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Zurich Citizens News, 1980-07-17, Page 17Hay township planning Continued from page 1 for agricultural use. An addition to the trailer park would. further restrict the use of his land and to a round of applause from farmers and cottagers surrounding the Cohen property he said council should not consider a trailer park "at all." Farmer Bernie Denomme voiced his opposition to the land use change, saying the development would "cause more problems." Mike Rau of Dashwood who owns property south of the trailer park said any further expansion would devalue his property. When John Lindsay of the Cohen trailer park presented a petition to meeting chairman Deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau signed by Zurich merchants sup- porting the development, a chorus of "boos" was heard. One of the persons opposing the development said the members of the farming community could come up with the same type of sup- port from the Zurich mer- chants. Opposed to seasonal trailer park There was also plenty of opposition to a proposal by John Paul Ducharme to develop a wooded area one mile west of the lake front into a seasonal trailer park. This development requires a change in designation from natural environment to recreational. Leading the opposition forces was John Vander Burght of R.R. 1 Dashwood who said the Hay plan should be very concerned about the maintenance of the family farm. Taking his father's farm as an example Vander Burght said the cottage development, along the lakeshore places a significant amount of their farm in a restricted agricultural zone and that the development by Ducharme would impose further restrictions on their property. He said he was not opposed to the idea of a seasonal trailer park but questioned its location. Expressing concerns about the long term effect in Hay if the land use designation was approved Vander Burght stated "I think its just like a petal thrown in the water; the ripples will spread throughout." Both Lloyd Willert and Joe Miller of the local chapter of the National Farmers Union said the wildlife and water holding areas in the township should be kept. Speaking on behalf of Ducharme was planning consultant Sergio Pompilli who said there was need for this type of development within the area. He stated both the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority and Huron County development officer Spence Cummings were in favour of the park. Pompilli agreed that Vander Burght's concerns were valid and suggested that something could be worked out. Vander Burght continued his criticism of the development following a statement by Pompelli that a few trees would have to be removed in the 35 acre site for campsites and roads. The University of Guelph student said Ducharme would be allowed to remove trees for the campground but that farmers could not ex- pand their agricultural land by removing trees from their ro wood lots, This statement the proposed change was met with immediate ap- cottager John Thiel who said plause from the members of no change in designation the agricultural community, should be made. John Elder whose farm is Taking the farmer's beside Vander Burght's viewpoint on the change was questioned the feasibility of former Hay councillor Don a park which was so Geiger who siad "Con - removed from the lake. In sidering Hay is an reply to a query from gricultural area why is it Mousseau, Elder said he the farmer who always would like to see that type of loses out?" developmentinthe bush areas Geiger suggested on the west side of Highway agricultural restrictions be 21. dropped as they penalize Pompilli said while he farmers on the east side of could understand their Highway 21. concerns the denial of ap- Voice opposition to proval for the seasonal urban designation trailer park could in the long A proposal by Norm run, place a damper on the Whiting who resides just recreation industry in the outside of Exeter to have his township. property which is presently Agree on low -designated restricted density development agriculture, changed to There seemed to be little � was opposed by two opposition for the change in Perms. designation from restricted Penfold said a letter from agriculture to recreational Alcantuc Farms of on part lots 21 through to 28 Thamesford operators of the on the west side of Highway hog operation which is east 21 between Port Blake and of the Whiting -property; said St. Joseph. a change to urban would Many of the individuals restrict any expansion of speaking on the change were their operation. in favour providing that the Larry Shapton of R.R. 1 development was low den- Exeter said- the change sity and was not in the form would ,place his buildings of mobile homes. within _ the restricted Penfold said one of the agricultural area. main reasons for the change He asked Hay council to in designation was that the determine if there was a amount of land left was not need for urban expansion in viable on' a per -farm basis that area of the township and development. along the considering the close lakeshore placed restrictions proximity of Exeter. on the type of agriculture Shapton requested council to which would be permitted. determine how much of his He stated there had been property would be in the some opposition from far- restricted agriculture area if mers on the east side of the the change was approved. highway who said the change Whiting told the meeting in designation would result the land in question has room in more of their land being for five or six residential lots placed in the restricted and is not agriculturally agriculture zone. viable as the property Agricultural land owners contains no top soil. Keith Horner and Elgin The Exeter furniture and Hendrick both said they had appliance dealer said the no plans for the development property would be ideal for of the agricultural property. retired farmers who wished to live in a non -urban area. Exeter lawyer Randy Evans acting on behalf of Neighbours on the south William Buston of London, side of Highway 83 were in suggested that properties in favour of the proposed the area have