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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-12-06, Page 3Woodley refuses to approve plan GRAND BEND - After hearing that London developer James He- vey ' has decided to once again change his plans for a proposed walkway at the north end of the Trillium Beachplace .Condomin- iums, deputy reeve Bruce Woodley has decided to declare a conflict of interest on the matter and can no longer vote on the matter. A negative vote by Woodley on granting lievcy a site plan agree- ment caused the developer to walk out of the council chamber at last month's meeting, saying he was go- ing to let the land remain vacant until he could get a council to listen to what he wanted. Hovey wanted ' unanimous ap- proval for his site plan. Woodley voted against it because he said he was concerned that the walkway would be too steep for the elderly and disabled to use. Hevey original- ly said the walkway would slope along the contour of the land to- wards the beach but changed his mind and thought stairs would be the route to go. Woodley told several Chamber of Commerce members, who were present at Monday's meeting, he obtained a pair of legal opinions to see if he would be in conflict of in- terest because he owns property near the development and the law- yers said they didn't think he would Still dual EXETER - The cemetery board has reconsidered its proposal to do away with separate burial rates for residents and non-residents; and decided to continue with their dual rate policy. The 1990 rates for plots in the cemetery are to be $185 for resi- dents and $225 for non-residents. The board had considered eve- ning.out the rate to $200 for both, but were asked to reconsider by council last month. The cemetery's proposed exten- sion into Stephen Township has met with some opposition from the township, apparently because the property under consideration does not integrate well with the rates surrounding agricultural land. Town administrator Rick Hun- dey said he hoped the township • would reconsider. If no solution could be found, he said a possible recourse would be file an appeal with the Ontario Municipal Board. "There's a great deal of planning information that has been supplied in favour of the town's position, but doesn't seem to have been tak- en into account by the township,' said Hundey. Councillor Ervin Sillery noted an appeal with the OMB should be considered only as a last resort. Hundey agreed. • "We still have the option of ap- pealing if negotiations don't work," said Hundey. Exeter police at three collisions EXETER - Town police investi- gated three two -car collisions last week. Vehicles driven by Leona McIntosh,Exeter and Sharon Bruls, Huron Park, collided at the stop sign on Andrew Street on November 28. A second collision the next day at Sanders and the stop light in- volved drivers Douglas Geoffrey and Karen McLellan, both from Exeter. The third accident, on Decem- ber 1, was a collision between ve- hicles operated by Robert Pring, Exeter and Henry Eisenschink, RR1 Exeter. Two on Dean's List EXETER - Two men from this arca have been n placed on the Dean's List at GMI Engineering and Man- agement Institute, Flint, Michigan, in recognition of outstanding aca- demic performance. Peter Douglas Cook, Hensel!, a junior mechanical engineering stu- dent and David James Dougall, Ex- eter, a junior management systems student, were presented with certifi- cates of academic achievement. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must attain a grade average of 92 or higher for the semester, with no course grade average below 85. GMI Engineering and Manage- ment Institute, with a student en- rollment of nearly 3,000, is the na- tion's only accredited college of engineering and management oper- ating on a five-year cooperative plan of education. Founded in 1919, GMI was a part of General -Motors Corporation until 1982, when it be- came an independent institution and ceased to be known as General Mo- tors Institute. The college offers bachelor of science degrees in mechanical, in- dustrial, electrical, and manufactur- ing systems in engineering, and management systems. A masters degree is offered in manufacturing management. Students alternate 12 - week periods of classroom and la- boratory academic studies with work experience at some 300 spon- soring business and industrial or- ganizations in the United States and Canada. As cooperative education stu- dents, Cook is sponsored by Ford Motor, ELD Markham, and Dou- gall by General Motors of Canada, Oshawa. 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Hevey said he told Woodley and Lambton County planner Malcolm Boyd to go ahead and design the walkway the way they wanted and come back to him with the changes, after getting frustrated having so many other designs turned down by council. Woodley then tried to put a stipu- lation on his action saying he want- ed the option to withdraw his con- flict if it was determined later is he did not have one. Chamber mem- bers tried to pin Woodley down on a definite decision and Woodley re- luctantly agreed to stick with the conflict. Woodley then felt -councillor Shirley Mitchell should also de- clare a conflict because she lives closer to the development that he does and Mitchell, who originally supported Hevey, also reluctantly declared a conflict. Woodley also accused reeve Bob Sharen of being in conflict of inter- est on several other matters without ever declaring it and he couldn't un- derstand why he was being picked on by everyone. To challenge EXETER - Exeter council is pre- pared to challenge