Times Advocate, 1999-05-12, Page 27111
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Council *h't compromise on curb side green waste pick-up
By Kate Monk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HENSALL — Rate-
payers' concerns about
the cancellation of green
waste pick-up in Herfsall
were tossed into the
composter at Monday
night's council meeting.
Staff and Reeve Cecil
Pepper said they have
received complaints
about the cancellation of
the service. Council re-
ceived three letters from
residents who expressed
their disappointment
with the decision and
asked for a compromise
of twice monthly or
monthly curbside pick-
up
Council would not re-
consider its decision and
moved to "note and file"
the letters.
In other environmental
matters, council dis-
cussed a letter from a
resident who was un-
settled because the vil-
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lage dfd not warn her a
mature tree would be cut
down in front of her
house.
The ratepayer said the
issue is not that dead
trees should remain
standing but that she
wasn't informed the tree
would be cut down.
The ratepayer asked
council to "display re-
spect" by advising home-
owners when trees will
be cut down and by re-
placing every tree the
village removes.
Councillors and staff
said they've received
mixed reactions to tree
cutting. Some ratepayers
are unhappy at first but
were relieved once they
see the poor condition of
the inside of the tree af-
ter it was cut down.
Acting Works Super-
intendent Derek Rob-
inson said advising peo-
ple before the village's
trees are cut down won't
help the process.
if we put a yellow 'X'
on it, that's going to be a
shock just the same,"
Robinson said.
Councillor Steve Towle
agreed.
"When the tree has to
come down, it - has to
come down," Towle said.
"Things gerold."
Councillor Dave Annen
said any of the trees Rob-
inson showed him that
needed to be removed
were in bad condition
and he agreed they
should come down.
Robinson • reported
eight of nine trees sched-
uled to be cut down have
been removed.
The village used to re-
place the removed trees
but stopped doing so
about three years ago af-
ter a windstorm went
through the village and
damaged several trees.
Clerk Treasurer Lu-
anne Phair said planting
new trees became a li-
ability issue and the
practice was eliminated.
Grand Bend man.
involved in scheme
GRAND BEND — A
Grand Bend resident is
one of three prominent
area businessmen who
have been charged by
the RCMP with a scheme
to allegedly raise a breed
of low-fat cattle that cot
investors $3.5 million.
Bill Kennedy, a former
London Hydro commis-
sioner and heir to the
Lawson: family fortune,
has been charged with
eight counts of fraud
over $5,000 and giving a
secret commission to
Dino DeLellis, who in
turnhas been charged
with its receipt.
Gordon Coles is also
facing one charge of
fraud.
Cpl. Joe Peel of the
RCMP's commercial
crime section In London
Helping the arena
The Lucan Community Memorial Centre has a
brand new score clock thanks to funds raised by
several area groups. The new $9,300 clock was in-
stalled in April. Pictured from left are Jim Hearn
of the Irish Old Timers, Pete Martens of the Lu -
can Cup Committee, arena manager Paul Dyke -
man and Lucan and District Lions Club president
Mike Tuxford. Absent is Paul Hodgins of the Lu -
can men's hockey rec league.
said the charges arise
from the same circum-
stance that led the On-
tario Securities Commis-
sion this year to
permanently ban Ken-
nedy and DeLellis from
selling securities in the
province.
According to evidence
presented- at the secur-
ities commission hearing,
between -1992 and 1994
DeLellis sold shares in
the limited partnerships
for between $20,000 and
$22,500 to London and
area investors.
• Th' limited partner-
ships were allegedly set
up to import embryos of
low-fat Piedmontese cat-
tle from Italy.
Kennedy was general
partner, running the..
partnerships. on behalf :af
the limited partners.
Coles was the, principle of
Asil, the company given
the board and care con
tract for the cattle.
Out of the money ` paid
to Asil for board and care
of the cattle, the secur--
ities commission was
told, $280,000 was paid'
to DeLellis in secret com-
missions and perks. Sim-
ilar amounts were paid
to Kennedy, the secur-
ities commission heard.
Kennedy, has agreed to
his lifetime ban by the se-
curities commission but
disagreed with its conclu-
sion that he made untrue
statements to investors,
received undisclosed
money from the partner-
ships and participated in
making undisclosed pay-
ments to DeLellis.
Kennedy and' Coles ap-
peared in a London court
on May 6 to answer to
the charges. DeLellis is
out of the country and
will appear at a later
date, the RCMP said.
With files from the Lon-
don Free Press.
Bylaw amended
for tourist home
Council has amended a
bylaw to allow a "tourist
home" on the southeast
corner of Hwy. 4 and
King St. in Hensall.
Peter and Maria
Schroeder attended a
public meeting on Mon-
day night in the council
chamber to field any
questions about their
proposal.
The amendment
changes the lot's des-
ignation from R2 (Res-
idential - Medium Den-
sity) to R2-3 (Residential
Medium Density - Special
Provisions). The property
includes the additional
permitted uses of a guest
or tourist home with the
exception that the pro-
prietor doesn't have to
live in the house.
Huron County planner
Wayne Caldwell attended
the meeting and said the
amendment is a minor
change that "really
doesn't effect many peo-
ple" because there are
few neighbours.
There is a 20 -day ap-
peal period for the by-
law. •
Peter Schroeder told
council he is "pleased to
enrich this corner in
Hensall."
Stray cats
About 30 tags have
been issued under the
new Hensall cat bylaw.
Animal control/bylaw en-
forcement officer Jamie
Caldwell will receive an
extra $10 per month to
compensate for the in-
creased workload- of re-
sponding to stray cat
complaints.
Caldwell has a list of
phone numbers residents
can contact if they have
'a ..cat problem. If an
agency such as the hu-
mane society doesn't ac-
cept the cat, the village
has to pick up the tab for
taking the offending fe-
line to the South ,Huron
Veterinary Clinic.
A dog owner will get a
letter from the village
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asking the dog be kept least 14 years old and
under control. must have a minimum
Reunion gets $ 100
Council voted to donate
$100 to the South Huron
District High School All -
years Reunion to be held
in 2000. Blyth Festival's
requests for financial
support was denied al-
though councillors said
they would attend a spe-
cial municipal night.
They declined the City of
Stratford's invitation to a
similar event at the Avon
Theatre.
Permission was grant-
ed to the Leukemia Re-
search Fund to sell tick-
ets, the Epilepsy, Huron -
Perth -Bruce to sell glad-
iola on Aug. 5 and 6 and
the Hensall Fire De-
partment to have a toll
booth in support of Mus-
cular Dystrophy on June
5 within the village lim-
its.
Also on the fund-
raising trail, there is still
room for Hensall res-
idents to ride the Heart
and Stroke Foundation
Big Bike when it comes
to Hensall Sunday, June
6. A total of 29 riders are
needed •to fill the bike.
Each rider must be at
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pledge of $50. Different
prizes can be early for
the amount of money
raised.
Call the village office
for details.
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No funding for sew-
age upgrade
Not only are Ontario's
rivers dry, the provincial
fund for upgrading mu-
nicipal sewage systems
has also run dry.
In a letter, the province
informed Hensall council
there is no money left in
the fund at this time but
if more money becomes
available, its file would
be reactivated.
Hensall had applied to
the province for a $1.2
million sewage upgrade
project but the project
will be put on hold until
funding is received.
On a more positive
note, Hensall will receive
$17,000 from the 1999
Special Circumstances
Fund. The letter from
the province said the
funding is, to help cover
costs of realigning local
services to meet new re-
sponsibilities without
raising property taxes.
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