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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-07-12, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989. Missed Donna White, assistant clerk-treasurer for Brussels grimaces as a water balloon slips through her arms during the FunFest fun Saturday. Many of the contestants were in the same boat as they tried to catch the slippery, fragile balloons dropped from more than 30 feet in the air. Brussels council briefs Sidewalk coming Council changes subdivision clause in the New sidewalks are on the way for two Brussels streets. Brussels Village Council agreed Thursday night to undertake con­ struction of three blocks of side­ walk for the year. Flora Street for two blocks west of Turnberry Street heading to the Brussels Public School and one block of John Street will be replaced when the village crew can find the time to do the work. Don Crawford of the village staff said between a heavy work­ load for other summer work and staff holidays, his people would be hard pressed to get the work done. Council hopes to get at least the Flora St. portion done before the children go back to school fall. Councillors advised Mr. ford to get temporary help would speed the project. ***** Council voted to accept the offer of Mrs. Jean Workman to transfer a 10 foot by 66 foot easement to the village if the village would pay the legal costs involved. The easement is part of the John Street extension to serve the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. The vil­ lage currently leases the land but councillors felt it was good protec­ tion for the future for the town to own the property. Craw- if this ***** Council also voted to approve a sewer connection for property own­ ed by Mrs. Workman on Turnberry to be connected through the rear to the John Street sewer line. The connection will cost her $750. ***** Council was told that Art Cross­ man had moved out of the trailer on his property on Turnberry Street North as promised. Council had asked Mr. Crossman to move since the property is zoned commercial, not residential. Council voted permission to charge Mr. Crossman only one sewer charge for his garage and not for the trailer since council had said he couldn’t occupy the trailer.***** Council agreed to go ahead with the severing of the village's indus­ trial park into lots. The survey work for the lots has already been completed. Not completed, how­ ever, are plans for extending George Street into the industrial park. To the Fun Fest Committee and all the volunteers qneat weekend The residents of Brussels, Morris and Grey Brussels Village Council voted Thursday night, to drop an escala­ tion clause from a subdivision agreement that would have seen the village covered against inflation for lot levies charged to cover sewer services. Council had tried to revise the unsigned agreement for the sub­ division of Jack Bryans after it realized that its $1500 lot levy might be worth considerably less if the lots weren’t sold until five or 10 years from now. But Mr. Bryans appeared before council to say he thought trying to change an agreement after it had been verbally agreed to was ethi­ cally wrong and probably illegal. He felt the clause that escalates the lot levy by the rate of inflation, condoned and promoted inflation. He argued that council was saying that as the years go by each of the lots gets more valuable. That went against all the business practices which say that if some­ thing isn’t selling, you reduce the price. The council’s theory was that since it had buried a lot of money in the project, it had to receive an ever-increasing amount as the years went on but business just doesn’t work that way. He pointed out that the reason sewers were installed in his sub­ division was because it would save the village money to put sewer lines to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre that way rather than up James Street which would require pumping stations. On top of saving the village money, he said, the land wasn’t returned to the original state it was supposed to be when the sewers were installed and he had had to Singer wins contest Country singers are starting out young these days as in the case of eight-year-old Phillip Hiuser of Ethel who won first place in the 12 and under male class at the Canadian Open Country Singing Contest in Simcoe on Sunday. Phillip sang “A White Sports Coat’ and ‘Honky Tonk Man’ at the 15th Annual Contest while dressed the part in a white sport coat. He won a trophy and $300 for winning the contest. There were six other boys in the class. BRUSSELS OFFICE HOURS Monday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday - Closed Wednesday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday - Closed Sunday - Closed pay to have the area cleaned up himself and had to rebate rent money from a farmer he rents to because of the condition of the land. He finished by saying he thought the village was being penny wise and pound foolish in inserting the clause and that it inhibits, rather than promotes growth in Brussels. After Mr. Bryans left the meet­ ing councillors took up discussion of the issue. Hugh Hanly, village clerk-treasurer pointed out that not only Mr. Bryans but the developer involved J. McDonald Lumber Ltd. had plained about the clause neither had yet signed the agree­ ment. other M. com- and Brussels By Bonnie Gropp Phone 887-9114 or 523-4792 Jim and Karen Cardiff held a surprise party in honour of Idella Wilson who retired in June after teaching for the Huron County Board of Education in Brussels for these past 25 years. Neighbours were present for a barbecue dinner. They presented her with a copper and brass electric pot pourri. An enjoyable evening followed. The winners of the Lucky Draws made at Town and Country Home­ makers’ Funfest booth this past weekend are Barb McCutcheon, who won the summer chair donated by Oldfield Pro Hardware, Adah Smith who won the Citronella Candle donated by Just For You, and Bill Craig of Blyth, who won the Leftovers Cookbook donated by Town and Country Homemakers. OPTIMIST CLUB RON CLARKSON and all our supporters 1st Brussels Scouts M “DUNKTANK” TO ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORTED OUR FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST BRUSSELS FIRE DEPT. Announcement We’ve changed our Name As you are probably already aware, Watts Funeral Homes, Brussels & Gorrie Chapels were sold to Stephen Betts, Nov. 15, 1988. We are pleased to announce that effective immedi­ ately, we have changed the names to... BETTS FUNERAL HOME BRUSSELS GORRIE 887-6336 335-3571 Although the name has changed our caring service will con­ tinue in the usual tradition. The situation was further com­ plicated by the fact the same clause had been included in the develop­ ment agreement signed by lot owners on John Street, with all of those agreements having been signed. If the clause was to be deleted it would mean returning all these agreements and starting all over again. Councillors, after some discus­ sion, agreed to drop the escalation clause from the McDonald-Bryans subdivision agreement and consi­ der the inflation rate zero per cent per year for the lots involved in the John St. project in order to treat both developments the same but not delay signing of the John St. Agreement. And who was that unhelmeted councillor who rode through the beergarden on Sunday afternoon on the back of a motorcycle? Donelda Stiles has returned to Stratford after teaching this past year at Sioux Lookout in Northern Ontario. She has accepted a Music posi­ tion with the Perth County Board of Education at Central Perth Ele­ mentary School at Wartburg. Donelda has been Grandma Steiss and friends of Brussels. visiting with relatives and of town forVisitors from out Funfest weekend with Ned and Kay Rutledge and Jack and Marg McCutcheon were: Mae and Lou Ebel, Ingersoll; Gordon and Alma Parr, Connie and Bradley Corless, Prince George, B.C.; Wayne and Linda Jane Modler, Kemptville; Bob and Dorothy Collins, Roy and Ruth Durst, Stratford; Terry and Brenda, Shawn, Jason and Court­ ney Rutledge, Auburn. Alma Parr and Margaret McCut­ cheon also attended the 95th birthday party for Gordon Gibson in Wroxeter on Sunday.