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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-04-27, Page 1• k ; 4 homes qualifying for AHOP, . 'financing in the Seaforth area is 534,300 but the developor and council plan to ask for a review of the AHOP ceiling. ' Under the AHOP program, buyers rec'e'ive assistance through preferred ' and low interest mortgage. rates if' their home meets standards laid down by the , Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). , Mr. Swartz. said the developers will•try to qualify under AHOP'if the .ceiling-price- is in reason. Lots in the subdi"Vision are expected to.sell for about 19,500. Haycock, Don Hayco also represent- ing Arris Land Development Ltd, sold the developers could either service the lots and build the homes themselves, or else service the lots to , be built on by local builders. He, said, "We're basically a development company and not housebuilders as such" although he added three builders are part owners in Arris Land Develop- ment Ltd. Zoning He recoinfriended council generate a zoning bylaw to control sale of the subdivision lots so someone couldn't erect a mobile home in the .middle of the. housing subdivision, He added all Arris subdivisions built in the past placed architectural control on the plan so the• Arris must approve 'the building plans for the home to bo erected before they finalize sale of the lot. He said Arris would have to approve buildings in the Seaforth development as well. (Continued on' Page 3) THE ENTERTAINERS.--'Kindergarten students at St. Ja.mes School weren't about to be forgotten as they sang a medley of pieces in the school assembly'held on the final day of Education Week. Students are Jes,sica Mennen; Paula Matthews; Shelly Nigh and Michelle McCowan. (Expositor Photo' nastra plant to close ti uly 14, workers told A GOOD HAND? Harvey Hoggart pickt a card for each of the poker hands he, held at a check point on the SeafOrth Saddle Club's poker rally Sunday. Sharon OoldloUgh 'shuffles the de6k and Nahcy Millson records Harvey's cards. More photos on the sports page. (Expositor Photo) both unmarried women, have accepted the offer to date. The majority of the employees are married women with families settled in the area. Mrs. Edward said theKaufman company has already notified the local Unemployment Insurance Commission office that the women will be laid •off in July. She said the personnel manager said the Genesco shoe factory in Seaforth would also' be contacted, in hope they could absorb -some of the Vanastra employees in their operation. Tuckersmilh Township council have asked clerk Jack JacLachian to contact the Kaufman plant in Kitchener about • a possible meeting with council members. Reeve Ervin Sillery 'said members are willing to go to Itchener to argue the case for keeping the Vanastra plant-open to save jobs that will be lost, Mrs. Edward said employees have-also learned that the Clinton (Continued' on" Page 3) Inside this week hi Aurae Anton 4gxpa5itor Seniors play cards at St. Columban .. P. 5 W.I. marks 50 years PTLO 9' _Local phone company thriving P .19 ' Whole No. #5746 I19th' Year ' SEAFQRTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1910 44 'PAGES $12:09 a Year in Advance Single copy 25 cents hears de ai s w cost housin A. FUTURE. QUEEN -One of these six students will be crowned queen at the Seaforth District High . School 'formal dance on Friday evening. The six finalists are: back „left, Michelle Savauge; 18;,Gayle Michigan. In fact, Mike and Art took Expositors with' bed race pictures in them home—to -show WeSt Branehers the fine art of Homes in the low cost development Seaforth councillas, been .eneouragirg will 'cost, about $48,000 council heard at a speCial meeting last Wednesday , night with representatives of Arris Land Development Ltd, of Fort Erie. The Company detailed plans for a,60 unit "affordable housing subdivision" planned for 'the southwest of the town. The proposed subdivision, Which would contain a mixture of single. family and semi-detached housing, will be built on -a 10.4 acre parcel , of land, south of the rthlWay tracks, over the next eight years. Bernie Hermsen, representing MacNaughton Planning Con- SUltarits, of Kitchener, told council one of the first steps would be 'to rezone the parcel of land to residential from the 'resent industrial zoning. ' Mr. Hermsen said in checking With. local schools, lie found St. James' Separate School could handle 53 more students; Seaforth District High School had room for 100 students which- means sehools could handle; any influx of new studentS from the development. Mr. Hermsen said since the' new subdivision is so cloSe to the Optimist park, there won't be any need to include-land for a park on , the Site._ He said developers plan a treative mixture of single family and semidetached' dwellings, Ath, a number of the semi- 1,....iiietalled'Atornes next to the if you're not doing anything on Saturday, May 27, Mike Carroll . and Art Morrison are inviting yon •to a party. What's so special about *that? Well, the party is in West Branchl • Michigan, and the two arc inviting the whqle town of Seaforth. „ ' Art and Mike, program and news directors respectively of radio Station WBMB in Scaforth's 4 sister . town were here' on , the weekend to invite all of us to the Ogamaw Comity Fair and. Family Picnic. • The Michigan men stressed that Seaforthites are being dial- lenged to take part in what they think is the first international bed race, anywhere. While the Seaforth area is full of ex- perienced bed racers, at least since last September's Jitbille Picnic, they aren't so common in Vandervelden; 17 and Janine iVIelanson, 1.6. front left, Elizabeth Johnston, 17 all of Seaforth; and Linda Dorssers, ,18 and Joanne Van. Doornik, 16 both of R.R.4, Seaforth. - (Expositor Photo) abeitt 10 Saturday - morning: • No formal arrangements have. been made for billets with West Branch citizens .have been nude. Salaries 75% of BofE cost' If (walk!, „ot educition hinges on personnel costs