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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-12-09, Page 16Community NednescIa3. December '1 tc►c►>< eter BA continues role to beautify Exeter early in the morn The EBA also 'paid for the Exeter Parkette sign created by Mike Brintnell. The Exeter Parkette was created through Partnership between the Exeter Lions Club...the torn and the- FBA of• which Wuerth -called "a real good example" of how such projects can be done with shrinking public sector pockets: The EBA has also paid ..$2,000 each. for four signs. welcoming -visitors n &- e a c• t o ternattve to d said a d to Exeter at•the main . b. ta�►in shopping "It's really impression is key. g sh in malls. • a. team effort "Everything speaks thoroughfares into- town pride in their least and west on Cty. properties. Joip, 11• i.itrii of all the volumes as you drive up Rd. 83 at the town limits -Wuerth said Firm Bust,f .: b u s i n e s s to .town and enter a few and several build - Hwy ASSOCIATION M! ntt�t tt owners and businesses," she said. - looks whole instead of '"hat's • Those efforts have also . ERA .. administrator in n for me'," .she Said prompted business also. Karen Pfaff said. -the ked The focus. on beautifi- ciations from across. to the EBA's success is cation. Exeter's mix of southern Ontario to ask the. effort~ of the core quaint downtown store. .how Exeter dix+s it. people involved and the and friendly small tc,% n . The EBA is also proud support.of other m.em- service makes for an • of the effort individual bars. • businesses are dis lad- interesting and fun P Those efforts include shopping experience for ing by paying for their • ones of the even most . tourists. own flower boxes and. mundane . like . Barb "The goal is 1o'create a keeping their storefronts "The goal is to T•u r n b u l 1 destination shopping tidy. • tying the ' town." Wuerth said. "%\ •• create a destination bows on all think .we are a good shopping Even build- pping town.We h e alternative to shopping ing uwriers Christmas malls. hart• goat think we area ood iritu th - f trot -s _MIT • ' ' goo first north and south on .41 ing facades the EBA."•The EBA was estab- • 7frt signs. designed h� • were redonodesa"PfaffWuerth said. fished in 1979 and how Stevie •H'arrison and brought into the '90s" to "The eopl has 175 members. madGary Kerslake. improve the downtown's see has it spgood for thed by were made possible • through 'much legwork er. Te op photo: Fred. Mommersteeg, front p left, and Exeter S'i EBA P m 'aI u -mart 8ir .siness•Association member St�i of Sei John Wuerth show and the cu -Operation of'' . where the EBA will honour Mommersteeg with a whose j' I land I specs stone along the Exeter Parkette sidewalk. Photo at right: EBA- member Barb Turnbull, admtnr- trator Karen Pfaff and Wuerth. at one of four new EBA signs at the main entrances tQ. town. • By Craig Bradford and Hattliltun't Machine The 1 13A has bought a SiluP rhyl s•nt►vucnrz.:�i•A 1 brick that will be. placed said the '99 Wuerth the businesses an the signs sit on -Sylfilc:.(, Ltd. Industrial Knitting. Huron Motor Products. Huron 1raclor EXETER .-- rte .the walk" .at the International Plow•irg ltt+aping new LM ter Parkette Match near Ua ti ood the town betiptif ul is : 4U6 Main St Lo r•ec:c g. -has tnadv shy 1•.h Business L eLet Bus Association's tup,priori member John actly t3N•ut�rLll d 1 k "W. tin Lo Mu p ntzze Muttrttrerstet% beton' e to ole p1(,- LBA . . e- .l It 1iA 'has :ur, - .sai t ►r udus e really want to u.i ut;d Its IJA'h; Conttf.. Intnerstt,eg hay.t• our best faca forward...- lied s been tl: lung Lint' tutu li said l,oal irk tl lruwit rg i:s it .K 1. 13-A . rn t• tri b e r s ellorfs behind twc� - - - are ,jests ert:ctin tour signs. • - ,in' he dues: proud.of their efforts • g i snort• 'than -an% itrdivid- that include the rnar,% • al the Islam entrances. to . uai it, town to IUa.ke it.Christmas trees 4n from the town. and ret ogni?- 'bt:auttful." Wuc•rth said ur Main St • busir,c Stix ti, nig -bred- Mottrttcc._r•stee - He added Aux all Itis toU t! f Lie IL•,wer ba.rreis in thy• parkt•tte . Mutttnierstt.c•g's piton~ sutnit,t r and the• oltwt • VitilIILtalat,t.M• over the go utinuti(a!d s,u+.:t• he details rr►arn a•.isitors to dues inuc`t, of los work Luw•il Iia%' curu.rt•ntc __ pr(' b1t •tl • k Council bucks at petiLon hill By Kate Monk 1.:XJ• J I:R Council thinks the:rt•'s _ fairer way to divide. the costs of the hi . valid Ausablt; River drainage petition • council rovi1•wt,d a Iettt;r•- from Stan sec _Consulting Ltd which said that un - Tess the Ausable River drainage peti- tion is revived, the `fawn. of Exeter will be on the hook for $3.776.32. -- 100 per cent of-thecosts ur•the second pati-. ion Exeter cuut►cil disagreed. • After tht first petition for work -un the Ausablt River failed. Lett 1'eri and Bert Visscher. . propuueIILS of tile. ses- ond petition, approached Exeter cuun ..Cil aid asked theta to tiign the second petition • On Aug. lb. the second petition be- came- valid based ut1 Exeter's intention to sign Tilt' ittltaltioo was confirmed at Exeter count:11.s meeting on Septa K. When council received more details on the iruject. it withdrew its name (Oct. 5). Without Exeter's support, the peti- tion was invalid. Stamm. Consulting engineer . Wayne Woods has deemed Exeter should' pay the entire •$3,776.32. Councillors Pete {-,F:r►r y. Rokwrtson aniuurtt of the bili i rnst.rur►k' arid questioned thi• - expect the) (engineers, can:pistilj - the amount.: What 1 to objec•Ling to is if Lhr►;c slkrc►:d the petition. it should be divided between tht•tn.' Cour, Jot•.Jio- gan said • Kec•ve .Rc►3 "fr•iebner suggested coon- tr.v to reach a compromise .b ac.- ct'ptluk responsibitity for one-third- of the cost _"I think it should be pointed out it's grossly unfair •to charge one party for the duties• auluunt.' 'J r•iel►trer said. Armstrong wanted to a_ mend ebnc;r s tuutiun so that the total would be divided evenly between the 13 prop- erties The amendment was defeated and staff were directed to scud a letter to Woods inturnting Will of Exeter's de- cision. If 'Vert and Visscher can establish a valid petition within 6(1 days of Nov.. 16. then the costs will form part of the . drainage works, • according to Nay 1'uwnsltip Clerk -Treasurer JawSSe Zimmerman. If a valid petition is not submitted. the costs will be billed as set out by Woods. Yodel buds Melissa Jeffrey, left, and Laura Zandwyk sing along to the . Yodel Song at Hen- sall United Church last week during their -Lydia Laine School of Dance class.