Clinton News-Record, 1981-08-19, Page 10PAGE 10—THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19,1
BAYFIELD
by Bud Sturgeon and Helen Owen
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These days are ending
Jack Pounder is new president
ratepayers hold annual meeting
By Helen Owen
There was a good turn out
on Saturday, August 15th
when members of the
Bayfield Ratepayers
Association held their annual
general meeting in the town
hall.
Mr. Jack Pounder . is the
new president for 1981-82,
with Mrs. Anne Tillmann as
vice-president, Mr. E. Hovey.
as' treasurer, Mrs. S.
Stephens as secretary and
Mrs. D. Hovey as mem-
bership secretary. Other
members of the executive
which includes represen-
tatives of permanent and
summer residents were
appointed as follows: Mrs.
D. Westlake, Mrs. E.
Galbraith, Mrs. P. Willock,
Mrs. P. Muratori, H. Scot-
chmer and N. Mustard.
Brig. F. Clift proposed a
motion, seconded by Mr. R.
Fraser that the association
should transfer to a high
interest bearing account as
large a proportion of the
funds as possible, and this
was agreed.
The Chris Kiar report was
discussed and the officiating
president, George
Youmatoff sought
ratification for a request to
ByBud Stur eon be made to the ministry of
g natural resources at
Wingham for water rights to
Council discusses plan
Although Bayfield Village
Council usually meets on the
first and third Mondays of
the month, it has been
necessary to make some
revisions which readers may
wish to note. The regular
September 7th meeting will
be held on September 8, and
the September 21st meeting
has been moved back to,
September 17th. The October
5th meeting has been can-
celled.
Following the approval of
the minutes, and referring to
matters arising, Reeve
George Fellows said that the
bylawrelated to the
Heritage Act would be
deferred until there was a
full meeting of the CoMO;
as Councillor Johnston was
not present.
Councillor Gwen Pem-
berton reported that a
LACAC group had now been
formed and two represen-
tatives from the,. business
section, Mrs. Cook and Mr.
Shevchuk were present. A
considerable' discussion
ensured with regard to the
heritage plan which had
already been prepared for
the village. Councillor John
Chapman, although anxious
that the character of the
village should be main-
tained, felt that the act in
itself placed limitations and
restrictions on property
owners which were un-
desirable. Furthermore,
even if recommendations
were agreed, and financial
assistance was forthcoming
to help meet above average
costs, this is no way over-
came the fact that the
freedom of the individual
was threatened.
Councillor Pemberton
referred to the work of the
past five years in trying to
resolve the problems which
had arisen in connection with
the plan. It was, she said,
fortunate that to date,
property owners in the
business section., had
demonstrated a fine ap-
preciation of aesthetic
values, and although this
could not be guaranteed, the
'adoption of the plan would
certainly help to maintain
standards. She felt that such
recommendations as might
be made by the committee
and with the approval of
council were far from
threatening. The concept of
Heritage Conservation was
to help property owners,
offer advice and thereby
combine these matters with
the overall interests of the
village. The latter remark
endorsed the opinions ex-
pressed in a letter from the
Ratepayer's Association
which had been sent, to the
Council in 1980, and from
which she quoted.
In the meantime it was
agreed that a meeting of
LACAC representatives
would be arranged and
would report back to the
council at,4 their next
meeting...:
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Reeve Fellows reported
that a special meeting of
council had taken place on
August 10th regarding the
Community Centre loan. Mr.
Bender from the auditor's
office had been present to
consider and advise on the
possibilities of handling the
loan in the form of deben-
tures. Soaring interest rates
exacerbated the existing
problems. However, .there
was a possibility of another
appeal for funds. At the
present time a sum of $67,500
remained outstanding. It
was finally resolved that an
application should be made
to the OMB for the sating of
debentures, and no 1i' , lems
were anticipates in ob-
taining " approval to this
arrangement.
The second item discussed
at the meeting was an in-
crease
ncrease in the salary of the
Road Superintendent, to
become operative
retroactively from the time
of the conclusion of his
probationary period of
employment. It was agreed
that he should receive an
increase of 10 per cent per
annum.
Correspondence included
notice to Municipal Clerks
that payment of subsidies
would not be forthcoming
until late August or early
September. Confirmation
had been received of 'the
report submitted by Mr.
Frank McFadden at the last
meeting with regard to
erosion to four firms. Council
Middleton news
By Blanche Deeves
Joe and Cecile Malenfant
of Essex spent the past
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Dupuis and family.
Get well wishes to
Florence De Groof from the
community.
St. James Middleton
Ladies send their get well
wishes to Lois Wise.
Call 482-3383 or 482-3850 for
reservations on the bus trip
to Midland and area with
Blanche Deeves on
September 11.
Morning prayer was held
at St. James on Sunday with
Rev. George Youmatoff in
charge. He was filling in for
Rev. Bennett who was ill.
Our mistake
It was incorrectly reported
in last week's edition of the
Clinton Ne ws-Record that
former Bayfield
correspondent Gwen
Pemberton had written an
article honoring Terry Fox.
The article, in fact, was
written by correspondent
Helen Owen and the News -
Record would like to
apologize for any in-
conveniences this error may
have caussed.
had also received a
questionnaire which had to
be completed in connection
with flood warning systems.
A letter from the
Agricultural Society
Secretary requesting repair
of the Agricultural Park
fence prior to the Fall Fair
have been passed to the
recreation committee for
action.
