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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.