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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-11-22, Page 13WINE Make your own for much Tess $$$ We now have the ' LARGEST SELECTION in the area! We'II show you how to make it - It couldn't be easier! Free Demonstrations. LJflc Cale r 482-7259 1 L J PrFOR ALL YOUR CLEANING NEEDS... STEAMAT1 eMnrd. k�m v , r Call Jeff Tyndall •Carpets •Couches & Chairs •Fire & Witter Restoration •Vehicles •Duct Work •Accoustical Ceilings •Indlan Carpets 'Odour Problems RES . (between 'WE DO tdOT 527.1224 7-e am) mow scucn • J 0 rNo more leaks No more messy shingles ...choose STEEL ROOFING • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • 50 YEAR WARRANTY' SUNSET CONSTRUCTION John Oskam L_Goderich 524-6475 .4 Theatre one possible use, according to study Continued from page 1. torically significant A.Y. McLean collection of papers and memorabilia, recently donated to the town by the McLean family. Seaforth's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Com- mittee (LACAC) gets input into what is to be done with the building, since it was of- ficially designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in Feb., 1977. "This public building is a fine example of civic architec- ture in the last quarter of the 19th century," is officially the reason for designation. "The building is also a local landmark with its tower and is important in streetscape terms because of its position at the foot of Market Street in the commercial core of the town," that designation continued. • SOME IDEAS Some suggestions that have recently surfaced for using some or all the ample space in Town Hall include: using the soon empty old municipal police office for storage, making new council chambers downstairs, setting up an office for the mayor, or using that room or maybe another upstairs for a' historical display or museum, perhaps incorporating both the McLean papers and other very significant local historical collections which can be easily found on Seaforth's Main Street. Logic might dictate an elevator upstairs in any feasibility study if upstairs rooms in Town Hall are to be made more accessible. The potential of the third floor and bell tower is also intriguing. A charming vast and authen- tic community hall now lan- guishes upstairs, complete with dusty old piano. It isn't much to look at, with the ceiling and walls obviously in need of lots of elbow grease, but according to an official 1989 assessment the space is still fairly sound structurally. Six years ago it had a National Building Code load capacity that would permit such usages "as a fixed -seat theatre, courtroom or lecture hall; residences, classrooms, offices or library reading and study rooms," according to a March 1, 1989 report to council by the licensed professional en- gineering firm of B. M. Ross and Associates. Most of the photographs il- lustrating this week's Seaforth Town Hall story are distorted. They were taken with an extremely wide angle "fish-eye" lens, which is not a true reflection of reality but enables viewers to see more of a room or view than a normal lens could do. That is why "fish -eyes" are popular with architec- tural photographers. The pictures were taken by Gregor Campbell. Huron United Way misses target The annual United Way campaign achieved less than half its Oct. 31 target in Huron County. Its aim was $150,000 by the end of last month, but only 45.7 of that total had been collected by that date, or $68,500. By comparison: St. Thomas Elgin had collected 77.3 per cent of its $750,000 goal by Nov. 10, or $579,593; Oxford had collected 71.9 per cent, a total of $411,902 of its Nov. 30 goal of $573,000; Chatham - Kent has collected 69.1 per cent, or $863,356 of its Dec. 2 target of $1,250,300; and Sar- nia-Lambton had collected 62.3 per cent of $1.1 -million or its Dec. 1 goal of 10,500 donors, with 6,546 donors so far. • Deputy clerk to resume duties Seaforth's deputy clerk, treasurer and economic development officer, Cathy Garrick, who has been on maternity leave since May, resumes her duties Nov. 27. Her temporary replacement at Town Hall in Seaforth, Helen Grubb of Blyth, will then begin working part-time for Goderich Township. Both Mayor Irwin Johnston and Clerk/ Ad- ministrator Jim Crocker praised Grubb's work and profes- sionalism at last Tuesday night's regular meeting of Council. "It is understood that this area has been used as a com- munity hall in the past for the purposes of assemblies, sports, etc.," the report states. The layout is very open with a main room size of about 39 feet by 53 feet and a ceiling height of about 17 feet. There are four smaller rooms and the stair hall separated by non -load bearing Walls. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT "The floor system is made up of three spans of wood joists running in a north -south direc- tion and bearing on solid masonry walls from below. These joists are topped with tongue and groove decking that is worn badly. Analysis of this system shows a capacity to hold a live load of 3.27 kN/m2 or 68 pounds per square foot. According to the National Building Code, this . load capacity would permit" the uses outlined above. Another engineering firm made a professional pitch, which included a possible feasability study on Town Hall, to Seaforth Council last week. Before thanking the two mem- bers of the delegation for their unsolicited visit and telling them Council would think on it, Mayor Irwin Johnston asked the only question: How much experience did this firm have in geuing the public involved elsewhere in similar projects? THE HURON EXPOSITOR, November 22, 1998.13 $5.00 off $5.00 off Any PREMIUM WINE kit from: 32 Rattenbury St. W. Clinton 1/ 2 block west of Hwy. 4 downtown 482-7259 Exp. Dec. 3/95 65.00 off $5.00 off • Small Satellite Dish DIRECT TV Now you get all the great channels that you've always wanted with an 18 inch Digital Satellite System from Stahlke Satellite Systems Overnight presentation FREE MovieChannels s STAHLKE SATELLITE SYSTEMS 271.4982 1 W.D. 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