste disposal sire was approved by the council, with Anthony Hoffman, R.R.3, Zurich. Mr. Hoffman presently operates a waste disposal site for the Town- ship of I lay, on the Babylon Line. Under the new agreement the village will be dealing directly with Mr. 1loffntan, and the site will he open for the citizens of Zurich two days each week, all year around. In addition any private countractor who hauls domestic garbage from within the village will not have ro pay for the use of the facilit- ies. The cost of the agreement will be $4500 per year, from May 1, 1974, to May 1, 1976. A total of eight building permits were approved by coun- cil at the same meeting. They were, Elmer Oesch, renovations, $1, 000, Mrs. Emma Bedard, roof; $400 W.D. Armstrong, roof, $600, Ron Heimrich, renovations, $4, 000; Ward Neeb, roof, $400; Keith Thiel, roof and shed, $350; Claude Gelinas, house, $26, 000; and Isidore Laporte, renovations, $600. Also approved was a grant of $10 to the Huron Historical Society. Stanley and Zri reach fire agreement Stanley Township and the Village of Zurich have reach- ed an agreement on fire prot- ection, which should make a number of ratepayers in the south end of that municipality rest a little easier. For a numb- er of years the two municipal- ities have not had an agree- ment, and in the event of a fire the Zurich brigade was not allowed to answer the call. Under the new agreement, the Zurich fire department will cover an area extending from sideroad 15 south along the B uewater highway, and from the same sideroad east to the Babylon Line and south to the border between Stanley and Ilay The area along the Town line to Hillsgreen will alsobe cov- ered by the Zurich brigade. One sub -division, Snowden Acres on sideroad 15, is exclu- ded from the agreement and will still be serviced by Bay- field. ay- field. The sura to be paid to Zurich for the year 1974 is $700. At the same time the Stan- ley council agreed to discuss further the idea of a Fire Area, along with Hay Township and Zurich, Reeve Anson McKinley and councillor Paul Steckle were appointed to meet with various officials ro try and work out an agreement satisfactory to all municipalities. The Stanley council are also working on plans to build a picnic pavilion on their park property at lot 10, Lake Road West. The estimated cost of the building would be $8500, and a well would also have to be built for a supply of water, at an estimated cost of $2500. Clerk Mel Graham explained that the project would be elig- ible for a government grant, and application will be made very shortly. Council hope to begin work on the project this (continued on page 13) READY FOR SCHOOL - Monday was kindergarten registration at St. Boniface School in Zurich, and staff members of the Huron County Health Unit were in attendance to assist mothers with any available advice. Mark Denomme, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Denomme, R.R,2, Zurich. watches with interest as his mother and Mrs. Mary Coeck, R.R.1, Dashwood, discuss health details.