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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-06-17, Page 1haw to; • ..: • ak: several years and council finally approved the cutting because it said the tree was In danger of falling. The tree, four feet in diameter was taken down in °the safest way possible, ".with an anchoi and a good wedge" according to police chief Hal Claus. (Photo by Rimmer) Hensall delegations Two individuals approached Hensall council Monday to insist something be done about poor rain drainage on town streets. Council. how. ever, has used tip all provin- ci'al subsidies, and says midi• ing can be done until next year at least. See story. page /( .1, MT, v. uron 122nd Year Whole No. 5910 $16.00 a year' in advance Single copy 40 cents SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981 — 24 PAGES ' Seaforth council bought a site for a fire' hall Monday night. but discussions are still going on with members of the Seaforth Fire Area committee on details of financing, and ownership.of the proposed building. The property. on the east side of South Main St. was owned by the late Gus Johnston. Council purchased it from an heir Dorothy Feeney4or $20,000. Another bylaw passed by council released owners of land in the town's industrial park from. the covenant that allowed the town to re-purchase lots there if a 1500 square foot building had not been completed within two years. According to clerk Jim Crocker a site belonging to John Watt is the only one that has not been built upon yet. It was included in the release. Anew use? High St. building will be temporary shed DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HIGHWAY 8! — However, it is Highway 8, closed,off by the police this morning so town workers could remove this 75 foot maple tree in front of the Goderich St. W. homes of JuniorStorey and. Orville Oke. The town has been debating about felling the tree for BY WILMA OKE Diana Haney. 23; of Rit4. Seaforth. and Glenn Dougherty. 21 of 222, Oxford Street, Goderich were killed 'Friday night whan an eastbound car in which Mr. Dougherty was a passenger collided head-on with the west- bound Haney vehicle about 10 p.m. Cpl. Morley Leeking of Goderich OPP said the collision occurred in the west lane 6.4 kilometres west of Seaforth on highway 8. HuromCourity coroner Dr. R.W. Flowers of RR5 Clinton pronounced theM dead, ' Matthew Haney...30, of RR4. Seaforth, husband of Diana"atiddriver of the car is in good condition at University Hospital. London Wednesday morning with chest and Bruce Sheardown, 26, of 160 Brock Street, Goderich, driver of the other vehicle is in good condition in the same hospital: The' occupants of a third vehicle, also involved in the accident• were only shaken up. The driver, was David C: Middleton. 41, of RR4. Clinton and passengers were his wife Anna Marie. 39. and daughter. Tracey Elizabeth, 12. 'The investigation of the colli sion is under the supervision of the Goderich detachment of OPP under Constable Art Burt. According to the OPP, the Sheardown vehicle was attempting to pass an eastbound pickup on Highway 8 when it collided with the westbound Middleton vehicle, then went on and struck the Haney car. Mrs. Haney was born at Wingham, a daughter of Jan and Nellie Jansen of RR2. Seaforth • --She-graduated-from Woodstock'Oetteral- Hospital and was .employed as a registered nurse at the Stratford General Hospital. Surviving besides her husband, 'Matt Haney.' whom she' married less than a year ago, and her parents, are three brothers, Rudy of RR2, Dublin. Bob and Stephen both at home, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert (W ilma) Henderson of Stratford and Mary Lou at home. •Also surviving is her grandt-- father, Jan Jacobs of the Netherlands. She was the daughter-in-law of Lloyd and Gladys Haney of RR4, Seaforth. • . • She was predeceased 'by two brothers. John and Michael. Friends were received at the R.S. Box Funeral Home. The service was held at Egmondville United Church, Tuesday at p.m. Interment, is in Egmondville Cerneten Dr. Rev. Gordon Hazelwood officiated at the. service. Pallbearers were George Townsend. Bill Whyte. Roy Gloor, Chuck Snell:John Gibson and Bert Vandendool. - Flowerbearers were Don Nolan. John Arts, Nick Klayer. Casey Van Bakel and Mike Marion. • Mr. Doughtery was born in Goderich. a son of Bert Dougherty and the former Joan Killough. •of Ashfield Township. He. was employed as a construction worker. Surviv- ing besides his parents. are three sisters. • Linda and Shirley of Goderich, and Joyce at home. one brother. Leroy, at home and grandmothers. Hazel Dougherty and Edna Cowan. both of Goderich. On a 5 to 4 recorded vote Seaforth council agreed Monday night that the Canadian Fabricators building the town acquires on High St. this summer will be used as a public works shed and office until there's a permanent use for the property. The town gets possession of the $28,000 site according to an agreement worked out with the company aimed at moving a heavy industry out of a residential area and into the industrial park. Construction is well underway at Cana- dian Fabricators' new location. Reeve Bill Dale opposed the idea: "Resi- dents in the, area have been very patient over the- years with' that sort of 'thing around them...lf we use snow plow equipment over there it'll be starting much earlier than Otto (Tippelt of Canadian Fabricators) ever did." He also objected that the town will have the purchase price of the site tied up. that the building should be demolished and site ,cleaned up- "we couldn't show the property to a buYer with that old building on it.'' Emphasizing that the public works use will be temporary, committee chairman Bob Dinsmore said the yard and building will be cleaned up aid used_ for washing and repairing vehicles. The present shed will be, kept, he said. "It's not the intent of us buying him out in the first place." the reeve objected. The building's there, why not use it councillor Dinsmore replied. We made a commitment to those people (area residents).