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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-05-06, Page 3Asparagus Cut To Order Spring Garden Farm Call 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. 229-6795 Shown aro Saverp4ele Lats. Stainless sets vary sightly. COmmunfty'' Sltvarplale / A. Now 55.96 Reg. 69.95 B. Now 47.96 Reg. 59.95 18a1t; Rogers0114 Sitwrplate A. Now 45.56 Reg. 56.95 B. Now 29.58 Reg. 36.95 Heirloom LTO*'" Stainless A. Now 81.58 Reg. 76.95 B. Now 49.58 Reg. 61.95 Heirloom*" 8h[Moss A. Now 36.00 Reg. 45.00 B. Now 28.80 Reg. 38.00 Com,nunityTM Stainless A. Now 25.58 Reg. 3' .95 B. Now 19.16 Reg. 23.95 Dodds*" Deluxe Stainless A. Now 18.38 Reg. 22.95 B. Now 15.18 Reg. 18.95 26 LOVELY PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM! ANSTETT Jewellers 8 Albert St . Clinton 26 Main St. S . Seaforth 284 Main St.. Exeter 203 Dilrham E , Walkerton Portion cleaned by owners Hay debates drain repair A delegation of local land owners discussed the clean ing of the Datars-Mille drain at Hay council' meeting, Monday. The drainage ditch run from near lot 6 on conces sion 12, west to the lake. The delegation reported the drains were silting up, and some of the culverts in the system were almost blocked. Erich Freiter, RR 1, Dashwood, said he had done part of the cleaning out of the main ditch on his proper- ty last fall. Other farmers had also cleaned out parts of the drain and Frieter felt he had done his part. It was suggested an engineer be called in to check the situation and to check the suitability of the existing culverts. Deputy reeve Lionel Wilder reminded those pre- sent that the council must be petitioned for any clean-out done. Work costs are then assessed to those whose property drains into the ditch. The only assessment schedule the township has is for the original installation of the system and culverts. A new engineer's report would set up a maintenance schedule of assessment and more equitably distribute the costs of future clean-out of the drain. Freiter said he would op- pose bringing in an engineer since the money could be better spent on simply clean- ing out the ditch. He said he couldn't afford the assessment every five years to clean out the ditch. He also felt that if the engineer was brought in the r s s County base for salaries Using the county average on which to base council. stipends may be the best method available to Exeter council. At least that was the opinion expressed this week by Councillor Jay Campbell, who noted that being paid to serve on council is recognition for the loss of time away from their business for members. He suggested one of the ways to determine salaries could be at nomination Ume, when each candidate standing for office would outline the stipend he/she expected if elected. Amid negative head nodding from members, he admitted that would not be a practical solution and that taking the average of the other towns,in Huron may well be the best. Councilmembers recently upped their stipends by 1500 and gave the mayor's position a ;700 boost. Councillor Bill Mickle op- posed the move and ended up advising council he would turn his 8500 increase over to the Heart Fund and the Cancer Society. rAILSA CRAIG REPAIR Farm & Industrial Equipment Repair Welding hydraulic hose general farm supply Ph 293-3502 Or come in to see us at 109 Main St. AILSA CRAIG BED • BATH KITCHEN • GIFTS BOUTIQUE for your Mother's Day gift as well as your love, take time from your busy schedule and browse thru our one of a kind boutique, and if you want to please that very special person or spoil yourself, choose a gift from around the world or by Canadian craftsman with the quality and warmth that only a country look can bring, from pine reproductions, Comfortors, cushions; towels, bathroom accessories, natural soaps, wicker brass, pewter, crystal or have fun in pur gourmet section. Gift certificates are available. Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., 9.6 Friday 9.9, Sat. 9-5 04, • whole system would have to be reviewed and renovated. If the ditches were simply cleaned out, the culverts would be flushed out by the water flow, he said. Councillor Tony Bedard said it would be a good idea to have an engineer come in and review the drains. The work will have to be done sooner or later he said, and if land owners down stream request the work and it is passed through council, everyone draining into the ditch would be assessed. Council will set up an on- site meeting with an engineer to look at the problems of the drain and gather more information on what should be done to solve the problems. The council will requesta representative from the county meet with them and explain the operation of a maintenance and occupancy by-law. Wilder said the by-law could be instituted to control absentee landowners who are tearing down barns and houses. The housing is need- ed in the township he said, and the township loses tax assessment when barns are torn down. Councillor Dick Rau said council should be looking at some form of property con- trol by-law at the same time. He said council was plan- ning to control the tearing down of houses, but not the cleaning up of un -maintained yards and property. Such a by-law would make land owners clean up barn foundations after the building above was torn down. Council accepted an application for tile drainage from Peter Oud for lot 12 and 13, concession 15. Another application