The Times Advocate, 2005-11-09, Page 22 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Increases in new property assessment
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — The new property
assessment numbers are in and, while
the overall assessment increase in South
Huron is 8.87 per cent, it could be worse.
As South Huron deputy treasurer Wil
Telford noted in her report to council
Monday night, South Huron has the low-
est overall percentage increase in resi-
dential assessment in Huron County —
10.51 per cent.
Other increases include: farm property,
9.39 per cent; industrial, 7.92 per cent;
and commercial, 2.23 per cent.
Mayor Rob Morley said residential
properties get hit the hardest every time
the Municipal Property Assessment
Corporation (MPAC) comes out with
numbers because other categories such
as industrial and commercial aren't
increasing as much.
"Residential has taken the biggest hit
again," he said, noting that some vacant
land on the lakeshore has increased in
assessment by 69 per cent.
"The whole re -assessment thing is .. .
other than calling it a nightmare, I don't
know what else you'd call it."
MPAC uses recent sales of similar prop-
erties to determine the assessed value of
a property.
MPAC will review property assessments
if owners feel their assessment isn't accu-
rate. Reviews are free. Forms are avail-
able at the municipal office. You can also
call MPAC at 1-866-296-6722.
Other council notes:
Gas tax reserve
The municipality is setting up a reserve
fund account for the $97,682.07 it will
receive in 2005 as part of the Federal
Gas Tax Fund. The municipality has up
to three years after the money is received
to spend the money on an environmen-
tally sustainable infrastructure project.
Morgan Well repairs
While the municipality knew it would
eventually have to repair its Morgan
Well, operations manager Dennis Hockey
said Monday night he was hoping it
wouldn't be this soon.
The well needs about $30,000 in
repairs that weren't budgeted for this
year, although contractor Lotowater will
bill the municipality in 2006 so the work
doesn't affect the 2005 budget.
Morley said repairing the well is "not
optional."
New building and development
manager
Dwayne McNab of the municipality's
building department is South Huron's
new manager of building and develop-
ment, chief building official, property
standards officer and bylaw enforcement
officer after the resignation of Bob
Pattison, effective Oct. 17. Pattison had
been with the municipality for 17
months.
Jason Dykstra was appointed building
inspector, deputy chief building official
and bylaw enforcement officer.
Exeter subdivision proposed
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — A
public meeting will be held
this Monday for the public
to provide comments on a
proposed subdivision that
would include 80 dwelling
units.
The subdivision, made by
owner Jeff Taylor, would
see 26 lots created for sin-
gle detached homes and 14
lots each containing three
or four unit townhouses.
The 13.6 -acre development
sits between Pryde and
Rivers boulevards and
Huron Street East.
The proposal would also
extend Motz Boulevard and
Eastern Avenue to Huron
Street East. According to a
report from planner Claire
Dodds, "a new east -west
street is proposed to pro-
vide access for the grouped
house dwellings."
The subdivision will be
serviced by municipal
waterlines and sewers.
Dodds attended Monday
night's regular South
Huron council meeting and
said she would reserve her
opinion on the subdivision
until members of the public
have the chance this
Monday to give their com-
ments.
The meeting will take
place in the large commit-
tee room on the second
floor of the Olde Town Hall.
Public viewing of docu-
ments starts at 7 p.m.,
while the meeting starts
half an hour later.
Dodds said there have
been major concerns about
stormwater management
in the area. She said staff
have been working with
the developer since April
on stormwater manage-
ment and the proposed
subdivision includes a
stormwater pond to control
stormwater flows from the
development as well as
from the farmland to the
east.
Dodds said stormwater
management on the new
subdivision will also cor-
rect a drainage easement
from the Shadow Lane
development.
She said much work has
gone into the stormwater
management plan it's time
to take it to the public.
"This really opens up a
whole new area of town,"
she said of the planned
subdivision.
Mayor Rob Morley said
he expects the meeting will
be well attended.
Exeter's Joe Sararas was one of 186 people to get a free flu shot during a clinic
at doctors Jerry Jadd and Krista Fatum's office last week.Administering the
shot above is RPN Alice Broom. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Wind storm stronger than brick in Exeter
EXETER — The Times -
Advocate building in
Exeter was one of the vic-
tims Sunday afternoon
when a severe windstorm
hit the area.
The T -A building at 424
Main Street South in
Exeter lost a section of
brick wall when winds hit
75 km/h.
In the London area fly-
ing debris was a threat
and tree limbs and power
lines were down across
the city.
No serious injuries were
reported, but power was
out in several different
areas across London and
several cars were dam-
aged by falling tree limbs.
The Times -Advocate building in Exeter was one of the areas that
suffered from high winds Sunday afternoon when part of a brick
wall collapsed. (photos/Pat Bolen)
Baby born in
unusual spot
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