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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-07-12, Page 5(EXETER TOYOTA) 24? Main St. N. Exeter Across from O.P.P. Phone 235-2353 • GC Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238.8484 Hensall 262-2119 Clinton; 482-9747 North Middlesex & Lambton Council approves salaries EXETER - Council . has ap- proved the wages and salaries for 1989 for all town employees. In- creases are retroactive to January 1, 1989. In the municipal office, salaries rare as follows: Administrator Rick Hundey $50,000; chief building of- - ficial Dave Moyer $31,350; clerk - treasurer Liz Bell $43,500; deputy elerk-treasurer Laurie- Dykstra $26,375; Donna Glanville $18,500 and Anne Prout $8 per hour. Works superintendent Glenn Kells will receive $36,100 per an- num and the other public works salaries are: Bill Hirtzel $28,600, Gerald Mills, Ross Mathers and Brion Penhale $23,787 each; Doug Fairbaitn and Wayne Chappel $19,045 each. At the South Huron Rec Centre salaries are: facilities manager Cam Stewardson and rec director Lynne Farquhar $27,484 each; Joanne Fields $17,775; Dave Atthill $10 an hour; Keith Bowen $9.50 rn hour and Jane Dearing $6.S' "'n hour. Exeter cemetery sup- - 'ndcut Harry Knip will receih and the hourly rates are Russell King $9.23 and Murray Coward $7.76. Dump attendant Don Kenney and crossing guard John Anderson each get $6 per hour. The police committee recommen- dations for 1989 salaries have also been accepted by council. Police chief Larry Hardy's salary Tai Chi - Charlie Mountsford (front) is offering Tai Chi classes at the Lions Youth Centre this sum- mer to give seniors a chance to try the benefits of the non -strenuous exercise of the martial art. At Tuesday's 15 -minute class were Greta Lavender (left) and Marjorie Dykeman. Weekenders' behaviour concern in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - Loud beer promotions, wet t -shirt contests and overnight stays on the beach wen. at the top of Mel Douglas' list of complaints when 1 ' final- ly got the chance to speak out at the regular July 4 meeting of Grand Bend council. The owner of Bonnie Doon Manor on the Beach was unhappy with some of the things that had happened over the holiday weekend. He waited patiently until 6:30 for the chance to raise some serious concerns during the public discussion portion of the long session. Douglas said he had been in business on the beach fut30 years, and that "the beach is our industry". He had two main concerns - people staying overnight in heir cars at the beach parking lot, then using the lake and the sand as bathroom facilities, and the noisy and undesirable behavior of Sanders on the Beach clientele. Douglas expressed the fear the beach would "become a cesspool again". He said before the fences went up, 300 to 400 cars would be on the beach all night. One- tenth that number stayed overnight during the recent holiday weekend, but Douglas is opposed to any re- maining. He felt the health authorities should have been called in. "The children at our place play on the beach", he stated. Councillor John McDowell noted that vehicles are supposed to pull out at 2:00 a.m., or are charged an - 4 N 1 other day's rental of $7 and fined $20 but Douglas con- sidered the penalty "cheap". Douglas told councillors he supplied his guests with ear plugs on the Canada Day holiday to deaden the noisy beer promotion complete with disc jockey at Sanders. He also objected to the,wet t -shirt contest for female patrons, which involved judging the winner by the loudest yelling, and removal of thc.garments after the contest. Apparently one contestant had also re- moved the bottom portion of her clothing. "Is this what we want to bring to Grand Bend?" he asked, adding "I'm a little upset." Reeve Bob Sharon said the anti -noise bylaw is calcu- lated on time of occurrence, and intensity of sound. He asked if Douglas was prepared to act as a witness if the bylaw officer laid a charge under the noise bylaw. Douglas replied affirmatively. Sharen went on to say that although not in the great- est taste, wet t -shirt contests are not prohibited by law. However, the village has just passed a bylaw prohibit- ing adult entertainment, and Sharcn felt total disrobing . would come under this category. He also suggested that the liquor inspector be notified. Douglas said he hoped in time people would learn to respect Grand Bend. Sharen replied that "over the years, as a community, we have not worked together to address this problem. Wednesday, July 12, 1989 Reeve resigns LUCAN - Reeve Norm