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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-12-22, Page 17Approve extension on sewer project BEFORE AND AFTER busiest Sunday night mos pageant. Kelly Tiede Dave Cann into a sheph Huntley removes the mak tion. as the The makeup department was among the Exeter United Church presented its Christ- man administers some makeup to transform erd in the top photo, while below, Jenny eup from Steve Wright after the produc, Staff photo One Hundred and Fifth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 22, 1977 PRESENT PAGEANT — Exeter United Church was the scene of a Christmas pageant, Sunday. Two choirs and several soloists provided OPP office attacked the musical background for the Christmas story. Shown on the stage are several of the participants during the production. Staff photo Five face 13 counts district men Five area men face a total of 13 charges following incidents late Saturday and early Sunday which started in Creditors and ended up with a large window being smashed at the new OPP office in Exeter. The police received a com- plaint from a Crediton resident around 10:00 p.m. that a number of youths were banging on doors and windows and shouting ob- scenities. OPP, Constables Wally Tomasik and Larry Christiaen investigated and as a result laid a charge of causing a disturbance against Thomas McVeeney, 19, of Ailsa Craig. Later in the evening, another complaint was received from a Crediton resident regarding a telephone call in which there were threats of bodily harm, As a result of further police investigation, McVeeney was arrested and charged with threatening. In addition, the youth was subsequently charged with resisting arrest, escaping lawful custody and assaulting a police officei . He was brought to the Exeter OPP office and the arresting officers were followed by a van carrying a group of six or seven friends of the accused. They proceeded to harass the officers and a front window at the new police office was kicked in at around 2:15 a.m. Police then arrested four more men, all of whom were charged with obstructing police. They were John Joseph Koskamp, RR 1, St. Marys; Steven Mark Hooper, Ailsa Craig; Gary Laverne Williams, Ailsa Craig; and Thomas J. Peckett, RR 4, Seaforth, In addition, Williams, Peckett and Hooper were charged with causing disturbance and Koskamp was charged with mischief as a result of the broken window, which was valued at $250. Those four are scheduled to appear in Exeter court on January 24, McVeeney, who was remanded in custody early Sunday morning by justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake, appeared before Justice of the Peace Gordon Ferris on a bail hearing in Goderich, Monday. He was released on bail and ordered to appear in Exeter court on January 24 as well. Building inspector Doug Triebner has performed many tasks for Exeter council, but he undertook a rather unusual one this week. He ended up being a sales clerk in order that council could get some pressing business out Of the way in their final meeting of the year, The unusual circumstances arose when only four members arrived for the 7:30 p.m. start. Those On hand were Reeve Si Simmons and Councillors Ted Wright, Steve Pfaff and Ken Ottewell, Mayor Bruce Shaw was in hospital, Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor was sick at home, Councillor Lossy Fuller was out of town and Councillor Derry Boyle had a dinner engagement and had advised that he would be late in arriving. The four members present considered abandoning attempts to stage the meeting, but with a couple of important items to complete before the end of the year, turned to Triebner for assistance. He hustled up to Pat's Pets to look after the store while Councillor Harold Patterson attended council for a half hour session, One of the important items of business that had to be un- dertaken was a bylaw to authorize the borrowing of $254,300 upon debenture towards the cost of construction of the two new PUC wells in Usborne Township and the pipeline which was completed this past fall. The debentures have been sold through Bell, Gouielock and Company, LiMited, Toronto, Larry W. Conn, a represen- tative of that firm was on hand at the meeting and advised that the debentures would be ready for delivery to the town by December 28. He expressed appreciation to council for their efforts in getting a quorum together in order to approve the necessary by-law. In other business, Mind' paid the accounts and set their next meeting for January 3. VISIT WITH SANTA Santo Claus made his annual visit to the Luton Legion Sunday afternoon, Above, Tina Gibson and Ann Marie Burt en- lay o moment on Santo's knee, T-A photo Inspector turns clerk to get council going placed in the local papers war- ning the overnight parking on township roads was illegal as it hampers snow removal. Passed for payment were the following accounts; Vanastra Recreation Centre, $2,995.05, general accounts, $167,624.26 for a total of $170,619,81, Clerk John McLachldn reported township taxes are paid up except for about 25 percent outstanding. There is $700,000 levied in taxes in the township for 1977. Mr. McLachlan's office hours during the Christmas period will be December 