HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-06-18, Page 10PAG 10—CLINTON GN NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 18. 1081
Atleast one resident of Bayfield is complaining about the
Potter building on Tuyll Street and wants it removed.
Many claim the abandoned building is an eyesore and a
hazard to children. (Bud Sturgeon photo)
C -byBud Sturgeon and Helen Owen
_.BAYFIELD OugLE
atepayers want Honking returned
*Bud Sturgeon,
After the firing of the town
clerk -treasurer Kathy Hunk-
ing
unking more thane ..two weeks
ago, by Bayfield village
comic% severalratepayers
circulated a petition
throughout the village. 'Ibis
petition, which obtained 228
signatures in its short life
span, stated simply, "We the
undersigned residents of
Bayfield, feel that Katherine
thinking should. : be
reinstated as clerk -treasurer
of Bayfield"..Spokesman for
the group, Paul West,. -was
present at the council
meeting on Monday, June 15,
ri to preseil "tt. to �tke viliadge
council" -and 'answer any
questions they might have.
The council chambers
were filled with a ' bumper
crop of 30 residents who
came out to hear what hap-
pened with the above peti-
tion and several armloads of
extra chairs had to be moved
in to accommodate them.
The capacity crowd over-
flowed Mb the adjacent
hallway. There was an air of
expectancy.
Turning back for just a
moment, many onlookers
noticed the potted plants out-
side the Municipal Building
along the walkway. These
were presented by an
anonymous (and large)
group of ratepayers in
honour of the deposed clerk -
treasurer Kathy Hunking. It
was stated before the
meeting that these pots,
which contained evergreens
'and flowers had a message.
The evergreens. signified
'for -ever' and they would
upheld the honesty, truth
and integrity of Miss Hunk;
ing `forever'.
Back inside the chambers
the moodwas tense as Reeve
George Fellows called upon
Paul West to Speak. West
read the context of the peti-
tion and stated that there
were 228 signatures and he
hoped the council would take
it into consideration. Reeve
Lampoonery
By Bud Sturgeon
This is going to be a real bagging session so tune in on
the proper frequency. Unfortunately, I am not able to
use the expletives that I would like to, but however,
here we are. Shuck jolly olde England and Act 11 of
"Little White Lies" for this week, because we have
plenty of script and play acting right here in downtown
Bayfield.
As you will read elsewhere in this week's paper, a
group of Bayfield residents took a petition to council on
Monday night with 228 signatures engraved on it. This
petition was sluffed off with relative ease. Council is so
tied up with their ego trips that they wouldn't even call
for a public discussion of the petition at the meeting.
With a room full of disgruntled ratepayers present it
was filed quickly. Attempts at opening up a discussion
were quashed by the Reeve.
This makes me sick. The council went in back in
December with a clean slate and a clear mandate,
what was termed an `approachable Council' and they
have done precious little to live up to expectations. It is
something like a shiny new penny, looks good at first
glance, but you soon find out that it doesn't add up to
much.
It is typical of the present administration to laugh off
over 200 residents. The way council conducted
themselves in front of that room full of people was a
definite turnoff. How can a council fall into such
disfavor in such a short time?
The petition (and it could be any petition for that
matter) is to be discussed in private under the um-
brella and catch all of "in camera" or "committee of
council". In all probability it will be disregarded. After
Wednesday night's meeting, if in fact the petition is
discussed then, any public meeting thereafter would be
farcical unless they chose to accept the re -instatement.
They haven't got guts enough to discuss it openly. To
me it is the old story of the perfect play. Rehearse in
private and stick to the script in public.
If the people of Bayfield have no `check valve' over
council other than elections every second year, we are
in for a hell of a ride down a one way street, the wrong
way. If there had been 500 names on the petition would
it have been any different? We will never know as long
as the administration can find a skirt to crawl behind
when they are threatened by clear thinking.
Come out, come out from where ever you are! There
are about 228 people waiting for an answer. Peek-a-
boo. I see you. Hiding in the clover so come on over!
What will they think of next?
That's it for this week and remember this old saying.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones," "But names
and faces won't hurt me."
So call me all the names you like and keep wishing
and maybe someday it will come true, you may get
your lips wrapped around the Bugle too!
Fellows replied "you . may
rest assured that we will
take this petition under ad-
visement and give it serious
consideration". Without ask-
ing council for any discus-
sion on the petition the
Reeve abruptly changed the
topic by asking for the next
speaker on the agenda. He
was not present and the
Reeve turned to cor-
respondence.
