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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-10-09, Page 8Wednesday, October 9, 2002 17Exeter Times–Advocate Leasing / financing plans from Toyota Credit Canada Inc. O.A.C. Offers valid on new 2003 models leased or purchased by December 2, 2002. License, registration, insurance and taxes extra. Lease includes freight and P.D.E. cost of $1,260, $1,260, and $1,110. Freight and P.D.E. not included in M.S.R.P.. Based on 48 mos. walkaway lease at a rate of 4.9%, 5.9%, 6.4% on Sienna, RAV4, Camry (models ZF19CSB, HH20VMB or HH20VPB, BE32KPA or BE38KPA). Down payment of $4,959, $3,851, $4,029 or trade equivalent required. Security deposit of $350, $375 or $400, $350 or $375, on Sienna, RAV4, and Camry respectively. First payment and security deposit due on delivery.Total lease obligation of $19,314.73, $19,163.66 or $19,997.55, $17,900.83 or $18,959.28 and purchase option price of $14,374.15, $12,580.80 or $13,156.80, $12,400.00 or $12,740.00 based on a maximum of 96,000 KMS. 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Power* • 3.0 Litre V6, 210 HP, VVT-i engine • Dual sliding doors • Sliding third row seat • AM/FM cassette CD • Dual air conditioning • Power windows, locks & mirrors • Cruise control • 4 wheel ABS • Remote keyless entry • Engine immobilizer LEASE FOR $299.00 2003 Toyota Sienna CE PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS WITH $4959 DOWN LEASE FOR $319.00 PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS WITH $3851 DOWN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $17.39 PER MONTH GET AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS WITH $4029 DOWN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $22.00 PER MONTH STEP UP TO A 4-CYL. CAMRY SE 0.9 % PURCHASE FINANCING† $24,800 MSRP $26,210 MSRP $29,335 MSRP On your mark, get set... 242 Main North Exeter 235-2353 WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS! Lucan Biddulph looking for growth By Scott Nixon TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN BIDDULPH — Middlesex County’s economic development officer gave Lucan Biddulph council some advice on how to kickstart residential develop- ment. Jay Brown appeared at council’s Oct. 1 meeting at Lucan Biddulph’s request and seemed optimistic about the future of res- idential growth. After talking to residen- tial developers about Lucan Biddulph’s marketability, Brown said they didn’t think the municipality was too far from London for residential expansion. He added the municipal land with sewer and water service designated for residential growth is working in Lucan Biddulph’s favour. “And those are the keys people want,” Brown said. Lucan Biddulph’s situation was similar to Mt. Brydges’, which has seen residen- tial growth. Brown advised Lucan Biddulph to get its new official plan finished (it’s now in the hands of county council and may be back in council’s hands in November), further assess the municipality’s mar- ketability and talk to developers to find out what they want. Brown said Lucan Biddulph can’t expect enormous growth and the munici- pality has to decide what kind of growth it wants. For example, he said there is a growing market for farmers selling their properties and moving into town in either townhouses or apartment complexes. Administrator Ron Reymer said he thinks there is probably enough demand for another seniors apartment complex building in Lucan. Coun. Leroy Maguire added the munici- pality has to “work with developers, not against them.” Other notes from the meeting: Insurance concern John and Carol Stillson appeared before council worried they can’t find an insurance company to insure their home, which adjoins a derelict building the municipality “inherited” when property taxes weren’t paid. The municipality has tried to sell the building but “has not even had a sniff” according to Reymer and in the meantime the municipality is losing out on collecting property taxes. The Stillsons said no insurance compa- ny will insure their home, which they say they’ve improved with renovations, as long as it’s attached to the other building. Carol said because no one lives in the township-owned building, it is considered condemned. John said the couple needs a fire mar- shall certificate to get their home certi- fied for insurance. Reymer said fire inspector Robert Barker will look at the property. He said Barker has told him if the municipality covered all the openings and boarded up the abandoned property’s windows, he doesn’t see why the Stillsons’ home can’t be insured. By Pat Bolen TIMES ADVOCATE STAFF VARNA – It will come down to the Oct.15 meet- ing. That is when Bluewater council will decide on the Shoreline ward proposal and one representative. Bluewater held a public meeting Oct 7 at Stanley Complex. With about 60 people in evidence, mostly residents west of highway 21, debate was lively if mostly one sided, except for one farmer. The proposal in front of council was to change the five ward system to six with one councillor from each ward – Bayfield, Hay, Hensall, Shoreline,Stanely, Zurich. Three at large positions will remain the same. The general feeling of people at the meeting was residents west of Hwy. 21 aren’t being given the