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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-04-06, Page 24Poi* 24 Times -Advocate, April 6, 1983 Discu'ss tent on beach, has tentative approval The controversial Mothers tent on the beach was again discussed at last week's plan- ning board meeting in Grand Bend. Objections from the 'floor interrupted the meeting briefly and chairman Bruce Woodley ruled them out of order. However he allowed general discussion at the end of the meeting. Planning Board and Coun- cil have approved, in princi- ple, the proposed tent, and a modular unit for washrooms and the preparation of food, which would meet health standards. Tim Fraleigh, representing the owner R. Paul Fraleigh, attended the meeting to answer questions. Reeve Bob Sharen asked if if Fraleigh's commitment to give Grand Bend 160 feet of beach from the water's edge in front of the old casino property would be honored with the accep- tance of a site plan. Fraleigh said his father was not prepared to follow through with that promise at this time. In the open discussion following the meeting, Doreen Seguin asked council if they would now allow temporary tent structures on other sites. Councillor Snider said that each case would be looked at separately. Fraleigh was to prepare a site proposal to present to council at 'Tuesday night's meeting. It was obviously an unhappy group of Grand Bend citizens which filed out of the Mary's Musings Continued from page 23 Fortunately. i am a believer in seat pelts. and always have them fastened when I'm behind the- wheel. That's one less thing to worry about - unfortunately. 1 don't always remember a buckle up when I'm a passenger. In any case. i had barely recovered from the fright of seeing those red lights in my rear view mirror. when I saw them again, within 48 hours. This time I wasn't alone: i had my springer spaniel, Pep- per. with me. Pepper is generally a pret- ty good passenger when it comes to car rides. But sometimes on the trip home he gets a little excited. (hi this particular evening. he was in a hurry to get home. especial- ly since I had left him sitting in the car for an hour or so while I went visiting. «'hen we head home. Pep- per finds it hard to sit still - bouncing from front seat to back seat. pressing his nose against the windows and drooling on the dashboard. 11 takes a concentrated effort to caltn him down and convince him that we will arrive home eventually. I was trying to make hire sit still, when the red lights flash- ed behind mc. The policeman informed nie that I had been weaving, and asked me if i was alright. Or at least hr, tried to. It was a little difficult to carry on a conversation with Pepper barking as loudly as he could and snarling at the policeman from the open win- dow.. The policeman sent us on our way home. And I have to col wince Pep- per to wear a seatbelt. meeting. "Are we now going to have a tent city?" was one comment. The main objection seemed to be that merchants had complied with village stan- dards in permanent buildings and felt that allowing the one- year tent operation by Mothers and Fraleigh was unfair. Bob Torrington brought a proposal to upgrade the bouti- que booths he rents out on the north side of main street. He asked for confirmation from council that he would be able to add to the numbers of booths providing one parking space for each booth and washroom facilities accor- ding to specifications from the Department of Labour. Ile has been renting the pro- perty for three years and now has an option to purchase. Lambton planner Janet Smolders said that the by- laws have changed since Tor- rington first presented his proposal and that a site plan should be reviewed and updated. The enclosed mall proposed by Peter Becker was men- tioned. He will be required to meet all building codes with a permanent, insulated building. The proposed building will be on the site of the old Village Inn. Mrs. Smolders reviewed a report of parkland dedication under the new planning act. She said that the village can acquire parkland not ex- ceeding 2 percent of proposed commercial and industrial land and 5 percent of propos- ed residential land or cash in lieu. It was suggested that with the completion of the recrea- tion area (designated a com- munity park) east of the firehall, that Grand Bend would have adequate park area considering the popula- tion of the village. Reeve Sharen suggested that parkland was needed in plan 24 (the northwest segment of the village). Board member, Dr. Robert Clay commented that he felt land for parking was more important at this point than land for . . rks. PRICE OF ADMISSION — Laurie and Stephanie Cook get their hands stamped by Katimavik member Vincent Allard on their way in to a puppet show at the rec centre. HOW TO — Michael Heywood and Christine Morgan follow instructions op folding paper to make finger pup- pets after a puppet show at the Exeter Library. Plan apartments for senior citizens The Rev. .1101 Sutton will head a non profit organization TALKTO THE GAS COMPANY ABOUT GAS HEATING PHONE 1-800-265-0562 (T' L, I-RFE1 For straight answers about the choice between a conventional gas furnace, the new high effici- ency gas furnace or a conversion burner, phone the Gas Company. A phone call will arrange an appointment at your home, at the time most convenient for you. union lis We're bringing home the future. We supply these respected gas furnaces. Roberts Gordon LENNOX Clare A.111sen %r I I It7 1 to establish