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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-10-22, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1986. PAGE 13. Threshers, council discuss Blyth park improvements With a deal for a new land acquisition for the Blyth commun­ ity centre park due to close within the month, members of the Huron Pioneer Thresher Hobby Associa­ tion met with Blyth Council Oct. 14 todiscuss improvements to this land and to the park itself. The deal to purchase 5.5 acres from the farm of Murray Siertsema for addition to the park is now awaiting the end of the 30-day appeal period for permission to sever the parcel from the rest of the farm. In the meantime the Thresh­ er Association is busy planning to make better use of the land and the rest of the grounds for next year’s Thresher Reunion. A nine-point l/l/est Wawanosh hires 4 winter workers Four part-time winter workers have been hired by West Wawa- nosh council at the rate of $6 per hour for the first 50 hours, and at $7 per hour thereafter. Ross Durnin, Roy Taylor, Roger Pannabecker and Mel Lyons were applicants for Hui left supports new Ball's Bridge Hullett township council voted Oct. 7 to tell the Ministry of Transport and Communications it supports the new county bridge to replace Ball’s Bridge. The county’s proposal for re­ placement of the 101-year-old bridge is to build a new span farther south that would cross the Maitland to hook up with Hullett township road 10-11 west of Londesboro. The road would be­ come a county road to link up with the current county road 15 east of Londesboro and would give a more direct access to Colborne town­ ship, Benmiller and Goderich from central Hullett township. In other business, council in­ structed Clerk-treasurer Harry Lear to contact the contractors on the Dodds and Gross drainages works suggesting that work be left until spring because of the heavy rainfall this fall. Court of revision was held on the Jenkins Drain with no complaints. The tender of Hodgins and Hayter Ltd. fortheclosedportionof the drain at a cost of $37,425.20 and Robert Nicholson Construction Ltd. for the open work at $3,170 were accepted. The tender of Radford Construc­ tion to snowplow in the northwest part of the township at a rate of $41 per hour plus $15 per hour standby was accepted. The road superintendent was instructed to purchase an FM two-way radio system for his residence. Mr. Lear was instructed to sign a new contract with Business Com­ puter Services for 1987 tax notices. The township will purchase wreaths for Remembrance Day ceremonies with Reeve Tom Cun- ingham to place the wreath at the ’ Blyth ceremony and deputy-reeve Joe Gibson to lay the wreath at Clinton. Blyth 4-H news The Blyth I “Milky Way’’ 4H ■ club held its fifth meeting on October 14 at the home of Tamara Bearss. The leaders discussed the different types of ice cream that are available. Following the meeting, the members sampled ice cream with home-made chocolate sauce. Blyth Lions sponsor skating The Blyth Lions Club will again this year pay for one hours ice time at the Blyth Arena for children learning to skate. Beginners skating will be held every Tuesday evening beginning October 28 from 6:30 to 7:30. This is not public skating. The ice time is only available to children learning to skate and their parents. the position, and all have been taken on. In other business at the October 2 meeting, council voted to cover the legal fees connected with the purchase of a 10-acre parcel of land beside the Inglis Pit from L. and H. and G. Selent. The land will be used to draw gravel for the township, in addition to the Inglis Pit supply. A building permit was denied to Sam Miller, until written authority to build is obtained from the owner of the land. Council voted unanimously in ; favouroftheproposedprojectof A. J. Sherwood to develop a recrea­ tional area to be called Sherwood Forest Lodge, on lot 19, Conces­ sion 4. A by-law was passed to author­ ize the levying of special rates to cover tile drainage loans on properties owned by Tony McQuail and Neil Stapleton; and Reeve Cecil Cra-nston and Clerk Joan Armstrong were authorized to apply for the payment of the interim subsidy on road expendi­ tures to the end of September. Clerk-treasurer Joan Armstrong was authorized to pay general accounts totalling $20,868.71, and road accounts totalling $40,984.88. The next meeting of council is scheduled for November 4 at 7:30 p.m. program was laid before councill­ ors for their comments by Bill Vincent and Carman Craig. High on the priority list is work to cleanup the old fence bottom at the westerly boundary of the current park property, taking out old wire and shrubbery. This work would be done this fall if possible. The group would also like to level a knoll in the new property and use the earth to fill a nearby valley if the deal goes through on time and weather permits the work. Other projects involve building a two-level loading ramp at the southwest part of the existing property to aid loading and unloading of the heavy antique farm equipment. Most controversial of the propo­ sals was for a new exit from the grounds to Gypsy Lane near ther south end of the grounds. The new exit, north of the present south gate, would be used primarly for trucks during the load-in/load-out periods at the show. But Reeve Albert Wasson worried about the safety factor of large trucks turning onto the street so close to the hill farther south on Gypsy Lane. Mr. Vincent said his group would consider the problem and that possibly placing “trucks turning’’ signs at the top of the hill would solve any safety factor. If the loading ramp and the new exit go ahead, the group would like to gravel the old race track at the south end of the park so trucks can travel from the ramp to the exit. Boundary marking at the westerly limits of the new property was also discussed with the Association suggesting the possibility of plant­ ing trees. Reeve Wasson suggest­ ed posts might be better. If at some time the council decided to enlarge the community centre parking lot, Mr. Vincent said, his group would have to move the current power service in the area and do some regrading. The time is perhaps coming, he said, that more power would be needed because of the number of trailers and motor homes coming to the Reunion (this year there were nearly 150). The final project would see the filling in of a hollow southwest of the sawmill on the original park property. The future of the downtown parade was also discussed. 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