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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2001-05-30, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, May 30, 2001-3 jIi1debrand flowers and�71ft '�` Summer Savings, Wed. May 30 to Sat. June 2 ow 'or, • ti �� 27.0180 Oft All Your Favourite Things Main Street Seaforth iS 527-0555 On Highway 8 beside Mac's 1MRAGE SALES PON'TSELL LUNCN!! WE DO! rafree a 6l/ &4o, 76Oat • • Burgers • Subs • Fries • Ice Cream • and of course our Famous Pizza (P.S. If you see my wife & kids at a Garage Sale, Tell them to come to work.) Clearance Tables Full of Items Priced To Clear ," • Lawnmowers • Barbecues • Bikes • Patio Lighting Pick up your free Home Hardware catalogue! SILLS HOME HARDWARE 89 Main Street Seaforth 527-1620 CORMNM'S MENS WEAR GIANT YARD SAGE 1 DAY ONLY - SAT. JUNE 2 Come out and save $$$ •Inventory• •End of Line Reductions Clearances LOTS & ,OTS OF BARGAINS RONA CASHWAY 198 Main St. Seaforth 527-0770 Council trades rent for dishes By Scott Hilgendorff Expositor Editor Huron East, in support of a decision by the Vanastra Recreation Committee, is accepting dishes from the Vanastra Lions Club in place of the $245 rent for a New Year's event. The Lions Club sent a letter to council complaining that its members had to clean-up, lock-up and provide security for their New Year's event while other people have used the facility and received staff support. "Over the past 25 years, the Vanastra Lions Club has donated thousands of dollar toward equipment, programs and upkeep of the Vanastra Rec Centre. It is in the opinion of our board of directors that we set up a committee to review the policies of your rental program and possibly arrive at a solution that is favourable to all," said Lions Club president, Barb Hodgins in a letter to council, read at its May 15 meeting. A letter was then received by council from the Vanastra Recreation Committee, offering a 60 - place setting of dishes, a roller cabinet and two carts for loading and moving tables in place of the rental. "The hall isn't rented out much. I don't know if we want the responsibility for dishes," said Tuckersmith Ward Coun..Larry McGrath, adding he wasn't opposed to them being kept at the centre but thought the Lions Club should continue to be responsible for them in case dishes went missing or were broke. Tuckersmith Ward Coun. Bill DeJonge said if they did accept them, the dishes would be there if someone did want to Serve a meal. Facilities manager Graham Nesbitt said the facility is not set up for banquet -type meals with only two household stoves and a household dishwasher in the kitchen. He said it would be hard to serve 100 people in the facility. However, Deputy Mayor Bernie MacLellan had pointed out the Lions Club is the main user of the facility and suggested they might forgive the group the cost of the rental. He suggested the Lions Club probably does more cleaning in the facility than staff because of how often they use it. But Graham explained that some groups who use the facilities, including the Seaforth and District Community Centres, do more clean up and preparation than others but everyone is billed the same. Grey Ward Coun. Alvin McLellan said, service, clubs in Grey often do clean up and extra work even though staff is supposed to handle it, as part of their contribution to the community. "You walk a very fine line," he said, mirroring similar comments from DeJong that it's hard to suspend rental for one group and not another who might also be willing to do clean up in exchange for waiving the rent. McLellan said if they did it for one group, they would have to do it for all of them. Nesbitt said he would take the matter to the Vanastra Recreation Committee. Despite comments from Deputy Mayor MacLellan's about the difference levels of usage between the facilities in Huron East, Nesbitt said, "We will have one policy not three." Council passed a motion to accept the offer of dishes. r llll (i ti Ikess Shop/)e is %I tl -c 1 i1 11... 1 llltl'ciav, \1 v ; l t) dill -6 p111 1 1 i d i.'', 1 1111 C 1 t) 1111-9) pm �i•, '•�1111111. tv ill tilt.1(1\, 1t111t' \1,i ,lit , I dill •() 11111 bp to 00/ OFF 1°SALE RACKS Throughout Store `,I.,o„rlih