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Times-Advocate, 1979-11-21, Page 17 (2)LIONS CLUB AWARDS — The top students in each grade at South Huron District High School received awards from the Ex- eter Lions club at Friday's Commencement exercises. Above, president Gerry Prout makes the presentation to John Kester, Paul McAuley, Kevin Glasgow and Sarah McClure. T -A photo a � Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex November 21, 1979 dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 Page 1 A For late completion Osborne penalises Contractor A penalty clause in the 1979 Usborne township gravelling contract is being put into force. Usborne councillors decided at the regular November meeting to charge C.A. McDowell Ltd. a sum of $50 per day for 12 days for late completion of the gravelling contract. Two land severance ap- plications were dealt with. One was approved and a second refused. An application from Carl Baptist at Lot 21, Concession 2 was approved for residential purposes only and with a $50 consideration The year of learning Monday night marked the end of the first year of office for Exeter's elected officials and in a brief comment, Mayor Derry Boyle said it had been a year of learning experiences for him. "It hasn't all been a bed of roses, but there have been some pleasant experiences," he remarked. He said he found it disturbing during the year that some members had not been prepared to endorse recommendations that had stemmed from the com- mittees of which they are members. That situation arose a couple of times with recommendations from the special building committee in charge of the new police office. Boyle asked the three new members of council for their views of their first year and all indicated it had been a learning experience. "It's a big, big job," commented Marilyn Williamson and the other two newcomers, Jay Campbell and Don Cameron, also suggested the task and been bigger than they anticipated. They both thanked the experienced members for their assistance during the year. Following the meeting, Mayor Boyle and his wife entertained council at their home. Negotiations underway Three veteran members of Exeter council have been named to the negotiating committee which will follow through on the plan to have only one group bargain with all the town's employees. In the past, each com- mittee negotiated salaries with its own department, but the move to attempt a central negotiating plan was approved two weeks ago by council. Named to the committee were Mayor Derry Boyle, who will be representing the South Huron Ree Centre boared of management and the executive committee; Councillor Ted Wright, representing the public works committee and the cemetery board; and Deputy -Reeve Don MacGregor, representing the police and fire board. The final result of the committee's negotiations will be sent to the finance committee for endorsement before coming to the full council. The committee will also attempt to negotiate two- year contracts with em- ployees this year. fee. The second application from V.M. Roman was not approved because it does not comply with the Osborne secondary plan or proposed amendments to that plan. Building inspector Her- man Van Wieren reported issuing six building permits during the month of October to a total value of $75,500 along with one demolition permit and 33 inspections made. Ontario Home Renewal Plan officer Bill Routly reported three projects underway. but. no com- pletions to report. An application from C.A. :McDowell Ltd. to purchase 500 yards of gravel at 80 cents per yard was ap- proved. Road superintendent and drainage inspector John Batten reported completion of eight tile drain con- structions qualifying for loans of $82.000. Council has been advised that the Province of Ontario has confined the 1980 tax shift due to new assessment equalization figures to five percent. Tax collector Harry Strang advised council that the final tax bills due for TOP GRADE 10 STUDENTS — The top students in grade 10 at South Huron District High School received the RSD Sports shield at Friday's Commencement exercises. From the left are Kevin Glasgow, and Brenda Riddell. Missing were Judith Meliecke and Maureen Gans. T -A photo payment on November 30 had been prepared and were being mailed. They are in the amount of $408,331.35 making the tax roll for the entire year $634.877.60. Changes in assessment Exeter council this week approved using section 86 of the Assessment Act for computing the 1980 taxes and that will result in increases in assessment for some residents and decreases for others. Reeve Si Simmons said the area municipalities of Usborne, Stephen and Hensall were also planning to move to the new system. Assessment officials revealed two weeks ago in an impact review study that 719 of the 1488 residential units would experience assessment decreases and 769 would be increased. Those increases could result in tax increases as high as $322. It has been indicated that the owners of many older homes will face increases while many new home owners will enjoy some savings. The new factors are based on market values of 1975. At their special meeting, Thursday, council also adopted a recommendation of the executive and finance committee to increase the interest penalty on late payments of taxes and miscellaneous charges. The new rate will be 15 percent per year, as com- pared to the current rate of 12 percent. That comes into effect January 1. Wait for new plan Municipal Board cancels bylaw hearing The Ontario Municipal Board has cancelled the hearing set for December 3 on Exeter's restricted area bylaw and two amendments. Lawyer Michael Mitchell of the Stratford law firm of Mountain, Mitchell, Hill, Monteith, Hastings and Burdett, advised council by letter this week that the hearing will probably not be rescheduled until such time as the new official plan has been approved by the ministry of housing. One, of those objecting to the new bylaw is Landawn Tree planting on lagoon Exeter council decided this week to proceed with the planting of six acres of trees on a portion of the property which houses the sewage lagoon west of town Public works committee chairman Ted Wright said the Ausable Bavfield Con- servation Authorit, would provide the seedlings at a cost of one cent each and the total bill for the trees and planting would be around $270. While