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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-09-11, Page 1s. CAR RENTALS DAILY • WEEKLY • MONTHLY CALL US FOR LN$URANCE REPLACEMENT NEEDS • CagpiN• At,fo CimMtg Centre • cY n,Su 235-3381 or 238-8839 after hours f Serving South Huron Inside Energy saving Hydro aims high with rebates page 2 Children's motel Need to get rid of the kids for the weekend page 5 Honoured Dick Kloss presented with plaque page 9 Beef barbecue Lions fundraiser returns page 12 Hosed down Firefighters annual picnic page 19 Fox run Annual cancer run this Sunday Second front Hawks Training camp opens page 15 The cost of PRIDE EXETER - Homeowners in the southwest corner of town will soon have to bite the bullet and cough up their share of extending sewers to their properties. Because the province's anti - recession program speeded up con- struction of sewers in the PRIDE 2 area (Program for Renewal,_ Im- provement, Development and Eco- nomic revitalization ) the cost to homeowner hooking up to the sew- ers is just around the corner. Once the sewers are ready for use, probably by December or Jan- uary, hookup will be mandatory within 11 months. Council, at last Tuesday's meet- ing, set the frontage charge for sewer service for those properties at $6 per foot of frontage. Those not wishing to pay the full cost at once, can debenture it over 10 years at 10 percent interest. However, in addition to the frontage charge, there is a charge for actual hookup to the line. That charge is a flat $600. "Double whammy," observed councillor Dave Urlin. Tomes announces warden candidacy GODERICH - The reeve of Ste- phen Township has tossed his hat into the ring as a candidate for the highest position in county council. Thursday, Tom Tomes said he would seek the warden's chair. 1 will be a candidate for the 1992 warden. I have the full sup- port of my council," said Tomes. Zurich's Rob Fischer announced his can :idacy back in July and so far he is the only outer candidate. Warden Jim Robinson of Hensall announced on Thursday he would not be running in the November municipal election. rpt' 1 1 North Middlesex & Lambton . ;t' ;e:', , , q ' S'Itt Gaiser-Kneale Insurance • Service I 235-2420Experience & value 235-2420 Since 1873 Wednesday, September 11, 1991 WEI.COME rid of SHDHS Jocelyn Dunn had to push an egg across the floor with her nose. Oops, it broke. Marshmallow munching, egg pushing, danc- ing, and other activities essential for survi- val at high school are all part of the agenda of grade nine welcome week at South Huron District High School. The activities continue until Friday for the school's 215 new stu- dents. Jenny Wareham (left) holds the microphone for Andrew Hern while he tries to say 'chunkle bunny' with a mouthful of marshmallows—_ Becker (top) tries to force feed Carli Tleman some peanut butter and Jam. Wendy McLeod (left) arid Paul Nation ilj% fo pass a lifesaver. too • Daryl Beaver (right) dances the Matt Sims doesn't look impressed with his pea- Lambada with his grade nine part nut butter and Jam. ner. 75 cents Challenge for mayor? Exeter council announces plans for election EXETER - Although the deadline for announcing candidacy for this fall's municipal election does not fall until October 11, members of Exeter council decided not to keep the town in suspense any longer. Each of them announced whether or not they would be running again for a seat on council. All of them, with the exception of councillors Dorothy Chapman and Morley Hall, said they were prepared to seek re-election. Mayor Bruce Shaw, who read from a prepared statement at last Tues- day's council meeting said he gave a great many thoughts and considera- tions to running again. Shaw had announced over a year ago he would not be running again if new legislation required mayors to attend county coun- cil - a function which is presently filled by the reeve. However, that legis- lation died on the order table with the election of the NDP. Shaw, who has been mayor for nearly 15 years, said he wondered whether he was still effective. "I like the challenges, the opportunities, and the pleasures of the job," said Shaw. "I've always been afraid, like many politicians, of not knowing when to leave," he added. "I've decided I'm not yet 50, I can stretch myself...I like to deal with con- troversy...I like to chair council meetings...I've decided to seek another term as mayor," he concluded. Reeve Bill Mickle was a little less wordy in his declaration of candida- cy. "I've decided from particular perspective to let my name stand for