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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-02-02, Page 12Brussels Phone 887-6011 COMING SOON . ELECTROHOME KESWICK Color TV '729 95 Inquire Today HOPPE Your Brussels Area Electrohome DEALE R 1072 All SAVAUGE and Other Childrens Shoes SAVE 25% All Womens. Shoes Selbeys, Naturalizer, White Cross, Gold Cross, Red Carpet, Hush Puppies and othe Famous Shoes SAVE 25 % Broken Lines SAVE 50 % and MORE All Nurses Shoes Clinic, Selbeys, Savage and other Famous Brands SAVE 15 % All Work Boots SAVE 25 % Al! Men's, Women's, Children's SLIPPERS SAVE 25% Samsonite Luggage SAVE 25 % All Winter Boots SAVE 20 to 50 Miller's Shoe Store MAIN STREET, LISTOWEL PHONE 291-2860 WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR EARLY DELIVERY OF ALT YOUR SEEDING REQUIREMENTS Seed Grain — Fertilixer — Grass Seeds — Seed Corn OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Grey Reeve Is Concerned. had been Cleared: up,, Re said: that brief had never heenpresen , ted to .MPQ I S el.cecntiVe Members of Huron County Council have still not reached a. fin31 decision concerning whe- ther or not to financially sup- port Midwestern Development Council (MDC formerly MODA) during 1972. Although the Planning and Development Committee tinder the chairman F. w. Oddleifs00, aayfield, recommended to coun- cil that it continue membership in MDC this year, council heard e surprise presentation by Reeve Charles Thomas of Grey who believes himself to be one of the few MDC members who has .served continuously since the organization was formed. ReeVe Thomas urged Huron to take out membership in MDC this year on the condition that the people of Huron be permitted to appoint their own members. Reeve Thomas said re-organiza- tion of MDC is scheduled for April and he suggested that Hur- on's membership in. MDC be with- held until after re-organization to insure that provisions had been made for a "partnership approach." A member of MDC's executive for the past six years, Reeve Thomas said he had been con- cerned lately because of a strong swing within MDC to have non municipally orientated people in decision-making positions. He said he opposed this trend and had eventually resigned from MDC's executive because he felt there was no sympathy for his "partnership approach". However, Reeve Thomas stated he had been heartened by the presentation made to Huron County Council at the inaugural session in January when Manager Walter Gowing spoke about in- volving county council in a more direct way. "I think we are starting to get what we wanted," said Reeve Thomas. "What we're really int- erested in is autonomy in that organization. I think it is pretty important for us to be in on the planning. If it is to be a provin- cial government planning board, then let the cost come from the provincial government. But , if we are to be partners, that's different,, We don't want to be fee paying only." Frank Cook, deputy-reeve of Clinton, challenged Reeve Thomas by charging that he was confusing council. Reeve Cook claimed it was Reeve Thomas who had swung council's decis- ion against MDC in late 1971, and it was Reeve Thomas now who was swinging - council's op- inion toward supporting MDC in 1972. Reeve Clarence (Derry) Boyle, Exeter, agreed. He said he felt the councillors had decided wisely in late 1971 to maintain a county development officer. Reeve Boyle admitted he was ''not sure of the value of MDC". "The proper way to put pres- sure on Is to withhold the money for one year," he added. "We've got nothing to be ashamed of," said Anson McKin- ley, deputy-reeve of Stanley. "we've been good paying mem- bers. Maybe it is about time we attached a few conditions to our membership." Reeve McKinley said that of the meetings he'd attended, there was plenty of information to be received, but there was no apportunity to assist in setting policy. ,,Membership in MDC should be giving us some input into policy decisions such as whether or not to limit the growth in industrial areas," he said. "But it obviously has not." In outlining some of the prob- lems he had found at MDC, Reeve Thomas said he felt it was wrong for the manager of MDC and the president to sit on the nominating committee. He mentioned his term of office as vice-president of MDC and said he was really not surprised when the presid- ency of MDC did not fall to him. Reeve Thomas also reminded council of a brief sent to MDC asking that organization to pet- ition the government not to give approval Sir any further Indust- 12—THt BRUSSELS POST, FEB. 2, ties to locate lostowel until that municipality's .sewage pr917- lem involving the Maitland River Canada Packer's — slice singles. CHEESE, 8.oz, pkg. • Weston Crueller DONUTS • • • • — • .. • Nabob GROUND COFFEE • .. • Giant size SANI FLUSH • • • • • McCUTCHEON Phone 887-9445 Iller's Shoe Store MAIN STREET, LISTOWEL FINAL -CLEARANCE- ONE WEEK ONLY All Mens Shoes Hartt, McHale, Dack, Jarmaine and. Other Famous Brands SAVE 25% . 2 for 890 4 pkgs. 1.00 . . • lb. 890 . ' • 470 GROCERY We Deliver