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PEOPLE FOR THEIR SUPPORT
AERATION.
Titres-Advocate, April 8, 197'0
refurbishing. In the t-ounty,
members of the Architectural
Conservancy _have discussed and
supported the restoration
project, and in your town,
citizens have joined together to
save the building. How much
more evidence do you require to
he convinced that there is a
concern and a desire to enrich the
cultural heritage of this great
Country by keeping such.
valuable buildings as the former
Town Hall?
Finally we must express our
concern at the manner in which
you are treating the Exeter
Heritage Foundation. Here is a
group of dedicated, hard-working
local people who have taken upon
themselves the task of managing
and restoring the former Town
Hall at no cost to the town. Twice
you have slapped a "stop work"
order on their efforts and you
have humiliated and frustrated
them. You must recognize that
different people have different
aspirations and attitudes and
that this is what enriches society.
It is hoped that a more co-
operative attitude can be
nourished between yourselves
and the Exeter Heritage Foun-
dation.
Sincerely,
D. Wallace, Secretary,
Architectural Conservancy of
Ontario
Huron County Branch
Unanimously approved by 70
members, guests and friends of
the Branch at its meeting on
March 26.
Dear Mayor, Reeve and Coun-
,!illors1
We are writing to indicate our
strong disapproval of your at-
tempts to demolish the former
Town Hall in Exeter and our
dismay of your repeated
humiliation of the Exeter
Heritage Foundation who is
attempting to save this historic
building,
The former Town Hall in
Exeter is a building of symbolic
as well as architectural value.
Symbolically it has been for over
90 years the seat of Government
and democracy in the Town and a
meeting place of its citizenry.
Architecturally it is a bold and
dignified design and an im-
portant "focal point" on the Main
Street measured by its large size
and soaring clock tower. It is
tragic that so fine a building has
been allowed to deteriorate to its
present shabby appearance,
which in turn disguises its in-
trinsic beauty. Inside the large
assembly room on second floor is
one of the finest interiors in the
Town.
Your indifference to this noble
heritage building of such sym-
bolic and architectural value is
bewildering, Your determination
to demolish is beyond com-
prehension.
The architectural value of the
building has been recognized by
the Federal Government who has
provided money for restoration
work, and the Provincial
Government through the Ontario
Heritage Foundation who have
strongly urged its retention and
THE GYMNASTICS AND BALLET group of the Exeter Parks and Recreation, meet every Saturday
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Nancy Durand , Nancy Miller, Darla Crawford, Janet Kints; middle, Benjamin Baker, Kelfie Whiteford,
Leigh Barnard and top, Jodi McBride. The gymnastics group is under the supervision of Shiela
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2. that the neighbouring
councils (especially Hay,
Stephen, Usborne, Hensall) be
notified of Exeter's position and
be asked to support a facility that
will service the needs of South
Huron.
3, that Council appoint a
Building Committee of
ratepayers and councillors to
begin plans for selecting a firm to
design the facility.
4. that each municipality that
agrees to help with the project
appoint a representative (not
necessarily a councillor) to the
Building Committee to act as
liaison officer with the local
council.
5. that the Finance Committee
report to Council at the end of
June and at the end of September
as to the progress made with the
fund-raising.
6, that Council determine by
the end of October (a) the definite
and immediate future of the
facility, namely, (i) do the funds
raised meet the public portion
required for an arena and (ii) do
the funds raised meet the public
portion required for a complex,
as outlined. (b) the contribution
to be made by Council (and for
the neighbouring municipalities),
if any, through (i) outright grants
Iii) debentures.
7, that Council notify RAP of its
intentions so that the recreation
bodies associated with it can
make plans for the winter.
8, that Council file, with the
appropriate ministries its in-
tentions so that a definite
statement is available with
regard to provincial grants,
9. that the public be advised
that Council is supporting such an
enterprise, and that a decision to
contribute financially through
tax dollars will be made by
October 31, 1976,
•
by MAYOR BRUCE SHAW
anxiety when we talk of a new
arena and a new recreation
complex — money.
