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Page2 Section2 THE NoRw r N CW CI' eSt ORWICH GAZETTE *‘ repruary 22, 1978 o M a | acqulred by yor Ken Peer® . s | township discusses outlook last year _ _ _ _ BY NANCY GALL f ui 2# It shouldn‘t be long 'untll } Action on the roads needs [R E| § S Norwich Township councillors 3 study and discussion of the * 3 HHE y [ are holding Calamity Jan© next S g:fOt"v‘vloC"““t}’ Official plan will i E 18 g=sAX,â€" _ to their hearts. s major . areas faci e e K 4 k# s . fi‘“ 4 . i is the HolS em & fiorwich '_FOWnship COllnCi]c l:g _ <3 | 4 ,W M :;2%" * *4‘7:'\"-"57.,‘:- co(\:Nala\;']rllll(:«y -t] :-;)lse lir:«e Norwich M: ;&C?{Ig;ln% ZS?;-, according to P ;/ & MB Township crest. A man plowing % { 4 IF .. L & ith a twoâ€"horse team, a COTD o The roads needs. study was f 7 +8 l baceo field make | | presented to council last month € PE _ 1 yBe esns 4 U9 fhe.. st, along and is under discussion by the & e 4Â¥ 044. Y _ Mf 3 BP the rest of the c“r;!h ,t ical & fiveâ€"year plan: may result in : i) t C Agricultural, Beautiful. 1 ~ i more generous allocations from & 30 3. A sample crest in gold threa 1 § the Ministry of Transportation E: _ _4&. 3 % . is being prepared by R°S Hal and Communications. b § ~., We * Ltd. of Woodstock. If council is Copies of the fourth draft of ‘ ols eeigprer < 1 satisfied with the sample, qrests the county official plan were % * "&"w | paft j for councillors‘ jackets will be circulated to members of C3 > \ 4oA DYQQYQ»'YQ‘NY\S\\WQ\e‘\‘?“mefl municipal councils in the county C ¢: _ $ l wWatkins said. for their perusal and discussion. _\ |p@itii & & . 6 ’ Council presented enamelled The official plan outlines | eX #+~ township crests mounted on development in the county for **" > I walnut plaques to players, the next 20 years. ; <a0 coaches and managers of teams Ensuring a satisfactory water y CC honored at a sports r ecognition supply for the village of Norâ€" | â€" e - ? 3 banquet in November, 1977. wich remains a priority item, yoos Controversy over where and Mr. Peers said. In the past, Mr: i 9 k when the crest should be Peers has said a guaranteed -' . displayed has emerged from water supply would encourage ; ie 3 >3 time to time in township industry to locate there. B ' . Sfikte 2l council. In August, 1977, council Mr. Peers attended a Norwich s k }; allowed engineer Ken Smart to PUC meeting earlier this | 6 JS use the crest on a roads needs month. Drilling in one site came â€" | ‘ i. (2e _ study booklet, but refused the up with nothing, but Mr. Peers o k C 2 Chamber of Commerce perâ€" ;z:;datnl:th;UC_tls looking around C % mission earlier thatâ€"month to $ Ps (:rsSl ?a;vours o ef *§ reproduce the crest for display couragement of small industry : ?)t)(ftgfdcglgnigrDVZ;odstock 8e «in the township, but a proposal § h ‘"This is a very sacred thing t to establish an industrial park eÂ¥ 3 me, thi * Eouneliior Jack 4 C , this crest," Councillor Jack _ ?532 Notgw1ch thatlls1 resulted g; > Mayor Ken Peers 5 Burn said at the Aug. 8 council ittle action at the munici ing â€"" ‘C want ~| and county levels. Howev%r, Mr. Peers hag b vonel -tIhd-O e aver o Mr. Peers said, a private citizen the £0WHSMp afsor ejel?stm 332: O; 223;32510?,, it unless he‘s a “See : = : & > somei?lisngfi? be develéplng g:{iag’fy?,?d Zz:f it has been a Cou(rixcillotj N‘?x"m Lusk Mr. Peers, who is also warden "We ggt};lon. agreed, saying, ‘"T‘d be . of Oxford County, said there has e have a verg verg well, and proud to have the exclusive . ; been some discussion on the ie rog "Of cg ulgoo council, r\.ghts”to wear it as a counâ€" | matter at county council, but so get eve‘rythin osf’ yout lziever ylot. s 7 | far no action has been taken. but we‘re uige 5;1a wartmh olne, | « Ross Butler‘s .. design was "However, the time will come yesrourd a?x-rate ppyh 1§t last | chosen to grace the township shortly, within four or five down and I don’t“;?fi kethng? § â€" erest dfler 4 contest in .the .. years, when the county will be any great inci-easmth" es ]1% municipality in May, 1075 and _ . have to get into buying here," It‘s sho sslisiiin et is z’ea}:‘- two proposals by International _ he said. "If the local official. plan ar};d g;o:d_ge tdtsa: on n n desver soceit flelg municipality sees property study completed." e S to turn up a design acceptable to ; (suitable for an industrial park) My."* Peéers wasâ€"re £ th | council. _ for sale, the county has to buy _ former East Oxfordeyl‘e 0 ;_e} * Council rejected the first coat it." in th7o. ton andadaa g“g;? Ip ofâ€"arms subrp_itted .by_the Revitalization of the downâ€" that served as a cou nm (;re fI‘oronto o o caan caop dld-n,t town areas of Norwich and five years. On Norw'nfi in 05 mcludegcqw e on on Otterville continue to be priority _ in 1975â€"76, Mr Pl: o s & . production in the township. items, although the Norwich Councillor-a,t-larg'e ansrs was However, council decided the _ | District Chamber of Commerce member of a number of o ta worst point of the second coat 223 has taken some steps in that council committees oHcouny | o es snbmilted Saby. ._In" direction in the downtown area lected Ts . He was ternatlonfll Cpats of I_ers was 5 s warden of Oxford the cow right in the middle. The of Norwich village. County J ; 6 unty January 12, 1977. crest was returned to the company after council rejected O l d A : h o _ o ® a resolution to accept it if the : cow‘s horns were removed. Les ne year old, Arthritis Society _ sX mt m 6 time, said any councillor could sit down and do a better sketch . haS Su c ceSSf l 1977 than either of the two from the u Toronto firm. f f â€" i In February, 1977, Mr. Butler f Although the Norwich,; _ total of $1,830.00 was raised w omm CC;r{npletegl *"* a+ (aldleh‘ Burgessville and Otterville in the area, a terrific inâ€" fiweyer, Councillor â€" Norm Branch of the Arthritis â€" crease over the 1976 total of .usb pointed out, the crest could Society was only established _ $439.00. gthe the township‘s trademark a little over one year ago, it . ithout the township having . has proved to be an This year‘s fund raising xclusive rights to it. At the pGanizatian sease =~.0to + CAAA s Doh entfae Dh mme 13 meeting of council, a 4 P e . I!s7olutxon was passed offering ‘ R t 750 to Mr. Butler for exâ€" ’ e y & usive rights to the crest and a | .. *f ansparency to reproduce it, to ; # | Wws s 1ich Mr. Butler agreed. o o amatorall s1.â€"1 . e â€" _ Seproen (it. Butler is to be honored for % \ _ .ws ) contribution to agriculture , e es ie special recognition banquet pril. A Norwich native, Mr. ter now lives nea" Wood _ k. He is known as one of the es rid‘s most talented artists in ‘ grea of fivestock 85