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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-11-29, Page 60-T101 HURON IXPOfNTOR, Novesnber M 2000 Festival Hydro will lease town's works building By Scott Hilgendorff Expositor Editor Festival Hydro. the Stratford .company that is purchasing the Seaforth PUC in January. will be leasing the current public works department shed for Festival Hydro'use. . As the amalgamation.of Seaforth and four. neighbouring municipalities comes together. the Seaforth works depanment has Moved its operations to Tuckersmith Township's facility in Egmondville. leaving the Seaforth facility available. -The lease agreement will generate $1.000' per month incorite for the new municipality. Council donates Council has agreed to continue its $2.600 donation to Seaforth. Community • Hospital. No one was certainwhv the donation was originally made and council had d (erred making a decision Friona previous mcetin,.! but agreed Nov. 14 to give the donation to be used hoverer is needed by the hospital_ • Council is also come to donate $1.000 to Town and Country Support Sen ices tiir the Betty Cardno room at -its . Clinton facility. The room is used tor senior :and home support programs and is.named in honour of Cardno. 'a former Seaforth mayor. Steffler joins transition hoard Reese Lin Steftier. soon -to- he mayor of Huron East, was appointed to the transition board' overseeing the implementation of the Huron East restructuring agreement. Steftler replaces outgoing :mayor Dave Scott. after a suggestion. •.from Administrator ' Jack McLachlan that it might be better for the newly erected council people to sit on the transition board. Scout and.the rest of council. . continue in their roles until. Jan. 1.. when. Huron East officially fortes and the new council will take over. After last sseck's elution. only three people currently on the 'transition board will remain. in council positions on the new Huron East council. But there are others who were reelected to rhe new • co a ntol who'don't'sit on the • transition hoard. s kLachlan said it would be" a good idea to put those people -on the board. . 'Although some of the newly elected councillors"do not•currently sit on municipal councils and, therefore. would • not be on the transition board. McLachlan said,. "The board -would really be the new council starting to form." Food bank renews agreement Council has approved the continued operation of the Seaforth and Area Food Bank fmm Town Hall for 2001. The location • provides privacy to the 73 adults and 43 children who currently use the food hank. "The numbers indicate the obvious need for this facility," said a. food bank letter. requesting the use of•space for 2fX)I. Tennis court light solution may* found While the aspect of membership fees was debated, it looks like sot," form of timer for the lights at the tennis courts by Seaforth District High School. will be installed. The issue has been on the council table for months now as recreation director Marty Bedard has struggled with finding a way to prevent people from, vandalizing the current coin-operated system in place. The machine has been vandalized beyond repair as thieves have broken it open to get at the coins inside. Bedard suggested to council at its Nov. 14 meeting it"consider a locked timer with tennis players, purchasing a key for a 525 membership. Players would get 510 back when. the key is returned. The fee would help cover h� dro costs. -The coin-operated timer was first installed as a way to save money rather than have the lights on with nobody using the courts. Court. Heather Robinet asked • if they .used memberships. how anyone else could use the courts -when members weren't using them. . Bedard said if people wanted to .use the courts at night. they would need to get the membership. Rohinet "said they would still he saving money by Virtue of having the timers in place through the cut hydro ' costs. I think the big thing here is ownership and respect of ;the courts." said Bedard. He said the tennis players would be willing to pay for memberships to stop the ones who are wrecking the current system: Council recommended Bedard, pursue just putting a new timer in place and said he can always approach a membership idea later. Telling tales dint Wulf photo Mary Eileen McCleor, a 'storyteller' for all ages, entertained at o mother/daughter/sister/friend potluck bouquet held Nov 16 at St Patrick's Parish Hall. News Scott Hilgendorff photo The Tomato Hat Children's entertainer Douglas John was in Seaforth Nov. 13 for International Day of the Child. He was brought to Northside United Church by Rural Response For Healthy Children. (above) Naomi Pelss joins Nicholas Zwep and Janelle Priebe while John sings about his tomato hat. You could be a Winner! W 1 oneof eight IN • • • ompangs cmrs Chocolate everything Cookbook Winners to be announced Wednesday, Dec. 13/00 Huron Expositor Not only could you win this cookbook... you will also be helping the families of Huron County to be winners too. In today's issue of The Huron Expositor we have inserted The Huron County Christmas Bureau Bag brought to you by community minded businesses. Simply fill the bag with children's new clothing or canned food and drop off at our office. 11 Main St. Seaforth. We are open 9 to 5 Mon. to Fri. You may then fill out a ballot to efiter the Company's Coming "Chocolate everything" Cookbook draw. Eight winners will be announced in the Dec. 13th issue of The Huron Expositor. This Christmas be generous and you too could be a winner! Last day to enter the draw is Friday, Dec. 8 at 12 Noon. Note: Bags may also be dropped off at the Seaforth Agriplex - this is the Seaforth location, for the Huron County Christmas Bureau. Working together for our communities. Huron' Ex �ositor SERVING THE GREATER SEAFORTH AREA 11 Main St., Seaforth 527-0240 Fax: 527-2858