Times-Advocate, 1985-04-17, Page 2Pane 2 Times -Advocate, April 17, 1985
Drainage is concern
at Usborne projects
Concerns regarding drainage pro-
blems that may arise from the con-
struction of the new Exeter
Pentecostal Tabernacle and Huron
Motor Products Ltd. constituted a
major item at the April meeting of
Usborne council.
Dan Murphy of Donnelly & Murphy
addressed council and stated they
should be concerned with the poten-
tial water run-off into the Wright
Drain created by these two
developments on Highway 4, just
south of Exeter.
B.M. Ross of G.M. Ross &
Associates said the possibility exists
of the surface run-off from these two
new facilities increasing the existing
run-off into the Wright Drain by as
much as 12 times that which the drain
has been used to carrying in the past
years.
He listed some alternatives which
had been discussed. such as using re-
taining ponds. but pointed out that
these may not prove to be satisfac-
tory. Another alternative was to use
a 27 -inch pipe, but he estimated this
cost would be int he $100.000 area.
He urged council to consider the
possibility of improving the drain
under the Drainage Act and Stephen
Township Reeve Allan Walper agreed
with that suggestion.
Stephen Township will be directly
involved by the drainage situation as
the Wright Drain flows into a MTC
catchbasin and flows beneath
Highway 4 and empties into the
McBride Drain in Stephen.
Several neighbouring property
owners were also in attendance at the
meeting.
It was the consensus of the majority
of the Stephen ratepayers present
that the largest portion of the costs of
any drain plan or repair should be
assessed against the developments,
since the drains as they now existed
were adequate for their purposes.
Council decided to await a letter
from Robert Hamather. of Huron
Motor Products asking that the
Wright Drain be repaired under the
provisions of the Drainage Act.
Clerk Larry Stuck advised that the
letter had been received and council
will he dealing with the request at
their next meeting.
Council also had a delegation from
the South Iluron rec centre board of
management. They were introduced
by Usborne council representative
Brian Hardeman and included
another Usborne appointee, board
chairman John Pym. along with rec
director Lynne Farquhar and
facilities manager Cam Stewardson.
After council reviewed the boards
_proposed budget for 1985. they decid-
ed to make no change in their current
grant. They will provide a grant of
$10.000 for this year to be forwarded
,to the board in instalments of $2.500
on April 1, July 1, October 1 and
December 1.
Circus atmosphere
surrounds grants
In what Mayor Bruce Shaw term-
ed a "three -ringed circus." Exeter
council this Week made donatons to
four organizations and turned down
requests from two others.
However. it took three amendments
to the original motion from social ser-
vices chairman Ben Hoogenboom
before the groups got approval for
their assistance.
The committee had recommended
donations of $:300 to the Exeter
Agricultural Society. $500 to the
Tordnship of Tuckersmith for the
aquatics program at Vanastra rec
centre and $250 to the Iluron Country
Playhouse.
The had decided against assistance
for the Chatham -Kent Disaster Com-
mittee, Huron Town and Country
Homemakers and the Canadian Hear-
_ ing Society.
Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller. a
former director on the Town and
Country Homemakers. said she had
mixed emotions about their request.
noting that Exeter residents use the
service of the homemakers as much
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as any part of the county.
Ilowever, she said the community
contributed through a direct appeal
and tax dollars were also given from
Exeter through a donation at the
county level.
She finally presented an amend-
ment to the motion that 'the
Ilomemakers be given a grant of $400.
That was defeated. hut a subsequent
%amendment by Gaylan Josphenson
that the group be given $300 was
approved.
The grant to the Vanastra pool was
then trimmed to $250 through an
amendment presented by Reeve Bill
Mickle.
The original motion was then car-
ried, but not unanimously.
lioogenboom suggested council
needed to establish some guidelines
for making donations to various
groups and his motion to that effect
was approved.
That will result in the same exer-
cise a committee of council went
through a few years ago in setting
guidelines for donations.
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Exeter Public Utilities Commission
Notice of Hydro Interruption
(Weather permitting)
Sunday, April 21, 1985
0500 hr. to 0800 hr. E.S.T.
Affecting most of the area South of Sanders St and
east of Main St. in the Town of Exeter.
This interruption is necessary•in order to replace
some equipment.
Your co-operation will be appreciated.
H.L. Davis
Manager
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A grant of $500 was also approved
for the Hensall recreation centre, $200
for the Huron Town and Country
Homemakers and $750 for the
Usborne Baseball Association.
The clerk advised council that due
to the closing of the Elimville hall, a
polling station or stations would be set
up in the Usborne administrative
boardroom for the provincial election
on May 2. This was ratified by
council.
llardeman presented to council
some evidence showing that a person
or persons have been abusing the ser-
vices of the Kirkton landfill site by
taking refuge and dumping it over tho
gate on days the dump is closed.
The clerk was instructed to Write to
the person identified through a letter
found in the garbage, informing that
person of the dates and times the
dump is open to the public.
After a committee -of -the -whole ses-
sion. council passed a motion to
deduct from the clerk -treasurer two
days of pay for sick days over and
above • that allowed for in bylaw
03-1985.
In other business. council:
Received a scroll from the ministry
of municipal affairs and housing for
participating. in. Local Government
Week and agreed to have it framed
and put up for exhibit in the ad-
ministation building.
Decided thay had no objection to
the proposed rezoning by the Town of
Exeter to allow a drug store, health
spa and general merchan-
dise/clothing store in excess of 450
square metres in the Sprackman
shopping centre.
SINGING ALONG -- Dylan Culbert (left), Jordon Jeffrey,
Becker were among the members of the Bean Sprouts Nursery
Denomme in a program for grandparents at the school.
Kimberly Pals°, Jennifer Regier and Joshua
School in Zurich joining teacher Debbie
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