A request has also been
received from the Baptist
Church requesting the use of
the Town Hall for a Youth
Weekend on August 1st and
2nd.
Council received a request
from the Huron Plough-
man's Association for a
donation towards their
annual ploughing match. As
in previous years $50 was
donated.
A request from Mr. Martin
Andrews that allowance for
paving of Glass Street in the
1982 budget was approved.
Comparing the present
interest charged on overdue
taxes, council agreed that
following the example of
other authorities, they would
amend their rates and go for
the highest rate possible, a
very necessary step in order
to handle their own high
interest rates. The necessary
bylaw will be prepared for
the next meeting.
Although the initial
estimate for the publication
of year end figures for 1980
had been estimated at $300,
the Clinton News Record had
under -estimated and con-
sequently the actual cost was
$437.15, which had to be paid.
Mr..William Talbot gave a
brief report on the activities
of the Recreation Committee
and, presented outstanding
bills for payment. These
were approved and he was
also advised that Mr. Reg
Wilson would replace Mrs.
B. Sturgeon as council
representative on the
committee which would be
holding its next meeting on
Thursday, September 10t -h.
Minutes of meetings were to
be duplicated and one copy
retained in the council of-
fices.
Other matters discussed
included dangers of in-
tersections at Long Hill, and
this matter was . being'
pursued.
The clerk then read a
letter from the Bayfield
Garden Club. This covered
several matters including
the possible abandonment of
a flower bed on the north
west corner of the park,
removal of walnut trees in
this . area, and a recom-
mendation that tree stumps
should be taken out. Mrs.
Lois Lance had also written
to the council with regard to
the flower bed, giving
something of its past history
and hoping that the Garden
Club would continue to
maintain it. These matters
would be considered and
reviewed at the next
meeting.
Councillor Peinberton
reminded council that an
application for student
assistance • during the
summer had not been ac-
cepted as it had been made
too late. She therefore
proposed that arrangements
for such assistance for 1982
should be put in hand as soon
as possible. By making
submissions early the village
would benefit not only from
the help but also by receiving
it on a subsidy basis without
additional costs to the tax
payers. This was agreed to.
Bridge scores
Three tables were out on
August 4th. Highest score:
Ruby B. Uniac - 5210, second
Lillian B. Higgins - 4720 and
low Mary B. Clark with 2250.
On August 12th Jessie 0.
Blair made the top score
with 6070, Ruby 0. Uniac was
second with 5580 and Marney
0. Walden low with 1870.
Goderich & District
Big Brothers' Association
would like to volunt
to be a
BIG BROTHER
I understand that 1 will be contacted by a member of
the Big Brothers' staff.
I am a mother of a fatherless
boy(s) and would like to know
more about BIG BROTHERS
NAME
AGE OCCUPATION
HOME
ADDRESS
PHONE (RES.) (BUS.)
(Please send to)
BOX 382 GODERICH, ONT.
.11i7I Mulhern
President
324-8637
Signature
Dorothy Cornish
Secretary
324-9421
the river bed east of High-
way 21, based on the report
findings. Mr. J. Pounder and
Mrs. E. Galbraith together
with the executive were
authorized to make the
necessary contacts on behalf
of the association. In ad-
dition, on a motion by Mrs.
B. Sturgeon, seconded by
Mrs. P. Muratori efforts
would be made to establish.
the existence of the tote
road. Considerable
discussion followed and
clarification was provided
by Reeve George Fellows
and the reading of relevant
extracts from the report,
after which the motion was
carried.
A suggestion from the
executive that a task force
should be formed in order to
encourage the Bayfield-
Ausable Authority to
establish a green belt along
the Bayfield River bank was
moved by Mrs. D. Westlake
and seconded by Mr. J.
Willock. It was felt that this
might be included in the
aims of the committee
already appointed to contact
the ministry of natural
resources.
The newly formed LACAC
required two representatives
to be appointed from the
Ratepayer's •Association,
and Mrs. Peg Willock and
Mr. J. Beechie agreed to
undertake this task.
The president presented
the membership with four
amendments, which it was
felt, should be° made to the
present Constitution. After
some discussion Brig. F.
Clift formulated the motion
for the incorporation of the
amendments, and seconded
by Mr. J. Pounder, the
motion received unanimous
approval.
Mr. Cooper called the
attention of the membership
to the unsightly appearance
of a number of tree stumps
on village streets and around
the park, and felt that this
was a matter for referral to
the village council. Reeve
Fellows promised that this
matter would be taken up at
the next council meeting,
Reeve Fellows also
assured Mr. Curtis that his
complaint with regard to
hazards of a deserted
building, already made to
council, were being pursued.
In addition, Mr. Curtis
pointed out that an ad-
ditional danger existed on
the same property in the
form of an unprotected well
pit.
Following the presentation
of a slate for 1981-82,
prepared by the nomination
committee, Mrs. D.
Westlake, Mrs. P. Willock
and Mr. E. Hovey,
nominations were called for
from the floor. Since none
were forthcoming the slate
was unanimously accepted.
The meeting was then
turned over to the new
president, who expressed his
thanks to his predecessors
for all the work they had
achieved and the meeting
adjourned shortly after 11
a.m.
Historical Society
to hear archivist
The Bayfield Historical
Society will be holding their
monthly meeting on Monday
August 24, at 8:00 p.m., in the
Municipal Building. It is
anticipated that it will be a
most interesting evening as
the speaker will be Mr.
James Anderson, the
Archivist from Stratford.
The Society extends a warm
welcome to visitors.
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