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missioner, Ken Hunter, who Dzus said Is not
qualified to formulate bylaws but in this in-
stance was just trying to expedite matters.
Hunter told council that if Dzus raised some
doubts about the validity of the bylaw it would
hurt the developers chances if it was passed on
to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval.
He suggested that council table the bylaw until
Monday.
Councillor Stan Profit reiterated 'Hunter's
_ _-
statements saying there was no useful purpose
served by sending a technically incorrect
bylaw to Toronto for approval. He added that
council should trust the planners judgement.
Shewfelt again said he would like to see the
project go ahead but council passed a motion to
deal with the bylaw at a special meeting of
council next Monday.
Dzus said Wednesday that the planning
department had investigated the 1972 bylaw
that laid out regulations for a development like
Freeman planned ando discovered several
discrepancies between the bylaw and the
project Freeman had planned. He said council
would have to detail the variances between the
site plan Freeman offered and the terms of the
bylaw and agree to exempt the developer from
meeting the bylaw stipulations.
The planner said the exemptions were
necessary 'for the project to •receive Ontario
Municipal Board approval. He said had council
Goderich town hall renovations
will have '116,545 price tag
Architect Nick Hill presented plans to council
Monday night that call for revamping the town
building at a cost of $116,545, to accommodate
several municipal departments in a central
location.
:__HilL-presented-hiw,revam p ing-schemeoothe--
98-year old building to council but any decision
on the proposal was delayed until the matter is
discussed at the next meeting.
Hill explained that the town simply doesn't
utilize the 7,130 square feet available in the
building to full advantage and recommended
that the apartments on the third floor and the
dentist's office on the second floor be
eliminated.
The third floor would be used for offices by
the bylaw control officer and the town building
department. The second floor would ac-
commodate a new council chamber and the
mayor's office.
His plans also included remodelling of the
first floor so the town clerk would be able to
make efficient use of the present council
chambers at the rear of the building.
The major task involves the basement, where.
he proposed that the town's service and
recreation departments be located. The
recreation and building departments are
currently in a building on Waterloo Street next
"The 20 per cent is a standard figure in
restoration work with older structures," Hill
commented. "Unlike new construction, when
costs can be accurately forecast there is always
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1978—PAGE 7
not agreed to waive terms of the bylaw the
01$.413 would have just sent the projeCt back to
council possibly tying it up en additional three
to six months.
Dzus said one of the major stumbling blocks
was the size of the lot. He said the bylaw
required a two acre lot for such a development
and Freeman had only 1.3 acres. He said the
experience has shown that economics don't
permit the amount of open space provided for
in the original bylaw because of land costs
adding that the 1.3 acre parcel was adequate
size for the building proposed.
The planner pointed out that neighboring
properties permitted council to allow Freeman
to use the smaller lot because of open spaces
surrounding the building. He said the sideyards
on the site plan were only six feet and the bylaw
required they be 25 feet but a 35 foot walkway
on one side of the building and a huge com-
mercial lot on the other would still give the open
space desired without having the required
distance from the building to the lot line.
tuthe police and fire station but the town is also unfireseen work with older buildings."
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project are for handicapped persons using the
facility and the work may qualify for some
provincial funding. Hill emphasized the point
that the town offices would be accessible for
handicapped people with the renovations
making government offices available to all
town people.
The town hall has been designated a historic
building but Hill \ claimed that because it is a
soundstructure that doesn't require extensive
renovations it is unlikely it would qualify for
Ontario Heritage Foundation grants.
Funding Ts made available for buildings in
immediatedanger but there is very little ex-
terior work required at the town hall. Council
began considering a major ren.ovation project
due to • crowded conditions • and a desire to
centralize municipal services,
headquarters.
Hill said the proposal was a desirable one
from a viewpoint of centralizing many of the
town's departments under one roof.
"The whole process would be more efficient
and beneficial for the public knowing that
government is in one area," Hill explained. "I
think it is a general desire of council to move
departments into one building to provide an
efficient municipal operation in one location."
The cost of interior renovation to the town
hall was estimated at $43,121 and an additional
expenditure of $54,000 would be required for an
elevator, ramp, stairs, fire escapes and elec-
trical work.
The remaining amount, approximately
$19,000, was a 20 per cent contingency that Hill
said was needed on renovations with older
buildings.
GEDC want park properly zoned
BY JOANNE WALTERS '
The Goderich Economic Development
Committee (GEDC) has agreed to leave the
idea of advertising land availability in the
town's Industrial Park in abeyance until the
Park is properly zoned; its roads paved and its
entranceway improved. •
In accordance with this, the GEDC further
agreed to inquire as to the status of a report on °
the Park being prepared by a subcopimittee of
Planning Board.
