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Times Advocate, 1989-08-09, Page 2Page 2 limes -Advocate, August 9, 1989 Usborne historybyook ready by end of- 1991 USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Dele- gations took up a big part of the regular Usborne township council meeting held on Tuesday, August 1. Walter Creery and Garnet Hicks representing the Usborne History Book Committee were asking di- rection from council. They received a suggestion that 1,500 history books be printed and they be available by December 1 of 1991, so they could be available for Christmas presents. The use of a patron list to pro- mote early commitments, for which a reduced price might be considered was also recommended. Usborne Sesquicentennial co- chairmen Murray Dawson and Bob Down were in attendance to present a cheque for $150 to Rick and Kar- en Etherington as winners of the recent Sesquicentennial slogan con- test. The Ethcrington's submitted the winning slogan of " Usborne and You in '92." / Deb McCann, Assistant Co- ordinator of Huron Safe Homes for Youth discussed with council the services they provide for young people 16 to 18 years of age who may be without a place to live, or in an emotional or physical crisis due to personal, family or social factors. Representatives of the Hurondale, Elimville and Kirkton Women's In- stitutes attended the meeting to dis- cuss with council how they might help the township's recycling ini- tiatives, possibly by distributing blue boxes and recycling informa- tion packages. Councillor Pat Down presented a written report on the Bluewater Re- cycling Association Meeting she at- tended on July 26. Blue boxes will be distributed in the near future and the recycling truck will spend a day in the munic- ipality sometime in late August. The date will appeaar in advertise- ment in next week's T -A. The grand opening of the Bluewa- ter sorting facility is planned for August 30 at the former Grand Bend airport and Bell Aerospace property. A request has been received from Cook's Division of Parrish and Heimbecker in Kirkton for a key to the Kirkton waste disposal site so that mill screenings can be dumped during the week was received. Reeve Gerald Prout advised that approval was given on .the condi- tion no papers be dumped, that the screenings be put in an allocated area at the site, and that the key not be loaned out to Cook's employees for personal use. Additonal road constructi • was discussed with a view to building up a small section of road on Con- cession 4-5. Council agreed this work should be completed. A resolution from the township of Howick was supported. It calls for the government to enact legisla- . tion to require all chemical compa- nies to provide for the return of and recycling of pesticide and herbicide containers. Fire hall construction to start early September EXETER At the August 2 meeting of the Exeter and area fire board, Exeter deputy reeve Lossy Fuller reported on the progress of a new fire hall. She said members of the Exeter fire hall building committee 'had recently toured three area fire halls and had met with the architect on August 1. The building on property at Nelson and Church streets ac- quired recently from Nabisco Brands would be of 7,150 square footage on a lot of 255 feet by 192 feet and will have a five bay drive-thru. Construction is expected to start in early September. As the new hall will be in a residential ama, concern is being shown for exterior appearance. The north wall is to be steel on steel to al- low for any future expansion. The remaining walls will be wood and steel -brick. The driveway will be placed on the south side of the fire hall in- stead of the north side. The bay doors on both the west and east walls are in the north half of the building. As such, a driveway on the south side of the building will make -for an easier equipment turning radius into both west side bays. Fuller said a working site su- perintendent is required. A list of names is to be provided to the consultant for selection. She added, "Staff is also com- piling a list of sub -trades. We are inviting anyone interested to send in their names and trades. We don't want to miss anybody." At Tuesday's council meeting, councillor Ben Hoogenboom said he was concerned about the leas- ing arrangement with the owner of the present fire hall property. Hoogenboom was assured by mayor Bruce Shaw and clerk - treasurer Liz Bell that rent of $2,000 per month had .been paid until the end of August and the lease cannot be broken without three months notice by either par- ty. When artyWhen Councillor Dave Urlin asked what could be done about getting local residents to install smoke detectors, Fuller said fire chief Gary Middleton would •be trying to see that every home in town is equipped with a detector. Urlin reported that in a recent fire in London, three detectors were in the house, but were not in working order. When asked about a decreased number of firemen, chief Gary Middleton replied that the firemen and himself were reviewing the situation -and that two or three new. recruits could possibly be availa- ble by September. Discussion was held regarding the debriefing of the firemen after extrication incidents. The chief re- ported that he talks to the men as soon as possible after and they are shown films when available. Also discussed was the possible hazards to the department of open pits or ponds in rural areas when responding tonight calls. Most would be situated away from buildings and would nbt be cause for concern. The chief was asked to review the insurance coverage for volun- teer firemen in cast of injury dur- ing fire practice and to initiate a resolution to be taken to Mutual Aid in order to insure full compen- sation. Usborne township representative B.J. Rowcliffe reported that the Fire Marshal's Office would have a representative