The Citizen, 1988-05-25, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988.
Bly th Council Briefs
Council looks at location for tourist booth
Blyth may be getting a tourist
booth in the next short while even if
it has no one to man it.
Councillor Bev Elliott, one of the
council’s representatives on the
Blyth Business and Tourism Com
mittee explained to council at its
May 10 meeting that a plan had
been made to renovate an old
garage portion of the municipal
building at Queen and Dinsley to
serve as a tourist booth. Local
Brown's bridge repair in doubt as
Morris loses subsidy request
Morris Township has been
denied a supplementary subsidy
from the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation and Communica-
ion (MTC) which was to have been
applied to the reconstruction of
Brown’s Bridge onConcession 8-9.
Council learned at its May 3
meeting that its request for the
subsidy on the $50,000 expendi
ture had been turned down for
1988, and clerk-treasurer Nancy
Michie later said it was uncertain at
this time whether or not the project
will go ahead this summer.
It was obvious at the meeting
that spring has arrived, as evi
denced by the large number of
building permits presented by
Chief Building Official Leo San
ders for approval.
Approval was granted to the
following: to Bob and Jane Grasby
of Belgrave for a sundeck; to Jane
and Gary VanCamp for a granary at
Lot 12, Cone. 5; to Roy Alcock for a
single car garage at Lot30, Cone. 5;
to Barry Golley for a double car
garage at Lot 3, Cone. 2; to Mike
Ryanfor a small barn at Lot 13,
Cone. 6; to Gary Caswell of
Bluevale for a tool shed; to
Kornelius Reinink for a granary at
Lot 27, Cone. 7; and to David Linton
for a hog barn at Lot 23, Cone. 8.
In addition, council granted
approval for a demolition permit to
Tony Roeticisoender for a barn at
Lot 6, Cone. 7; and was informed
that the county had approved
Fraser Mustard’s application for
severance at Lot 23, Cone. 2.
Representatives from Kincar
dine Cable TV, who were expected
to attend the meeting to make a
presentation to council regarding
the installation of the facilities for
cable TV in Belgrave, were unable
to be present as arrangements for
the land they need in the area had
not been finalized as of May 3.
In other business, council dis
cussed the criteria for the User
Identification cards for residents
using the Waiton Landfill Site,
which will be moving to a garbage
recycling system later this year;
these cards will be mailed out in the
near future. Council also discussed
recycling for the Morris Twp.
landfill site, but no decision in the
matter was made at this time.
In drainage matters, council had
no objection to the dynamiting of
beaver dams along Blyth Creek; it
also noted, in response to a specific
incident, that landowners or ten
ants should notify the township
drainage superintendent in any
case where a drain needs repair,
rather than attempt to do the work
themselves.
Still on drainage, council ap
proved a motion to proceed with
the preparation of a preliminary
report to establish the costs of
relocating the Blackhall Drain
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contractor Paul Josling had offered
to make the alterations, including
cutting the old garage door into
separate parts to serve as both a
counter and overhead canope and
putting in a panelling screen to
dress up the front portion of the old
garage for a cost of only $250.
Such a tourist booth would be
inexpensive to operate because it
could make use of the washroom
facilities and perhaps the tele
between Lots 2 and 3, Cone. 1, and
to send a copy of the motion to the
Town of Wingham.
A motion was also passed to
accept the petitions to repair the
Blyth Creek drains at both Lot 14
and Lot 16, Concession 8, and the
Mitchell Drain at Lot 29, Cone. 10.
As well, council moved to accept
the tile drainage loan application
from Wayne Fear, Lots 3-4, Cone.
5, subject to the availability of
funds.
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While the cost of setting up the
booth would be inexpensive, the
problem is finding someone to man
it. Councillor Elliott estimated the
cost of getting a student to do the
work for 10 weeks would be about
$1,400 plus benefits but no grants
are available this year. No new
tourist booth operations had re
ceived government grants under
the Southwestern Ontario Travel
advised council that he will be
unavailable to act as Morris Twp.
representative on the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Recreation Board
after the end of this year.
Council was also advised that the
Huron County Library Committee
has inspected the library in
Belgrave and has approved it; the
committee has also ordered a sign
marking the location of the new
library.
The next meeting of Morris Twp.
council was scheduled for May 17.
Association application, she said.
She said she wished it were
possible to run the booth on a
volunteer basis but it would be
difficult to keep the booth open the
necessary hours using volunteers.
“I’d like to see it tried without a
whole lot of expense,’’ she said.
‘‘Tome(themunicipal building
location) would make one super
spot even for expansion.”
Council agreed it would be wise
to have Mr. Josling go ahead and
make the alterations this year even
if staff isn’t available.
Councillors were to think over
the idea of the booth and perhaps
discuss it further at their budget
planning session on Thursday
night but Helen Grubb, clerk-trea-
surer said Monday that council was
sobusy with the budget that the
subject was not discussed.*****
Ralph McCrea, custodian at
Memorial Hall has tendered his
resignation effective this fall,
council was told in the report on
Memorial Hall.*****
Councillor Bill Manning was
pleased with the size and quality of
trees the village obtained from the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority (MVCA) and he has
written to the authority to say so.
The trees have been planted
around the village particularly at
the fair grounds. The plantings are
part of a new program by the
MVCA to encourage roadside
plantings. Councillor Manning
said the program is one of the best
public relations projects the
MVCA had undertaken in years.
He said the variety of the trees
offered in next year’s program will
be widened.*****
Council was presented with a
petition sponsored by Blyth United
Church against Sunday shopping
in the village. Reeve Albert
Wasson said that since the issue is
not officially in the village’s
jurisdiction at present the petition
would be noted and filed for the
time being.
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