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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-20, Page 5iaidlaw Carriers oving to new erminal building By Adrian Harte EXETER - After six years of vaiting, Laidlaw Carriers are mov- ,ng into a new building - a move hat the company is calling a good Jeal for everyone involved. Hensall Motors bought the Main eet property where the trucking ration has been based for dec- es, allowing Laidlaw to develop a w property north of Highway 83 th a brand new building better ited to the company's present and iture needs. Terminal manager Jim Scott said in Monday the Exeter Laidlaw ctp- ration had everything to gain from ne move. Not only is the new it.ilding bigger, brighter and cleaner len the old one, but it offers em- pbyees facilities that could never bi added to the old one. 'I can see the morale building al- rpdy," said Scou. "I'm not going ti miss anything over there (the old topertY)." :The new 13,000 square foot struc- ire is Targe enough for Laidlaw to tit everything under one roof. this includes offices, driver dis- latching, five truck repair bays, and WI parts storage. "I don't want anything stored out- ride, everything will be under one goof, so it'll be nicer for the neigh-. pours," said Scott, noting that one: Storeroom will accomodate up to 200 spare tires. The repair bays have what Scott calls a state-of-the-art exhaust sys- tem to prevent fumes from contam- inating the work area. One of the main reasons for the relocation of the trucking carrier was to eliminate the congestion caused on Highway 4 due to the constant departure and arrival of trucks at the old property. Scott said the land was better suited to retail purposes and will make an ideal car dealership. The new property has access from McCorinel Street off Highway 83. and should cause fewer traffic tie- ups and delays. The parking lot beside the build- ing has room for up to 75 trailers at any one time and that room is often needed. Scott said the sale of Laidlaw's less -than -full -truckload operation to Jet Transport in December last year has not hurt business at all. Scott also mentioned -that while Laidlaw rep of Exeter's larger business, ,;rations, it is also a drawing card for other enter- prises. He pointed out the town's pro- moters make sure all prospective business investors are aware a carri- er terminal is right next door to all Exeter industries. Scott says it helps make the town more attrac- tive to industry. New fees for mobile homes EXETER - Those planning to set up new mobile homes in Exet- er will be hit with both higher buildingpermits and impost fees after Monday's council meeting. Administrator Rick Hundey pointed out that the town previ- ously imposed no impost fees on lots for mobile homes, even though the fees used for covering the costs of servicing were borne by other residential properties. Hundey also noted the building permit lost for a moblile home had renained fixed at $7 since 1972. Residential building permits are normalf priced at $5 per $1,000 of til Nilue of the permit. Hundy did suggest an allowance • I be made for mobile home units because servicing costs for such a development were less than for permanent residential areas. Hundey recommended a building permit cost of $2.50 per $1,000 of value and an impost fee of $350. "I believe the $350 is not prop- er," said reeve Bill Mickle. "I feel it should be at least $500." Mickle cited the costs of expand- ing services in the town and coun- cillor Dorothy Chapman speculat- ed a mobile home put as much demand on the system as a full- size home. Council approved the $500 fee along with the building permit cost increase. Back In time . { 1 10 years ago $ob Sharen relented to pressure from ratepayers and agreed to stay o s reeve of Grand Bend. The four remaining members of council re sed to accept his resignation at the meeting after he offered it to the cl . haren wasn't saying whether he would be running in the next e tion, however. ,!The Exeter BIA were given good and bad news. They 'were oproved for a $150,000 loan from the ministry of housing to revital- ie Main St. The bad news was the loan could put Exeter over its prrowing limit and result in the Ontario Municipal Board overuling loan. •MPP Jack Riddell warned bean producers to not hold their breath or hope of an early settlement between the marketing board and the calers over lawsuits arising from the 1977 bean crop. 20 years ago •Included in the entertainment at the 1969 Exeter Fair were Earl and / Martha Heywood, RCA rccording artists from Usborne Township. •Exeter Police Chief Ted Day warned local parents that drug use among teenagers in the area was increasing. •Exeter council accepted four resignations from their planning bcrnsd•with -!:regret". -Reeve Derry Boyle said he didn't blame the four for leaving the seven member board because he said courrctl tied not seen fit to consult them on some recent matters. •The board of education voted to increase the salaries of teachers by an average of 8.3 percent. Elementary teachers would be •making an average of $6,971 a year, secondary teachers $10,162. •Themill rate of Zurich jumped a record amount in 1969, meaning r t��o,..,,.,�. ...