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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-14, Page 13 lerS; 2. th yEAR - 24 ncil roves Iding tter from former reeve Paul Carroll the Industrial Corn - letter to Dearborn bing about the corn- ew building in In - Park came before Town Council last wrote: remarks published in erich Signal -Star of 1973, pertaining to Steel Tubing and non-performance their new building at trial Park have prom - to write this letter. mediate reaction on the newspaper article call the Town Ad - tor for clarification the remarks published direct conflict with they occurred during tiations in 1972. As recall, I conducted Iks with Mr. Hotton „ , progress approved at ge by Council or a of Council mem- g the negotiations, the Goderich agreed to ac- e requirement of e block siding facing No. 21. The word one of two errors in 'B' of the, agreement. ter was drawn to the of Council and Town last year. uld also be pointed ilthe building ions as accepted by prior to a building ing issued clearly °bead) SIGN L ----STAIR THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1973 • The Knights of Columbus 25 mile Walkathon held last Saturday was most successful as about $2,000 was raised to support anti -abortion. Dianne Buchanan, seated, Is seen figuring out Pat Murphy's distance walked, while Pat's sponsor Mike Moriarty, left, is waiting with his donation. In all, between 120-150 people participated In the walk. Icecream vendor tudied by council The hot weather is here. It is time for hot -weather treats like ice, cream but Goderich Town Council is giving serious con- sideration to a request from James Fraser of Eldon Street omo_r Ice thelise of "decorative- t°perate a Good .Hu the wall in question. uggest 'disappoint- ith the attitude of Steel Tubing in this , therefore, incorrect. company tolerated an mbarrassment in this e to another error on Schedule 'B'. The set- in the highway was t is my recollection rations were made by actor after 1,construc- begun, to conform new requirement., ve that the agreement ith Dearborn Steel as a good one. It was sale of land to which ed a comprehensive of restrictions. In zoning, the company progressive enough to e requirements of the Restricted Area By - demands of which ex- ose which were in ef- at time, wer part is decorative stated Deputy -reeve lt: °and it looks pretty a few shrubs are e building, it should ty good," said Coun- oy Harrison. Deb Shewfelt remin- cil that former reeve may have checked p of the way with ncil, bid the In - Commission was not to the negotiations. ndustrial Commission et, approached," said 'The members had ledge whatsoever of deal at Dearborn''^ aSSit launlby I Pruder is the new sorena manager. The . the Goderich and Community Do. jir_d and the Ad- Ive. Committee of the dir Council was andt regular Open of council. seiectilot an easy .0, lo to ve 8id dne:'" 8Coun- 'evorer' "The five were all top ap. to "stand the he?, "d to "give YOU Can". Cream franchise in the municipality this summer. Councillor Frank Walkom led off the discussion which developed following the presen- tation of the letter from Fraser. Walkotp said he was "reluc- tant" to give approval to the request. The councillor said that debris from such an operation would be a problem. He noted that ail one needs to do is look at the wrappers which collect in frorft of a snack shop to get an idea of the kind of debris which would be "all over town" iof the treats were allowed to be delivered stree( to street by bicycle. Walkom also expressed con- cern for the safety of Godaich s young citizens. "These bicycles can only travel one side of the street," observed Walkom... "The children would undoubtedly run across the road and that would be a safety hazard." Councillor Bill Clifford con- curred and advised that Goderich's police force be in.- vited to comment on the situation before any decision is reached. Deputy -reeve Stan Profit asked if council had any right Town advised to. buy buy Hompn land The purchase of Sky Harbor Airport by Goderich Town Council has still not been finalized, but already new deyelopments have,- come to light which will tighten the municipal budget just a little more. Council was advised at last week's meeting by the engineer, B.M. Ross that an unregistered agreement relating to the property has come to light. It involves a strip of property owned by Mrs.