The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-15, Page 181
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n surprise to council
PU��>>.._� plans for stati������n
" There could be power limitations and
limited growth in that area of town without the
station/' he advised. "We can't go on for long
without problems."
The PUV did encounter problems two years
ago when the industrial park station blew out.
PUC member Jim Peters told council that
blowout cost 'the taxpayers $20,000 in repairs
and an additional $20,000 for the rental of
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3,000 kva of power. The town's total supply is
13,000 kva but Murphy explained that in peak
station but also reasonable," he said. "Growth periods in January the load reached 16,000.
will occur in that area and it makes sense to That demand is overtaxing the system and
locate the station there." could lead to brown -outs or station break -
The town is presently serviced by three downs. Since the Goderich stations have been
stations. The station in the industrial park and running over capacity, Murphy emphasized the
another near Agriculture Park each supply urgency or, moving towards the construction of
5,000 kva while the Britannia station supplies a new station in 1979.
Planning Bd. preterits
Industrial Park plan
BY DAVE SYKES
It could simply become number 16 in a long
list of plans but members of the Goderich
Planning Board presented council with a land
use and zoning ,concept plan of Industrial Park,
Monday.
Zoning of the park has become a contentious
-issue in recent months as evidenced by the'
difficulty encountered by potential land buyers
in obtaining rezoning. As each parcel of land in
the park was purchased it was chased through
Five percent
raise recommended
BY DAVE SYKES
Goderich town council will recommend that
all council members and member of the Public
Utilities Commission receive a five per cent
pay increase.
Deputy -reeve Bob`Allen introduced a motion
recommending that council and PUC members
receive a five percent pay hike. In speaking to
his recommendation Allen said it would be
unwise for council to reject an increase year
after year and then all of a sudden require a
large increase to catch up.
" The town employees were offered an eight
per cent increase across the board by this
council and I think we should take a five per
cent increase." he said.
The increase would boost a councillor's
salary by $135 a year to $2,835. The mayor's
increase.would amount to $265 or $5,565 for the
year.
PUC mertibers had requested an increase of
20 percent on top of the $1,000 they receive
annuallyfor service to the utility. That would
have boosted their pay to $1,200. The recom-
mendation will mean an additional $50 per year
for utility board members.
Councillor.... Elsa Haydon.,. taking. her usual
staunch stand, recommended that the matter of
wages be received• and filed. Her motion died
for lack of a seconder.
Reeve, Eileen Palmer, told council members
the finance committee could not agree on an
increase.
" Some councillors didn't want an increase
and others indicated that they did," she said.
Councillor Jim Searls claimed the matter of
an increaseannoyed him.
"Why not vote on a raise before the election is
held?" he questioned. "New council members
are in a bind. We haven't been on the job long
. and already we are looking for a raise. The old
council should do it before the election."
Reeve Palmer jumped up and claimed she
had made such a suggestion to the previous
council but that her plan fell on deaf ears.
" I. made a motion that a committee of
citizens study and evaluate council salaries and
make recommendations," Palmer charged. "
But that idea was shot down."
Haydon informed council members she
would oppose the increase more vigorously
when the recommendation came to council for
action February 19.
the laborious rezoning procedure to comply
with the purchasers needs.
Planning board and the Goderich Economic
Development Committee asked council to
consider rezoning the entire park land to ac-
comodate potenital buyers.
A special subcommittee of the planning
board consisting of Dr. Tom Jasper, Roman
Dzus, Don Wheeler and Harry Worsell took on
the task of devising a new development plan for
the 40 acres of industrial land. Fifteen previous
studies on use of industrial park land, that were
never implemented, were used for background.
Jasper told council that the sub -committee
examined the previous plans on the develop-
mental lands and found ther major conflict to'
be residential.versus industrial use.
County planner Dzus presented the plan to
council that included rezoning of the land for
industrial purposes and a system of roadways
and possible rail lines to service the park.,
While much of the land was recommended for
industrial use, heavy industry would be con-
fined to the interior of the park, while light
industrial ws recommended for areas near
existing residential areas such as exists at the
back of Dawnrose Drive.
