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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-01-06, Page 3Asking for additional s 10,000 Cameron wants logical, Mr. Bill Batten, Editor Exeter Times -Advocate Exeter. Ontario. Dear Bill: Your last issue reported a recently provided with a deficit for our Grounds. current financial update on Development project of this project. Several points almost 823.000. I anticipated concerning the deficit, about that report. $23.000.00, must be con - Recently, I made a full sidered. report to the Finance Com- Firstly, note that this mittee. as I had promised deficit Includes some earlier in the Fall. The $6000.00 for the new Fair enclosed letter, written to Building floor._ This was not Bill Mickle. summarizes the part of our Committee's position of our Committee as projected cost estimates and far as the deficit is concern- tha amount is what has put - ed. We also have put forward our original estimate of 865.- a proposal for an additional 000 on the Building over the $10.000 from the town projection. coffers to allow us to com- Secondly, the deficit in- plete the project. Mention of eludes some additional that is also in the letEer. renovations and im- Bill. as a Committee, we provements to the Hardball feel we have done a pretty diamond not endorsed by our good job so far. We aren't Committee. These im- proud of the deficit but we private v donts are to be paidpy also realize the difficulties dent of our fund raisintions g of raising funds for these forts. kinds of projects, particular- Mycalculations suggest ly in today's economic climate. We realize, too, non -Committee endorsed ex - that there are . things we penditures in excess of $11, - could have done differently. 000.00. Naturally, it is wise Our canvasses. for example, ' to include these extra expen- although well organized, ditures in the total project to could have been better ex- allow us to be eligible for ecuted. But. they were done. maximum grants. But, and Unfortunately, with many recognizingthat if they were people involved some will let. not included, only about 75% you down along the way. of the expenditures can be taken away from the final 1t would be appreciated if costs (I assume about 25% you would publish the letter grant on our money), the written to Bill Mickle to amount of deficits that our allow that side of our $Rory • Committee can take respon- to come out and to pat uP sibility for should be reduced front our request for funds in in excess of $8000.00. Seen in 1982. From our perspective, this light our deficit (our .our Town had done quite Committee. not Council) is well as far as this project is about $15.000.00. • 'concerned. We feel it impor- We are not proud of any Dear Mr. L eckett: tant that a few more dollars deficit, .I wish it was com- I was surprised and be spent to bring the Project pletely.break even, but con- delighted to receive one of. to a logical and sensible con- sidering that we have spent the Christmas Draw prizes elusion - at least fertile time- over $120,000 so far to im- from the Exeter merchants. being. prove these grounds. the 1 shall be visiting Dinney's At this4ime. too, let me deficit of slightly more than Furniture as soon as 1 can wish you 'the best of the 10% of costs seems less in come down to earth, and season and a very happy and perspective. realize I have a choice to rewarding New Year. This has been an extensive make. Sincerely and difficult project. The 20 This just adds one more Don Cameron. acres we are developing delight to our happy • touches the lives of many Christmas, and makes a December 18th, 1981 residents of this Town great ending to 1981. Mr. Bill Mickle, Chairman. directly through recreation, Ail the best to you and your Finance Committee, sports 'and the Agricultural staff and to the merchants Exeter Town Council, Fall Fair. who took time to initial slips. Exeter.. Ontario We believe- it touches the Happy New • Year. NOM ISO lives of everyone in Town to Edna M. Snider Dear Bill: Re: Exeter Grounds Development Project Your committee was n- f - the extent that its overall appearance influences the reputation of Exeter -' the way it is perceived by visitors and perhaps even by potential newcomers who might locate here as part of a new industry or service.. We feel it is imliortant that this project dome to a logical and sensible conclu- sion. In an earlier personal presentation to your Com- mittee. we estimated that an additional $10,000.00 would allow us to complete second phase drainage and