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Clinton News-Record, 1977-04-21, Page 3Lively land discussions A A suggestion by former Huron County Warden Anson McKinley that the new Stanley Township plan should set a minimum acreage requirement for agricultural operation provoked lively discussion in Varna, Tuesday night, the last of six meetings tc draw up a secondary land use plan for the town- ship. Mr. McKinley said other townships set minimum acreage requirements for livestock operation and felt Stanley Township should consider a 25 acre minimum. Former OSA President, Gordon Hill expressed opposition to the proposal, saying it could be restrictive to farmers. "A requirement such as this, in this kind of open agricultural com- munity, would be completely unrealistic." he said. Mr. McKinley said a minimum acreage by-law would give township ,�Tucker�mi▪ thgets A council and the committee of adjustment` 1 a chance to examine all agricultural land -use proposals. He said council could By Wilma Oke grant exceptions for farmers who Tuckersmith Township Council ac - wanted to put livestock on less than 25 cepted the tender of a new motor graders acres if council was convinced' the Wabco 555, from Equipment Salesand proposed operation was viable. Service Limited, Rexdale, at a cost of Huron County Planner, George $63,.108.60. It was the. lowest of three Penfold said a 25 acre designation would , tenders. not really provide very much control The purchase by the township i§ over land use. He said controls come subject to the approval of the Ministry of w from by-laws requiring building permits transportation and communications. for any improvements to structures on The grader is to be delivered in two existing farms. When a permit is applied months. Council .will hire Bill Hulley of for, council can determine whether the Hibbert Township as a grader operator. operation meets the requirements of the He is an experienced operator.. agricultural code of practise, Mr. In setting their remuneration for 1977 Penfold said. council decided to give themselves an • Penfold said the concensus-o€ Stanley residents was that controls should be tougher than they are at present. The plan should contain controls to project the natural environment, Mr. Penfold said, especially in the area along the Bayfield River and farm, forests and woodlots. Residents at the urban development workshop felt hamlets should continue to exist, and should be centres of housing development in the township, Mr. Penfold said. People also felt there were rural areas not useful for farming that could be developed for housing, he said. In the area of recreation, people felt development of the Laice Huron shore should be carefully controlled. The cuncensus -was that there was enough The Tuesday meeting was the final one of the series, and Mr. Penfold summed. up the opinions expressed on various issues at each of the meetings. He said agriculture, was to be given the highest • priority in Stanley Township and that all other land uses would have to be evaluated from the stand -point of the top • priority use. He said the control of land use arising from the plan will come in the form of zoning by-laws. On the question of severances, Mr. M inland recreational land in the township already, Mr. Penfold said. There isn't a great deal of potential for the development of extractive resources in the township, Mr. Tenfold said. The new plan will not he able to force the restoration of gravel pits that,, are already worked out and abandoned. Mr. Penfold said the new plan will he drafted by early in September and that copies would hc' sent to all residents for consideration. He said further 'public meetings would he held in the fall to exarine problems in the plan, and that by the end of 1977, the plan should have been given true readings by council. The new plan should be in effect through passing of by-laws by the end of 19,'8, Mr. Penfold said. grader increase. This year for any meeting over two hours which they attend Reeve Ervin Sillery will receive $50.00 a meeting: Deputy reeve Robert Bell will receive $42.50 and ,Councillors Robert Drummond, Frank Falconer,. and Robert Fotheringham will each receive $40.00 a meeting. Last year the reeve received $1,185 a year, the deputy _reeve $880 and each councillor `';800.00 for the year. Council accepted the estimate from B.M. Ross and Associates Limited, Goderich, of $2,500 for the municipal bridge appraisal for safety of the 15 (continued on page 8 Hullett clerk gets assistant Hullett Township Council authorized hour paid to casual labour by the. clerk Clare Vincent, to hire a part-time township. assistant, during a special meeting held At the meeting, which wkas primarily last Wednesday, April 13. held to discuss insurance policies with The assistant is to work for up to 10 the Frank Cowan representative, other days a month at a salary of $2.65 an hour. business was disposed of. This is considerably less than the $4 and Council decided to refer the petit -ion on Younghlutt Drain, Dodds and Taylor, and Medd Drains to the engineer and Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for consideration. They also named H. "TJderstadt as engineer. The clerk was instructed to advertise tenders on the Young Drain with said tenders to he in the hands of the