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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-08-21, Page 2'age 2 Times -Advocate, August 21, 1985 Tennis club denied in fee chop request Members of the Exeter tennis dub ,were lauded and applauded for their .ffort in re -surfacing the local courts. nit failed to win any monetary con- .•ession from the South Iluron rec cen- •re board. Thursday Members Dennis !hickey. Gail Lit - .Ie, Steve Johns and Damien Solomon Appeared at Thursday's board meeting to ask for a reduction in the 1500 rental fee the club pays for the use of the courts. Hockey said the group would like the fee dropped to $250 in view of the fact the members had spent $1,728 to have the courts re -surfaced. Last year the club paid $200 in ren- tal, but the fee was boosted this year to pay the operating cost for the new flood lights. Finance committee chairman Caroline Merner said the board was Neighborhood watch may be initiated soon Exeter may soon become involved in the Operation Housing Neighborhood Watch program spon- sored by the Ontario Police Conimission. At .their recent meeting, the police committee members were advised that money was available to hire two unemployed persons to canvass neighborhoods in the town to identify and mark properties and contents to aid in the recovery of stolen items from householders. The program is also intended as a deterrent to thieves who are advised THREE NEW HOMES Permits tor three new Exeter residences have pushed the 1985 building total hack close to last year's figures for the first seven months of the year. A total of $301,715 wor h of permits was issued by buil .' o ial Brian Johnston during uly. '1'h, wings the 1985 total to $1.. 0,659. The fl: re was $1,208.269 tor he first gen mont s 1934. The three n ' residences approv- ed last month ar v ed at $195,000. There were -19 permits for residen- tial renovations and additions at $411.915, one for industrial at $48,04J0 a'!d two comtnercial at $4,500. There were also six permits issued for tool sheds. carports and garages at $5.300 and one pool 'valued at $2.000. — . Thirfeeii Tempora 1t sign permits were approved in July. bringing the total to date to 81. There were four _permanent signs approved to hying that total to 19. by stickers on houses that the con- tents can he traced and identified._ The two'people hired would work from October of this year through to' next March. Exeter has applied for two people to conduct the program. "It makes sense to take advantage of it (provincial funding)", Mayor Bruce Shaw commented at Monday's ,council session. In their written' report to council, the committee also advised they have asked the Huron County Communica- tion System committee to provide a copy of their 1985,budget and also that Exeter receive annually a detailed budget to reflect the expenditures and revenues for the system which is operated for the five county towns. Costs for the system have been escalating annually and previous discussions have indicated local Coun- cils have not been given detailed budgets. The committee have also called tenders for a new police cruiser and stipulated that the vehicle be yellow. XI Monday's council. Ben Itoogetl- n sugge:sie(I Alio; CGUticil consider ing the cruiser that was to be d so that it could be used by town oyees who currently are paid age for using their own -vehicles town business. • bre kee trad em mil fo suggestion was questioned by Reeve Bill Mickle and Councillor Don Winter. who noted the high mileage on the cruiser and the excessive gasoline consumption -of -the -vehicle. However. police committee chair- man Dorothy Chapman said the sug- gesticin is worth considering to ascer- tain if it would result in a saving to the town. Want council to continue _a While they hope there may be a suc- cessful appeal against a move by the Huron County health unit • to deny special occasion liquor permits at the agricultural building, the South Introit rec centre board this week took steps to determine the. Cost of pro- viding the necessary tt•ashrooni facilities in the building. • The health unit advised Exeter council that approval of special occ- asion permits Would not he given after January 1 because the facility does not have the required washroom tacilitic'S. 1n the past, permits have been granted on the basis that the washrooms in the rec centre were available to patrons at events staged in the nearby agricultural building. ...So they'll do, as asked I':xeter council twill invite 1Ittro l county'' director 01 public health in• slx•clions to attend an upcoming mc:tirlg to discuss 1Ile health unit's ret rill edict that occasional liquor permits tt All nn longer 1x' approved !m- illi. agricultural I►uilding at the c'om enmity park Members %% ere unattare at their !llonrlanight session that the South Huron rec board had asked them to have such a Ince) ing as council's two representatives were not in atter Dance at 'I'htu slay night's 1511'11 meeting Comic') members. who were critic".11 of the announcement from the health unit. suggested that Ed Har rison he invited to a meeting to discuss the matter Iur11x'r. :1 letter has also been received front the Liquor Licence Board of ()Mario. noting Ilial all applications In 19116. must be accompanied by approval from the health unit for permits. STRAINS BRACES Laverne McCarter strains the braces on his baseball uniform as he takes a hefty swing during the Sport• sfest slopitch action at the pork. Saturday. Local teams played good hosts, losing out to visitors in most of the games. I pp4e ai Rec director. Lynne Farquhar reported that about 10 licensed events have been held in the • agricultural building so far this year and she noted that the rec. centre had been design- ed