-five or six years ago now." the reeve said. "It was the intent of the purchase to get rid of an eyesore," agreed councillor Paul Ross. When the reeve called for a recorded vote. councillors Groothuis, Paul Ross. and Hilde- brand voted with hint against using the building as a public works shed and the mayor• deputy reeve Bennett, and council- tors Dinsmore, AIf Ross and Johnston voted , to use it. "I want it understood though it's a' temporary thing.", said the mayor when the motion passed. Organizational study okayed A Seaforth accounting firm was hired by council Monday night to do an organizational study of town operations. The Atkinson, Innes. Leach and Neill study will cost $2000 and will begin in two weeks and take two Men about two weeks. The firm has done other similar studies., clerk Jim Crocker said and council may ask for a financial system study later as funds becoMe available. Atkinson, tones, Lea. ch and Neil is also town auditor. The, firm tall! th, organizational study would' provide elearlineS' responsibility, authority and communication, clarify rela- tionships between council, committees, the clerk and other employees and "provide the means to idirect and control the activities of the staff as' individuals and as a group.." The procedure outlined in a letter to council would 'see informal interviews of some town employees. supervisors and councillors to get information on how things operate "without asking 'any leading or intimidating questions.." Suggestions from interviews will be encouraged, the letter continues,, and Archie Leach of the firm writes,that after extensive interviewing and fact-finding",we would be confident that our findings would be based on reliable data, first-hand observations, and forthright opinions." wo killed, two injured in eras St own gets tender, mess complaints Seaforth is tightening up regulations at the municipal dump, following a meeting between council's public works committee and site superyisor Bill Chesney. Despite councillor Gerald Groothuis' con- tention that the town has a responsibility to help- taxpayers dispose' of cement blocks. tires, appliances and other large items, council agreed the regulation outlawing them will be strictly enforced. . "What about people who can't move this stuff alone? We shpuld have a place." the councillor said-. "Few dumps accept that sort of , material." committee s chairman Bob Dinsmore said, "but Holmesville dunip will." "If we get a proper dump (Seaforth is Junior grads It's graduatiOn time and kids from area nursery schools. like others in elementary, high school and university. are not to be left out. On page 17, we have a picture of the Huron Centennial grads, and on page 3 , there are pictures of Seaforth students. Two trimmers Within the last month, two new barbers opened shop (two more, and they can start singing) in Seaforth, and the Expositor visited both. Meet Bob O'Brien and , Harvey Walker on pg • currently doing a study on a new site) some of the stuff will be okay'•. clerk Jim Crocker' said. "But no dump will take' wire..and the problem with appliae.ces is three come in for every one that goes out..we're of room." ' "Aren't we obliged to take this stuff?" asked councillor Groothuis. "I don't con- sider this stuff garbage...within two years we'll have a good site", councillor Dinsmore replied. Council also agreed that "authorized personnel only" signs be erected at the dump site and that the public works committee will meet with commercial gar- bage collectors to discuss "site control problems." Complaints were, plentiful at Seaton!) ouncil Monday • night as two delegations appeared. The first. Bill McLaughlin of McLaughlin CheV-Olds questioned council members for an hour.. Mr. McLaughlin wanted to review coon- cirs.recerit award of a tender for a police car" to Seaforth Motors. comparing his firm's bid with 'one completed by the other car dealer. Mr. McLaughlin quizzed councillors about brochures. details, specificatitins, what a ,lice package consists of and v. hat. ' ua he called .Toefiiiiry" spending $1.100. the difference between his bid and the other . Saying he was concerned about'a quote from' councilloi. Alf Ross in the Expositor report of last month's council meeting. Mr. McLaughlin Said the comment (councilor Ross said a Chev Relair 9CI brochure said "nothing about a police package: Any one of us could order a 9CI.") "makes me look stupid. Anyone can't get a police package.'" and he added General Motors:is concerned about the quote. (Councillor Ross arrived at the council meeting after Mr. McLaughlin's presentation.) Councillors