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goes out from• us for a
,c'conunand per-
formance", as we tell the
township council When we
expect them before us, so
thttt they can consider
sharing our study •cost
and; other "good
relations": It, is
somewhat like intending
to • rob a home in the
country and asking the
owners to share our
travel, expenses, in ad -
Nance.
' The crude and arrogant
handling of this
inevitably controversial
subject is extraordinary.
To expect all of us at the
ijigiL istumleft.„ right
and jump in unison is in
• itself incredible.
Although the Town of
Goderich has shown
higher population in-
creases during many of
the past 30 years, during
• thelast three years from
1976 to 1978 (I have no
1979 figures) the
population increased by a
total of 14. persons and
actuallydecreased by 12
and 26 persons respec-
tively in 1977 and 1978.
The Planning Board
reported that within the
town's limits there is
residential land for
building an additional
number of 500 dwelling
more an
300 single family homes.
There appears to be no
• shortage of existing
homes for sale.
There is no shortage of
land in the Industrial
Park, although most of
.the remaining unsold
portion is unservieed
meado.wland. Our
storm;
sewer exists only, bet-
ween - the covers -of a
report •of some years'
•• standing. Reeye Palmer
and Deputy -Reeve Allen
speak Of urban standards -
versus rural standards. If
open ditches are goc;d
enough storm sewers in
• our urban industrial'
park, • would you spot think
that -they are good enough
in the township?
I am_notEunning.:
Goderich down. Like the
other town council
members with different
views, I love Goderich.
have worked with
satisfaction and pride,
along with many others in
different fields, for the
last 10 years to help
improve the many ser-
vices of various kinds we
take for granted in our
clean, handsome and safe
town. I am expressing my
viewpoint that there is
still much to do within our
boundaries, with con-
siderable. room to do it in
and to spend our money
on. '
I do not agree that
orderly development can
take place only "under
our control". The
. township has a Secondary
Plan and its Zoning By-
• Law is In the works. Utile
tOwnship residents
wanted to live in town,
they would have settled in
town.
• The .town and township
• already share in a
• number of services on a
courity-wide basis. The
town sells fire protection
• services to its neigh-
bours, as well as water
services to Bluewater
Centre, in-the-townsh
I would have liked to
know more financial
facts (as opposed to
speculation and
prelizainary estimates)
about the selling of
services before we
slammed that door. The
township has not asked
for charity. It had
already paid 90 percent of
the 'Dillon engineering
study ' before our Reeve
and Deputy -Reeve told us
recently that the jointly
appointed -committee
(town, township' and
P.U.C.) has no "right"
even to • recommend
anything to the town
council.
o not buy the
argument that we would
•not be able to • cover
everything in an
agreement. If Rhodesia
can produce a Con-
• stitution, I would think
that :two neighbours in
Huron County can come
up with a dOcuMent of
control and value. Or why
riot ;$47."4" r "
When facts are known and
4heyare net -to -ow -liking? -
As to annexation, the
only form I would regard
as fully civilized and,
acceptable is a • co-
operative amalgamation..
I do not subscribe to the
Watergate mentality Of
"them versus us", , but
continue to seek fair and
open treatment of miblic
affairs of mutual interest,
for mutual benefit. I think
that the people who voted •
for me would not want me
to act differently.
There is an increasing
bulldozer , mentality at
Goderich town council - a
bulldozer Vhos e driver
seems to' have lost control
so* that the bystanders
never know where or
whom it hits next. It has
hit individuals, groups,
inStitutions; it turns
inward and outward.
What a pity that the
potential energy could
not • be harnessed for
•more, constructive
results; what a pity that
doors could not be opened
instead of being rammed
into splinters.
• What a pity that the
door to the township
could not have been left
open. That the council
acts by a majority
decision is beyond
dispute and I am not
• trying to change it: I do
disagree with the
decision and in particular
with the methods leading
to it and from it and I am
simply exercising the
right of the office to
which I have been elected
• when I express my views,
• to • the best of my -
knowledge, information
and principles.
