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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-22, Page 16PAGE 16—GODER.ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979 Dental clinic opposed. *from page 1 tends the planning board meetings as an in- terested observer, said she had no idea there was opposition to the dental clinic,and suggested the planning board didn't know of any opposition either. She recommended the bylaw be referred back to the planning board before it was given a third and final reading. Deep freeze... •fru'page 1 plant is holding its own adding that if residents of town don't "push the panic button and leave taps open" there slibuld be no problem. Wilkinson said the freeze ups were not happening on a wholesale basis but only in certain areas of town. He said areas that bad recently been excavated seemed to be hardest hit. He pointed out that street rebuilding usually involves scraping off two or three feet of soil and the material used to -replace that soil is looser and thus freezes faster. One bright spot on the horizon is provided by Tony Chir of the Goderich weather station. Chir was not surprised to learn that water services had been freezing up pointing out that the Councillor John Doherty said he could see no reason why the bylaw couldn't be given the third reading. He said he understood that the bylayl,,would need' to be circulated and at that point, the residents of the area could effectively. oppose the development. AVOID DELAY Group spokesman Chris Kiar said, however, the people of Cambridge Street did not want to tie up the project for a long period of time while average temperature in February this year ha$ been eight to nine degrees Celsius lower than normal. Chir said the average temperature here in February is -5.6 degrees Celsius and so far in 1979 the average temperature in February has been -19.6 degrees Celsius. The meteorologist said record gold tem- peratures have been logged for the past two weeks but added that a warming trend is predicted for this week. Chir said the tem- perature was expected to hover around the freezing mark with lows at night expected to hit around -9 Celsius. He said the lack of snow cover has not been caused by a lack of snow but ._by_.the_ timing. -of Town Council Briefs BY SHIRLEY J.KELLER Goderich Town Council on Monday evening gave third reading to a bylaw which makes way for the Gibbons Restaurant and Tavern at the corner of Harbor Street and Beach Street at the foot of Harbor Hill. Abylaw was also passed which permits the construction of eight two-bedroom apartments at the corner of Park Street and Victoria Street. Developers are Shore and Nicholson. +++ Maitland Valley Marina Limited, 'developer Keith Homan, will be on the agenda at council's com-m-i-ttee-meettng,-M,a-Fsh-1-2. Homan and Dick Peever appeared before council Monday evening to ask that an agreement be drawn up to allow the develop- ment to get underway this spring. A draft of that agreement will be presented at the committee meeting, along with copies of all the approvals Maitland Valley. Marina Limited has received from government ministries for the project. • Peever, who acted as spokesman for the pair, briefly outlined plans for the marina which will include a camping ground. The development is located on the north side of the North Harbor Road, just west of the underpass-. +++ Mrs. Dorothy Wallace, president of the Goderich Performing Arts Foundation, ap- peared before town council Monday evening to ask that some financial consideration be given to the group when the town draws up its budget for 1979. Mrs. Wallace was accompanied by two other members of the committee to the council meeting -.She -reviewed some of the'group's g p'� plans for the former Polley Livery Stable on South Street, and said a prime goal of the Foundati n will be to utilize the .building without detracting from its historical significance. Councillor Elsa Haydon, also a member of the Foundation, told council criticism about the size. of the project seemed to be unwarranted. A 500-seat.theatre could cost upwards of a half million dollars. "There is no way a town this size could afford it," Haydon told her associates. "This is' not a light hearted effort. A great deal of research has gone• into this project. It is a most suitable site and a most suitable size for Goderich." The matter will be reviewed by council's finance committee and a recommendation will come back to council. Reeve Eileen Palmer commended the group . fon a "very ambitious program" ,and quip- ped,"You may not get any money but we Wish you well? PAINT& SAVE See us for all your Paint -up Supplies . SERVICE DOMINION HARDWARE 30 VICTORIA ST. NORTH GODEIbCH 524.8581 lengthy hearings were going on. "We believe that the owners have alternative solutions and we would like these to be ex- plored," said Kiar. According to Kiar, the planned entrance to the dental clinic was from Cambridge Street. The group felt it was possible to enter the site from Huron Road, a well travelled street, and maintain the residenial flavor of Cambridge Street. T{ire raid the ernur nncinrctnnd that Dr. Karl snowfall and winds. He pointed out that the Goderich area was free of snow until January and cold temperatures in December gave the frost a good chance to penetrate the ground. He said winds had been unusually frequent in January and had caused most of the snowfall to blow away. Chir said the snow pack (snow lying on the ground) was higher this year than most. He said last year the snowpack was about 11 inches in Feburary and this year it is about 16 inches. But the meteorologist pointed out that steady Councillor Jim Searls questioned the authority of the Committee of Adjustment to grant parking privileges for 86 cars along the