at the township council meeting of September 19 to present their report on a recent survey. Cold weather slows down Bend, police say GRAND BEND - The summer detachment of the OPP in Grand Bend were calling the Civic Holi- day a "fairly busy holiday weekend" as_ more than 200 liquor charges were laid against revelers. l-- �Ice -were �ggest - __._ing lastwala nocolntrr - to the two previous holiday wc.k- 'ends of the season and were hazard- ing a guess that cooler weather was keeping the crowds at bay. In fact, the beach nearly empty. liquor charges, there were three criminal code charges laid as a resitilt of, the investigation of four assault com- plaints. Four charges were laid un- der the Highway Traffic Act, four under the Environmental Protection Act as a result of urinating in a were two complaints of property damage and two complaints of theft. - 'Seyerac_fights_ were invectiptP,1, . t�t7iStf ion . and one count of public viol mischief. Way up there - Its a long way up on an elep;nant's back, just ask these kids who took a spine intermission at the Kelly Miller Circus held at Port Blake Conservation Area last Thursday. The circus played to two packed houses locally. Lucan council asking how ratepayers want to pay water LUCAN - Village council are in debate over how strongly a letter of intent should be worded before it is presented to ratepayers. The letter will be asking resi- dents how they plan to finance their share of the future water and sewage projects. The documents will then be presented to the Onta- rio Municipal Board as evidence of the village funds available for the projects. The letter suggested to council asks ratepayers if they plan to pay a lump sum of $3,082 rather than debenture the cost over 10 years. Council were concerned, the $3,082, at present an estimate, might be construed as the final cost. "I think it must be made clear that $3,082 is not gospel," said reeve Larry Hotson. However, council were told that the letter's purpose is'to be as specific as pos- sible so that it will be taken seri- ously by the OMB. Until the is- sue is resolved, the letter will not yet be seen in the ratepayer's mail. In other business, the Butler and Stanley Street reconstruction pro- ject is nearly complete, but as the works superintendent Doug John- ston reported, it is over budget by more than $2,000. The estimated cost of $71,000 has been passed and Johnston said the bills are still coming in, which means the village might have to cut back on its plans for resurfac- ing other streets with tar and chips later on this year. Johnston said his department has already spent $3-4,000 in calcium chloride this year for dust control on gravel streets. Council agreed with him that the money would be better spent on converting streets to tar and chip as soon as possible. Bell Canada will soon be install- ing fibre optic cables in Lucan, which means sidewalks will be Main Street between George Street and the TD bank. Council were - concerned that this project will also ro _ "11t -tarn- up to accommodate a tele- communications manhole. Never- thcless. ROI -Canada will have to .Slogan winners - Karen and Rick Etherington ( far right), accept a $150 cheque from Usborne town- ship reeve Gerald Prout, and sesquicentennial chairmen Murlay Dawson and Bob Down as winners of the recent Usborne slogan contest. They won with "Usborne and You In '92" -. ,sr 7,klad!4P+, ^s`"'i'l'� K=.mr:-K ti `-r. a:✓..� 6T:c'44=11,�.w.;....1: :..:� repair all properties to their origi- nal condition. Lucan's arena board has a new chairman. Fred Dobbs took over the position last month after the resignation of Larry Hotson, who gave up the seat to become Lucan's reeve. Sitting as vice chairman is ,councillor Tom McLaughlin. Work on the parapet wall of Lu - can's municipal office has been stalled. A $13,000 contract to repair the brickwork and roof had been accept- ed by council, but the contractor is having trouble finding matching brick to complete the job. Council has decided to review the contract in September if work has not commenced at that time. As of press time, a special meet- ing for Lucan council is planned to finalize the site for the village's new war .r tower. The tower will be necessary to replace the aging structure and to cope with future ex- pansion ' the water system with a Lake Hur;.n pipeline. At •the same meeting, council will interview five candidates seek- ing the position of councillor to re- place Larry Hotson who took the reeve's chair on the resignation of Norm Steeper last month. The Lucan Helping Hands missed out on a substantial grant from the village because the budget had al- ready been passed. The organiza- tion requested funds from Lucan to fill their depleted bank accounts, but council decided only $50 could be spared. 1 Stephen approves tender for watermain crossing CREDITON - Stephen town- ship council has accepted a tender from A.G. Hayter Contracting for watermain construction across Highway 21. The successful bid was for $11,092.47 and is subjcct to ap- proval from the engineering firm of B.M. Ross. A zoning change was granted to Keith Davey at part of Lot 15, Concession 3 to allow construc- tion of.a residence on a 50 acre property. _ Minor variances were granted to Jack Shaw to allow construc- tion of a horse barn at part of Lot 15, Concession 7 and to Ron • Miller to erect a deck at part of Lot 7, Lake Road West Conces- sion. The township's chief building official Milton Dietrich was given permission to attend the Ontario Building Officials Association convention in Ottawa from Octo- ber 2 to 4.. One tile drain loan application in the amount of $15,600 was ap- proved. Perry Knee was named to the Ccntralia.Pa ka-Board to ik:piaLL the late Rick Walker. The township recycling program for households is expected to start on January 1 of 1990. Single vehicles involved in most area accidents