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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-09-11, Page 5Local Store owners meet with LACAC BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee(LACAC) smoothed out differences with the owners of a local business they had advised legal action against the month before, when the two sides got together at Seaforth's Town Hall on Aug. 20. Chair Walter Armes, who was not at the controversial meeting July 16, suggested the options be reviewed and the ones eliminated that are definitely not acceptable, according to the minutes. These included taking legal action and requiring the woodwork to be removed and the storefront returned to its previous state" before varathane was applied, among other things. Gerry Ryan, who owns the hair styling business along with his wife Karen, said "it was customers who suggest- ed leaving the wood in its natural state and not having it painted... when an air condi- tioner was being installed, the wood supporting it was rotted and had to be removed and this led to the entire front of the store being updated." The minutes state when Ryan walked up Main Street to look at other store fronts he "noticed that there were a few other stores with varathaned tongue and groove wood on their fronts. The Ryans naturally assumed that this must be acceptable for the downtown and pro- ceeded to do the work." The following are further verbatim portions of the meeting's minutes: MEETING MINUTES "Coun. (Michael) Hak stat- ed he feels the natural wood is acceptable since there is not that much wood to begin with, however, he would like the Ryans to consider using a painted border in green or grcy to blend with the awning or the sign. "The Ryans explained the green in the sign and awning are not exact matches and they hesitate to add a third shade of green... "Kathy Pletsch indicated the store front is nice, but it is new looking and does not really `go' with the heritage district. " Chair Armes stated the wood is new and hasn't had a chance to age yet... "The Ryans will try to find a treatment for the exterior wood that will tie together the sign, awning and store- front, which may include paint and/or a clear finish. Prior to making their final decision they will consult with LACAC again." The conservation advisory committee Chair then asked the Ryans for suggestions that would prevent this type of incident in future. OWNERS SUGGEST "Ryan stated that when something is broken at home they just fix it and that is kind of how the work on the storefront came about and they didn't really realize they were doing something wrong," the LACAC minutes continue: "He found the application forms cumbersome and not applicable to their situations, particularly the reference to estimated costs for work and the request for two estimates since he was doing the work himself. They wanted to get the work done in time for 'Moonlight Madness' and were upset it might take as long as 90 days for Council's approval... "Karen Ryan suggested it might be helpful to have someone from LACAC visit in store or property owners and explain in person what some of the requirements are with designated properties and help them filling out the application..." "Gerry Ryan suggested per- haps one way of getting peo- ple to complete the applica- tion process and consult with the committee would be to offer new business owners a one-time matching forgivable loan for making improve- ments to their storefront. The loan could he for a very small amount ($250), but the pay- back to the business person and the town would he immeasurable... "Chair Armes thanked the Ryans for coming.:.and for providing suggestions for improving LACAC relations with the public," minutes of the that portion of the meet- ing conclude. 11, Trying to make sense of licence (or license?) Dear Editor: I have heard of no change in the spelling of "licence" - so far as I know, we are still . following in this country the English spelling. Why should we switch to "Americanese"? .Over the weekend I was catching up on the local news and in a front-page headline I was confronted by "Local license," etc. If you tell me that -you are using the spelling in your press author- ity. I can say only that some subversive faction is hard at work to undermine the English language. Take a look at your Driver's Licence! On top of that, ref- erence is made in this item to the "Liquor License Board of Ontario." What do you think LCBO stands for? - Liquor Control Board of Ontario. D.l . I3r(ssett P.S. Where is your press Community church open almost one year Dear Editor: Bill and Mavis Hauser have taken up residence at 146 Jarvis St. South. This is also clic church office for Seaforth Community Church as we rent the building at 48 Water St., Egmondville (Bethel Bible Church). It will be a year October 26 that we began Thursday ser- vices at 7 p.m. (now 7:30) and Sunday at 11 a.m. here- after. We drove all winter - about 90 miles one way - in heavy weather until the house sold and another bought. A note of thanks to Sharon Medd for her excellent help in this matter. Our residence is open to you for any need may have. You may call at any time for Bible Based Counselling (527-2253). Please make an appointment beforehand. There will also be fellow- ship times held at our home, ladies' meetings (or at Church) with devotional and crafts. Fall Festival services begin October 4 to 8 at 7:30 p.m. with miracle healing services at the Church with Rev. Nicole Brock _ from Burlington. This woman is a likable French Canadian with a unique genuine ministry after an encounter literally with the Lord. Her husband, Rev. Ian, will minister in song along with others. Come as you arc to all ser- vices. Pastors Bill and Mavis Hauser book printed? - in the States?? (Editor's note: As for the word in question which appears in The Canadian Press (CP) Caps and Spelling guide for words often mis- spelled; "licence" is listed as a noun and "license" is defined as a verb. So the aforementioned use of "license" was incorrect. The CP Caps and Spelling guide was originally printed in 1965 in Canada and is regularly updated. 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