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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-08-25, Page 6• PAGE 6 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1982 Township is in good financial shape Accounts totalling more than $15,000 were ordered paid when Goderich Township Council met in regular session August 16. William Lobb was present to discuss the bills regarding the repairs to the Tebbutt- Merrill Drain. .,No motions were recorded W.J. Bartlett was also present to explain certain repairs done on the Holmes - Dykstra Drain, the Batkin- Bob McWhinney placed second in the 50-65 CC class in the chainsawing competition at the Dungannon fair Friday night.. There were also competitions in arm wrestling, bale throwing, tug-of-war and log sawing. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Kinsmen advised. eer and-rnusic, discussed by council • Beer and music are not compatible. At least not on The Square. Town council has asked the Kinsmen Club to consider using the Optimist Riverside Park for their annual beer tent if music is to be played: The motion was prompted. by council after it learned that a band •'played at the Kinsmen beer .tent for approximately two to three hours on Saturday, July 17 during the clubs three-day carnival and beer tent on the Square. Deputy -reeve Bob Allen told council that. the word music covers a large spectre and other councillors suggested that what is music to' Somictsconsidered noise to others. ' The Kinsmen Club had no intention of having music in conjunction with the beer tent councillor John" Doherty said, adding that the band voluntered to play and• did So from approximately 2 to 5 p.m. on that Saturday afternoon. "It was not as loud as some of the music from the hotel," he said. "It wasn't loud and there weren't any complaints." . Councillor Stan Profit argued that the question of music should be looked at seriously. • "I. have no objection' to music but I worry about a lenghty program of music that goes on until 1 a.m., " he said. "It's worth a look.", While stating he had no objection to the motion,, councillor Glen Carey cautioned council on imposing strict measures against music in Court House Park. "We must be careful. On what basis should we decide if there can be beer with music or if music must be at Riverside Park," Carey said. Reeve 'Don Wheeler suggested council should formulatea reasonable policy\ to deal with the. matter. He added that visitors to the Festival of the. Arts in Court House Park thefollowing weekend, . patrof~iized the ' commercial interests hi town to a z• much greater extent than patrons of the Kinsmen beer tent. Profit 'said questions about music such as Whether or, not • it is . professional entertainment and the duration of the music needed to be answered. But, he saidgroups could not be treated differently. • Jim Searls told council he has heard "louder musci from cars going around The Square." Later council granted the Goderich Arts Foun- dation permission to hold a • western night, with music, on the grounds at The Livery. Carey said the situation was nodifferent than • Kinsmen en- tertainri►ent matter: Police warn business owners to check solicitations for service Police are warning business operators and owners to be on the look -out for solicitations for services from Intra Canada Telecommunications of Toronto., • TheSe look identical to an invoice, bill or stat ent of account except for some small print advisi g the recipient that it is a solicitation and not a bill, etc. The firm usually attaches a cut-out from the yellow pages of the Bell Telephone Directory showing the recipient's telephone directory advertisement. These are NOT illegal. Those persons who do NOT want to participate in this service with the company are advised.to throw the solicitation in the garbage. Always check your "bills" carefully please. At Craig's Replacement Building Products Dempsey Drain andwork done for the Blue Anchor Condominiums. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong attended the meeting to request that the township lift the one foot reserved placed on Plan no. 27 so thatsix cottages could obtain access to Dryden Lane instead of the original 20 foot right of way. Council passed a motion to have the Berk proceed to have the one foot reserve removed along the Serve club well Rotarians advised District Governor Dr. Robert Coulter, was the guest at the regular meeting of the Goderich Rotary Club on Tuesday, August 24 at noon at the Bedford Hotel, A good attendance was noted, including summer guests. Dr. Coulter is a retired school superintendent from the Port Huron area. He inducted a new member into the GoderichClub, Dr. Bruce Thomasson, a well-known dentist in the community. His message to the club was basically to serve the club well as active members and to make a contribution to the community. He said that vocational service is probably not as well known but is an important avenue of service to vocations and to young students in the community, and that in- ternational service is im- portant in building in- ternational bridges of fellowship. This - district is very active in this area" through the Youth Exchange Program. Dr. Coulter was thanked by president. Marc Chalut. The Rotary .Ads met at the Maitland- ' Golf and Country Club the same day to entertain the District Governor's wife, Barbara. Mrs. Eileen Chalut, the president's wife, was hostess for the wine and cheese at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon at 12:30. This event was very well attended south and west sides of the access road from Highway 21 to Plan no. 27. Ross Dobson was present to request a building permit for a house to be built on part lot 74, Base Line with the future intent that the property be developed into a residential area. His ap- plication was referred to building permits. Mery Dietz from. Monteith and Monteith was presentto explain the budget and the new format of accounting required by the government:,, The auditor's report showed the township in excellent financial position. fluilding permits were issued to G.H. Stirling for a granary on lot 38, concession 6; to John Land fora shed on lot 4, Base Line; and to John Kootsior for a straw shed on lot 34, Maitland Concession. A building permit ap- plication from Joyce Dobson for a house on lot 74, Base Line wasapproved but held pending septic tank ap- proval. K. Van Den Heuvel requested a severance on lot 8, concession 4 and council passed a motion to deal with his application as per questionaire. By-law 12-1982, a by-law to authorize the sale of Block 'A' of Plan 24 was given three readings and passed. Council then adjourned until September 6 at 8 p.m. Ashfield Twp. receives grant Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett today announced grants totalling $391,000 to • 13 municipalities including $15,000 to Ashfield Township under the Ontario Home Renewal Program (OHRP). Administered by municipalities, the program assists homeowners to upgradetheir homes, with the emphasis on faulty structural and sanitary condi- tions, and on plumbing, insulation, heating and elec- trical systems. Loans of up to $7,500 are made to eligible owner - occupants who wish to bring their homes up to stanl. • dards-A portinn of a loan maybe forgiven, depending on the recipient's income. Interest rates range from zero to eight per cent, again depending on income. For applicants, the maximum annual qualifying in- come, after . allowable deductions are • made, is $15,500. • Bennett said that since OHRP was launched in 1974, more than $151 million in provincial,furds have been given to 708 municipalities across the province, and to individuals in unorganized communities: "That translates into repairs being carried out with OHRP financial incentives. in almost 36,000 homes. It's a measure of the program's success and populari- ty," he said. • OHRP benefits are available to eligible owner - occupants in all municipalities which have adopted minimum housing standards bylaws or resolutions establishing standards, and have decided to take part in the program. In com`inunities without municipal boundaries, OHRP is administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing's housing programs division in conjunction with the Ministry of Northern Affairs. 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