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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-05-14, Page 1, NEW LEGION, OFFICERS Tom Garniss was I instal led as president of the ,Brussels Legion, Branch 218, Saturday night.Gene De'llow is the • new president of the Legion. Ladies Auxiliary. (Photo by Elaine Nichol) Brussels taxes up one mill from '74 ew industry or Brussels here is a rumor that Brussels Betting an industry: illbank Industries are said to e purchased two buildings in sets, the McNeil Shell ce at the north end of mberry Street and the building has been. occupied by Wm. tier hi the main business tion of the village. Industries nutacture brake cable in one 1(1,1pg mid the other will be d for assembling the product. further details are not liable at this time, russets Post 104th Year — Issue No. 21 WEDNESDAY,MAY 14, 1975 Officials seem confused BRUSSELS ONTARIO On flood plain 'Morris taxes tOxes up 3 mills. Farm and residential mill rates • year in the mill rate that goes- for in Morris. Township are up more secondary schools, The rates go than three mills. Township from 17,50 and 15.75 in 1974 to 'Council set the rates at their 17.45 and 15,71 for this year, meeting, last week. Morris. township clerk Helen For township purposes Morris Martin said no big expenditure residents paid 21.05 Mills in 1974 accounts for the mill rate increase and will, pay 24.88 this year. All costs are up a little this 'year, Comercial rates are up more than Mrs. Martin said. four mills, from 24.52 to 29.27, In other business Ontario The levy to the county is up to Hydroi was instructed to make 23..15 for commercial and 19.68 overhead installations for service for farm and residential from a for part lots in Lot 72 Plan 9, combined rate of 15.67 last year. ' Morris Township School levies are also up two to, A grant of $87.00 was given three mills. Morris taxpayers will Seaforth Community Hospital pay 22.15 in commercial rates and Board. Membership was paid to 19.94 in residential and faun Ma Huron County Municipal Officers rates compared to 17.46 and 15.72 Association and to the Huron last year for elementary school County Road Superintendents' purposes. Separate, school rates Association. - are up to 23.22 mills from 20.10 Sam Pletch will look after last year. repairs, to Blacithall Municipal There is a slight decline this Drain. The tender of Robt. Property owners in Brussels can be happy for the 1975 rate rose only one mill. , The budget increased from $136,102 last year to $156,392 in 975. • The budget increased almost 20,000 and most of this amount 11 be collected from local usinessmen 'for the commercial ill rate rose 10 mills. The mill rate was :set last ursday night at a special send! meeting. The residential ill rate was set at 107 and, the ommercial at 126: oif surprises farmer Thomas Bernard , had expected and unwanted mpany when working in a field his farm one morning. A large wolf suddenly appeared d kept him company for at least enty minutes, circling the field ound him while he continued orking, The wolf sat down occasionally, eing him and his dog, but made attempt to bother them. The dog resented the intruder's sence and being braver -than, s owner who never got off his etor, tried to scare the wolf ay but it ignored him. The aninial has not been ghted since by Mr. Bernard but the time it did not seem in any rty to move on. Clerk William King said there is a differencee between the ., residential and commercial of 19 mills because . new provincial legislationrequire a 15 per cent difference between the two. - Mr. King said the greatest increase was in the education and county costs. Brussels share of the . county cosesis $35;215 which is up more than $8,000 from last /ear. Under this rate, county government costs increased about $4,000 and Iiiifkittys by about 2.4 Per Cent. The school budget is about $41;000 including the cost of the separate schools. The separate school rate was set at 28.29 mills. The local government budget was $25,000 which is "actually down from last year about $1,500", Mr. King said. Brussels residents will be paying two mills for recreation and three and a half mills for hydrant ' rentals., Council couldn't make up its minds whether it wanted to increase salaries for 1975 to $730 for the reeve and $580 for 0 the councillors. — Finally the motion for that increase was defeated so negotiations will continue. Last year the reeve got $550 and the councillors $400. .,Council approved a salary increase of $500 for the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission and $400 for the commissioners. This was a $100 increase for both from last year. E. Wawan.osh: counts dogs. • The East Wawanosh ToWnship Council agreed to pay the read accounts of $18,751.61 and the general account of 46,748.24. This was done with all council members present at the Meeting held On May 6 in the BelgtaVe tOirininnity Cetitet, COttneill hired Chris Eaketed to te,t,titi dogs in the township at VA per dog. Neil Vincent was given the responsibility.lower dillVertS arid repair the drain on 4Otteessiori #9, The totnieil gave Architectural ConSerVaney of Oritatio a grant of $5,00, the Historreal .Siathety $10.00 and $15 to the ilutior County _goad Superintendent -AsSociatiott.