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she the not levy any charges
aganst Mr. M
Councillor John Doherty.
"But she is saying that she is
right and the rest of this
council is wrong. She has
discredited Mr. McGee. I'm
not sure that an apology from
this council is in order, but I
will definitely. vote against
the motion."
"To my way of thinking,
she (Mrs. Haydon) has in-
deed made an accusation,"
stated Councillor. Don
Wheeler. "It has had wide
coverage in the press and has
impinged on Mr. McGee's
credibility. Mrs. Haydon has
a public forum. Mr. McGee
has not."
"In my opinion it has.to do
with the effect this matter
will have on the Square
area," commented Mrs.
Haydon, "and Mr. McGee's
business interests are
secondary."
"I said at the outset I
seconded the motion for sake
of discussion and that I was
not in agreement with the
motion," said Deputy -reeve
Eileen Palmer. "I have not
heard anything at this table
tonight to change my mind
and I Will vote against the
motion. I will be proud to
serve on planning board with
you, Mr. McGee."
There was only one vote in
favor of the motion - that of
Councillor Elsa Haydon. The
seven remaining members of
council (Mayor Deb Shewfelt
was absent) opposed the
motion.
NEWMOTION
Immediately upon voting
on the motion, Councillor
Dave Gower introdticed a
new motion. His motion was
to "take no action" on a
request from the Architec-
tural Conservatiop Advisory
Committee regarding the use
or' McGee property . at the
corner of Hamilton and
Newgate Streets as a parking
lot for trucks and other
vehicles owned by McGee
Motors.
"I feel this use is in com-
pliance with the bylaw," said
Councillor Gower.
The local Architectural
Conservation Advisory
Committee, appointed by
council for„the first time in
1976, had questioned the
McGee parking lot. The
committee had originally
sought to delay the demolition
of .the former Colborne Hotel
which stood on the property
until last November, until the
use to be made of the
property could be clarified.
' The corner in question is
"vista corner" and according
to the committee, should not
be used as a sales lot for a car
dealership. However, council
felt the demolition permit
issued to McGee Motors was
in order and took no action to
delay the levelling of the old
building.
Once the McGee vehicles
were parked on the cleared
land, the committee again
became detive, seeking to
have the Restricted Area
Bylaw enforced since the
bylaw, as interpreted by the
committee, did not permit a
sales lot in a C4 zone.
Council did not rule on the
matter before sending it to
the planning board for input.
But late in January, planning
board finally agreed to send
the matter back to council
without offering an opinion.
"If the Very planner who
dr w up the bylaw Sa.,Y8° it IS
Legal, that's good enough foX
Me." Said Councillor' Stan.
Profit He was referring toan
earlier statement by Coun-
cillor Gower that Municipal
Planning Consultants had
advised him the „MeGee lot
was not contravening the
bylaw.
Councillor Bob Allen said
that it -"bothers" him what
could happen In The Square
area in the future.
"Do we not have a -bylaw to
protect The Square?' asked
Councillor Allen who com-
mented that at some time in
the future, a whole block of
The Square could become a
parking lot.
Councillor Haydon entered
the discussion • again,
claiming that Councillor
Gower's motion "does not
decide anything" and
"doesn't do Mr. McGee any
good either".
"It leaves a large, big
question mark over the
bylaw," insisted Councillor
Haydon. "The opinion of
Municipal Planning Con-
sultants has been obtained
selectively. I understand
there is a -letter from the
county planning department
which is not available to
council. I want to know what
that letter ' says before I
decide and I want all the
people in the-iown to know. I
want to hear what the county
planners have to say."
"I would bet all sorts of
money that letter from the
county planners said the
bylaw does not allow the
McGee lot," said Councillor
Stan Profit.
"Maybe Our bylaws do need
review," said Councillor Don
Wheeler. "In so far as this
particular case goes, I don't
knoW why some people would
take the advice of _some
people and not the advice of
other people. If we were
rewriting the bylaw I could
see it, perhaps, but not in this
case,"
"I am happy to see that in
one way or another it is g ing
to be handled tonight," i
Councillor John Doherty.
"I'm sorry it took so long,"
said Deputy -reeve Palmer.
LETTER -FROM
•FRED SALTER
Also on the evening's
agenda was a letter from the,
secretary ot the Committee of
Adjustment. " That letter
stated that the whole matter
of the legality of the McGee
lot rested on whether or not
the part of the lot on which the
hotel had stood had had
McGee cars or trucks parked
on it prior to the passing of
the bylaw.
"Trucks have been parked
behind the Colborne Hotel site
for ,years, certainly prior to
the passing of the bylaw,"
wrote Mr. • Salter. "Is that
. part of the lot on which the
trucks were parked part of
the same lot on which The
hotel stood? If this is the case
and it is registered as such,
then it would appear that
although it does not comply
with the requirements of the
• zoning bylaw, it is legal under
the Planning Act and
therefore must be considered
as legal, non -conforming:'
Mr. Salter made a
suggestion that council let the
Committee of Adjustment
settle the dispute. He said the
committee would decide at a
public hearing and those
persons not in agreement
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glad to help!