At this point, Dr. G..
Shepherd asked Reeve
Fellows, if he could say
something about it (the peti-
tion), The Reeve replied,
"Not at the moment Dr.
Shepherd please, it's out of
order at the moment! We're
dealing with another topic
now." The Doctor replied,"I
expected that you would call
for some comment about it
and I'm sorry that I missed
the cue." The Reeve replied,
"We're going to take the
petition, as Mr. West said,
under consideration...."
"That will be at a future
meeting?", the Doctor
queried and received the
answer, "Some future
meeting."
Eventually Jack Pounder
came in, was asked to take
the floor and after his first
order of business had been
discussed, he asked if, "it
was in order to make any
statement regarding the
village clerk?" Continuing,
Mr. Pounder stated that he
was not questioning the
council's right to terminate
the services of the clerk but
he wished to recommend to
council whether there is
some method can be made
to, "allow the girl to resign
or something as she is a pro-
fessional person and there is
no point in killing her career
for the future." Reeve
Fellows stated, "We will cer-
tainly take your recommen-
dation under advisement as
we did with Mr. West's peti-
tion."Councillor Barb
Sturgeon asked at this junc-
ture if acting clerk Gord
Graham was taking these
recommendations down for
the minutes to which he
replied, "No;- do you want
them noted?"
As they turned to other
business, once again most of
the , spectators filed, out and
went home leaving only half
a dozen to monitor the pro-
ceedings. With the meeting:
drawing to a close an hour
later, Reeve Fellows asked
of council, "Okay, , is there
any further business in coun-
cil this evening?"
Here is the discussion that
followed:
Councillor Johnston: "In
this council session?"
Reeve: "Yes, this council
session".
Johnston: "I would like to
know what we are going to
do for a clerk starting tomor-
row morning?"
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By Helen Owen
Over 30 members of the
public attended the meeting
of Bayfield council on Mon-
day last and all the Coun-
cillors: were present at the
meeting. Gordon Graham
acted as temporary clerk
treasurer.
Before proceeding with the
official business of the Coun-
cil, the Reeve requested
that any Councillors having
a conflict- of interest in con-
nection
ornnection with any item on the
agenda- should declare it.
Since no declarations were
made the minutes of the last
meeting were read and ap-
proved. As she had not been
present at the last meeting,
Councillor Sturgeon
abstained.
The first petition of the
evening was presented by
Paul West. This was a list of
228 residents' signatures
which had been obtained. in
support of the re -installment
of Miss K. Hunking, who was
released from her duties as
petitionfor co
clerk -treasurer at the last
ineetifig ot the Council, Ac-
g the petition, the
Reeve said that the subject
would be considered by the
Council. Towards the end of
the meeting, it was agreed
that a spedal closed door
meeting would be held on
Wednesday to discuss the
petition. Also the applica-
tions which had been receiv-
ed for the post of a clerk -
treasurer would be review-
ed.
eviewed.
Referring to the petition,
Councillor Johnston express- •
ed the opinion that whilst he
had no intention on backing
down on the decision that
had been made, nor did he
feel the need for any
apologies to be made on this
score, he felt that the public
should be informed of Coun-
cil's action, and the Reeve
agreed that the matter
would be on the agenda for
the next open meeting of
council.
Jack Pounder then made
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two presentations to Council.
The first related to the
budget statement, a copy of
which had been circulated to
all ratepayers, and which
had not shown any even.;
diture in 1 ` ;1 for the building
survey, although a figure of
$26,439 was included for 1980.
In reply, the Reeve explain-
ed that the matter did, in
fact, go back to 1975, and the
sum mentioned represented
a deficit last year. Part' of
the total cost was reim,
bursed by the goverriment�
but he stressed that the
. policy of the present Council
was to restrict the survey to
the original requirement and
avoid any additional costs in
this respect. The Reeve went
on to say that as soon as the
auditors had completed their
work, a full presentation of
the financial statement
would be available. This
would be published in the
press and would thus allay
any rumours which had been
circulating.
ACWenjoypot luck lunch
The June meeting of Trini-
ty .Anglican Church Ladies'
Guild was held at the
beautiful home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Mutzelburg, with
Mrs. Ruth Mutzelburg as
hostess. This was the last
meeting until September and
concluded with a pot luck
supper out on the lovely
patio.
The meeting was opened
by the president, Mrs. Lorna
Merner, who welcomed
everyone, and guests the
Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Pitts,
and Mrs. Mabel Reid.
