The Citizen, 1988-06-22, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1988.
Blyth council briefs
Vandals hinder attempts to
Attempts to beautify downtown
Blyth continue to run afoul of
vandalism. Blyth village council
lors were told by towns works
employee John Rinn at their June
14 meeting that vandals had again
pulled out some of the crab apple
trees in planters around the
downtown.
Quick action by works employee
Brian Westberg prevented other
vandals from stealing flags from
the Radford Group’s planter at the
Blyth budget approved
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tial assessment for public and
separate schools was $767,603.
Under reassessment the figure
leaped to $13,108,230. Overall
assessment reached $17,924,030
from $1,049,130.
As a result the new mill rate for
local purposes only (not including
education or county taxes) sits at
9.851 mill for commercial and
8.373 mills for residential compar
ed to 162.79 for commercial and
138.37 for residential last year.
Councillor William Manning,
a member of the budget committee
said it had been his goal to hold the
increase under three per cent
because he felt Blyth had one of the
higher tax rates of municipalities
its size and he worried too high a
rate would scare off potential
businesses looking to locate in the
village.
Councillors got into a momen-
corner of King and Dinsley. He
spotted the vandals, called out that
he saw them then copied down
their licence number as they sped
away and reported it to police.
*****
Council agreed to transfer a
lease to the former egg grading
station that is part of Snell’s
Groceries for the new owner Al
Willie. The old egg grading station
sits on village property but a
99-year lease had been signed with
tary debate when they found that
due to an error they had an
embarrassment of riches. The
amount set aside in one of the
reserve funds was $10,000 greater
than had been planned originally.
The discussion was to whether the
amount should be left intact,
should be transferred to other
areas of the budget or should be
taken out completely, which would
have actually reduced taxes.
Reeve Albert Wasson wanted to
see the money reallocated to other
areas. “I like low taxes as much as
anyone else but it is an accepted
fact that tax dollars buy you more
than any other dollar,” he said.
Council finally agreed to use
$5,000 to increase the working
funds reserve by $10,000 instead of
the $5,000 originally planned and
give the other $5,000 to the
cemetery board reserve fund.
a former owner in 1941. The lease
had not, however been transferred
to subsequent owners, a fact that
was discovered in a title search of
the property.
Mr. Willie, who attended the
meeting, told council he intends to
paint and reside the store as part of
the improvements planned.*****
Council voted to send a letter to
the owner of the former cheese
factory property asking that some
thing be done about underground
storage tanks on the site. Mr. Rinn
said that while cutting grass on the
site he had discovered the heavy
cover of one of the tanks had been
moved slightly. There was several
feet of water in the tank. Council
worried that someone might some
how get into the tanks which
apparently were used to store whey
from the cheese factory.
*****
Council agreed to a request from
Wendi Gilson, a summer resident,
to operate tours of the village with a
horsedrawn carriage. The one
provision was that Ms. Gilson
clean up any reminders of the
horse’s passing.*****
Council approved the hiring of
Julie Young as part-time secretary
bookkeeper in the village office at a
rate of $7 per hour.*****
A statement of costs and reven
ues for the Guelph-Goderich Can
beautify downtown
adian Pacific Rail line through
Blyth was received by council. CP
has applied to discontinue the line.
No date for a hearing has yet been
announced.
Council voted to support a
proposal from Project ReRail of
Owen Sound which would see a
new company take over railway
lines the major railways want to
abandon in western Ontario. The
support was given even though
a map provided by Project ReRail
show the CP line through Blyth
would be abandoned under its plan
while the CN line to Wingham and
the CN line to Goderich through
Clinton would be retained.*****
Complaints of some summer
residents letting their dogs run at
large were received by council.
‘‘I’ve noticed some (dogs) that
aren’t new residents,” Councillor
Lloyd Sippel commented.
‘‘You can drive the streets any
hour of the day and see three or four
dogs running loose,” Councillor
Bill Howson said. ‘■‘People are
making a mockery of the dog
bylaw.
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Attention Property Owners and Tenants
in the County of Huron
Flve Guides from the Blyth Girl Guide Company were awarded their all-round cords in a ceremony
Thursday night. Janet Cameron, District Commissioner left, and Guide leader Pam Gervais [second from
right] presented the cords to [left to right] Karin Lee, Crystal Cucksey, Heidi Scrimgeour, Nikki Snell and
Kerry Bakker.
WANT TO APPEAL
YOUR ASSESSMENT?
You still have time to appeal your 1987/88 assessment if
you feel your home or business property has been
improperly assessed. Your assessment is important
because the amount Of property tax you will pay in 1988
depends on it. The assessed value of your property is
multiplied by the municipal and school mill rates to deter
mine your property taxes.
Notices of Property Valuation were mailed to all property
owners and tenants in the County. Open house informa
tion sessions were held in your area to give you the oppor
tunity to ask questions and correct any errors.
The Assessment Roll was delivered to your municipality
on June 10,1988 and will be used to calculate the taxes
you will pay in 1988. You can review the Roll at your
municipal office during regular business hours. If you
believe your property has been improperly assessed and
you have not yet registered an appeal, you still have until
July 4,1988 to mail or deliver your appeal to the Assess
ment Review Board. And remember, even if you did not
receive a Notice of Property Valuation, you still have the
right to appeal.
Appeal deadline — July 4,1988
HEALTH ON THE HILL-
NURSES BECOME TEACHERS
Seaforth’s nurses have been cast in the roleof teachers for the past 16 weeks when two groups of
first year student nurses, plus their instructor, arrived from Conestoga College each Thursday
and Friday to participate in ‘‘hands on” clinical experience. Each student was assigned two
patientsand were responsible for almost total care. A nursing care plan for one patient was also
part of their duties. The patients enjoyed the added attention and extra tender loving care!
A WELCOME VOLUNTEER
Staff and patients are recognizing a familiar face around the hospital lately. Buth Thorburn a
former food supervisor for many years has now come back in the capacity of volunteer to assist
with the patient activation group. Shealso worked hard behind the scenes at the Palliative Care
Workshop held recently.
WORKSHOP A SUCCESS
Yvonne Kitchen reports that the recent John Cassis workshop was an unqualified success. The
feedback from partici pants was positiveand financially the group came out ahead, allowing the
excellent work of the Palliative Care Program to continue for another year.
CONGRATULATIONS
Three staff members have had an extremely busy winter studying for various courses. Carol
Bowker has received honours in the Canadian Hospital Association Departmental
Management Course. Mary Diegel is now heading for a three week job placement experience
after successfully completing her exams to qualify for a Health Records Technician. Greg
O’Reilly has successfully completed Part 1 of the Ontario Hospital Association Departmental
Management Course. s
NEW ROAD UNDER WAY
Construction is under way of anew road to provide access to the staff parking lot on the east side
of the hospital. The new road will replace the existing road which will be removed to make room
for the 80 by 40 foot mechanical addition being built as an extension to the east of the hospital.
The Assessment Review Board is an independent tri
bunal under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Ministry of the
Attorney General. It is intended to provide you with an
additional opportunity to have your assessment reviewed
if, in your opinion, it is not fair and equitable with the
assessment of similar properties in your area. The Review
Board is more informal and relaxed than a regular court
of law. You may present your own case, retain a lawyer, or
ask a relative or friend to speak as your agent.
To help you in filing your appeal, Notice of Appeal forms
are available from the Assessment Review Board, your
Regional Assessment Office, or your municipal office.
You can also use the reverse side of a Notice of Property
Valuation, or write a letter giving the property address and
roll number along with your reasons for appealing.
Appeals should be forwarded to the Regional Registrar of
the Assessment Review Board at the address shown
below.
In those parts of Ontario designated for French Lan
guage Services, you can appear before a bilingual (Eng-
lish/French) Appeal Board. Please check the space
provided on your appeal form if you wish to use this
service.
Ontario
Ministry
Of
Revenue
Regional Registrar
ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD
MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
426 Third St , 1st floor
London, Ontario N5W 4W6