senior citizen, self-support apartment units in Grand Bend. Others in the group are councillor Murray DesJardins, Elwood McNab, ilaKayes, Don Southcott and Mickey Wehh. They met Monday to deter- mine the best way to deal with the project. The group is ask- ing for input from any seniors in the area. Plans are to con- duct a need study which would be as confidential and private as possible. Sutton feels that the last government questionnairewas looked upon by seniors as an invasion of financial privacy. He said that a new need study' would make it easier for seniors to express their wishes. Ile said that the hope was to locate the units in an area which makes it easy for seniors to be part of the com- munity and to be within walk- ing distance of stores, post of- fice and recreational facilities. In meeting with Central Mortgage and Housing, he said the group learned that a rnininium of 15 units would make a viable beginning. "There have been similar projects approved in llensall, llderton and Parkhill , and we'll be able to benefit from those experiences," he said. The next meeting of the group will tx• held April 28 and Sutton is hoping for sugges- tions from seniors for that meeting. Sutton is pastor of St. Johns by -the -lake Anglican church. SOUTHERN WELCOME — Exeter resident John Webster returned from his annual Florida vacation this week after a stop -over in Waycross, Georgia, where he had a chance meeting with one of that area's bet- ter known citizens. John reports enjoying a cup of cof- fee and chat with Billy Carter, brother of former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. GB council invited to harbour meeting Harbour committee invited Grand Bend council to attend the meeting to be held in two weeks. Chairman Lawson ex- pressed concern over the "awkwardness" in trying to work together with council. He said the committee had every intention of working within budget. He felt that the committee needed a clearer indication from council as to whether council ever wanted the committee as an input group. Councillor Dennis Snider explained the problem with minutes from the comnfittee and Lawson asked that coun- cil provide a secretary to take minutes which would be ac- ceptable to council. When the question of a fee was raised, Lawson pointed out that none of the committee members accepted any honorarium (to which they are entitled) and that a secretary could be paid in lieu of fees to committee members. Snider reported on the Canadian Community Development grant which has allowed the village to employ three men for work in the har- bourarea and a summer youth employment grant which will allow the employ- for the summer work. Inter- ment of four students to work views will be held this week. from the new harbour Lawson made arecommen- building this summer. dation to council for im- A hiring committee was provements to the launch formed to review applications ramp and asked council to Fishermen report river mouth clogging In a report from Grand Bend fishermen Wednesday night at a meeting of the har- bour committee it was learn- ed that the mouth of the river is once again clogged with sand. Fisherman Joe Green said that the fishing boats with their big propellers are keep- ing a narrow channel open which is about 512 feet deep. Lack of ice and spring run- off have contributed to the silting problem. But it was last year's dredging and the sarne lack of ice which allow- ed the big commercial boats to bring in fish all winter long. There has been damage to one boat and another with a draught of six feet struggles over the outside sand bar sometimes fur almost half an hour. "We're still going to do it, ro matter what," said Green. Federal M P Ralph Ferguson ( L - Lambton- Middlesex ` said in a tblephone interview Monday Snider reported that the that the Department of town rescue boat could be us - Oceans and Fisheries (Small ed as a shuttle boat between Craft Harbours, has been the piers for tourist transpor- considering a machine, used tation during the summer. in California, which could be placed permanently in the river and which is capable of sucking out the silt and depositing i' wherever it might be needed on the shore. He indicated it might be used experimentally in Grand Bend. It could be operated by "a flick of a switch from your new harbour building," he said. devise a method of tender. Advisor, Dr. Russ Lingard questioned whether the Ausable-Bayfield. Authority was "moving toward owner- ship and control of the rive: ". There was discussion of pro- perty control in the harbour area concerning docks, speed of boats on the river and a re- quest for confirmation of leases from council. Lingard commented that with improved launching there would heed to be better defined parking. Snider said that council was moving toward providing better park- ing in the area. Larry Whiting, represen- ting the south beach associa- tion, questioned the proposed Laundromat in the harbour building. It was suggested that the area be put out for tender for private enterprise. Lawson noted that the com- mittee had no intention of competing with any private enterprise. 1 T,.HEO!S • 1s AprII 6 to Sho wr � e��a spp p • ril 13 A 750 mi. Pepsi Plus fax and dep. 35 4 Coca Cola & Fanta Orange PopCbips 300 mi. plus tax and dep. 1 5 4 Humpty Dumpty, 200 g. - all flavors 89 4 ea. McCain, (in the box) ' Juice 250 ml. 3/1.09 Meadow gold 2 I. Ice - Cream Neopolatin, Steawberry , Vanilla 1 .99 . 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