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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-11-09, Page 18Page 18 — Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 9, 1994 Can't haulers pay for road construction? •from page 2 the lawn is a different color in the. front of her property. "Can we not. make it. part of the deal that haulers pay for road construction?" she asked. "You do have the right when the license is given," said Husk. Mowbray said it was his understanding that for every tonne or cubic metre going out of a pit, money was taken away and put towards restoration. "The money should be put where the problem is." "We get about $12,000 per year in general levy from licensed pits," said Husk. Murray said, "It's noticeable we have lots, of gravel, but lots of it is going out of the township; we must have gravel for the.township." "We must protect our natural resources," said Boyle, "...keep this township the best in the county." "Somebody, bought a pit to go into legitimate business," said Johnston. The OMB will look at it that we are keeping a legitimate business out. Planning was delegated to the county; the county approved it," he said. Harold Howald said Johnston's view was basically saying "a -person has a right to make a • dollar, regardless of where the gravel goes. I have a right too; every time a gravel pit gets open in my area, my property devalues. He doesn't have the right to make a dollar at the expense of Kinloss," said Howald,, Dave Eadie interjected saying some changes were needed in the South Bruce official plan. Gord Fletcher, who chairs the committee opposing the gravel pit on the sixth, said he has a problem with the Bruce County official plan. They okayed the Donegan pit. Barry was reeve and warden while this was done. They were unaware of a house near the property. and Class 2 wetlands. Planning now says they might have jumped the gun. We need gravel, but.not at the expense of other properties and other people," Fletcher said. "It woul'd be nice if we all had Barry's wisdom," said Mowbray, referring to what Johnston said the OMB would think. "We don't know what the OMB will decide," said Mowbray. "If , this thing goes bad (OMB decision), you're asking the whole population to shore up. Donegan," said Johnston. Fletcher then •said that OMB employees told him that it is very rare for charges to be assessed towards a council's decision. "The only way is if it (council's decision) was of a frivolous nature. Donegan's slowness is increasing the cost to everyone concerned. When Donegan loses this (appeal) it is fair to say he could be assessed for township expenses and our own (committee's)," said Fletcher. , Arena Marianna Porter asked Johnston, who chairs the phase two arena committee, what would happen if the money doesn't come through from jobsOntario for the arena project. • "If no monies come from the - province," Johnston said, "the arena will be' tore down and replaced where it is (new ice surface and skin)." If funding is available .from the province, plans are more elaborate including a change in the direction the ice surface will run: Johnston said the arena has not been condemned yet, but there is pressure for an in-depth study to check out safety aspects, and such a study is very expensive.' Henry Clark questioned whether the arena will come up for legal tender. Johnston said a list of NAPOLEON Free -Standing Gas Stove 'The PERFECT FIRE Looks & Heats Like a Woodstove With All the Benefit of Clean -burning Convenient Gas: NATURAL GAS FIREPLACES NAPOLEON,. FIREPLACES • ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY • HIGHLY EFFICIENT • ELEGANT STYLING • SAFE AVAILABLE IN PROPANE & NATURAL GAS Visit Our Showroom Today! 5TERMEiLL'5�T 11 Victoria St. Walkerton 8814061 contractors would be given to the facilitator and it would be adver- tised in the trade papers as well. Multiplex Engineering Ltd. has been hired as the -facilitator of the project and Johnston said the com- pany is "an employee of the buil- ding committee" and they would not be bidding to build the project, which has a. completion date of Sept. 1, 1995. When asked where the dollars will come from if provincial funds are not available, Husk said the township has made a commitment of $100,000 over a three year period. Deputy -reeve duties The new position of deputy reeve for the township raised the question - What are the duties of the deputy - reeve? Boyle said that because of the population of the township (over 1000) the municipality could have had a deputy reeve before. "A deputy -reeve has no more authority, no pension and