install the soccer pitch. This is im- portant because . when the existing old Fair barns -are removed (to ground level) we will be left with their remains. The appearance of that, not to mention the potential _safety hazard, will reduce the impact of our grounds improvements to date. Those additional dollars, if budgeted for in our 1982 fiscal year, will represent a relatively small financial hardship to the Town. Those few dollars will be money well spent con- sidering the number Of peo- ple involved who care about the total development and appearance of the area and more directly, the growing popularity of soccer as a sport. We believe that our development goals are sound to the point of the soccer pitch and our work is on the right track. The unanimous approvals by Councils along the way for our development proposals and actions has THANKS This brings us to the final act. Our Committee has ex- hausted its fund raising energies. We have been a Development group and a fund raising group and there -. ,•• Ii•or vivo , �. F ....., v Cris: y► Y" • Times -Advocate, January 6, 19112 r sensible conclusion for project are few other options open to us. As you know, many groups and organizations raise funds fpm our citizens and there are limits to the number of ways a group like ours has of doing it. In short. we are asking for $10.111.00 (we feel this is a liberal estimat in 1979 do project to a realize sev aximum - our total is about $7,500 but rs i to bring this sible end. We al of our original priorities will not be done now but, at least, the Grounds will be instantly useable and appear com- pleted. Please contact me if you have any questions about this proposal. The recommendation of support for it by your Com- mittee and subsequent en- dorsement by our total Coun- cil will be appreciated. Sincerely Carmeron for the Don Grou ids I>evelopment Com - mitt, cc• (ayor Bruce Shaw Mar n:DeBruyn. President Exe. •r Soccer Club Exeter Town Council Not Fooling Around r '.fa A HIGH LEAP — -- Kevin Parsons of the South Huron senior boys basketball teom grabs a rebound again}t West Elgin in a tournament game atParkhill. Atthe left is team-mate Ian *Sweet. UCW meets at Kirkton By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS Kirkton United Church Women met in the church basement. Mrs. George Burgin welcomed the ladies` to an interesting Christmas candle lighting service. Mrs. Norman Amos lit the first candle, others who assisted her were Mrs. Reverend King, Witness Mrs. Ross Tufts, Study Mrs. Lorne Marshall, Fellowship Mrs. Robert Marshall, service Mrs. T. Elliott.. Mrs. Ray Heard gave the treasurer's report. Mrs. Earl The Stove Parlour Quality Wood Stoves Selkirk Chimney & Stove .Pipe Authorized Dealer Tempwood, Conestoga, Old Timer Custom Made Stoves, Hreplace Inserts, and Barre) stoves Southwest Farm Supplf RR 1 Mitchell Hwy 23 south of Mitchell Ph 348-8491 • Stephen gave a piano in- strumental. Janice and Vicki Burginsang a duet. Mrs. Burgin reported on the Christmas dinner for the senior citiz ens and ex- pressed thanks to all those Clandeboye Mr. and Mrs. Ernol Cun- ningham. London and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cun- ningham. Ingersoll were New tears visitors with Mr:\,; .. and Wm. Roy Cunningham and family. Holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lynn and family were Mr. and Mrs. , S >. Sandy Thom and Brian, Ot- tawa and•Charles Thom. St. Catharines. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thom. Mark and Lucy of Bramalea. Dorothy Joyce, Windsor spent a few days with her sister. Hazel Williams, dur- ing the Christmas season. Arlene- Parks and daughter Ann. Capac, Michigan visited. with Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson and Helen and Jim Hearn during the holiday season. Wilfred Cunningham is confined to the house, due to illness. who helped her during the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Byrne visited Wed- nesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Marshall and family in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Burns Blackler were Tuesday. evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Aitken, St. Marys. }res:f ' t r�. GRADUATES — Terence Otis, son of.,Potricia Otis and grandson of Gladys Johns, formerly of Exeter and Elim - vide graduated recently from Queens University, Kingston with a Master of Public Ad- ministration . degree. He is working in Ottawa with the M.I.P. Task Force, Customs and Excise. 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