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
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self-support apartment units
in Grand Bend. Others in the
group are councillor Murray
DesJardins, Elwood McNab,
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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.
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