can replace the reeve at meetings in his absence," said Boyle. A deputy reeve only attends county . council in the reeve's absence. Paving Road paving came in for discus- sion when Johnston was asked for his views on paving township roads. "If things flow, we have an asphalt plant in the township so - we should be able to get it as cheap there as - ' anywhere, but the ratepayers will pay, for it," Johnston said. Murray said he would like to see a modest paving program in place. Wolfe said that because of the cost, he was in favor of building all roads to standard. "When money like infrastructure came available, Husk said, "I felt it was time to do paving." When questioned as to how coun-' cit decided which road to pave, Husk said, "It was a long negotiation. We had enough money to pave 1 1/4 miles. The road of preference was the sixth, but that was a touchy issue with the gravel pit." Linda Thacker asked candidates opinions on cutting back on seminars and conventions, making particular reference to the Good Roads Convention. In his opening remarks, Wolfe had suggested council could look "in-house" to save money on such things as con- ferences and pay for meetings. "It is surprising what you can get out of these meetings; you learn a lot," said Boyle. Husk believes some conventions are good and explained how Cul- ross and Kinloss had got their heads together at one and did a joint .. tender for dumptrucks and snowplow •equipment. He estimated the savings at $15,000. Mowbray said he'd limit conven- tions to .one and Murray indicated that he believed conventions provided a good deal of knowledge. Education trustees Gary T. Fischer, Len Kelly and Christine Zettel, running for two trustee positions on the Bruce Grey Separate School Board, were also in attendance. The three are running for two positions representing Kinloss, Lucknow, Ripley, Tecswater, Pais- ley, Huron, Bruce, Culross and Greenock. Kelly and Zettel are the incum- bents. Kelly said he has the. time and an interest in filling the trustee's position. In the past, most of his years with the board have been on the personnel committee. Although his children are grown, Kelly has grandchildren in the separate school • I. The Municipal Elections Act Township Of West Wawanosh NQTICEOF'POLL Notice is hereby given to Municipal Electors of the Township of. West Wawanosh that polling for the election of: ONE REEVE and THREE COUNCILLORS will take place MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1994 • between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at POLL NO. 1 - BRINDLEY AUCTION CENTRE east of DUNGANNON (Lots 13 to 16 incl. Conc. 1; Lot 13 to 20 incl. Conc. 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, and 9). POLL NO. 2 - M & D GENERAL STORE & VIDEO - AUBURN (vacant). (Lots 17 to 27 incl. Conc. 1; Lots 21 to 27 incl. Conc• 2, 3,,4, 5, 6 and 7). POLL NO. 3 - ST. HELEN'S WOMEN'S INSTITUTE HALL (Lots 21 to 27 incl. Con. 8 and 9; Lots 13 to 27 incl. Conc. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14). ADVANCE POLLS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building • I (Sideroad 18-19 Concession 8) DEA[3LINE for making Application to the clerk for a CERTIFICATE TO VOTE BY PROXY is 5:00 p.m. on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1994. Joan Armstrong Clerk system and that keeps him in touch with it. Zettel is the secpnd incumbent. The first three years were a "wonderful, learning experience. I have a new outlook because of it," said Zettel. "My decisions are influenced by the fact that ,1 am a parent first. • Children are the reason we are there in the first place," she'said. Gary T. Fischer is taking his first crack at the trustee's seat. He wants to, devote time towards his children's education. Fischer "believes strongly in a Christian education. Children are our future," he said. Donald Stobo, who was acclaimed as trustee on the Bruce Board of Education, representing Kinloss, Lucknow, Culross and Teeswater, was detained at another meeting, however Mrs. Stobo brought greetings on. his behalf. Attends conference •from page 2 invited to present a paper at the Ontario Health Care Evaluation Network (OHCEN) conference to be held in Toronto, Nov. 17. The theme for the . day. is "From Research to Informed Decisions: Bridging the Gap." The CEO indicated that OHCEN is an initiative of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario, otherwise known as ICES. Lottery winners Last week's ' winners in the Belgrave Kinsmen's cash calendar draw were Violet Moss, Brucefield; Jonathon . 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