Bob Dinsmore and Paul Ross told Mr. McLaughlin that after a tie vote on the tender at a committee meeting. both - dealers had bee.n given a chance to re.,,tender. The„second McLaughlin tender still had a page listing pollee package specs crossed out. "On the. second chance wr thought you'd eliminate that X," explained councillor Irwin Johnston who said he thought the $1100 difference meant the McLaughlin tender was on an ordinary car. Mr. McLaughlin ex- plained the X was a mistake'. SOUR. GRAPES When Reeve Bill Dale was questioned by Mr. McLaughlin. the reeve said' the car dealer' had used up an hour of council time, with "a little bit tirsour grapes." "I don't believe in second chance at tenders." the reeve continued. "If there's a technical point that tender's set aside.'" To Mr. McLaughlin's comment that he "pay enough taxes in Seaforth, likely more than you." the reeve replied "You only have A meeting on the future• Want a say in Seaforth's future? If the, answer is "yes": then as public meeting at the Town Hall Monday evening is where you want to be. Citizens are invited to discuss the draft of the town's proposed official plan at that time. The draft is the culmination of six •,i-month's work by the Seaforth planning board, which had four public meetings in November to allow the public input into the preparation of the proposal. Besides a summary session. the topics of those preliminary meetings included dis-. cussions on industrial growth. comniercial and residential development and parks. The final, completed plan will be a legal,/ document which prdliides a framewo.k r improvement and growth in the cemmun• ity. The meeting begins at '!30. one vote. I don't care how much any person pays in taxes, we • have to represent everyone." When councillor Gerald Groothuis arrived he declared a conflict of interest and left the council chaMbers. After councillor Alf Ross arrived-Mr. McLaughlin came back to the meeting 'and said he'd like an apology for what was said by counicillor Ross. In discussion after, council's adjournment Mr. Ross asked fellow council members for direction and Mayor John Sinnamon summed up discussion with "as far as I'm concerned. let it .ride... •was a majority decision, over and done with." Councillor Hazel Hildebrand suggested thought be given to limiting delegations to 20 minutes, saying she'd heard some councils have a ten minute limit and may have -to hear "16 delegations on the same subject," Clerk Jim Crocker said the town vehicle tender form will be revited.rmore time will be allowed for tenders and the revisions will be circulated to town car dealers for comment. A DISGRACE High St. resident Peter Malcolm's com- plaint was about the lot next door to him behind Roth's Food Market. Calling it "a disgrace", he said he'd asked developer Herman Lansink of Lanco two months ago to get it cleaned up and although he'd been promised action in the spring, nothing had been dime. Mr. Lansink told Clerk Crocker Monday that the cost of getting gravel spread on the lot is being investigated.' "If I was on council I'd send a bulldozer in and then fight about who's to pay later," Mr. Malcolm said. Adding that large steel garbage, contain- ers are needed behind the supermarket. Mr. Malcolm said a neighbour had had problems with rats. Council will notify the health department about that. Mayor Sinnamon told him. In walks around town Mr. Malcolm said he sees filthy backyards and alleys: "There's junk all over the town of Seaforth and it's high time someone was doing something about it." t. "We need a property standards bylaw here." MaYor Sinnamon said. To Mr. Malcolm's ,other complaint about a lack of sidewalks On the east side of High St.. Vie mayor said the town doesn't like to replace sidewalks unless they are engineered on a street being. tehUilt. Otherwise it's' like "sp itting in the wind" because when' the street, is eventually redone, the walks are torn out. "I've done a lot for this town and they're not doing ' too much., for, us," was Mr. Malcolm's parting comment. Expositor wins four national awards For the second year in a row the Huron Expositor has won a national award for its Christmas edition. In Canadian Communtiy Newspaper Association (C.C.N.A.) compe- titions the Expositor placed third, behind the first place Gsnanoque Reporter and the Morris, Manitoba Scratching River Post. In addition the Expositor won a second in best front page competition with papers of its size across the country, a Blue Ribbon award for general excellence and a second for best family news content. Other area newspapers who did well in the annual swards included the Blyth Standard which placed second for best front page; the Goderich Signal Star which placed third for best editorial page and the Exeter Times Advocate, the Brussels Pont,.the Clinton News Record and the Blyth and. Goderich papers which received Bltie Ribbon awards. The award's will be presentodJOExPaitor publisher A.Y. McLean at the CCNA convention in HalifaX in July. Dump enforces ban on tires, appliances, wire Inside this week New Forresters' Hall It didn't take long to con- struct a replacement for Kin- burn's Forrester's hall de- stroyed by fire earlier this year. The new building was the' special guest at the group's annual chicken bar- becue last week. See pictures page 9 '5 -1