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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-03-08, Page 2Morris Township briefs Warwick Drain to be improved Morris Township will apply to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).for authorization for works affecting fish habitat for improvement to the Warwick Drain. The application has the support of the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Natural Re- sources, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, and the Ontario Federation 'of Agriculture. The Warwick Municipal Drain has existed on the east half of Lot 15 in the north half of Concession 4 in Morris Township since 1916. A ditch was dug and tile was placed at that time to provide an outlet for agricultural drainage purposes. Presently across this half lot, the up- stream portion of the drain consists of approximately 175 metres of 350 -mm diametre tile and the downstream portion is 40 metres of ditch. The drain is the only water supply on the property. As a result, pas= turing livestock trample through the drain continously. It is proposed to install a new drain tile across the full width of this property to replace the old tile and the ditch, and then fill in the ditch. An altemate water supply will be provided to the livestock under the CURB program. Fees levied The Morris Township levy to the Maitland Valley Conservation Au- thority for 1995 is $9,202. The 1995 levy is an eight per cent increase from the 1994 levy of $8,520. The reason for the increased levy is because of the population in- crease in the township. The 1994 population was 1,712 and the 1995 population is 1,771. The population has increased because of Huron Lea in Brussels. on Gas Morris Township received letter last month from Union Gas that in- dicated it would extend its pipeline to north Huron later this year. The letter stated that the application that will be submitted to the Ontario En- ergy Board have been finalized. "We have sharpened our pencils and gathered the detailed informa- tion needed to reduce construction costs as much as possible, in order to reach the minimum economic threshold that the Ontartio Energy Board (OEB) will review," the letter stated. The letter continued that the economics are based on 1994 contract- ing pt -icing plus a minimal amount for inflation. The job will be ten- dered in the spring. The Ontario Energy Board has indicated that where there are projects not having strong economics, the community must'show they are will- ing to contribute. For this reason, Union Gas has introduced market con- tribution. The Union Gas proposal to the OEB reflects a $15 monthly market contribution per residential customer for a maximum of five years (or 60 months) to cover this requirement. The letter continued that if the OEB approves this project by early June, 1995, Union Gas will then build an eight -inch pipeline froin Clin- ton through to Wingham, with a four -inch pipeline to Teeswater and Brussels in 1995. The communities closest to Clinton --- Blyth, Brus- sels, Belgrave would receive service first. "Once we have this infrastructure in place we will work with the mu- nicipalities not included in the project on how we might be able to pro- vide service," the letter concluded. a Skipathon...Eighty- three students from F.E. Ma- dill Secondary School in Wingham participated in the skip-a-thon held last Tuesday afternoon in the main gymna- sium. With a $5 participation fee, $415 was raised and do- nated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Event organizers said the skip-a-thon is alter- nated with the 30 -Hour Fa- mine. Ardis McDonald and Mike Nolan are shown as they skip for heart. 0 iiii/wr a�f1H'ore, a more omit vaRnaparnnn� e1i Community Centres monies approved The budgets' for the Brussels - Morris -Gey Commuity Centre Board, the BIyth Community Cen- tre Board, and the Belgrave Com- munity Centre Board were ap- proved by Morris Township council during meetings held in February. The total 1995 budget for the Brussels -Morris -Grey Community Centre Board is $261,547 of which Morris Township will pay 24 per cent, or $16,369. Waste and drainage budgets approved Morris Township approved its waste disposal and drainage bud- gets 1995 at its meeting held last Tuesday. The total proposed budget for waste disposal is $96,628 and the total estimated cost for proposed drain maintenance projects in 1995 is $41,006. The 1995 waste disposal budget is