HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-07, Page 1Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
VOL. 3 NO. 40 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1987.40 CENTS
Citizen open
on holiday
Monday, Oct. 12 is Thanksgiv
ing Day in Canada. Although it is a
holiday for schools, banks and the
post office and most businesses,
the Citizen's offices will be open for
regular hours in order to prepare
for the Oct. 14 issue of The Citizen.
Deadlines for newsand advertis
ing remain the same. The Brussels
office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. for news or advertising.
Classified advertisements may be
phoned in until 4 p.m.
The Blyth office will be open,
accepting news and advertise
ments until 4 p.m.
Participants in the third annual colour tour at the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area in weather was warm and sunny for the event that saw many take advantage of the
East Wawanosh got a scenic, horse-drawn tour of the Conservation Area Sunday. The horse-drawn tours operated by Tony McQuail.
Highway rebate splits county on rural-urban basis
BYCHRISLAWS
A heated debate followed a
motion put forth by the roads
committee at last Thursday’s
meeting of Huron County council.
Many of the reeves from villages
and towns lead the discussion as
they spoke against a reduction in
the amount of rebate they receive
Bd. approves russels music program
The Huron County Board of
Education has given tacit approval
to Brussels Public School’s pro
posal to initiate an instrumental
music program for Grade six,
seven and eight students, clearing
the way to have such a program in
place before the end of October.
Brussels Public School principal
Jim Axtmann and music teacher
Phil Parsons attended the board
meeting in Clinton on Monday to
present the proposal to trustees
and answer any questions regard-
ingthenewprogram. “Wewish
from the county for road mainten
ance.
Before reviewing the commit
tee’s minutes, chairman Russell
Kernighan stated that there was
one item that would cause a great
deal of concern, and that council
should have, “a good honest
discussion that is fair to every-
you well in your endeavour,”
board chairman Art Clark told the
Brussels staff members.
The HCBE is fully supportive of
new program development at any
of its schools, but is unable to
provide extra funding for pro
grams such as this at individual
schools. However, Mr. Parsons
said that costs of the program will
be metby long-term community
support, as well as by minimal
rental fees from students involved
in the program.
The school held an information
nightfor parents on September 24,
one.”
A copy of the report by Roads
committee Engineer Dennis Mer-
r a I, which outlined the county’s
alternatives was attached to the
minutes. The recommendations he
made to the committee were: to
keep things the way they are
currently; to decrease the level of
at which Mr. Axtmann and Mr.
Parsons outlined the benefits and
costs of the proposed program.
Reaction from those present was
very positive, while an overall 93.6
per cent of parents surveyed were
in favour of the program.
Mr. Parsons said that represen
tatives from several Brussels
community groups have also ap
proached him to pledge financial
support for the program when it
gets underway.
Once the music program be
comes a reality, senior students in
urban rebates in order to decrease
the county road levy; to decrease
the level of urban rebates in order
to increase the work done on county
roads; to add some roads in urban
areas to the county road system to
justifyareductioninthelevelof
urban rebates; and to reduce the
amounts ofCounty expenditures in
Brussels will have the opportunity
to select an instrument such as the
trumpet, trombone, baritone,
flute, clarinet or saxaphone, which
they will be able to rent at
approximately $5 per month.
Students would receive musical
instruction at three classes per
week, and would also have the
opportunity of taking the instru
ment home for added practice.
Mr. Parsons says the school will
order the instruments immediate
ly, and could have the new classes
underway in as little as two weeks.
towns and villages.
The option to addsomeurban
roads to the county system to
justify a reduction in urban rebates
had been previously studied and
abandoned by the county. The
committee did recommend that
urban rebates be reduced in order
to increase the amount of work
done on county roads. This would
add approximately $170,000 to the
1988 road budget.
Increases in taxation to the
towns and villages in the area
would be: $14,849 for Clinton,
$28,595 for Exeter, $58,653 for
Goderich, $ 12,649 for Seaforth,
$18,216 for Wingham, $7,602 for
Bayfield, $4,601 for Blyth, $4,493
for Brussels, $9,267 for Hensail,
and $3,316for Zurich. All amounts
are based on the county road levy
for 1987, andcould increase during
the upcoming fiscal year.
Currently, the towns and vill
ages receive a 45 per cent rebate on
their county road levy. If the new
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