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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-07-13, Page 1• .- • 0:" • .4* +4,4 • .404. . , . "tte • -•4••• '••• Man .pulled from flames Courthouse bells on• 9 town hall bells off BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Councillors meeting in the town hall Monday evening decided to let the court house "bells" ring even though asked to turn it off, but will turn off the town hall "bells" iust, as a precaution. ' • A letter was receivedlrom Howard Norton in Goderich asking that the court house clock be silenced. Norton said the "bell" had been quiet during the recent court house roof repairs, and he had hoped someone had "finally heard it ring quite enough and had decided to pUt it to rest". When he heard the clock chiming again recently, he decided to write the letter to council. — , , • .'4.4,t1 . . Bert McCabe of RR 4, Goderich remains in critical condition In a London hospital after fire destroyed his Colborne Township home Thursday. Mr. McCabe was pulled from the fire by neighbours and rushed to London by ambulance. The Goderich- Fire Department answered the alarm. (photo by Dave Sykes) destroy home A Colborne Township man remains in critical condition ina London hospital after fire destroyed his home at RR 4, Goderich, Thur- sday. Bert McCabe suffered severe( burns to the upper part of his body and smoke inhalation in the fire that gutted his home..Fire officials estimated the fire started at the rear of the hoUse and 1)..(kipfithe\as:= .::;.zreorrre-rovith smut*. as he tried to reach the front door. He was nulled from the fire h no10-igriiirs Don Sowerby and his son Brian, who turned the alarm in to the Goderich Fire Department at -about 7:30p.m. Mr. McCabe was rushed to London where he remains in criticareondition. The Goderich firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly after their arrival but 4F.'4ef, The cause of the blaze is. unknown , damage to the house WaS estimated at $25,000. Town pays for poor work SHIRLEY J. KELLER It took a recorded vote, but Bob Gibbons on Sunset Drive, will be reimbursed $150....the money he spent to have his lavign and boulevard brought back to standard after it was torn up by the town -hired crews during paving operations. Those voting in favor of paying the account were Councillor Stan Profit, Councillor, Elsa Haydon, Councillor John Doherty, Deputy - reeve Eileen Palmer and Mayor Deb Shewfelt. Those opposed were Reeve -Bill Clifford, Councillor Bob Allen; CouncillA•Dave Gower and Councillor Don Wheeler, The discussion on the subject' revealed that the sub -contractor had arrived at the Gibbons home laterrorre- evening, and using the light from a vehicle spread top soil and some grass seed. According to Deputy -reeve Eileen Palmer, is was unsatisfactory. The Gibbons' lawn, she said, was like a golf green prior to the paving operations, and the repair work was of ex- tremely poor quality. Commissioner of works Ken Hunter and, town clerk Larry McCabe both felt that to pay the account would he setting a precedent that could prove to be expensive for the town. Hunter admitted that the area probably should have been sodded and even went on to say, that in the future, sod would be used in every case. But, he said, if the Gibbons' account was paid, more similar accounts would folloW. Councillor Elsa Haydon said she would not make her decision acco ding to what might happen in the future. S said she felt The town had made an error b not properly replacing the lawn at the Gib ons'• home, and the town •should make restit ion to his satisfaction. - - 'Why should t town not put things back the way we found it. ' asked Profit. "I sympat 'ze with the fellow," said Coun- cillor Bob A en, "but I can't go along with what he did." It was explained by town engineer Burns Ross th the town agreed withGibbons that the initial repair work at his home was un- satis actory, and had offered to correct it. But, sai. Gibbons wantedno part of the town's of r anu hired his own contractor to have the ork done, and subsequently passed the bill long to•the town. . . • • ••'•'•''• 4';'‘.44 • 4'4' "4.4,7-1' 4-".7i13 "The bell would be nice if -it rang perhaps on the hour, or',every weekend through the sum- mer, but I find'having it ring every 1.5'minutes 365 days of the year is too much,' wrote Norton. That letter was received by council and filed. In short, -no action was taken on it, the con- sensus of opinion obviously being that the clock chimes are acceptable "bells" in town. 'But Councillor Bob Allen did make a motion that the fire siren on the town hall roof be turned off...and,councillors readily Concurred with his request. Steeplejack Carl Vincent of Grand Bend is _ n..--41.trigt,t7.1t4VIlif•theitiirarliteff•roOtrvir $3,785...and the siren will be turned off whenever a workman is on the roof just as a safety precaution. 131 YEAR -28 THURSDAY; JULY 13,1978 30 CENTS PER COPY 4-1•14 41 • BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER .• The future of Goderich's municipal airport was determined a' little more clearly Monday evening when town .council met and agreed * following a committee of the whole session, to attempt to carry out the, Transport Canada conceptual project calling for a 5,000 foot by 100 foot asphalt runway built in stages. "The key word here is attempt," said Mayor Deb Shewfelt before the reCorded vote was taken. That vote was 6.