Huron Cotinty should rank as having one of the .beSt education systems in the , province. Just under 75 percent of the money Huron taxpayers 'pay for an education systein goes toward salaries 'for teachers, •administrators, secretaries, janitors and bus drivers. Roy Dunlop, superintendent of business affairs for the board of education, said Monday that 74.6 percent of the total education budget is designated for salaries. The total board of education budget for 1978 is $21,381,859 and of that $15,940,760 pays the help. • The wages are broken into five categories. Business adminis- tration, which includes Dunlop. sonic staff at tlie board's adntinis- trative offices and school secre- taries cost $218,192 in 1978. Teachers, principals, vice principals, superintendents of education and the education director costs the taxpayers $14,529,704 this year. (Continued on Page 3) allowed between their tight-of, way. Mr. Hermsen said C.N.R. has asked that a 100 foot setback be allowed between their right-cf-D Mr. Hermsen said C.N.R. has. asked that'a 100 foot setback be allowed between their right-of- way and housing structures in the proposed development. . Mr. Hermsen said a vegetation screen would also be erected along the right-of-way to minimize the visual impact of the tracks. The 'first' phase Would involve Servicing about 20 lots and putting ' up two or' three model tomes totest the market for new homes. Ron Swartz, representing, -C,On estoga-Rovor-s-and-A-sSo eiates Engineering. firmn ,said there are two possibilities for storm sewer outlets and three possible outlets for sanitary sewers to serve the proposed subdivision. He said the best 'alternative for a sanitary sewer to serve the first phases of the development would be along Brantford Street, since very little restoration work would be required along the street. Swartz said there would be a unit cost of about $6,045 for servicing each unit; advertising and selling costs of about $1,285 Nper unit and indirect project costs such as insurance, permits, and architectsit. fees of'Sbout $2,045 per ulI He said if the homes are •to qtialify .for Assisted • Home Ownership Program (AHOP) funding they must have less than 1,000 square feet of living space'. He added builders could reduce the costs of homes by about $800 if owners were willingto sacrifice some of the frills -.for example, settle for a crawlspace instead of a full basement. Mr. Swartz said homes would sell for $35,375 plus nine per cent financing costs and a $3,201 profit for the builder, making the total cost of ahofn.qe 138.776, plus the costof a. lo Ceiling The local ceiling price for The Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are still investigating • last week's 'attempted armed robbery of the 1<ippen General Store. Constable Bill MeItitYfe said there have been no arrests tei date, but two officers are working fulltime on following up leads in • Employees at the Kaufman footwear plant in, Vanastra were informed the plant will close permanently on July 14.. • Rosemary Edward, poor super- visor at the plant, said the announcement by Yurgan Walters, personnel manager at the company's parent plant in • Kitchener, came as "a real • shock.'' Mr. Walters told. employees at the • Vanastra plant that the operation "Just can't turn a profit." . • The personnel manager told the employees jobs would be available for all 25 workers at the company's plant in Kitchener, but only two Vanastra employees, .A11 •Seefei*--trlytte-d. To sister town on May 27 customizing .beds for racing, but there are motels the area. Seafor th and area people are -. -Toiing people who bring sleeping., also invited • to take part in West bags can likely be accommodated Branch's first tractor drag race... with people their own .age, the .with nothing ftincY' just ordinary two said. Rce. director Clive BuiSt • farm tractors, Mike and 'Art, said he'll be talking to Jim Grey, . visited, • Seaforth night spots hiS 'West Branch counterpart Frida'y night and said "a lot of about arrangements, people •we inet at the hotel said A bus can •be chartered to take they'd bring their tradors.''''' picnickers from Scaforth, Mike. Seaforth is about a four hour said and those interested are drive from West Brandi. said the —asked. fir —Contact Clive who'll two, who, were guests et' Mayor make 'arrangeMents if enough , Betty 'Cardno white they were people want. here. They suggested that people The West Branch event is 'coming for the fair and picnic planned fcir the whole community leave here early as events, which and there'll be activities for ages include old fashioned races and taking place in Lions Park, which dancing on lighted tennis courts itas a Creek running through it to• two different hands playing and a large picnic area to eat music for all ages., will get started lunches that families are asked to bring with them. An old faAion- ed family day is planned. There'll be a registration booth or gathering place where Seaforth people can meet each other at the. picnic. The whole day is, or- ganized by a non-profit youth group called' Ogamaw Youth Projects.' Inc. About 60 'young people 'raise their own money "And appreciate it...a lot more than if it's given•to them," Mike, an adult 'advisor says. West Branch and Seaforth are remarkably similar `the two men say. "If you walk out on Main St. Seaforth yOu could be in the same . town,- says Mike. Diplornatically•thongh they add that Seaforth people seem a little bit friendlier. And the men, both single say, "there are. definitely more pretty girls in Seaforht." Judging from teh warmth of Mike and Art's welcome Seaforth and area 'people who travel to cuir• sister town May027 have a really_ good time awaiting them. OPP still looking for, .. ,Kippen hold-up suspects the robbery attempt. Although police artists have prepared composite drawings of the three suspects, the drawings have only been circulated to local police d'epartm ents to date. - "" In the future, it is expected the pictures will be released to newspapers in the area.