HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-06-20, Page 31THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1990. PAGE 23.
Another opening
McKillop taxes increase
Carol McDonnell head of theBlyth Festivalartgallery committeechats with David Hunsberger at the
opening of his show “Within the Landscape’’ Friday night. The show at the Festival’s art gallery
continues until July 12. Admission is free.
Blyth Council Briefs
Library move still in question
The future of the Blyth branch of
the Huron county library is still
unresolved as negotiations on how
“■ ■<uch space the library will get in
ie north wing of Memorial Hall go
on.
Blyth village council learned
Wednesday night that the county
library feels strongly it must have
the former “community activity’’
room in the north wing while the
Blyth Centre for the Arts had
offered only the former box office
and art gallery space, intending to
keep the community room for stage
management offices. The county
library recommends a minimum of
one square foot per capita which
the library would be with the extra
room. It would be slightly less
without the room but still several
times larger than the current
library in the municipal building.
Councillor Dave Lee said that
with the surrounding rural popula
tion that uses the library, perhaps
as much as 1200-1300 feet should
be designated for library use.
Councillor Steven Sparling said it
might be poor planning to move to
a new location that’s too small.
There should be a little forward
thinking, he said.*****
A contract to replace abWTT 3700
feet of sidewalk has been given to
Leo Nicholson. Reeve Albert Was
son said there was little difference
in cost between having two forces
do the work under the PRIDE
program and hiring the firm to do
the work and the town crew would
have to hire extra help. Short
pieces to be repaired will be left to
the town crew.
Meanwhile council granted an
extension in the contract of Lavis
Contracting to pave King Street
East. The company promises to
have the paving completed by
Friday.*****
New ball park rental rates were
adopted by council to reflect the
higher costs of operating the ball
parks. For men’s and ladies’
slowpitch and men’s and ladies’
fastball, the rates are now $17.25
with the use of lights or $9.20 per
game without the lights. For minor
ball the rate is now $16.10 with
lights and $9.20 without lights.
A one-day tournament using
both diamonds is $125. A weekend
tournament, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday is now $260 for two
diamonds and $43 for additional
nights.
Craig Snell was hired to look
after the diamond for the year at a
salary of $2,000. Chris Bromley
was hired to cut grass at a rate of
$10 per hour.*****
Katrina Somers and Andrea
Henry will operate the Blyth tourist
booth this summer, each getting an
hourly rate of $5. Councillor Spar
ling said there will be changes in
the booth’s operation with Jane
Gardner of the Blyth Festival
helping train the staff so they can
be more aware of the community
and helping visitors get more
information about the community.*****
Council voted to donate $4,000
toward Clinton Public Hospital’s
purchase of a new $435,000 X-ray
machine. The money has been set
aside in a reserve for the grant.
9.2% for 1990
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condary. This brings the total of
these expenditures to $1,497,676.
McKillop endorsed the resolu
tion from Morris Township re
questing that the provincial
government increase recreation
grants to meet the increasing needs
of the municipalities.
The road superintendent’s vou
cher totalled $158,926.59 and in
cluded the payment of resurfacing
gravel totalling $113,283.15. Coun
cil authorized the advertising for
tenders for construction of Cone,
roads 2 and three.
McKillop supported the Ontario
Good Roads Association position on
the need to retain conditional road
grants.
A tender was accepted from
Cope Construction for the sum of
$54,825 for restoration of the
bridge deck at Lot 22, Cone. 6 and
7. This is subject to approval from
the Ministry of Transportation and
B. M. Ross and Associates.
The Ministry of Agriculture and
Food has allocated $113,700 for tile
drainage loans. The money is
available to farmers to install
private tile drainage systems.
Council approved applications for
loans totalling $24,000.
The tender of Ven Free Drainage
and Bulldozing Ltd. in the amount
of $3,235 for the construction of the
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open work for the Kennedy Branch
of the Downie Municipal Drain was
accepted by Council.
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STEVE HALLAHAN
Steve Hallahan, son of Frank and
Marian Hallahan, RR 3, Blyth,
graduated on May 17, 1990 from
Centralia College, in the Agri
culture Business Management
Course. He won the Huron
County Plowmen’s Association
award fortopstudent graduating
from Huron County, in the ABM
Course. He is presently employ
ed by the County of Huron.
Love Donna Lynn
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