Clinton News-Record, 1986-09-10, Page 2•
Page 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1986
Two Clinton projects �ects proposed for 1987 by conservation authority
By Anne Narejko
CLINTON - The Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority (ABCA) has cited two
potential projects for Clinton in their 1987
budget year. One project is the Griffith
Pond water level and the other is an erosion
problem with the storm sewer outlet at the
northwest corner of the Highway 4 bridge
over the Bayfield River.
Griffith Pond
The Griffith Pond, located by Central
Huron Secondary School, has been an ongo-
ing concern for residents and the town.
"The pond drains farm land from the
north and the street system from the south,
therefore its. level fluctuates," said Harold
(Hoot) Gibbings, Clinton Public Works
Department Superintendent.
However, the pond does not drain itself as
it did years ago.
"The pond is a natural reservoir with the
water feeding in from both directions. Some
feel there used to be an underground outlet
that must have gotten filled up with debris
( which no longer allows the pond to drain),"
said Mr. Gibbings.
The problem has been looked at by the
town before with two solutions being
brought forward, but the cost was felt to be
out of line.
"There had been a proposal years back to
extend the storm sewer system from where
Target now is back, but it wouldn't have had
enough depth to drain it, just maintain a
level. Also the cost was in the multi -
thousand dollar area," he said. "It's a mat-
ter of priorty and cost."
Another solution was to put a pump in but
that was deemed too expensive.
ABCA is proposing conducting a study to
determine the reasons for the increased
water levels and also investigate possible
methods cf keeping the water at a tolerable
level. According to Mr. Gibbings, the water
level at present is not dangerous to the sur-
rounding houses, only their gardens.
ABCA preliminary estimate of the cost of
a study would be $10,000. If the study is done
as a conservation authority project, the
Town of Clinton would be responsible for
13.5 per cent of the costs or $1,350. ABCA
would pay 1.5 per cent or $150 and a provin-
cial grant of $8,500 would be made available.
According to Acting Clerk -Treasurer
Marie Jefferson, there is no grant available
to fix the problem when it is found.
Storm Sewer Outlet
Over half of a discharge chute, made of
rock and concrete, located at the northwest
corner of Highway 4 has been eroded and is
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in need of repair. An estimated cost of $5,500
was brought to Clinton Council by ABCA.
In a letter to council, ABCA explained,
"the storm sewer outfall structure lies ap-
proximately 25 feet from the Bayfield River
with a difference of approximately eight
feet in elevation between the outfall and the
low water level."
The ABCA feels the most economical way
of correcting the problem would be to
remove the existing stone, reshape the out-
fall chute and line the chute with a filter
cloth and rip -rap (heavy concrete and stone
used to prevent erosion).
Allegations raised at county
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meeting.
In an interview on September 5, Partridge
said he has given both a verbal response to
the allegations and has furnished the
Library Board with a letter from his
solicitors, Siskind and Cromarty of London,
regarding his position on the matter.
In the letter, dated August 22 and address-
ed to Board Chairman Tom Cunningham,
Partridge says he is prepared to give his
resignation to the Library Board conditional
upon the board granting him as much time
as needed to find a similar position with
another public library board, which he ex-
pects will take an estimated six months. He
also expects the board to give him a "fair
recommendation" for his 14 years of service
as head of the county library system.
He said if the Library Board will not ac- ,
cept the proposal, it will be "in for a fight
like they've never seen before" in order to
clear his name and resolve the situation.
Partridge said he haslet to receive a rep-
ly from the board regarding his proposal.
Tom Cunningham, chairman of the
library board, said it is a personnel.matter
the board intends to resolve within the
board, without making it public until all the
parties have been heard.
"The board felt it should be dealt with in -
camera, and it should stay that way. We ask
for council's indulgence as we feel it's a per-
sonal matter and we intend to hear all sides
of the matter... We have not taken a position
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FOOD MARKET CLINTON
The $5,500 rice tag would see 55 per cent
or $3,025 of a cost paid by ABCA and the
remaining 4 per cent or $2,475 paid by the
Town of Clinton,
This cost also includes establishing an ac-
cess road from the park by the treatment
plant to the site.
council...
and we will not until all sides .have been
heard.
"We do not want to wash our dirty laundry
in public and we don't want to make anyone
feel bad in public," said Cunningham.
Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston questioned
the board's refusal to make the situation
public, so council can deal with, and
ilossibly rectify, the ordeal.,
"The people oche streets seem to know 41111
more than the people on county council. The
board can only recommend measures while .
it's the job of county council to act on these
recommendations. The matter should be
before this body and not on the streets of
Huron County where it is presently," said
'Johnston.
Lionel Wilder, Reeve of Hay Township,
says the morale of the staff and the chief
librarian has suffered severely because of
the situation which has been in the hands of
the Library board for the past two months.
"Patience is going to run thin very soon.
It's the people of Huron County who will suf-
fer," said Wilder.
Cunningham said he realizes the morale
at the library headquarters is not high, but
he says he wasn't aware that any problems
existed until he first received a verbal
report and later two written reports by
headquarters staff about the various
problems.
"It was a complete surprise to me when
these concerns were brought to me. I never
solicited any concerns to be brought for-
ward," he said.
Cunningham said he hopes to have a full
report to council on, the matter "by 410
September or October, but we can't
guarantee anything".
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the current process of negotiations allows
both parties to drift through the process
with little pressure being exerted. The
recommended process will put extreme
pressure on both parties to reach an agree-
ment. Put simply, the new model can be
described lis 'no contract, no work'."
It further read "'The model makes the
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timeline. This should encourage boards
and teachers to reach a negotiated settle-
ment prior to the final offer vote. In addi-
tion, it will put a great deal of pressure on
the board to ensure that the final offer is
reasonable,"
While the revisions to Bill 100 have been
explored and approved at the local school
board levels, Mr. Elliott noted that the On-
tario government hasnotyet begun to
review the legislation that has been cur-
rently in force for about 10 years.
While the government has accepted the
need for some revision, Mr. Elliott said,
"At the government level a committee
hasn't even been struck yet to deal with it,
but when it does, the position has been
prepared."
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