HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-03-05, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1986.
Morris looks at new
lights for Belgrave
Residents of Belgrave will have a
chance to have their say on the
installation of street lights before
such a program is undertaken,
Morris township council decided at
a special meeting Feb. 17.
Council met with Bill Dodds
from Ontario Hydro to discuss the
replacement of some of the older
street lights in the village with
newer lighting. Mr. Dodds sugges-
ted the use of high-pressure
sodium lighting which produces
more light per watt of power than
mercury vapourorfluourescent
lights. The life -span of the bulbs is
projected at six years. He suggest-
ed that a photo eye be installed on
each light so expensive wiring isn't
needed to connect all the lights
with a central control.
Council held some discussion on
the issue but, because Belgrave
residents will have topay 60 per
cent of the replacement costs,
decided to hold a public meeting
before the decision is finally made.
In other business at the busy
six -hour meeting. councillors
heard from John Jeffery of the
township's auditing firm of Lentz
and Jeffery Chartered Account-
ants, Lucknow, that it had recorded
ayear-end surplus of $16,186 in
general funds and $4708 in the
recreational fund.
He expressed some concern
howeverthatthetownship's re-
serves stood at only $11,500. The
township had used up $93,500 of its
reserve last year to offset costs of
the new municipal building.
Mr. Jeffery also pointed out that
the tax arrears are considerably
higher than in other years. Last
year arrears stood at 18 per cent
compared to 11 percentin 1984 and
13 per cent in 1983.
Bert Sanders and Doug Garniss
attended council to discuss the
activities of the Morris Township
and Huron County Federations of
Agriculture, respectively. After a
discussion that included topics
such as the moratorium on farm
foreclosures, the proposal for a
new federal government copora-
tion to buy land and rent it back to l
farmers, and manure and waste
management, the council voted to
give the Morris township federa-
ion the $500 the men requested.
The council agreed to try to set
up a meeting with the council of the
village of Brussels on April 1 to
discuss the operations of the Waste
Disposal site which the two
municipalities share.
Greg Smith, canine control
officer from Arteeka Canine Con-
trol in Mt. Forest, Ont. was in
attendance to discuss terms of the
agreement for dog control in the
township and renew the agree-
ment. After discussion, the council
agreed to renew the contract with
the fee for regular patrols increas-
ed from $35 to $40 per month.
Council will meet with Keith
Mulvey of Cardiff and Mulvey
Insurance of Brussels and repre-
sentative of the Frank Cowan
Brussels
4-H club meets
The Brussels I, 411 club held its
first meeting on February 19 at the
home of Kathy Bridge. The club,
"Etiquette for the '80's", has had
a large turnout with 13 members,
including four new members.
Members had a chance to
become acquainted with each
other by playing the "acquaint-
ance game". A buffet table was set
up.
Officers for the club were
elected. President is Shirley Ann
Bridge, vice-president, Dianne
Hall and the positions of secretary
and press reporter will rotate
among the members. Leanne
Armstrong is the leaders' assis-
tant. The next meeting will be
February 26 at the home of Kathy
Bridge.
Insurance Company at a special
meeting March 18 to discuss the
subject of the township's insur-
ance
policy, due for renewal in
April.
Clerk Nancy Michie told council
she had received a telephone call
from Stu Humphrey of the Ministry
of Municipal Affairs concerning
the township's not having a
building inspector or issuing build-
ing permits and not conforming to
the building code.
Council decided to meet with
Mr. Humphrey at a later date.
A tile drainage loan application
for William Armstrong for Lot 14,
south part Concession 2 was
accepted subject to the availability
of funds.
A slide presentation by the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority will be set up for April 15
providing the date is suitable for
the authority.
Brussels Legion held a speaking competition involving pupils from Grey Central and Brussels public
schools last week. Winner in the junior category [front, left] was Wong Yee Fun of Grey with Tim Machan
second. Scott Johnston [back, left] of Brussels was first in the senior category followed by Lori Willie of
Brussels. -Photo by PatLanglois.
BRIDAL
SHOW
At The
LIVERY THEATRE
in Goderich
Sunday,
March 9th
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Brides-to-be, attend a bridal
information show. Displays of
all your wedding needs: the
latest in wedding dresses,
tuxedos, flowers, photo-
graphy, wedding cakes and
much more.
For complimentary tickets
call Audrey at
524-2881
The following area merchants
are sponsoring this bridal show:
All Around the House, Goderich
Anstett Jewellers Limited, Goderich
Audio Visual Services, Stratford
Bluewater Photography, Goderich
Clifford Real Estate Broker, Goderich
Culbert's Bakery, Goderich
Walker's
Denomme Flowers, Goderich
French Dry Cleaners, Goderich
Goettler's Fine Furniture, Dublin
Harbour Light Travel, Goderich
King's Book & Gift Shop, Goderich
Walker's Bridal Studio, Stratford
Style Shop for Men, Stratford