Zurich Citizens News, 1977-11-03, Page 1NO. 4 41
FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977
Price Per Copy 20 Cents
Hay secondary plan explained
About50 people gathered atthe
Hay Township Hall in Zurich,
Thursday, to hear about the
secondary plan that is proposed
for the township.
The meeting, which was billed -
as the Introductory Planning
Workshop, was intended to give
area residents a brief review and
explanation of workshops that
are planned for upcoming weeks.
Reeve Jack Tinney introduced
TRICK OR TREAT — A number of children from the area are taking advantage of the generosity of area
people as Hallowe'en rolled around once again. Benjamin Geiger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Geiger,
Barb, Mary Ann, John, Marten and Robby Regier, children of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Regier were in Zurich
to do their trick or treating. - Staff photo
Sustained lacerations
Area driver injured slightly
Two drivers were injured in the
five accidents investigated by the
Exeter OPP this week. Neither
injury was reported as being
serious.
Gary Rau, RR 2 Zurich,
sustained -a laceration over one
eye when the vehicle he was
driving on Sunday left Highway
Huron boo
for welfare
13Y JEFF SEDDON
Huron County Council in-
creased fuel allowances for
people on welfare in the county,
raising the allowance 45 per cent
to cover an identical increase in
the cost of fuel to heat homes.
The social services committee
reported to council Friday that
the allowance had not been in-
creased since October of 1974 and
that since that time costs for
home heating fuel have increased
45 per cent.
The increase raises the
allowance for a one -room
detached dwelling from $84 per
month to $122 per month. Two
rooms draws an allowance in-
crease from $108 to $157, three
from $144 to $209, four from $180
to $271, five from $216 to $313 and
six • from $252 • to $365. The
allowance is paid directly to the
84 east of Zurich and struck a
culvert.
Damage was listed at $350 by
Constable Bill Lewis.
The other injury was reported
in a Friday accident when a
vehicle driven by Florence
Legault, Huron St., Exeter, went
out of control on County Road 11
is rate
heating
welfare recipient who is
responsible for paying his own
fuel costs.
The committee also reported to
council that the new provincial.
program giving financial
assistance to families caring for
severely handicapped children at
home is now in effect in Huron
County. The program provides an
allowance of up to $150 a month
for handicapped children
receiving care at home.
The monthly allowance is
calculated by means of an in-
come and means test applied
with consideration to additional
expenses which may occur in
caring for the child at home. The
expenses considered are those
not covered by the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan or other in-
surance• plans and children
eligible for the program are also
eligible for drug and dental care.
and rolled over. One of the tires
had blown out on the county road
north of Highway 83.
Damage was estimated at
$1,200 by Constable Larry
Christiaen.
In another Friday accident, a
vehicle driven by John C. Web-
ster, Marlborough St., Exeter,
left concession 3-4 of Hay
township and struck a tree.
Constable Lewis investigated
and set property damage at
$1,200.
The other two accidents oc-
curred on Saturday, the first
involving vehicles driven by
Austin Schwalm, Stratfdrd,
Robert Baker, Hensall, and John
Groot, RR 1 Zurich. They collided.
on York Crescent in Hensall.
Total damage was set at $225
by Constable Lewis.
In the other crash, the driver
involved was Bert De-Bont, RR 1
Crediton. His vehicle struck a
bridge on Usborne township
sideroad 10-11 north of the
Kirkton Road.
Constable Jack Straughan
investigated and set total
damage at $1,000.
..During the past week, the local
detachment officers laid 25
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act, seven under the
Criminal Code, two under the
Narcotic Control Act and' -nine
under the Liquor Licence Act.
Four of the latter occurred on
Hallowe'en night.
George Penfold of the Huron
County Planning Department as
the planner responsible for the
overall structure of the plan.
Penfold told the audience that
"secondary plans are not
new...Hay is the ninth township
in Huron to have asked for
assistance in the preparation of
such a plan."
In an attempt to gain more
public input prior to the
preparation of final design
criteria, the University of
Guelph's Rural Development
Outreach Project had designed a
questionnaire that was
distributed to the citizens at-
tending the meeting.
According to Dr. Jackie Wolfe
of the department of geography
at Guelph, the questionnaire will
be sent to approximately 100
people who live in Hay but were
not in attendance at the meeting.
Penfold told the audience that
Huron County is "unique" in that
the whole county is a planning
area and has been one since 1968.
Most planning areas in the
province are small with perhaps
four or five municipalities
deciding on their own to form a
planning area. Penfold said that
with the whole county being a
planning area a greater amount
of local as,tonomy can be
achieved.
Huron County has, had a county
plan since 1971 with secondary
plans (such as proposed for Hay
township) becoming amend-
ments to the county plan. Pen -
fold, in response to a question,
told the meeting that there is
never a period of time when the
township would be left without a
plan. "The Huron County plan
that is applicable to Hay town-
ship remains in force until the
secondary plan -is approved,"
Penfold said.
"There are five stages in the
implementation of a secondary
plan," Penfold stated. 1- The
township must take the initiative
in asking for assistance in
developing a plan. 2- The plan-
ning department must collect
information to determine the
state of. Hay township. 3 Public
Workshops must be held to get
the opinions of the residents of
the township. 4- The drafting of
the plan which is done by
township council and myself; 5 -
approval by the township, the
county and the Ministry of
Housing."
Penfold laid considerable
emphasis on the public workshop
aspect of the stages of im-
plementation: "Make sure that
when the planning is completed
• that it satisfies as many people as
possible."
Secondary plans do have some
weaknesses Penfold said. A
strong zoning bylaw is needed to
enforce the plan and it usually
takes two or three years before a
plan is completed. •
Concern was raised about the
possibility of an Ontario Hydro
power plant being constructed
along the Lake Huron shoreline
sometime in the future and its •
role in Hay's plan if it was con-
structed in the township.
Penfold said that the Minister
has the final say in any planning
matter and can over -rule an
official plan if he deems it in the
best interestof the province.
Last night's workshop on
agriculture will be covered fully
in next week's paper. Recreation
will be the topic of discussion
next Thursday night at 8 p.m. at
the Hay Township Hall.
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CLERK -TREASURER HIRED
— Mrs. Joan Ducharme has been hired
by Hay township as their new clerk treasurer. Offering some advice to
Mrs. Ducharme is Wayne Horner the present clerk-treasurer.Staff photo