26,27 and January 2 for having the office closed. Mr. McLachlan was authorized to send a letter to the Brucefield Fire Chief, Stewart Broadfoot, commending Mm and his 16 firemen for their prompt and efficient work in saving the Vanastra Recreation Centre when fire extensively damaged the washroom and dressing room area. A roof has been put over the damaged part so that the program of swimming, dances, bingo and other programs could be completed to the end Of December, The Centre will be closed during part of January when the roof will have to be removed in order to replace' the burned rafters and then another new roof installed. The Vanastra Day Care Centre will not be closed during these alterations as that area was not affected by the fire.' Councillor 'Robert Drummond will be paid $40, the usual council meeting rate for a councillor, for attending an Ontario Municipal Board Meeting in Toronto on the proposed Black Creek Drain. It was learned in a letter from Gary Davidson Huron County Planning Department, there are 411ots in Plan 22 at Vanastra that do not meet the legal requirement in frontage or in depth. Council will consider amending the by-law to change this problem. The by-laws call for 90 foot depth on every lot and a BAZAAR A SUCCESS — A very successful bazaar sponsored by the Exeter Heritage Foundation was held Friday in the old town hail From the left are Donna Jones, Mrs. Ida Diriney, Valerie Gould and Donna Price. T-Aphoto A-B Conservation Authority receives Canada Works aid Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Larnbton Since 1873 'Equal opportunity' has gone to the dogs At Monday night's abbreviated meeting of Exeter council, ap- proval of an extension was granted to Gerber Construction (" for the installation of the Alexander St. storm drain. 'Gerber had requested the extension due to the adverse weather conditions that have plagued the firm in the north end project and also due to the fact some additional work had been requested of them, Consulting engineers B. M. Ross & Associates suggested that an extension was warranted in that weather conditions were worse than normal this fall and recommended that a deadline be set for January 6. Works superintendent Glenn Kells explained that the firm had already been given a one-month extension under terms of the contract and said that some A Canada Works grant, totalling $25,636,00 was awarded to the Ausable-Dayfield Con- servation Authority by the Job Creation Branch of the Federal Department of Manpower and Immigration. The program will involve three positions for 52 weeks of employment, go Program Manager, Larry Ferguson, London, and Recreation Assistant Charles Miner`, Exeter will be responsible for grooming and maintenance of snowmobile and cross- further consideration should be given. He indicated that if the con- tractor was able to get "sub- stantial completion" of the project done by January 6; the firm would not be liable to the $100 per day penalty in the contract. Council approved the ex- tension, although Councillor Ken Ottewell said he hoped that residents along the street would be able to have access to their properties. Kells said the contractor would have to meet the requirements as set down by the town and their engineers in this regard. Councillor Ted Wright said few complaints have been received in spite of the project delay as most residents are of the opinion the contractors have done their best under the adverse weather conditions. country ski trails at Parkhill conservation area and Hay swamp; assisting in spring tree planting on Authority lands; assisting staff in conducting special events; and assisting in the general development, operation and maintenance of conservation areas, Mr. VergilsOn is a former resident of Hensel] and holds an honours Bachelor Of Science in Biological Science from the University of Guelph, Mr. Miner has an 110hOLOS Bachelor of Arts A 21-year old Bayfield woman, Marie Fitzsimons, will be the animal control officer for Tuckersmith Township, begin- ning the first of January. Mrs. Fitzsimons will be paid $4.00 per hour, acting on core- plaints only directed through the township clerk, John McLachlan, plus 17 cents per mile. She will use the dog pound of a local veterinary clinic, Mrs. Fitzsimons will sell dog tags at $2,00 per tag throughout the township. The London Humane Society, whose contract with the township expires at the end of December, will be notified the contract will not be renewed, The Kippen Drainage works by-law was passed following court of revision, Arthur McCallum, Mrs. Elzear Mousseau, Howard Shanks and Ed McBride, ratepayers affected by the drain, attended the court session. There were no formal written appeals on the drain, Council will call for tenders for the drain early in the new year. The 700-lineal foot drain is estimated to cost about $4,000 by the engineer, including $1,150 of overhead costs. It will have two catch basins. A request for one building permit was approved 260303 Holdings Limited, for renovations to two apartment buildings in Plan 23 Lot 4-5. Road superintendent, Allan Nicholson, unable to attend the council session held at Brucefield requested that a newspaper ad be Three single car mishaps Only one driver was