HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-10-03, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1990. PAGE 17.
Blyth Council briefs
Council explores cost of mapping drainage system
Blyth village council will look
into the cost of preparing a
comprehensive map of all drains in
the village.
The possibility was brought up
by Bruce Potter of B.M. Ross and
Associates consulting engineers at
the Sept. 12 meeting of council.
While some more recent drains are
carefully mapped no one really has
an idea where some of the older
drains are located.
Councillor Steven Sparling sup
ported getting a quote on the cost.
“It would be ludicrous if the
province owned a system of high
ways but didn’t have a map,” he
said. “It’s just as ludicrous to have
a system of drains and not have
them mapped.”
Councillor Dave Lee agreed,
saying that the sooner the job can
be done the better so that council
can take advantage of the memor
ies of some of the older residents.
“Every year we lose information
that’s in people’s heads.”
*****
Town foreman John Rinn was
congratulated by the councillors on
receiving his certificate for com
pleting the Mahoney Road School,
a project that involves courses over
two years.
*****
A total of 449 people registered
the Blyth tourist booth this
Blyth hires
summer. The booth is run by the
village from a location at the rear of
the municipal office.
*****
Peter Cook was hired as the
custodian at Blyth Memorial Hall
for the winter season. Peter has
been working at the halt doing
janitorial work during the summer
for the Blyth Festival. In the winter
he’ll also be in charge of booking
the hall.
*****
A letter is to be sent to groups
represented on the Blyth Memorial
Hall Board informing them that it is
important that representatives at
tend meetings and that the same
bylaw that applies to village council
attendance also applies to boards:
those missing three consecutive
meetings lose their seat.
Some of the groups had wanted
permission to name alternative
representatives in case the regular
member can’t attend but council
was told that under the legislation,
substitution is illegal on municipal
boards.
*****
A $6,000 grant from the Ministry
of Tourism and Recreation will be
split among: Memorial Hall,
$2,500; Blyth Lions, $500; Minor
Hockey, $1,000; Minor Ball, $900
and figure skating, $1,100.
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engineer
for Morris St.
improvements
Blyth Village Councillors decided
Tuesday night, Sept. 25 to hire an
engineer to redesign Morris St. in
the village’s east end in prepara
tion for a complete rebuilding of
the street.
Council approved a motion to
hire B.M. Ross and Associates to
engineer the roadway to urban
standards which means curbs and
gutters will be installed.
Council had learned at its Sept. 12
meeting that cost of the reconstruc
tion would total $330 per metre of
curb and gutter construction and
with council only getting $16,800 a
year in new construction subsidy
from the Ministry of Transport, it
meant the village might be able to
complete only a half block a year
unless it puts in unsubsidized
money or gets additional subsidy.
“We may have to bite the bullet
and pay the rest ourselves and do a
block a year,” Councillor Dave Lee
said. Another possibility, Clerk-
I treasurer Helen Grubb said, was
or council to apply for another
Pride grant when the current grant
ends and include the Morris St.
reconstruction in that application.
Councillors agreed, however,
that the engineering for the com
plete project should be undertaken
in one step rather than phased over
the period.
Neighbours seem
satisfied with
developer’s plans
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and screen off the parking lot of the
building.
He said he was not going into the
project with the idea of making a
quick buck. “I’ve lived here all my
life and intend to continue to live
here” he said, pointing out he
would be living in one of the units.
Council agreed to grant the
minor variance with a provision
that the fences are to be built by
the completion of the building.
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