- B.M. Homan which is the extension of the sewer easement. The property runs south from „the Lancaster Bomber site to the CPR and also over an open ditch through part of Lot 10, Registered Plan 6 in Colborne Township. Mrs. ,Homan proposes to in- crease the annual payment for ths right.ranted under the agreement rom $60 per annum to $200 per antrum. However, an alternate solution open to council would be Mrs. Homan's offer to grant a permanent easement for both the sanitary sewer and the stortn water outlet at a sum of $500. In addition, the open ditch should ,be 'enclosed through this property with a 30 -inch diameter pipe. If Mrs. Homan intends to request that the ditch be en- closed regardless of whether or not the easement is acquired outright or continued on a ren- tal basis," Mr. Ross advised, "then it appears reasonable to pay the sum of $500 and acquire both easements rather than maintaining the annual rent of $200." "We wish to impress upon council that the sanitary sewer serves as the outlet for the air base and is necessary for both the present and any future buildings," wrote Mr. Ross. "Similarly, the open ditch ser- ves as the outlet for tile draining the east portion of the airport and also is necessary for the proper drainage of the tunways. It is, therefore, essen- tial that these two services be maintained." The matter was referred to the Administrative Committee chaired by Councillor Dave Gower without any further discussion. • to turn down the 'request. ' The matter was referred to the Administrative Committee chaired by Councillor Dave Gower, for study. In ,his letter to council, Fraser outlined his plans: • , "For the summer months of June through September I wouldlike to service the town - of Goderich with ice cream carts which are freezer ,chests mounted on bicycles. "The carts will be operated by 4 - 6 students ages 14 - 16 years, who normally would not be employed,because of their age. This business will operate only on weekends until school gets out. Then, as in other com- munities it will operate seven days a week until school resumes at which time it will go back to a weekend job until the weather does not permit it to operate economically." "We will be offering for sale many varieties of ice cream treats from .10cto .20c. There are presently three or four varieties of Good Humor Ice Cream available in Goderich. We plan to offer the full line of this product which includes ap- proximately 35 - 50 varieties, half of which sell for .10c. Each treat is individually wrapped and seated, thus making sanitary conditions excellent. "This business Will operate thrdugh me until the initial in- vestment is recovered. At which time it will function wholly by the students, who are capable of rtinning it. Banking finan- cing, buying and selling ice cream and organizing „their method of operation should (Continued on page 16) Tourist committee plan celebration In just two short years, Goderich will celebrate its 125th anniversary of the Incor- poration of Goderich as a Town and the following year, .1976, Goderich will mark the 1750th anniverstity of its founding. Already, Goderich Tourist Committee has begun to think about making plans for the big event and in the very near future, discussions will get un- derway; For the present, the Comniit- tee was satisfied to think about ways and means to promote Goderich. The . tourist booth will take on a new look this Summer. It will he painted o fluorescent green with white trim around the gable and a red decor and. railing. Plaits are finalized for the ceramic project in connection with—Goderich Psychiatric Hospital, and the - "Port of Goderich" decals are. on order to be applied to the pottetty. These souvenirs will be on sale at the tourist booth. The wage scale for tourist booth employees was approved based on a 42_ hour week. B. Brad folk will receive $95 per week141 Karen Stich will he paid $90 per week. Councillor Leroy Harrison who is couricil's representative to the Tourist Committee, said the members "took a page out of the Rec Board's hook" when deciding the salary for the two summer employees. 