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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-09-05, Page 3OPENS POLL — Deputy returning officer Phil Camp- bell prepares to open an election poll at the Exeter fire hall, Tuesday morning. T -A photo Exeter court Continued from front page counselling as directed. A suspended sentence and probation for one year was also given to Brian Douglas MacDougall, Main St., Ex- eter, who pleaded guilty to breaking out of the Good Times Eating Emporium on July 5 after entering the facili- ty to commit a theft. The accused stayed in the upper part of the centre mall at closing time and then went to the restaurant and remov- ed about $20 in cash and a quantity of cigarettes from a machine. When he tried to leave, he was spotted by a cleaner and then apprehend- ed by police. The accused said he had planned to meet someone upstairs at the mall and .fell asleep. A conditional discharge and a one-year probation was given to Rupert James Foley, RR 1 Hensel', who pleaded guilty to 10 charges of obtain- ing groceries from Zehrs in Exeter by false pretences. On 10 occasions from January 28 through March 7 the accused received groceries after issuing che- ques for which there was no money in the account. Ile has made restitution for $62.89 of the total value of $433 03 which he received. He said he has made ar- rangements for paying off the balance and said his place of employment was to have deposited money to his ac- count during the time of the incidents, but the firm had failed to do so. Foley's record showed a conviction for fraud in 1972 and two counts of taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent in June of 1983. Judge Cochrane granted an absolute discharge to Robin Douglas Winger, RR 1 Cen- tralia, who pleaded guilty to a charge of trespassing at night. He was charged after a Stephen Township woman was awakened by a noise at 3:04 a.m. on August 4 and found the accused on the roof of her home looking in a window. Winger said he was drunk and didn't know why he com- mitted the offence. He said he wasn't looking into the home and didn't intend entering it. Ile had apologized to the woman. Mervyn E. Walper ap- peared in court and agreed to enter into a bond with the con- ditions that he keep the peace and hg of good behaviour for 12 months and not associate or communicate with Jean Waiper during that period. Judge Cochrane reserved his decision until September 25 on a charge of causing a disturbance which had been laid against Elizabeth Krainz, Sanders St., Exeter, on June 3. Want cake, icing and spoon to eat it with Times -Advocate, September 5, 1984 Page 3 Hay questions Exeter's opposition to development Members of Hay township council spent more than three hours Tuesday night tending to municipal business at their first regular September meeting, oblivious to the large-scale political events occurring across the nation. A three-member delega- tion from Bayview subdivi- Storm hits photo cell Last Wednesday's storm created havoc with Exeter's street lights, PUC manager Hugh Davis informed the regular August meeting of the Commission. The electrical storm caused the loss of the main controlling photo cell at the substation as well as the ballasts in a number of street lights. As promised at the last meeting, Davis brought in some recommendations for using the money made available when work on the Taylor and Veri subdivisions was postponed. He suggested $6,000 be spent to replace the secon- dary service from the rear of Exeter Pharmacy to behind Fisher's Hardware, and the rest be set aside for other pro- jects such as a transformer bank for the new construction on north Main Street. Tenders will be let soon for a new bucket truck, which will be another costly item. Davis' recommendations were accepted unanimously. Tom Prout has requested a hook-up to the town's water pipeline. When the town pur- chased from him the land con - training one of its wells, one stipulation required the PUC to supply water for normal farm use and a single family dwelling if necessary. Prout now needs the water; his old brick 65 -foot well needs clean- ing, and he hasn't found anyone willing to risk equip- ment or life to do the job. Pro- ut will pay all connection costs. When another transformer was needed because of a change from multiple dwell- ing to single at the Jeff Darl- ing property, Davis remembered that St. Catharines had some of the needed type for sale. He was able to save the Commission money by purchasing two us- ed ones in excellent condition for $1,800, instead of buying one brand new for $2,000. With completion of reconstruction on Edward Street, all scheduled bet- terments have been com- pleted, Davis repo' ted. The approximately 60 soil samples around the ductile mains have been taken and sent away for analysis. Each sampling involved going down over five feet, and avoiding mains, sanitary sewers, hydro and telephone lines. The results will reveal the degree of corrosiveness in the soils around the mains. The PUC will meet for its regular September meeting on September 27 at 3:30 p.m. sion, Dave Thomson, Tom Brodie and Russ Leakey, at- tended the session to discuss the proposed Highway 21 pipeline and submit a pro- posal from the Bayview Pro- perty Owners Association to take over their water system under certain conditions. The submission suggested the township conduct an engineering study on the con- dition of the system present- ly supplying water to the sub- division, have owners Stanley and Gordon Smith make any indicated repairs, and if the system can be hooked into the new pipeline the township is requested to take over opera- tion of the system when the new pipeline is in operation. All this is to take place at no cost or expense to the Bayview property owners, whose maximum term of responsibility would be two years. The delegation said their actions were motivated by a concern for their water supp- ly in the future if something happened to the present owners, or if the Bayview water system was sold to a private individual. Reeve Lionel Wilder term- ed the proposal premature. He advised the property owners to convince the Smiths to "hang on" until the results of the vote on a new system are tabulated. If that goes ahead, blow tests will be conducted on the Bayview lines to see if they can be in- corporated into a new water system. The ballots on the proposed pipeline are beginning to come in. Of 206 so far, 141 have voted yes. The deadline is an October 1 postmark or delivery to the clerk's office by that date. Council passed a motion stating there would be one vote regardless of the number of lots owned. In cases of joint ownership, only one vote would be counted. Each affected property owner was sent a ballot, but SPECIAL BIRTHDAY — Helping former Exeter resident Olive Andrew celebrate her 101st birthday at an open house at the Blue Water Rest Home are nephew Frank Parsons, Exeter, and great-nephew Bev Parsons, RR 3 Exeter, celebrating his birthday on the same day. Board takes no action on Woodstock busing There will