Secretary Mrs. Janet
McDougall was absent, so
Mrs. Merner asked Mrs.
Greta Scotchmer, a former
secretary, to actas
secretary for the meeting. A
prayer was read by Mrs.
Ruby Fitzsimons, *ho also
gave the, Bible reading,
followed by a short reading
given by Mrs. Ruth
Mutzelburg.
The roll call showed 13
members- present and the
secretary's report' was read
by Mrs. Scotchmer. After a
ABC Bridge
club news
On Wednesday, June 10, 22
members of the A.B.C.
Bridge group met for their
annual luncheon at the
Bayfield Restaurant, after
which two other members
joined, them for bridge at
their usual rendez=vous.
Ruby U`niac made the
highest score with 4170, with
Dora Warwick second, 3860,
and Dorothy Cox low with
????
Prizes were donated by
Mackie Gammage, Kelly
Ball and Dora Warwick.
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JUNE 19-20-21
(Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to dusk;
Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
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ADULT VILLAGE
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We welcome you to
visit our Adult
Community, We'll
have four mobile
and modular homes
on display.
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•Your own detached modular
or mobile home from '25.000.
•Lot Size - 100 It. x 150 f1.
•Full services
•Storage Facilities permitted
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FIVE SEASONS ESTATES
ADULT COMMUNITY
R.R. 2
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short discussion, it was
decided that all members be
given full names when men-
tioned in reports and in the
roll call. The treasurer, Mrs.
Debbie Wain, gave her
report and Mrs. Fern Baker
moved that all outstanding
bills, and bills from this
meeting to the next one in
September, should be paid.
The President mentioned
the new foster child is a
younger brother of the
former one, who had passed
away. The guilt blocks are
asked to be given to Mrs.
Merner as soon as possible,
and Mrs. Ruby Fitzsimons
gave her 'card and flower'
report, with all hoping that
all the sick people are well
on the road to recovery.
The treasurer collected
birthday money from five
members, and Tea money
was paid in and also dona-
tions for our `make-believe'
back sale. The September
meeting will be held in the
Parish Hall the second Tues-
day of the month with Bible
reading by Mrs. Fern Baker
and a poem by Mrs. Greta
Scotchmer. All thanked Ruth
and Ken Mutzelburg for a
very lovely afternoon; the
weather was all they hoped
for, and as usual, the lovely
pot luck supper on the patio
was something to
remember.
The meeting closed with
the Grace repeated in
unison. Mr. Pitts gave the
blessing of the food, and we
all enjoyed a delicious sup-
per.
Smile
A complimentary in-
troduction is an anesthetic
which dulls the pain of
delivering a speech.
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Mr. Pounder also empress -
ed the hope that when the
survey was complete, that it
would be produced in time
for summer people to have
ample opportunity to study
it.
With regard to the matter
of the village clerk -
treasurer, Mr. Pounder
stated that he did not ques-
tion the, Council's right to
terminate the services of an
employee - this was within
their authority. However, he
did recommend that she
might be allowed to resign.
She was a professional per-
son and there was no point in
killing her future career, He
reiterated that he in no way
questioned the rights of the
Council to do what they had
Y
done - only the way in which
it had been done.
Mrs. Marg Gale, on behalf
of the lioness, sought Coun-
cil's permission for the pro-
vision of a special swing for
small babies to be installed
on Clan Gregor Square. This
suggestion was given
unanimous approval with
the proviso that the location
and proper safety measures
in the erection should be
negotiated with the Road
Superintendent.
Correspondence received
included publicity material
from the ministry of
tourism; notification of
Senior Citizens' Week - 21st
to 27th June; details of train-
ing courses for building in -
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Ontario introduced the
Probationary Driver Licensing
System June lst, 1981, as a
new highway safety measure.
It's designed to help reduce
the high percentage of traffic
violations and accidents
by new drivers.
Statistics show that in
Ontario, new drivers, regardless
of age, have accidents and
break the traffic laws far more
than experienced drivers.
The Probationary System
is designed to make these
drivers more aware of the traf-
fic laws for everyone's safety.
So, new drivers who ignore the
laws, or drive carelessly
during the two-year probation-
ary period, will have their
driver's licence suspended for
30 days when six demerit
points have been accumulated.
A clean driving record
is something to be proud of...
but it's up to you.
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications
Ontario
James Snow, Minister
William Davis, Premier