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Times -Advocate, December 23, 1992
Council believes no
safety risk with
smaller lots
-EXET>! t - As far as town
council is concerned, the crea-
tion of new undersize lots in
Exeter does not pose any safety
problems, but council did ac-
knowledge the concerns of the
Fire Department at their Mon-
day meeting.
A letter to council from the
department objects to the new
lot sizes, particularly one creat-
ed on Victoria Street on the
grounds that they do not allow
enough side lot space to erect
an emergency ladder.
Chief Gary Middleton said
that fire ladders must not ex-
ceed an angle of 70-75 degrees,
often not possible on undersize
lots.
"Has this been dealt with at
planning?" asked deputy -reeve
Losiy Fuller, chairing the meet-
ing in the absence of mayor
Bruce Shaw and reeve Bill
Mickle.
"We dealt with it and had no
problem with it," replied coun-
cillor Ben Hoogenboom.
Town administrator Rick Hun-
dey said the chief`s was a valid
concern, but could possibly be
applied to many other lots in
town which have similar side -
lots.
"We can't stop severing proper-
ties within the town simply be-
cause of this concern. It would
concern all properties with this
style of home built on them," said
Hoogenboom.
Councillor Bob Spears said the
planning board was comfortable
that bylaw requirements were be-
ing met.
"We felt most of the properties
in town could be served well by
the fire departments,' said
Spears, noting that other urban
centres utilizing zero lot lines
might have more problems with
emergency access.
"Nothing was changed in the
side lot. It's identical to any other
lot in town," confirmed Hundey.
TheZurich lions` -Club hosted
their annual Christmas Party
at the -Zurich Arena Saturday
afternoon. Over 200 children
enjoyed the entertainment
provided,fncluding cartoon
movies,;: and then had a last
_hence:to set tete record ;<
straight with Santa .Claus on
how good they were. Hem
Mandy Mathonia :mentions a
few last Christmas wishes.
All Children received candy
bags donated by the Lions
Club, and handed out by
Santa's helpers for the
afternoon, the Zurich Scouts.
'Letter to Editor
Does board represent homeowners?
To the Editor;
It may be of interest to your
readers that the Directors of the
Southoctt Pines Park Association
have been approached by various
sesidents_overthe past months ask-
ing the association to state a posi-
tion relating to the possibility of a
gambling casino in the Grand
Bend area.
The directors stated that the as-
sociation would not take a position
nor would it speak on behalf of
any group involved in this issue.
They did agree that if a consensus
was developed to show the_wishes
of.the residents of Southcou Pines,
they would make the opinions
available to all interested parties.
In the Association Newsletter
sent -to members in October 1992,
a questionnaire was enclosed that
stated the Association's attempt to
determine the will of its
residents. This
was acC0m-
plished by
structuring the11
questions to: -
preaatt the objec-
tives outlined m
the By-laws of the Southcott Pines
Park Association, namely "To ad-
vance and promote the cultural,
ecology, educalionaL.social and all
other like interests, privacy, reason-
able quiet enjoyment and security
of the members."
- Present a question: "Do you feel
that a casino. in our area will have a
positive or negative .influence on
our objective?"
As of November .30, 1992, 135
replies were received to the 521
questionnaires sent to property
owners. This represent a 25.9 per -
cern response and no significant
change is anticipated. However it
is worthy of note that this reflects a
much greater interest than most is-
sues on which opinions are solicit-
ed.
Response indicated:Positive - 14
(10.3%), negative - 120 (89.7 per-
cent).
This survey does not reflect ei-
ther the opinion or position of the
Board of Directors of Southcou
Pines Park Association. However it
does indicate the consensus of
those property owners that re-
sponded to the questionnaire. Re-
sults of the questionnaire with re-
lating statistics was sent to Council
of Grand Bend Village, Council of
Bosanquct Township and Lambton
M.P.P. Ellen MacKinnon.
Cartrey Cann
McGillivray councillor resigning
WEST MCGILLIVRAY - Town-
ship councillor Una Amos -Brown
has tendered her resignation from
McGillivray council.
Council at their December 7
meeting accepted the resignation
with regret and announced that
March 1, the effective date of -the
resignation, will also be the day of
Recreation
Centre to
hold out the
hat?
EXETER - While many of the or-
ganizations using the South Huron
Recreation Centre resort to fund-
raising to help make ends meet,
even the board of the centre itself is
considering resorting to fundraising
events - next year to help support
their finances.
The recreation centre board is
planning to follow, town council's
directive to bring in a no -increase
budget for 1993, but they already
expect utility and wage increases
alone to be up about S9,0(X) over
1992.
Consequently, the possibility of
using fundraising to add a little
boost to the budget was raised at
the board's December 17 meeting.
election for her successor.
Reeve Charles Corbett said coun-
cil accepted Amos' resignation with
great regret .and that her contribu-
tion to municipal government in
McGillivray and her willingness to
accept responsibilities had been re-
markable.
In other business items, council
responded to a petition from the
trustees of the Mt. Pleasant Ceme-
tery on Lot 11, Concession 18 of
McGillivray. Council decided to
take the first steps towards eventu-
ally assuming ownership of the ce-
metery. Trustees ,tan and Ruby La-
gerwerf and Donald Thompson
have agreed to serve on an advisory
committee to oversee future buri-
als.
Council _will.be .hosting . a .public
meeting on January 5 to discuss !re-
vised proposals for an amendment
to the township's Oficial Plan.
The revisions resulted from a simi-
lar.puhlic meeting held in October.
NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE
EXETER PUBLIC CEMETERY
Effective January 1, 1993, the prices for cemetery
Tots, interments, flower beds and other supplies
and services will increase.
For anyone pre -arranging a funeral, the Exeter Public
Cemetery offers a "preneed" service - you can pre-
pay the interment, too. At -the same time, you may
want to arrange for -a perpetual flower bed or to or-
der monument cleaning on an annul basis.
A complete list of lot sizes, cremation alternatives,
and other supplies and services offered is available
at the Municipal Office, 406 Main Street, Exeter or
at the Cemetery location . You can pay the 1992
price this month and pick out your lot next spring.
Call us today to take advantage of
the 1992 prices.
Municipal Office - Elizabeth Bell (519) 235.0310
Cemetery Office - Harty Knip (519) 235-0137
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Town losing
grant for Post
Qffice
EXETER ,- The federal gover-
ment's mini -budget will be taking s
small bite out of the town's financ-
es, council learned Monday eve-
ning.
Exeter will be losing its "grant in
lieu of taxes" front theilederal gov-
ernment for the only federal build-
ing on town property.
Clerk Liz Bell told council the
Post Office is the only federal
building in town and is consequent-
ly the only property '.Exeter will
lose the grant on - about $6,000 a
year since the mini -budget an-
nounced the elimination of the
grants. •
Bell noted other municipalities
with many larger federally -owned
buildings would be harder hit.
The 'grant has been the govern-
ment's way of compensating mu-
nicipalities for the revenue lost on
taxes not paid for federal buildings.
Bell said there is no way the town
can recoup that lost grant since fed-
eral and provincial. buildings are.
exempt from property taxes -under
legislation.
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