The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-28, Page 23Made good use o;
According. to former of the Livery to allow a
mahor Deb Shewfelt, the group of citi4ens timeto
overall philosophy of the organize to buy the
Goderich town council , building.. A performi'ag
which held office frorp Arts Foundation is now
1974-1978 was a. positive raising the money to
one towards growth create a.. 300. seat.
They did not fear auditorium for theatre
spending money because •Productions and special
they felt if the money was occasion organizations.
spent now, if wouldn't which come to town for
cost more in the 1980s, performances.
The. Neighbourhood A housing action
Improvement Programs committee ; was also
(NIP) were a real team formed to study the
effort on the part of ,wn need for' rent geared
-- counc'il-•"-and--thre--town' — o --i =col e"---housing-fo
administration says senior• citizens in the
Shewfelt. area. As it turned out,
"We ramrodded them many of the citizens who
through and got 75- cents would have applied . for
on the "bacl frorsrother—
levels of government."
comments Shewfelt.
"It was basic common
sense. The programs.
allowed us, to reservice a
larger portion of the old
part of • town."
The programs in-
cluding The Ontario
Home renewal Program
arid Residential
Rehabilition Program
allowed elderly people to
remain in their homes
longer..
The council realized
that by being positive
they • could bring
provincial dollars back to
town to be spent on
projects to better this
community says
Shewfelt. Money was
raised outside the normal
levy to put a new roof on
the arena and improve
the sportsfield.
•"Not a nickel was taken
from the taxpayer"(for
either of these -projects)
adds Shewfelt, "and it's
the hub of the town."
"The.townthrives on
its .• roups," says
Shewfelt, "be it cultural,
sports, whatever."
Council. co -operated -by -
stalling on the demolition
Society
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the town in. 1980
reasonable. cost
McCabe.
while .the_expansion of
Deli Shewfelt
.. Former mayor
such accommadation had
not placed their names on
the waiting list, because
they believed there was
no hope of getting'in.
The project was ap-
proved and counci pushed
through the land deal.. •
Clerk -treasurer Larry
McCabe. stayed on
-c ompl'ieatrorisi tlre'lan
deal' on a daily basis
following the death of
London lawyer George
• ® Mitches, because the land
was tied up in his estate.
at a
says
The seniorcitizens
housing project has been
planned as a 54 unit three
level apartment building.
located on the cornor or.,
West and Waterloo
Streets, a block from the
core area.
Land had been pur-
chased for, an industrial
park and . _ during.
Shewfelt's term as mayor
the planning for the•park
was completed. Sale of
land in the park is sim-
plified
since the zoning
and detailed planning
have ' been completed.
Industrialists have to act
fast says Shewfelt and
they don't always have
the time to wait around
for zoning changes.
The Business
Improvement
Association was formed
to make improvements to
the core business area
with the idea of creating
an attractive outdoor
mall. A viable downtown
core which remains
competitive is in the best
interests of the town says
Shewfelt.
• New interlocking brick
sidewalks have replaced
the old concrete ones with
work yr the remaining
area to be completed this
Turn to page 6 •
the pollution control plant.
may hot be decided in •
1980, there will probably
be a decision on the
proposal to enclose the
flume.
:This won't be' a burden
to. Goderich taxpayers,
however, since a reserve
fund for this .project has
"been set up and will
finance the work.
And McCabe is expecting
the executive of the
Business Improvement
Area to come in to council
with a proposalto
complete the work on the
sidewalks on The Square,
as,well as a possible plan
for..work on the radiating
streets.
With 1980 being an
election. year, McCabe
predicts some people will
begin to take a new in-
terest in council, possibly
some with an eye to
running in an election this
fall.
If this election year is
like any other he's
known, it will become
apparent__. within a Tow
months if any newcomers
are interested in a seat on
council for the next term.
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