Dzus said the group created an overall plan
that tended to immediate needs and provided
for long term growth. Hesd a registered
subdivison plan was essential t establish road
and rail service and if the totaa1 concept was
approved then their zoning concept, should be
approved by council and subsequently, the
Ontario.Municipal Board.
One major concern the group grappled with
was the fate of a woodlot in the park. Dzus said
it should be left since clearing it would
zeopardize the water system in the VLA. He
indicated it would cost $800,000 to clear the
woodlot and another $1 million to provide a
water tower to service the area if the water
table was tampered with. Dzus emphasized
the need for a registered plan of subdivision to'
establish roadways and rail lines. The cost of
hooking up spur lines to existing main lines was
set,at.. $80„,a, foot but he said if_the land is set
aside it is there when needed..,
Dzus also added that if the zoning•concept is
approved, then rezoning should be done
separate with priority to zone the land south of
the Suncoast Drive extension to Highway 8. '
"Then if there were objections to rezoning
land north of Suncoast Drive the objections
would not interfere with the remaining land or
its zoning." he said. "Once the zoning concept
is approved you will just need a purchaser's
agreement and it will eliminate delays."
Huron County development officer, Spence
Cummings said he worked with Roman and
was in full agreement with the plan. He added
that in the past rezoning 'had taken too long and
often discouraged industry from locating in the
park.
Reeve, Eileen Palmer, commended the
committe on their work claiming it finally
..e, amalgamated the previous 15 reports.
"And the report makes annexation more
feasible." she added.
The plan requires the approval of planning
board and subsequent approval and action
fromcouncil. Council members received the
report with some degree of relief.
Bed cuts just hatchet job ...
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Thomson explained adding that he had already
discovered several nurses at AM&G in tears
because of such frustrations.
"Our nurses if anything have held this
hospital together," he .Said.
WILL IT BE A WET SPRING?
IF IT IS ARE YOU PREPARED?
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think what It will be like If we have a wet Spring.
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Small, local hospitals are not appreciated or
understood by the government, Thomson said.
They don't feel that smaller hospitals can run
as efficiently or give the same quality of care as
that of the larger centres. And the government
has its thumb on local hospital boards.
"They have learned how to deal with us very
effectively. They just say no," said Thomson.
On the contrary to government thinking,
Thomson said, smaller hospitals often have a
lower infection rate than larger ones, they have
a much better Concept of care. Those is small
hospitals receive compassionate, local care by
well-qualified people., Also the costs of keeping
a person in 'a small hospital as compared to a
larger one are three to four times greater.
The problem in Goderich, said Thomson, is
that the chronic care bed population at the
hospital is high. It has many patients who
shoal "bb in nursing homes. According to
government statistics this area has more
nursing home beds than it needs but there are
long • waiting lists' of people wanting into
Huronview. r--
The slack cannot be taken up by Home Care
,programs either, said Thomson. It's a good
program but it is not appropriate for everyone.
At most it can often only provide eight hours of
care and many people need round the clock
attention, he explained. ..
The trouble with the hospital situation too is
that everyone has become a medical expert,
said Thomson. The 'experts" don't think
certain people are sick enough to be in the
hospital but there isn't one person in hospital
now who doesn't need to be there, he said.
The public has to start "pushing back"
against the government's proposed be cutbacks
since hospital boards seem helpless to do
anything, said Thomson. Writing individual
letters of protest can help.
There is no proof that the government's 3.5
per 1,000 ratio is going to work, said Thomson.
It will only mean that people will have to wait
longer to get into hospitals and as a result they
will be sicker longer and out of the edonomy
longer. 'Some will even die. But those are the
ri$ks the government seems to be willing to
take.
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equipment.
Murphy also cited statistics proving that the
station near Agriculture Park has been
operating 15 per cent over capacity during
January as well as the Britannia station, while
the 5,000 kva station in industrial park is
operating near capacity,
" We are way Aver capacity in our existing
stations," Murphy said. " But if a station goes
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once the new one is built we will have enough to
carry on."
If the PUC took out a 15 -year debenture their
monthly payments would be $1,266 which would
mean an 83 cent increase to the customer on a
two-month bill.
A 10 year debenture would cost the utility .
$1,732 per month and mean a $1.14 increase to
the customer.
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