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1 -f* If *01014'''-':,„1*(4iciiirteiv4htiiZniniti,.4'gi'41,11•150klft7eri tiir_Thee,
don' plan theatre complex for- .4 .,..ri-4:.ti ?':. 7:''
which.,..., ,
nclude a valued...",::,41is 000:i In eatiltallOc'fFlpv, Ql1.that five
toups
a project would cost about three
lag arts - ''' Mr. HilltheRsuggests : 8
of
A 4I liars '' ' • ;.? , .:, . : have a direct Atittindirect responsibility a railli°"9„ 7--.1 ',...., in the future of the jail -the Department
ried out in fulhihe.'PraJa,a4 would of Indian ,, and _.Northern ' Affairs, the
136-year7Old ,StreCtUre, 'get _A. , Ontario „Heritage Foundation, Huron
to -facelift .2.1_474,,:,,&...,aa,rLea,,,.....P..2..1CouiltY.., Ceuncil, Goderich Town Council •
tens which wouldturn 4,,Ti.9. 1.1t •1 and thelocal cornmilffifflSitailetet
ed ;mascara and centre to,t7z.,0*.. The study notes; that ' all five groups
- ' have been, and continue to be involved In
tic Jail Board ghlarmaa kai the future Of the Jail- and discitssions
should now commence on the content of
stresses, howevgr that at .t.toia.
the study and 'means' of cost sharing the
e Plans are oidy-abeing placed
the public, and various govern-
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restoration work on going expenditures.
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dies who have an interest in the
When commissioned, the study was set
g, to o d
upto study the viability of the
.restoration objectives adopted by the
tudy, prepared by planner Nick JAil Board.ThOse being the preservation
tes, "Restoration of the jail to of the building as a unique architectural '
a historic site and cultural design, restoration and redecoration of
ill cost a minimumof4148,805. the -attached_governoes. residence, _the
ated revenues from the complex attraction of public attention to the
total $38,800 while anticipated history of; Huron County, provision of a
g cost total $49,500. When. cultural centre for Huron and utilization
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theatre
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essence'ande1.1outdoorS1d: I 41 a : 8 ::: ;1 ' -
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and the same time. „:-.
"It is probable," thCHilli*port po ,./
"that restoration willhe4Kried. 04_,,t•PY,
a period of years as finalle04...iktr,S,
allow."
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re structure, the report
The , stone pojntjng has been
atigii01)e.:,-'4•:000)0ilOit00'1,0' We. P.4(4.";.-.
rasiWthat much pull ha &time
away and: frost 'Omega's setting in. The
MIN'of stone *an to Point is !arge.
this work maybe _carried out Over a
*lod of five Years.":
The report'. also stikeltathatthe-roal
berepairedusing original finish of
late. It note'sthat rebuilding the
,Chimneys and cupolaate net.Structtially
r: necessary, "but. important in the
::comprehensive restoration program to
periodpf 1892-50".
"Phasing of the rester -often and t Interior restoration . the existing
deciding upon the sequence of the work Structure includes basically the entire -
become most important. Priorities must original ii7lterreiopr(;rotf tshuegjaeisl
•be established as to What new' uses g that the en -
the jail should be activated first' SeCkt, trance corridor, ,central block and two
priorities will determine the tteme4tatt0..i-, bell blocks all be restored to the period of
and long term scope of the work,' !842.50.
Ipenditures and revenues,"
Exterior restoration " will CostaP;
proximately $161,125. This - restoration
component, while high in cost and not',4 The theatre complex proposed for the
visibly apparent, is most essential to? the ','!,large courtyard is described as "a key'
THEATRE PLANNED
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.en---MCGee-t6 rem' a
feature" in the J.41600.5001_1g'i4e 44:
and arts'een*teiiihe. community".1z.
While the reportItiund.the,visuo arts•
to '"PandYt,raliFeSentP0at oresent In
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HuronCounty, it suggested :that. 'the,'.to i
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theatre And provision for the diaplay. of " aciiit". c',:-used1:
fine artin the theatre concourse would it ,..001.:004i010,- •,1'0 .., ;,..
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time, "generate the need, for aper- generate,reV4nue,for i
rnatterit art gallery in the fail". , _-.040411 project.!
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---"The-- -theatre complex has been , The Histone 401 N.1010.0t0
designed as a self Contained entity with 1839 after the Canada CatRWIP.VIRX '
separate entrance, , services and cir- then united Countleinf flurOkRa.rt, ' ri ' -
culation. Building of the theatre may Bruce two and oe'lialf acres of *:
proceed therefore kindependently of the land at Goderich for a fail and Court ,
jail exterior and interior resoration, as House. The Judges and lawyers ,seoi.
funding occurs." chose -to move to more comfortable
. "An objective of the Huron Historic accommodation at a down -Iowa hotel,
Jail Board," the .report says, "is to but the jail remained in use until 1968, ,
createa centre for the community which It was opened to the public .as an
the theatre complex begins to fill." historic site and museum in 1974 and
The theatre will be used -by local and attendance figures show that more than
visiting , performing artists and for 15,000 people toured the facility in 1976
general public assembly including alone.
