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Questionnaire for sewage
system has been circulated
By James Friel
The questionnaire *designed to gauge the
level Lucknow ratepayers, support a sewer
system for the whole municipality has been
..circulated by the village. The question-
naire, promised for early December by
Reeve Herb Clark, has a return date of
Dec. 21
Because the response at public meetings
• held to discuss the sewer system has been
so poor, Clark broached the questionnaire
• idea during November's municipal elec-
tion.
At present, the. Ministry of the Environ-
ment (MOE) has not agreed that the whole
• village should be supplied with sewers.
The minisery will supply 85 per cent of the
costs of sewer installation and the treat-
ment plant.
Engineer Steve Burns,of Burns Ross and
Associates, Goderich, has said that the
ministry will likely supply funding to have
about two thirds of the municipality donel
but was skeptical about the success of 'an
application' to have the entire, village
•serviced.
Lucknow council members have stated
they want all of Lucknow to have sewage
service.
However, council ,wants direction from
--residents in 'order to determine if the
lobbying effort is even desired.
The •cover letter accompanying the
• package featuring the questionnaire states,
"Council is not satisfied with this arrange-
ment and feels that all of the ratepayers
should offer their opinions."
Later on in the letter: "Although costs
would be considerably higher for he entire
village, this would eliminate the bad
• feelings of residents who would be taxed as
a non -user, and still be required to
maintain a septic system. The village could'
possibly entice some small industry if
sewage treatment was available, thus
creating some jobs for the younger genera-
tion, and proper sized lines and . pumps '
,would be installed now rather than some-
time again in the future. Total installations
would, of course, depend on whether or not
• the ministry would approve the. 85 per cent
subsidy for the entire village."
The cost information included in the
package carries the caution that it "is
based Oh very preliminary estimates". The
information also assumes that MOE will
• proyide the 85 per cent subsidy. •
•According to the figures provided, the
village's share for the plan presently
touted by the ministry covering two thirds
of the municipality .is $391,000: Operating
costs for that •same area are estimated at
$38,000 per year.
To pay for that; a one time only, flat rate
cash payment for connection within the
designated area of $750 would be charged.
The balance over 20 years by frcintage Or.
mill rate would come to $85 per year
one time layout of $5,65.
The village's share of servicing the
•whole village would be $665,000, based on '
the "very preliminary estimates".
• Operating costs would ' escalate to
$66,000 per year. Under the plan including
the entire municipality, the. one time only,
• flat . rate cash payment for connection
would remain at $750. •
.
• The balance over 20 years through
frontage or mill rate would rise to $95 per
year or a one time payment of $635. The
flat rate payment for operating costs would
drop substantially to $140 per year.
Sewage
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1. Would you prefer to have 'the' entire village serviced with sanitary
sewers providing the subsidy of 85% . is approved by the Ministry of
the Environment, or would you 'prefer partial service as shown on
the map?
„ • .
ENTIRE VILLAGE SERVICED PART OF VILLAGE SERVICED
.1 YES ( ) NO ( ) •YES ( ) NO ( )
2,, in the. event of pa
iced area, who are experiencing problems
could be erititled to have these problems corrected an .
same 85% grant as theresidents e
,
only a one time grant ande
rtial ser7v10e, residents' living., outside of;,. e.serv-
ithlheit septic
now so tha
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village could be added to thls system.:
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time
• reported
ARE YOU experiencing problems with your present system
•
YES No
If "YES", could you briefly describe the problem? ,
Robin Neabie sing the first solo during the Lucknow Central Public School performance of
"Christmas on Angel Street" Dec. 13. Panics Friel photo]
Noise problem reoccurs
There is a "bit of concern" about
snowmobiles in the village this winter
and Bylaw Enforcement Officer Jack
Crozier said he intends to do something
about the noise they're making.
"We're having the same problem we
have every year. Snowmobilers are
waking up senior citizens," he said.
A noise bylaw was adopted by council
at their Oct. 8 meeting to deal with the
problem,
"I intend to enforce the bylaw, and it
in turn covers a fine of up to $1,000."
Crozier said he is encouraging two
things, a little consideration about noise
late at night and if there are problems,
give him to. call.
' 'I have no complaints about snowmo-
biles in town,' it's just with them
buzzing around private property at
12:30 - 1 an'. "When the snowmobil-
ers are on private property, he said it
"becomes an OPP matter."
If any citizen has a complaint about
noise problems, Croiier urges them to
call him. •