Steeper waited until the end of last Tues- day's council meeting to make a surprise announcement that he was resigning his position from the municipal council. Reading from a prepared state- ment, Steeper told council that most of the goals he had set when taking on the position of reeve sev- en years ago had been achieved, es- pecially since the. seniors' apart- ments opened in Lucan last month. Steeper added that while Lucan did not yet have access to the Lake Huron water pipeline or a sewage treatment plant, progress on the. projects is nearly to the point of considering them a reality. "It is, however, time to develop new goals and directions to take Lucan through the 1990s into the 21st century," said Steeper, who noted county restructuring, envi- ronmental issues, and the responsi- bility for social programs shifting to local municipalities as influenc- es on Lucan's future. Steeper explained that with five years remaining until his retire- ment from his position of vice principal at the Coldstream school, he found he had the need to find more time for himself and his fam- ily. The resignation evidently took council by surprise. "This is a joke is it?" asked councillor Bryan Smith. . "No, it isn't," replied Steeper, who handed his letter of resignation to the clerk, effective immediately. Even though Steeper was ac- 60 cents claimed as reeve last fall, lie ex- plained he was already planning to leave municipal and county politics even then, but no challengers came forward at election time. "This has been coming for a - numbcr of months," said Stecper. "it's sad to see you go because I really thought you were,doing an excellent job," said councillor Tom McLaughlin. Councillor Larry Hotson agreed Lucan was losing a lot with Steeper's resignation. The meeting was closed, com- pleting Steeper's term of office, but a special meeting was immediately convened to fill the vacani scat. Steeper warned council that the demands placed on the reeve at the county level were "fairly signifi- cant" and that a successor should take that into account. "I enjoyed it, but I've got a thou- sand other things I've got to do with my lift." Smith nominated deputy -reeve Harry Wraith, who declined and, in turn, nominated Hotson who, when asked, confessed he had considered running for reeve in a future elec- . tioq,but was surprised by the sud- den turn of events. Hotson did accept the offer and - was promptly sworn in as Lucan's new reeve. To fill the vacant councillor's scat Icft by Hotson, council reviewed the standings from last fall's dee-. tion. Don Leitch, the first runner up, was offered the chance to return to council, but declined. Council has offered the position to two oth- er people and is awaiting their deci- sions. Town Hall deal EXETER - Town council and the Exeter Heritage Foundation have completed an agreement on operation of the Olde Town Hall. Joanne Bowen and Dorothy Balsdon from the Heritage Foun- dation appeared recently before council's executive committee to work out details of policy in re- spect to the hall. Bowen asked council if the Foundation would be allowed to use any of the surplus money from the Olde Town Hall on an- other project. Mayor Bruce Shaw advised that at the present time the Foundation was restricted to just spending monies on the Old Towne Hall, but should they come up with a new project, then the opportunity would be there to come to council for permission to proceed much the same way the restoration and fund raising took place for the present building. Mrs. Bowen also asked council to consider naming the court yard between the Olde Town Hall and the library as "Heritage Square" so the public would become familiar with the location of many events put on by the Foundation during Heritage weekend. The agreement calls for the Foundation to act on behalf of council as a board of management whose members shall be appoint- ed for the life of council.. _ It shall be the responsibility of the Foundation to negotiate leases including the setting of rents and conditions of the lease as well as the collections of rents. The mitts shall reflect the -costs of maintenance of the building, the property taxes paid, cost of in- surance and preservation of the building. The Foundation will be respon- sible for ordinary repairs and cus- todial tasks and may hire this to be done and paid for out of ren- tals. In January of each year, the Foundation is asked to submit to council a statement of operations of the previous year together with a budget for the current year advis- ing council of any major repairs contemplated. Should