The Citizen, 1987-03-25, Page 35In a common frustrating occurrence for the Bly th Atoms a Palmerston defenceman foils another chance to
score during the Brussels Optimist Atom tournament in Brussels Sunday. After defeating Blyth,
Palmerston went on to defeat Hillsburgh for the consolation championship while Harriston [who also
defeated Blyth), lost to Uderton in the championship game.
County slashes budget
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987. PAGE 3.
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recommended by the executive
committee were:
•A $4,880 reduction in remuner
ation paid to members of council
forattendingcommittee meetings.
•A $5,000 computer capital
expenditure reduction in the clerk
treasurer’s department.
•A $4,000 maintenance reduc
tion by deferring the paving of
parking lot at Goderich Library.
•A $15,000 budget reduction
resulting from a corresponding
increase in a plumbing and
environment high mileage grant
from the provincial government.
•A net reduction of $5,000 in
emergency planning.
•A $250,000 reduction in the
Huronview reserve.
•A $6,604 reduction in the
amount budgeted for Family and
Children’s Services.
•A $6,000 reduction in educa
tional grants and a $1,000 reduc
tion in agricultural grants.
•A net increase of $30,000 for a
waste’ management study.
•A increase of $75,000 to the
hospital reserve fund, earmarked
for the Seaforth Public Hospital. In
addition, council approved a com
mittee recommendation to provide
$75,000 to the hospital reserve
fund for the Seaforth hospital
during each of the next three years.
The anticipated reduction in
committee pay stems from a
proposed clearer definition of the
difference between half-day and
full-day meetings. In addition,
some consideration is currently
being given to requiring only one
member of the planning and
development committee to attend
public meetings relating to plann
ing.
In most cases, council was told
the reeve of the municipality, a
member of county council, is
usually in attendance at those
meetings representing his local
council.
The question of committee pay -
half-day as opposed to full day -
generated a lengthy discussion,
but no clear-cut conclusion. In the
end,the consensus appeared to
favor allowing each committee to
determine its meeting length and
starting time.
Usborne Reeve Gerry Prout
failed to gain support for his
suggestion that council consider
increasing the half-day remunera
tion while decreasing the amount
paid for a full-day meeting. Raising
half-day remuneration to $50 and
lowering the full-day amount to $60
might help to reduce the number of
day-long sessions, he said.
Mr. Prout was referring to
meetings that will sometimes last
no more than one hour after
reconvening following lunch.
Stanley Township Reeve Clar
ence Rau, who presented the
executive committee report, said
the committee had given some
thought to establishing an earlier
starting time for all committee
meetings. As a rule, meetings
begin at 10 a.m.
Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell
spoke against an earlier starting
time. Although he claimed he
would have no difficulty in making
an earlier meeting since he lives in
Goderich and is self-employed,
that would not be the case with all
members of council. Many are
farmers living some distance from
Goderich who would no doubt find
the earlier starting time a hard
ship, he said, “by the time they go
and do their chores and do the
things they have to do and leave
home ... and get here by nine
o’clock.’’
However, Morris Township
Reeve Doug Fraser, “one of those
fellows who must get out and get
those chores started,’’ said he saw
no reason why he would not be able
to make a meeting at 9 a.m.
Mr. Rau agreed and pointed out
that things in farming have
changed over the years to the point
that start-up time in the morning
no longer takes as long and in many
cases, chores take no more than a
half-hour.
Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle, Zurich
Reeve Bob Fisher and Brussels
Reeve Hank TenPas each sugges
ted that council consider establish
ing a policy of evening meetings for
itscommittees. Mr. Fisher said
many councillors are not self-
employed and daytime attendance
at these meetings means time
away from the job.
Clerk-Treasurer Bill Hanly,
howevefTtold council that anytime
the evening meetings had been
tried in the past, the results were
not considered successful.
'Tatoos' worry
parents
Several parents have expressed
concern recently about a form of
tattoo called “Blue Star’’ that
contains halucinatory drugs.
The tattoo has been reported in
the Windsor and Port Huron
Michigan areas and parents worry
that they may make their way this
way. The tattoos are a small sheet
of white paper containing blue
stars the size of a pencil eraser.
Each “star’’ is impregnated with
L.S.D. and can be removed from
the paper to be placed in the
mouth. Absorption can also occur
through the skin simply by hand
ling the paper to the tattoo.
Other variations of the same
thing are brightly-coloured paper
tabs resembling postage stamps in
size which have pictures of Super
man, Mickey Mouse or other
Disney characters as well as
butterflies and clowns. The stamps
are packed in a red cardboard box
with a picture of Mickey Mouse.
Th ey co mein fivesqua re sheets
with 100 perforated one quarter
inch square stamps.
Concern is that a young child
could happen upon these new ways
of selling “acid” and could have a
fatal “trip”. It’s also feared these
could be a way of introducing older
children to drugs.
People
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson,
Kari and Kurt of London spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
M rs. Alvin Snell and other rela
tives.
Blyth firemen quickly doused a
fire in a barn owned by Bruce
Bromley on the 8th Line of Morris
just before noon Friday. Little
damage was done and firemen
returned to the station within
minutes.
Eleven tables were in play at the
regular Monday night Euchre
party March 16 at Blyth Memorial
Hall. Bernice McClinchey had the
high score for the ladies while
Allan Shaddick was high for the
men. Ida Proctor was low for the
Blyth Minor Softball Registration
Saturday, April 4
OLD LIBRARY IN TOWN HALL
10 a.m. to 2 pan.
T-Ball & Kinder Ball: $10.00; Houseleague, Squirts,
Peewee, Bantam: $20.00; late registration: $5.00extra.
Family rate: $40.00.
Phone Deb 523-4546 or Pat 523-9372
NOTICE TO
BLYTH RATEPAYERS
Interim [1st payment] taxes are due Friday, March 27.
1%% penalty per month thereafter. Payable at the
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Blyth.
Helen R. Grubb,
Clerk-Treasurer,
The Corporation of the Village of Blyth
Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
ladies and Jim Doig of Seaforth was
low for the men. Rena Watt and
Ella Richmond (playing as a man)
had the most lone hands. John
Pollard won the special prize.
Mrs. Fred Lawrence and family
of Dresden, formerly of Auburn,
visited Monday night and Tuesday
wjth her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Daer.
Mary Walden and Graeme
McDowell had the high scores for
ladies and men at the Wednes
day night Lost Heir card party at
Blyth Memorial Hall. Effie McCall
and Joe Holmes had the low scores.
There were six tables in play.
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