The Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-06-18, Page 5Choose sites for sewage facility
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ed some evidence to support extending the
sewage project to include the entire
village. Among their arguments are the
number of problems with sewage outside
the core area and the potential long term
savings of having the sewage system for
the entire village rather than the downtown
area.
63 Properties
Of the 63 properties with sewage prob-
lems in the village, 28 of these properties
are reported outside the service area.
Another 32 properties outside the core area
are expected to have the potential for
problems.
In addition, $570 on capital costs and $50
for operational costs per serviced property
could be saved in long term financing by
installing a sewage system for the whole
village rather than for the core area.
Reeve Clark said the gross cost of the
sewage program for the entire village is
approximately $2.4 million with 85 per cent
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Detailed Studies
Work on the two sites will now center
around detailed studies to confirm that
these sites are suitable. "Preliminary work
has said that they are suitable," said Mr.
Burns.
For on-site testing, the engineering
company will construct small scale infiltra-
tion basins on each site using regular water
from nearby streams to confirm how the
water recharges into the ground.
The results of this study and a recom-
mendation on the best possible site for the
sewage disposal plant will be known by this
summer. At that point, a final report will
be submitted to the village by the engin-
eering company, he said.
Lucknow woman
attends conference
Mrs. Elsie Houston returned home Sat-
urday evening after attending the 18th
Triennial Conference of the Associated
Countrywomen of the World held in
Killarney, Ireland, May 20 - 27, 1986. Later
she joined a tour to the Scandanavian
Countries of Norway, Sweden and Den-
mark, returning by way of Northern
Germany and Holland.
Rev. Bill and Peggy Henderson visited in
Toronto on the weekend of June 8 with
their daughter, Marg. Bill baptized his
youngest granddaughter, Kate Alexandra,
daughter of Sandy and Patty Henderson, at
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Congratulations to Greta Stewart. She
celebrated her 94th birthday last week with
her family in Dungannon, Gwen and Jack
Caesar and Marie and Bill Stewart.
Lorna Campbell of Lucknow is presently
at Country Road Lodge on the 12th
concession of Ashfield.
Tam Forster and friend of London visited
over the weekend with his parents, Kay
and Ron Forster and Donna and Garry
Sutton and family and attended the
reception of Stuart Alton.
Nicholas Mann spent a few days last
week in London hospital where he had his
tonsils removed.
Bev and Chris Button spent the weekend
in Wardsville where Bev visited with her
sister, Vickie and brother-in-law, J.C.
Babcock. They also joined in on the
bike-a-thon with the pledges going toward
the Wardsville Nursing Home. Bev also
took in other events in the area.
Visiting at the home of Veronica and Don
Fraser and family on Sunday were Pat and
Ernie Good and girls of Goderich; Brenda
Lippert and Claire Steffier, Myra Walden
and Ron Pollock of Ripley, Robert Purves
and Mike and Geraldine Schlosser.
We extend our sympathy to Rita
Gilmore and family on the passing of her
husband, Art Gilmore last week.
of the total picked up by the Ministry of the
Environment, leaving the village with a
$375,000 contribution towards the project.
This year, approximately $250,000 has
been set aside by the Ministry of the
Environment for construction planning
with actual construction to begin in 1987,
he said.
Steve Burns, an engineer with Burns
Ross and Associates, the consulting engin-
eering firm for the project, says the current
"official" proposal for the sewage project
is to re -do the sewage system in the core
area as well as doing individual upgrading
of the septic systems with problems
outside the core area.
"No Decision"
"No decision to pursue a system for the
whole village has yet been made. The
village is to negotiate with the Ministry of
the Environment to have the whole village
included. But when selecting the sites (for
the treatment plant), one of the criteria was
to have enough land to service the entire
municipality.
"In 20 or more years, the whole village
should be serviced, and the site should be
large enough to accomplish this," said Mr.
Burns.
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Grace Hartford, left and Kathleen MacDonald enjoyed the strawberry social held last week
at Lucknow Presbyterian Church. [Photo by Alan Rivett]
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