Drivers fined in local JP court EXETER - Donald W. Wareing, Hensall, pleaded guilty in JP court on August 1 - after the charge against him was amended from careless driving to leaving the road- way not in safety. He had been northbound on Concession 2-3 in Hay township on May 13. His ve- hicle left the road, struck a tree, continueel, on and struck another when a rabbit ran out in front of him. The driver had minor inju- ries, and his vehicle was demo- lished. Wareing paid his $53.75 fine before leaving court. Alan S. Anderson, Waterloo, had his charge amended from careless driving to following too closely. He had looked away to check his mirror while driving along High- way 83 on July 2 and drove into the rear of a car, causing a chain re- action. The car was the last in a row of three that had been stopped by police. The accident caused $8,000 dam- age to the third vehicle, severe damage to the accused's, and the first and second ' d light to moderate damage. a persons suffered minor injuries in the acci- dent. Peter D. Scott, Goderich, pleaded guilty to careless driving, and was fined $240. He had been spotted speeding west on Highway 83 by an officer on patrol on June 9. -He was clocked on radar going 155 in an 80 zone. The following police- man observed the accused failing to slow in a 60 kph zone, and passing two vehicles on the right by driv- ing on thegravel shoulder. The whole incident took place on a two -kilometre stretch of highway in heavy traffic. Scott identified himself with a beginner's permit. He wondered if the incident would affect his li- cence. David Rene Gagner, Burnsville, Minnesota, was found guilty of failing to stop for a red light, and use of a radar warning device, de- spite his not guilty plea to both counts. The accused, who has a summer home at RR2 Zurich, was observed proceeding th' ough a light at Main St. and Thames Road. He. opened his glove compartment to get his insurance, and the officer noticed a radar warning device. Gagner testified the light at the intersection was amber as he ap- proached, and he did not see it turn red. He also did not want to brake sharply, as his eight -months - pregnant wife was with him. There was no evidence the "fuzz buster" was in use, and Gagner said he knew that although the device was legal in the States but was ille- gal to use in Ontario, he had not known that possession was also il- - legal. He was found guilty of both charges, and fined $53.75 on each count. The police kept the device. In an expand trial, Wayne Col - cough, Blyth, was found guilty of driving while suspended. A police- man in a parked patrol car saw a ve- hicle approaching the intersection of Highway 83 and concession 2-3 in Hay township on March 18. It drove through the stop sign at 50 kph without stopping. Colcough was fine J $1,000. He has four prior.cor.victions for the same of- fence. James A. Holmes, Cambridge, was given 15 days to pay an $18.75 fine for speeding 95 in an 80 zone. Tender error; . Continued from front page "I think the engineer is liable. If he's not, why have one?" Reeve Bill Mickle agreed saying, "Basically, we accepted the $280,000 figure. Our acceptance was subject to approval by the engi- neer and MTC. It's a bad scene." Mayor Bruce Shaw commented, "We are in a situation where we act- ed on good faith on behalf of the L- n„�� �9�<<¢ contracto.04 r by the dents`hwcstigaietfthis week by of- ficers fficers of the Exeter detachment of lt.rtikk :f' 1"a vmi1;1T lijre. 10 volved only one vehicle. On Sunday, July 30, a vehicle driven by-L.^.urt Draiscy, RR 1, Exeter went out of control on Ste- phen township sideroad 15-16, struck a cement culvret and flipped over twice landing in a field. The vehicle was demolished and the driver suffered minor injurics';which were treated at South Huron Hospi- tal in Exeter. Elizabeth Mol of Exeter was tak- en to South Huron Hospital with " major injuries after the vehicle she was operating went out of control Wednesday on Highway 83, west of Exeter and flipped over in the ditch. Saturday, a vehicle driven by Ke- vin Pfaff, Huron Park went into the ditch on Huron road 4, cast of Stephen Concession 10-11 after at- tempting to pass another vehicle. The driver and a passenger John DeBocck of Crediton sustained mi- nor injuries. Monday, a vehicle driven by Hel- ..,.'.::/.:(F�8'L1%wE=G'.T4ii"�D►;fd�Y�.�.{KLL �.! ,• llay township road-23r-strukk_a.__ ditch and tipped over. Minor -inju- rins.w was demolished. Vehicles operated by Mark Ryan, RR 3, Ailsa Craig and James Ed- Hensall collided Thursday on Concession 8-9 of Hay township at sidcroad 15-16. Edgill was taken to South Huron Hospital in Exeter and then trans- ferred to University Hospital in London where he remains in critical condition. Works superintendent Glenn Ke11c reported that the enginccks_admittcd o irtrssmg the etror, tint, 'haute nor-- offered od—offered to pay." They are prepared to talk to council. AA one-year holdback of 15 percent of the total contract is in effect. This amounts to more than the dis- crepancy until the incident is cleared . Sunday, vehicles driven by Arthur Nutt, Stratford and David Torrance, North Bay were in collision on Highway 83, east of Hibbert town- ship road L24. Damage was moder- • ate. " -• During the week, officers investi- gated 78 general occurrences. Charges laid were 87 under the Highway Traffic Act and 22 under the Liquor Licence Act. In addition, two drivers were charged with impaired driving and 12 hour driving supsensions were issued to four drivers. .,A up. Change date The next regular meeting of Exet- er council will be delayed one week until Monday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. The change is necessary due to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Convention which will be held August 20 to 23 in Toron- to. A number of councillors will be attending. • ..yip �r "'.tom