society meetings, musical per- Some minor improvements have been
forrnances, political gatherings and film done by the•jail board in recentyears but
shows. , the atudy just released is the first long
The Goderich Little Theatre would be range, fully developed, program
a prime tenant for eight weeks during presented for total restoration.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1977
tanning board
etzke of GoderichieresentsLindatteld witha gold
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for skating after Linda took first p ace to the event
e Special Winter 013unpies last Saturday at .the
rsity of.Western Ontario. (staff photo)
coat• of arms '21 00
ugh Deputy -reeve
almer felt it was a bit
just what, Goderich
eiving for $2160 void
Royal College of
for .work on
.the
ity's new coat of
ouncil voted 'to .ap-
ayment of the•accotmt
ay evening's regular
cted by the Signal -
Tuesday; 'consultant-
anks explained that
ment covers expenses
by the- College in
hing and developing a
rms• for the town.
This includes a. large
sheepskin scroll, complete
with all the official royal
seals, which explains .. and
depicts the new coat of arms,
guarantees sole right of usage
of the coat of arms and
protects that usage forever.
Information is also
-provided for anyone making a
chain.. of office, sculpture,
print plate, design et, based -
on the official coat of arms.
The'. scroll will carry a
- picture of the coat of arms,
and .the badge and flag
developed from it.
merlin' tax 60 mills
the benefit' of ihose who are not already aware of
t that interim tax bills have been issued by the
of Goderich,-. Municipal Administrator Harold
officially announced the factthis week.
noted .thatInost taxpayers in the community will
have received their bills by now, butif not they can
,
t them in the next day or two.
erich needs about $300,000 In operating capital and
basect, on 80.0111s, will provide that awn .4
one pays up promptly. -',„•.:1.: ,
t year's final mill rate was set at slightly more than
'lls. so the anfoutiCdue showing on your bill will
sent approxititatiliO4atitird of your taxes for 1977.
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At Monday evening's ,Mr. K. McGee be asked'
regular . co unc 11 resign 'from the Planning,:.
*meeting, Ken McGee, a Board."
, sittberAjhe PlattitiThere. wAs.Alpie
board; was encoltraged-:, `Wollar/dr""ar
to remain on that board 'get a seconder for her motiOn,
despite a motion by
k Councillor Elsa Haydon
to ask , Mr. McGee to
resign.
Council also voted to
take no action against ,
the use made by McGee
Motors of- the lot at the
corner of. Hamilton and
Newgate Streets, and
agreed the sales lot a$.
that location Is in
harmony with the
Restricted Area Bylaw
No. 29.
Council also voted .to
take Immediate steps to
protect The : Square
"from any further
deterioration from its
existing use".
The following is a
description of the events
in the council chambers
Monday evening leading
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lot .ruled.ieg�.I use
y?again Mrs. Haydon's motion
,was out of order..
m. Reeve Bill Clifford was in
chair forAhe meeting due
'tha, nce of MayorDeb
'-fithwfelt. He said the
solicitor, Dan Murphy who
was present at the meeting,
would have to rule whether or -
not Mrs. Haydon's motion
was in order.
"Since the solicitor will'not
rule on such a matter in open
session, we will have to move
into committee -of -the -
whole," said Reeve Clifford.
Mrs. Haydon attempted
then to clarify exactly what
was to be discussed in the
committee -of -the -whole
session of the meeting. She
said that if council would go
behind closed 'doors only to
determine whether or not her
motion was in order, she
would withdraw her ob-
jection.
"But I am exactly afraid
that the tone will deteriorate
once we go into committee -of -
the -whole," said Councillor
Hayden. "I have no desire to
discuss. Mr. McGee's
character or Mr. McGee as a
personality. I ask that
discussion on the motion, if it
but Deputy -reeve Eileen
Palmer announced she wOuld
second it "for the sake of
discussion".. She ' also
proclaimed she would not
support the motion during the
voting. -
Also on the council agenda
was a letter from Ken McGee.
In that letter, Mr. McGee
stated that at no time did he
take part in any discussion
regarding the alleged bylaw
infraction of property owned
by McGee Motors.
"I declared a conflict of
interest on the subject when it
was brought up," wrote Mr.
McGee, who was also in at-
tendance at themeeting.
"Unfortunately, that was
missed in the minutes which
as yet have net been ap-
proved and will he corrected
at the next meeting. Several
planning board members will
substantiate this"
Mr. McGee said he -had
taken no part in any voting
regarding the matter.
"I would also ask council to
tell Mrs. Haydon to desist
with her scurrilous remarks
regarding my "Credibility"
and trustworthiness"4, to
planning board or anything
else. I find this very personal
and offensive and r will
definitely not stand for it"
up to those decisions.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
There were few flowers and
not many hearts at Monday
evening's session of town
council which felt on St.
