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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-07-18, Page 1it int THE BAYFIE4P BU cent S.fr...47fr o. 2 inc. or po ra t ng AlsiDARE) e ne$ xtir T't 9t year'. bestudyng the second time this yar, s tirne with an cr to either ring renovating the Con. eatega -04100 'bnildlnig:or 'eendiog tbe ro At a special tile' rroview committee report earlier this year learned that the, *NSW of .41tiCatiotr .1suggested the board purchase the building. refused. to. fundiniptfpMe,plehts to the school' The eommittee's suggestion included tear - this year., Insteodt. Ihe:A11401strY said funds Mg down the present public school wing of would be restrigtea, tor the'foreseeable the building for $10,000 and renovating the future and suggests that if the heard wants restnf the building at about $200;000. to purchase the propertyit should place the Project in high priority for 1985. The board's administrative staff will start In placing the purchase on the, high priori- an impact study to discover what would hap- tY list, the boardwould have to justify the pen if the board can't buy the bailing and need for the school by supplying and ministry funding and without ministry fun - three other sehoOls iri the Tva Those ding. students to area SehOO,W, , hill ton Public School, Seaforth and Huron Centennial Public I in Brucefield. „ beard has for several years, rented the Conestoga College -owned , A community accommodation 4 C bankingfor new water storage system• CLINTON - The town's water storage' tank has:long outlived its life expectancy and the Clinton Public Utilities Cornmission (PUC) is banking on a costly replacement plan in the next few years. The tank, has served the town for over 75 years. A few years back it was drained and inspected- and found to be in surprisingly good shape, despite major defects. Clinton Mayor Chester Archibald told council members at their July, 16 meeting that replacement cost of the storage tank is . estimated at $450,000. He, noted that the PUC reserve fund was set up at least three years ago and, "water rates were raised tohelp finance it." "The reserve is not being used for anything else," he assured council members. "The present PUC, chairman (Lawrie Slade) is really hot on this." Already more than $64,000 has been put into the fund and Clinton council has given its seal of approval for the reserve fund. "It think it's much better this way," the mayor said. "It's done by the PUC to meet their needs." Council's approval of the reserve fund was necessary under Municipal Act legislation. The act states that no committee may set up a reserve fund without council approval. Reserve fund allocations will be included in the annual PUC budget for council approval. Money put into the fund will help finance the upgrading or replacement of the water storage tank, the •production wells, the distribution feeder system and pumps. Two replacement options may be considered. To, replace the existing tank would cost in the neighborhood of $450,000. Underground storage and pressure pumps would be slightly less expensive. Rising energy costs In other business, conned Supported a resolution from Leamington, 'concerning increasing energy costs. • The motion asks the ProvinenoMitaido to petition the federal government to take, action to ensure that savings generated by energy conservation Will remain in the hands of the conserver and that these actions be made public. Mayor Archibald supported the resolution. He noted, "The province pushed energy conservation at us and the public cut down, but the costs of hydro weren't reduced one iota. The ;.c.• conservers aren't getting any benefits from conserving." Town rights Council is not prepared to sign an agreement with Henrietta Vandersterre of Whitehead Street, until they give her request more thought. Acting on her behalf, Clinton lawyer Gerry Hiltz, reported that a portion of the Vandersterre driveway, lawn and lamp post infringes on town owned road allowance. He suggested an agreement stating that the town would not interferwith the above items unless the town requires the land. Councillor Jim Hunter spoke against the. proposal. He said, "I, don't want to give away the town's rights to anyone. I don't want to have to protect and guarantee someone's lamp post and lawn." He added, "We'd be making a serious error to give away our rights without our legal representation." Reeve Ernie Brown said, "I don't think there's anything very serious about this." "Except that it ties the town up for the • next 1,000. years," Councillor Hunter replied. A council committee will investigate the - request. Mr. Hiltz also presented another, eriropeWent .agrAinent th James Baker prOPerilsin,biiiVrit andond Streets. The home there infringes on Street and council, agree.to allow the ho to stay in that notper further encroachment if the:home destroyed. • ' • / Tuckersmith ge$132;9.0 The Township of Tuckersmith will receive a special assistance grant totalling $132,000 from the province, Municipal, Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett announc- ed today. "My ministry has completed a review of Tuckersmith's financial position and has found that additional financial assistance is warranted," he said. Bennett said the township will receive the funds to help keep property tax increases to a minimum in 1984. ..., - \k* ... , , 4 , • „ , , \ ‘ °4‘‘ ,•,' ., i', <,..