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£ ~< $ Na 9 Village History cont'd 1982--83: The dike on the north bank of the Saugeen River was [3 built. A home owned by Mrs. Effie (Alex) MeArthur on Cambridge Street, east of Ross Street, had to be torn down at this point. Picture 1 shows the completed dike. This was taken from the east side of the Town Hall looking north--east. The Arena and the Paisley Baptist Church are 2 places just over the dike. Picture 2 looking south--west shows the walk along the top of the dike. | A meeting wwnh svgc'A' members was held recently fo. explain Phase IIB of the dyking | M _ project. SVCA chairman, John . Bryce, Ken Westman and"Jlrt)s Coffee explained in detail the $ project outline and then answered questions. t C Purposes of the meeting were i i ¢ a to explain to owners in the ef-- . ] & fected area the next phase of | | T | " F the dyking project, answer ques | | . 1 [ C 4 tions, and ask for co--operation | mm , s*> * from landowners in sig'nlnx I ( ,._. e WVEW\. easements that will allow sv% é?! | e yc 5t use c ieb sn on ; gno, us en ol to go on land not owned by the hor: 7. 2:,"-!.' Mixs s gat e es saime Village. Up till now SVCA fias | ' PC C \Atinle 310 20 un d + ® _been able to work from Village | 25 or Grown land. Phase 11B will re-- | quire landowners to sign | Mies easements to allow better act . Winbicte cess to work areas. \ mud Phase 1B will see the . rehabilitated channel, where th? | creek used to flow, have a "filter | / _' sock" run underground to allow | m r M e ' s h water drainage. Surface water « « % will run down a nine--foot wide . | grassed wat,'erwaacmch basins will be situated every 300 feet to ~allow excess water to escape. l t The grass waterway will end 23.: | ' Wh ) . proximately 100 feet from Phase | ~Culle I!I where there will be a small | | = graded pond--type area, am:_mfF | 1 e 2l imately 100 feet in diameter, to: | 6 s y S 3 catch excess water. The n h o 0ty.. : C M h. & | Shtke cA eiiprlitly . aim is to ensure there will be no o o oouk Ee 9 X \' stagnant water anywhere. "hfi | ~ PM _A Slbiie! MPAE OA | _ in order to grade the vol | * . Mmss O ---- w S |. creek bed properly, private lands | * < *¥ | will h&va'to'bg,ér'qjgség,}gymmfi Pamvemaie s \_need for the easement. _ | ' y ciml ",' ;,:{,'{' 3 ' gHnzel P ap S c fat>1 _ ||