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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-07-29, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1987. Letters to the editor Councillor replies to councillors' reply THE EDITOR, 1 am writing in regards to the letter to the editor in July 22/87 paper to further explain my resignation. OnTuesday, May 5/87 at the regular meeting of council we received the assessments and proposed budget for the village of Auburn. At this time there was a note on the copy of this budget from the clerk of West Wawanosh. explaining that they had asked the Auburn trustees if it would be John Ainlay says thanks THE EDITOR, I and my son Duane want to publicly express our great appre­ ciation to the Brussels Anniversary committee and all of the fine people of Brussels for the honour you accorded me by allowing me to be your parade marshal at your 115th anniversary celebration. Everyone was so gracious to us. You made us proud to be a direct descendent of Wjlliam Ainlay. the founder of Dam safety worries visitor THE EDITOR, Over the years, on visits to Brussels, 1 have been pleased to see many improvements to the village, one of which is the bridge over the dam. While this affords more accessi­ bility to the east side of the village, I am appalled by the lack of safety measures on that bridge. While on a walk this morning Bluewater Shrine Club raises money THE EDITOR, The final meeting of the Blue­ water Shrine Golf Committee was held on July 8 and the results from our Golf Tournament held at Oakwood Golf Course in Grand Bend on June 10th were reported. There are 98 entry fees paid in for a total of $9,800, out of which $30 from each fee went to the Golf Course for green fees and dinner. The balance which is $70 from each fee is going directly to the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children and Dry weather lowers lake level possible to wait a year to see if they could get provincial assistance. At this meeting the motion that carried read as follows: Motion #7 Motioned by J. Gibson seconded by R. Gross “That we agree with West Wawa­ nosh that now is not the time to put sidewalks in Auburn. Some rea­ soning is the possible drainage along main street and the chance of P.R.l.D.E. funding." Astheproposed Municipaldrain Brussels, formerly Ainlayville. I can’tnameallofthe fine people with whom we visited. 1 do want to especially thank Mary and Jack Bryans for inviting us to stay in their lovely home while there. Through them we were able to meet many other wonderful people. On this trip the Bryans made it possible for us to drive around to see the town. I now know why you (July 26), I encountered two small boys had climbed through the railing and were sitting on top of the cement support above the fast moving water. I persuaded the two boys to come inside the railing, but 1 wondered how many other children will do the same thing. A simple netting between the steel posts would suffice to thwart amounts to $6,860 and all the participants will receive an income tax receipt for $70. Such an event can only succeed because of the co-operation of many people including the mem­ bers of the Golf Committee and the members of the Bluewater Shrine Club. The excellent prizes that were donated were greatly appre­ ciated by the golfers and the name of each doner was announced. The committee is indeed grateful for the generosity of the merchants in in Auburn, as with all proposed Municipal drains, takes time to be engineered, Council should have found out where the Trustees proposed to carry out sidewalk repairs and find out if they proposed drain was in the same area. Sidewalks in the east end of Auburn mainstreet will not be affected byadraininthe North­ west corner unless the Engineer can reverse the flow of water. As the previous council had the are proud to claim that Brussels is the most beautiful town in Canada. I am also proud to say that my ancestor, William Ainlay, had an important part in early days of the town, and that it at one time carried the Ainlay name. VERY SINCERELY, JOHN A. AINLAY 3330 GRANT ST. EVANSTON, ILLINOIS. P.S. We love all of you. adventureous climbers as well as a small child who could so easily slip between the gaps in the railing. To the people of Brussels, I urge you to implore your council to remedy this problem. Surely, the primary concern of Ontario’s prettiest village is the protection of its children. VONNE BRISTER the area for providing these prizes. For all who came and enjoyed themselves playing golf, a sincere thank you, and also thanks to the management and staff of Oakwood for making the day enjoyable. Next year’s Tournament will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 1988 at Oakwood Golf Course. On behalf of the Golf Committee and the Bluewater Shrine Club, Thanks to all. bob McKinley, 1987 CHAIRMAN. patience to wait for provincial funding