so'washrooms would be available to serve functions in the centre as well as those going on outside in the park. Noting the cost involved of pro- viding• five toilet fixtures and (Wo washbasins for each sex, Brian Hardentan said the matter should lw pursued and agreed with Caroline Merner's suggest ioti that the county representatives from the supporting municipalities should take the matter up with health unit officials. Exeter council will be advised oI the board's.tvish that the mailer be pursued. but the hoard also asked their facilities committee to explore the cost involved in providing the necessary washrooms. Farquhar advised that one plutnl►er had already volunteered to donate his labour to help with the washrooms it the appeal fails. She said that renting portable toilets would dost $35 to $50 a month. ONLY A FEW MORE WEEKS TO SAVE $50.00 on THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA RESERVE YOUR SETS NOW! Will be published Sept. 6th at 1115. If reserved now and deposit of 525. paid, your set will be 5125. • 7 beautiful volumes In an attractive slipcase/ • 11111111 articles from 1100 Canadian contributor* • 14114 Illustrations, most In full colour • 1114 neve '.ape -enough to fill an entire Canadian atlas • 114 -pope Index, thousands of etase- refervnces PHONE ORDER IN THEN MARE DEPOSIT AT ANY OF OUR 3 STORES 0001e1tC.N. 114NS ' iii l QUEEN STREET KINCARDINE, 144.7411 MAIN STREET inane, 211.11111 already over• budget on grounds repair and ma tenance this year and asked if .,tennis members thought the modey'should beken out of some other program. • Rec director Lynne Farquhar also • advised that the staff had made some repairs and improvements to .the. courts this year and the expenditw was over the $500 rental fee received Solomon said the club decided to fi* the surface because of the safety fa tor for players, as well as the fact town would be hosting Sportsfest at - out-of-town tennis players would be using the facility. Board c;tairman John Pym ex- pressed appreciation tor the improve- ment made by the tennis club and said that all the facilities would be "in grim shape" if volunteers didn't undertake such projects because the board's operating funds were insuf- ficient t t sneet the need. - 1, Pym said he felt guilty that that'1, the way it had to be and said he realiz ed the club had spent a lot of time money and it was appreciated.' Kathy Whiteford told the tenni delegation that many other groups, have also had to raise funds to im- prove the facilities they use at the rec centre and park. Board member Jim Workman said that the tennis players would have to pay for the work, either directly or in-- directly n-directly through higher rental rates. Board members were advised that a total re -surfacing would have to be undertaken within two years and that cost was estimated at $4,000. Mel Gaiser, who was in attendance on an insurance matter, spoke up to advise the tennis club members to ap- proach the Exeter Lions to undertake the necessary work on the courts. He said the Lions.were looking for a place to spend money six months. ago and donated considerable to the new lights at the ball diamond. - The tennis courts and new floodlights were provided by the Lions. GENTLEMAN'S CHOICE OPENS — Gentlemen's Choice. the newest men's wear store in Exeter opened Friday night. Owners Larry and Liz Taylor hold the ribbon for the cutting ceremony by mayor Bruce Show and Doug Gould. T -A photo Sportsfest big success Continued from front page In water polo, Clinton won the "A" championship with Chesley as run- nerup and Exeter won the "B"•title defeating Kincardine. ' Winners in womens' softball were. Lucknow, Bluevale. Goderich and - Port Elgin. Best men's slopiteh were Listowel Ideal Supply, Port Elgin Bearded Clams. Listowel Bandits and Port Elgin Rockers while the naked volleyball winners were Kincardine Beach Bums, Seaforth, Exeter DD's and Kincardine. Wilma and Harold Davis of Exeter won the 'A' crown in shuffleboard defeating Lloyd Lovell and Howard Johns. Consolation winners were Jean Beacham and Mary Brooks, St. Marys and Bill McAsh and Charles Reid. Varna. In the swim meet, Clinton won the team event. Individual winners in- cluded Kristy Ahrens and Melissa Blue, Exeter. Others winning were S. Foster. Chesley; K. Aylsworth, Clinton, S. Whitten, Kincardine; L. Beattie, Clin- ton; M. Coghlin and K. Bowman, At- wood and J. Brough. In tennis, men's singles winners were Tom Pincher and Rob Mac- Donald. Goderich; Bruce McGill. Wiarton and Bill Watson. Listowel. Jim Costello and Ted Doherty, Goderich defeated Bruce McGill and Harry Baker. Wiarton in 'A' doubles and in 'B' Paul Tark and Wayne I lut - son, Palmerston downed Clay Murray and Wally Webster of Exeter. In mix- ed doubles it was Phil Cornish and Christine Carter of Clinton beating - Ron and Gerry Leslie of Harriston. Palmerston downed Clay Murray and Wally Webster of Exeter. Inmx- ed doubles it was Phil Cornish and Christine Carter of Clinton beating Ron and Gerry Leslie of Harriston. Exeter III won the squirt soccer 'A' title defeating Grand Bend. In 'B' it was Wallace township over Arva. Hanover defeat.'d Exeter III in atom soccer and Exeter II won the 'B' title over Mt. Forest. in mosquito. Goderich downed Exeter III in 'A' and Durham beat.Exeter II in the 'B' class. . St. Marys Stonetowners edged Ex- eter Canadian Tire to take the ladies slopitch 'A' crown and in 'B' it was Exeter Sundowners over the Crediton Cougars. Teams from the Mitchell Fish and Game Club won first and second places in trap shooting and the in- dividual winner was Jim Cocker with a score of 47. Edwin Miller was se- cond at 45 beating Jamie Caldwell and Paul Herman in a shootout. 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