„ Those in the know seem rather confused about what the flood plain map will really mean to Brussels. Ian Deslauriers, resource manager for the , Maitland Conservation Authority told Biussels' council last week that once the flood plain map is registered all development in the flood plain will be controlled by the Conservation Authority. Murray Gaunt, Liberal MPP for the Huron-Bruce riding which includes Brussels , said he doesn't feel an appointed body like the Maitland ' Valley Conservation Authority should have the power to control deVeloPment. When he was asked' if any Conservation authority should have that power he said "a direct answer would be no", because "It would not really be responsive to the needs and wishes of the community". .When asked if he felt the local residents and council understood the importance of the flood plain. map he said: "I don't think they did. I don't think there has been adequate consultation in the drawing up of the plan," ' Mr. Gaunt said he supports the move as long as the legislation is applied in a "common sense way". "Basically the concept is legitimate and logical', he said, He said in Hullett Township a public meeting was held after the flood plain Mapping was done. He said he didn't know if it was a question of asking—for public discussion and reaching a compromise so Mitch as giving them the information. "1 suspect it was , a fait accompli, and later 'people said they couldn't get it changed," he said. ' The legislation is "not very palatable to Some people Who have been living there 30 years and haven't Seen a flood but won't be able to sell theirland to developers," Mt. 'Gaunt said, Mr. Gaunt was doubtful whether the Conservation Act gives the Conservation Authority that type of power, He said he thought the plan would be registered 'with the county and be enforced by them "I,don't really think if tested in the courts it really has the power," he said speaking of the Conservation Authority. ' "I don't think they should have that type of power in planning," he said. When Mr. Deslauriers' was telephoned for more details he said the Conservation Act was passed in the 1940's and revisions occurred over, the, years. Under this Act, the Authority has the right to control flood prone areas and once the flood plain map is registered with the province, it becomes law, he said. Similar plans ' are happening The Flood Plains Mapping of this area has struck many residents as being more than slightly ridiculous, a fantasy creation of overactive imaginative minds. It is true, we suppose, that a flood of the extreme on which the Mapping was based is, in the distant future, a very remote possibility. In all the past hiStory, of the Village of Brussels and surrounding areas there has never been what could be termed a disaster flood. It is inconceivable that one would occur in the futare. A disastrous fire would be more likely. That has happened before. Other people, 'Who have a full understanding of what this &Odd plain mapping Will Mean to Brttasels and The Townships' of Grey and Mortis, - are greatly disturbed, , It it a' disaster in , It is hoped that the residents of the areas concerned Will get together and muster enough opposition to do something about it, Attend the public meeting in BitisSeis Legion Hall Thursday, may 22nd for discussion of this SetiouS Matter. Of cOndern to all people of Brussels and area. *44*** f r Hoigg414 for tray accep tLoot .15, Con. 5 $255 wa "Huron County Historical. Society was voted a grant of $10. Refunds were madeen 1975 faxes on business assessment on SE %Lot 21 and S1/2 22, CO. 7 and farm assessment of 10,51 on N 1/2 Lot 12, Con. 2, of Morris. O.L.S. was requested to make a repbrt for repairs to .Rintoul Drain. A report on the Bowes Drainage Works was provisionally adopted, Court of Revision on the 'Bowes Drainage Works will be held June 2 at' 2;30 p.m. Three tenders were received for pit run gravel and the tender of Lloyd Jacklin to supply, load and deliver approximately 25,000 cu. yds. pit run gravel at 66 cents per cu. yard Was accepted subject. to the approval of 'the Disfrict (Continued on Page 24) across southern Ontario, he said. Mr.Deslauriers said the flood plain was determined by engineers and climatologists. Itufflean Hazel In Northern Ontario they are using the TiMmins-level flood, in other areas the 100-year flood and here the hurricane-hazel level flood„, he said. Experts d,ecided Brussels has a climate that makes a hurrican-hazel level probable. Mr. Deslauriers agreed that if they had decided Brussels was in the 100-year flood level area, the flood plain would be much smaller since its high flood level (Continued on Page 6) The Salvation Army Canvass in Brussels was concluded with cash contributions of $369.20 with more to be mailed in, Mrs. Sam Sweeny was organizer of the campaign here. Thanks goes to the canvassers for their work and to the public for their contributions, ****** The Brussels Lions Club are again this year participating in the Lions Youth Program. The visitor here will be from Texas as they were laSt yeat. Young people frail' Ontario will go to Texas when their visitors return home. This is an excellent program fostering better relations between the youth of the U.S. and Canada, -• We hope sonic young people from this community, Will take advantage of the opportunity Offered fheiii. *****sii the siren shrilling at hobo Saturdayon brought firemen quickly to the Brussel's _Fire Halt but the call could not be identified and they were linable to find Out where it came from. The cause of the tiren Sounding has not been learned and there has been he (Continued on Page 24) Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy