HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-08-16, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989.
Old Grey lots said too small
to meet modem standards
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wells, Mr. Tousaw said. New lots
being laid out require a 75 foot
Glads
on sale
for Epilepsy
Epilepsy Canada has adopted the
gladiolus as the floral symbol of the
organization. The gladiolus are a
brightly coloured flower and the
term glad are the symbols of the
hope to make Epilepsy a disorder of
the past.
Throughout the country on
August 17, 18 and 19 volunteers
will be selling gladiolus in order to
raise funds and to heighten aware
ness about epilepsy. For the first
time they will be selling gladiolus
in Brussels at the Golden Lantern
and in Blyth at Christmas and
Country and the Green Gallery, on
August 17 and 18. The gladiolus
are sold in bunches of five for $3.50
or two bunches for $6.00.
frontage and 16,000 square feet.
Lots in old subdivisions must have
a minimum of 11,000 square feet,
which most of the lots in the old
plans don’t have. Those wanting to
build on the lots would have to get
approval of the county Health
Department to meet the septic tank
regulations, then approach council
for a minor variation to the town
ship’s zoning by-law.
“What we’re saying,” added
Councillor Robin Dunbar, “is that
these 100-year-old plans aren’t
valid anymore. They don’t meet the
standards of today’s zoning bylaw
requirements.”
Most of the questions didn’t
revolve around lot sizes but about
the status of Arthur Street in Ethel.
Township maps show it is an
unopened road allowance but Shar
on Dobson of Ethel argued that the
road had long been opened down to
where the Orange Lodge used to
stand. Only since the building has
been gone has the road grown up in
weeds and some neighbours have
dug up the road to plant gardens.
She didn’t feel adjacent property
owners should have to pay to put in
a new street if the road had once
been a public road. She said she is
worried if they want to sell a lot and
the road allowance isn’t there.
Brad Knight, township clerk
treasurer assured her the road
allowance is still there. "You’d
have to approach council and try to
come up with an agreement (on
opening the road)” he said. He
suggested evidence that the road
had been maintained by the town
ship at one point in the past might
be a strong legal argument to
persuade the township this was not
an unopened road allowance that
should be rebuilt at the owners
expense.
Brussels
People
By Bonnie Gropp
Phone 887-9114 or 523-4792
Leola Hood went on a Mystery
Trip on August 8 and had a very
lovely day with Cherry Bus Lines.
She had a wonderful chicken
dinner, went to Aylmer Flea Mar
ket and Ingersoll and the cheese
factory museum.
Mrs. Grace Brown, Thunder Bay
and Don Brown, Armstrong, Ont.
spent a few days last week with
Robert and Muriel Hart, Grace’s
sister and brother-in-law and Dan’s
aunt and unde.
Looks fishy
Brussels Legion member Murray Lowe was kept busy keeping
enough fish on the table to feed all the people who attended
their annual fish fry on Sunday.
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