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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1985-12-11, Page 10NEIL BEUERMANN CONSTRUCTION R.R.#3, BRUSSELS will do renovations, framing, aluminum and vinyl siding, new and replacement windows and doors. PHONE 887-9598 Beat Inflation Buy Now And Beat The 1 % Federal Tax Increase January 1st, 1986 9.5% GMAC Financing On new 85 and 86 Chevettes and full size pickups until Dec. 31 1985 3/4 ton Wrangler 4x4 Pickup 350 V8 Automatic Reduced $2380 ." J.L.McCUTCHEON MOTORS LTD. Your friendly Chev. Olds Dealer Brussels 887-6856 REMEMBER rIFHEN..••• Magnavox Full Feature VCR's from $459 . oo & up PURCHASE YOUR VCR FROM US & rent your tapes at $1.00 less 140 Titles to choose from Bowes Electronic Shop HAMILTON STREET, BLYTH 523-4412 Bell Ringer Store II WriPTWW0:_4v30:10:0:14x0riOriOWIVF: PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1985. Blyth's tree sales stalled Blyth Village Council's tree- tendering policy brought in two tenders for the wood from 12 trees to be removed this winter but council voted Thursday night not to take action at this time. Clerk-treasurer Larry Walsh reported that there had been some complaints about the tendering policy from homeowners who felt they should have first opportunity to have the wood from any trees removed from in front of their property. There also seemed to be some confusion on the part of some people as to whether the tender had to be for all the trees or if they could tender for just one or two. Councillors said they had in- tended that tenders could be accepted for all or any of the trees and that people with trees to be taken down in front of their property should have a chance to bid on the trees. In light of the confusion, Coun- cillor William Manning, who had first suggested the possibility of selling wood from trees to be taken down as a way of getting money to buy replacement trees, volunteer- ed to take over the tree-selling project. Since there is no necessity that the 12 trees be removed immediately, council decided to postpone the tree cutting, and the decision on the tenders received, until Councillor Manning had more opportunity to work out solutions. Members of Hullett Township Council attended the meeting to discuss the Plan of Operation and Development of the Blyth-Hullett Waste Disposal Site. Deputy Reeve Joe Gibson, and councillors Harvey Stewart, Ron Gross and Victory Stackhouse however had just received copies of the final plan proposal that day and had not had a chance to study the plan which was more than an inch thick and several pounds heavy. Clerk Walsh said that Phil Bye from the Ministry of the Environ- ment had planned to attend and had hoped the two councils would pass resolutions that evening adopting the plan. However, when Mr. Wlash learned that neither the Hullett or the Blyth councillors would have sufficient time to carefully look over the plan, he had suggested that the councils would- n't be able to adopt it at this meeting. "Once you adopt it our hands are tied," he said. "We've been working on it since 1983 so I think it can wait a little longer." Councillors from both councils agreed and set a tentative date of January 6 for a joint meeting of the councils to go over the plan word by word. Also on the subject of the Waste disposal site, Clerk Walsh distri- buted copies of a letter from the village solicitor stating that the title-search for the purchase of property from Lorne Popp across the road east from the site had turned up an old road allowance that runs through the property. The actual road runs to the west of the Popp property but to get clear title to all the land on the Popp property in the joint ownership of Blyth and Hullett, Hullett town- ship would have to go through a process of advertising and declar- ing the old road closed, a process which could take up to six months and delay the date of closing of the sale which is scheduled for January 15. In addition, part of the road allowance at the north end near county road 25 is the actual-location of the present road so there would be the problem of closing part of the old road but not all. It was suggested that for the present time at least, the sale agreement would be made up for purchase of the property to the west of the old road allowance and the east of it, leaving the road allowance in Hullett township's possession. This met with approval of councillors from both munici- palities. A bill from Maitland Engineer- ing Services Limited of Wingham for work at the waste disposal site brought some discussion. The two municipalities have an agreement that costs concerning capital ac- quisitions be split 50-50 between Blyth and Hullett. Costs of opera- tions, however, are to be split differently with 65 per cent going to Hullett and 35 per cent going to Blyth. Blyth council considered this bill for preparation for the Plan of Operation, and similar bill last February, to be operating costs. Hullett had been billed for its 65 per cent share last year but had paid only 50 per cent. Deputy Reeve Joe Gibson said he couldn't recall why this ,council had felt it should pay only 50 per cent because the plan of operations definitely seemed to be an operat- ing cost. Clerk Walsh said perhaps there was some confusion since the two councils had also bought more property for expansion of the site at about that time. The Hullett delegation promised to take up the matter at their next meeting and Blyth will bill Hullett for 65 per cent of the new bill of $728.73 plus the remainder of the earlier bill. In other business, council ap- proved of making an application for more money under the Neighbour- hood Improvement Program. A wide range of possible improve- ments was outlined in the applica- tion but there will be public meetings, if the project is approv- ed, to discuss what specific projects should be undertaken. A resolution from the Huron- Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board calling for the Attorney General to remove exist- ing legislation that is leading to "excessive" lawsuits and court awards and sending liability insur- ance coverage for public organiza- tions skyrocketing (100 per cent and more in one year) was supported by council. Another resolution from the Village of Omemee and township of Emily calling for the Ministry of Health to fund volunteer fire departments that diversify their services to include first aid and cardio-pulminary resuscitation treatments, auto extrication and traffic control was turned down by council. i4r:t1r2$rg$f :0442eX:0:4ralf 2$r 2X:0 Page IV 170 Dinsley St. W. 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