„.„ • ''' ' '•• ,•,,,, , '' 0 events ranging from baseball to shuffleboard. Here 14 -year-old Darlene Hulley (lett) of Londesboro has clown makeup applied for the day, courtesy of Karen Scruton for T.B. Allen Ltd. (Wendy Somerville photo) The closing of the Canadian Forces Base Clinton resulted in the township having to write off a 'number of property tax arrears. Bennett said this grant will cushion tax- payers from substantial tax increases this year. "These circumstances were beyond the control of the municipal council and were of an unusual and special nature," he said. The special assistance grant will come from the Ontario Unconditional Grants pro- gram. Airplane deposits may test rabies vaccine in Huron. Rabies vaccine may be dropped from airplanes in Huron County in a test of the vaccine. Medical officer of health Dr. Harry Cieslar reported to the July meeting of Huron County Council that several provin- cial ministries may be, doing the test. The MOH did say is is a "bit early" to say the test is definite for the county. He in- dicated he would have further information later. Dr. Cieslar said the program of dropping rabies vaccine (sometimes contained within packages of meat) has been successful in .4; • • , the tox population in other areas. There is improvement in the rabies figures this year for the county though the MOH reported. There were 75 positive animals reported from Jan.' 1, 1983 to May 31, 1983. For the same , time period this year, the number dropped considerably to 14 positive rabid animals. Twelve people received the rabies vaccine between Jan. 1, and May 31 of this year,with nine being issued during the month of May alone. In all of 1983, 54 series of vaccines were given. .401:0011 DaYI on the weekend and area watintemperatires to participate in many Londesboro was the scene of the second anis citizens took advantage of sunny Skies and ‘k. Bayfielders sup ort inuseum preservation By Doris Hunter and Wendy Somerville HAYFIELD - Residents here are supporting a petition to have County Pioneer Museum restored at its present site in Goderich. The , petition, formulated by Anneke Rogers of Bayfield, has been signed by more than 100 people in the past ‘ireek. The petition calls the 'Goderich based museum, "one of the finest museums in Canada" and recommends its restoration, "as we strongly believe in the preservation of our Canadian heritage -for our own benefit and that of generations to -come." The condition of museum building has been determined as structurally unsound. As well, the necessity •f or environmental control for the artifacts and fire hazard control regulations have been cited. A feasibilit study is ,bein conducted A4 under the leadership of Blyth architect, Chris Borgal in order to:determine the best location of the, building incl rebuilding or restoration alternatives. The study is also measuring community suptiort. The 100 people who signed the Bayfield petition favor restoration of the museum building. The petition explained, "it is frequently found that the financial cost of constructing a new building of equal stature and quality to the one to be replaced is higer than restoration and preservation of an existing building." The petition recommends restoration of the present museum .building, noting .that the former red brick school building is, "worthy of restoration and a fine example of our precious heritage." The petition finally recommends, "We urgently request that the Huron County Museum be maintained and •", Pioneer Park heid its annual Rummage Sale on Friday night and hundreds rummaged through clothing, hotisehold goods, art and furniture at the Hayfield Arena. Many had Hiked up as far as the eye could see, about half an hour before the event's sehedule time. (Wendy Somerville photo) Pioneer restored at its present site to the fullest possible extent." The signatures were turned (Aim, to• Hayfield Reeve Dave Johnston at the July 16 village council meeting. Reeve Johnston who chairs county council's agricth cure and property committee, commented, "Bayfield has given more' support