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Times Advocate, 1984-10-17, Page 1ua ty Carpet at great prices Professional installation can be arranged -i Wliltings Phone 235-1964 Little hope given Stephen family faced with dry well Despite the dire straits in which he finds himself, local contractor Jim Rolph was given little hope this week of getting permission to hook in- to the Exeter water system. About a year and a half ago, he and his wife, Susan, built a home on the extension of Carling St. S. in Stephen Township, about 100 feet south of Waterloo St., after determining that a drilled well on the property would provide sufficient water. However, this September, it became apparent that their well was not capable of pro- viding sufficient water for their daily needs and they received temporary approval to hook into the town's water GRAND FINALE — Former South Huron student Tracey Rock returned to sing the opening and closing numbers in the fashion show during the Exeter Precision Skating Club's Ladies Night Out. Remain uncertain about meeting Nay Members of Exeter council still are uncertain about ac- cepting arinvitationfrom Ilay Township to discuss the agri- industrial park being propos- ed for the area near Iluron Tractor at the town's nor- thern boundary Two weeks ago, council agreed to attend such a meeting but only on the basis of the township presenting some new ideas to discuss at the discretion of the indepen- dent planner hired by the town to follow through on their objection to the project. After considerable debate this week. council members decided that the same criteria should be followed before ac- cepting any imitation to meet with the township. A letter received from Iiay indicated they had no new proposals to make regarding the project Councillors Ben Iloogen- boom and Bill Rose initially voiced approval for attending a meeting with Hay Hoogeihoom said he believ ed in dialogue and said the town wouldn't lose anything "We don't have to show them Thieves take several flags Four flags were among the loot carted off by area thieves this week. Three of the flags were taken from the office of the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority and tJsborne Township on Thursday night. The other flag was remov- ed from a pole at the Exeter Cemetery. all nur cards," he said, adding that it was to the town's ad- vantage to discuss the situation. "We should sit down to air grievances or talk things over," Itose added. However, Reeve Bill Mickle said it was important that the ground rules for such a meeting he established to determine who was going to attend and what was to be discussed "1 don't think in the long run we should do anything to jeopardize our planning per- son's position." he argued "We're talking a pretty serious" situation here" he added in saying that there would be long-term ramifica- tions for the town if the mat- ter was not resolved in the way the town wanted or would like. Ile said there was no way he would want to attend such a meeting if it was designed pritnarily "to ferret out nur Ideas to use against us at an ()MB hearing' A motion and subsequent amendment resulted in the decision to contact Jean Monteith. the independent planner, to get her response to the suggestion of a meeting While both councils have in- dicated a desire to resolved the issue withotit going to the cost of an OMB hearing, Ex- eter's hill on the matter con- tinues to rise Approved for payment this week was a hill for $5 14 81 for Jean Monteith & Associates. Previously, council had paid $660 to the Stratford law firm of Mountain, Mitchell. Monteith to represent them at preliminary hearings into the Hay bylaw and one in 1'shorne supply system from the home of a neighbor, Dave Beaver. Continuing efforts to remedy their own well pro- blem have proved fruitless and Monday night, Rolph ap- peared at Exeter council, along with a letter from his solicitor, asking permission to permanently hook into the town's system. Rolph explained that he was "caught in a little bit of a mess" and noted that he had "no alternative left". However, Deputy -Reeve" Lossy Fuller explained that the town's policy strictly pro- hibited extension of water ser- vices to township residents and noted that other similar requests had been turned down. "The policy is established and we have to stand by it,' she commented. When Rolph replied that his township neighbors on both sides were hooked into the system, it was explained that they had done so before the new policy was enacted. Mrs. Fuller said that a re- quest from Frayne Chev-Olds had been turned down and they too had neighbors on both sides receiving town water. Rolph indicated he would be prepared to pay all costs in- volved, but added that he would want to know those costs before the work com- menced if council ruled in his favor. In answer to a question from Mayor Bruce Shaw, the Stephen Township resident said he had been advised by PUC manager Hugh Davis that the work should be started before any heavy frosts. Shaw suggested the matter be turned over to the public works committee for recom- mendation at the next meeting, and this course of action was approved by council. A letter was received from Stephen Township council in- dicating they had no objection to the Rolphs being given per- mission to hook into the Ex- eter system provided that agreement is made between the couple and the town con- cerning payment of construc- tion and consumption costs. PERMITS -JUMP Four commercial projects in Exeter gave the building permit total a major boost in September and closed the gap between the current and 1983 figures. Building official Brian Johnston reported to council 'this week that the September total was $346,818.68. Four commercial permits were valued at $231,900 and there was one new home at $48,000. The balance consisted of 12 permits for residential renovations and additions at $39,918.68, one institutional for $1,000, one industrial for $12,000 and two carports, sundecks and garages at $14,000. The 1984 total