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News – Asphodel-Norwood – The municipality is conďŹ dent that a water billing model in Norwood based on consumption will create a “more equitableâ€? billing system. That was the thrust of a public meeting on Norwood’s 2014 water and sewer rates which also explained the new phased-in metered billing system which uses a combined base charge with a consumption rate. The three-year phase-in starts in 2014 with bills calculated on a 75 per cent ďŹ xed rate and 25 per cent per cubic meter consumption charge. For water the base rate is $24.11 with 49 cents per cubic meter charge; the sewage base rate is $35.85 with a volume charge of 71 cents per cubic meter. Until the installation of meters Norwood water and sewer users pad a total monthly at rate of $76. “The consumption billing model encourages conservation and creates a more equitable billing system,â€? treasurer Melanie Stubbs told the wellattended meeting. Stubbs and municipal staff have been pouring over consumption data for more than a year to establish a fee structure that reects the true cost of providing water establishing the principle of fairness. “There are a lot of people who are paying more than they should be,â€? said Stubbs, “and people with lower consumption will see a reduction on their water bill.â€? Ratepayers will be given a “ghost billâ€? with their January statements which takes their December consumption and converts it into a bill based on the new volumetric system. Stubbs says the average family will see a drop in their monthly bills. That was borne out by Asphodel-Norwood Mayor Doug Pearcy who said his “ghost billâ€? was $73.89 a few dollars less than the $76 at rate. He
News - The Norwood Lions splash pad thermometer hit the $120,000 mark last week during a snowy ceremony that included some recent donors to the $300,000 project. “We’re getting closer,� committee chair Ron Scott said of the local $150,000 fundraising goal. “We have pending in-kind and we’ve got a couple of more we’re working on but they were not ready for today.� Scott is hopeful that the campaign will hit the $150,000 local mark shortly after organizers hear from the Ontario Trillium Foundation about their grant application. The latest donors included Manulife Financial, represented by David Sherwin; Will and Bernadette Vanderhorst, Hilts Butcher Shop and further contributions from Bruce and Marilyn Wharram and J.J. Stewart Motors. In the photo (left to right) are Terry Low, Ed Kanis, Peter Oord, Ken Arndt, Bernadette Vanderhorst, Bruce Wharram, Jack Begg and David Sherwin. Photo: Bill Freeman
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News – Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – “Maybe it’s time to call a spade a spade,� says Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor Ron Gerow of the township’s uphill struggle with the provincial government to win support for a 128bed long term care home facility in the township. While not quite drawing a line in the Please see “Water� on page 3 sand, the municipality says it “made
it clearâ€? to the government that they would like to hear some deďŹ nitive news from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care this month on their application which was ďŹ rst submitted in July, 2011. The issue came to a boil again during council’s second meeting of the new year. The Township has had a plan on the books that would facilitate the building
of a 128-bed nursing home on an 18acre property off Old Norwood Road. That property has already been zoned for a seniors-related development that could also include a medical centre, assisted living units and geared-to-income seniors’ apartments. A daycare centre and other “integrated community opportunities� are being considered as part of the proposal. Please see “Long term� on page 3
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