operations of the Foun- dation not break even, the town shall consider a grant in the amount of the annual taxes and in- surance. When councillor Dave Urlin asked if council should appoint a member to the Heritage commit- tcc, Deputy reeve Lossy Fuller re- plied, ' I don't think so. They arc running a good operation on their own." Councillor Ben Iloogcnboom added, " Anyone can join the Foundation as a rncrnbcr. They arc doing a great job in preserving our hcritag`c." �a � i� a -"resident afl�h� e. s e ted to meet Queen Mother LONDON - Dashwood resident Harry Hoffman was among the select few chosen to meet the Queen Mother in London on Friday. The funer- _ al,home owner was given a chance to meet Her Majesty because he was .,ajnember of the multi -nail M choir which sang-2444.fiassataiiireA King George VI and Queehzabeth in 1937:-"` Hoffman was selected for the coronation event as one of 24 Canadians in the 400 -voice choir in light of his gold medal performances with the Stratford choir in the early 1930s. The invitation to meet the Queen Mother came through the secretary of state on behalf of the Women's Christian Association. Hoffman said it was a surprise to find it in his mail. On Friday, Hoffman was designated a spot near the entrance of the Parkwood Hospital's new Western Counties Wing which the Queen Mother officially opened. Her Majesty had already been briefed that a member of her coronation choir would be at the event. "I had a chat with her," said Hoffman on Monday. He said he shook her hand and was able to ask her if she still had Angela Oswald as a lady in waiting. "Yes I have," replied the Queen Mother. "Will you give her my regards?" Hoffman said he asked her. 1 sure will," she promised. Although Hoffman has never met Oswald, he received a thank -you let- ter from her on behalf of the Queen Mother for a photograph he sent her taken of the King and Queen at their ranch in Alberta. The photograph came,to Hoffman through his brother-in-law. Although Hoffman was 27 years old at the time of the coronation per- formance, he still sings with the Dashwbod United Church choir and the Seaford% Harmony Kings. Hoffman sang at the Coronation Harry Hoffman, shown with his pass to meet the Queen Mother and a photograph of the 1937 in 1937. Coronation. On the wall Is a photo of the 400 -voice choir which sang at the crowning. Inside At The Theatres Performance reviews pages 3, 6 and 23 I3 Antiques Hensall's collection pages Express onaroll page 13 In Quebec Lawn bowlers strike gold. page 17 Kennel Club Attracts 836 entries page .8 Council approves salaries EXETER - Council . has ap- proved the wages and salaries for 1989 for all town employees. In- creases are retroactive to January 1, 1989. In the municipal office, salaries rare as follows: Administrator Rick Hundey $50,000; chief building of- - ficial Dave Moyer $31,350; clerk - treasurer Liz Bell $43,500; deputy elerk-treasurer Laurie- Dykstra $26,375; Donna Glanville $18,500 and Anne Prout $8 per hour. Works superintendent Glenn Kells will receive $36,100 per an- num and the other public works salaries are: Bill Hirtzel $28,600, Gerald Mills, Ross Mathers and Brion Penhale $23,787 each; Doug Fairbaitn and Wayne Chappel $19,045 each. At the South Huron Rec Centre salaries are: facilities manager Cam Stewardson and rec director Lynne Farquhar $27,484 each; Joanne Fields $17,775; Dave Atthill $10 an hour; Keith Bowen $9.50 rn hour and Jane Dearing $6.S' "'n hour. Exeter cemetery sup- - 'ndcut Harry Knip will receih and the hourly rates are Russell King $9.23 and Murray Coward $7.76. Dump attendant Don Kenney and crossing guard John Anderson each get $6 per hour. The police committee recommen- dations for 1989 salaries have also been accepted by council. Police chief Larry Hardy's salary Tai Chi - Charlie Mountsford (front) is offering Tai Chi classes at the Lions Youth Centre this sum- mer to give seniors a chance to try the benefits of the non -strenuous exercise of the martial art. At Tuesday's 15 -minute class were Greta Lavender (left) and Marjorie Dykeman. Weekenders' behaviour concern in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - Loud beer promotions, wet t -shirt contests and overnight stays on the beach wen. at the top of Mel Douglas' list of complaints when 1 ' final- ly got the chance to speak out at the regular July 4 meeting of Grand Bend council. The owner of Bonnie Doon Manor on the Beach was unhappy with some of the things that had happened over the holiday weekend. He waited patiently until 6:30 for the chance to raise some serious concerns during the public