their change, Whiting stated. designations changed as the need arose. little comment on One cottager said the tYPes other changes of housing permitted on the Two other changes in the present agricultural areas land use schedule received should be described and that little or no comment at the a better defined trailer meeting. bylaw is important. The owners of four John Cox representing properties at,the junction of Conklin Lumber who owns 80 Highways 84 and 21 at St. acres in the area, said the Joseph requested that the firm would like to see land area's designation be have a designation other changed from agricultural to than agriculture. urban to recognize the Satisfying the need for existing use. park space would be a 300 to The other change was on 400 yard set back from the the Hay township side of ake front. Dashwood to extend the core Expressing opposition to .,area policy -zone one block ZURICII FAIR QUEEN CONTEST and TALENT SNOW Friday, July 18 8 o'clock Queen Contestants must be from a 15 mile radius and age 14-21 years. . Children wishing to be in the talent show must be. 16 years or under. Call Diane Thiel Bonnie Schenk `236-4606 236-4691 meeting westerly along Helen Street to Elma Street. The ex- tension of the core area would permit the expansion of the Schroeder Feed Mill, subject to rezoning. In another matter con- cerning Dashwood, the village's water system has allowed for smaller lot sizes. Lots of 8,500 square feet will be permitted, down from 15,000 square feet prior to the installation of the system. Penfold also reviewed several changes in wording for the plan. During the final minutes of the meeting councillor Tony Bedard told the gathering "I know' we're not going to please everybody." Councilor Dick Rau said that based on the sentiments expressed during the meeting, a stringent mobile home bylaw would solve many problems, Sonne of the comments made by members of the farming community were quite justified, councillor Lionel Wilder stated and he echoed the feelings of Keith Horner who stated that co- operation among the residents of Hay was very important. Liquor permit law tightened The provincial govern- ment has stiffened the regulations applying to special occasion liquor permits. Under new Liquor Licence Act rules which became effective July 1, a ceiling has been placed on the price of drinks sold under special permits for the first time. "This was done to provide specific regulations and to • prevent the over -pricing of drinks at social and fund- raising occasions," Bruce Evans, manager of the permits branch of the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario said Thursday. Evans said previous regulations and excessive profits were not to be made from special permits, but he admitted there were abuses. - From now on, clubs and groups using the permits can only charge five cents an ounce for draft beer, 65 cents for a 12 -ounce bottle, 20 cents over retail price for im- ported beer, 80 cents for one ounce of liquor, $1 for 11/2 ounces of spirits and $1.20 for 11/2 ounces. Wine must be sold at a price that doesn't exceed more than 50 percent Citizens News, July 17, 1980 Pogo 17 "HEY UMP, I'M ON THE BAG"! Gary Smith of the CFR Super Star team wanted to make it clear that he had reached first base. He climbed upon first baseman Bean Sprout (Dave Stark) who was dressed up as a lady. Staff photo Parking problem Continued from page 1 stop installed at the in- tersection of two Perth County roads south of Stratford was a temporary arrangement. Haberer said he ap- preciated the concern shown by the Chamber and stated he believed the village had been fortunate not to have any serious accidents at the corner. "Why should we wait until someone is killed before we do something?" were Hamilton's last words. By coincidence, council passed a revised parking bylaw at the Thurs- day meeting. The bylaw which restricts parking on the four corners set a minimum fine of $5 and a maximum penalty of $300. Council made a few of the LCBO price per bottle. The new regulations state permits must be applied for 30 days imadvance. No more than 10 special permits for fund-raising occasions or 25 for social events may be issued to any one organization in a calendar year. Permits cost from $10 to $50. Evans said the liquor board earned $3.2 million in . special occasion permit fees from April 1, 1979, to March 30, 1980. He said 158,548 permits were issued for events with liquor sales and 48,501 for non-profit 4oc- casions. revisions to the bylaw which was obtained from the mtc. They deleted a section of the bylaw which would have allowed for vehicles to stand temporarily for the purposes of unloading or loading merchandise or passengers. A section which would have exempted snowmobiles from the parking regulations was the item changed from the prototype bylaw. A second bylaw which was approved by council. authorized the issuance of parking tickets by bylaw enforcement officer Carl Thiel. Plans for the renovations to Mill and Victoria Streets are still in the works but proceeding at a slightly slower pace. The calling of tenders has been deferred until an engineering study of streets has been completed. Council decided to see if the ministry would have funds available for the work. Because of the paper work involved in the possible road changes, the\village has discovered they have significantly more reserve capital than what was first throught. At the June meeting it was believed the village had almost $28,000 reserve capital but that was revised to $42,000 when the reserve funds from the various budget categories were added together, clerk - treasurer Sharon Baker said. Come to the ZURICH FAIR Fri., Sat. Sun. July 18th, 19th, 20th • Featuring FRI -, Talent show (with host Mike O'Brien of C.F.P.I. 8:00 p.m. ` Crowning of the 1980 Zurich Fair Queen SAT. - Parade, Official opening, exhibits 12:30 to 9:00 p.m. Demonstrations, local arm wrestl- ing - 20 mile radius, exhibits, baby show, pet show, and German ,shepherd dog show. Also a dance in the evening with "Whiskey Jack" SUN - 12:30 p.m. Norte show - western, hunters and jumpers. ComeeAnd Join The Fun.