The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-27, Page 2•
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St. Paul's Church
(ANGLICAN) WING HAM
John Street at Centre Street
THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF
WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE
All services from the "Book of Common Prayer"
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1989
11:00 am. - Holy Communion
Minister : Rev. D. Madge
Trinity Belgrave - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Park Services
July 2 - 30
7 8 p.m.
Wingham Cruickshank Park
(Josephine at Alfred)
Bring a friend and a lawn chair!
The churches in Wingham will
be sharing park services which
will include:
• Special Music
'Testimonies
- Gospel Messages
• Inspirational Singing
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NEAR COMPLETION—Two new homes are currently being built in Madgett's Subdiviai
Madgett only sells the lots and prepares the roads. Construction and design of the homes is upto
buyer.
Buttercup Creek project
is nearing completion
FORDWICH--It's been over a
decade since Harold and Frances
Madgett first started planning for
Buttercup Creek Subdivision in the
Village of Fordwich, but after all
this time the end is now in sight.
The last road will be finished this
year, the majority of lots have been
sold, and Mr. Madgett is breathing
a sigh of relief.
Mr. and Mrs. Madgett moved to
Fordwich in the mid -'70s, after he
had to quit his job of 25 years with
the City of York, due to health rea-
sons. They cash cropped for a few
years but then sold the farm and
decided to plan the new subdivi-
sion.
The first drawings were complet-
ed in 197 , but it took until 1979 to
get final ap val. Mr. Madgett said
the need for lots was there when he
started his plan, but after the four
years it took to get everything
approved the market had changed
considerably. He sold only six
houses in the first nine years. -
"It can be pretty scary if you
have a considerab'e amo t of
money tied up in a develot .inent
and the bottom falls out," said Mr.
Madgett. "But we hung in there
and more people want to move to
the area now and the lots are selling
welt"
Last year he sold seven lots, and
so far this year four lots have
changed ownership and Mr. Mad-
gett is putting much of that money
right back into the development to
finish the final stretch of
Brookhaven Road, which will com-
plete road construction in .the sub-
division.
Eleven lots, ranging in price from
$16,000 to $22,000, are still available
and Mr. Madgett is confident he
will find buyers in the near future
as rising housing prices and higher
interest rates force young and first
time buyers to consider alterna-
tives.
He said there are several people
commuting from Fordwich to go to
work in urban centres. "One resi-
dent drives to Cambridge every
day," said Mr. Madgett.
When the Madgetts first decided
to leave the Toronto area they were
looking at a number of different
locations, but one look at Fordwich
convinced them it was the place for
them.
"It was a nice, clean and well -
kept village," said Mr. Madgett.
"The people obviously cared a
great deal for their houses and the
appearance of the whole village."
He added his plan for the subdi-
vision was designed to reflect the
cozy atmosphere of the village.
Over 1,000 trees have been planted
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since construction began apill a
large area of parkland in the centre
of the subdivision gives it a tranquil
open space. Large lots also enhance
the rural character and Mr. Madgett
is proud to point to all the attractive
houses in the area.
The last touch to the project
involves paving the roads once they
are built up. Though they may be
ready for blacktopping this year,
Mr. Madgett doubts the paving will
be completed before next year. He
said however, this is not one of his
major concerns.
The roads are good for the time
being, and it looks as though the
project will realize its goal of pro-
viding reasonably priced housing
as an alternative to overpriced and
overcrowded city neighborhoods.
Generous,
but not quite
that generous
The Wingham Optimist Club is a
generous group, but not quite as
generous as we reported in last
week's edition of the newspaper.
The club has donated $500 to
Wingham pole vaulter Doug Wood
to offset training expenses, not
$5,000 as was reported.
We apologize for any confusion
this may have caused.
Health care
(Continued from Page 1A)
health care in this community."
In a written statement included
in the hospital's annual report, Mrs.
Thompson noted with satisfaction
the hospital's "positive" financial
position, finishing the 1988-89 fiscal
year March 31 with a net surplus of
$82,253 which will be allocated to
further capital projects.
"Wingham Hospital has not had
to suspend any programs in order
to balance its budget," she said in
her report.
In the coming years, budget sur-
pluses may become a thing of the
past, however. Mrs. Thompson
noted changes in hospital funding
that may add to the financial stress
currently experienced by many
small community hospitals.
Executive Director Norman
Hayes also pointed out that a num-
ber of government initiatives in the
coming year will eat into the mod-
est surplus. "Arbitrated wage set-
tlements, pay equity, changes in
funding methodology and work-
place Hazardous Material Informa-
tion Systems all add to our colas
without concomitant offsetting
funding from the ministry" he stat-
ed in his report.