--S urely-4h-e-re- -49 -no-
danger in viewing any
idea, any subject con-
cerning the public's af-
fairs from all possible
perspectives. If it is a
good. iclea it will stand by
its own werth. It is
_relnakkahle thatisOMP Ot_
my colleagues are so
annoyed with my
thihkirik -that they would
deny me equal rights and
equal treatment at the'
ouncil table.
At a recent town
council meeting a motion,
was made by the Deputy -
Reeve and Reeve to
strike off the council
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6. RE-ESTABLISH GUARANTEED LOANS and
regain our international position to help ex-
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flip flop did.
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TURAL POLICY for the benefit of both farm,
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minutes a comment (the
accuracy • was never
disputed) made by,
Haydon at a previous
ineeting the minutes of
which had .heen,approved,
the week before. Any
comments by Allen,
Palmer or other persons
were not touched.
The minutes , of " a
council Meeting „are
history. Attempts to .
eliminate selectively any
accurate recadings of
events amount to a shade
of fascism, (Ron Shaw,.
where are you? We need
you,>
• I am riot fretting about
the incident for myself,
as I can find another
•avenue to get my 'com-
ments ozI the record and I,
have no intention to
submit even tomincor and
primitive forms of
censorship, intellectual
dictatorship or other
arbitrary,measures.
• But 1 am concerned
that if such ,and similar
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BY -SHARON DIETZ
Huron County Council
decided Thursday to
increase their industrial
advertising budget to
$15,000 because of the
encouraging response to
their first advertising
campaign last year.
A single advertisement
placed in an industrial
magazine in November,
generated interest from
10 Canadian and 20
American companies.
Development officer
Spence Cummings told
council he was "amazed"
at the number of replies.
The ad which cost $758.
was the first major ad-
vertising done by the
development committee
which had a budget for
advertising of -$3,000. last --
year. '
The magazine, •Area,
Development Sites •and
Facility Planning, is
specifically printed for
companies • wishing to
relocate said Cum-mings:
Jane _draw
these inquiries
industry interested, in
relocating, there is no
doubt that specialty
advertising will pay off,"
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Curniankiltold council.
"If Huron can pick up
one industry from these
ads, it should prove this
kind of advertising is tiff'
type which Huron County
should adhere."
Council asked Cum-
mings to follow up the
inqUiriess with letters in
an effort to bring the
' industries to the county.
Cummings said he could
• not release details or the
names of the industries
which inquired because
this information must
remain confidential while
he -pursues discussions
witthem.
Goderich reeve Eileen
• Brookside
• BY LISA BROWN
AND ANNETTE CURRAN
The girls hockey team
playe'd in Ripley on Tuesday,
January 29. The score was 2 -
1 for Ripley. Chris Gibson
scured....the. goal -for • Brook,
side:
• On Wednesday* January
30 the basketball teamswere
chosen.
For the young children,
put-doWns of any
dissenting wiews on
major and controversial
issues are increasing and
taking root in public
affairs, the principle of "
free expression and fair
play somewhat in
jeopardy and • persons
with les S self-assurance
May give up altogether in
similar circumdtances.
If the rights and
freedoms of anybody
else, including the news
media, had been
Palmer asked- if the
names of the companies
who indicated an interest
in the county would be
made known to the
• municipalities. She said
Goderich would be in-
terested in pursuing
contact with • the in-
dustries if the county's
• efforts were not suc-
cessful in attracting them
to Huron.
Morris reeve Bill
Elston told council he
wanted the industries to
be invited to come to the
county to look at what is
available for an industry
interested in relocating
here.
broadcast
that will be attending Brook-
side in the' fall, there will be a
story hour in the library on
Tuesdays, starting ,February
5th.
Brookside has organized
two choirs. The senior chair
s -directed -by- -Mr:, Cameron'
and the primary choir is
directed by Mrs. Worsell and
Mrs. Wilson. The primary
choir involves grades one to
four.
TWO WEEKS ONLY February 4th -16th, 1980
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GODERICH $IG1AL4T41,ITIUMtitAY.
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ed, restrictedwoi
havec
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been right there to defend
them.
I apologize for—the
length of this letter. As
my views on the an-
nexation study and
related matters 'and
•methods are those , of
minority at the council -
table, I believe that an
explanation is in order
and expected.
Sincerely,
• Elsa Haydon.
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