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The Citizen, 2005-10-13, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005. Huron East council briefs Arena parking lot to get streetlight It was recommended by public works co-ordinator John Forrest at the Oct. 4 Huron East council meeting that a streetlight be installed in the parking lot in front of the Brussels arena, with the cost to be covered by the Brussels street light Reserve. The estimated cost of the installation and the new light was $2,700. Council accepted the recommendation.*** Huron East fire chief Marty Bedard said Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-I5. The theme this year is Use Candles With Care. School fire drills, school presentations, newspaper ads and fire hall open houses will be taking place. Bedard said all schools in Ontario are planning on co-ordinating a fire drill simultaneously in order to set the Guiness Book of World Records for largest school fire drill during fire prevention week. Local area schools are planning on participating. *** There was a new firetruck (pumper tanker chassis) ordered for Brussels that should be arriving at the Metalfab Plant in November. Delivery to Brussels is scheduled for County gets nasty suprise at Wingham bridge By Keith Roulson Citizen publisher Huron County roads department got a nasty surprise when it undertook seemingly minor repairs at the bridge on County Rd. 4 south of Wingham. Since the,' bridge was supposed to have been brought up to standard before it was down­ loaded by the province, the highways department expected only minor concrete repairs, going down a few inches, when it removed the surface of the bridge. Instead workers had to go down as much as two feet to find concrete that hadn’t been compromised. Don Pletch, county engineer said the unexpected expense will amount to $200,000 and some other projects have had to be postponed to allow these essential repairs. He said he had contacted Ministry of Transportation officials who were “sympathetic” but said it was the county's bridge and their problem. Paul Klopp, councillor for Bluewater urged council not to take this for an answer. “We should take this further,” he said. He urged council to raise the issue of a bridge that was supposed to be in good shape when it was downloaded actually being in bad repair with the minister of transportation, Harindar Tuk- har. Council passed a motion to contact the ministry about the situation. March 2006. *** Huron East treasurer Brad Knight, reported that preliminary assessment notices, were mailed out province wide on Oct. 3. The assessment percentage shown for residential properties compares to the average increase across the municipality. Property owners can file a “request for reconsideration,” anytime before December 2I, 2006. Assessment trends in Huron East were as follows; an increase of 4.39 per cent in commercial property, 13.31 per cent in farm land, 6.17 per cent in industrial use, and 12.10 per cent for residential property. Ads for open houses are expected to be in community newspapers Oct. 17/18. *** < Knight also attended a meeting on NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Proposed Boundary Adjustment for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry and the Township of North Huron located in the County of Huron NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Proposed Boundary Adjustment for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry and the Township of North Huron located in the County of HuronRespecting approximately 110 acres of land at Part of Lots 5 and 6 Concession 1, located in the geographic Township of Turnberry Municipal Meeting TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will hold a public meeting for the purpose of obtaining public input on: Monday, October 17, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry, located at 41342 Morris Road, respecting a proposed boundary adjustment agreement under consideration of the two municipalities, pursuant to Section 173 (3) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, as amended. County of Huron Meeting and TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the County of Huron will hold a public meeting for the same purpose on: Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. at the Huron County Council Chambers, Court House, Goderich, ON. The lands affected by the proposed boundary adjustment agreement comprise an area of approximately 110 acres and are shown on the Key Map below. Details of the proposed boundary adjustment agreement are available for inspection during normal office hours in the office of: Nancy Michie-Clerk-Treasurer Municipality of Morris-Turnberry 41342 Morris Road, R.R. 4, BRUSSELS, ON NOG 1H0 Telephone: 519-887-6137 Barb Leaman, Clerk County of Huron For information call: Department of Planning and Development GODERICH, ON N7A 1M2 Telephone: 519-524-2188 Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation regarding the proposed boundary adjustment. Dated at the Municipality of September, 2005. Respecting approximately 110 acres of land at Part of Lots 5 and 6 Concession 1, located in the geographic Township of Turnberry Municipal Meeting TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Huron will hold a public meeting for the purpose of obtaining public input on: Monday, October 17, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers for the Township of North Huron, located at 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario, respecting a proposed boundary adjustment agreement under consideration of the two municipalities, pursuant to Section 173 (3) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, as amended. County of Huron Meeting and TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the County of Huron will hold a public meeting for the same purpose on: Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. at the Huron County Council Chambers, Court House, Goderich, ON The lands affected by the proposed boundary adjustment agreement comprise an area of approximately 110 acres and are shown on the Key Map below. Details of the proposed boundary adjustment agreement are available for inspection during normal office hours in the office of: John Stewart, Clerk-Administrator Township of North Huron 274 Josephine Street, WINGHAM, On NOG 2W0 Telephone: 519-357-3550 Barb Leaman, Clerk County of Huron For information call: Department of Planning and Development GODERICH, ON N7A 1M2 Telephone: 519-524-2188 Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation regarding the proposed boundary adjustment. Dated at the Township of North Huron this 5th day of October, 2005. SCHEDULE ‘A’ KEY MAP 4 HWY « 86 EAST TOWNSHIP OF TURNBERHY SCHEDULE "A" KEY MAP 4 HWY * 86 EAST TOWNSHIP OF TURNBERHY Morris-Turnberry this 27th day of FEET METRES s Lands proposed to be added to North Huron S3 Lands proposed to remain in Moms-Tumberry S3 lands proposed to be added to North Huron Lands proposed to remain in Mome-Turnberry Sept. 28 concerning the specifics of the drainage program. He reported the changes that were made. In order for residents with land used for agricultural purposes to qualify for the one-third grant with the drainage program, 85 per cent of the property must qualify for the farmland or managed forest property tax rebate. No grants will be paid for drains that drain through or from “significant wetlands,” as defined in the Provincial Policy Statement unless it can be demonstrate that there are no negative impacts. Grants will be paid for the closing of a drain if the drain results in a tile drain of 12 inches or less and the cost to enclose a drain on a property is no more than 15,000.*** Council approved accounts payable in the amount of $273,162.13.*** John Forrest recommended that council accept the quotation of M and S Environmental to mini shock the sludge lagoon in Seaforth to reduce the sludge level around the inlet of the lagoon and increase the weekly rate from 20 litres a week to 30 litres. The total estimated cost would be $4,922. Council moved to accept the recommendation*** Council carried a motion to install a new heating system in the Seaforth Community Centre. The estimated cost for the system is $48,092.00 plus GST which was tendered. Council accepted the tender of Montgomery’s Comfort Centre Ltd. Other companies tendered were Graham Heating and Cooling, Dave Davies Heating and Brad Baker Plumbing, Heating and Electrical. Montgomery’s was the only company to provide a complete cost. It was recommended by council to determine a completion date of the project and look into creating a charge for each day of work that goes beyond the completion date.*** A motion was carried that council proceed with the Municipality of Bluewater and the Municipality of Central Huron for bylaw enforcement services. The municipality had budgeted in 2005 for bylaw enforcement services. At this time the present company is not providing any assistance to the municipality, it was reported. It is expected that services can be contracted with cost sof approximately $20,000 per year.