than any other Huron County community." He backed the petition's recornmenations noting, that Goderich is the best:location for the museum, "not because it's the county seat, but because it's the Alitst location in the county." Councillor Jim Quick asked if attendance fees could help foot the museum restoration bill, but Reeve Johnston said that attendance 'figures have dropped substantially over the past two decades. FrOm 1960 to 1970 attendance levels reached 25,000. Ever since 1970 the attendance has been steadily decreasing. By 1983 visitor figures had dropped to 12,000. "I feel that the agrLulture 'and property committee and the administration staff at the museum should have addressed themselves to the problern of detlining attendance," Reeve Johnston noted. He mentioned that upgrading the building would also mean higher maintenance and heating costs as welins additional staffing. Clerk Pat Graham asked if the cost to renovate the building would be levied out in the county. The reeve said, "We haven't got that far, but I presume so." Council passed a motion supporting the petition. Reeve Johnston will present , the petition to county council. Anyone else interested in signing the petition may contact Pat Muratori, Lois Lance or Doris Hunter in Bayfield. Bus safety 'taught at kindergarten level Huron death sparks sa ety program 11'y ff.itcp4;allit• What started out as a coroner's jury recommendation is now a bus safety pro- gram that has sparked interest across the province. A kindergarten student bused to the Kingsbridge Catholic School was killed on his way to school in September .of 1981. The coronor's jury looking into the accident made five recommendations. "Four the board could do nothing about because they were for manufacturer's," said Lyn Steffler, transportation supervisor for the Huron -Perth Separate School Board. The fifth recommendation called for all children, when registering for kindergarten, re mvestigation "I volunteered," said. Mrs: Steffler about Eri ti 1'C laced as safety officer Transportation and 'Communications 11,:: r;sfent!v )Pen r p . guiderries. It's' entitled "How Wc Ride The by Const. John Marshall. "We wanted something very basic," said School Bus", . Mrs. Steffler explains that the program Mrs. Steffler noting the bus safety program covers 'eight basic rules: - Where do you • is aimed at four and five-year-old students. stand waiting for the bus - side of the road; "What we did was let the safety officers Sit down right away; - Don't throw things; - run the program themselves," she said. The volunteer program involves an hour Tbe Keep the aisle clear; - No hollering or sidewalk; - How do you get On - single file; - of both the students' and parents' time. two constables first show an "overhead" . Turn to page 2 screaming; - Ask the bus driver for perrnis- presentation based on Ministry of . Noclear cause found • . . • ... • to be given a bus safety lesson. ,the idea of a bus safety program. She has worked for the board since 1970, and besides transportation duties, she has been secretary to superintendent of business and finance Jack Lane Mrs. Steffler volunteered after the Huron County Board of Education ran a one - session bus safety program. She started preparing the program in January of 1983 to be ready in June for the • students entering kindergartenthat fail. That preparation involved many meetings, said the transportation super- visor. Those meetings were held with two safety officers from the Ontario Provincial Police, jConst. Eric Gosse from Goderich and Const. l3ob Morrow froth Kitchener. Const. Gosse 4. ' p. CLINTON - While foul play was suggested, the Ontario Fire Marshal's office has been unable to clearly determine the cause of the fire which gutted a garage at the Ebner Lee home in Clinton. Ebner and Phyllis Lee returned to the Isaac Street home on July 10 to se the remains of their charred garage. While the Lees were holidaying in Galgary, their garage was destroyed in a fire that cause more than $16,000 in darnages. Lost in the blaze was a truck and motorcycle and according to Mrs. Lee, "there's things we'll never replace." "What a mess," were her first comments on arriving home.. The garage v completed burned, surrounding grass and trees were sorched, the new siding on the Lee home was charred and the paint on.a neighbor's car bubbled from the intense heat. Clinton firefighters battled the 4:30 a.m. blaze for nearly two hours, but Fire Chief Clarence Neilans noted, "the sky was red," when they arrived on the scene. "Luckily the garage, whsn't attached to the house and the wind was blowing the other war he said. Mrs. Lee said that no electricity went to the garage and the Fire' Marshal's Office was called in to investigate the cause.