HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-13, Page 9New flag - Grand Bend reeve Bob Sharen, left, presents a village flag to Commodore of the Great
Lakes Cruising Club Jim Acheson, of Port Huron Michigan, who paid a visit Saturday. It was the first
time a commodore of the Great Lakes Cruising Club had ever visited Grand Bend.
Council
seat still vacant
GRAND. BEND - A vacancy
stills exists for a scat on village
council.
The seat was left open by the
deaths of deputy reeve George Kad1e-
cik almost two months ago. Short-
ly after Kadlecik died; Bruce Wood -
Icy was nominated by council to
fill his spot, which left another va-
cancy on council.
At the first meeting after Kadlc-
cik's death, in an effort to fill the
void, council voted to put an adver-
tisement in the local papers asking
interested parties to apply for the
position by August 11.
Only two people submitted their
name for the job. The first was
Kyle Harrison, owner of the Bare.
foot Pedlar and the second was Mar-
sha Lemon, who served on the pre-
vious council.
When it came time to vote on
nominating either person at the
meeting after -the cut-off date, coun-
cillors Shirley Mitchell and John
McDowell motioned for Lemon and
Harrison respectively, but both mo-
tions eventually died when they
were never seconded.
Nothing was solved and it was
eventually deferred to last Tuesday's
meeting.
After Lemon had been nominated
by Mitchell and McDowell did -the
same for Harrison, Woodlcy ques-
tioned Lemon's eligibility to be a
member of council since she did not
live or own property in the village
limits. He wanted to see her rental
receipts since she was a tenant.
Clerk Wayne Tingle checked the
1988 voter's list and assessment
role, it was determined that Lemon
would be eligible because she was
considered a tenant due to the fact
she pays rent for storage on Main
Street.
McDowell also questioned if it.
would be proper to have Lemon on
council since she was a resident of
Bosanquct Township and pays taxes
there, because the village is still ne-
gotiating with Bosanquct over an-
nexation and boundary restructur-
ing. McDowell felt it would be
unfair for Lemon to make decisions
involving Bosanquet issues since
she was living there.
After much discussion, reeve Bob
Sharen .asked Woodlcy to assume
his chair '-so- he -could vote on
McDowell's motion for Harrison.
McDowell and Sharon voted for
Harrison while Mitchell and Wodd-
i. him continuin
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Mitchell's motion of Lemon also
died when it was never seconded.
"I would not attempt to vote for a
person that would try and undo an
election with a petition," said Shar-
en. He was reT i iff Tio a petition`
that was circulating through die vil-
lage
e.vil-
lage addressed to the ministry of
municipal affairs asking thein to
conduct a study into the actions of
Sharon. It accused him of being in
conflict of interest. Sharen felt
Lemon had a hand in circulating the
petition.
Sharen_ then said the only other
alternative would-be to have an
election, but Woodlcy felt it coin= Li) got get Ic‘rt,ber infnrmally to iron
out their differences and get a possi,=
ble remedy without having an elcc-
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After completing the rest of their
regular meeting Thursday, council
had their informal meeting and no
compatible solution was reached.
"I really don't know what is tak-
ing them so long. I have sympathy
for them because its not an easy de-
cision to make, but it's up in the
air as to what they are going to do
now,„ said Lemon in a telephone
interview Friday.
Harrison said he would also let
his name stand for as long as it
takes to get the nomination and he
also can't understand why the pro-
cess is taking so long.
"It's either or. If you don't vote
for one, you vote for the other one.
I don't think it would be wise for
Marsha or myself to drop out at
this point,” said Harrison.
. To have an election it would take
about six weeks from the time it
was called until the voters went to
the polls. Voter's lists would be
constructed in the first two weeks,
the third week would be for revi-
sions and the last three weeks
would be for campaigning.
Times -Advocate; September 13, 1989 Page 9
No fatalities for eighth year
GRAND BEND - Dan Reedy, the
head of the Grand Bend Beach Patrol
gave his year-end report to council
at their regular meeting last Tues-
day afternoon, and also gave some
recommendations for next year.
There were no fatalities at the
beach this year, which makes eight
years in a row, although there were
a few clerse calls, according to
Reedy. Otherwise things went nor-
mally for the entire summer.
Since he will not be returning
next year, Reedy recommended they
make Fred Egan the beach captain
in his absence, saying he was the
best person for the job. Reedy also
said Bruce Woodley should remain
as council's contact with the beach
patrol since he is aware of their
needs and was very easy to work
with.
A number of beach supplies
should be replaced or fixed before
next season according to Reedy. He
said several rescue cans and the col-
ored flags on the lifeguards stands
should be repaired.