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• 'with the decision would have
thel'ight of appeal to 'the
Ontario Muitielp al Board.
"Qne way or another a
decision would be made and
we could stop washing our
dirty linen in full view of the
entire prevince anctget down
to the business'at hand which
is developing the Town of
,Goderich for the good of the
community," concluded Mr.
Salter.
However, council decided
to vote on the motion brought
forward. by Councillor Gower
and in a 7-) recorded vote
agreed to take no action on
the McGee sales lot at the
corner of Hamilton and
Newgate Streets,
YET ANOTHER
MOTION
Following quickly on the
heels of that motion, Coun-
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chlor Haydon
motionote73particularlyt clarify take Bylaw r of
to parking lots in a C4 zOup.,
She asked that the county
planners, Municipal Planning
Consultants and the local
planning iabard.„ be in op the.
study.
However, after a brief
discussion, council agreed
that _the motion could be
improved upon. A motion -Wes
finally approved to ask the,
solicitor and the county
planners to draw up a set.of
guidellees for protecting the
Square area from, "any
further deterioration from its
existing use", these
guidelines to be drawn up at'
the direction of town council
and the planning board.
The future -of C
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Meat Market ;,;14''''a
Boutique Waw,„;,
drastically
$120,000 fire but J.:
,owner of, the buildkli*O0 the
meat market, .414:Tuesdak
he hoped to , tentintia--,b04,
chering and proteSalrigMeet
at his Huron Road Abbatoir.
Mr. O'Brren said he: had no
plan -now to rebuild ;' on ,his
property on_ The ,...Squere,_
adding that he felt the cog of
such a venture would be too
great. .
Mr. O'Brien said he had
talked to the owner of La
Boutique, Mary Runes; who
leased her store space from
him, and although she had no
location to move her business
to she was confident shecould
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•Tr,eopen somewhere else in
'The fire came at a most
inopportune time for
Q'Briens since the owner was
the process of taking his 23
year ' old son 'Tim into the
business as a partner. Mr.
-O'Brien said the business had
been the centre of his
temily's life for many years
• and the plans to turn the trade
O_Yer to his sons were just
beginning to takeViape. The
family had just finished
huying out the Ainslie Meat
Market share of the Huron
Road Abbatoir and was tying
the abbatoir and retail trade
into a profitable little con-
cern.
"It's kind of „a kick in the
pants , right now but I'm
th,9911.,
The wrecker's hammer fell on the burned out remains of owned' hy O'Brien's, was unsalvageable and Mr. O'Brien
O'Brien's Meat Market and La Boutique last week after a said this week he has no definite plans -now to rebuild at the
$120,000 fire destroyed the two businesses. The building,- site. (staff -photo)
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O'Brietstores and
He said Ik:',::'6; q:Flea
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business would :b4:4esa(
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cheringand41custom _niS104‘he`,,.
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processing. - He '404' ','..the , slatedbeforetbe
not lencr ItOOV'Xrt-;*,.'. A7=4411 ',;',„..i.;',40;..AM ,,...9
business Ri
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location ,Of titn;:f0itiat9iit• d)ci T.,f,-. ,..1.!
,ancttliat beOlMutect ri.,4)4...r0 ,e99,
to concentrate hiaefforts on' entire--!-'01Ikien:';1) s.
custom work..,.; ',..7 .Mr.,o`Hrien..satdeie
ablrer.t'et4-mlleet,-164h.ir cidusthoeMweral: ....tthi„.4_4.:sZ.'*sAl4S"'arilgit,
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oneuemdbSedrertJtoefftebre;fifi-reoinotherdtiea, ,finalized.,we,re.i.ti. ,s,tgro;ii' gt',..6.
butchers in the area. He said take another•:. ',look;
he received a number of calls ' plans," he said. i'., • .•)'4
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Cause of fire &terrain
Goderich Pollee -Chief Pat of "MaifY Street,in
King has told the Pigs:al-Star appeared in cg
that the fire which Monday to-. face c
La Boutique and O'Briens' break; enter 'and
Meat Market on the Squire connection with a bz'
February 4 Was'caused by a La '''Boutique 'shOrtit
smouldering match.' the fire broke Out.'
"The fire at La Boutique" McKay has'
the chief said • in • a charged with theft ov
statement, was caused by a in connection with an
smouldering match used in at the Goilerich Postl
the store during a break-in, earlier the same mo
After consulting with the which a stamp
Crown Attorney we have machine 'viiab smashe
concluded that we can not lay Total damage in
• an, further charges in this which completely pi,
regard. We are of the opinion building containing,'
the cause was accidental." • retail outlets, hai
Roderick Neil MaKay, 17, estimated at $120,000.k
Board dlssolves
liaison cOlternitt
The Huron county Board of
Edueation dissolved its
Trustee -Teacher -
Administration liaison
committee Monday afternoon
and gave the committee's
responsibility of recom-
mending the school year
calendar for board approval
to the education committee.
The move take
responsibility of
mending school ca
°away. from a corn
composed of represen
of the board,
federations, pri
associations and se , .
ministration and giv.
trustees.
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