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Clinton News-Record, 1984-02-15, Page 1ii LJ THE BAYFIELD BUGLE incorporating Senior citizens back town hall plan • The Clinton Town Hall will be the subject of a Feb. 28 public meeting. Community group representatives and interested individuals are invited to attend the meeting, which will discuss future uses of town hall auditorium. The meeting is set for 8 p.m. at the Clinton arena. (Shelley McPhee photo) ._ '-- BY Shelley McPhee _ mcreasing`tl�e costs; 'Clerk Proctor saa . CLINTON - CB -toll's . senior citizens;° 'further--sitscuson : the _.. members of the Golden Radar Club, have Councillor Hunter noted that or al pins had a elevator in the different location. Now offered their support to the town hall it has been moved to an "awkward corner project. location through the middle of a window," The club will apply for a New Horizons grant to help furnish the upstairs auditorium at the town hall. Mayor Chester Archibald met with the he said. Mayor Archibald explained that the elevator will not be seen through the window seniors., earlierthis_ month to..discussontofit: fr the because a notice board will be located in _wn` _ •_._.. -._ _ _ proposal. Before' further workon the toThe mayor said that he was tired 'of hall auditorium was completed; the Mayor criticism on the project. He noted that he terested in using the facilities and if they wanted to know if the group would be only stayed on another term as mayor to see the work completed, but he added, "If would apply for government. funding to help somebody else wants to take on this job I'll finance the project. u New Horizon grants are eligible for senior be happy to give it p'" citizen clubs. The money can be used to help Clerk Proctor noted, "Blueprints are furnish the club's meeting place. In the case . always available to be seen, by any public of the Clinton town hall auditorium, any member." money received will go toward the purchase The clerk said that he would welcome of kitchen appliances, chairs and tables. anyone interested in obtaining accurate Golden Radar representative Elmer Trick information, not those who discuss rumors attended Clinton Council's Feb. 6 meeting to and heresay. He noted that one concerned further discuss the proposal. citizen toured the town hall -library complex He noted that the club was. interested in and was pleased with the renovation work. using the new auditorium, but asked what Council members approved a request rental fees would be charged. from the Local Architectural Conservancy : Advisory Committee (LACAC) to have Mayos Archibald replied, "If ,the seniors......_. can help out with the grant, then there will storage spacelf thetowtrhatl: • LACAC Chairman Councillor be no rent charged." , Hunter, Clerk Cam Proctor noted that according said that valuable historic files are stored in private homes throughout Clinton. LACAC wants to gather this information in one spot. They also want the files better protected and more accessible to interested historians. would be using one of the committee rooms, For the;present time LACAC is requesting adjacent to the auditorium. These rooms are afire, proof file. In future years they would ? like to see an archives' room established m `l tatio sl" the second floor of the nervi policelibrary, as more material is the town hall or. l,tation4ildttion. gathered. Councillor Rosemary Armstrong e �uesti i ed the' f ive steps that lead: into the to regulations of the grant, a rental fee may be required. It was suggested that this could be minimual. In thenew town hall, the Golden Radars. pe rooms. She asked, "W.hy Make rs accessible (by' an eleyhtort t n- utan , 1a, . .,.. �• t • [,a e0 Archibald •explai net nt ttie a hall is higher • than .the new at ditiotel, Councillor Armstrong and cillo. elim Hunter suggested that the step problem could . be alleviated by ramping the height difference. Clerk Proctor suggested, `•`Ninety-nine per cent of the people could handle a few steps." Councillor Armstrong replied, "They're (physically handicapped people) entitled to the same privileges as others who pay taxes on these buildings." "Keep changing the plans and you'll keep Public meeting will study auditorium CLINTON Future uses of the town'hall auditorium will be discussed in 'a public meeting on Feb. 28. Councillor Ross Carter reported to council that letters have been sent to various in- dividuals, organizations and service clubs in town, asking for a representative to attend the meeting. The 'purpose -of••-the sleeting will be_ to.. establish a town hall auditorium committee of five -or six persons who are interested iri many areas of cultural and social activities. The .meeting will be held on Feb: 28 at the Clinton arena, starting atu p.rri. ' The letter read, "Every community group is asked to discuss ways in' which they might use the auditorium; then, send these ideas with a Eason person to the meeting so that they can be discussed by everyone present. We would like to see a full calendar of events planned for the summer and fall season:" .Councillor :Carter_ .said. that he. hopes a working committee can formed at the meeting, to co-ordinate future uses of the auditorium.' He stressed in his letter, "If you 'know of someone who would be willing to help that doesn't belong to an organization, be sure to bring them along to the meeting. The more people we get involved, the more interest that will be created." Anyone who may be interested in working on the this proposal, ' or anyone who has suggestions, is asked to telephone the town clerk's office (482-3997) by Feb. 20. Names Of representatives and organizations that will be attending the meeting are also requested. Councillor Carter's letter concluded, "I would be glad to meet .with your group and discuss any matters concerning the town hall at some mutually convenient time." Daw resigns as ' Stangs' president By Rod Hilts CLINTON - The Junior C Mustangs will be looking for a team president following the resignation of Tarry Daw at the club's monthly meeting oneFeb. 