�- 1a SD_ rent for residential proper- ties. A deficit of $ , re r t,c = :: as •A symbolic torch was lit to mark the beginning of natural gas service to Lucan, Centralia, Exeter and iTtsall. New building - Laidlaw Carriers will be moving into this r terminal er Jim Scott says the move offers nothing but advantages for the building this week as construction nears its finish. Terminal manag- trucking operation. It's Your Business Subdivision expansion plans delayed by plannin EXETER - Plans to expand the Dow subdivision in Exeter's eastern boundaries met with a delay from the town planning committee. Concerns about sewage capacity and street access were two issues that. confronted the committee even after a public meeting last week. The committee will await further instructions from the town engineer before allocating future sewage ca- pacity to the residential area. Councillor Harry Klungel told council on Monday evening that concerns were raised at the public meeting about the need for a second exit street from the subdivision. Reeve Bill Mickle wanted to make sure that a developer was aware that such a street was not to be built at the town's expense. Mayor Bruce Shaw said it was council's responsibility to plan for such streets, and it was not their in- tention to pay for them. "We're not asking for any com- mitment from council other than to examine the options," said Shaw, speaking on behalf of the planning committee. Shaw said the road pattern issue could not be ignored by the present or any future council. "That area's bad. There's one road (Sanders) for all those people to get out of there," said Shaw. In other business the planning committee informed council of Joe Durand's proposal to build a 53 -unit apartment complex on Marlborough Street west of the Youth Centre. Klungel noted the planning com- mittee's observation that sewage ca- pacity had already been set aside for the development. Building official Brian Moyer in- formed council another change had been made to the proposal since it was discovered the property is only 3.877 acres, not 4.2 as listed on most documents. This, Moyer ex- plained, eliminated five units from the project under allowable density guidelines. Durand has consequent- ly removed one floor from one building. Moyer said thediscrepan- cy goes back several years. "I guess they say buyer beware," said Shaw. Moyer said the original applica- tion was for a 90 -unit development, which council knocked down 'to 58 units; it has been further downsized to 53 units in three two-storey buildings. Council approved the site plan for the project. Hay considering recycling options ZURICH - Hay Township is tak- ing a closer look at joining in the Blue Water Recycling Association's blue box system after the program's coordinator met with council last Monday. Francis Veilleux explained to council the township can exercise two options if they wish to begin recycling. Door-to-door blue box collection is possible at a cost of $17 per household for the first year. As grants expire five years down the road, that cost would rise to about $30 per household. Another less. expensive option is for up to four depots to be installed in the municipality or at its waste site. rounding properties. Council, however, found that the two streets are linked with the Gen- dron Street right-of-way problem. The right-of-way exists, but was put through in the wrong place. Until it is moved, council said they could not address the street closing issue. Councillor Blaise Ducharme pre- sented a motion to council asking for the creation of a financial com- mittee to review Hay's financial statements. Ducharme thought the committee should be comprised of two councillors and two ratepayers, but his motion was defeated in the vote. Ducharme settled for a resolution Acting clerk Janisse Zimmerman asking that a year-to-date financial said council was taking the recy- statement be presented to council cling issue seriously because of once a month. concern for the township's waste _ site capacity: �: _ ._-.t. .�,� Councillor Paul Klopp told coun- cil he had spoken with several rate- payers in Hay and found that while they had questions about recycling, they were all in favour of it. The recycling issue will resurface 50 years ago •"Freak Calf: Mr. W.W. Chapman of Hay Twp. has a five -weeks'. old calf Oia.Lhas ilsbearLia•iieeeeir. Threctitm•of the heart is.quite visible and can be readily felt. The calf seems to be thriving nicely." •A fire threatened the entire business section of Zurich when a vacant barn caught fire. The blaze did slight damage to the roofs of the town hall, telephone office and flour mill before being brought under control. •Hitler declared Germany was ready for a seven-year war, and said Russia and Germany would "re-establish law and order" in Eastern Europe. 100 years ago •Exeter: "The property known as the Metropolitan (temperance house) on corner of Main and Station street, was purchased from Mr. J.P. Ross, by Mrs. Sarah Page, of Staffa, for which she paid the handsome sum of $4,000. She will take possession some time in October, and said property will then be changed from that of a temperance house to a general hotel. The store in connection, now occupied by Mr. Ross, will be convened into a bar when said proprietress takes possession." •"On Friday evening last while Mr. Wm. Folland, together with two of the fair sex, were driving down Main street at a lively rate had the misfortune to collide into a passing lumber wagon. No damage done except scaring the young ladies. When driving with young ladies Will, do not get so interested in their conversation as to neglect your driving faculties." tember 25. The item is being en- tered on the agenda, but there are no hintslis to what motions will arise on the floor or how conndil..TuiJ1 _ 'OtTttte matter. • . In other business, council heard the petition from a delegation ask- ing for the closing of two streets south of St. Joseph. Delage Street and Georgianna Street exist on paper, but have never been official- ly opened. 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