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Times Advocate, 1998-06-10, Page 25COMMIJNJTY Melijkotrete, 18 Tara Ingram, 17 Jamie Reaburn,17. Sponsor Nuron Auto Body Sponsor. W.Q. Thompson & Sponsor Anstett Jewellers Sons SheNy Gardner, 20 Sponsor Klip N' Kurt Problems on Shoreline Dr. GRAND BEND - Bill Shouldice wants council to either close Shore- line Dr. to traffic or make the road a two-way street. Shouldice, president of the Southcott Pines Property Associa- tion (SPPA) is representing prop- erty owners from the road who are tired of people disobeying the onc- way sign posted for the road. "The entrance is becoming a real problem," said Shouldice. "People arc blatantly violating it and it is especially had on long weekends." A stretch of Shoreline Dr. was made a one-way street three years ago when the association and prop- erty owners complained that the volume of traffic was too high. 'The one-way street is not doing what it was intended to do," said Shoudicc Roads chairperson for SPPA Jim Karry is also concerned about the violations. "The violations arc fla- grant...people are making an hon- est mistake driving down the road," said Karry. "People just don't want to drive around to another en- trance." "We arc dealing with historical traffic patterns here but violations should be enforced," said Karry. Both Karry and Shouldice agree that SPPA members are also guilty of ignoring the one-way signs. A clear message. The signs posted on Shoreline Dr. regarding the one-way street. Council will inform the village OPP detachment about Shouldice's complaint., "The OPP arc the only ones who can enforce this because of the Highway Traffic Act." said Mayor Cam Ivey. i think if they start handing out tickets it could help change the be- havior." said Karry. -However we don't expect Grand Bend to park a - police officer there all the time." Beer bottle barely misses woman STEPHEN TWP. - A Stephen Township woman narrowly missed. serious injury when a Neer brittle was thrown at her car on May 28. London OPP Const. Donna • Shulist said the OPP received the call from the.woman at about 5:43 p.m. Shulist said the woman had just parked her car on the south shoulder of Crediton Rd. by Stephen Central School and was crossing in front.of it when she heard a loud hang and saw a small. black sporty -style new looking car travelling eastbound on Crediton Rd. The hear hottle thrown at her -car had smashed the driver's window and caused scratches to the car body. . Shulist said pieces of the brittle came close to -hitting the woman and could have caused senou injury. Shulist called the incident a "very serious act of vandalism" and a -'cowardly and dangerous act." Anyone with information on this 'crime should call the Exeter OPP . at 235-130( or Crime Stoppers at 661-8477. Is your bike missing? EXETER - Are you missing sour bike' r- A bicycle was found on the Apolicycorner of St. and Victona s ain Lu ean By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LUCAN - We hear you, but a policy is a policy. That's what Lucan council es- sentially told Teresa Ondrejicka and a group of village residents in- terested in building a home at the end of the deadend on Oak St. but don't want to pay for roadwork up to village standards across the home's entire frontage. At last week's council meeting. Ondrejicka presented an updated proposal of what she and builder Ron Pronchuck plan to do. Ondrejicka has applied to sever the lot which is smaller than the vil- lage's bylaw requires for the con- struction of a home. The proposal calls for the construction of a small home on the lot and a 10'-15' sec- tion of road, gutters, curbs and side- walks to run to the home's drive- way with a gravel to run past the rest of the lots 100' frontage. She also plans to apply for a minor var- iance to make the building en - Fair prize lists now available EXETER - Now that spring cleaning is done, the garden is planted, it's time to consider some entries for the Exeter Fall Fair. Prize lists arc available begin- ning this week at the Times Advocate, South Huron Recreation Centre, Seip's val- umart, Holtzmann's ICA, Darlings Food Market, and the Exeter Town Hall. This year's focus for the Fair, to he held September 25-27, is on Cereal Grains, and it is reflected throughout the prize list from photography to cereal - paste pictures to cross-stitch. New innovations include the "Soup of the Match" competi- tion in preparation for the International Plowing Match to he held on our