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Exeter Times -Advocate
Sundial project to beautify 'Bend
GRAND t3EN1) — Council
has. agreed in principle• to
support the Grand Bend
'Horticultural Surietc in its
efforts to beauUl} the
loge.
The sl►c:iett plates ter con-
. struct no the village niu-
• nit:ipal office lawn a.1'' -
teat diameter circle of pay-,
ing swnes •with u working
sundial in the middle The
rust: •paid -for by the 'Hor-
ticultural. Society'. will be'
approximately $4:0(IU.•
' • Horticultural Society
nien)ber -Luigi liatthbs said
the group wants- to i►eau-
tilt' thevillage for tie op-
.coming millenniulte anti
the -2(l01 Summer Games.
Tlie• society also. pians or
ttavt' a waterfall on
site wall part. • benches.
- They requested die town
du some of the minor reg-
ular nlai ntenal nits' work on
the Site once 1t. is com-
pleted'• -
Another retjuest- of the
Society_ is that the village
reinibur,se .the group for
the cost_ of the pi-ujeect it.
because of amalgamation.
tttt villages sells the prop-
erty Member Al Skinner
said the $4,000 is a major
cost In the society and rep-
resents two nears cif the
organization's budget.
Council agreed to -• re-
imburse .the Horticultural
Society if the property is
sold. although Mayor Cain
. Ivey said ani decision on
selling property won't be
made lar awhile
Colin l'hil Maguire and
• Brian Knights spoke in fa-:
your of the project. with
Knightssuvilig. "My hat is
off to tete Horticultural So-
ciety."
Grua. Bob,Mann. while
• saying a • would _ lirobably
cost the town in. eacess.til
$1,000 to Book up.tlie pro-
' jeect to electricity and w -
ter .hues. said the expense•
is worth it
Even village ad-
• niinistratur f aul,;'Furt►bull
supported the construrtiun
of the sundial. •
"1. like it bui:ause the
niayur. doesn't wear a
watch." he said.
Work un the project is
expected .10 start either
next spring or • next fa11,
•
.Said ttuitttb� .
• Other notes from Mun-
`s meeting
Harbour Committee
Council accepted rec-
ommendations from the
Flarbour. (,ontmittet that a
cointiierciallaunch rump
rate fur personal • water-
craft businesses bt• set at
$150 per unit per year.
The t:11tllllltttet' also de -
ceded to withdraw par-
ticipation in the Detroit
Boat Show. because „t•
conflicting date with the
Gr•atid Bend Winter Car -
lova(
No tont, tU Itleee`(
It► r'espuIist' to •Mtl.)'Ur'
ivey°'s letter to the Untarno
Maiiugienit'nt • board of
C.e.tnti '1r. r•t•garduig charity
casinos. board chair Chris
Hodgson w•rtite ',fiat "uu
loriunateeli tll� sr.lttduft- at
present dotes not permit' ti
meeting with Ivey
This group of yo.. -►gsters
was among at least SO mem-
bers of the Beavers. Cubs.
Scouts, Guides. Brownies
and Venturers who helped
out in this year's Exeter
Food Drive on Friday night
Pictured in front from left
are Eric Renn►ng. Carrie
Powe. Lindsay Powe and
Kaitlyn Brand, in the middle
from left are Brian McGre•
-
gor. Billy Taylor. Scott
McGregor, Corey Brannon
and Nick Brand. in back are
Craig Skochinski and Thom-
as Morris. The children trav-
elled around town with the
help of parent volunteers
and Exeter Fire Department
collecting food. Cub leader
Bob Gehan said the third
annual event was a success
and saw more food col-
lected than during last year's
drive Food gathered goes
towards the Exeter Area
Food Bank.
Ivey had written letters
to the _board • 0li .1 ul' 13
and Ort 20 Hodgson apol-
ogized -kir taking so long to
respond to Ivey.. con
ceras.
As part ul the' province 5
requirert►ents for a cont-
tn.unit} holditeg a' charity
rasittu. it trust receive
support in u referendum.
wrote Hodgson.
Hodgson said Grand
Bind's questionnaire was
1101 tei:lutically a Ii'1-
ere'ndutt► bet:arum' it eras
not put uta ballot during
u municipal eelectior.
Also thy Grand .-bead
quesut.+ttnaire• 'asked., '.e,l-
igttik- ott'rs -if they would
bt• to favOut ol. a seasonal
gaining club. not a pt•rtnte-
114'1I1 charity casino:"
J.t`4 expressed
pleas- tire over'. 1-1odgson•s
letter and may .respond.
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