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Back to school!
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Students at Lucknow Central Public School were welcomed back on Tuesday, Septa 8
to begin classes. Colleen Stutzman was one of the staff members ready to greet the
children coming through the doors including Tyler Jones who is entering Grade 3,
Nick Humphrey who will be starting Senior Kindergarten and Trey Bender who is
new to the school as he will be in junior Kindergarten.
Willoughby St. fire update
After further investi-
gation. of the fire
Sunday, Aug. 30 at 472
Willoughby. Street by
members from the
Lucknow and District
Fire Department and
fire investigators, it has
been determined there
is nothing to indicate
the fire wasn't anything
other than accidental.
The fire started in the
wiring, in an upper bd-
room, which contained
electronics, tanning
bed, stereo equipment,
etc. All of the- -equip-
ment was fed by a
power distribution box.
Fire dropped down the
upper floor wall to the
lower floor wall and as
a result damaged both
levels of the structure.
For the ti a being the
Stewart family has been
staying in a recreational
vehicle (RV) in their
backyard and the family
still doesn't know: the
exact cost of the fire
damage to the house.
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BY CART REID
Sentinel Staff
Huron -Kinloss Twp.
council had the Elphick
Municipal Drain issue
presented to them once
again at a special council
meeting held on Aug. 24
by residents who have
been appealing the peti-
tion by Ken and Joyce
Elphick for a municipal
drain.
The appealing ppealing members
include Laura Jarvis,
Steven . Hare, Brian and
Linda Johnston, Jeff and
Kristi Gammie, Linda
Sharpin, and Steve Moran
of Lucknow. The engineer
is John IKuntze, K. Smart
Associates Ltd. who was
hired by Grant Collins,
the Huron -Kinloss
drainage superintendent.
The appeal process has
been exhausted and there
is no other option; than to
proceed with the drain,
said Kuntze. He said it
would just cost more
money if it went into liti-
gation.
H -K Twp. council
approved the bylaw dur-
ing the meeting.
Background
On Nov. 1, 2007 the
engineer -delivered his
drain report, with recom-
mendations for drainage
works in response to the
Elphicks' petition. The
report included an assess-
ment of who would bear
the costs of the drainage
works.
All eight appeals were
heard at the March 31,
2008 tribunal in Ripley.
Sonya Watson, clerk of
Huron -Kinloss Twp., per-
formed the duties of clerk
of the Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs.Appeals
ours.
Tribunal.
Before the hearing, all
landowners assessed or
compensated in the
drainage report, were
made parties to the
appeal. Watson filed a
declaration of service at
the start of the hearing
proving ,the notice of the
hearing was served on all
parties.
The Elphicks, the
Johnstons, . Hare, Jeff
Gammie and Sharpin
attended and took part in
the appeal hearing.
The Elphicks have lived
in the former Village of
Lucknow, . now the:
Township, for 13 Years.
Their immediate neigh-
bour to the south is Hare.
Their immediate neigh-
bour to the north is
Gammie and the immedi-
ate neighbour to the west
is Johnston. Moran and
Sharpin are. .neighbours`
but to the south of Hare.
Between . the May 2006
petition and the delivery
of the drainage report,
ownership of the
Johnston, Hare and
Gammie • properties
changed. Johnston,
Gammie and Hare are
referred to since they are
the current landowners
The drainage report
identified a . small area
needing drainage. That
area is confined to part of
the Elphicks' back yard.
The entire watershed or
drainage area is .56
hectares. Kuntze testified
at the tribunal that in 30
years of professional
practice this was the
smallest municipal drain
project for which he had
ever prepared a report.
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