HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-12-05, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1990.
Morris gives $10,000 to Belgrave arena
During a closed meeting of
Morris council on November 26, it
was decided that the township
would donate $10,000 towards the
Belgrave Community Centre pro
ject, being spearheaded by the
Belgrave Kinsmen Club.
Reeve Doug Fraser said in an
interview that Council felt they
should donate something towards
the project because there are many
Morris Township residents using
the facility.
It was last May, that the Kins
men announced the project and at
that time they requested a grant of
$20,000 from East Wawanosh and
Morris Townships. The new facility
would replace the front of the
present structure and would con
tain new washrooms, kitchen facili
ties, change rooms and meeting
rooms. The community centre on
the East Wawanosh side of Bel
grave will also house new offices
for East Wawanosh. The estimated
cost of the project, excluding the
township offices is $270,000.
Morris Council had originally
stated that they would hold a public
meeting before making any deci
sion. They felt that it was a large
sum of money and they had never
given more than $5,000 before for
recreation purposes. Council had
proposed at one time that they
might give the portion of the
funding as a grant, with the
remainder to be raised by a special
tax levy. However, this resulted in
the Kinsmen withdrawing their
request last month. The Club did
not want the money to be raised on
a tax roll.
Council made its decision with
out a public meeting being held, as
they didn’t feel there was a need,
Mr. Fraser said. The fact that it
was in closed session and the
decision was made should not be an
issue either, he feels. “We can sav
a lot of things but the end decision
is what is important.’’
Mr. Fraser also said that if more
funds were needed Council would
be willing to raise the money
through a special levy. Kinsmen
President Mike Malhoit, said that
the club is pleased with the amount
of the grant and appreciated the
township’s generosity. The rest of
the funds will be raised through
club projects, he said.
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