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See Me At The Store Thur. 4-7 Fri. 4-8 j — 'Sat. 11-2,2-4 Mayor Ben sets sights on Exeter beautification His opening remarks to the new council highlighted future town projects EXETER - Ben Hoogenboom, the first new mayor of Exeter in 14 years made his first speech to coun- cil Monday evening, moments after being sworn in. Hoogenboom spoke of a need for teamwork, and told councillors "Our job is to listen to our cit- izens," he said, advocating an open- door policy. To council, he said they need to listen to problems and concerns of the public, and to staff he said "I feel we must emphasize customer service more in the future, for the sake of our ratepayers," said Hoo- genboom. • One of the big issues in coming years will be the possibility of shared services, he said. Already the town has an agreement for a new water supply with Stephen Township, and a sewage agreement may be possible with Hensel) and Stephen in the future. But Hoo- genboom said "I feel there is great potential yet, for sharing services", adding that the objectives are pos- sible without sacrificing account- ability. As for recent disputes with county council and administration, Hoogenboom said "the town should continue to stand ufor what is" right...going to court and hiring lawyefs is not the way unless as a very last resort". Although he had voted against the Old Town Hall renovation pro- ject in the past, he said he looks forward to seeing the steering com- mittee's plans for the building. "So long as the project is sup- ported by the new council, I say let's do the best job we can and move forward," said Hoogenboom, and added that an improved library is an important part of those plans. Hoogenboom, a florist, said he feels strongly about town beau- tification and that "image and ap- pearance are very closely con- nected to prosperity". He called the scenic gardens a very important project in that re- gard, and how it will serve as a showcase for the town. He gave full credit to Lions Club for their work on it. He also said the Town Centre plans and the north end en- tranceway are important aesthetic contributions to the town. But he said the town could use a south end entrance improvement, streetscape improvements, land- scaping improvements, and better signage. Hoogenboom said those things can be budgeted by council, but there may be more creative solu- tions to fund them. The new mayor said he looked forward to working with council for the betterment of the town, and that he was confident council will face the issues well and make Exet- er a better place to live. Brightening up for Christmas Window painting was done by students of South Huron District High School as they be- gan preparing for Christmas last week. Here, putting a few touches to their work at one of the school's windows are Anita Wein (left) and Sarah Henderson, while Colin Bowers looks on. $250,000 study approved for new Grand Bend/Stephen treatment plant The village and township will pick up $50,000 of the cost for the study GRAND BEND - After several years of public meetings, decision making sessions and a lot of money, Grand Bend and Stephen Township have taken a very important step to- wards their new sewage treatment plant. Monday night, Grand Bend administrator Paul Turnbull told council that the Environ- ment Study Report on the sewage expansion had been completed and, that Stephen Town- ship had already approved it. With mayor Cam Ivey out of the room due to a conflict of interest, councillor Phil Ma- guire took the chair and told the three other councillors, all new members, that they should okay the study. "In fairness to the council, it's a little over- whelming," said Turnbull. Councillor Bob Mann said he and Shirley Andraza had read the report but that Barbara Wheeldon just received her copy that night. However, it was still approved. "We've been working with Stephen all along," said Maguire. "They've already ap- proved this. They're a little ahead of us." The two municipalities have been drastically looking for ways to expand their sewage ca- pacity and now it looks as though it is within financial reach. Turnbull said the completed study will cost a total of $250,000 but local tax payers shouldn't panic right away as the Ministry of the Environment will pick up 80 percent of that while the two municipalities will share the other 20 percent. Since Grand Bend first went looking for ways to expand their plant, they have had to put a development freeze on. On a good note however, the cost of the new sewage plant is much lower than originally expected. "We started out with a $12-14 million pro- ject," said Turnbull. "They've whittled that down to a $4 million project." According to Turnbull, Grand Bend's en- gineer M.M. Dillon had not brought forth to the municipality the proposed plan which both Grand Bend and Stephen have given the green light to. It is called the New Hamburg plan which is basically a re -development of the existing sewage treatment system. It's a lot cheaper than rebuilding. Turnbull said he saw the plan in a news- paper article and felt Grand Bend could save a lot of money if they adapted the New Ham- burg plan. The next step is to contact engineers who, once hired, will begin to draw up plans for the new system. You can beat the increase EXETER - A dramatic increase in the price of newsprint has forced the Times -Advocate to increase the price of both. subscriber and single copies effective the first issue in January. The newsstand price will be 93¢ (one dollar including GST) and an- nual subscriptions will increase $3.00 per year. There is a way to beat the price in- crease and even protect yourself from future increases, said T -A pub- lisher Jim Beckett, and that is by be- coming a subscriber by the end of this year. New subscribers, or present sub- scribers who want to extend their subscriptions can buy as many years of the newspaper as they want at our old prices. The savings are substantial, plus you have the convenience oJinail delivery. said Beckett. For com- plete details on the savings ravaila- ble, see the full page advertisement on page 11. PC's nominate Helen Johns The financial advisor from Exeter will be Huron's Tory candidate in the next election EXETER - Carrying the Pro- gressive Conservative banner into the next provincial election will be Helen Johns of Exeter. Johns won the Huron riding association's nom- ination after four ballots of voting last Wednesday evening at a packed South Huron Recreation Centre. The final ballot, announced just before 11 p.m., had Johns winning with 209 votes of delegate support, to 147 votes given Lawrence Beane. Stephen Township's former reeve Tom Tomes was eliminated on the third ballot of the evening, Wingham lawyer John Schenk on the second ballot, and Stanley Township's former reeve Howard Armstrong on the first ballot. Johns, however, led all ballots through the evening, but fell short of a majority vote until the end. Even the first ballot showed her a clear favourite with 120 votes to Beane's second place 75. The evening was filled with all the enthusiasm expected for a party hoping for a return to power after a 10 -year hiatus. However, Johns was careful to point out that the Conservatives have faced a drought in Huron County for much longer than that. "The conservatives have not elected a provincial member of par- liament in 18 years," said Johns. "We have put forth good men pre- viously, but we have been unable to convince the voters. It is imper- ative that we elect a candidate that can win this riding." Johns' campaign speech was characterized by her emphasis on her own determination and drive to win the support of Huron voters. "All that is needed is a strong candidate that can pull this all to- gether. I am that candidate," she asserted. "I want to win, and with your support and help 1 can win this riding." Like the other nominees, Johns addressed key iss r the party: the need to overnment spending and deficit, and the creation of policies to support busi- ness. "The owners of farms and busi- nesses must run their operations with the necessary assistance from government, but without inter- ference," said Johns. "A candidate must have more than a grasp of the issues to win this election," she said, citing her relative youth (41) as being an ad- vantage in a riding where half of the voters are 45 or younger. But she also pointed out she is equally concerned with the needs of sen- iors, like her parents. "Should we accept less? No, 1 say we have to strive for more," said Johns. Johns promised to become in- volved in all riding communities, and be a highly visible candidate. "I know this is an energetic plan, but 1 am an energetic person," she insisted. "It's tirne for Helen in Hu- ron." Throughout the evening, much orPieave see page two Huron voters will be seeing more of Helen Johns, the Con- servative candidate In the next provincial election.