up over $10,000 from the pro- posed 1994 budget. However, the actual 1994 cost was $77,874. The net operating budget for waste disposal is $52,710, which is the same as the proposed 1994 budget. The actual net operating cost last year was $47,497. The proposed recycling cost for 1995 is $8,918, a decrease from last year'sproposed budget of $15,500. The actual cost last year was $6,881. Council has budgeted $5,000 for the removal of tires this year, which was not done last year. There will be no fencing done dur- ing 1995. In a report prepared by Mait- land Engineering Services Ltd. and given to council Feb. 28, the Brussels -Morris landfill site has the most years remaining. The 'ca- pacity of the landfill site is 240,000 cubic metres, which is good for another 100 years. The Wingham land fill site has a capacity of 13,500 cubic metres and is good for another three years. The. East Wawanosh site is good for another 33 years with a capacity of 29,300 cubic metres. The proposed drain mainte- nance budget of $41,000 does not include the salary and the expens- es incurred by drainage superin- tendent Gary Nicholson. Six thousand dollars has been budgeted for the clean-out of the Kelly Drain, with another $5,000 budgeted for the clean-out of the Murray Lamb Drain and the clear- ing and partial clean-out of the Blyth Creek Drain. The township is anticipating $17,167 in grants from the govern- ment. In 1994, the township budgeted $49,000 for drain maintenance projects, including $6,500 for the drainage superintendent, but actu- ally used $11,860. In accepting the proposed drain- age budget, council passed a mo- tion that would require a landown- er to submit in writting any re- quest to have work being done on drains halted. If no written sub- mission is made to have the work halted, the work will be completed according to the original request. IYC M'REAM Phone 357-1630 tor 24 hour movie Information Legends of the Fall Starts Friday March 10 Friday - Thursday ' 8:30 p.m. Far From Home The Adventures of Yellow Dog Friday - Thursday 7:00 p.m. Matinees Monday & Tuesday 1:30p.m:,, 11 Morris Township paid only $9,531 last year. The amount to be paid this year is a 58 per cent in- crease compared to the 1994 amount. The proportion each of the three municipalities pays to the board is determined by usage — the num- ber of people from each munici- pality registering for minor ball, minor hockey, swimming -lessons and other activities. The percent- age in 1994 for Morris Township was 24 per cern, up from 19 per cent in 1993. At the. Feb. 16 meeting of coun- cil, a Motion was passed that would require the board to raise at least $6,000 of the total budget through fund-raising activities and that a minimim of $6,000 be de- ducted from the municipal levies. Grey Township pays 33 per- cent of the total budget and the Village of Brussels pays 48 per cent of the total budget Council approved the $170,226 budget for the Blyth Commuttity Centre Board to 1995. Morris Township will pay 17 per cent of the total budget. East Wawanosh will pay 16.3 per cent of the budget. Also paying -a per- centage of the cost are the Village of Blyth, and the Townships of Hullett and West Wawanosh. The Blyth Community Centre Board did want to change the number of representatives from each of the municipalities. Moms Township opposed the move and will keep its two representatives on the board; Council also approved the 1995 budget for the Belgrave Commu- nity Centre at its Feb. 16 meeting: The total 1995. budget is $50,031. 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Serving Locally Since 1976 Murray Fisher (519) 357 - 3815 COMMUNITY. CALENDAR Gorrie, 335-3525 • Wingham, 357-2636 "INSURING TOMORROW TODAY" WEDNESDAY. MARCH $ •Wingham & Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee, Meeting 7:13 p.m. •Community Futures annual meeting. Clinton Town Hall 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY.MARCH.9 •Teeswater Agricultural Society public meeting Teeswater Town Hall 8:00 p.m. FRIDAY. MARCH 10 •Dance at the Bluevale Community Hall SATURDAY. MARCH 11 •WMHA Bantam Hockey Tournament. Lockridge Memorial Arena 8:00 a.m. •Brussels Bulls vs. Mount Forest Patriots 9:00 p.m. Brussels, Morris -Grey Community Centre. name 4. SUNDAY. MARCH 12 •Singles dance at Wingham Legion Hall, 7 - 11 p.m. MONDAY. MARCH 13 •Teeswater Council' meets at the Clerk's office 7:00 p.m. • Farm Residential • Competitive Rates • Inspection Service • Auto •