involved in three of the four accidents in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week, and while damage ran comparatively high in those crashes, there were no injuries. On Sunday, a vehicle driven by Joyce Mathers, 29 Springbank Drive, London, overturned in a ditch after it struck a bridge on the Mt. Carmel Road, .4 km west of concession 10-11 of Stephen. An animal had run across the road in front of the vehicle. Damage was listed at $1,200 by Constable Bill Lewis. He was also the investigating officer of an accident on Friday, involving vehicles driven by Chris Archabault, RR 1 Zurich, and Frank Voogel, RR 1 Dash- wood. They collided on Highway, 84, some 2.4 km west of Huron Road 31 in Hay Township. Total damage was listed at $1000. On Tuesday, a, vehicle driven by Ronald Pickering, RR 3 Parkhill, entered a ditch and rolled over on Highway 83, .8 km west of Dashwood, The driver was not injured and damage was set at $700 by Constable Jack Straughan. The other accident was reported Monday morning. An unknown vehicle had knocked over one of the gas pumps at the Ted Thuss garage in Hensell some time the previous evening, Damage to the gas pump was estimated at $450 by Constable Al Quinn, in Geography from Lakehead University, Ken Dakin, London has been employed as a graphics-display technician. His duties include assisting the planning technician in the preparation of maps and plans for master plans, development plans and technical reports, and the creation of visual displays, slide tape programs for Special and regular Authority events. Mrk Dakin has an honours Bachelor -Of Etivironmental Studies itt Geography from the University Of Waterloo, frontage of at least 50 feet, Council will consider passing amending by-laws. Mr. McLachlan reported he had received the engineers report on the Eigie drain winch is estimated to cost about $44,750, ft will be read at a January meeting, A petition has been received for the Glenn Drain to be repaired and improved, E, H, Uderstadt of Orangeville was named engineer on the project. Price Per Copy 25 Cents Parking plan is opposed Andrew St. resident Rob Grant this week urged council to delay any plans for purchasing property in that area for parking purposes, suggesting such a move would devalue other properties on the street. His comments were in reference to a suggestion made by the parking authority that a residence on Andrew St. be purchased for parking purposes. Grant said he agreed there was a parking problem and pan- demonium at times, but noted that there were adequate facilities for parking if the areas behind the stores were better organized and some fences and garages were removed. He said it is very seldom that people park in front of his home and added that it is very seldom that the parking lot behind the administration offices is full. Grant said the present areas should be better organized and the businessmen should fix up their own ba"ckyards before taking steps in other directions, Councillor Steve Pfaff, chairman of the property com- mittee, tabled a report that in- dicated the purchase of the property recommended by the parking authority would cost in the neighborhood of $47,500. He said that removal of the house and preparation of the lot would cost an additional $15,000. "We won't be jumping in with both feet," Councillor Harold Patterson commented. Reeve Si Sim/bons suggested council not spend much time on the matter at the meeting, but rather shelve it until council can discuss the proposal further with the parking authority. Simmons said an appraisal would also have to be undertaken before any purchase is con- sidered. Parking authority chairman Bill Batten said his group would have to consider the matter in view of Pfaff's report and meet with council to determine what arrangements could be made for passing the costs along to the businesses in the core area. It has been proposed that the costs involved be paid by the businesses on the basis of their benefit from the parking lot, Provisions for adding costs to taxes are available under the Municipal Act, and the Down- town Business Improvement Area board of management have suggested they would support such a move. Police seeking hit, run driver Three accidents were in- vestigated by the Exeter police this week, including a hit and run. They are asking citizens to be on the watch for a light green pickup truck with damage to the right rear tail light and bumper section, The vehicle left the scene of an accident on Saturday after colliding with a parked vehicle owned by Eldon Datars, 53 Andrew St. The accident oc- curred on Andrew St, around 2:50 a.m. Constable Kevin Short is in- vestigating, On Monday, a vehicle driven by Tracy Luther, RR 1 Dashwood, collided with a hydro pole on Main St. near George St. Total damage in the incident was reported at $2,000 by Constable George Robertson, The other accident occurred on Thursday, when a vehicle driven by Robert Furneaux, London, collided with a vehicle driven by Joan Yvonne Brown, RR 1 Dash- wood. The incident occurred in the parking area at the rear of MAL Constable Robertson Set damage at $50. Only one theft was reported, it being three flOodlamps froth the lawn in front Of the Sanders St., property of Ed Lamport,