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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-05-09, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990. By Bonnie Gropp Phone 887-9114 or 523-4792 fill Taking time to visit Bob Quicke, left, and his wife Cathy Rempel Quicke, right, took a few minutes to chat before their special Sacred Music Concert at Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels on Sunday evening. The event was part of a weekend of activities with the couple that was sponsored by Brussels Mennonite Fellowship. With the Quickes are, from left: Bev Brown, Sharon Horst and Elwin Garland. Council deliberates before deciding on industrial park Continued from page 1 lots and committed themselves to putting up a building within two years he said “I just can’t see throwing it away.” If council had decided to do all the work and pay for it in a tax increase over one year the increase would have been 22 per cent, an amount councillors were unani­ mous that they couldn’t support. But Clerk-treasurer Hugh Hanly, at the request of Reeve Workman, had explored the idea of borrowing money to complete the project and worked out new figures that would bring the cost down for this year. He noted that if all nine lots in the industrial park were sold the village would recover all its invest­ ment for buying and servicing the lots. The village should have no trouble getting approval of the Ontario Municipal Board for the borrowing, he said, because of its current debt-free position. Councillor Bruce Hahn said his concern was that tackling so much this year might put council in a position it couldn’t do some needed projects in the future. Mr. Hanly prepared a computer projection that showed that the village should be able to carry out its regular construction and maintenance pro­ jects next year. There seem to be no major projects on the horizon, he said. Councillor Dave Hastings was among those who pondered both sides of the issue. He said he didn’t want to see the village lose the two customers who had signed offers to purchase. “We’ve got a lot of money invested up there,” he said. SWIMMING LESSON REGISTRATION MAY 16 AND MAY 18 7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. AT B.M.&G. COMMUNITY CENTRE June Session July Session July 3 - July 27 Aug. Session July 30 - Aug. 24 Councillor Greg Wilson was the most adament in his feelings against going ahead with the industrial park development. “We shouldn’t play developer with the taxpayers’ dollars,” he said. “I’m against it. I just don’t see the interest (in the lots).” He pointed out that only two lots instead of four had been sold. But Reeve Workman countered that “there wasn’t anything respectable to show anybody. I think they (the industrial committee) did well to sell the two they did,” he said. He also worried that the hard working volunteers of the industrial com­ mittee would throw in the towel if the village didn’t go ahead. “Right from the start when we first came in here (as councillors) I think we all said the industrial park was a priority,” Councillor Hahn said. Still, he said, “The last thing I want to do is gamble with somebody else’s money. I think I would go for it as long as it’s not going to hold up other projects in the next couple of years.” Councillor Hastings said he too had supported the industrial park development during the election campaign. Councillors Wilson said he had supported the idea at the time but didn’t know the cost was going to be so high. Mr. Hanly pointed out that if lots can be sold in the park the village not only recovers its investment but saves money. Currently because the village owns the land its own taxes are written off but it must pay school board and county levies on the property. If the land is sold the new owner pays taxes to all three MANURE SCOTT’S 27-3-3 treats 400 sq. m. TURF BUILDER Pius 2 10. SHEEP June 4 - June 29 levels of government. Eventually, after long minutes when councillors seemed to spend most of their time staring at the table contemplating the alterna­ tives, the budget passed by a 4-1 count with Councillors Hastings, Hahn and Stretton as well as Reeve Workman supporting the motion and Councillor Wilson opposed. MCDONALD HOME HARDWARE 1 ft CANADA ^,LCR,T - _ . __ .6.99 DECORATIVE q ah MARBLE CHIPS 20 Kg VEGETABLE FOOD 5-10-10 10 Kg. 4.99 TOP SOIL 2.7732 L. ALL PURPOSE 7-7-7 ~ — —FERTILIZER wKg. 2.97 HOME GARDENER 21-7-7 _ __ WEED a FEED 8.99 CATTLE MANURE 18 Kg. 2.99 MCDONALD HOME HARDWARE GARDEN CENTRE 887-6277 BRUSSELS Mrs. Jaans Van Vliet has some very special visitors with her for the next three weeks. Her daughter Mary and her husband Adrian Van Dyke arrived May 1 from Holland. While in Canada, they will be spending time with Mrs. Van Vliet’s son Jan and will be travel­ ling to Midland to see one of her daughters and then to London to celebrate Mother’s Day at Mrs. Laurie Cousins, Mrs. Van Vliet’s youngest daughter. The Van Dykes will be returning to The Netherlands on May 22. Bill Collis is still a patient in Intensive Care Unit at K-W Hospi­ tal, Kitchener. Half Century celebrations were FOR Royal Canadian Legion Br. 218 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS LEGION AND AUXILIARY INTHELEGIONHALL FRIDAY MAY 11 AT 8 P.M. MEMBERS PLEASE ATTEND! PUBLIC WELCOME M0THER’SDAYSUPPERMAY13 ' HASBEENCANCELLED PINE BARK NUGGETS 3 cu. ft. - . - 4JM/113SIS vWEED FREE ■ ~~ cagwuMAcomuH xt7.99 observed at the Boynton home on Sunday as the mistress of the house began her next decade in her usual charming manner. Bonne fete Jeanette from all your friends, neighbours and their pets. Sheila Richards spent the week­ end in Huntsville at the cottage. 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