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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-09, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987. Brussels gives more to industrial committee Brussels council showed its support for the work of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Indus­ trial Development Committee Monday night in a very concrete way, allocating another $500 for the committee’s work in 1988. Keith Mulvey, the village repre­ sentative on the BMG committee discussed the committee’s pro­ gress with cou ncil and said that the committee was going to need more money ifitwasgoingtocontinue its work. The committee started out with $1,500 from the three munici­ palities in 1986 and was down to about $1,200 before it went to work on its promotion video earlier this fall. In addition the committee decided to charge only $6 per ticket for the recent promotion night while the meals cost $7.50 because they wanted as many people as possible tocomeoutand see the video. About 50 to 75 people had been expected but nearly 140 showed up, he said. About 8-10 new volunteers had stepped for­ ward as a result of the promotion Slow delivery of federal money leaves museum short of cash BY WAYNE STUBBS The report of the Huron County Pioneer Museum Committee crea­ ted the longest discussion and the only one of two recorded votes of the day about the financial future of the project when the report was presented to Huron County Coun­ cil on Thursday, December 3. The report was twice discussed bv council members. The first time it was presented the report had to be set aside due to time restrictions and a vote to defer the report until later in the day. The most contentious issue was the financial responsibility and the possibility that if the federal government doesn’t soon give its share to the project it will either have to be cut back or the Museum committee may have to go public to find some of the money required to finish the project. During the first session council­ lors were uncertain what to do about the work on the county museum and after considering calling a halt to the work voted to talk about the project in the afternoon. During a stormy afternoon discussion on the report, council­ lors debated for close to two hours about the cost of the project and whether or not the project was in financial difficulty. Project Director, Claus Breede used a variety of figures about the cost of the project to assure council that everything was financially okay. He added that he expected the federal government would soon send a cheque for its one-third share in the entire project. ‘ ‘ It should be only in a worse case scenario that we worry about raising money if the federal government doesn’t send us their share as promised,’’ Breede said. Using a chart of financial expenses and what the project cost according to 1985 dollars, Breede told council members that al­ though the project is ahead of schedule the money for the exhibits and work may not be presently available to complete both phases of the project. “We would not allow the project togosofarandthen have to stop without the roof or heating sys­ tem,’’ Breede said. “The money will be there even if we have to go to public subscription or to compan ies to raise it.’’ Atone point in the discussion Breede and Village of Bayfield reeve David Johnston had a long exchange concerning exactly where some of the money was coming from to complete phase 1 and the 1856 school exhibit which is part of phase two. Breede pointedly told council he had a contract with them for four years to see the project completed so any savings would not be at his expense. “You have me for four years like it or not,’’ he said. The project director said that an ERDA (Economic Regional De­ velopment Agreement) with the federal government was where $1,150,000oftheprojectmoney would come from. If that portion of the financial pie was not forthcom­ ing then the possibility of going public to raise funds would have to be considered. At the same time if the cash flow stopped on the project the county could face the potential of legal difficulties. When council became bogged down on whether or not to continue the project and whether or not the money was forthcoming a recorded vote was held. In a 29 to 3 vote county councillors agreed the project was to go ahead. night to help the committee in its work, he said. Councillor Betty Graber con­ gratulated Mr. Mulvey on a job well done with the promotion night. Mr. Mulvey said the committee is now preparing for the provincial government’s Opportunity Tour of interested investors from abroad which will take place next Septem­ ber. It is going to be a hard job for Brussels to try to compete for this investment, he said, because there are many communities after it. ReeveGordon Workman sug­ gested that towns like Wingham and Listowel were not in favour of Brussels getting industry because they wanted the labour of the people in Brussels while keeping the industries for themselves. He suggested it would be difficult getting enough labour for a large factory and cited the problems a proposed clothing manufacturer had attracting enough people in Seaforth. Mr. Mulvey said his committee is not looking at anything large but for firms with 15 or 20 employees at most to start. There was discussion about the state of the village’s industrial land in the north end of the village with Mr. Mulvey wondering if some­ thing could be done to make it easier to take people in to view the land. Reeve Workman suggested that George Street should be dug out and refilled with gravel to provide a proper roadway that could be travelled. 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