value of building permits stands at $1,688,823.80, compared to the $2,021,951.50 for the same period a year earlier. In 1990, when the town fac- new supplies may have to be ed a similar request, a com- found before the debentures on the current sources are paid off. At the time, however, it was noted that the applicant had every expecr<ation of being able to drill a suitable supply on his own property. mtttee recommended that it be turned down because it could lead to requests from several township areas for similar consideration and that could lead to increased costs for town users in that TWO GET CERTIF=ICATES Two members of the South Huron rec centre staff have been awarded permanent cer- tification by the ministry of tourism and recreation. Lynne Farquhar has received the Permanent Municipal Recreation Direc- tor's Certificate, type B, hav- a� ing successfully met the educational and professional experience requirements. The Permanent Arena Manager's Certificate has been awarded to Cam Stewardson for having met all necessary criteria for -this distinction. sLk • K OF C GET CHARTER — More than 250 persons attended Saturday's Chorter Night of the newly organized Fr. J.M. Fogarty Mt. Carmel and Exeter Knights of Columbus Council. From the left are District Deputy Arend deBoer, Warden Casey Cook, Grand Knight Phil Campbell, guest speaker Ross Daily and chaplain Fr. Joseph Nelligan. T -A photo Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex a dvoc & North tambton Since 1873 v;x One Hundred and Twelfth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, October 17,1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Council will proceed to next step larkeshore residents bask water line The results of the poll to determine the amount of sup- port for a new water system along Highway 21 to be paid for by the affected property owners was r ealed at the second regular October meeting of Hay township council. Of an eligible 849 lan- REFRESHMENTS — Mary Ellen and Darrell Gingerich get refreshments from Lor- raine Alexander and Ethel McMurtrie of the sponsoring Ausable Nomads at Wednes- day's Red Cross blood donor clinic. T -A photo Pool makes history by making a profit For one of the few times in its history, the Exeter and district swimming pool budget ended up in the black this season. "We added it up 10 times because we didn't believe it," mused rec director Lynne Farquhar in presenting the report to the South Huron rec board, Thursday. The pool program had an operating profit of $1,760, although one PUC bill re- mains to be paid. It is not ex- pected to be very high. The board had budgetted for a deficit of $2,105 so the WIN MONCUR SCHOLARSHIP — In addition to winning the 1984 Moncur Scholar- ship, James McDonnell and Deb Josephson recieved o new plaque from Ken and Phyllis Lawton who are shown at the left. At the right is Huron superintendent Bob McCall. T -A photo Darling's start expansion Boon for superintendents Exeter's sidewalk superintendents will now be able to pull up a chair at the corner of Sanders and Main St. and be surrounded by contruction activity. With work already under- way on the new three -store mall on the south-west corner, Darling's IGA announced this week that construction has started on their expansion program on the north-west corner. A new 6,240 square foot ad- dition will be built to the north of the present store in what is now the parking lot. When that 130' by 48' sec- tion is built, the old two-storey section of the store will be removed and added to the parking area. The north half of the ex- isting store will also be ex- tended out to the Main St. sidewalk and spokesman Joe Darling said the net floor spaces gain when all the work is completed will be about 3,500 square feet. That will result in a total of 12,000 square feet in the building, which will be known as the A.J. (Fred) Darling building. Roger Dougall Construction Ltd. is the general contractor and work is expected to be completed by mid-January. An in-store bakery will be included along with all-new modern equipment in the other departments. Darling said the firm will be able to provide shoppers with an enlarged selection of groceries, produce and meat. Parking for 45 cars will be provided in the new lot at the south and the one which is now available on the former Exeter Bowling Lanes site. The latter parking area will be paved in the immediate future for customers during the building project. Darling said the firm hopes to complete the building pro- ject with a minimum of in- convenience to customers. He explained that the firm has been planning the project for some time and hope the expansion will add to the viability of Exeter's core, area figure is a turnaround of $:3,865. In 1983, the pool operated at a loss of $2,148. Revenue was up almost $3,000 over the previous year to $16,136. while expenses were down about $1,300 to $14,376. The rec head said 524 youngsters enrolled in lessons and 401 of them passed their courses for a 76 percent achievement rate. She said she was very pleased with the program and staff at the pool, especially in view of the shuffling which took place at the start of the season. Several younger members joined the staff when senior members vacated their posi- tions for full-time jobs elsewhere and Miss Farquhar has recommended that due to the lack of experience that will face the staff next season, a one-week in-service training session be held before swim sessions begin to train the staff on CPR, first aid, stroke analysis, emergency pro- cedures and orientation to the equipment and facility. She also recommends an in- centive program and remuneration for staff being based on qualifications and experiencewith a hike in pay scales to provide a salary range of $186 to $194 for the head supervisor, $172 to $180 for the assistant and $140 to $168 per week for the instruc- tor/guards. The board made no decision on the recommendations but did approve her suggestion that leaders -in -training be provided free t -shirts to iden- tify them and