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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-05-01, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1,1991. Blyth council, briefs OPP office open house, Fri. An open house for Blyth's new Ontario Provincial Police Extended Services Office (ESO) will be held Friday, May 10 Blyth village council­ lors were told at their April 23 meet­ ing. Clerk-treasurer Helen Grubb told council at its April 23 meeting that ESO officer Constable Mike Alexan­ der has set up an open house from 2- 4 p.m. that day with officers from the Wingham, and perhaps Mt. Forest, attending. The village has been with­ out an ESO officer since the addition was built on Memorial Hall, at which time the old office was demolished. Room became available when the library was moved to Memorial Hall and the old library was used for an expanded municipal office and the ESO. There will be a second opening later in May when the new library is officially opened. May 30 has been set for the official opening at 7 p.m.*** The village will investigate a new dust control material that councillors using a product that would otherwise be a waste product. ♦♦♦ Councillors got the bad news tha' there is an expensive project ahead at Blyth Memorial Hall. Recent repair work on the hardwood floor of the basement hall showed that dry-rot was weakening the floor boards and it's only a matter of time before the floor must be replaced. A preliminary estimate was that it would cost $23,000 to install a new hardwood floor which had councillors looking at alternative flooring choices.*»* The cost of repainting the rusted beams at the Blyth and District Com- muniiy Centre arena will be higher than originally predicted but the job will be better and last longer, Coun­ cillor Dave Lee told council. Origi­ nally plans were to wire-brush the old rust off and apply new paint. Instead sandblasting will be done to make sure the rust is completely removed, then the clean surface will be painted with an epoxy paint that is guaran­ teed for years. *** Blyth and East Wawanosh will co­ host the annual meeting of the Huron County Municipal Officers Associa­ tion in 1992. East Wawanosh will be celebrating its sesquicentennial so wanted to host the other municipali­ ties while Blyth Reeve Albert Was­ son is the incoming president of the organization for 1992. Council agreed to proclaim the month of May Red Shield Month for the Salvation Army in honour of its annual fundraising appeal. ♦♦♦ Plans are proceeding on the new entrance signs for the north, east and west entrances to the village. The north-end sign will be of masonry similar to the present sign at the south end while wooden signs will be placed at the east and west Council­ lors have nearly settled on designs and have set a target of Friday, June 15 for the completion of the signs. Double winner Once again Marty Rutledge was awarded the trophies for top scorer and Most Valuable Player on the Brussels Bulls this past season. Marty returned to the team this year as an over-age player and made the most of the opportunity. feel will be more environmentally friendly if the price is comparable. The material is lignin, a byproduct of the pulp and paper making process that is advertised to bind the gravel particles together and eventually could lead to a surface as hard as asphalt. "I'm sure it's more expensive but it's worth a try for environmental reasons," Councillor Dave Lee said. Councillor Steven Sparling, who had investigated the substance explained that after the first year the amount of material that must be sup­ plied is supposed to be less until after the third year the surface is hard. "I think if this is even close to the cost of calcium, we should give it a shot," he said." Councillor Lee pointed out there were two gains from an environmen­ tal standpoint: using a material that isn't as hard on the environment and OPTIONS Tank mix to match your toughest soybean weeds Crime Stoppers Flashback ' dCrime Stoppers and Ontario Provincial Police are seeking your assistance to help solve this 1985 break, enter and theft. Between 6:15 p.m. on March 30, 1985 and 8:50 a.m. on April 1, 1985 thieves undertook a Hollywood type break and enter. They pried the back door to a vacant store with what appears to have been a large crowbar. Once inside the store the thieves took considerable time sawing and break­ ing through a concrete block wall into the adjacent store (Nabour Store in Goderich) which left a 3' x 2' hole. After quickly locating the safe they hammered and pried at it until it opened. From inside the safe the cul­ prits got away with over $3,300 in cheques and cash. 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