HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-04-23, Page 11�AY��FIELD
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by Bud Sturgeon
The Bayfield Council held
their regularly schedu:..0
meeting at the Municipal
Building on Monday, April
20. Absentees were Coun-
cillor John Chapman who
was ill and Road Foreman
Rick Penhale who was out of
town.
The Committees of Council
had little new business to
report but several issues
were clarified along the way.
Councillor Dave Johnston,
averred that the roads
department is attempting to
repair the culverts which
have pushed their way up
through the streets at ap-
proximately four locations in.
the village. The backhoe.,. is
expected this week so that
repairs can be completed.
Councillor Gwen Pember-
ton noted that some people
like the bumps the way they
are because they slow the
traffic down. Johnston con-
tinued by saying that they
are a hazard and have to be
fixed as soon as possible. Ap-
parently, the culverts can't
be se• any deeper unless all
the ditches are lowered so
they will be reset at the same
elevation as before.
Councillor Barb Sturgeon
discussed the fact that most
of the village streetlights
had been on during the
daylight hours on the
weekend and noted that the
road foreman felt it had been
caused by a short in the
wires. Sturgeon would like
Ontario Hydro to investigate
as it seems to be a con-
tinuing problem.
Pemberton noted that she
had attended the third
meeting of the Town and
Country Homemakers and
thought the group sounded
highly successful as to their
program. She was, however,
distressed at the news last
week of the cutback in the
program by Conestoga Col-
lege.
Turning to unfinished
business, Margaret Chap-
man was first and foremost
on the agenda as she spoke
on behalf of the Pottery Club
which is being formed in the
village and is seeking refuge
in the basement of the Town
Hall. She said the club was
shocked by the quote they
had received on upgrading
the electrical work to meet
the club's requirements.
Proposed plans for layout of
kilns and associated equip-
ment were presented to
council.
It was also requested that
new locks be put on the doors
to and from the old kitchen to
prevent vandalism of the
pottery equipment. Mrs.
Chapman also said she
would give her services for
two years (free of charge)
but would like to teach
others the procedures in pot-
tery re: the firing of the kiln,
Card party
raises ''i45
• from page 10
At the bridge tables Gord
Graham had the men's high
and Reg Wilson was low.
Dawna Westlake led the
women with the -high score
and Audrey Graham finish-
ed as the low.
Dorothy McLeod won the
draw for the Wintario tickets
and other prize winners in-
cluded Elene Cleave, Audrey
Graham, Mary Dowson,
Glen Dowson and Grace Mo-
Clinchey.
The club will be having its
annual dinner and wrap-up
on April 29 at the Community
Centre beginning at 6 p.m.
The dinner will be catered by
the Lioness. Anyone who
wishes to attend and hasn't
yet submitted his or her
name, should call Vera at
565-2831 or Ruth at 565-2693
as soon as possible.
Holmesville...
*from page 9
Jerry Perdue of London.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nor-
man entertained their
families on the Easter
weekend.
The Enterprising Seniors
are sorry to hear their presi-
dent Mrs. Jean Lobb is a pa-
tient in Clinton Hospital. Get
well wishes go out to Jean
from us all.
oks at r
etc. Projected usage of the
building would be up to four
times a week.
In the ensuing. discussion,
Johnston said he would like
to talk to the Ever youngs
before turning the room over
but could not foresee any
problem. The Pottery Club
will be contacted at a later
date as to rental fees for the
space they will occupy. Keys
will be made available to
'others' who need entrance
to the room.
'Dogs at large' was the
next topic up for discussion
and the clerk -treasurer
Katherine flunking had her
report available as re -
.quested . at Cha . _previous
meeting. In talking with
other village clerks, she
found that the most feasible
solution is to call the
veterinarian and have him
"pop a few off" with his tran-
quilizer gun. The bylaw en-
forcer just has to call him
and set up a date. The owner
of the dogs captured from
the village would also be
responsible for the
veterinarian's fee. If the dog
is not claimed it would be
turned over to the Humane
Society and the village would
pay the incurred costs.
Johnston requested that
the news media be informed
as to let the owners know
that dogs at large are still a
problem, before any action
be taken. He reported that as
a councillor he had never
received a complaint about
dogs. Pemberton also stated
that she never had a com-
plaint about dogs either.
Reeve George Fellows
restated the case say ing that
unless something is done by
the dog owners at fault in
clearing up this problem im-
mediately, more dramatic
action will betaken.