show apprecia- tion for their efforts. The rec director also sug- gested the board should con- sider allowing the use of such things as inner -tubes, snorkel equipment and other items by youngsters at public swim sessions . She said this may en- courage more participation in view of the increased com- Please turn to page 3 downers, 639 ballots (75 per- cent) had been received by October 15. Sixty-seven per- cent support a pipeline, and 33 percent are opposed. Emphasizing the fact "this is not a vote, but a consensus, a clear mandate", Reeve Lionel Wilder instructed clerk Joan Ducharme to consult with engineer Burns Ross and the ministry of intergovern- mental affairs, and with the benefit of their advice draw up a document to be submit- ted to the Ontario Municipal Board as the first step in seek- ing permission to build the system. When asked their feelings about the response, Wilder said council had not tried to sway opinion either way, but to bring information to people to enable them to'fortn An In- telligent opinion. Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard - said "the people have let us know what to do. Now we'll try to dot every "i" and cross every "t" and do everything properly. Councillor Murray Keys concurred, saying council had been approached end were responding, and Councillor Claire Deichert said council's duty now was to "keep the ball rolling". Councillor John Elder was more subjective. He invited anyone opposed to the new water system to come and take a shower at his house. Council could not escape discussion about water. Henry Hendriks, Morris Webb and Andy and Sharon Durand attended the Meeting to hear the preliminary report on the Truemner municipal drain beginning at concession 14, lots 16 and 17. Serious ero- sion is apparent in two areas. W.G. Bartlett engineer Bruce Holdsworth advised straightening the ditch from the crossing to where it leaves the Durand property, and fill- ing in the old channel. The in - Two hurt in collision Two Huron Park men sus- tained major injuries in one of the three area collisions in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week. A car driven by Allan Thorne, Huron Park, went out of control on concession 2-3 of Hay Township south of sideroad 10-11 and rolled over against a hydro pole which was snapped off in the impact. A passenger, Michael Lessard, was taken to South Huron Hospital along with the driver. Damage in the crash was estimated at $5,100. it occur- red around 6:00 p.m., Friday. The other two collisions oc- curred on Tuesday, the first on concession 12-13 of Hay north of Highway 83. A vehi- cle driven by Carman Mathonia, RR 2 Zurich, went out of control in loose gravel and careened into the ditch. The driver escaped injury and damage was set at $2,000. in the other Tuesday crash, a car driven by Robert McClinchey, RR 1 Zurich, col- lided with a parked car on Richmond St. in Hensall. The parked vehicle was owned by Hensall BP. Total damage was listed at 8750. side banks on some of the sharp bends should be flatten- ed and resloped. Wilder surmised that some of the trees now causing trou- ble would be a good size, as the drain was built 45 years ago and has never had an ex- tensive clean-out. Holdsworth estimates the entire cost assessed against the 3,800 acres draining into the area will be $27,000, with 46 percent of that shared among those directly benefit- ting. The balance will be paid by those upstream. Taking into account crop damage allowance, provin- cial grants and other deduc- tions, Holdsworth estimates Hendriks will be out of pocket approximately $1,400 to $1.700, and Durand will pay about $1,100. Webb signed an agreement with council to continue the clean-out to his property at concession 15, lot 16. Holdsworth was instructed to proceed with the final Please turn to page 3 Trip isn't justified; neither is 'Despite' the faced Exett'r economic development com- mittee has decided that a pro- posed trip to Germany and England by two represen- tatives can not be justified at this time due to the small number of contacts to visit, an editorial in this newspaper a week ago that questioned whether the trip could be justified has received sharp criticism. Letters appear in this issue from Reeve Bill Mickle, chairman of the committee, and Councillor Dorothy Chap- man in response to the editbrial and Monday night Mayor Bruce Shaw also levelled criticism over the editorial • Matter sugge'sflhg= editorial questions the wisdom and motivation of in- dustrial promotion. Shaw said the editorial "missed the mark" as to what is happening with industrial promotion in the town. He also took exception to a suggestion in the editorial that only one person be sent on the trip and the savings be used to arrange further trips if the circumstances warrant or the money be used for other promotions. . Having gone on a previous trip to Germany with Mickle, Shaw said he was quite confi- dent in terming as inaccurate Please turn to page 3 SECOND BREAKIN -- The Concept 11 shop in the Zehr's plaza was broken intc for the second time in a week. Looking through where the bock door was ore Kim Adair and Kim Finlayson. T -A photo Hair shop clipped by thieves again For the second time in less than a week, Concept fi Hairstyling at the north end mall has been broken into by thieves. it was one of three businesses at the' north end found broken into on Thurs- day morning. The others were Exeter Farm Equipment and Algoma Tire. A stereo and a small amount of money was taken in the breakins, which are be- ing investigated by Sgt. Kevin Short and Constable Brad Sadler. t in addition, several residents of the south-west section of town report the theft of flags on the same night. On Tuesday, a Ford diesel tractor was recovered in Ex- eter. it had been stolen earlier from Parkhill. Constable Dan Kierstead is continuing the in- vestigation with OPP in Parkhill. The local police report they have a child's wallet at the of- fice. It may be claimed by the owner by proper identifica- tion of the item and contents.