the reeve of Exeter," said Mickle, who explained he has concerns for the fu- ture state of provincial affairs as it applies to small municipalities, is wor- ried that debt will be passed along to municipalities, and how a plan for "disentanglement" might affect Exeter and county's restructuring. Mickle also serves as chairman of Ontario Small Urban Municipalities, a sub -group of AMO, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Deputy reeve Lossy Fuller said she had debated whether or not she would be running again. "It was a lot of deliberations I went through and I finally decided to let my name stand as deputy reeve for Exeter," said Fuller. Fuller said small communities have reason to fear the changes and costs that will come with disentanglement and county restructuring, and she wants to work towards a solution on those matters. But. Fuller also said the most important reason for running again is to continue the "betterment of the community". Councillor Ben Hoogenboom, who topped the polls in 1988's election said he was certainly running again. "I make no bones about it, I am running for a position on council," said Hoogenboom, but did not specify what position that would be. "I am somewhat disappointed your worship that no one is challenging you for mayor," said Hoogenboom, adding that he has been encouraged by some to run for mayor. "They're your enemies," joked Shaw. A check with the town office confirmed that Hoogenboom has filed nomination papers for the position of councillor, but he would have until the October 11 deadline to change his candidacy. Councillor Dave Urlin said "I've decided I will let my name stand for an- other term". Urlin confessed he didn't really understand what he was getting into when he first ran for council three years ago. The challenges, he said, were more than he thought. Please turn to page 2 Sanders homeowners nearly lose parking EXETER - Homeowners on the north side of Sanders Street West very nearly lost their on -street parking privileges last week. The police committee submiued a report to council that included their response to Precious Blood School principal Marg Nelson's concerns about the safety of chil- dren crossing that street between parked cars. The police commit- tee's recommendation was to post no -parking signs on the north side of the street between Carling and Marlborough Streets. The report was very nearly approved by coun- cil until councillor Ben Hoogen- boom queried the parking issue. "We don't want to ban parking there 24 hours a day just because school is in until 3:30 in the after- noon," said Hoogenboom. "They had some real concerns with children coming out of school and crossing the street," explained councillor Dorothy Chapman. Mayor Bruce Shaw asked how many parking spaces would disap- pear under the restriction, and works superintendent Glenn Kells said the recommendation would prevent anybody in those homes from allowing guests to park in front in evenings. Council agreed that a complete ban would be unnecessary, and eventually voted to amend the rec- ommendation to enforce the park- ing ban only during school hours. Chapman agreed that parking re- strictions during school hours would be better than no restrictions at all. Mesal/ and Exeter crack down on strip shows HENSALL - Since the Hensall Tavern went into bankruptcy in May, there has been no local venue for adult entertainment. Hensall Council are taking steps to ensure that the reputation that strip show and exotic dancers bring will no longer be associated with the vil- lage. After a public meeting Monday evening, council passed an amend- ment to the village's zoning bylaw, an amendment that will effectively prohibit all forms of adult entertain- ment within Hensall boundaries. The bylaw describes adult enter- tainment as any kind of show in- volving nudity, any kind of strip- tease dancers, exotic dancers, and contests involving wet clothing or body porta. Council were unable to pass such a bylaw while the tavern was open because it would not have affected an existing business. However, since the tavern closed, council saw their chance to prevent the type of operation which led to many com- plaints from village residents over the years. Following llensall's move, Exeter council has also passed a bylaw preventing adult entertainment within the town. Suggestions had been made that some town tavern operators had considered adding such attractions to boost flagging sales during the recession. This by- law will prevent such shows if no objections are filed before the No- vember 2 deadline.