"Itshould be hurried up, finalized and sent to
town council," said Councillor Elsa Haydon
who sits on the GEDC.
-The subcommittee -was -formed some time t
ago to assess the planning and disposition of the
Industrial Park area. The subcommittee is '
looking at about 13 different reports prepared
on the area, most of them oriented toward land
use and zoning.
The GEDC agreed that a letter should be
written to Tom Jasper, chairman of the sub-
committee, in order to find out how far the
report had advanced and also agreed to
recommend to town council that the proper
zoning be instigated on the land in Industrial
Park as soon as possible.
_ "The whole secret is proper zoning. This
would save us scurrying around at the last
minute whenever someone in,quires about
purchasing land in the Park," said Mayor Deb
Shewfelt, a member of the GEDC.
He went on to say that the committee hadn't
exactly been overrun with people wanting to
buy land in the Park. He reported that there
was even a rumor that the Tri County Brick
Company which hadoance expressed an interest
in buying some land'in the Park, was no longer
interested.
Shewfelt said he couldn't see the purpose of
spending a lot of money advertiiing the
Industrial Park yet. ,
"I'd sooner see the money spent on giving
something to offer to people who want to locate
in the Park," he said.
"I'd sooner get the entrance to the park
improved and dolled up a bit, the zoning
through and then try and get people!to locate,"
he continued.
Ken Hunter, Commissioner of Works
reporte4, to the GEDC that the 200 foot road
extension on Huckins Street in Industrial Park
had been completed and the services put in: He
said there could be enough money left out of the
$25,000 budget to pave the street this fall at a
cost of about $10,0#0" Once paved, he said, the
committee could eet the MTC to assume it and
perhaps get subsidized to do other work in the
Park. An improved appearance for the Park he
agreed would perhaps help attract industries.
Only three members of the GEDC, along with
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Town Clerk Larry McCabe and Commissioner
of Works, Ken Hunter, were present at last
Wednesday's meeting. They were Councillor
Haydon, Mayor Shewfelt. and Harry Worsen.
They discussed the attendance problem and
new ways to notify members of meetings.
Stained glass .wiriclow..
i&dicated*.Chiist...
Christ Church services
have returned to the
regular hour of 2 p.m.
This Sunday, Sep-
tember 17 will be the
dedication service for the
new stained glass win-
dows. A social hour with-
. lunch. will follow in the
basement.
SOCIAL NEWS
Mr. Frank Sheldon who
has been hospitalized in
Westminster in London is
progressing -favorably.
The community wishes
him well.
Best wishes for a quick
recovery also to Mrs.
Ruth Brown.
Mr. Frank Pernak of
, St. Petersburg, Florida
and his brother John of
Detroit, visited recently
with Mr. and. Mrs. Ray
Barker of Goderich, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tigert
at Port Albert.
With the cooler tem-
peratures some fishing
action has started again.
Big season at Playhouse
The 1978 season for the
Huron Country"
Playhouse has proved to
be a record year in terms
of attendance according
to artistic director James
Murphy.
According to Murphy,
over 20,000 people had
attended the Playhouse
by the time the curtain
fell for the final time.
This compares to a
final attendance figure
for 1977 oi 15,000 Murphy
said. He stated he was
very pleased with the
overall increase as this
year's season was one
week longer than last
year's.
The biggest hit in terms
of attendance was
"!Oklahoma!" which
had over 7,000 theatre
goers at its two week
run.
-"Oklahoma!" also set
the record for the largest
attendance for one week .
with the last week of the
musical attracting 4,000.
The biggest surprise of
the season said Murphy
was "Parlour, Bedroom
and Bath" which at-
tracted the second
largest crowd of the
season. He said the
Playhouse was somewhat
leery about "digging up
this old play" but that
popularity of the show,
which featured former
CFPL radio and TV
personality, Judy Savoy,
was a bonus for the
season.
Murphy added he was
pleasantly surprised with
the response that- "Two
Below," the new
Canadian play by George
Robertson received from
the audience.
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Another exemption council has to give is the
percentage of land set aside for children's play
area and park land. The bylaw requires four
percent of the lot be designated park, but Dzus
said a neighborhood park next to the apartment
complex should permit council to waive that
stipulation. He added that the developer has
agreed to provide some playground equipment
for the neighbOrhood park in exchange of the
four percent requirement and council agreed to
that deal.
Dzus said that the amended bylaw will be
ready for council today if council wanted to call
a special meeting to expedite matters. He said
once the bylaw is passed it must be circulated
and a 21 -day waiting period gone through, to
allow for any objections to be lodged before it
can be sent to the OMB for its approval.
He said the process takes about six weeks if
no objections are filed. He pointed out that if
objections are raised and the project sent to an
OMB hearing there is no way ta'determine how
long it will be held up.
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