before starting street repair, should the present council not also wait. We now have our “Property standards” by-law in effect and zoning by-law almost in place. Once these are in place, funding from the Province is easier to receive. The $108,000 that was referred to in the July 15/87 paper was the estimate that Burns Ross had given Council for the total project, that could be done in one year or over two years. Asfor the Mill Rate Council held the increase to .35 per cent but the clerk did come to Council when he was working on the budget and proposed because of the possible street construction and bridge repair that we might be better to raise the Mill rate by two or three mills this year rather than in 1988 because next year was an election year. Fortunately because of our reserve in the Township and our sound financial position the clerk came up with a small increase this year and next year being election year I can sleep better knowing our taxes will not be any higher. As Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gib­ ■ Special Price Sizes: 2-3x, 4-6x JULY SALE ONLY! CHILDREN’S SNOWSUITS CAFE L.A. LADIES’ PRINTED SWEAT SHIRTS MANY COLORS & PATTERNS (h-f E I son, Mr.. Gross and Mrs. Szusz should realize I had walked out of Council during the discussion on building permits after hearing Mr. Gross reasoning why we should not change the building permits re - Barn Fires. I find it hard to belive that with the years of experience on council that Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibson and Mr Gross have, that they would instruct the staff to look into certain matters such as building permits to find out other municipalities policy regarding theirs. This only creates more of the red tape they were talking about at the start of their letter. As a ratepayer in Hullett Township, I really don’t care about other Township’s policies in certain matters. Is it to much to ask that our elected officials be leaders and not followers. I feel that if certain individuals and council would show some initiative and think for themselves instead of letting one or two people do it for them. Council would get back on course and do what they were elected to do: represent the ratepayers equally and fairly. H. STEWART NEW CHILDREN’S & TEEN’S JOGGING SUITS GIRLS & BOYS Dry weather continued through June to have favourable effects upon water levels on the Great Lakes. By early July Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie were between 20 and 30 cm. below their levels of one year earlier. Levels on Lakes Superior and Ontario had dipped to Couples visit Tennessee Continued from Page 2 Beauty” was filmed. They had lunch at the Kentucky Horse Park, which is a very beautiful place. They saw where Man *o War was buried, and also his statue. His last race was run at Windsor, Ont. In Cincinnati they saw the home of the “Reds” ball team, and the Procter and Gamble warehouses. They went shopping for four hours in Dayton, Ohio and later spent the night at Miamisburg, Ohio. On Sunday, they sawthe Neil Armstrong Space Museum, and a boat unloading salt. Then home in to Canada they went, after a very enjoyable trip. slightly below their long-term averages. Preciptation for the first six months of 1987 has averaged approximately 30 per cent less than normal. “Many shoreline resi­ dents and cottagers will see evidence of improved water levels in wider beaches this summer,” said Ralph Moulton, Manager of Environment Canada’s Great Lakes Water Level Communica­ tions Centre. “However, this should not be taken as an indication that the high water level problem is over. These dry conditions would have to persist through next year before the middle lakes would begin to approach normal levels.” In the meantime, fall and winter storms could still cause consider­ able amounts of damage to lake­ shore property this year. Environment Canada forecast­ ers predict water levels on the middle lakes will remain high throughout the six-month forecast period but will stay below the record highs of 1986. Lake Superior is expected to stay near normal levels, and Lake Ontario is forecast to be seven to 15 cm. below normal for the next six months. Lake Superior’s regulation plan requires that a balance be kept between its level and that of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Since Lake Superior is near normal levels and Lakes Michigan and Huron are still well above normal, Lake Super­ ior’s July outflow has been set at the minimum prescribed by the plan. STONEWASH GWG JEANS $30.00 SIZES 30-38 MEN’S SUMMER PANTS $18.00 32 - 42 MANY SHADES SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS $12.00 WORK BOOTS GREEN PATCH $45.“$70. OXFORDS $38. SOFT TOES $40.PULL-ONS $38. Rice's Store PHONE: 523-4426 Cone. 12 Hullett 2mileseastof Hmiv.4 WORK PANTS OR SHIRTS $15.00 COVERALLS $25.00 & UP BOYS HI-CUT RUNNERS BLACK & GREY 3-6 ONLyS>10.00 A PAIR