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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-12-02, Page 3.1t n,. GObER:IC Housing action asks for extension The Goderich Area Rousing action committee wrapped up their term affairs as best they could Thursday afternoon but feel they should be kept intact for another two years and are' asking council to grant their request. The committee passed , a motion at the meeting, asking council to extend their mandate for a second term to ensure that their •projects, do not fall by the wayside. Committee chairman Don Wheeler said he felt the committee had been. very successful in promoting the senior citizens' . complex planned for Goderich and that other projects the committee The Goderich Shoppers Square Association elected a new executive at a special meeting held' Tuesday night..The executive includes Elliott Rivett, treasurer; John Schaefer, secretary.; Sonny Chisholm, president and past president, Jim. Remington. (staff photo) 46. Roads preparing budget • Huron County Engineer J. W. Britnell is preparing a draft budget for 1977 consisting. of the normal maintenance items plus the road and bridge con- struction items as approved.by County council in the Long Range Construction • Plan. The draft is expected to be ready for the December session of County Council. According to Mr. Britnell the recent early snow storms have caused a strain on the 1976budget but his department still forecasts that all projects can be completed' within the original .budget • . and finish with a small surplus. A six ' per cent wage increase, across the board, was approved for employees of the County Roads Department, CAS ge#ting ready for Christmas giving The Children's Aid Society Christmas Bureau is ready to swing into action next week -udder the direction of enthusiastic volunteers from the community. Last year 122 -families were helped by the Bureau.. This year's plans are much the same, with an added emphasis on the need for gifts and clothing for teenagers. Christmas Co-ordinators will. operate depots in Goderich, "Clinton, Seaforth, Wingham and. Exeter. Donated gifts and. clothing will be received and sorted at. these centres next week, and distributed to families. the following week. Mothers will be given appointment times to come to'the depots to make their choices. They will also .receive. cheques to assist with Christmas dinner, and to buy gifts' they might not be able to find at the centres. Families needing Christmas assistance` can be referred by. Public Health Nurses, 'Family Benefits, Social Services or Children's Aid Society Staff. Individuals, ' groups or families , them- selves are ` welcome to telephone the Society if there will be little under the tree this year. giEW:igiENni EWE Up until a few years ago Christmas was run entirely from the Children's Aid Society offices in Goderich. Boxes of gifts and food were packed and delivered all over.„the county. The present system is much more satisfactory. Mothers can now shop in their area depot; knowing . exactly what is most suitable for their family. Delivery can be arranged if requested. Each year volunteers assume more responsibility•4n the running of the• Bureau. Their suggestions are helping to improve co-ordination and to meet. families' needs better. Response to the Christmas appeal has always been excellent, and is increasing each year. Church and service groups respond most generously. Individual donations are also important in enabling the Bureau to brighten Christmas in our area. • In Goderich, the Kinsmen Club has placed, large boxes in strategic spots in stores: Members are asking shoppers to drop in a gift for a needy child when they are buying for their own families. • t took up may enjoy . similar success if the committee remained untouched: He said new members may not enjoy the sarne.working agreement the present committee does and if the members do not local Arts Council -The establishment of .art` Arts Council in Goderieh has reached the stageof•tentative planning of priority, projects for the coming year. Goderich Recreation Director Mike Dymond said that 15 interested people attended the initial meeting November 7and as a result four people. met to compile the group's concerns into an initial direction for, the council. The group agreed that the council should limit its ac- tivity for the first year, giving priority to one or two projects and completing thein in_'a successful manner. The areas discussed by the group for consideration were a visual arts display, a concert choir, the location of a gallery or theatre,. literary : persuits, a resource survey and the establishment of' a newsletter.' From the discussion the group settled on two proposals: a community concert and an art display. Theconcert.rvould be held in the spring and utilize Lorne Dotterer's• choir along with local talent. The concert would be one of the first steps in organizing a . Goderich concert choir.. - The group also proposed that an art display be held at the same time and location of the concert and that it feature local artwork.. To ,bring these proposals about the committee hopes to establish work groups to search out a permanent location 'for displaysand events, study the formation of literary, poetry and book groups, carry out a resource .survey and create' a newsletter to promote the council and its events and displays. ,The committee will meet again December 5 at the Bedford Hotel. One square mile of broad- leaved trees may evaporate up to 77 million gallons of water on a sunny day. COME IN AND COMPARE, . YOU'LL CHOOSE THE SELECT CUT MEATS FROM AINSLI E'S stay. on top of the efforts undertaken by the com- mittee, they may be shelved. The committee consists 'of Don Wheeler, Bob Allen, Vince Young, Roman Dzus, John Lyndon, Deb. Shewfelt, Gerry Ginn and Doug McNeil and ; was appointed by the. councils of Goderich 'and Goderich and Colborne townships. Their term is: identical 'to council's term and their request will. be . forwarded tt:. incoming council for decision. In other business John Lyndon, 4• manager of the Huron County Housing Authority, told the committee that requests for, the senior citizens' complex are beginning to come into his, office. He said the an- nouncement that . Goderich. would be• getting the gover- nment subsidized .units seemed to encourage more people to apply for• a unit,. adding most of the people were applying now because the complex seemed to be a reality. -- t'When we start to turn the sod for the units wecould be swamped," he said. He reported that at least 10 more applications had been requested beyond the ap- plications given out in the committee's original survey, adding the unit should be filled to overflowing by the time the construction is. completed. Bob 'Allen told• the com- mittee that. the Neighborhood „ Improvement Program being investigated was beginning to take shape. He said the town engineer had been asked to submit • an . up-to-date topographic map of the town detailing • the need for sanitary and storm sewers and, the areas they would benefit. He said the recreation department • of Goderich had been asked to submit a -,report concerning needed recreational and social facilities for the designated`area for NIP. 'Thearea specified for the program is bordered by Victoria Street, Huron. Road and the Maitland River and is being researched for NIP. Mr. Allen said the area can be divided but that most ser- vices would benefit the entire • neighborhood if the town chose to get involved in the program. He added he had consulted , ministry officials. about ` the prospects of isolating pockets of the town that could be eligible for NIP assistance and was told they could be if the services. in- stalled benefit enough people. The committee is going to ask council for an extension of its budget to handle $457 in expenses. The committee overspent its budget duces mainly to two unplanned meetings. A delegation . of . two members ' attended a con- vention in Toronto which cost $300 and a meeting with ministry of housing 'officials at the Benrniller Inn cost $367. The Benmiiler meeting' was. called to discuss the senior citizens'. project with the ministry officials, the committee and some elected. officials. Bob Allen said the com- mittee may not be overspent depending on the in- terpretation of the budget requested earlier in the year. The committee asked the town for a $1,000 operating budget and each township was asked for $10Q due to ,their representation: The town took the request to mean their share, was ' $800 and forwarded that amount. Mr. Allen pointed.,out that if the ,town's share Was $1;000 the committee . would only be overspent by $257. Mayor Deb Shewfelt felt the: town would pay; the expense but that the committee could be chastised • by some members of council. 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