The last of the unfinished
business was the Village
Survey which was originally
taken on by the 1974 council
under the guidance of then
Reeve, Ed Oddleifson. The
original cost of $22,000 has
since escalated to a whopp-
ing $41,439. The firm of Ar-
chibald, Gray and MacKay
from London is handling the
work. It is hoped that the
government will see fit to
subsidize a portion of this in-
crease. If not, taxpayers can
expect a further increase in
the mill rate.
In new business the village
is being sued for a total of
$670,000 by Eileen Hession
stemming from the failure of
the village to install a
municipal drain in the Fair-
view Acres area. Lawyer
Norm Brown of London is to
represent the village in the
s
case.
The village council will
donate a sum of $25 to the St.
John Ambulance as they
have in past years.
The proposed village
budget got a l rief going over
as Sturgeon tquested that
a sum of $20,800 appearing in
the budget under grants be
specified as to what it is for
in the final format. The
money is earmarked to pay
off a portion of the loan ow-
ing on the Community Cen-
tre. She also requested that a
proposed sum of $1,000 be in-
cluded in the budget for im-
provement to parks in the
village. Fellows noted that a
presentation will be made
when the budget is complete
and it will be published. The
auditors should be finished
with their work later this
week.
Introduced as a most con-
troversial issue, the request
for public toilets came up
again. Correspondence
received from Doug Sin-
namon on the subje"t was
not read to the gallery.
Speaking on behalf of the
Busine Association, Sally
Leitc stated that their
group had no knowledge of
the content of the letter.
Harry Israel, also speaking
on behalf of the
Businessmen's Association,
stated that their executive
had gone over the proposal
made by council at the last
meeting and found it accep-
table. Council noted that a
formal request has been
made to the Ministry for
financial assistance to hire
an attendant for the propos-
ed washrooms and will be
unable to. vote until they
have received a reply.
Johnston wished to bring
to the audience's attention
that it would be a significant
cost to the village to install
washrooms in the Town Hall
as a new weeping bed would
also be needed and asked
that they "not be swayed by
gossip." The only building
that can be used without ma-
jor cost is the Municipal
Building. He also noted that
the business people don't
want the washrooms, it is
just that they are the ones
getting the requests.
Harry Israel also voiced
concern over the lack of
washroom facilities for
beachgoers. Locations for
proposed signs will be
presented to council once the
project is go.
Payment of accounts
brought forth the question of
policy in the hiring of casual
labour as bills had been sub-
mitted for itinerent workers.
Johnston replied that the
Turn to page 13 •
CLINTON AREA
PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN
FOR THE TOWN OF CLINTON
The Planning Bored for the Town of Clinton Is In the
process of undertaking the development of a municipal
Official Plan for the Town of Clinton. Tho Official Pion Is
a statutory document consisting of tend use maps and
policies for guiding the physical development of the
municipality. It is concerned with the organisation,
design and use of kind and buildings for residential,
commercial, Industrial and recreational purposes, the
provision of Ii rvTies audios regdi, fNlw ►i; bnd utilities
required to support urban development, and the
creation of an attractive natural and built environment
as ,i. physical basis for a higher quality of community
life. A central objective of the review is to identify
those conditions in the physical environment which
should be prevented or rectified and those changes
which should be promoted because they are considered
necessary or desirable for the well-being of the
municipality.
To ensure the views of the community are reflected in
the new Official Plan. all Interested Individuals and
groups are cordially Invited to submit written briefs to
the Planning Board for consideration. For those who
prefer to make verbal presentations, a program of
public meetings has been scheduled. These meetings
will all be held at the Clinton Community Centre at 7:30
p.m. on the following dates:
May i - Introduction and Residential Development;
May 13 . Commercial Development, Parks and Open
Space;
May 20 . Industrial Development;
May 27 - Summary.
The submission of written briefs Is requested prior to
June L 19$1; so that consideration can be given by
Planning Board to the fullest possible range of Ideas
and concerns prior to the development of a Draft Plan.
When prepared, and prior to Its consideration for ap-
proval, the Draft Plan will be sublect to a circulation to
landowners and public meetings, fo ensure that it will
meet the needs of the Town.
For further information contact:
Mrs. Faye Fear
Secretary -Treasurer
Clinton Planning Iloord
P.s. lox 145
Clinton. nf.
Phone: 4824411
Paul Brown, right was the lucky winner of the giant
Easter bunny in the Nip 'n' Tuck Variety of Bayfield draw
last weekend. Dorothy Jesson made the presentation.