Valentine's Day. In general
the toile of the meeting was
tense with the routine mat-
ters on the agenda handled
swiftly and efficiently in
order to get at the main order
of business, that being the
motion of Councillor Elsa
Haydon regarding planning
board member Ken McGee. •
At the February 7 meeting
of town council, Mrs. Haydon
advised she would be
bringing in a motion at the
February 14 meeting which
would request the resignation
of Mr. McGee from the
-planning board:- •
In that Motion, Mrs.
Hayden cited the "situation of
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ch towitle400
-' speciaj mei
night and
Purchase le 1
1?art"0fAiie?',
Of Wee( gtie,
Street. Th‘ Wit
service, itiiiroirfi
fronting :�ii"'w'
14fewn's,V
064,
fer I
tIIt for the! that he
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rrif"-,.'; ,.:. ''.., ' , ...: ::.. ,'. . i7 •
land, tiWited by MirChes:
itOhei4C1,40d0t,Alll..
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eiiiiitid:iiM,Ib‘tit its future
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COMMITTEE OF
WHOLE
• Almost immediately upon
the introduction of the
motion, Councillot Stan
Profit rose on a point f order.
According to Connelltor
Profit, the motion was out of
order for, he said, Matters
involving conflict of interest
eauonly_be_resolVetiia,a_
court of law.
Councillor Don, Wheeler ,
conflict and controVersy eoncurred. He saidahat what
betWeen 4.01r, .MCGoe's: Mrs. -Haydon - was -asking
business 'Inerests at the must be "decided hi the
Corner of Hamilton and, Courts of Ontario"..
Newgate Streets, and :the Went to know from Mrs.
Towteof Goderich Restricted
1041ovidoNo‘4- stated:2917 ‘24fit councillorHaydon, °?6ers 'Sahteitlettizeatis,'aHer :'
view' of :the ''fact that Mr4;,f1,1'"ridrCtirillaic1°Ot.e)?17 said ther*a. t
McGee has &rntlifilctIck4ct m
wesitahoPult"dtleillairBIZiltm: httlite``"tit, iiititibidtelltdii114:11aYie:7g!:11.ihad made the
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in" the subject ftitteucted,.
Mr. Gower's
• under the tntiah
fhletivolfe4fwitioefthetest question was �ut of order. She
also urged councll to notice
fact thatiha:ekfaatiottitll three p'Q not only that orarts of her tion
'-teiatibt• Mt — t‘.
LU ,40001itias,
,
ubllC trust in the w At this jui
thijity tit** Ottl{:Al
Y'rr
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eitiiia •
is in order,be entirely and
completely o en."
Reeve Clifford said the
intention was, of course, to
talk only about whether or not
the motion was in order, but
added he could not predict
Whether council would decide
to continue the discussion in
committee -of -the -whole.
"That can only be decided
by this council," he pointed
out.
The council chambers were
closed to the press and the
public. Those people were
invited to wait outside the'
council chambers until open
session would be resumed. As
it turned out, it was close to
one hour later when the doors
were re -opened to the
audience. • Only one or two
spectators had decided not to
wait.
MOTION IN
ORDER
-It is the solicitor's advice
that since Mrs. Haydon's
motion was to ask Mr. McGee
to resign rather than to have
a board member unseated,
the motion is in order,"
asserted Chairman Clifford.
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ask for a recorded vote
on this motion," said Mrs.
Haydon immdiately.
She went on to say that at
no time had she expressed
y "nye'? abithl-P'l et g
against Mr. MGe, nor did
she have any desire to
destroy his credibility.
"I am not interested in Mr.
McGee as a person or in his
busineqs." said Mrs. Haydon,
"but I do tee! that eleCted or
appointed persons cannot
claim immunity from public
scrutiny. It is clearly and
simply a matter of clarifying
the situation."
"1 do not feel un-
comfortable with Mr.McGee
on the planning board,"said
Councillor Profit. He said he
did not feel that Mr. McGee's
effectiveness had been
damaged, or his own ef-
fectiveness because he
supported Mr. McGee.
"Do you feel that in your
motion you have made any
accusation against Mr.
McGee?" Councillor Wheeler
asked Mrs. Haydon.
"I have never made any
chargett or any demands,"
answered Mrs. Haydon. "I
have just tried to express my
opinion. Just because that
opinion does' not agree with
the rest of council we allow
ourselves to get , into a
discussion like this, with such
'Y'reittotieirailtrtiakainif:• I will
not be in echo of the nine."
"As' past chairman of the
planning board, to my
knowledge when the subject
was discussed, he (Mr.
McGee) did not take part in
any shape or form in the
discussions of the matter,"
said Councillor Dave Gower
who claimed Mr. McGee was
a steady and dependable.
member of the planning
board.
"I have never questioned.
his ability," interrupted Mrs.
Haydon.
"For what it's worth, I
called Municipal Planning
consultants Thursday and
was assured the use of the
property in question is totally
legal," said Councillor
Gower. "That has tremen-
dous weight in my opinion.
Mr. McGee should continue
on the planning board and
should continue on with his
business on that property."
"It is my contention that
she (Mrs. Hayden) believes
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