HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1977-04-14, Page 1•
NO IT'S NOT A SNOWPLOW — For th-e-firgt time
this year,: Seaforth residentS saw a street cleaning_
machine that wasn't a snowplow in this week's warm ,
weather. Goderich Street WeSt got a good brush off
from this " machine On Monday.Photo by Dillon)
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eaforth to get 3 block
rm sewer o n Huron St
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when. 'the dollar.. bills ; stop
tlowing,", he :aid.
The mayor and Councillors Ken
Roth and Gerald Groothuis -felt a
meeting with the Ministry would
be a good idea if things aren't
fixed up sastisfactorily.
Reeve Flaneery said he,
engineer Peter Sawyer and a
represesntative of • Vasto had
tOured the town, making notes of
the 'problems last week.
Temporary repairs to sidewalks'
in town will be made by town
employees, council agreed. but
they may; wait until n ext spring
when settling is complete to -fix
them, permanently,. The mayor
suggested thee sidewalks that are -
most' travelled, near downtown.
churches, the hospital and the
clinic, should be fixed first.
IT'S SPRING! — A young ladies' fancy turns tdtike arid trike riding'on sidewalks
that are finally not covered with snow. Tanya, on her trike, and. Tracy Taylor, on her
bike were out for a ride in the warm Easter Monday weather that Seaforth enjoyed.
(Photo by Dillon)
McKillop taxes
up 1 8 per cent
the"eoristructiompf th, Leonhardt
Residents' •0 , McKillop Drain, The work to be done •in
Township face a tax increase of 18 June. It was the ,lowest of three
per cent, this year. • ' tenders..
Thy total b"d-trrelif44:117--0-'1-6167- - Court Of -Revision Was acid on
palls for all increase of 18.1 mills the Leeming Drain estimated to
;.,e. for public school supporters, and cost $I 7,170,..V,o appeals were
14.6 - for separate school h ear d a n d ten d ers w ill now h e
supporters, farm and residential, called. •
assessment of $5,000' the tax bill Walton, implement shed and
will be $581.50 or an increase of barn repairs: .1,--Leomiug,
$90 this y Par; and for, a separate R.R.4, Walton, implementshed.
school •supporter with same
assessment the tax bill will be Council accepted the weed
tender of Murray Reid of l$:587 or increase of $73 00 spraying
For municipal purposes the • The following requests for
budget is 8108,157. building permits were -granted to:
Clerk-treasurer Marion Frances ' Coleman. R.R.1,
McClure explained this means for Seaforth, double garage and tool
a public school supporter With an M Nichol,• R R 4 - shed; Ralph c . „
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at 19.8 mills, same as last year to
;raise $76.118; for general
municipal ptirposs the rate is
34,8 mills, up 9.9 mills over last
year to raise 8108.157.
•The elementary public school
rate is 44.4 mills up 6,5 mills to
raise $74.698; the secondary
sahool rate is 28.3 mills up -1.7
mills to raise $89,198; and
separate school rate is 34.6 mills,
up 3.0 mills to raise $31,505.
Other major expenditures. with
last, year's in brackets. include:'
roads, $240,076 ($193.079); fire
protection, $11.500 ($10.783);
general government. $24.596
($24,540); parks and recreation,
$11,800 (8'16,207).
In other business' council
accepted the . tender of R.
Nicholson Construction Company
Ltd. of Sebringville for S3,700 for
.as requested by the
government for -an
cost of $3.100. ,
Easter Seal
campaign starts
With a 1977 Easter Seal
objective of $2400 the Seaforth.•
Lions Crippled Children needs
uearly.another $1.000 to reach its
objective according to committee
•chairman Tern Young. •
Gifts totalli ng t zt • little over
'$1400 have been received as of
Tuesday, Mr. Young-. said. The
oampaign will continue for
another week or ten days. Mr.
Young said and added he was
hopeful that during thaf time the
.quota will be met'.
Seaforth council is Riokingfor a
developer to provide up to 30
units of low cost or mobile homes
in the 12 acre site it owns in the --
Brantford St. area of town.
Acting on a recommendation
from the Seaforth planning hoard,
council agreed, Monday to
advertise for a developer for the
area. An earlier council had the
Huron County Planning Depart-
ment draw up a plan_ for a mobile
home park in the area. ,
Council has 'heard a''presenta-
lien from one tie -eloper who was
interested "in setting up a mobile
home park there. An appraisal of,
the area is. being done .So that
council can ,set a price en the
Construction of storm 'sewers
from Main St to---Ord St.. along
Huron St. should start this
summer in Seaforth,- Town
council Monday night appOinted
Goderich Engineering Firm
,-B,M.Ross and Associateg to draw
u-p a design for the work.
