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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-12-16, Page 3*from page ii years, has agreed to stay. and assist with the transi- dors .until: June '1, 1999 The administrative offices for the new auntie- ipality will be located at the current Huron Township municipal' offices in Ripley. • PG':C The two public utilities commissions (Lucknow and Ripley) will be cern- bitted as the Lucknow- Ripley PUC and will oper- ate out of the present Village of Lucknow office. Vana °an mie. has. been appointed secretary - treasurer of the newly formed PUC. From Jan 1 to Feb. 19, the PUC office will be •opeen only on. °Monday s and Tuesdays. Beginning Feb. 22, the office will be open five days a week. Office houri are 8:30 to noon', and 1 pwna: to 44:30. p.rn:. . Payment of PtJC bilis can be done in persont,•by niai.l, by ' pre -approved payment and directly at the Royal Bank, Ripley, Tax payments will not be accepted at the PUC office. • Yoa will be able to pur . chase garbage bag tags and obtain . municipal forms from the PLIC office: Watet't*'S . ewer• One change in the . future will be the billing of water and sewer set-- vices. er-vices. For .the first - six months, 'water and sewer charges for users of the Lucknow system will con- tinue to he billed on a bi- monthly basis is conjunc- tion on un -tion with the PLIC bill. However, its is thee. intent to transfer the col- lection Of these charges to the property tax bill in mid -1999. Fire Protection. Roth, volunteer fire departments will hemain- tained as distinct entities. 1n the event of air enter» gency, call 9-1-1. The dis- patch office will route your call to the responding department. Ta*es Taxes will be paid four • times a year: interim bills March 1 and June 1, final bills Oct. 1 and Dec. 1. Recreation • For the tiine being,` recreation remains the same. Dave Blaek Wilt continue to work with the Lucknow and District Dr. Hanlon. resigns as chief of staff by Margaret Stapleton Pr: Brian Hanlon`s announcement that he will betaking an indefinite leaveof absence is cause for grave ,concern- at • Wingham and District Hospital.. • At' its meeting last, week, the board received Hanlon's resignationas the hos- pitals medical chief, of staff. Dr, : Marie Gear has been appointed to act aschief of staff" in the interim,. Although Hanloii's :practice will be covered by Dr. Sean Sleeth and Dr..J.°i, v. McGregor until March, his imminent' departure makes a bad situation worse, admits Lloyd Koch, interim site adminis- trator at the hc+spitaL • The town has been declared underser vieed by physicians for ram thana, year, but to date, "efforts to recruit at least one • mfuorg.e fami. lydoctor have been urisuccess- _ The situation. was .discussed 'in:•a closed session at the December meeting of the hospitals board of governors. Board members note 60 per cent of the last two year's classes of medical students are involved with short-term practices- while they decide where to establish'their.. permanent practice. The recruiting committeeiecornmends iao1dng,inte•tbia source. Of physicians. The board has approved establishing space within the hospital for a short -terra doctor to work on an interim basis while the medical' clinic adjacent to the hospital is being built: Medical Clinic Five tenders for the, proposed clinic building were.Q'pened. All bids were significantly higher -than anticipated. and the .architect. lias ;been asked to look at areas where cost savings could -be The board has estimated the cost of *clinic at.apprcedniately $1 million, Watch for the Christmas Greetings issue next week V Inners o Sears. Boob Terry Stanley ,100. Gift Certiilcate • Fragrance ' ..est draw+r Peg., 19 $picket TOoi Set and Radiant 1-eaternous rim x ' Tina Evan's italic Diamond Stud Earrings Lu+ i NOW ' Catakwuo 522446 Recreation Board in man- aging the arena and super- vising the program in Lucknow. Mike Pair retrains the facilities, parks and recreation superintendent for the Huron Township area and is responsible for the oper- ation of recreitiori facili– ties and progratnniing. User fees applied by the Town of Kincardine and currently being subsi? •dined by the Township of Huron, wilt continue to be subsidized at this time. An information bulletin is scheduled to 'he mailed to allhouseholdsin the new township. 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