8. I'm " resigning as president. This was my last year., I'm not going. back like I have the last couple of years when nobody would come in and run as president. I'm not being hogwashed into being your president next year. I'm serious, I've done my term," Daw said to approximately a 'dozen executive metnbers. . Daw's resignation came after the Clinton Mustangs' worst season on record. Clinton missed the playoffs this season, finishing last in the six -team Central Junior C, group two league. Their record was 6-21-3. On March 14„ the team' will be'electing.a flew slate of officers and it is hoped the president's position can be filled at that • time. At the Feb. 8 meeting, Daw urged the executive to run for various positions at next month's meeting. He said, "If yoeu don't have an executive, you won't have a- Junior C team, it's as simple as that." "I'm willing to stay on the executive and help, but there is no way I can stay on as president. I've got certain things happening in my circumstances. I dont know how much free time I'm gding to have, plus I've had seven years at it. It's now time someone else stood in as president," he added. In the black Daw announced that the team's financial status was brighter than first anticipated. .At. January's. meeting ,it looked as if the team would he in the red $2,500: Further investigation into the books revealed that the team will actually come out ,with an estimated $300 or $400 profit. The Mustangs began the season with approximately $4,700. The low profit the organization made this Larry Daw .. season was' undoubtedly linked to the club's dismal record on the ice. It's no secret that this year's attendance at Mustang games was below average. Attendance figures were down 513 over last year's regular seas . Bar receipts are a good indication of the declining support. Executive member Al Welch explained that the bar was collecting receipts between $200-$250 on each game at the beginning of the' season. He noted that after hospitiality . night, bar receipts dwindled and at one point profits fell as lo ' a01.1.80 a night. "It's not good news, I'1T tell you that," said Welch of this season's bar report, "We started off real good but things went downhill. It's lousy. The bottom line/'is we made $890.31,,profit on the bar for theyear." HSS will host 25D students at irtrning music festival CLINTON - On Feb. 24, approximately 250 music students will gather in Clinton to par- ticipate in a professionally adjudicated, non-competitive music festival. This festival, originally proposed by the special events committee at Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS), is intended to make students and teachers aware of the kinds of music programs that are being car- ried out in the area. Schools from Wingham, Listowel, Mitchell, Goderich and Clinton will begin work on the Friday afternoon, in preparation for a public performance in the evening. One of the features of the festival will be instruction and adjudication by Brian Strachan of the University of Western On- tario. Mr. Strachan will be working with the combined bands of Goderich and District Collegiate Institute (GDCI) and CHSS early in the afternoon. Later, he will work with a massed choir involving all _of the par- ticipating vocal groups. This festival will give each school a chance to hear what is happening at the other schools. Types of music, levels of dif- ficulty and performance techniques can be observed in a non-competitive, collegial at- mosphere. It is hoped that participation in the massed choir and in the combined band will promote greater interaction amongst the students of the schools. The festival will conclude on Friday even- ing with a public performance featuring each of the participating groups as well as a Massed choir of over 200 voices and a com- bined band of around 70 students. The even- ing concert will start at 7:30 p.m. at CHSS in Clinton and admission will be $2 at the door. Proceeds will be used to help defray ex- penses. Friday, Feb. 24 promises to be an exciting day for these music students. It will also be exciting for those who attend the evening concert. CHSS encourages everyone to sup- port this event with their attendance. -Tholds b By Stephanie Levesque Agriculture and property budgets have a less than five per cent increase except for the Huron County Pioneer Museum which is undergoing several changes. -Huron County Council approved four budgets presented by the agriculture and property committee at its Feb. 2 meeting. A $153,720 budget was approved for the museum. This is up from the 1983 budget of $110,400. The increase is made up in part by the museum feasibility study budgeted at $27,050 and $5,400 for a part-time custodian. The county's share of the study is $13,525. The county's share of the total museum budget is $91,295, up from $70,160. Other money will come from admissions, $14,000; the province, $29,900; resale items, $5,000 and a Wintario grant of $13,525. Salaries for museum staff are budgeted at $85,000 and employee benefits are budgeted at$ 16,800. The general maintenance budget for the county increased by 2.9 per cent from $251,117 last year to $258,409 for 1984. Salaries and benefits, fuel -and -utilities take the largest portion of the maintenance budget at the court house, registry office, assessment building, library, Huron Historic Gaol, and the health building. The 1984 'agriculture and reforestation budget increases by 3.2 per cent from $35,530 to $36,660 in 1984. Included in this budget is the tree inspector's salary of $12,420. Agriculture grants for 1984 remain the same as last year with a total of $11,500 in .grants to be distributedto various county commodity groups and spring and fall fair boards. Morris gets 18,OOO grant MORRIS - A community planning study grant of $18,000 has been awarded to the County of Huron on behalf of the Township of Morris, • Claude Bennett, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced today. • The grant will be used to prepare a secon- dary plan for the Township of Morris. Community planning study grants are designed to encourage municipalities to resolve land use planning issues to reflect municipal and economic priorities. ' They may also be used for special studies to