was turned down, as a map of the installation was not provid- ed. It wassuggestedthe good quality map submitted by Oud be used as an example for other applications. Clerk -treasurer Joan Ducharme said the township was allocated about 8197,000 Board disagrees with council Members of the Exeter cemetery board are of the opinion their responsibilities have been usurped by council in the matter of pay increases for staff members, but a full discussion on the matter was not held Monday night when a board official did not attend council meeting as anticipated. Clerk Liz Bell said the board felt they were autonomous and were upset at learning through the press that their employees had been given pay increases along with all other town employees. Councillor Jay Campbell said that if he was an em- ployee, he would certainly like to know who his em- ployer is. "Good point," commented Mayor Bruce Shaw. Shortly after the discussion, council approved a bylaw changing car allowances from a yearly rate to a flat fee per mile or kilometre, for all town employees. Included in the bylaw was cemetery superintendent Albert Hummel. Councillor Morley Hall, a member of the cemetery board, said there appeared to be a lack of com- munication between council and the board over the pay situation. Rape suspect out on bail A 29 -year-old London man earlier denied bail on three charges of rape won his freedom Friday pending trial in Middlesex court. A ban on publication of evidence was imposed in provincial court when Max John Dorman was refused bail April 10 by justice of the peace Len Obakata. Obakata's decision was successfully appealed to Judge George Street on Fri- day by defence lawyer Ted McGrath. Dorman has been Nin custody since his arrest April 5. Street granted bail after Dorman's parents, Jack and Shirley Dorman, agreed to post a 150,000 property sure- ty on their farm at RR 2, Ailsa Craig. Street ordered Dorman to live with his parents on the farm and not to leave the farm unless accompanied by court -approved persons. Dorman is to abstain from alcohol, report weekly to police and observe a curfew, Street said. He is to appear in provin- cial court Tuesday when a date will be set for a preliminary hearing, Mr. McGrath said. for tile drains last year. The township has not yet received this year's alloca- tion, but over half of last year's amount is already spoken for. In other business: Council was told the enumeration of township dogs was completed. Reeve Lloyd Mousseau said council should instruct the future enumerators not to be work- ing late evenings or on Sun- days and disturbing people at night. It was also noted land owners are responsible to collect fees from dog owners renting their property. Council gave its approval to a land severance re- quested by Edward Prouty, on lot 3 concession 10. The severance conforms to the secondary plan and will allow the farm land to be sold and the farm home retained for retirement pur- poses. •• BACK TO SCHOOL — South Huron high school custodian Bob Knox got to play student, while the students cleaned -up. The school held a reversal day Thursday, with teachers in,class and students handling school business. ' Due to objections May 6, 1981 Pas* 3 Laidlaw may not move? Exeter planning board chairman Jay Campbell reported this week the board understands that Laidlaw Transport may withdraw its plan to move to a new loca- tion in Exeter in view of op- position to the proposed zon- ing change required tc facilitate the move. Three objections have been filed over the plan to change the zoning on the proposed Highway 83 East location from MI to M2. However, Campbell told his fellow members of coun- cil that in legal language, the objections of Hawleaf Developments Limited and Landrush Incorporated may be considered as "frivolous" and suggested the Ontario Municipal Board could be asked to consider them as such. At their meeting last week the planning board re- quested that county planning director Gary Davidson con- tact the law firm of Little and Evans to ascertain the sincerity of Laidlaw in light of the objections received. Davidson was also re- quested to contact the three objectors to clarify their opjections. Council ratified the re- quests at their meeting Some concern was also ex- pressed by the board over the fact that the engineering firm of B. M. Ross & Associates was involved in the project on behalf of council and Laidlaw and the board recommended that an engineering study by an un- involved engineering firm be initiated. However, Campbell was advised that at least one other engineering firm, and possbily two. would also be involved and that recommendation was held in abeyance by council pending clarification. Other action of the hoard approved by council was as follows • To notify Hay council that they have no objection to amendment No. 21 to the township official plan regar- ding zoning in the area north-west of Exeter. The zoping is designated for limited agriculture which would allow for agriculture and associated uses. Asked the public works committee to detail any obligation the town may have in regard to the stats drain installed by Hawleaf Developments Limited. If your car's out of shape you get rid of It, right? What if your body's out of shape? _, Paten0130171017 • MOTHER'S DAY C2FT� Each person mak- ing a purchase in our ladies dept. will also get a beautiful sweetheart rose. 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