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Times-Advocate, 1985-07-10, Page 3OPTIMISTS HELP SCOUTS — Bob presents a cheque in the amount of Group Committee. The money will Guiding activities. Davis of the Lucan Optimist club $5,000 to Dale Froats of the Lucan be used for various Scouting and T -A photo Group home battle Continued from front page tion was the culmination of a two-year search, he said, and the Association planned to build a home that would fit into the physical environment "and look as good as yours, if not better." Gray said he had encountered hostile property owners before. He said the group home staff and residents would have to sell themselves by being the best Apartments are planned A court revision was held at the last Stephen Council meeting regarding .the Carey municipal drain. There was an appeal from the engineer to change the listing of one road, from Concession Road 22 - 23, township of McGillivray, to County Road #5, County of Middlesex. This was done. The bylaw was given third reading. subject to OMB approval. Three tenders have been received for this drain. It went to the lowest bidder, Dennis Wilhelm Excavating, at $58,577. Donald Darling of Mt. Carmel pro- posed to council that he renovate his property, converting it into apart- ments. Council is in favour of this as long as certain conditions are met. The conditions are as follows: that Darling get health unit approval, that a zoning change and a proper plan be brought into council, and that a small business, CC Rentals, operating on a property owned by his daughter, be brought up to zoning status. A petition for drainage repair from Ben Dietrich was heard, regarding lot 12, concession 1. Dietrich wants repairs to the Centralia drain. Coun- cil accepted his petition, and Kelley and Associates were asked to bring in a report. A bylaw was passed to change the yield signs to stop signs where side road 15 and side road 20 meet conces- sion 2 - 3. A public meeting will be held con- cerning the proposed closing of a road allowance on plan 215 on July 16 at 7:30, during the council meeting. In- vitations will be sent out to abutting property owners. A three-year extension was granted to Michael Ryan, to bring in his plan of the subdivision on part lot 24, con- cession South Boundary. Council granted permission for two special occasion permits to be given. One will be for the Crediton men`, slowpitch league, which is having a tournament in Crediton on August 2, 3, 4, and 5. The other will he for the Shipka Rookies' slowpitch team. which is having a tournament in Dashwood August 16, 17 and 18. i neighbors on the street, and ex- perience had taught him attitudes would eventually change. Gray cautioned that in similar cases referred to the OMB, all spot zoning for group homes had been upheld by that body, and "not one turned down". John Stephens, who had been sitting quietly among the delegation, spoke up to say he had missed the public meeting, and had come to the coun- cil session with an open mind. He termed Gray a gentleman, and thank- ed him for his honest answers. Turn- ing to the other spokesman for the Association, Stephens said he found Evans' attitude "quite disgraceful". He said his quarrel was not with the substance of what the lawyer was saying, but "style - trying to sell an idea and coming across with such a hard-nosed approach." Evans made no apologies for his stance. Shaw expressed surprise at the depth of hostility displayed. He handl- ed the potentially explosive situation with judicious skill, diplomatically placating and clarifying as necessary. He reminded those pre- sent "council at this time is not mar- ried to any proposal, just to law." Shaw said every decision made by council is open to the public, but the only time people get excited is when they are threatened. He said the Association -must be respected - it was trying to do what was best. and might not make the right decision, but was making it in the open. 'Replying to one comment that "bigshots were taking over", Shaw remarked that the upcoming November elections offered everyone the opportunity to become one of the bigshots. Shaw said ifbylaw 27 is overturn- ed, the old bylaw allowing group homes anywhere not specifically pro- scribed would again be in force, and. reiterated that objections should be filed with the OMB before the July 9 deadline. Mrs. Bell interjected to say a $50 fee is required with each objection to deter frivolous appeals. Shaw advis- ed the group that individual letters containing well -reasoned arguments would be more effective than a peti- tion, or duplicates of one letter. Veri wanted to know if a building permit would be issued before an OMB decision was obtained. Shaw said building official Brian Johnston would seek legal advice if he had doubts. Veri asked that the group he notified of the legal opinion within the next 10 days, to enable those opposed to the relocation on the selected site to prepare a proper defence. The mayor thanked the delegation for raising "far-reaching concerns". "We have to do some soul-searching too", he said. "It's not over yet." It'sasurhit with arYyycrowd. Pick Some Up Today For large groups, remember our do-it-yourself buffet. kntucky Fried Chicken 227 Main St. N., Exeter Times-Advocote,, July 10, 1985 Page 3 Young Tarzans create headaches Children endangering their lives by playing Tartan on a rope swing at the Ausable River dam, and Exeter's en- dangered white squirrel population, were two items discussed at last week's lengthy council meeting, (which did not get down to the business on the agenda until after the normal 10:00 p.m. adjournment because of the time taken to deal with two delegations, one protesting the relocation of a group home, and the other the acquisition by the town of 50 acres of land). The first topic launched a discus- sion on who owns the land at the dam, and where responsibility and liabili- ty rest in case of injury and worse. A legal opinion solicited from Little and Evans stated that "in the final analysis, the courts today seem to be saddling owners or occupiers of land with strict liability for accidents on their property", and advised the town to maintain a high level of liability in- surance and take reasonable steps to notify persons of dangers on the property. Clerk Elizabeth Bell informed coun- cil the dam was originally con- structed to supply water to Canadaian Canners. Tom Prout, manager of the r Ausable Bayfield Conservation, has promised to cooperate in the erection of warning signs, but disclaimed any further responsibility, according to Mrs. Bell. Mayor Bruce Shaw spoke longing - "DOUGHNUTS" IN THE DRINK — It was inner tubes away for Car- rie Stuart(foreground) and Mark McDonald (background) on Friday, while Darren Boyle swam along side. The inner tubes were just one of the attractions at Exeter Swimming Pool's "Wet and Wild" Day. ly ot a simpler time, when someone who broke an arm after falling out of a tree on another's property would be reprimanded. Now, "one group would chop down the tree, and another would put a fence around the school". As the swimming season will be oiler by the time the Authority board meets again, Erwin Sillery will be asked to meet with the executive board to represent the town's interest. He will be authorised to do whatever is necessary to arrive at a satisfac- tory solution. Turning to the four -legged Exeter residents who are endangered through no fault of their own. Mrs. Bell said neither the ministry of municipal affairs nor the ministry of natural resources had been receptive to the idea of a private member's bill to protect s he town's white squir, el population. They thought the request would be deemed frivolous. 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