Now, assume we recognize that
money is the only draw-back in
building both a new arena and a
new recreation facility. It
remains, therefore, for us to
decide if we can afford either an
arena or a complex. In both
cases, we, as a Council, could
decide to allocate no funds
whatsoever for either project, as
we feel that streets, drains and
other commitments are more
deserving of our time and money.
If that is the situation, what kind
of picture would be painted'? 'The
arena will cost approximately
$700,000 and the entire complex
$L5 million, Grants will pay
about 55 percent of both struc-
tures, and so it remains for the
local area to raise the balance
through fund-raising and
debentures (but remember,
Council has, for our purposes,
decided not to debenture). About
$315,000, or $675,000 for the entire
project, would have to be raised
locally. Exeter and part of
Usborne (or about 5500 people)
could be expected to be the
financial base for a new arena.
On the other hand, Exeter,
Usborne, Stephen, Hay, Hensall,
Zurich, Grand Bend and Lucan
(or about 25,000 people) could be
expected to be the basis for
support for a complex.
Well, with this information
where do we go from here? I
suggest that the following steps
be considered by Exeter Council:
1, that Council authorize the
fund-raising committee, to be
called the Finance Committee, to
begin raising money for a facility
that will house an arena, a hall
and a pool — the target is about
$500,000 and the proposed opening
date is September 1. 1977.
.11 appears, and rightly so, that
Exeter Council is looked upon by
the neighbouring councils and
our own people for leadership in
dealing with the arena-recreation
facility problem.
We must start by examining
the three alternatives available
to us and finally by stating
specifically what our position is.
The first alternative — not
providing an arena in Exeter — is
probably the most economical
of the three, but there are many
problems associated with this
plan. In the first place, no two
arenas in the area can provide
the ice-time that we require, and
certainly the time available to'us
would undoubtedly be at in-
convenient hours. Also, it is
rumoured that the life ex-
pectancy of at least one of the
arenas is very short, (I would
think, as well that our civic pride
would not permit us to do without
an arena indefinitely.) This
alternative may have advantages
in the short term, but certainly
not as a permanent solution.
The second possibility is the
repair of the existing building,
The estimated cost approaches
$50,000 for the roof. (The estimate
is from a professional engineer
who has a good reputation. There
have been no other reliable
estimates, and it was suggested
by another engineer that a
`second opinion' would reinforce
the first estimate.) We are now
told that before the arena is
opened to the public that it should
be made fire-safe at an unknown
cost. The repairs to the roof, to
meet the standards of the
Ministry of Labour, could be only,
the beginning of greater costs if
the fears of some are realized;
both the floor and the ice plant
could demand expensive repairs
totalling as much as $90,000.
No one knows how long the arena
will last or how much the final
costs might be, but again, for the
immediate future, a repaired
arena might meet our needs and
provide the ice for our young
people. The problem arises at
this point as to who will bear the
costs of a renovation. It is
unlikely that the public will
donate any money to maintain
such an old building, and so the
costs would undoubtedly be borne
by the Exeter ratepayers.
Assume, therefore, that the
renovated building will cost
$60,000 (a conservative figure,
considering only the roof and the
minimum of fire-safety
alterations) —if your assessment
is $4,000, then you will pay ap-
proximately $50.00 more in taxes
for the old arena in 1976. This
alternative then, is possible, but
it will probably be costly in both
the immediate future and within
the next five years.
The third alternative is the
building of a new facility, (What
could be included in this facility
will be discussed here as well.)
The support for a new arena has
apparently grown over the last
few weeks, Without going to the
people in a referendum, it will be
impossible to know exactly what
strength lies with this position,
but T think that it would be
significant. The Committee
Report presents the need and the
advantages of a new arena, and
so there's no point in looking at
then but what are the disad-
vantages? There is one source of
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