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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-12-08, Page 3Wednesday, December 8, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 3 Hensall's water decision deferred until January By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF VARNA — A decision on the Hensall water question has been deferred until January following a public meeting Monday night. Residents of Hensall filled the Stanley Complex to hear the latest information from Steve Burns of B.M. Ross. Burns gave an overview of the water situ- ation in Hensall and the four options avail- able, which are: a pipeline with a 50 per cent subsidy; a pipeline with no subsidy; treat existing supplies; or to drill new wells for dilution. In a questionnaire given to Hensall residents earli- er in the year, the favoured option by a wide margin was the pipeline with a 50 per cent subsidy. With only 20 per cent of the 400 properties return- ing the survey, Burns said it was still difficult to know what people prefer and without the 50 per cent subsidy, a solution is still unclear. Burns said while there is still a possibility of a 50 per cent grant, "it may not happen" and it was best to make a decision based on no grant. He told the crowd the provincial government has said if no decision is made soon, a $700,000 grant may be lost. "Council is at the point they have to make a deci- sion." Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson added another rea- son a decision had to be made was South Huron is ready to move ahead with its pipeline plans. "Grant or no grant, they're moving," said Dowson. "If they do engineering and sizing just for Exeter we have a problem." The latest numbers Burns presented to the audi- ence were • nitrate treatment $2.3 million plus $93,000/year • dilution $2.1 million plus 67,000/year • pipeline $6.2 million plus $41,200/year Taking questions from the crowd, Burns was asked what the final deadline for the $700,000 grant was. He replied the Ministry of the Environment indicat- ed in early November it wanted a decision as soon as possible but gave no final deadline. "The grant project has been in place for four years and is winding down," said Burns. "They want to spend the money." In response to a question when the last date Bluewater could inform South Huron of its decision, Burns said it could be delayed another two or three months but the money had to be spent by March 2006. He added the South Huron Environmental Assessment has been completed and the municipality is just waiting for its own grant. It was decided to defer a decision until January to allow Hensall Coun. Rod Parker time to discuss the options with the residents. Blue Water Rest Home The Blue Water Rest Home (B.W.R.H) will soon be hooking up to the Zurich Sewage Lagoons after a recommendation from the Ministry of the Environment. "Counci point th make a d S The Municipality will be assuming the initial cost of the connection, with B.W.R.H repaying the cost over a period of time. The hook up came after MOE officials observed waters in an open municipal drain near the rest home were cloudy in appearance. After the discharges were traced back to B.W.R.H's sewage treatment facility, the discharges were halted and the septic tanks pumped out. A B.M. Ross report Nov. 3 stated while the septic system was working as designed, it did not meet current stan- dards and recommended the rest home be hooked up immediately. The report was followed by a meeting Nov. 24 between municipal staff, B.M. Ross and MOE recom- mended the facility be connected as soon as possible. Asked what it would cost, public works manager Ross Fisher said the figures weren't yet available. 1 is at the ey have to ecision." TEVE BURNS B.M. Ross 7 Capsule Comments by Ernie Miatello The average person consumes about 5 oz of sugar 1150 grams) per day. That's a little more than half a cup! Much of it is hidden in processed foods. Read food labels carefully check for ingredients ending in "-ose" like sucrose, lactose, maltose, fructose, dextrose and glucose. They all refer to a type of sugar. Wash your hands often. If coughing, try covering the cough with your arm not your hands [unless you plan to wash your hands after each cough). Don't touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands because bacteria and viruses love the warm, moist environment of these areas. As the weather gets chillier, hot tubs are very nice to get into. However, if you are pregnant, it's advisable to stay out of the hot tub. The high heat of hot tubs can put a stress on the fetus and increase the risk of miscarriage. Regular baths are fine. Even if you are a healthy young adult, you will benefit from getting a flu shot. On average, a healthy adult will spend less time off work and less time on treatment if they had their shot. And remember, because the flu shot contains killed viruses, it cannot give you the flu. Huron Apothecary Ltd. Phone 235-1982, pEiaRl •A 440 Main St. Exeter A55�5 "YOUR HEALTH CARE PHARMACY" A motion was then passed for the rest home to be connected and to have B.M. Ross prepare the plans and costings for the connection, with the costs passed back to B.W.R.H. FINNEGANS Restaurant - Pub KARAOKE FINALS FRI. 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