discussion portion of the long session. Douglas said he had been in business on the beach fut30 years, and that "the beach is our industry". He had two main concerns - people staying overnight in heir cars at the beach parking lot, then using the lake and the sand as bathroom facilities, and the noisy and undesirable behavior of Sanders on the Beach clientele. Douglas expressed the fear the beach would "become a cesspool again". He said before the fences went up, 300 to 400 cars would be on the beach all night. One- tenth that number stayed overnight during the recent holiday weekend, but Douglas is opposed to any re- maining. He felt the health authorities should have been called in. "The children at our place play on the beach", he stated. Councillor John McDowell noted that vehicles are supposed to pull out at 2:00 a.m., or are charged an - 4 N 1 other day's rental of $7 and fined $20 but Douglas con- sidered the penalty "cheap". Douglas told councillors he supplied his guests with ear plugs on the Canada Day holiday to deaden the noisy beer promotion complete with disc jockey at Sanders. He also objected to the,wet t -shirt contest for female patrons, which involved judging the winner by the loudest yelling, and removal of thc.garments after the contest. Apparently one contestant had also re- moved the bottom portion of her clothing. "Is this what we want to bring to Grand Bend?" he asked, adding "I'm a little upset." Reeve Bob Sharon said the anti -noise bylaw is calcu- lated on time of occurrence, and intensity of sound. He asked if Douglas was prepared to act as a witness if the bylaw officer laid a charge under the noise bylaw. Douglas replied affirmatively. Sharen went on to say that although not in the great- est taste, wet t -shirt contests are not prohibited by law. However, the village has just passed a bylaw prohibit- ing adult entertainment, and Sharcn felt total disrobing . would come under this category. He also suggested that the liquor inspector be notified. Douglas said he hoped in time people would learn to respect Grand Bend. Sharen replied that "over the years, as a community, we have not worked together to address this problem. Wednesday, July 12, 1989 Reeve resigns LUCAN - Reeve Norm Steeper waited until the end of last Tues- day's council meeting to make a surprise announcement that he was resigning his position from the municipal council. Reading from a prepared state- ment, Steeper told council that most of the goals he had set when taking on the position of reeve sev- en years ago had been achieved, es- pecially since the. seniors' apart- ments opened in Lucan last month. Steeper added that while Lucan did not yet have access to the Lake Huron water pipeline or a sewage treatment plant, progress on the. projects is nearly to the point of considering them a reality. "It is, however, time to develop new goals and directions to take Lucan through the 1990s into the 21st century," said Steeper, who noted county restructuring, envi- ronmental issues, and the responsi- bility for social programs shifting to local municipalities as influenc- es on Lucan's future. Steeper explained that with five years remaining until his retire- ment from his position of vice principal at the Coldstream school, he found he had the need to find more time for himself and his fam- ily. The resignation evidently took council by surprise. "This is a joke is it?" asked councillor Bryan Smith. . "No, it isn't," replied Steeper, who handed his letter of resignation to the clerk, effective immediately. Even though Steeper was ac- 60 cents claimed as reeve last fall, lie ex- plained he was already planning to leave municipal and county politics even then, but no challengers came forward at election time. "This has been coming for a - numbcr of months," said Stecper. "it's sad to see you go because I really thought you were,doing an excellent job," said councillor Tom McLaughlin. Councillor Larry Hotson agreed Lucan was losing a lot with Steeper's resignation. The meeting was closed, com- pleting Steeper's term of office, but a special meeting was immediately convened to fill the vacani scat. Steeper warned council that the demands placed on the reeve at the county level were "fairly signifi- cant" and that a successor should take that into account. "I enjoyed it, but I've got a thou- sand other things I've got to do with my lift." Smith nominated deputy -reeve Harry Wraith, who declined and, in turn, nominated Hotson who, when asked, confessed he had considered running for reeve in a future elec- . tioq,but was surprised by the sud- den