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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-09-17, Page 7Neuus filtration pia BY SHARON DIETZ Goderich Public Utilities Commission has awarded the contract for expansion of the town's water filtration plant to the firm of Maple Engineering and Construction of Brampton for the amount of $1,527,330. The contract is for the expansion of the water filtration plant including a garage, laboratory, chemical rooms and diesel generator room and equipment including settling tank sludge scraper mechanisms and automation systems. The contract also includes construction of sludge storage lagoons and a trunk watermain on Beach Road and Elgin Avenue. The municipality's share of the total pro- ject cost will remain at $1.1 million even though the cost has risen to $3.5 million from the last officially approved cost of $2.3 million. Engineer Steve Burns of Burns Ross and Associates has written to the Ministry of Environment to explain the increase. "What is actually being built is vastly different from what was envisioned in 1980 . when, the project was planned," Burns told the commission at their September meeting. He has a verbal confirmation from ministry officials that the municipality's share will remain the same. The project is funded on a threshold tc ntract awarded basis until the ministry share exceeds 75 In other business the commission per cent of the project which would not members received -a report on two water happen until the cost goes beyond $4� v� filtration plants which are operated by blit utilitiy commissions rather than the million. Burns said he also confirmed the design apprbval and recommended the commis- sion proceed with the awarding of the contract. Commission chairman Jim Peters asked whether the commission could get some real assurances the contractor won't be late on completion of the project. Peters said he wants to try to stay comfortably within the commission's term of office. "I want to see it substantially on target:" said Peters. Burns told the commission the contract is for 60 weeks which he considers a reasonable length of time for the project. "Generally when you let them set their own completion date, they're reasonable," he said. PUC manager Evert Middel pointed out that . the pumping station and reservoir project was slated for completion M 36 weeks and it took five months longer. "In light 'of when we're starting this, (Maple) is planning to take all next year which is very reasonable." commented Burns. Ministry of the Environment. The report is to be forwarded to the joint committee of the town of Goderich and the PUC with the recommendation that the joint committee visit the Meaford facility to gather infor- mation on the positives and hegatives of a facility operating such a plant. The town and the PUC are discussing whether to take over operation of the plant and the Ministry of Environment has presented the advantages and disadvantages from Weir viewpoint. Goderich PUC has been notified that management and employees of the water works department were one of eight to be considered for the 1985 American Water' Works Association (AWWA) Award in Class Size 1. As runnerup for the award, the utility is to be commended for being one of this highly select group of water utilities with outstanding performance in accident prevention, said the AWWA ex- ecutive director in his letter. The Utilities Board of Trussville, Alabama was chosen by the AWWA Acci- dent Prevention Committee as the winner Indusi'rial development strategy says Goderich's economy is buoyant Goderich, Clinton and Exeter have strong industrial bases and buoyant economies, while Wingham and Seaforth have declining or stagnant economies. That conclusion is included in an in- dustrial development strategy for Huron County which has been prepared by the third year class of the school of urban and regional planning at the University of Waterloo. The strategy was presented to members of Huron County Council during the regular , September session. The document includes as opportunities favoring industrial growth in Wingham: its young population ° structure relative to the other municipalities, its large percentage of the labor force with post secondary school education, abundance of municipally -owned land, relatively inexpensive and already serviced industrial land, adequate water and sewage, allowance for heavy industry in its official plan, and a high female unemployment rate indicating "a readily available local labor force". Disadvantages .listed include Wingham's relatively high mill rate, its isolation from large urban centres and its "smalland nar- row industrial base largely dependent on wood products." The main thrust of the strategy is aimed at the need. for Huron County to shift its development patterns, more'toward in- ustrial development rather than its tradi- tional agricultural trends. Huron County has always been an agriculturally based economy, the strategy document says. The industrial sector; however, is not a significant component of the county's economy in that it is composed of small to medium sized firms that are link- ed to the agricultural service sector., Rubber, plastics and printing • industries have shown slight growth, the document states, while wood products, transportation equipment and metal fabrication industries have declined. The strategy suggests that industrial parks in the county have sufficient in- dustrial land to accommodate future growth. In addition, there are sufficient in- dustrial land parcels available throughout the county, although much of it is scattered and fragmented. .. • The document says the county's future in- dustrial strategy must aim at five essential functions: diversification of the county's economic base, retention of its firm agricultural. foundation for the future, main- taining and expanding its existing industry, encouraging back and forth "linkages" — particularly within the agricultural sector — and developing a pro -active role for coun- ty government and administration where the county should act as a facilitator of in- dustrial development initiatives. Recommendations for implementing the industrial strategy include: —More efficient use of industrial parks and lands by the county's planning and development department through the changingg, of official plans and bylaws in order to consolidate industrial land around town's; to allow mixed-use industrial and commercial zoning, and to prevent develop- ment of new industrial parks until the ex- isting ones are filled. —Local municipalities should be en- couraged to organize industrial develop-, • Goderich Sunset, Golf Club and Driving Range COME ON OUT AND PLAY! 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Such a committee's function will be to advise on policy, facilitate community in- ° put, open a network to local leadership and expertise and to review the industrial development program. — The planning and development depart- ment should establish and maintain a data- base of county surveys taken during census years, to document,the county's industries, agriculture and labor force. The 141 -page document goes on tooutline the step-by-step procedure for implemen- ting the industrial strategy. Exeter Reeve Bill sMickle, in commenting on the report, urged council members to take a serious look at,Itsrecommendations. liurdnt.CountyisT-planning 4irectoriGaa>y Davidson, said' his department "will be go- ing over the report with council's planning ,and development committee leading to recommendations which will be presented to council." 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