73 SINGLE COPY 20c May be rebate coming Budget approved ,There was a promise of some good news for Goderich at last Thursday's council rneeting in a 'letter from John Berry, Huron County Clerk -Treasurer. Although the promise was vague due to the provincial government's incomplete infor- mation concerning tax rebates, it does appear there may be some extra money coming to the individual municipalities Walkathon raises $2,000 • About 70 out of 130 par- ticipants who began the 25 -mile walk to raise funds for the anti- abortion. publicity campaign made ,it the full route 'to help realize an estimated $2,000 for the cause and an assortment of blisters, bunions, bumps and, bruises. „The walkers were from alt. faiths, reports Connie Orhorne, one of the organizers of the event. She termed the under- taking a "huge success'', The first walkers to arrive at the finish line were Duncan BissCmetteand his three friends whose names are not known. In fac.t,. Duncan is still trying to figure out who his companions were so he can get to know them when they aren't so busy. Just 20 minutes later at .3:30 p.m., Pete Dykstra and Nick Legere crossed the finish line looking as fit as when they set out seven and one-half hours earlier. The last walkers arrived at 7 p.m. Among those who are in the 4 Hearty "Almost Made It" class are Sister Colleen Marie and John Dykstra who completed 22 miles each. Lunch and refreshments were served at the halfway mark by t e Kingsbridge Cathollic -Women's League. At the end of the walk, St. Peter's CWL dished out the food at t4e- Knights of Columbus hall. The walkers were well protected as the, Goderich Police escorted them to the Town limits and the Ontario Provincial Police took up the vigil in the rural area. Of course there were check- points along the route- which served cold drinks and first aid Other assistants including St. Peter's Youth group wat- ched for walkers who had tired and needed transportation 'home. All proceeds are to be turned into the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce by June 22. A' final figure of the results will be released at that time. walker ... John Dykstra Sixty-four year old John Dykstra of.66 Napier Street in Goderich has always enjoyed long walks but little did he even realize that he would go as far as 22 miles on Saturday in the Knights of Columbus Walkathon to support the anti- -abortion fight. • His habit of taking long walks developed in his earlier days when 30 mile hikes with 40-50 pound foods daily in the army was commonplace. The Dykstras have been living in the area for about the past eight years ond have been in Goderich for five of those years. John and wife 'Catherine have eleven children with ten of those being married. Of the eleven children, William lives closest to Goderich residing at H.R. 2 Hayfield. There are five girls and six boys in the family. John McManusksshm tr:who works for McManus Shuffleboard Com- pany stated that the main reason that he entered the walkathon is that he believes strongly in ,the Ten Command- .() ments of which one is "Thou Shalt Not Kill", and to support abortion would be completely against his faith. He said, "on trbis issue people are either with "Me or against me, .there is no • in-between". John's wife Catherine was strongly' against his par- ticipating in the walk because she was afraid "something would happen to him". After it was over she was as surprised • as he was that his totor distance walked was 22 miles. "1 thought maybe I'd go as far as far as ten miles but never believed that I would walk 22 miles,- he stated. "The first 15 miles I really enjoyed, hut the last three or four miles were tougher because I got this slight pain in my right knee," as he gestures with his hand to the inside of his knee. "I was surprised that my feet were not sore at anytimk. They serveal---refreshments during the but the 64 year old only had three glasses of (Continued on Page 16) via Huron County. The letter from Berry read: "It is our understanding that eventually the Provincial governmep will be forwarding to the County certain moneys as a grant in accordance with the recent ,Prdvincial Budget. "At the present time we do not know the amourit of money nor when it will be available. However we understand 'when the money is received it is to be rebated proportionately, to the" local municipalities to assist in reducing the local tax levy. "At the May session County Council agreed. that this should be done and will be done in ac- cordance with Rrovincial requirements, but as indicated before we have no idea when it will take place. "In the metkritime, however, we would ask that all municipalities pay their full County rates as per County By- law and then the County will issue a refund cheque from here for whatever moneys may ,made available to the in- dividual municipalities, if, as and when the motley is received -- from the Province." The Town's 1973 budget:was finally approved by council at the meeting. Taxes for public school sup- porters are up by about 20 mills this year in Goderich. The main factor, according to Councillor Dave Gower, chairman of finance, is the increased levy payable to the Huron County Board of Education. It is up about $71,000 over last year ... and there is no deferred credit to‘offset this hike as there was last year. "We have no choice, no recourse," said Gower. "We just collect the amount of taxes they 'ask for." Clerk Harold Walls said the 1973 local expenditures have been curtailed to "basically a housekeeping budget" with the exception of the Warren Street (Continued on page 16) Plaza battle taking shape At Goderich Planning Board on Tuesday evening a battle 'began to take shape around just . what the effects of the proposed shopping center south of town would beon the down- town district. The Businessmen's Association .have -claimed -since the project was, first announced that th'\effects would be most detrimental and with the aid of a lawyer, George Plaxton, and a consultants survey on Goderich drivers collide On the traffic front the Goderich Police Department report only two. motor vehicle accidents during the past week but one of those sent three per- sons to hospital suffering in- juries. June 7 a two car collision at the corner of Newgate and Vic- toria Street's sent Dianne Girrard and Joyce Duffraine, both of Windsor, and Lillian Bogie, of 179 Elgin Ave, East in Goderich to hospital suf- fering minor cuts and bruises sustained when a vehicle driven by Mrs. Bogie was in collision with a car driveh by Ronald Ernest Carriere of Win- dsor. The other injuried per- sons were passengers in the Carriere vehicle. Damage was estimated at, $900 to the Bogie car and $500 to the Carriere vehicle by in- vestigating officers. Total damage of $250 was done when cars driven by Syd- ney Gemell af Egmondville and Jason Durance Of Sarnia collided on Victoria Street at Kingston Street June 10. There were no injuries. In their report of Vivifies this week the-Goderich -aetach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police report, logging 840 duty hours and 7,405 miles of high- way patrol. Investigations carried out in- volved several criminal matters including five thefts, one break and enter anti two occurrences listed as other on the press release. Officers investigated 13 ac- cidents resulting in nine cases of property damage, and seven injuries. In all 69 charges were laid; 51 under the Highway Traffic Act, 17 under the Liquor Con- trol Act and one under the Criminal Code. Fifteen requests for assistance were answerell, three prisoner escorts cc:inducted and, in court,, convictionl registered under the H.T.A. and nine under the L.C.A. 1 marketing, set about to prove it. The new report on the economic feasibility of the in- creased retailing area, as com- 'piled. by Ian MacNaughton- a consultant hired by the 59 'member Businessmen's Association; refuted-- many -of. the findings ofan earlier report sompiled_by. consultants 3n behalf of the developers, Sun - coast Estates. In his summary Mr, MacNaughton said there would be insufficient sales volume in the primary trade area in 1976 to support both the existing 10,900 square feet of chain food floor area (excluding A and P) and the proposed 20,200 square foot supermarket in the Sun - coast plaza at a level of $165 per square foot. . "It is possible that a modern supermarket with good parking would achieve sales of at least $130 per square foot. In 1976. this would leave a potential sales volume of $800,000 for the existing chain food stores or sales of $73 per square foot. If the existing outlets are now realizing salel, of between $110 and $1.65 per square foot as suggested in the Suncoast Retail Study it can be seen that the proposed supermarket could decrease their sales by 34 percent," the report said. According to the projections generated for this study," Mr. (Continued on page 16) Constable. denies shots Const. Frank Draper of the Clinton Police Force apprehen- ded a 15 year old juvenile on Uniob Sideroad south of Goderich Sunday afternoon af- ter a high spped chase from Clinton and laid charges of car theft and dangerous driving. WitnesSes at the scene report several shots were fired after the vehicle was forced off the road and the youth began run- ning across a field, Const. Draper denies firing on the youth, or firing warning -shots, and Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake refuses to :on - firm or deny the report of the eye witnesses. The Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, who also arrived on the scene, say their officers fired no shots. Speeds during the chase ex- ceeded 110 miles per hour but the car was finkify stopped when it made a power turn on Union Sideroad 'and collided with the Clinton Police cruitter. Damage was described as minor. 0- G • tt. 4