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The Citizen, 1987-05-13, Page 1With a blow to the Adam’s apple, Jonathan Balzar, left, tries to disable his opponent Clement Wai at a Scarlet Dragon Society Kung-Fu class at East Wawanosh Public School at Belgrave on Monday while Instructor Jim Keller of RR 1, Belgrave watches the mock battle technique with approval. The Wingham boys are part of a team that travelled to Kitchener over the weekend for a major tournament of the martial arts. Scarlett Dragons get kick out of sport VOL. 3 NO. 19 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987.40 CENTS Brussels Six members of the Belgrave Division of the Scarlet Dragon Society brought home a load of trophies from a nation-wide Kung- Fu and Karate tournament held in Kitchener over the weekend, coming home triumphant from the club’s first major tournament. Brothers Clement and Lucan Wai of Wingham both placed first informsintheirdivisions; Mike Grey taxes up 4.92% The Township of Grey at its regular meeting on May 4, set its 1987 budget and mill rates. Due to the large increase in the requisition from the local school boards, Council was faced with a 4.3 per cent increase in the total mill rate before the municipal rate was established. The Grey council passed its own 1987 budget which represented a 2.9 per cent increase over 1986, which resulted in a 2.27 percent increase in the municipal mill rate. The 1987 mill rates are as follows (increase by percentage): General Municipal Farm & Residential 59.679 mills(2.27percent); County of Huron Farm & Residential 39.007 mills (2.26 per cent); Huron Counry Board of Education Foxton of RR 2, Wingham placed fourth in sparring in his division; Dave Hodgins of Wingham and Tim McArthur of RR 1, Wroxeter both took fourth place trophies in their divisions; and Scarlet Dragon Sifu (head instruction) Jim Keller of RR 1, Belgrave, placed fourth in Black Belt sparring. The winners were among the 18 competitors from the Belgrave 132.875 mills (6.98 per cent); Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Sep­ arate School Board 137 mills (9.65 per cent). The total public residential mill rate for public school supporters is 231.561 mills, or 4.92 per cent increaseover 1986. Forapublic school supporter with an average assessment of $3,500, this will result in an increase of approxi­ mately $38. Council also decided to call tenders for the replacement of the culvert located at. concession 17-18, lot 21. The closing date for the tender is June 1 at 4 p.m. In other business Council ap­ proved general accounts amount­ ing to $21,517.34 and road ac­ counts amounting to $22,093.51. Club at the tournament a group which included Collin Cambell and Darryl Jardin, both of RR 1, Belgrave. Mr. Keller, himself the holder of a Black Belt in Kung-Fu for the past five years, said he was well pleased with the showing his entire club made against the 450 contestants from as far away as St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Belgrave society meets at the East Wawanosh Public School every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings on a year round basis, instructed at several levels by Mr. Keller, who works as a welder at Helm Welding in Lucknow during the day. Instruc­ tion is on a year-round basis, with each student progressing at his or her own level, a factor Mr. Keller says is vital to prevent “burn out. ’ ’ Fourteen of the Belgrave stu­ dents will be “graded” at a special session of Belgrave School on June 27, theratingwhich starts them upwards on the long climb to a Black Belt, and beyond it to a number of higher degrees; Mr. Keller himself will be graded for the second degree in Black Belt prowess within two years. He says anyone is welcome to watch the classes held during the evenings or to attend the June grading. Students range from age eight to adult, and both boys and girls can begin instruction at any time of the year. E. Wawanosh taxes increase 5.5% for '87 Despite holding its own budget to a two percent increase, East Wawanosh councillors last week adopted a mill rate that will see public school supporters pay 5.5 per cent more in taxes in 1987 and separate school supporters pay 6.1 per cent more. Taxpayers will be hit with a 10.1 per cent increase in the cost of elementary pubic school educa­ tion, a 4.4 per cent increase in secondary school education and a seven per cent increase in the cost of county programs. These increa­ ses swamped the more modest increase for township require­ ments driving up the mill rate to the higher levels. The elementary separate school levy increased by 7.9 per cent while the first-time ever separate secon­ taxes up 7% A higher levy of elementary education plus a considerable increase in the operating budget of the village itself means Brussels taxpayers face a seven per cent tax increase for 1987. While the levy from Huron county meant an increased mill rate of only 1.67 per cent and the secondary school levy was only 2.4 percenthigher, the elementary school levy increase by more than seven per cent and the village’s own requirements increase 13.96 per cent. The overall effect on a typical taxpayer with a $2200 assessment will be an increase of $39.49. Two large capital expenditures will push up the budget. The village still owes half the amount of the purchase price of land for the industrial park last year. That amounts to $12,500. In addition the village’s share of the installation of new sewers to' service the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre and nearby subdivisions will be $61,330 which will be given short-term financing. Council hopes to pay off at least $15,000 this year and the rest next year. The amount budgeted for recre­ ation this year is $177,545 compar­ ed to expenses of $135,462 last year. This is mostly due to the BMG Recreation Committee’s share to sewer construction costs, $19,900 or construction and $4,500 for frontage and connection charges. Costs of general government are udgeted for $91,569 this year compared to actual expenses of $80,451 last year (although last year’s budget called for $101,414 in expenses). The largest part of the increase is caused by the one-time-only expense of install­ ing the BacPac accounting system. Aside from the sewer project, council had forecast decreased capitalcostsinmostareas. Last year road construction cost $48,261 (compared to the budget of $30,400) but this year the budget is for only $29,000. With the con­ struction of the BMG pool com- pleted, the capital expenditure for parks and recreation drops to $28,920 from $79,197 (the council actually picked up none of the pool expense but the money was funnelled through the municipal books for grant purposes). After renovations at the library last year council expects to spend only $1,000 in capital expenses compared to $10,802 last year. dary school rate will be 63.050 mills compared to a 59.878 public secondary mill rate. The total mill rate for farm and residential property owners for public school supporters will be up to 284.877 mills from 269.933 mills last year. The increase for separate school supporters is from 270.905 mills to 287.508. The equivalent commercial rates will be 335.174, up from 317.569 for public school supporters and 338.253 up from 318.716 for separate school sup­ porters. Auburn residents pay an addi­ tional levy for administrative costs and street lights. The administra­ tive levy remains at 14.750 mills, the same as last year while the street light levy increases to 30.670 mills from 29.930, an increase of 2.4 per cent.