(Bud Sturgeon photo)
road superintendent just
hires help when he needs it
and there is no set policy. "If
there is anyone who -would-
like to work at $3.30 an hour,
we'll put their name in the
pool."
Fellows asked if they
should only be allowed to
hire for a certain amount of
hours. Johnston said theme
was really no reason to limit
it because it is a spur of the
moment decision. "If the
Arena Manager is going out
on a Friday night, and needs
help..."
Sturgeon stated that she
would like to see a work pool
formed as some of the hired
help is questionable. "You'll
soon see that if a pool is
formed and several are
found to be good hard
workers there will be no
need to hire these people that
just want to lean on a rake
and watch the traffic go by."
She also noted that residents
she has talked to find it a
real 'hoot' when they see the
present hired help doing
nothing time after time.
Johnston will take the mat-
ter up with Road Foreman
Rick Penhale as to the
feasibility of a work pool.
Fellows noted that public
employees are subject to the
scrutiny of the taxpayers
and hopes that the village
can hire 'workers'.
The bill for the photograph
of the 1981 council was
received from Bamford and
tabled because they haven't
received a satisfactory pic-
ture as yet. Fellows noted
that in future they will solicit
competitive bids for this sort
of thing. The bill was $81.
A bill for $490 was approv-
ed for new traffic signs
which were ordered to
replace damaged and faded
signs in the village. It is a
Ministry requirement that
faded signs be replaced.
Johnston noted that some of
the signs had been shot.
Sturgeon asked if village in-
surance covered this type of
vandalism. The • clerk -
treasurer will look into the
matter.
Paul Ducharine was on
hand to discuss his subdivi-
sion but felt it would take
considerable time and re-
quested a special meeting
with council. Fellows stated
that .the .village would want ,
answers- as to when back
CLINTON,NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 23,1981 ---PAGE 11
Lampoonery
By Bud Sturgeon
It's Howdy Doody Time, It's Howdy Doody Time. Ac-
tually it isn't Howdy Doody Time at all but I'm so con-
fused today. It was a weird long weekend and each of
the last four days has seemed to be like Sunday to me.
Now that I have it straight though, I think It's Lam-
pooning time again. It must be because it's four in the
morning and I can't think of any other reason to still be
up.
I had every intention of delivering a sem on the
seven deadly sins but I could only remember three,
sloth, gluttony and avarice, and I had no intention of
looking up the others at this hour so I will ad lib on
another topic.
Hell, I was introduced to the gallery at the Bayfield
Council Meeting tonight as the 'esteemed member of
the press'. It is seldom that I ever cover council, but
Helen was away and duty called. I have always found
council doings very bizarre and therefore don't regret
not handling them. A person can only take so much
bizarre. In any event, the meeting lasted but three
hours and took 18 pages of writing (longhand) which
translated into eight pages of type. That is why I'm up
so late. It takes a long time to convert a dozen and a
half pages of talk into something resembling an
unedited Hansard. But read it 'cause it's full pf panic .
tast..week .r`enrlehett my literary horizons when I
traded my prized copy of Forced To Please for a boo at
The Story of '0'. The dickens you say? It took me an
hour and a half to mull through it.
Getting serious for a moment, I must say that the
Stanley Cup playoffs are unreal this year. Who would
ever have thought the Habs would succumb to a fourth
rate team in three straight. When the coach is a
knucklehead, it is an easy feat to accomplish. At last
we bid the 'half -man' adieu. Everyone knew the Buds
would go quick as they lack everything. Why are we
subjected to watching the Oilers night after night? Who
cares, it's all over for this year anyway.
I switched to drinking O'Keefe Ale because those
potlickers that brew the other stuff have blacked out
the Expo games again. It stems from the fact that
Canadians are now expected to finish second all the
time and maybe we are expected to watch second rate
sports too. The Blue Jays are nowhere. At least the Ex-
pos have a sporting chance even if they are proven
chokers on the whole.
Hot shot skier finishes second - Team Canada out of
medal picture - heavyweight contender loses bid -
skaters finish 19th out of 18 - we are definitely becom-
ing second rate. So who cares? O'Keefe is a good drink-
ing ale.
In closing, I really have only one thing on my mind.
Where is my $42 that I was supposed to get for
typewriter repairs last December. How can I write
when my wallet is so thin these days. I'll soon have to
sell pencils on the corner of Main Street and Clan
Gregor Square. How much is a ''-hawker's" permit?
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