the Police Act's proposal that all municipal police forces be governed by police com- missions, instead of a police com- mittee elected by council. A previous letter of protest sent by council to the minstry of the So- licitor, General solicited a reply from the ministry that suggested council would still have control over the police force's budget through its representation on the board, and retain the right to ap- Peal. Reeve Bill Mickle said the minis- try did not seem to understand the point of council's concern - that the need for a new board was unneces- "I"I don`t think a police board will do any better a job than the mem- bers of this council," said Mickle. Mickle said the ministry should be contacted again, to emphasize that Exeter should have full control over nominating those members of the board. "I think we should have that right because we are paying a high por- tion of that bill," said Mickle. "I think theiapproval of the police de- partment's budget should remain solely with the members of the council." Mickle suggested Exeter's record of running an efficient police de- partment should be given as an ex- ample for not changing the system. "I see no need for commissioners in this town," he said. Deputy reeve Lossy Fuller asked Mickle if there was a difference be- tween an Exeter -chosen board or one selected by the ministry. "It would not be a patronage po- litical appointment from the prov- ince," said Mickle. Fuller asked if the present police committee could be considered a police board, but Mayor Bruce Shaw pointed out that Exeter's present committee could not be re- named as a Commission or board because it was not formed under the Police Act's guidelines. Councillor Dorothy Chapman,, chairman of the present committee, explained some of the reasons com- missions are being considered. She said some town committees under- go constant personnel changes all the time, which didn't give them enough time to understand the re- quirements. Exeter, however, stip- ulates committee members serve for longer terms. "Councils could do what we're doing, appointing members for at least three years." said Shaw. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom said he did not see how the police commiuec required any more knowledge or commitment than any other town committee. Council decided to send another letter to the ministry protesting their position on police commis- sions. Backtracks, Continued from front page er this week to see if the, motion can still stand up. Sharen added if they deem it valid he will abide by the nomination. Kyle Harrison, who had been r""king the rnmira,inn yin' An - gust, when council was seeking ap- plications for the position was also at Monday's meeting. He said he was flabbergastml when hearing Snider's .name being nominated, and did not approve of the way it was handled by council. "It really took me by surprise. The way it was done by Bruce and Shirley, so John couldn't be there, I felt was very underhanded. I will stay with it until I drop. I wanted the job and I will stick with it. I do have a message for them however, I will see you in two years," said Harrison. Times -Advocate, December 6, 1989 Page 3 How much for this watch? - Last Wednesday's police auction in the South Huron Rec Centre tumed up some bargains for those interested in the recovered and seized property, bicycles, and tires being auc- tioned off by the town police. Some bicycles (or what was left of them) were selling for as little as $2. Charge a result of information EXETER - As the result of in- formation received from . the pub, lic, a male young offender was charged with breaking the wind- shield of an OPP cruiser by throw- ing a beer bottle at it. The inci- dent happened at the South Huron Panthers' football party in Usborne Township on November 12. The youth will appear in court in Janu- ary to answer to the charge of causing 'wilful damage under $1,000. - Oficers from the Exeter detach- ment investigated six accidents during the week. On November 27, a vehicle driv- en by Michael Hartman, RR3 Dashwood, left County, road 4 at Conc. 10-11 in Stephen township, entered the ditch and rolled onto its roof. Hartman reeived minor in- juries. Damage was severe. Three accidents occurred on Wednesday: Vehicles driven by Kenneth Ka- dey and Helen Kadey of Huron Park collided on Columbia Drive at County Road 21. Minor damage was sustained to one of the vchi- ..cles, Vehicles driven by Sandra Gackstetter, RR1 Exeter and Mary Bolton, RR2 SL Marys collided on Hwy. 83 at Conc. 2-3 Stephen Twp. Neither driver was injured: Damage to the Gackstetter vehicle was moderate and the Bolten vehi- cle was severely damaged. In the third accident, a vehicle driven by John Wilson of Dash- wood left County Road 4 Stephen - Twp. due to slippery road condi- tions and entered the ditch. Dam- age was light, no injuries. On Thursday, a vehicle driven by Susan Hoogenboom, Exeter went out of control on Highway 4 at County road 4 in Stephen Twp. and struck a cement post and gas pump at the Petro -Canada station. The same day a vehicle driven by Sharon Carter- of RR1 Dash- wood went out of control on Hwy. 83 at Huron Road 2 Stephen Township and into a ditch. Carter received minor injuries. Expansion Continued from front page dustrial areas be brought to the lot line at no cost to the property own- er. Mayor Bruce Shaw told Mickle such a bylaw was never drawn up because such servicing was under a basic council policy, meaning that each case of future develop- ment could be considered on its own merits. 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