respect and representa- tion due them as ratepay- ers and they dislike the term non-residents given that some spend upwards of 75 percent of their time there and some feel the term should not be used in discussing these issues. Administrator Janisse Zimmerman said that the term non-resident comes from the assessment office, as do the statistics. Even with the proposed plan to make a new Shoreline ward with a councillor, many residents of the area say that the represention will not be enough and two or even three would be more appropriate to the area’s tax base and population. Bluewater Shoreline res- idents association lawyer John Judson pointed out to council 34.6 percent of Bluewater residents live in the Shoreline area com- pared to 17 percent in Stanley and 2.5 percent in Zurich. With a growing number of sub-divisions in the area, the per centage of people living west of Hwy. 21 will continue to grow. The feeling was without proper representation on council, there will be a lack of long range plan- ning resulting in missed opportunities and possibly damage to the area. Mayor Bill Dowson stat- ed he felt there would be a financial saving to Bluewater of $15,000 to $20,000 if the nine coun- cillers could run the area, as he feels they can. One resident suggested if the 10th counciller was kept on, Shoreline would be able to have a second councillor. Farmer Marilyn Broadfoot wanted to know who was representing farmers in the area on most issues, and won- dered if tourists were sen- sitive to the needs of area farmers on road rights for machinery, severances and drainage. Council will discuss the issue at the next meeting, Oct 15. Judson also stated the Ontario Municipal board will hold a hearing Nov. 18. Bluewater holds public meeting on Shoreline wardClosure consultation process revised By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — The Avon Maitland District School Board has revised the public consultation process it must follow before either closing a school or changing a school's grade structure. Trustees voted 8-1 in favour of the revisions at a regu- lar board meeting Sept. 10. According to education superintendent Bill Gerth, the changes were made in response to concerns expressed after last year’s "tumultuous" process leading to the clo- sure of Seaforth District High School (SDHS) and planned closure of two Stratford elementary schools, as well as a reprieve from closure for some Goderich-area elementary schools. "I had several school council members come and speak to me after that was over, and, in fact, I sought out several other people to ask them their opinion," Gerth explained. He said much of that feedback indicated the public consultation process "went overboard in some ways," by providing numerous opportunities for the public to speak yet never requiring anything more than what had already been presented. "People were being asked to present the same infor- mation over and over at different points in the process," Gerth said, adding they were afraid not to come for- ward and make the same statements during each stage, for fear their absence would lead to the impression they no longer cared if their school closed. In addition, Gerth said, there was disappointment with the role of the so-called "Community Accommodation Study Committees" (CASCs), which were established early in the process and featured representation from every Avon Maitland school and every municipality . "Stakeholders indicated that the CASCs could be made more meaningful if these committees were mandated to respond to specific, rather than general or theoreti- cal, accommodation issues," states Gerth’s report. Consideration was also given to words of various judges who presided over separate steps in an eventual- ly-unsuccessful judicial review of the SDHS closure, brought forward by four Seaforth-area residents and the municipality of Huron East. "The judges indicated that the opportunity for commu- nity input for alternative solutions, while available dur- ing the early stages of the process, might better have occurred somewhat later in the process," Gerth’s report states. The major change would see board staff suggesting schools for possible change or closure as a first step in the process. Last year, the CASCs were struck before any schools were actually identified for possible change, and then based much of their work on a consultant’s report that analyzed widespread closures the board never seriously considered. CASCs will also only be struck for the school commu- nities facing potential change, instead of for every school community in the district. The make-up of the CASCs will change slightly, with the municipalities served by the school community combining to cast one vote. Last year, each municipality within the CASC’s designated area received one vote, which caused confusion in municipalities which strad- dled CASC boundaries. "On the whole, I want to emphasize I don’t think the process is being changed substantially," Gerth said. Trustee Charles Smith, who fought hard to save SDHS, offered no substantial criticism of the changes. However, he cast the only dissenting vote after suggest- ing school councils should be allowed to comment on the revisions before trustees approved them.