doorstep, September 1999, and the Lawn and Garden Decorating Contest, an "Autumn Harvest" theme, appropriately prized with foot vouchers from Seip's valumart. ,4 velope Targe enough to build a home on. The councillors weren't opposed to the plan to build a home there. but village policy states a develop- er/builder must pay for a paved road with curbs. gutters, sewers and sidewalks that meets village stan- dards to run past the entire frontage of the property. Ondrejicka's group doesn't want forward and I " Ondrejicka used Stanley St. as a model for what the gravel road go- ing past the frontage of the pro-• posed home would be like where she and others have built homes along who have no complaints. • c atm it. Call the . Exeter detachment and provide a description of your missing•bike. Benner said the state of Stanley • St. was a shortsighted decision by a prior council and ihat it should have been constructed to village standards. to pay for the costly roadwork that But Ondrejicka didn't agree with will jut out into farmland and go no Benner. where. She noted present land- "Is Stanley St. a mistake'" she owners in -the arca "Is questioned. "I dont don't plan on de Stanley Si. a think it is " vclopment there in mistake? I don't Though the coun- the near future. think it is." cillors were sym- But Benner pointed pathetic to On - out those plans for non- drejicka's and her group's plight. de'•elopment may change and that their main concern was not to set a the rules apply to every builder. precedent that developers could cite Other concerns he brought up in- on doing their own roadwork in the eluded that the one 'ratan who had village for large projects Tike large concerns about the proposed home subdivisions. was not available for comment and Village staff were directed by hadn't seen the new plan and that council to contact the village plan - the new plan had to he brought be- ner about Ondrejicka's proposal. fore the land division committee, and bring hack her comments to the not full council. land divisum committee. ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TENDER Please note that the following has a specific date and time for site visit to view the work. It is MANDATORY that contractors at- tend the site visit. There is one only site visit. Replacement of Siding at Residential Complex (approx. 10 units) Tender 98/13 SITE ViSIT - Monday, June 15, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. Replacement of Windows at Residential Complex (approx. 8 units) Tender 98/14 SiTE VISIT - Monday, June 15, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. "The Ontario Government intends that equitable employment practices be supported in the private sector and encourages you to take an active role in achieving the goals of employment equi- ty." Individual Sealed Tenders for the above contract will be re- ceived until 12:00 noon local time on Monday, June 22, 1998. Tender documents may be obtained from the Ontario Develop- ment Corporation, Huron Industrial Park, Huron Park, Ontario, NOM 1)/0. For further information regarding these . tenders please call (519) 228-6657. -THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTABLE. . MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC, DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & TOURISM Times -Advocate, June 10, 1998 • Page 2.5 Look up! Despite the cold temperatures last Wednesday, rr• Janke .sisters from Exeter managed to 'stay warm watch- ing the planes at the Grand Bend International .air Exoo. From left. Candice (7), Chelsey (5) ard Brttany t8,. Desjardine Orchestra The Desjardine Orchestra reun ed -v -3r Sr? : - ~r Canadian Cancer Sociery.on Saturday T"e was held in honor of grou;c member .L1..,-, '-e Des who passed away in 1994. The bard played 'o a full rouse in the agricultural building at the South Her ,r, Recreat-- n Centre. Of the 30 original band ,rembe-s. —ore '"ar 2r` made the pilgrimage back to Exeter for the .reLr:.)r_ For 3,z years. the Desjardine Orchestra was the .mainstay cal music scene. playing across .southwesters Ortaro From lett, band members Ed Mittleholtz. Leona L►cBrce . and Bob Heywood. FINAL 2 WEEKS G601 BUSINESS ,cotIvvuuJs MAY 28TH TO JUNE 6TH 4 TOTAL SAVINGS OFF UP TO Q%OFF REGULAR PRICES 35A, OFF SALEl 3 WEEK 50!4 OFF E SALE0 PRIC2 ES SAVINGS ARE OFF LOWEST TICKETED PRICE STORE CLOSING JUNE 20TH/98 gAVE CH FOOTWEAR FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY 1 EXETER STORE ONLY 392 MAIN ST., EXETER • 235-1933 •