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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-08-05, Page 22 News Record • Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Clinton Major Mustangs in first place Council passes Lavis Contracting bylaw amendment Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Last Wednesday the Ban- tam and Mosquito (Major) Clinton Mustangs baseball teams took to the diamond at Clinton Community Ball Park. With only two more games in the regular season, the Mosquitos lost 14-1 to Lucan-Ilderton. Head coach, Chris Mid- dleton, said it was only the boys' second loss of the sea- son and with a record of 12-2, they're still in first place. On July 28, Clinton beat Exeter 8-6 and on July 27, they lost in a close game against Listowel. As the season comes to a close, Middleton said he's confident in the team's defence skills so the focus has been on pitching and hitting. The Bantam Mustangs pulled out a win of 12-7 against Hanover. Currently in third place in the league, head coach Jeff Ryan said he's happy with the progress his team has made over the season. Ryan said the boys have come a long way, they're hit- ting the ball more and the defence has improved significantly. Bantam Mustang's, Hugh Flynn, hits the ball near the end of game with his team finishing with a 12-7 win against Hanover. Photos by Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Pitching for the Mustang's for part of the game was Adrian Hoggarth. ~tel Industries .LL FUME Lk - Duel xJr6I)r JA:_s PIP '.1"r0 YOU f.? a'dFNl1'L TF LINE OFCAS.I AL 1, URN TO COM I'I ,CMENIT ALi. IMAS OF'r` 91'1+ I I OMl?, For outdoors, patios, garde' areas, sday:rrrorr1€. PI'e1 .ril art-fem./au:nurr iandri m 4 Non hrelay. HEW PINGING 14LL TEM LONG! Monday - Friday 9;00 - 5;00 Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 ` I '. of Cirima 81.ry1 519-238-2110 The Mustang's Grayden Flynn, slides into second against a Lucan-Ilderton player last Wednesday at the Clinton Community Ball Park. I CO, Quality Concrete - fast, friendly service Benmiller 519.524.4555 - Seaforth 519.527.0001 Toll Free 1.844.524.4555 Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Central Huron council passed Lavis Contracting Co. Limited's zoning bylaw amendment application. The amendment, regard- ing the property at 80373 Benmiller Line, changes the zoning for a gravel pit from "extractive resources" to "extractive industrial -spe- cial", meaning it can now be operated as a permanent concrete plant. Much of the complaints from the surrounding resi- dents pertained to noise. Some residents questioned council's previous amend- ment to allow Lavis Con- tracting to start work at 5 a.m. Robert Morley, of Lavis Contracting, said that it was never the intention to oper- ate from five in the morning to 10 at night but was to allow it to be competitive. Morley said that insula- tion would help keep the noise out when the structure becomes permanent. "It's basically compulsory to be enclosed, he said. Morley also said that it's a safety requirement to have back beepers for trucks but there is potential to change the noise of beeper to become less noticeable to residents. Dr. Keith Hay presented a letter from himself and his wife Susan. Hay said the quality of life for residents would decrease if Lavis Con- tracting was allowed to go ahead with its plans to expand into a permanent location. Hay also pointed out the environmental impacts of such a plant so near the Maitland Valley. The Maitland Trail Associ- ation objected to the pro- posed bylaw amendment. "The proposed concrete plant is at a unique location within a bend of the Maitland River. It's within one kilometre of over nine kilometres of our best sec- tions of trail, most of which are natural trail adjacent to the river. These trail sections are favoured for their natural beauty, excellent wildlife habitat, varied and challeng- ing hiking, running and ski- ing. Within this small, one kilometre area there is also the Falls Reserve Conserva- tion Area, the Kilgour Tract and property owned by the Nature Conservancy of Can- ada. These properties are widely recognized for their natural beauty and impor- tant habitat," said Kathleen Lush, vice -chair of the MTA, in a prepared statement. "We'd like to speak against the siting of the proposed concrete plant on Benmiller Line. We're aware of the neg- ative impacts of concrete plants - they are heavy industrial facilities that pro- duce caustic dust and very loud noise from heavy machinery and traffic. These impacts are significant. We believe that siting a concrete plant so close to the Mait- land Valley would have an overall negative affect on the community, the environ- ment and the local economy." Mayor Jum Ginn said that he cares deeply about the Maitland Valley but he was in support of the application in the interest of economic development. Councillor Lobb was con- cerned that if the amend- ment was passed, Lavis Con- tracting could potentially open a cement plant, a much more environmentally haz- ardous structure. Morley said that a cement plant wasn't viable option on that land. Council passed the bylaw amendment with restric- tions that it cannot become a cement plant and that the plant not recycle any asphalt. HEART Et - STROKE FOUNDATION ASSESS YOUR RISK. MAKE HEALTH LAST CA