Eventually Reeve 'John
Flannery, chairman of the public
works committee, told council the
town will also install storm sewers
along Ord from Huron to Market,
Sts.. along Market from' Ord to
Louisa and along Louisa from
,Market to John Sts.
The Ross firm's estimate" of the
cost of' $77,300 but ReeYe
Flannery pointed out that the
Because of an over stock of
shoes. the Genesco of Canada
plant in Seaforth will close for the,
week of April 25 plant manager
Bob Walters told- the Expositor
Tuesday. He' said there 'was
nothing unusual •in the closure.
"There is always a slowdown in
whole site.
A subdivision agreement would.
he -signed with - the successful
developer and .standards could be
set on the quality of the develop-
ment, Mayor Betty, Cardno said..
engineering • estimates "don't
mean a whole lot until the job' is
put to tender." The specs for the
sewer installation are to be
completed by June 15 so that
tenders can be let and the work
finished before-Winter. -
James F. McLaren Ltd. also
submitted an estimate for the job.
Several councillors cornmented
that the work had been proposed
,for 12 years. "It's the last' major
,part nf town needing storm
sewers and this may help some of
our sanitary sewer problems."
Mayor Betty Cardin) said.
"It should open up lots in that
corner of town for new housing",
Councillor Jim Sills said.
April and October" Mr. Walters
said. *1-c said-the weather has an
effect 06 footw,ear sales, and the
late spring has cut into consumer.
purchases.
Mr. Walters said the company,
hirticipates 'these yearly slew-
downs, and the plant closure-ds a
Sewers • would have to he
extended into the site., she said,
Council decided to adverliSe for
`development proposals
London, Stratford. Seaforth and
..K.itaiener Waterloo newspapers.
A letter from Janis' F,
McLaren Ltd. , the engineers on
last summer's .sanitary sewer
construction. to,Vasto
Construction, the sewer
centraetors, listing three and a
half pages of problem areas left
after construction was tabled.
Fixing up the deficiencies is the
responsibility of the contractor:
the engineer and the Ministry of
the environment. Mayor Cardno
said, but the town will ha-Ve to do
emergency work -and put in a
claim for what it costs. Reeve
Flannery suggested that the town
could stop .paying the Ministry's
bills for sewer treatment until all
the' streets 'are back in good
condition, ."You only get result's
A Move to increase the price or
dog •tags in Seaforth .was sent
back lei committee at• -Seaforth
council Monday so that a special
rate _ceeld•_. he 'set' for kennel
licences in the town. but not
without sonic discussion on how
old a dog had to be to he 'required
to wear a licence.
Councillors' answer, to that
question ranged from-"when he
can 'bark," "sixmonths.'' "when
he's had his first drink" to "'when
he's old enough to - roam. the
streets."'
C'ouncil's police committee
recommetyledupping the licence,
fee to $S for,,spayed female and
neutered male dogs and $10 for
• pr,
Ratepayers. who h ad sewage.
backups in March have been told
about what is being done to help .
them. clerk .1-i.rn Crocker assured
councillor' Roth.
The McLaren letter to Vasto
said that "the prevention of .
basement' flooding was not
possible. because the emergency
overflow was blocked.
Accordingly, claims for damages
arising from .the backup In the
sewer system will be. sent to you
for settlement."
Claims are still coming in, clerk
Crocker said, andk.six have been
sent to Vasto. He said he's
waiting for an adjuster's report on •
the claims. The adjuster is seeing
everyone involved to verify
damaged and itemized claim's are
needed. •
unneutered male and female
dogs. There was no-suggestion- to
charge a higher licence fee for the
second or mote 'deg iff -one
houkehold as sonic municipalities
do.
Mayor Betty Cardno suggested
that the bylaw should require dog
owners: to present a rabies.-'
certificate for their pet when
buying the licence. The' recom-
mendation waS sent back to the
police committee io have a
provision fur registered kennels
added. •
. Council still hasn't heard'Troni
the London Humane Society
about setting tip dog control in
town. clerk Jim Crocker said.
standards
provincial
estimated
Reeve Allan Campbell said the Londesboto for $535.
hefty increase in taxes this year B.M.ROss atrd :Associates of -•
was dire mainly to the heavy snow Goderich Will apiiralr the 23
removal costs of this past,,/inter, bridges in McKieop -ler safety of
The county levy ha bee sc t
THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE Longtime- Secretary Treasurer .of the
Seaforth AricUltural Society, Mrs. KathleenCuthill was -honoured on her retirement
frorri•the position at a gathering in the Optimist. 's last,WednesdaY-Shown at
the gathering are, from L, Ken Campbell,- president of the Agricultural Society,
Mrs. Ruth Beane, who takes over as-Secretary Treasurer, Mrs. 'Cuthill, receiving a
gift presented to her, and Gordan Papple of the Agricultural Society.