deuel.op.....community improvement policies, to deterrriine the feasibility of using data processing technology in the local plan- ning process and to assist in implementing the Planning Act. Upcoming events The club has two major functions remaining this season. On March - 3, the Clinton Mustangs' Beef Barbecue -Dance will be held at the Clinton Legion. In mid- May, the 300 Booster Club will be held. These events are' expected to raise the season's profits. Despite the fact the third annual Mustangs' Junior C Tournament was a financial disappointment, it still generated a profit. Our- tournament''s.:a good -thing -for -us, - Okay ood•thing for..us- Okayso we only made $1,200 this year. I don't think you should drop it because it will get better. I think there are some 'funds for the club to be gotten there. I think that is' a big project for the club," Daw said. Next season's equipment budget is ex- pected to be the club's major expenditure. Team Trainer Bryan Marriage submitted the budget for $5,050, including: $800 for the purchase of one set of sweaters; sticks, $2,000; paints, $500; helmets, $400; gloves, $1,000; tape, $250 and pucks, $100. Discussion centred on how to reduce the cost of purchasing the sweaters through advertising. "We're.the only team in the league that doesn't have the name of the merchants on the back of the sweaters," Marriage noted. While on the topic of reducing team costs, Marriage introduced the possibility of the Mustangs' purchasing a bus in the future. He asked, "Three of the teams in our group now own their own bus. There must be a reason that other teams are buying their own buses. Do you think it's worth looking into?" ..'rTna not oppossed to_ it, it's a good, idea. It's a good way to save money. 1 think this should be brought up next month with your new executive," Daw said. Daw asked executive member Jack Hart to look into the cost of 'a used bus and Tuni..to page 2 Dozens of people lined the banks of the Bayfield River on Feb. 14 to watch nature at work. The ice in the river broke just before noon and local residents came to take in the annual site. (Shelley McPhee photo) Orange or white, which is better light? By Shelley McPhee CLINTON -Orange or .white,: sodium •vapor'or fluorescent Diseussion.aroundthe Clinton Council table continues to revolve around these . words as the future street lighting needs of the town is under study. . The issue began in January, when Clinton PUC manager Guss Boussey asked council to consider a five year capital works program for street lighting. The plan called for the replacement of present incandescent and flourescent street lights with high pressure sodium lights. Mr. Boussey told council that the new high pressure sodium lights use less energy, provide more light and require less main- tenance. His plan included the re -lighting of Clinton's connecting links, with 85 new units, costing a total of $25,000. As well, the 1983 town budget has set aside an additional $35,000 for other street lighting costs. Council is considering the proposal carefully. They are concerned that the new `system may not be worth the .expensive change -over and they are considering the effects that the new orange lights could have on the town. The orange light glow, cast by sodium vapor sights, was brought to council's at- tention through a letter from Clinton ratepayer Gerry Fremlin. He noted, "I would like to make the point that the proposal to replace the present street lights with sodium vapor lights is a proposal to discard white light in favor of orange light. I doubt, that anyone would seriously argue that orange sodium light, as light, is preferable -to the white light we now have throughout most of the town." . Mr. Fremlin said he realized that sodium lights consume less electricity but he added, "I do not think there is any other significant argument in its favor. Perhaps the flourescent lights require marginally more maintenance, but PUC workers are not paid by piece work." He commended Mr. Boussey for recommending, the most economical system, but suggested, "quality as well as economy should be taken into account." Mr. Fremlin added, "My guess is that most people, given the choice, would be willing to forego the financial benefit (which in all probability would never become visible as a tax reduction) in order to retain white light." He asked council to remember that while companies are promoting energy -wise sodium lights, Ontario .Hydro has a surplus of electricity. "It would not be at all surprising," he noted, "when sodium light is everywhere, to find that the manufacturers have discovered that white light is the truly modern lighting and that they have the new white light equipment available." Mr. Fremlin noted that he and his wife enjoy living in Clinton. They particularly like the town's residential streets and evening walks. N "These residential streets are an ex- tremely valuable asset that hardly has a counterpart in modern cities.. I think their twenty is downgraded byy sodium light," -lie . concluded. Clinton council quietly considered Mr. Fremlin's letter and Mayor Archibald noted, "maybe the man has a point." Councillor Jim Hunter agreed that yellow- orange lights aren't attractive, but suggested that they would be suitable for some areas of town, such as the downtown core. Councllior Ross Carter told council, "We must decide whether we want good illumination, to save money or a com- bination of both. Every 10 years or less a new lighting system is promoted." Councillor Charlie Burgess supported the new street lighting proposal, noting that sodium vapor lights are supposedly maintenance free for 15 -years. He said that on a recent trip to Cleveland, he noted that the city was lit by sodium vapors and the lighting effect was attractive. Mayor Archibald said that while flourescent light tubes lose half their iiltunination in a year, he is interested in obtaining more information on mercury vapor lights. If council hopes to apply 'tor Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program (ONIP) funding for street lighting, their decision must come within the month. The deadline for ONIP application is March 31.