clerk by 5 p.m. on May 13, 1977. A motion that a grant of $200 be given to the Farmstead and Home improvement competition . was also passed. Building permits, subject to Township by-law and Huron County Health Unit approval, were issued to T. Fidom, Lot 18, Con. 7, for an implement shed: Steve Flynn, Lot 22, Con. 4, for a barn and Ross Trewartha, Lot ''3, Con. 2, for a house. Doug Bell was told to get approval from Huron County Health Unit and Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, befote a building permit would he issued -subject. to Township by-laws. • Cale Doucette of Clinton wasted little time Last week, getting in most of the footings for the town's new grandstand, in preparation for the erection of steel on May 2. Here Cale hammers out old cement. More work bees are planned to paint the new seats for the grandstand. (News -Record photo) Huronview . Auxiliary picks slate ' By Hilda Payne The slate of Officers was drawn up at the Huronview Auxiliary meeting which was held in the Craft Room at Huronview on Monday af- ternoon. President, Mrs. C. Colclough, Secretary, Mrs. A. McNichol, Assistant Secretary, Mrs. J. Griffiths, Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Robinson, Corresponding Secretary, Miss Hazel Petts, Press Reporter, Mrs. May Gibson. Twelve members answered the roll call by giving the month of their birthday. It was decided to send Mrs. McNichol to the opening of a new Home in Mississauga on • May 28. Plans for the blossom Tea on June 1 were discussed and some ladies were working- on articles for the sale while the meeting progressed. To close the meeting, Mrs. E Aiding served a dainty lunch. The next meeting will be on°May 16 and a good at- tendance is hoped for. ri• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••,••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HOLLY GULLY MOTOCROSS '77 • at • • rl. • • • GALL • s •• • ••• Clip out for future reference • All races start at 12 noon . • • •.•••40•••• ••••••••••••••••••••40• IkULLy SPORTS & RECREATION LIMITED VARNA ONTARIO 262-5809 April 24 • May 8, 22 • June 12, 26 July 10 • August 7 • Sept. 4 •Oct. 2 ' CLINTON NEWS•RECORD, THUR Gordon Hill, NDP candidate in Gurdon Hill of R R1 Varna, was welcomed last week us New i)emocratic Party candidate for Middlesex Riding in the next provincial election Immediate past president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Mr. Hill was welcomed by provincial NDP officials and by a standing, clapping, cheering crowd who filled the hall of Lambeth United Church on April 13. "It is wonderful to realize what the emergence of Gurdon Hill means to social democracy in Ontario," said Stephen Lewis. "This is a 6ruly historic meeting," said Donald C. MacDonald, • Mr. Lewis is leader of the New Democratic Party in Ontario. Mr. MacDonald is a former provincial'leader and currently food and agriculture critic for the NDP, which is Ontario s Official Opposition. • • Both Liberals and Con- servatives had also sought Mr. Hill as a candidate for various ridings, Mrs. Gillian Sutherland of RR3 Mount Brydges revealed as she nominated liil„ ftnl- the Middlesex New Democrats. When the nominatidn — which was uncontested --- became official, at least 25 election type signs bearing the candidate's 'name were held aloft, and then the crowd rose to its feet in applause. Explaining his choice of the NDP, Mr. Hill said. "In 23 years of dealing with Queen's'. Park, I have come to have severe reservations as to whether the government of GORDON HILI. COPE recommends proposal be accepted by members The Executive Board of the Canadian Union of Public 'Employees, Local. 1000 is recommending. that its 13,500 members accept a proposal `by Ontario Hydro for a one- year contract effective April Pi,... The union- bargaining committee, chaired by Jack MacDonald, First, Vice - President, has been meeting with Hydro sonce January 3, 1 9 , : and has adhered to a rigid timetable jointly agreed to by the parties which en- sured that negotiations would be concluded by the expiry date of the contract, March ;list. The proposal provides for a general wage increase of 8 per cent with exceptions for clerical and technical em- ployees whose increases will range from 8 per cent at the J bottom 6f the salary schedule to (i per cent for those at the top. Helicopter pilots will receive G per cent and there is a special increase of 15 cents per hour for chemical operators. The top trade rate would now he $9.39 an hour. The major benefit in- provements include ..a.cations (four weeks after 10 years' service and six weeks after 30 years), an .additional floating statutory holiday, and extensions to the existing dental and health plans. A membership referendum will he held in order to ratify the proposal, and ballots will be counted on May 5, 1977. Ontario Hydro will be submitting the terms of the proposal to the Anti -Inflation Board for approval. o, this province is interested in people unless they possess a great deal of power — preferably economic power." Earlier, he had said that he chose Middlesex rather than his home riding of Huron - Middlesex, because in the former he could hope to unseat a Conservative, and because he had no wish to oppose Jack Riddell,' for whom he has friendship and respect. 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