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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-04-23, Page 11�AY��FIELD Co nci1 1 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? MATERNITY WEAR NOW Y2 PRICE Th. Separote Sheppo MAIN CORNER, CLINTON (NEXT TO CAMPBELL'S MEN'S WEAR) OPEN 1-5:30 OPEN 1-5:30 462-7776 SPRING for you atINGS Burgess' Spring Sale • • • UNTIL SATURDAY, MAY 2 INFANTS' AND CHILDREN'S SPRING COATS to SIZES 2-14 28OF GIRLS' DRESSES z';X 20" LADIES' HANDBAGS 2 •1. OFF ur el.1 ept. 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