be no action on the issue of French education by the Huron -Perth Separate School Board until a survey it is compiling is completed. A group of Stratford parents received this response after they requested the board to pay for the transporting of their children from that city to Marguerite Bourgeoys French separate school in Woodstock starting this September. The parent group, headed by Pauline and Michel Rousseau of Stratford, said it is the responsibility of the school board "to either pro- vide a school or French class in Stratford or to provide transportation to another town." Director of education Bill Eckert, back after a six- month sick leave, said that legislation requiring boards to offer French education for one or more French students is not yet in place. Currently the Education Act states that boards have to provide French education only when there are 25 or more French speaking students. Stratford trustee John Devline said there is a note of urgency in the parents' re- quest because they want to enrol their children this September. Chairman Ron Murray ask- ed for comments from trustees noting his own feel- ing is that if a motion is pass- ed either in favor or against, the board would be establishing a policy. Most trustees said they would prefer to wait until the survey report is completed before they made a decision. Administration said the survey report, which con- siders French Immersion, French as a first language school or enlarging the pre- sent Core French program, is expected in October. Several trustees said if the board paid the transportation costs of the nine children who's parents are making the request in Stratford, there would be similar requests for other parents. One concern was that parents in Goderich, who have requested a French Immersion class, would ask to have their children bused to London or Kincardine. There was also some ques- tion as to how the students would be registered. It was suggested that if they registered in Perth County, there would have to be an agreement between the separate school board and the hoard controlling the school where the students were go- ing to. YEARLING SHOWING — Mary Van Bussel displays Starbuck Seelster, a black yearling colt by Armbro Splurge during open house at Seelster Farms, near Lucan Sunday afternoon. T -A photo SHOW A FILLY Ashley Seelster, a yearling filly is led around the Seelster Forms show ring by Ann Von Bussel during Sunday's Open House at Seelster Farms, near Lucan. T -A photo Chairman Murray said he recognizes the fact that the people of French heritage have a right to be educated in the French language. He argued with one trustee that Canada is a bilingual country and the movement of people within that country make it necessary for school boards to provide an education in both official languages. some have not received theirs. In such cases ballots may be obtained at the clerk's office. The formal objection by the town of Exeter to the zoning change for the Huron Farms subdivision was discussed. Councillor Murray Keys said he didn't understand Exeter's reasoning: the subdivision would benefit Exeter, as peo- ple getting work in the new enterprises would live and buy in Exeter. "If people had wanted to establish in Exeter, they would have done so," Keys said. Councillor John Elder Trucks Continued from front page mercial truck owners con- travening the bylaw. Rose said the truck owners may have to find an area out- side town in which to leave their vehicles so they wouldn't be an annoyance to their residential neighbours. Council finally agreed to turn the matter over to a special committee to review the current situation and make recommendations on a course of action. Hoogenboom, Rose and Hall volunteered for the com- mittee, which is to report back for the first meeting in October. The application by the Knips for a 9,000 kg. truck, will be heard by the planning advisory committee on September 12. • Two other applications for relief from the zoning bylaw will also be heard at that time. Don and Joan Stephen have applied for a minor variance to erect a 15' by 15' addition to their printing shop at 76 Victoria St. East. The shop is a legal non -conforming use in a residential area. The other application is from Jon and Jo -Anne Dinney to erect an accessory building at 58 Main St. They are seek- ing a minor variance from the rear yard setback require- ment of the zoning bylaw. agreed, saying the town was better off with spin-off benefits than none at all. Wilder said he wished Ex- eter would "put its shoulder to the wheel and get develop- ment going in partnership with Hay." He said Exeter is basically saying they have enough land for development, do not need more, and why shouldn't new development take place within their borders. "Exeter wants the cake, the icing and a spoon to eat it with", Wilder said. "If Exeter wins, they've lost." The approval at the August 7 council meeting of a severence application by Ron and Marjorie Overholt creating three lots with one severed off at Lake Road West, part lot 6, provided the lot sizes conformed with Hay's secondary plan, has had repercussions. While discussing a request from the Overholts to amend their ap- plication and to create two lots with one severed off, council also had to consider a letter from 50 residents of Green Acres objecting to what they fear will eventual- ly be an encroachment on their privacy and the enjoy- ment of their property if the severance goes through. Hay will send a letter to Huron County requesting that the planning committee keep this objection in mind when considering the severance ap- plication. The letter will also say the township is not prepared to open up access to the beach, as erosion on sideroads 5 and 6 has been a serious problem. A meeting has been arrang- ed in Goderich on September 7 among county planners, the Overholts and the objectors. Water seeping in through the north wall of the township hall has been a problem ever since sewer installation in Zurich. During recent rainstorms, water soaked the new rug recently installed by the seniors' group that meets there. Wilder will discuss the problem and a possible solu- tion with Zurich works superintendent Dennis Regier. The ministry of the environ- ment has stipulated that only wood and wood products may be burned at the waste disposal sight. People are re- quested to separate their garbage. Rudy Engel, who has work- ed for Hay township for 30 years has retired as drainage inspector. He has asked that Haskin and Hodgins continue to be retained to do repair work on municipal drains. asti% u Back to School Buys Delicious Cherry Tarts 6/$ 1.49 Country Buns 99 C dozen Medium Cheddar Cheese $3.09 Ib. We have a wide variety of Canadian and Im- ported cheeses fresh off the block Bakery f' Cheese House EXETER 2364332 Tasty Nu bread fresh daily! Upcoming Events Tues. Sept. 11 "New Orleans night" Six courses, $35 per person Wine, spirits and grat. extra Oct. 31st. Hallowe'en Bash Costumes a must, prizes for best! 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