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Heritage Heights subdivision resident wants help with drainage problem By Liz Dadson |
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A resident of Heritage Heights IV subdivision, at the end of Scott Crescent, wants Huron-Kinloss council to help him solve a drainage problem on his property. Mark Mawhiney was joined by subdivision developers Wayne Lowry and Robert Scott at the township's general committee meeting June 6, explaining that excessive amounts of water are coursing across Mawhiney's property. Much of the water is coming from township land nearby, rather than down a ditch across the road. Lowry said that the prospective owners of the home across the road are reluctant to close the deal until this drainage problem is fixed. "We're offering $3,000 toward fixing this problem," he said. Chief building official Matt Farrell said the problem came to his attention two weeks ago, when he noticed that a landscaped berm on Mawhiney's property was blocking off the water. Engineer Bruce Potter of B.M. Ross and Associates visited the site, said Farrell, and said there are options, but first off, that berm has to be removed because it is not allowed in the subdivision agreement. Drainage superintendent Grant Collins said the ditch across the road is not a municipal drain. Lowry said it's not fair that the Mawhiney property is taking all that water from the surrounding land, including municipal property. Councillor Jim Hanna said road maintenance on that ditch should help alleviate the water problem. However, he was not in favour of allowing the berm since it has changed the lot-grading plan in the subdivision agreement. Mawhiney said the berm has been slowing down the water. Already, the water has washed out $500 worth of fill because he's draining the township's water across his land. Collins said the roadside ditch could be fixed to take the water from township land. "We'll clean up our part of the problem, and you will have to take down that berm," said mayor Mitch Twolan. Collins suggesting running tile across Mawhiney's property to help drain the water. Scott said the new landowner across the road would also want drainage tile installed before closing the deal on the house. "We'll do what we can," said Twolan.
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In
other drainage news, council sat as a court of revision for the
controversial Stewart Drain which includes land at Ainsdale Golf
Course, municipal property and neighbouring lands. Greg Nancekivell of Dietrich Engineering explained said the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) requested that all catch basins and inlets be put on private property rather than the rights-of-way. However, Nancekivell said this item should have come forward during the design consideration stage. "We have acknowledged with the MTO that this is not the time or place to deal with this issue," he said. "We do not recommend putting catch basins on private property; they are better situated on rights-of-way." He said Ainsdale Golf Course will be paying an additional $3,800 due to extra work done to allow for ponds built as part of the municipal drain. But the golf course gets an allowance of $600. Nancekivell said if council approves the drainage report and assessments, the MTO or Ainsdale can appeal it to the Ontario Drainage Tribunal. Council approved the drainage work. Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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