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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-11-09, Page 8On planning program Clinton News-Record, Thursuay, Nov. V, 1967 Canada’s champion plowman, Grant Wells, of Stouffville, centre, receives the Esso Silver Plow trophy from W. D. Archbold, right, Ontario Manager, Marketing, Imperial Oil Limited. Reserve champion Yvon Belisle, St. Eustache, Quebec, left, looks on. The' two plowmen won their awards in competition with a dozen other plowmen representing provinces from coast to coast in a competition held near Barrie, Ontario, in conjunction with the annual Ontario plowing match. The two winners will represent Canada at the 15th World Plowing Championship Content to be held near Salisbury, Rhodesia, in April, 1968. Huron County Council, at its next meeting on November 13. 14,’ will receive a further re­ port from its Industrial and Tourism Committee following a conferenceregardlngaPlan­ ning Programme, requested by the committee from a firm of Kitchener planning consult­ ants. ‘ The committee held anopen meeting in the Court House, Goderich, last week, with re. presentatives present from various local municipalities in the County; representative^ of the consultants, Ontario Department of Municipal Af­ fairs, Midwestern Develop- ment Association, and Kit­ chener-W aterloo Suburban Planning Board. Calvin Krauter, reeve of Brussels, committee chair, man, presided, and with him were committee members Roy Westcott, Usborne; H, B. Such, Goderich; MervynCud. more, Exeter; and Warden Donald McKenzie, Ashfield. Other county councillors present “on their own time” were Carl Dalton and W.J. OBITUARY \ Stewardship theme at U. C. meeting MRS. WILLIAM WALDRON The theme for the Novem­ ber meeting of Unit I of the United Church Women of On­ tario Street United Church was “Stewardship.” Meeting Tues­ day, ’November 7. Mrs. G. L. Mills presided. Mrs. M. V. Abbott conducted worship, bas­ ing her thoughts on “Respon­ sibility.” Mrs. H. Johnston reported on the Regional meeting at Mon- crief United Church which she had attended recently. She gave a picture of the work of the Christian Education Committee and the needs of the aged as brought out in a survey in Huron County. Mrs. G. Potter repor­ ted as well, on a discussion of the work that the church is doing. Mrs. W. B. Olde spoke of the Over and Above Projects for 1967. and also contributed J a few thoughts on Stewardship. In a short skit Mrs. M. V. Abbott, taking '-lie Part of a UCW member, and with the as­ sistance of Mrs. A.J. McMur­ ray playing the part of her con­ science, gave an account of the struggle of the member with her conscience over her “Stew­ ardship of Time.” .Plans were made for the Unit’s participation in the Christmas Bazaar December 2. Members enjoyed two piano solos played by Mrs. E. Rad­ ford. In charge’ of program ar­ rangements were Mrs. M. V. Abbott, Mrs. D. Carter and Mrs. L. Heard. Hostesses for the social hour were Mrs. H. John­ ston, Mrs. B. GibbingsandMrs. . J, Batkin. Mrs. William Waldron, the former May Smith, passed away in Santa Monica, California on October 13.. She was the daugh­ ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lou Smith, Clinton. The deceased attended Clin­ ton Public School and Clinton District Collegiate Institute and was a graduate of London Tea­ chers’’ College. She taught school in Elmira and Windsor prior! to her marriage. She and her husband, who predeceased her in 1957, operated a business in Los Angeles, California. She is survived by a step­ son and one brother, Sidney of Detroit, Michigan as well as a number of cousins in the Blythi Goderich and Clinton areas. * * # A coot is an aquatic bird found principally in South Arne- rica. Cuthill, Seaforth; Stewart Procter, Morris; Leroy Thiel, Zurich; Elgin Thompson, Tucker smith; and A^Bj, Smjth, Turnberry. Also on hand was Harry Strang, clerk of Us- borne, Planning consultants, Kit-' chener, presented a compre­ hensive appraisal for a plan­ ning program .for the County of Huron. The outline submitted in­ cluded: physical features, such as geology, physio­ graphy,' and topography, soils and land capability, climate and natural resources; his­ torical background; transport­ ation and com munication popu­ lation; economic base and development; housing; public services and utilities; land use studies, both urban and rural; schools; community facilities and services; parks, recreation and conservation; and local government. “The development plan is meant to act as a general guide for the orderly and logical development of an area,” Mr. Smith stated. “By its very nature, such a plan • is domprehensive in scope rather than detail. It provides the necessary larger under­ standing of planning problems, the establishment of a frame­ work within which to work and the assurance of continuity and compatibility of local pro­ posals.” Mr. Smith advised that a fulltime planning and develop­ ment officer would be required to implement planning pro. posals. He estimated that the cost of the study, analysis and draft plan preparation, as outlined in the appraisal, would range between $55,000 and $60,000 spread over 18 months of the contract. Final costs, however, could not be fixed accurately until a detailed programme has been agreed upon between the County of Huron and the consultants. The report concluded: (1) that a planning programme is vital to the future growth and development ofthe County of Huron and its municlpaL ities; (2) that this programme should be undertaken as soon as possible; (3) that only the County has the resources re­ quired; (4) that costs involved are njinor in relationship to the costs, both financial and social, of an uncontrolled and unguided grpwth; (5) that the emphasis mustbetowardposi- five rather than negative pro­ grammes of control; (6) that implementation undoubtedly will require at least one ad­ dition to the permanent staff of* the County, and that re­ organization of municipal functions between the County and its member municipalities may be indicated. Mr. Smith recommended that the appraisal and pro­ gramme be accepted in prin­ ciple by the Industrial and Tourism Committee, and that the latter report to County Council and request Council’s approval to call a meeting of all county municipalities to discuss the programme. The report noted existing defined planning areas and controls: Clinton, Inactive planning board; Exeter, plan, ning board; Goderich, plan­ ning board; Wingham, joint planning board with Morris, Turnberry andEastWawanosh Townships. Area subdivision control bylaws exist in God­ erich and Wingham, and Col- borne, Goderich, Morris, Stanley, Turnberry and Wa- wanosh Townships; restricted area bylaws in Goderich and Exeter towns, and Colborne and Stephen Townships, After going over the re­ port, Mr. Smith comments, . “If the County of Huron un­ dertakes’ the Planning” Pro­ gram, it won’t solve all your problems. It is like a roof; it can serve as a shelter while you build the municipality pro­ perly. It should show how the taxpayers can benefit, how mistakes can be avoided, “A Plan won’t solve all your problems but it will solve some of them,” he declared. “I think it is vitally needed and urge the County of Huron to adopt it.” E. A, Gomme, divisionhead- for Community Planning, On­ tario Department of Munici­ pal Affairs, declared that the appraisal as submitted offered a very fair outline if the County of Huron ever decided to pro­ ceed with it. The firm was a highly respectedfirm of con­ sultants. Indicating steps to be taken, Mr. Gomme said the County, once it had decided to pro­ ceed, must apply to the Min. ister of Municipal Affairs ask. ing him to define a planning area. There should be a fair amount of justification for Establishing a planning unit./ “I think the County of Huron is a logical unit to undertake a planning program as a plan, ning area,” he suggested. Mr. Gomme stated it would be the responsibility of the County Cou Planning B< bier? would val of the M ning Board elected Cot have thepow such things i and other fcfi located. Th ual coopera cil and Boa? Regardinj Gome state? 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