council agreed to buy the trees for spring planting, some consideration may be given to having the local Boy Scouts undertake the planting under their Trees for Canada project. That suggestion was forwarded by Councillor Jay Campbell, who said Scout groups in other areas have raised funds for their ac- tivities under the plan whereby they get sponsors who pay so much for each tree the Scouts plant. He was asked to in- vestigate whether the Scouts would be interested Ironically, the six acres of new trees corresponds with the six acres of hush land that had to be removed to make way for +h sewage lagoons in the first place. Speeders charged Co-operation f rom a citizen and two nigh -speed police chases r,sulted in charges against 'free people by Exeter polite this week. Tuesday night, the Huron Dental Clinic on Huron St was broke:: into, but through a tip by a citizen who advised police of seeing a suspicious person and vehicle in the area, a suspect was caught and charged by Constable Brad Sadler. As a result of the two high- speed chases. two drivers were subsequently arrested and charged with careless driving. One of the two faces an additional count of im- paired driving There was only one ac- cident in the past week, it involving vehicles driven by Arthur Weiler. Formosa and Susan Campbell, Hensall. They collided on Main Street and total damage was listed at $250 by Constable ,Tim Barnes. ti SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS -- Several presentations of Centralia College was honoured. From the left are made the presentation of the clock, Jim and Shirley with roses. were made Sunday afternoon when Jim MacDonald former principal former Ontario Agriculture Minister W.A. Stewart, Ross Marshall 'Who MacDonald and Bonnie McMillan who presented Mrs. MacDonald T -A photo ONTARIO SCHOLARS AT SHDHS -- at Friday's Commencement exercises. Van Esbroeck, Anne Dearing, Marian Oral Roberts University in Ohio. Ontario Scholarships were presented to 10 South Huron District High School students From the left are Catherine Abbott, Brenda Fletcher, Steve Paton, Brad Taylor, Lucy Martens, Sandra McLeod and Doug Scott. Robin little was absent as he is offending T -A photo Shopping Centres Ltd. who are seeking more permitted uses for the C-5 area in the zoning bylaw. Tha planning board recently received a request from Landawn to add 22 uses and advised council this week that they felt six of those which were requested are compatible with the C-5 area. These included Canadian Tire Store, muffler shop, self -serve restaurant, gas bar, automobile dealer, howling and billiards. Plan board chairman Gerald Merner said his group could find no reason to allow other uses than those already included for the zoning and in reply to a question, said that the shopping centre probably will continue with the ob- jection. Al Monday's session, council endorsed a recom- mendation that the planning board proceed with a public meeting on December 12 in order to amend the land use designation for the property formerly occupied by the police departmentonMain St. Pauls e One of the areas most popular enter'aining groups made a flying trip to Western Canada over the weekend. The Paul Brothers and Shirley , provided the en- terainment for the annual Convention Friday night of the Alberta Trucking Association. Gerald, Lee and Shirley Paul left London airport at noon Friday. They put on a half hour show at 8 p.m , stayed in Calgary over night and were hack at the from institutional to core commercial. Following that public meeting, the board will present council with an of- ficial plan and zoning amendment. The planning board will ntertain International airport in Toronto at noon Saturday. Lee Paul told the T -A, Monday, "we provided a4out 10 songs. We try to keep our numbers topical. In Calgary we sang about the Grey Cup, Oil and Miss Canada." The guest speaker at the convention was former member of Parliament Judy Lamarsh. The Pauls have been booked for another ap- pearance in Calgary in May of 1980. also be asked to consider a suggestion by Margaret Birch, provincial secretary for social development, that the municipality consider regulations for boarding and lodging homes. "A number of municipalities are already regulating boarding and lodging homes, and I hope that you and members of your municipal council will give consideration to taking similar steps, so that in- dividuals using these facilities can be assured that adquate standards are in operation for their protec- trion," she commented. On a question from Reeve Si Simmons, clerk Liz Bell said she didn't think Exeter had any residences that would fall in the category of of being designated as boarding or lodging homes. Kirkton By MRS HAROLD DAVIS Dennis Grinney attended the Royal Winter Fair Thursday. Mrs. Elliott returned home after being a patient in Stratford General Hospital. Mrs. Cecil Dobson spent a few days in Womens College Hospital Toronto. Bill Maddock is a patient in St. Marys Memorial Hospital at time of writing. Mrs. Reverend Mary Mills has returned home after being a patient in St. Marys Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Crago visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Webster at Milgrove. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ber- trand St. Marys were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rea Stephen DUAL VALEDICTORIANS – The honour of being the valedoctorian at Friday's Commencement exercises at South Huron District High School was shared by Dave Holtz - mann and Betty Beer. They are shown above with Principal J.L. Wooden. T -A photo occwwr '�i ami; Mr. and Mrs Henry itarr of North Bay visited recently with Ann Brodie and at- tended the SOth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Poth in Bayfield. Congratulations Emerson Penhale! Cook's is pleased to announce Emerson Penhale of Woodham as the winner of the snowblower of the grand opening of our Kirkton Farm and Garden Supply Centre. Emerson wasn't the only prize winner. If your name is on this list and you haven't received your prize come down to the store and pick it up. Dale Foster Eddie Roth Norman Johns Paul McNaughton Mervin Shute Marie Vogels Ross Ballantyne. Oh yes! We found our mystery customer, she was Helen Shute of Kirkton. If you missed our opening day celebration be sure to drop by we're still giving things away!!