Times-Advocate, 1986-08-20, Page 13nit.„
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From Gibbs Park at Grand Bend
Tldrd complaint of vamdalism, drunkon behavior and foul Ianguags
For the third time this summer,
Grand Bend Council entertained a
delegation of irate and upset town
residents asking for immediate action
to stop drunken behavior, vandalism
and foul language originating at par-
ties that go on until five in the
morning.
About 25 Gibb Park residents
presented their case to council Mon-
day night, after having written a
descriptive letter accompanied by a
petition of 28 names received by the
council office August 8. The letter and
petition outlined a series of incidents
described as a "free-for-all" that has
taken place throughout the summer
at the Acheson cottages behind
Mainstreet Hotel and are now owned
by Jerry Sanders Sr., president and
owner of Sanders on the Beach as
well. The cottages are used as rental
units to house their tavern -dining
room staff.
The Village Clerk on behalf of Coun-
cil apparently wrote to Sanders tell-
ing of the village policy of charging
the owners of such rental properties
where partiers have been charged by
the noise by-law officer. As a result
both Sanders and Edward Arnett,
general manager, were at the Mon-
day council meeting with copies of
their letter of defence and rebuttal to
the accusations.
Reeve Harold Green used the gavel
of office several times to maintain
order rather than have a private
argument between residents and the
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(Acheson) cottage owners.
Sanders and Arnett were vehement
in their statement that they had never
been told of these problems until
council's letter was received about
August 10 when they held a meeting,
and decided to fill in a fire pit in the
courtyard formed by the cabins that
was a gathering place for many after
hours parties.
Todd Cooper and Graham Hibbert
who both work at Sanders and live in
one cabin claimed that many of these
disruptive partiers were uninvited at
the fire -pit but there is no phone and
they did not want to leave the cabin
to go to the police to report the
rowdyism.
"I know who did a lot. of the
damage" and some of the offenders
have been fired, claimed Hibbert. He
was referring mainly to the destruc-
tion of the fence at the Kadlecik pro-
perty and the damage to flower boxes
etc. at another neighbouring cottage.
Jerry
Sanderspointed
out that now
he has filled in the fire it securi-
ty
has securi
ty people looking after all premises,
and that next year the cabins will be
family rentals and not a group of
young staff which should help restore
a quieter atmosphere to Shady Lane
in Gibbs Park.
Reeve Green supported the accusa-
tions of the residents that the people
who broke into the Water Slide to
cavort were seen going to the Acheson
cottages and other acts of vandalism
could be attributed to that area of
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cabins. Spokesperson Janet
Breakwell claims she finally went, to
the OPP and was told that things were
in the process of being done to cleat
the problem and that a petition would
help, and that the owners would be
charged. Sanders claimed he never
heard about anything until the August
council letter.
In summary Councillor Snider
stressed that if uninvited people caus-
ed problems on your property you
must go to the police. He also reit-
terated council's policy to charge the
owners if tenants had charges laid
against them repeatedly.
As the delegation rose to leave,
George Kadlecik commented "I
guess I'd better repair my fence after
Labour Day."
At this point council moved to go In
Camera to discuss a legal matter, and
again later to discuss a village staff
matter.
Returning to the council chambers,
Reeve Green introduced an insurance
claim by Peter Becker who broke his
toe jumping from his boat onto the
partially submerged cement pier at
the harbour building. He wishes some
type of compensation in spite of the
fact that the harbour staff are con-
stantly warning all boaters that the
cement is very slippery due to the
high water levels. It was decided to
report the claim to the village in-
surance underwriters with a recom-
mendation not to pay any
compensation. .
Among the 15 items of cor-
respondence was a request frons the
Granton Lions Club to sell lottery
tickets for a classic Chev '64 Impala
convertable from a parked car on the
Main Street of Grand Bend. They
agreed to pay the $10 parking fine
(there is a two hour limit on Main St.)
Although council agreed in prin-
cipal they supported this service
group. Councillors Woodley and
Lemon wanted to prevent this abuse
of the system "Let's nip this kind of
thing in the bud-- and not make a
travesty of our. own bylaws'. The
Granton Lions Club cannot park on
the main street for three days to sell
tickets or on Village property. They
could, however, do so from private
y with the owner's permission,
sue as the Kadlecik Construction
office.
Councillors Dennis Snider asked
council to support a motion to the
county council that they make every
effort to have the ministry cif the en-
vironment charge those persons
responsible for the dumping of farm
manure into the waterways, which of
course results in pollution of the
resort beaches.
Considerable work has been done to
the municipal docks this summer, but
much more needs to be budgetted for
to be up to par for the 1987 season
reported Snider.
Councillor Barti Southcott reported
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August 20, 1986
that the Ausable/Bayfield Au languor)
had rated Grand Bend top priority
status for the Watershed Control
• Study. Erosion repairs along some
riverfront properties had also been
upgraded in priority.
A Planning Board meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, August 26. A
dinner for Capt. Bruce Helm and
Asst. Capt. Geoff Fournie of the
Beach Patrol will also be held Tues-
day evening. Neither will return next
year for patrol duty.
The OPP will hold their end -of
sumer dinner at Oakwood Inn,
September 3, and once again those
leaving the contingent will be
presented with official Grand Bend
pins.
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BEST THEME FLOAT — The Drew Robertson Pioneer Family float was the top entry in the theme category
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in Saturday's Summerfest parade in Crediton.
Few objections to Hay water
. Although 850 property owners are
affected by the proposed pipeline to
bring potable water from the Grand
Bend plant along Highway 21 to
Drysdale, only 15 letters objecting to
some aspect of the proposed new
system had been received when Hay
council met for its second regular
August meeting.
Reeve Lionel Wilder told fellow
councillors he had met with 65 cottage
owners in the Bayview subdivision
who were confused and concerned
about the word "deferred", assuming
that meant they would not be getting
the water when it was first available.
Wilder said he assured them that
"deferred" only meant property
owners who were not on the main line.
He said he had consulted with
engineer Burns Ross and ascertain-
ed that possibly present distribution
systems can be used with the new
system after pressure reduction
valves and other adjustments have
been made, and if blow tests show ex -
Fleck workers
vote to strike
Unionized workers at the Fleck
Manufacturing Inc auto parts plant,
Huron Park. have voted overwhehn-
ingl� in fa vor of strike action to press
demands for a newcontract with im-
proved wages and benefits.
HUI while the workers, members of
the Canadian Auto Workers, have
voted 88 percent in favor of a strike.
a walkout is not imminent, CAW na-
tional representative Bert Rovers of
London said Wednesday.
"We will try to resolve this without
a strike." fie said.
The contract expired Monday but
further meetings are planned • for
August 24 and 25, Rovers said. A legal
strike cannot occur until early
September. he added. because a pro-
vincial labor ministry "no board
report.' indicating a deadlock in talks.
is not due for at least a week. Workers
cannot walk out legally until two and
a half weeks after the report is issued
The workers. 90 percent of whom
are women, average $6.5(1 an hour in
their existing agreement. The plant's
530 workers manufacture wiring
harnesses for automobiles.
istirig systems Bari Handle pressure of
60 pounds or Less.
' Some letter writers wanted to know
why they couldn't pay off the10.84 mill
rate assessment right away. Wilder
explained that is impossible when
money is debentured and a commit-
ment made for a specific number of
years.
Wilder said no questions about a
distribution system can be answered
until the main line is in and a distribu-
tion system has been set up. He plann-
ed to ask Ross if a public meeting
should be held now; or if the objections
should be brought directly to tjhe OMB
for a decision.
Walter Brisson attended the session
to get council's approval for his plan
to build a marina and boating facili-
ty on lot 19, Lake Road West conces-
sion. The existing gully would be
deepened into a channel. Council for-
mally approved the plan, provided it
conforms to Hay's zoning bylaw.
ABCA engineer Paul Elston or so-
meone with equal knowledge and
authority will be asked to attend the
next regular meeting to address some
concerns. Councillors were
unanimous in their objection to an
ARCA stiputlation that people wishing
to build on the lake bank either have
the Authority drill test holes at a cost
of $2,000 each, or have the township
guarantee 111e foundation for 100
years. Even if the test holes are dug,
Wilder said the ABCA requires the
property owner to sign a waiver ab-
solving AI3CA of all responsibility.
Wilder noted that if present erosion
continues at the current rate, parts of
Highway 21 may have disappeared in
100 years.
Councillors also wish to obtain
more information about the ABCA's
proposal to undertake a study to pro-
vide suitable mapping depicting flood
and erosion risk areas along the Lake
Huron shoreline in partnership with
municipalities with lake frontage. A
federal grant would pay 90 percent of
the $90,000 cost, leaving participating
municipalities to share the
remainder.
Turning from water to dogs, coun-
cillors decided that from now on
owners of strays that are picked up
will be asked to reimburse the
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THREE PARADE BIKERS - Steve Averill, Jeremy Pickering and Mat-
thew Regier participated in Saturday's Crediton Summerfest parade.
Matthew won the red ribbon for best decorated bike. T -A photo
township for the cost of tie pickup.
The South Huron Veterinary Clinic
informed council that effective
September 1 the rates for initial
pound fee will be $5, boarding fees will
be $8 per day, and euthanasia and
disposal will be $20.
The dog control officers charges $10
per trip plus mileage. Disposing of an
unclaimed stray will cost the
township approximately $75.
Permits to construct seven new
homes were issued in the last two
months.
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CREDITON & DISTRICT
OFF TO NASHVILLE — One of the first prize winners in Saturday's Crediton Summerfest parade was
the Crediton Social Club entry Nashville Bound. T -A photo
Quiet weekend
for resort OPP
The Grand Bend OPP report a com-
paratively quiet weekend in the
resort.
!During the past week, the detach-
ment officers responded to 64 general
urrences. There were 30 liquor of-
fences and three people were charg-
ed with impaired driving. Another
three had their licences suspended for
12 -hour periods after undergoing
Alert machine tests.
The marine patrol "checked 48
vessels and there were six charges
laid and 10 warnings. One of the
charges was under the Criminal Code
with a boater not having an observer
on board while towing a water skier.
It's the second week in a row for such
a charge.
The OPP remind motorists that ac-
cidents really aren't accidents in that
they are caused by someone's
mistake or foolishness. It only takes
one little mistake, one minor violation
or a moment's carelessness to
become a traffic statistic.
DECORATED BIKES — Riding their decorated bikes in Saturday's
Crediton Summerfest parade were Melissa O'Leary and Liette Clarke.
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