HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-03-16, Page 1NO. 11
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THIJRSDAY,MARCH 16, 1978
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More than minor variance
Cronkite says °Forget it'
Proposed engine shop gets cool reaction
At the regular meeting of
Zurich council held Thurs-
day evening, Zurich reaf-
firmed its intentions of
sticking to its official plan
when it gave the cold
shoulder to a building use
change that was proposed by
Cliff Cronkite.
Cronkite requested coun-
cil to allow a small engine
repair shop to occupy the
premises of the former
Zurich Beef and Sausage
Company building located
just off the south Goshen.
Renovations would consist
of the raising of a roof so
RELUCTANT PHOTOGRAPHEES — One of the things that any young brother and sister like
to do on a sunny afternoon is to go for a walk and Patricia and Craig McAsh, age two, of
Varna were no exception. Staff photo
Hay to proceed with
Black Creek alterations
In a move that came
somewhat unexpected, the
ministry of natural
resources has overturned an
earlier decision and will
allow Hay township to
proceed with stream
alteration work on the lower
end of Black Creek.
Hay reeve Jack Tinney
said that he received word of
the ruling two weeks ago in a
letter from the ministry.
Tinney said that he felt one
of the reasons why the ap-
plication was first refused
was in the conflict that exists
between certain sections of
the Lakes and Rivers
Improvement Act which the
ministry was basing its
objections on, and the
Drainage Act under which
the township made ap-
plication.
Reeve Harold Knight of
Hensall said "We're glad it
went through".
The village's plans for
storm sewers have been
delayed for a year due to the
problems in getting the
stream alterations approved
and would have hampered
development of the land
which the village will annex
from Hay township, the
reeve stated.
Hay township made ap-
plication to the ministry of
natural resources in July of
last year to do channel and
stream alignment im-
provements on a section of
Tender awarded
t Centralia firm
At the monthly meeting of
Hay township council held
Wednesday, the tender of
C.A. McDowell Limited,
Centralia for 22,000 cubic
yards of gravel at a price of
$2.87 per cubic yard was
accepted, subject to ap-
proval from the ministry of
transportation and com-
munications.
• An application for a tile
drainage loan in the amount
of $12,000 was received from
Irvin Keys lot west half,
south boundary and was ap-
proved by council.
A letter will be sent to the
ministry of transportation
and communications for
subsidy muds in the amount
of $106,800 for construction
and maintenance work on
township roads.
Approval was given to
three members of the
township staff to attend
various schools. Joan
Ducharme will be attending
a drainage school at Guelph
from April 10 to 12, Road
grader operator Gordon
Smith will be in attendence
at the T.J. Mahony road
school which is to be held
May 7-10 in Guelph. Karl.
Haberer, roads superinten-
dent was authorized to at-
tend the C.S. Anderson road
school on the same dates at
Guelph.
Black Creek approximately
200 rods long that ran
through concessions 4 and 5
of the township.
A notice of refusal for the
work was forwarded to the
township office in August of
last year.
A hearing before the
mining and lands com-
mission of the ministry was
held late in November with
no decision being rendered
at that time.
that a hoist could be install-
ed.
When questioned by coun-
cil Cronkite stated that work
on automobiles would also
be done on the site.
This brought a response
from Reeve Fred Haberer
who said he was lead to
believe that the premises
would be used strictly for
small engine repair.
Neighbors in the im-
mediate vicinity of the abat-
toir were agreeable to the
change in use, Cronkite said.
This was only partially
true Councillor Ray McKin-
non stated as one of the
neighbors who Cronkite said
was in agreement, express-
ed to McKinnon his opposi-
tion to the proposed change.
The new use for the
building would result in
more activity and noise in
this residential area plus the
heavy traffic on the road
would create more dust and
the resulting discomfort to
neighbors.
In previous years, the
road leading back to the
abattoir has been heavily
calciumed with no com-
plaints received from the
surrounding residences, ac-
cording to Cronkite. If the
change in building use was
approved, dust control
measures would continue.
The village's committee
of adjustment is the body
that should deal' with this
matter, councillor Leroy
Thiel said.
Cronkite said that the
change should be allowed
since the building would still
be used for a service in-
dustry.
Haberer stated "this is
more than just a minor zon-
ing variance, ... I can't see
the committee of adjust-
ment rezoning this area."
At this point Cronkite ex-
claimed "I thought I'd get a
better reception than this.
It's still a service industry."
Councillor Claude Gelinas
said that he was under the
impression that if a new use
for a building that had non-
conforming land use rights
was proposed, the affected
area would have to be rezon-
ed.
Thiel suggested that letter
be sent to the Huron county
planning board asking their
opinion on the matter.
Cronkite said "That takes
too long ... Forget it."
Getting up from the coun-
cil table abruptly, Cronkite
proceeded out of the council
chanbers and uttered
$12,000 deficit
predicted
"1977 was a banner year
for us because of the misfor-
tune of others." stated
recreation, parks and com-
munity centre board chair-
man Ray McKinnon at
Zurich council, Thursday
evening.
In a brief review the
preliminary budget. a
deficit of $12,000 was
predicted.
McKinnon said that
revenue predictions of the
upcoming year were conser-
vative because of the
number of variables in-
volved.
Revenues from roller
skating may be down due to
these activities taking place
at the Hensall and Exeter
arenas he said.
Reeve Fred Haberer felt
that the proposed 1978
budget was a "realistic
view" of the board's finan-
cial status:
McKinnon informed coun-
cil that at the last monthly
meeting of the board a
delegation from the men's
recreational fastball league
was in favour of the planned
alterations to the ball dia-
mond and that they offered
to assist with labour for the
project. They requested that
a small equipment building
be placed near the diamond
and that a water line be run
to the site.
"Thanks for nothing."
A proposal put forward by
Ed Lesperance for the
operation of a game room in
the village met with favour
from council.
Lesperance said that
providing that he obtain
clearance from the various
levels of government, the
former McAdams T.V.
building near the corner of
Victoria and Mill street will
be rented and pinball
machines and pool tables in-
stalled.
Council expressed concern
that problems could arise if
there was not proper super-
vision. Persons of legal age
will look after the facility
Lesperance stated.
The Zurich resident felt
that there was a need for
such a facility with very lit-
tle for the young people of
Zurich to do.'
Reeve Fred Haberer
stated the village had little
say in the matter since the
games room will be located
in area designated commer-
cial.
Clerk -treasurer Sharon
Baker pointed out that
Stephen township and Ex-
eter have bylaws that con-
trol the hours of operation of
games rooms.
The clerk -treasurer was
instructed by council to look
into the matter and inform
Lesperance of her findings.
Considerable debate sur-
rounding building inspector
Harvey Clausius and the
charging of fees, took place.
Clausius had suggested to
council that the Hay
Township Farmer's Mutual
Fire Insurance Company be
charged $10 for each time
that Clausius was consulted
by the insurance company
with regards to plans for
their new building. The com-
pany has no quarrel with the
paying of such a fee, the
building inspector said in a
letter to council.
Council ruled out the
possibility of Clausius bill-
ing the company direct and
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ATTEND COOK'S DAY — Many area farmers were in attendance at the Pineridge Chalet Tuesday when "A Day with Cook's"
sponsored by Cook's mills of Hensall, Centralia and Kirkton was held. From the left are Bob Thomas of the Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology, Don Geiger, Ted Geoffrey of Cooks and Louis Farwell.
Staff photo