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Times-Advocate, 1987-04-01, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, April 1, 1987 Developers responsive to public's wishes Various options s for future development resented A number of attractive proposals for future development of theonor- Woodsmith Building Systems Ltd. has into the property to the north owned Pproposed at 160 Queen St. Limiting by Bob Caldwell. The estimated ser- thwest sector of Hensall were residential traffic to Queen St. would vicing costs of $9,500 to $11,000 per lot presented at a public meeting in the be an advantage of this plan. A prime is based on 50 -foot frontages on the arena conference room on Tuesday. requirement would be We purchase of single family lots. Actual cost would Associates Steve eurnt of Burns Ross and the dairy property, and removal of all be determined by the length of presented five possible buildings. streets. scenarios, the results of a feasibility Concepts three, four and five in - study commissioned by Hensall coun- dude the Ducharme and Oke pro- cillors to assist them in planning now posals. Concept three adds 43 single for orderly development of the land family lots in liensall, and another 16 bounded by Queen and Brock Streets, in flay township. This development the north'brn limits of the village, and would be served by one access via the Hay township boundary. Brock and Mill St., plus a proposed The first concept ignores current road from King St. parallel to the ex - proposals from prospective isting boundary and curving into the developers and divides the area into subdivision. 62 single family lots. it assumes a The fourth plan is halfway between road from Queen St., and would re- plans two and three in density, sket- quire an easement to provide an ching in 44 single family lots for a outlet at the corner of Queen and total of 432 units. Access would be Elizabeth streets. through Brock and Mill streets, with The second concept envisions two provision for a potential emergency access roads to serve 41 single fami- access to Queen St. ly lots, the 16 townhouses that are one The apartment complex is reduced of Paul Ducharme's suggestions for to 48 units in plan five, and allows for development of his property at Wolfe 56 single famly lots. Access is by St., and the 72 -unit apartment Brock and Mill streets. buildings which Brad Oke of Oke All plans show future development FIVE OPTIONS — Engineer Steve Burns outlined various options for future development of Hensoll at a public meeting to discuss zoning changes. Seniors thank park board for providing free shuffling The Happy Pushers would like to thank the Hensall Parks Board for sponsoring senior citizens month in March and treating them to free shuffling. There were 24 out to shuffle on Thursday, including guests from the KNECHTEL Exeter group. Ladies high scores were 011ie Essery - 424, Bea Ballantyne - 299 and Betty Grenier - 295. High men's scores were Albert Hummel - 435, John Eberle 390 and Ernie Chipchase - 317. Hockey en Francais On Tuesday afternoon grades seven and eight students at Hensall Public School took part in a Hockey Enrich- ment Workshop. Our French teacher, Mr. Mansfield, directed and supervis- ed the afternoon with help from Mr. Kemp. The students participated in four activities. They were a T.V. show call- ed Sol Plays Hockey, a hockey card game in French, a hockey broadcast in French and a cartoon drawing activity. • Afterwards, grades four to eight watched a movie called Le Violon de Gaston. The French program continued throughout the week for grades seven and eight. They continued to finish ac- tivities from Tuesday as well as play- ing crosswards and a floor hockey game .on Friday. Chris Gardner Hensall Public School CHAPARAL FENCING R.R. 1, Lucan Ontario NOM 2J0 ALL TYPES FREE ESTIMATES Industrial Fences Chain Link 8 Patio Farm Fences Phone Bob Hardy 227-4160 Best Interest 91/4°°. Guaranteed Investment Certificates * subject to change Gaiser•Kneale Insurance Brokers Inc. Exeter Grand Bend 235-2420 238-8484 Clinton Hensall Goderich 482-9747 262-2119 524-2118 The feasability study was precipitated by requests from Oke and Ducharme for zoning changes as the first step in their development plans. Reeve Jim Robinson pointed out that whatever is done now will af- fect Hensall's future forever. As the meeting had also been call- ed to hear any objections to the zon- ing designation changes, all members of Hensall council were in attendance, as well as Huron County planner Pat- ty Munkittrick and Usborne Reeve Gerald Prout representing the Huron County planning and development committee. Oke said his conditional offer to purchase the former T.S. Metals pro- perty was subject to financing and a zoning change from light industrial to high density residential. The western section carries a special commercial designation as a result of the proximi- ty of the abattoir, but that part is phase three in the Oke plan, and may not be a reality for years. Munkittrick said part of the proper- ty could be redesignated without violating the 600 -foot distance require- ment from the abattoir. She sug- gested that if the zoning is changed, actual development be controlled through a site control plan and a developers' agreement. In this way, council would have to approve plans for parking spaces, building height, buffering, garbage collection, pedestrian walkways and other com- ponents. The same advice would app- ly to Ducharme's request for a change from medium to high density on his property. Munkittrick passed on the courtly planning department's recommenda- tion that the special commercial designation should not be changed to residential as long as the abattoir exists. In reply to questions, twig boring property owners were told that the present sewer capacity is cap le of serving only another 90 people, and the ministry of the environment calculates its figures on the assump- tion of three people per household. An servicing costs such as sewers, streets and street lighting would be the responsibility of the developer. Burns promised to see if government grants were available for these projects. Philip Dube, who recently purchas- ed the former Mock home at 172 Queen St., said he knew he could ex- pect development of a light industrial nature to change the splendid view he now enjoys from the back of his pro- perty, but had not expected something of the magnitude of the Oke plan. He said he appreciates what Oke hopes to do for the town, but would prefer an apartment building directly behind him rather than the parking lot presently proposed. He was also worried about foot traffic across his lot to the Shaw's store. Oke replied that he was open to plan amendments, and willing to discuss changes. The reason he was at the meeting was to hear concerns from adjacent property owners. Reeve Robinson said he has also had a query from Sam Taylor on the possibility of rezoning the property in question to accommodate a trucking depot. The consensus among proper- ty owners was that they could live more happily with the Oke development. Council met after the meeting ad- journed, but made no decision. -Robin- son said later he was impressed with the tone of the meeting. No frivolous comments were made, and everyone seemed well intentioned. No one ob- jected to either zoning change. The rezoning requests will be on the agenda of the regular April meeting. A recommendation should be made in time to be sent on to the county plan- ning and development meeting on April 16. Dashwood Industries Limited T.F. Duffy S.J. Genno W.G. Fenlon J.L. Cook, President of Dashwood Industries Limited, is pleased to announce the following ex- ecutive appointments. T.F. Duffy, formerly Vice President Operations, has been appointed Senior Vice President with responsibility for Marketing Canada, Engineering and Product Development, Purchasing Research and Contract Negotiations, S.J. Genno, formerly Production Manager, has been appointed Operations Manager with respon- sibility for all Manufacturing activity within the- Centralia facility. W.G. Fenlon, formerly Sales Manager Hamilton and London region is appointed Direct Soles Manager for Ontario. Dashwood Industries is a manufacturer and distributor for exterior windows and doors throughout Canada and selected areas of the United States. Larry and Mike Cronyn Invite you to join them at UR K KNECHTEL FOOD MARKET rapOpetlin For their first week of Schneiders All Beef or Red H WIENER Specials! "See Our Flyer For More In-store Specials" Whole Wheat, Cracked or White, Sliced KNECHTEL . BREAD 69` STORE HOURS Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday a Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1 675 g. loaf White PRONTO TOWELS 884 2 roll pkg. Values in effect until closl4 Saturday, April 4, 1987 We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements!