The Times-Advocate, 2002-10-09, Page 1By Mark Nonkes and
Scott Nixon
HURON COUNTY —
County Council talked
dirty last week.
Council delved into the
matter of sewage and
waste disposal when a
report was presented from
B.M. Ross and Associates
at the Oct. 3 meeting.
The presentation resulted
in a recommendation
Wingham and Exeter be
strongly considered as
drop-off sites for waste
from septic tank cleaning
companies.
With the introduction of
Bill 81, septic tank clean-
ing companies will no
longer be able to spread
waste on farmland, which
was common industry
practice.
Instead, the 15,900 cubic
meters of Huron County
waste produced every year
must be brought to sewage
treatment plants where it
will be treated and bacteria
killed, with a considerable
cost increase to septic tank
owners.
In the study, presented by
Engineer Steve Burns,
three options for county-
wide sewage disposal were
investigated.
Those three options
were: making a site in
Goderich, having sites at
the north and south end of
the county (Wingham and
Exeter) or having sites in
five communities–
Wingham, Goderich,
Exeter, Blyth and Brussels.
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The new Exeter Library is getting closer to its open-
ing date of Nov.4.Left:South Huron Council and
Huron County Library Board member Joe Hogan and
County Librarian Beth Ross plan for the grand open-
ing in late November.The new facility features
Carnegie style architecture,a glass reading area,chil-
dren’s room,computer area,public washrooms and
study tables beside the west windows.Above:Unlike
the current library,the new one has a book drop-off
chute at the rear entrance,which Ross tested.Both
front and rear entrances are wheelchair accessible
and feature power doors. The present library will be
closed after Oct.19 to let the movers transfer books
and equipment to the new facility.Library patrons can
pick up a survey at the library to assess possibly
expanding hours of operation at the new building.
(photos/Sandra Forster)
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Shortfall
is now
surplus
By Scott Nixon
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — It
looks like somebody made
a big snafu when a finan-
cial report in August
showed South Huron had
a $251,000 shortfall in its
2001 financial statement.
Council discussed the
errors Monday night upon
receiving a memo from
treasurer Jane
McPherson, who was
absent from the meeting.
The memo states
McPherson discovered
large errors in the report
auditors Kime, Mills,
Dunlop submitted to coun-
cil in August. McPherson
goes on to say the munici-
pality actually realized a
surplus for 2001, which is
what she and chief
administrative officer
Larry Brown had forecast.
McPherson will present
the new financial return
at council’s Oct. 15 meet-
ing. It was not known
Monday night what the
surplus was.
See SURPLUS page 2
No sale
at Legion
EXETER-A flyer in last
week’s T-A outlining a
tool sale to be held
Tuesday and Wednesday
this week at the Exeter
Legion caught Legion
officials by surprise.
Spokesperson Bill
Doherty told the T-A the
Legion had not been con-
tacted by anyone regard-
ing the sale.
Skateboarders a problem at cenotaph
By Scott Nixon
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — Council has a
message for skateboarders —
you’re not wanted on the steps
and the area around the cenotaph
in front of the new library.
The issue came up at South
Huron’s Monday night meeting,
with Mayor Rob Morley remark-
ing “we spent $54,000 on a skate-
board park” beside the rec centre
and skateboarders are still hang-
ing out in front of the new library.
He wondered if there was any-
thing the municipality can do
about it.
Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin said
the Town of Exeter had a bylaw
keeping skateboarders off Main
Street. Coun. Pete Armstrong sug-
gested the municipality call the
police about the problem and
have them enforce a ‘no skate-
boarders’ rule.
Coun. Joe Hogan added the
skateboarders are intimidating to
seniors who will be using the new
library.
Clerk Sandra Strang said she
has been in touch with area
school secretaries to tell the stu-
dents not to skateboard in front of
the library.
Huron Park fire chief Robert
Pertschy had another idea — he
said other municipalities have
dealt with the problem by playing
Mozart and Strauss music on
loudspeakers.
Other notes from the meeting:
Rezoned
Council accepted first, second
and third readings of a bylaw to
grant rezoning to Ondrejicka
Elevators on Conc. 3, Lot 16. The
zoning changes the eastern 12
hectares of the land from agricul-
tural to agricultural commercial-
industrial. The remaining western
part of the property will be
rezoned to agricultural special
provision.
Mike Ondrejicka said the rezon-
ing is necessary because the ele-
vator has grown over time and
rezoning needs to be updated. A
report from Huron County plan-
ner Wayne Caldwell and assistant
Susanna Reid said the elevator is
an agricultural industrial use, not
allowed under the agricultural
zoning. The business has 15 silos
and grain bins with plans to
expand, including adding a drive-
way to Airport Road.
Strang said she received to cor-
respondence from neighbouring
properties objecting to the rezon-
ing. Neighbouring property owner
Bruce Shapton appeared at the
meeting and said he had no prob-
lem with Ondrejicka Elevators or
its rezoning but he is concerned
about the dust coming from Conc.
3 with increased traffic.
“We have been smothered in
dust,” he said.
Operations manager Dennis
Hockey said dust inhibitors on the
road have worked fine until now,
but maybe another application is
needed. He said it is in the munic-
ipality’s five-year plan to either
tar and chip the road or pave it.
Coun. Ken Oke said the munici-
pality has to do something about
the road because it has two major
commercial operations on it.
Flying dust means the municipali-
ty isn’t doing its job, he said.
“I think we’re failing miserably
here.”
Memorial Square
dedication
Council agreed with a request
from the Exeter Legion to name
the court area around the ceno-
taph “Memorial Square,” with a
plaque to be installed eventually.
Bill Dougherty and Eric
Heywood of the Legion appeared
See DEDICATION page 2
Exeter considered
for sewage drop-off