turn of events. Hotson did accept the offer and - was promptly sworn in as Lucan's new reeve. To fill the vacant councillor's scat Icft by Hotson, council reviewed the standings from last fall's dee-. tion. Don Leitch, the first runner up, was offered the chance to return to council, but declined. Council has offered the position to two oth- er people and is awaiting their deci- sions. Town Hall deal EXETER - Town council and the Exeter Heritage Foundation have completed an agreement on operation of the Olde Town Hall. Joanne Bowen and Dorothy Balsdon from the Heritage Foun- dation appeared recently before council's executive committee to work out details of policy in re- spect to the hall. Bowen asked council if the Foundation would be allowed to use any of the surplus money from the Olde Town Hall on an- other project. Mayor Bruce Shaw advised that at the present time the Foundation was restricted to just spending monies on the Old Towne Hall, but should they come up with a new project, then the opportunity would be there to come to council for permission to proceed much the same way the restoration and fund raising took place for the present building. Mrs. Bowen also asked council to consider naming the court yard between the Olde Town Hall and the library as "Heritage Square" so the public would become familiar with the location of many events put on by the Foundation during Heritage weekend. The agreement calls for the Foundation to act on behalf of council as a board of management whose members shall be appoint- ed for the life of council.. _ It shall be the responsibility of the Foundation to negotiate leases including the setting of rents and conditions of the lease as well as the collections of rents. The mitts shall reflect the -costs of maintenance of the building, the property taxes paid, cost of in- surance and preservation of the building. The Foundation will be respon- sible for ordinary repairs and cus- todial tasks and may hire this to be done and paid for out of ren- tals. In January of each year, the Foundation is asked to submit to council a statement of operations of the previous year together with a budget for the current year advis- ing council of any major repairs contemplated. Should operations of the Foun- dation not break even, the town shall consider a grant in the amount of the annual taxes and in- surance. When councillor Dave Urlin asked if council should appoint a member to the Heritage commit- tcc, Deputy reeve Lossy Fuller re- plied, ' I don't think so. They arc running a good operation on their own." Councillor Ben Iloogcnboom added, " Anyone can join the Foundation as a rncrnbcr. They arc doing a great job in preserving our hcritag`c." �a � i� a -"resident afl�h� e. s e ted to meet Queen Mother LONDON - Dashwood resident Harry Hoffman was among the select few chosen to meet the Queen Mother in London on Friday. The funer- _ al,home owner was given a chance to meet Her Majesty because he was .,ajnember of the multi -nail M choir which sang-2444.fiassataiiireA King George VI and Queehzabeth in 1937:-"` Hoffman was selected for the coronation event as one of 24 Canadians in the 400 -voice choir in light of his gold medal performances with the Stratford choir in the early 1930s. The invitation to meet the Queen Mother came through the secretary of state on behalf of the Women's Christian Association. Hoffman said it was a surprise to find it in his mail. On Friday, Hoffman was designated a spot near the entrance of the Parkwood Hospital's new Western Counties Wing which the Queen Mother officially opened. Her Majesty had already been briefed that a member of her coronation choir would be at the event. "I had a chat with her," said Hoffman on Monday. He said he shook her hand and was able to ask her if she still had Angela Oswald as a lady in waiting. "Yes I have," replied the Queen Mother. "Will you give her my regards?" Hoffman said he asked her. 1 sure will," she promised. Although Hoffman has never met Oswald, he received a thank -you let- ter from her on behalf of the Queen Mother for a photograph he sent her taken of the King and Queen at their ranch in Alberta. The photograph came,to Hoffman through his brother-in-law. Although Hoffman was 27 years old at the time of the coronation per- formance, he still sings with the Dashwbod United Church choir and the Seaford% Harmony Kings. Hoffman sang at the Coronation Harry Hoffman, shown with his pass to meet the Queen Mother and a photograph of the 1937 in 1937. Coronation. On the wall Is a photo of the 400 -voice choir which sang at the crowning.