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Morris councillors concerned about the loss of houses The loss of houses and barns in Morris township and the resulting loss in taxation base was one of the concerns discussed when Morris Township Council held a ratepay- ers meeting at the township municipal building on Oct. 28. In answering a question from Doug Garniss, president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture if the Federation should return to a levy system of funding, Reeve Bill Elston told the 40 people in attendance: "It worries me what is happening to our community, the houses and barns in disrepair." Reeve Elston went on to say that since the province gives grants on the basis of the number of residences in the municipality, the fewer residences there are, the less grant money the township receives and the higher the taxes have to be for those remaining. Councillor Robert Grasby said that the 1985 municipal ennumera- tion showed there were 30 fewer people in the centre section of the township than there were in the 1982 enumeration. Regardless of whether grants are on the basis of population or on the basis of households, he said, the town- ship's grants will go down. He said seven or eight houses and four or five barns have come down in the past year and the township lost $10,000 in assessment and $2,000 in taxes. Mr. Garniss wondered if, since Agricultural Minister Jack Riddell has pledged "right to farm" legislation which would protect farmers from harassment from non-farm resident's complaints in ruraLareas, the problem of giving severences for houses not being used. He wondered if the town- ship's new secondary plan would be hard to change to allow more severences. Reeve Elston said "We tried to make it as easy as possible to protect the buildings but still protect the farmers." Currently, since local taxes are paid only on farm buildings it is to the advantage of large farm operations to tear down houses and barns that are not being actively used. Reeve Elston said that on a concession near him the school bus had only one stop in miles. If the current trend of buildings being torn down continues, he said, "soon there won't be any schools or churches or anything." In general there was very little of controversial nature at the meet- ing. Some of the audience com- plained about farmers who were planting crops, particularly corn, right out to the side of the road making it hard to see traffic on the roads. At the speed people travel on the raods, one said, it is very dangerous. Councillor and Reeve- elect Doug Fraser suggested that township crews should cut a full swath along road sides whether what they're cutting is grass or corn someone has planted too close to the roadside. The problem of weeds, particu- larly milk-weed growing on the roadside was of concern to council- lor Robert Grasby who said he had never been satisfied with the township's ability to control the weed. However, he said, before any action could be taken to spray with the only herbicide that would kill the hardy weed there had to be permits and insurance, making the job difficult. Mr. Fraser noted that the amount of cash crop farming increased the problem since, he said, you seldom see milkweed in pasture fields. The subject of the length of the term for councillors came up for discussion with all councillors saying they didn't like the three- year term and felt it may be stopping some people from trying to run for council. Mr. Grasby said that in general the small munici- palities don't like the three-year term but the large urban and regional municipalities like it. Reeve Elston said that for politi- cians in regional governments the cost of running for office is so high that people couldn't afford to run if the old two-year term was re-insti- tuted. Among the toughest criticism leveled by ratepayers at their representatives was dished out to John Elliott, representative for Morris, Blyth and East Wawanosh on the Huron County Board of Education. In his review of the past term Mr. Elliott said he was pleased that the board had been able to negotiate new contracts with four unions under its jurisdic- tion before the new school term started. Some ratepayers objected his assessment that the settle- ments had been fair suggesting that perhaps the board should have been tougher. Mr. Elliott said the settlements ranged from 3.9 to 4.2 per cent and were not far off the inflation range. He said that if the board had tried to negotiate lower increases it might have shaved some costs but it might also have provoked a strike. The high costs of fire protection for the northern part of the township from the Wingham Area Fire Department also caused some discussion. Mr. Fraser in his report on the Blyth and District Fire Area Board said the Blyth department's charge to the township was $250 per hour for fighting fires. Council- lor Clem McLellan then reported that Wingham charges $675 per hour. Mr. Grasby said that as the township's representatives on the Wingham Board he and Mr. McLellan tried to keep the depart- ment from spending so much but they were only two people on a 10-person board. The meeting was a time of assessment for two people who will be leaving council: Reeve Elston and Deputy Reeve Tom Miller. Mr. Elston is winding up service to the township that started in 1952 and has served the last 18 years as reeve. He also served as warden of the county, only the second person from Morris to serve as warden. He recalled that when he started on council the township parked its grader outside and in 1953, when councillors decided to build a cement block garage, they didn't even put a chimney on it because the township workmen figured just being inside would be such an improvement that they didn't need Former Brussels resident dies in Manitoba PAUL BRUCE MARLATT Paul Bruce Marlatt son of Larry and Lynda (nee Martin) Marlatt of Pilot Mound, Manitoba formerly of Brussels passed away due to a car accident on August 27, 1985 in his nineteenth year. Paul was born April 26, 1967 in Wingham, Ontario and moved to Pilot Mound when he was two years old. He received his entire education in Pilot Mound and graduated in June of this year. He is lovingly remembered by his mother and father; three sisters, Becky, Vicki and Jenny; one brother, Chad; and his special friend, Carol Sterling. Also left to mourn are his grandparents, Olive and Lincoln Martin and Pauline Marlatt; his great grandparents, Austin and Eva Martin and Jenny Greenwood; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Paul was a loving, friendly and out-going young man who enjoyed sports. His activities, both in and out of school, brought him many lasting friendships in Pilot Mound. Funeral services were held at Pilot Mound United Church Aug- ust 29, 1985 with Rev. E. McIntyre officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Pilot Mound. Use Citizen ClassifiedAds Only $2.50 Phone 523-4792 heat. Later a wood furnace was installed and then an oil furnace. Today the township has two graders, two trucks, two tractors and mowers housed in the newly- opened municipal building. He said that he was not satisfied as reeve until the township got all its bridges rebuilt and by doing one every two or three years they now had all modern bridges, something many townships didn't have. He also expressed pleasure in the Belgrave subdivision which was opened during his term. Mr. Miller, who came on council the year Mr. Elston became reeve, said he had enjoyed his 18 years and although the councillors had had their arguments, they always worked well together. He said he had learned a lot from Mr. Elston. In his 18 years he had never missed a regular council meeting and only one special meeting. He too pointed to the improved bridges as something he was proud of. He said the council had built up many of the township roads and called it the best-spent money there is because it keeps the roads dry in spring and gives road crews somewhere toget rid of the snow in the winter. Robert Grasby who also came on council 18 years ago and will remain on council gave the Bel- grave subdivision as the highlight on his lengthy term and also called the new municipal building "a dream come true". Reporting on the Township's cost-sharing agreement with Grey township for people in the Walton area of the township Mr. Grasby said that Morris' share of that dump was nearly as expensive as operating the township's own dump. Reeve-elect Doug Fraser said that last winter he thought he had been on council for five years and that it was time he either moved up nr moved out and so decided to run for reeve. When Mr. Elston decided to withdraw his nomina- tion, Mr. Fraser got his promotion without a struggle. Also speaking at the meeting were two new councillors, acclaim- ed to office: Bert Elliott and Howard Morton. Adrian Keet, candidate for separate school board also spoke to the ratepayers. John Gaunt, candidate for the Huron County Board of Education was unable to be at the meeting because of a business trip to western Canada but sent a letter.