• (Expositor Photo)
low cost homes
Town wants developer
enesco: to layoff
140 people for a week
normal procedure. "We planned
for h in our one year plan" he
said; •
Though the pliim's'140 workers
will not be _able to CeRect
unemployment for the week
.because the government requires
at wo week waiting period before
benefits being, Mr. Walters said
a representative from the London •
office-of WC' would -cerne to the
.
plant April 20 ,to .rester all•
employees, This means that -the.
one week layoff can he aPplied.to
the required waiting period for
• benefits. Mr. Walters ,aid. and int.
,ease of further 'shutdowns,
Employees Will -already have .
.served halt' of the time required
'for UIC benefits.
•f elf the week long-
Shutdown would be' the only one
this year. "It doesn't look like
there will -be any problems after
this." he said:.
Seaforth
asks for
expignation.
Seaforth council MoeclaY night
joined -a number:of Huron muni7,
cipalities' in asking the ..'Huron
County Board of Education to
outline the reasons, for this year's
increased education budget.
,• Agreeing with a letter from the
Town of Exeter which said, an
"explanation is in order' for an
"unreasonable increase in-school
„levy," in Scaforth's case up 22',•2
per -cent or about 13 mills from,
last year. council decided to write
the board; area send a copy of
their letter to Ontario education
tninister,. Thomas:Wells.
While most councillors felt a
letter to the hoard wouldn't • get
them much information. and that
the board doesn't have to justify
its higher levy to municipalities,
'councillor ---,Wayne Ellis got
support for motion 10 'send the
letter-. "If's not a bad idea io -raise
a fuss about it." he said.
ivlay'or•-•Betty Cardno pointed
out that last year-municipal reps
were invited to an infOrmqtan
-meeting to explain the reasons for
the increase by the board and
'"this year they didn't blither:"
"This year, nobody seems to
know, not even boartrmemhers. if
you read the paper, why there's
such a big increase," Mayor
Cardno said,
og tag price
increase stalls
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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION — It was
Kindergarten registration 'day at Seaforth Public
School, and the first perSoh to turn up after the
photographer arrived was Karsten Carroll, son of
the school's new principal, Paul Carroll. He is shown
here with Secretary, Mrs. Ruth Ribey arid hip-nother
Mrs. Mary Carroll, who signs him up. •
(Expositor Photo);
Council awards police car tender
Put out fire with buckets
sumo MORE FOR ti-IE ARENA Seaforth Optimists preseded a cheque for $1000
to Seaferth'elrerla fund last, week at their sports night banquet. Optimist president
Martin Murray, left, preSented the chequeltrrecreatkon director Clive Bulst, with
sqttrelielp from• winter carnival co-chairman Ken Coleman and Carrillo. The
money was raised at this year's •winter carnival. , (Expositor photo)
A grass fire at the home of No'
and Mrs. Jim Thompson. R.R .2.
Sea fort It, n as out vt hen Sea faortl".
Fiiretnen arrived at the scene
Monday'' at' ternoon,
Neighbour Darlene Eekcl -said
Sheila Th ompson 'was burning
garbage at the rear of the house
when it' got Out of control..Mrs ,
. cl1k • It
Firemen then helped Mrs,
Thompson battle the • Tire with ,
buckets of is atcr and a broom.
,The fire was checked before it
reached a nearby barn.' Seaforth
firernee used a hand sprayer
ensure that the ,fire was
completei roof behire leaving the
env
After some 'discussion on
tender procedures, Seaforth
Council awarded a tender for a
new police cruiser to Roweliffe
Motors on-Monday night.. The
new car will cost $5719.05.
Four tenders were received,
in, hiding one from Bill
McLaughlin Motors at $5569,12,
but council's police. committee
chairman Wayne Ellis said the
McLaughlin tender had 'listed
some of the ea(.u.iPment-recivired
in the car as optional, The police
committee assumed the $5569.12
price did not include • these
options mid that if they were
added:the- total price Wotild-be
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gagi`Alglieet cidk thilritelhi?pRso:ltkii:se'eSiletf)ofnen tt itdtielecetIll
16 other police • business,
'councillor Ellis' said the signs
marking school crossings would
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Inside This wee
Council Briefs P. 6
Quilting Course 6t Library > P. 18,
Students find job hunt hard P.1 A
Farmers change ta -Metric , P. BA
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