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set after the last meeting" and
agreed there are still some ques-
tions to answer, including whether
or not they are happy with the ar-
chitect selected.
"We must look at the overall pic-
ture," she said, but insisted the pro-
ject will come out well thought out,
and properly budgeted for.
Hoogenboom, however, said his
$2 million estimate for the overall
project is "not too far out", and in-
sisted taxpayers won't want to
spend that kind of money without
all the facts.
When asked if he would be able
to change the previous council's de-
cision to proceed with the project,
. Hoogenboom said the project as it
stands has gone through a "tre-
mendous change in thinking", in-
cluding the possibility of building it
without a 1,700 square foot addi-
tion.
"The new council will have to
discuss this particular topic as soon
as they're installed," said Hoo-
genboom, and then said he will
support their decision.
Renovation time frame? Coun-
cillor candidate Bob Spears pointed
out that council's decisions re-
garding the Old Town Hall project
concern only the grant application
and to proceed with designing and
planning phase one.
He said council had to move
quickly to apply for the grant, and
must spend some $50,000 on the
hall project by next spring. It need
not be completed until 1996.
"I want to emphasize this is a
process....no one idea has been ac-
cepted at this point." said Spears.
Why a deputy -reeve? Since
county council will no longer re-
quire a deputy -reeve to attend, why
does Exeter still have the position,
asked one man.
Fuller, who presently holds the
deputy -reeve position, said her po-
sition was not automatically elim-
inated. It will take three years, or
until the next election' till make such
a chahge to cbundil. "'
"I think the number of people we
have on council [nine] is a good
working group...I think it's some
thing we have to talk about, the
pros and cons," said Fuller.
Hoogenboom said that reducing
the size of council would only in-
crease the number of meeting
nights per member. He said he
presently spends six nights a month
at meetings. 3
Garbage collection going down-
hill? "The works department, has
it been downsized," asked one
woman. "We are not getting the
service we did when we first came
to town, or five years ago".
She said large garbage collection
and leaf collections are not as good
as they once were.
Drummond said the monthly big
garbage pickup "has become more
of a headache than you can im-
agine", pointing out the amount set •
out at the curbs is increasing, and
three trips are needed to sort all
items for recycling.
He said one thing to consider is
to re -divide the town into smaller
sectors so collection times are
shorter.
Councillor L.andidate Don Winter
said it all comes down to cost.
"If you give us as much money as
we need, we can have garbage
picked up once every half hour..."
he said, but pointed out service has
to be efficient, and what people can
afford.
Hensall man
charged in
assault on
own son
HL'sNSAI.I. - A Hensall man has
been charged with assault on his
14 -year-old son.
Police say they were called to a
Hensall address Saturday evening
after being notified by an anony-
mous female caller that a fight was
in progress.
The OPP arrested and charged
the father for an assault on his son.
The name of the man is not being
released by police to protect the
identity of the victim.
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Day centre for
Alzheimers
sufferers sought
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those with senile dementia, as
well as being tiring.
Funding to set up such a cen-
tre has not been confirmed, but
Morris said it shouldn't be too
hard to draw on the provincial
programs trying to set up such
services in rural areas.
"It's a priority in the govern-
ment," she said. "Also, if we're
a satellite, it won't be too ex-
pensive."
Anne Wernham, Molly Cronk-
wright, and herself are on the
present steering committee for
the centre, but are seeking new
members.
As she envisions it, Morris
sees the centre having enough
space to seat up to 20 people in
separate, quiet groups so they
may play games at tables, or sit
in comfy chairs for discussions.
One of the locations under
consideration is the former Exet-
er Police Station, sitting vacant
for the past year. Town council
agreed Monday evening to con-
sider the station for such a use.
Ideally, the program would
keep groups of clients to 10 or
less, per day. An equal number
of volunteers would help them
through the activities that Morris
said are so vital to maintaining
the quality of life of such pa-
tients. That is one reason she
wants to see it operating by Jan-
uary, with winter threatening to
shut the clients indoors.
Anyone interested in being a
volunteer, or helping with the
committee, she said, should ei-
ther her at 235-1001, or Anne
Wernham at 235-1969.
Morris insists a day centre is
an almost essential way of keep-
ing at bay the intense suffering
of those with Alzheimers and se-
nile dementia.
"We've got to get these things
in place, because if we don't do
it, who's going to do it for us?"
she asked.
Two trucks
and car
stolen
EXETER - Police are cautioning
local residents to not take the secur-
ity of their vehicles for granted.
Two pickup trucks and one car went
missing this past week. Another
truck was broken into.
The first theft occurred the night
of November 2, when a 1990 GMC
K1500 four-wheel drive pickup was
taken from an Usborne Township
residence. The truck, describedas
light blue with a dark blue topper,
was in a garage at the residence
with the keys left in it.
Nearby the same night, another
pickup truck was entered by smash-
ing a window. Stolen from inside
were a suede coat, a woman's purse,
and a bottle of cologne.
And at another nearby residence,
a 1984 Chevrolet Suburban four -
door was stolen, again with the, keys
left in it. This truck was recovered
in London on Friday.
On Saturday, a 1987 Buick Lesa-
bre was stolen from the Hessenland
Restaurant at St. Joseph. The car
was later recovered in Chatham. A
young offender from Windsor has
been charged. A stolen vehicle was
recovered at the Hessenland Restau-
rant. A red Dodge Shadow, from
Windsor, was found with its win-
dows smashed and the ignition
pulled out.
• Experience Counts
Re-elect
Bob Spears
Exeter Council
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