He also said the rescue boat's mo-
tor should be overhauled or replaced
before the start of next year. And if
council decides to allow swimming
on the south beach next year, a.new
stand should be plaucl there and all
new equipment for the attendant, in-
cluding two-way radios, should be
purchased.
Reedy said it would cost about
S3,600, including wages, to have
an attendant on the south beach for
the entire summer next year.
* *• *
Alan Walper, Grand Bend's repre-
sentative on the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority, and Stan
Lovie, from the Public Utilities
Commission were both on hand to
answer any questions council might
have.
Walper was there to answer ques-
tions about the ABCA and Lovie
was answering questions about the
newhydro substation being built
between the Works Building and the
Fire Hall.
Council agreed to waive any
building and site plan agreement
fees for the substation if Ontario
Hydro includes a buffer zone of
shrubs around the substation when
it is built.
* * *
Bev Henry of the.Henry Group,
which is constructing the Ausable
Springs Mali in the village, also
appeared to ask council to return her
$1,000 moving fee the village col-
lected from her in November for the
land she was clearing by movinga
.house from its foundation to mae
room for her development
• 'Clerk Wayne Tingle and building
inspector Kirk Bice informed coun-
cil they inspectgsi,the site and there
was still a cement deck Henry had
not cleared. Tingle stipulated the
agreement said the site had to be
completely cleared before any de-
posit would be refunded.
Henry said she was unable to re-
move the deck because it was too
heavy and then asked council since
they were going to keep her money
in limbo to pay her interest saying
it was unfair for the village to make
money on her deposit. She said she
calculated the interest since Novem-
ber to be about $100.
When' turning down Henry's re-
quest, Woodley replied "we don't
want your money we want the site
cleared."
Sharen then told Henry that the
$100 interest was paid out in addi-
tional building iinspector.fees so the
village was not making any money
from her.
* * • *
The village has been taking tend-
ers for somebody to repave the
McLaren walkway between the
beach and Government Road for the
last three weeks. Tingle informed
council that Archie Gibbs came
into the municipal office and said
they have no right to pave the
walkway because the beach belongs
to him.
Earlier this year and last, Grand
Bend and Gibbs were invblved in a.
lengthy and costly legal battle,
fighting over rightful ownership of
the beach. A final decision on the
issue is expected from the Ontario
Supreme Court in the fall.
Council decided to keep accepting
tenders for the job but postponed
the final decision until the court
case is solved.
Quotes were also accepted for
painting the lines in the municipal
parking lot at the beach.
At Sharen's urging, council also
passed a resolution asking provin-
cial environment minister Jim Brad-
ley to set up regional used tire de-
pots across the province because
used tires are becoming a big prob-
lem at most waste sites. They take
up too much room and are hard to
bury. .
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Sharen's also said this resolution
will be forwarded to all municipali-
ties across Ontario asking them to
support it.
The motion also asks Bradley to
shred the tires at the depots and use
the rubber for recycling.
Council also learned what it cost
the illage in Ictal fees from .olici-
tor L)an Murphy when it decided to
fight three tickets issued from the
Ministry of the Environment for vi-
olations at the waste site.
Three tickets of $103.75 were is-
sued but two charges were later
dropped by the MOE and Grand
Bend was eventually found guilty
on the charge of having the gate of
the Waste Site open with no atten-
dant on duty.
Murphy's legal bill came to
$1,596.86.
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GRAND BEND - Grand Cove
Estates is a beehive of activity as
the date for their annual variety
show draws near. This year they'll
be performing "Carousel" on Sep-
tember 22 and 23, with a dress re-
hearsal on the 21st. Right now the
actors and actresses are polishing up
their lines, sets are being painted
and costumes readied. The show is
always written by a few of the tal-
ented residents of the Cove, on a
different theme each year, and the
results are always remarkably witty,
fresh and funny.
The old IGA store is being refit-
ted for new occupants, to be ready
in the near futurc. One corner of the
building has been taken by the
Grand Bend Decorating Centre,
moving from across Highway 21.
Sports Centre is in the middle and
Petticoat Lane on the other corner,
turning it into another mini -mall.
Rumors abound regarding the
new tenants for the former Grand
Bend Decorating Centre. Here it is,
the end of the season and local
businesses are still making chang-
es - that's a great sign for those
who live in the area year round.
More businesses are considering
the needs of local residents, not
just the summer tourists.
Anyone interested in a one day
bus trip to Toronto Harbor for a
boat cruise on Friday, October 6,
please phone 238-2948.
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