- 3 in favor. Those ap- proving the motion were Reeve Bill Clifford, Councillor Stan Profit, Councillor Bob - Councillor . Dave Gower, Councillor Don Wheeler and Mayor Dek-SheVfelt:. Those on: ppsed were DepIty7iveye_ E.' ten, Saltrkez„ Haydon. • Richard Koroscil of Transport Canada was on hand to suggest thdt Transport Canada officials would help the municipality by suggesting the best ways to phase in the work. Off the cuff, Koroscil thought the town might build a 3,000 foot by 100 -foot gravel runway which would later be asphalted. Two more 1,000 foot paved additions would be made, making four distinct work Packages. • - Koroscil gave very rough estimates on the cost of each stage - possib•ly $250,000 for the first stage;‘,. $175-$200,000 .for the second stage; and as much as $250,000 for each of the third ... and fourth stages. • 'A 5,000 foot paved runway ,is well over $1 Koroscil. . This cost would, of course, be ex,cliasive of the - price of the land which ,will be needed if the project goes ahead. Included in council's :Work.• halted • , BYSHIRLEY J. KELLER Ken Hunter, Goderich's commissioner of works, told council. Monday evening at its July meeting that an outdoor patio under con- struction at Harbor Park Inn is illegal—ex- pansion, and the owners have been verbally notified to stop work on the addition. This action follows receipt of a petition signed by 41 neighbors objecting to the construction of the patio at the west end of Harbor Park Inn. "The purpose is' for the outdoor service of intoxicating drinks," the petition said. "This patio is within 20 feet of the road to the beach and is being' passed- by a large number of children daily." Five reasons of objecting to the construction were listed in the petition, including concern about .noise, adverse effect on local property valuation, and an Unnecessary offense to park users. A second letter was received from Klahan'ie District Guide Commissioner, Diane Buchanan, suggtsting that if the patio were approved, a feitee should be erected around it. Councillor Elsa Haydon also asked at the meeting about the increase use of the town's park for hotel customer parking: bunter said there was space for 26 cars --behind the hotel if the parking lot were properly !Warked. Councillor Bob Allen reminded Council the park is for public use, and public parking would prdbablY be acceptable there. motion is a notation that it Would be essenti-al-to immediately acquire control over four lots adjacent to the airport, to protect the zoning requirement for Transport Canada's criteria. Cost of this. property has been estimated a $100,000. Letters will be going out to the owne s of the land, advising' them that the 'tow is willing to acquire the property. Indications al'e. that Transport Canada ould provide -up to $250,000 on each applicationmade by town council for expansion at ,the .irport, but the amount of money that wou . be for- thcoming would depend to a great e eton the economic benefit studies conduct:d by Tran- sport Canada. Koro.scfl warne.d.. ouncil. there. was "no premise" of funding an said that even -if-ofre-pitalie4,iTarfsmveck-t-hvi, ';- if you get Iffe-61--ie phas-e—You get money Tor another". It is understoo. that Transport Canada funds for buildin airports and for airport- expansions from coast to coast are severely limited. Deputy -reeve Eil-een 'Palmer learned, fr.= Koroscil that if the town leased gthe property to another company or group, the town could forget about the grants. . "The crux of the problem IS -the lots and the money," Mayor Deb Shewfelt observed.. '. Dan Murphy, town solicitor, appeared at -the public meeting and said that the present owners of the lots in question have applied to.; :Colborne Township for...building permits. "They .can't be delayed' any. longer," said Murphy, uriging council to reach some sort of a decision on the problem.. "I am totally sold on the airport," said Councillor Dave Gower. "If we are going to ' Tao to page 6 • 11 a,me steering committee BY JOANNE WALTERS A survey has recently been completed in Godericb which shows 'that there is definitely a' need for a Big, BrotheTs' agency bete and a steering committee has been foi-med in order to establish this agency. Big Brothers is an organilation involving the matching of fatherless boys between the ages of 6 and 16 with mature. and concerned male volunteers of good character who are willing to invest a few hours a Week in the future of boys who need a friend. These two -share mutual interests or hobbies, a sportingevent or library visit, a fishing trip or work project. Ih this mariner; the boy 'is given an opportunity to become a happier, better adjustedperson while. the. man participates in. one of the most rtwarding eAperiences of his life. Talk of establishing a Big Brothers agency in • this town was initia,ted.this year through an - Experience '78 projeAbeing conducted two students' working out of the 1 -turn Centre for Children and Youth in Clinton. Marianne Frayne and Tracy Baker 41--cr assesSiiirthe- need-roi and helping to set up the agencies in four Huron County locations this sum'rper. From a public meeting held by the two students in Goderich on June26 the following steering committee evolved: Michael Cox, ° Charles Kerr, Bill McNaughton, Dennis Wellwood, Eileen Painter, Dan Murphy, the' Reverend Ralph King and Robert Dixon. This steering committee_isIn the very early stages of forming a Big Brothers agency here: They have entered into a six month agreefnent with the Big Brothers Association of Canada which gives Ahem tie right to use the Big Brothers name ad• lays- out stipulations for forming such an agency. Since the committee has already determined the need • for Big Brothers in Goderich, their next step is to form a Board of Directors con- sisting of 10 to 15 people of good moral character representing a cross-sectionlof the ' community: These directors will holdrOsitions Ilice—prefident, secretary -treasurer and publicity, financing and matchirig chairmen, etc. To this end a public meeting is'being held on ' Turn o page 6. • •-• pt runway N. 4. • • 4 Work crews • have been WO removing trees along Highway 21 this week, -a Move that-in- dirates construction wort -�n -the widening of a portion of the highway (photabi Dave Sykes) • will begin. this "year..