street. According to Searls, that decision should rest with the traffic committee of council. Searls was advised, on the contrary, that the Committee of Adjustment does have that jurisdiction in this case. + + + =e A motion to grant a five percent increase in salary, for Public Utilities Commissioners and for town councillors was tabled until the mover, Deputy -reeve Bob Allen returns to the council table after a holiday. --N-evertheless, there was several, speeches on the motion, led off by Councillor John Doherty who said the election campaign so recently passed had stressed restraint, and he could not justify an increase in salary tor councillors who did nbt notify the electorate before the election they.would seek a wage hike. -Mayor Harry Worsen reminded council that the PUC had put in its request fora raise well ahead of the election, but it had not been handled by council. At. this juncture, Councillor Stan Profit in- troduced a new motion to give the com- missioners a 10 percent increase, as they had requested. In a recorded vote which followed, four of the - eight council members present opposed the motion including Councillors Elsa Haydon, Jim • Magee, John Doherty and Brian Knights. The remaining four council members - Reeve Eileen Palmer Mayor Harry Worsell, and Councillors Stan Profit and Jim Searls - voted in favor of the increase, but since it was a tie vote, the motion was lost. The original motion for a five percent increase for PUC and council will come back to the council table probably sometime in March. "I am still old fashioned enough to stress the value of service to one's community," said Councillor Haydon. She said she entirely rejects the idea of salary increases for PUC and for council. "Maybe we should be like the firemen and turn' it back to the town for fire equipment," com- mented Searls. Reeve Palmer commented on the "heros and heroines" around the council table who were making council look like "idiots"., for a "miserable little" sum. "It's. not a miserable little matter," retaliated Haydon. "There's a principle involved here." + ++ A letter from the Goderich Trotting Association raised the hackles of some council members Monday evening. That letter listed several matters that needed •' attention before the Gracing season and it was, referred to the oderich Community Centre and Recreation Board, the sports committee and the main- tenance committee. e Councillor John Doherty said representatives of the Trotting Association were named to the sports committee, but the councillor com- plained, those representatives had never at, tended any meetings. "Now they send this letter. They want to come at their convenience," said Doherty. Councillor Stan Profit suggested there were too many committees involved.•4n the decision making for Agricultural Park,. but the reeve disagreed. "The rec board, the sports committee and the maintenance committee each have special purposes," said Reeve Palmer. "They should meet with the horsemen and work it out." + ++ Council has approved a motion to allow B.M.Ross and Associates to prepare the remaining drawings for the sidewalks on The Square, but not before some members got in some shots at the new lights which are in use on The Square. "The new lights should be taken down," said Councillor Stan Profit' who said they looked terrible. Reeve Eileen Palmer referred to .the lights as "heated bird cages" and said the efficiency isn't there to make the lights' acceptable. She said the lights were out of proportion and agreed with Profit they should be taken down immediately. Palmer said the new lights would be fine on the spoke streets but said they "look like hell" on The Square. Councillor Jim Magee concurred by saying the new lights were "ridiculous". Councillor Elsa I-i;aydon -reminded 'Mayor Harry Worsen his i fugural address had in- dicated he intend "to see The Square project ayor said the sidewalks would Completed. The be completed as started, but that the lights were another matter Still to be resolved. Campbell and Dr. Richard Speers owned four lots between Cambridge Street and Huron Road. Coinmissioner of works Ken Hunter agreed it would be in the best interest of Campbell and Speers to stall the bylaw, rather than to pass it and force the petitioners into the objection process. - Councillor Stan Profit agreed. "It is just common courtesy to see if this winds had removed much of the snow on open areas leaving little ground cover. Al Lawson said his crews were responding to distress calls from water customers of the utility until nine o'clock at night. He said any calls corning in after nine were delayed until morning__npointin�out—that ili-ty--errrployeesr- "need sleep too". The manager asked for the co-operation of residents of town asking them not to leave water running in their homes. He said the -majority of homes in town will not have any problems with freeze ups. problem can be resolved without going to the Ontario Municipal Board," said Profit. IN REBUTTAL Dr. Richard Speers who was in the audience, told council the clinic proposed was not a large one. "It is the first professional office in the history of this town to plan off street parking," Speers stated. "It is not so much a commercial enterprise as a neighborhood and community service." Speers said he and his partner Dr. Campbell had been looking for a lecatian for a dental clinic for about two years. They felt the,traffic to be created by the development wduld be minimal. Kiar reminded Speers estimates by the doctors themselves indicated upwards of 100 cars daily, additional traffic. Kiar said there were a number of toddlers, pre-schoolers and -preerteenagers Living on the street which was now a quiet, residential area. 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