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Point Pelee Drive property owner for the past 23 years, Gisele McLarty, voices her concern and opposition to the new assessments they received from the municipality for the Pelee/Bevel Line Sanitary System Phases 3 and 4 at an emergency meeting of Leamington Council on May 31 regarding the Pelee/Bevel Line Sanitary Sewer System. (SUN Photo)
Homeowners disappointed in outcome of meeting regarding Point Pelee Drive/Bevel Line sewer system project
By Pat Bailey Heads down, some shaking their heads in disbelief, the residents filed out of the emergency meeting of Leamington Municipal Council on Wednesday, March 31 disappointed with the outcome. Gisele McLarty, a Point Pelee Drive property owner for 23 years, was disappointed but not really surprised when Council voted to accept the tender of J & J Lepera Construction to proceed with phases three and four of the Point Pelee Drive/Bevel Line Sanitary Sewer Systems project — despite a dramatically higher cost than previously estimated. “I think they (Council) did know there were mistakes made,” said McLarty. The property owner was referring to a 2013 assessment completed by Dillon Consulting that estimated a project total of $8.4 million — with OMFRA funding chipping in $4 million and the property owners responsible for the remaining $4.4 million. Tenders though came in much higher, bringing the project total to $11.7
million, nearly doubling the property owners’ assessments. Councillor Tim Wilkinson said because of the disparity between the estimated and actual costs, Council was left with a mess before them. For McLarty, who owns a home and a cottage, her final bill was estimated at about $35,000. She was not only disappointed with the outcome, but with the way notification was handled. McLarty said she arrived home from work May 26 with a notice they had missed the delivery of a registered letter. The following day, she said, they went to the pick-up location to retrieve the letter. When she opened the letter from the municipality, she said she was shocked by the new numbers and the fact Council was planning to meet on May 31 to award the tender. She said that those affected were left with little time to prepare a presentation in opposition of the tender. More importantly, she said, it left many (Continued on Page 5)
LDSS to open 1952 time capsule this Saturday Leamington District Secondary School is about to prepare for its future by taking a glimpse back at its past. On Saturday, June 10, the school will host a public open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its current site at 125 Talbot St. West. The event will begin with the presentation of a video originally recorded in 1952 to celebrate the opening of the school’s present location directly across the street from its former site, now being used as the student parking lot. At 10:30 a.m., a time capsule filled with items during the school’s opening 65 years ago will be opened. The silent video has been copied into digital format and has been edited to about two minutes in length. The original film was given to the school by an anonymous source in October of last year. NG THI ME NE! O S O E Y HAV VER WE FOR E
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“We’re encouraging our graduates from the past to attend. It’d be great to see a lot of former students from the past several years attend,” explained LDSS teacher Butch Rickeard, noting that all members of the public are welcome to visit during the open house. Displays during the open house will include a newspaper article focusing on the school’s grand opening in 1952. Tours of the building will be provided and a silent auction will take place featuring plaques, trophies, photos and other artifacts from Leamington District Secondary School’s past six-and-a-half decades. Funds raised by the silent auction will help finance the courtyard planned for the new school on Oak Street West as well as decorative items for its interior. Also during the open house, plans for the new school will be on display.
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