The Citizen, 1991-11-06, Page 27Brussels council briefs
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1991. PAGE 27.
Development charges may be on the way
Development charges of $1000 a
lot could be on the way in Brussels
in the future under provisions of a
new provincial bill.
A public meeting will be held in
the new year to explain the lot levy
that would apply to buildings erect
ed on any vacant land in the vil
lage.
Clerk-treasurer Donna White
explained that the charge is to help
provide for future expansion of
municipal systems from sewer,
water, fire department or recre
ation, caused by the additional
needs caused by growth. All the
money raised from the lot levy
must be allocated to reserve funds
to provide for the future expansion
or replacement of various munici
pal services.
"Everybody who has lived here
Ground water to be tested
on Huron county farms
BY BRIAN HALL
FARM MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST FOR
HURON COUNTY
Agriculture Canada will be con
ducting a ground water quality sur
vey of 1,500 wells across Ontario
this fall. The purpose of the project
is to test the quality and safety of
drinking water for farm families
and to determine what effect farm
ing may have on the water quality.
The Ontario Soil and Crop
Improvement Association has
Heavy traffic ’scary' parents say
Continued from page 1
children were crossing while the
other two days it was 214 and 215
cars and 29 and nine transports.
With the coming of Huronview and
the possibility Grey may be the site
of the County landfill, traffic is.
bound to increase, she said.
An attempt had been made to see
if volunteers would be willing to be
crossing guards but only two peo
ple had come forward. Mrs. Spink
said she worried that it was too
much responsibility for volunteers.
It was too important a project to be
started up using volunteers, only to
see interest peter out and the pro
ject have to be shut down, she said.
She quotes a newspaper article that
said that crossing the street was
second only to cancer as the most
prevalent cause of death in school
age children in the U.S.
Reeve Gordon Workman won
dered if grade 8 students couldn't
be used as crossing guards as they
are in some cities. Mrs. Spink said
she had checked with those cities
like Kitchener-Waterloo and where
senior students are used, they are
used only on less-travelled side
streets, not main comers.
The reeve accepted the argument,
"we know we have to do some
thing," he said. "We could do most
anything if people want to pay the
taxes." He worried though that chil
dren be taught to use the corners
where there are guards and not run
across al other comers which, he
said, would defeat the whole pur
pose of the crossing guards because
truckers wouldn’t be watching
there.
Councillor Greg Wilson said he
had noticed that villages like Hen-
sall, Zurich and Lucknow all had
crossing guards as well as larger
towns.
Clerk-Treasurer Donna White
made several recommendations as
to how the program should be
implemented. All crossing guards
should go through the same police
for a long lime has already helped
pay for the system," Reeve Gordon
Workman said. The development
charges would just mean new peo
ple would have to share the cost of
developing those services.
A report of the county's planning
and development office had sug
gested a charge of $1374 would be
suitable in Brussels (compared with
up to $3500 in larger centres) but
Mrs. White said $1000 would be
the charge she would recommend.
There will be more discussion of
the issue in the months ahead.
***
Councillor Greg Wilson said he'd
like to talk in the future about a
policy of replacing old cast-iron
water mains when street repairs
were being made. A water main
break recently meant a newly-
paved street had to be tom up and
agreed to conduct the survey for
Agriculture Canada. In Huron
County, areas of the county to be
sampled have been decided, and
most landowners participating in
the study have been contacted.
Water samples will be tested for
bacteria, nitrates and may also be
tested for pesticides. Results from
individual water tests will be kept
confidential with the co-operator.
For further information on this
project contact the OMAF Office in
Clinton.
screening process used for Block
Parents, she said. Also, crossing
guards should prepare reports regu
larly on the number of children
using the crossings.
After the delegation left, council
quickly moved to approve the hir
ing of crossing guards. "With 200
names on a petition you're not
going to say no," said Councillor
Wilson. Councillor Dave Hastings
said he still worried about getting
all children to use the guarded cor
ners but said he had pretty well
made up his mind before he came
to the meeting to support the hiring
Happy 25th
Wedding
Anniversary
Wayne & Barb
Grube
November 18th
From the family
BENEFIT DANCE
FOR
BROCK HASTY
Lost House and Contents to Fire
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1991
DUNGANNON AGRICULTURAL HALL
Dancing 9:00 p.m. 'til 1:00 a.m.
LADIES PLEASE BRING LUNCH
patched back together. "I got more
flack over that than anything else,"
he said.
Council wants statistics on how
much Brussels citizens use the
Wheels Away transportation sys
tem before deciding if it will sup
port the system with a grant.
Councillors said they were only
interested in supporting the system
on a user-share basis, not on a per
capita basis.
Council approved chief building
official Paul Josling attending a six
day legal course at a cost of $575
(Blyth will pay an equal amount).
"We might as well let that guy get
all the smarts he can get," Reeve
Workman said.
Council also approved paying
fireman Don Crawford to attend a
special course on farm accidents.
***
Because of fears of safety, road
closed signs will be placed on the
Elizabeth St. extension to Huron
view until the construction is com
pleted.
Councillors Wilson and Hastings
will also meet with homeowner
Harold Sleffler to see about reme
dying problems with his driveway
caused by the construction of the
street.
♦♦♦
Council agreed to grant permis
sion to the lawn bowling club to
continue using town property for
the bowling greens. Mrs. White
said the agreement was necessary
in order for the club to get some
provincial grants it is seeking. She
of the guards.
Council voted to advertise for
several people to split the two posi
tions so there would be backups in
case of illness, and to implement
the program as soon as suitable
applicants can pass a police screen
ing. If guards who have already
qualified as Block Parents are
hired, that could mean the program
would be in place as soon as a cou
ple of weeks down the line.
Engagement
ANDER HEYDEN - WALDEN
Garth and Dianne Walden of
R.R. # 3, Blyth are pleased to
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Christa Leigh,
to Jason Herman, son of
Gerald and Anne Vander
Heyden of R.R.# 3, Blyth and
Mrs. Penny Waddell of
London. The marriage is to
take place Saturday,
November 16, 1991 at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church,
Clinton, Ontario. Reception
to follow at Blyth Community
Centre.
said she can't find an agreement for
the use of the land anywhere. "I'm
surprised there isn't an agreement,"
said Reeve Workman. "They've got
a lot of money invested up there."**»
Council agreed to sign a 20-year
agreement with the Huron County
Board of Education that will allow
the use of the Brussels Public
School and grounds for local recre
ational activities.
The tender of Bauer Brothers for
plowing village streets was accept
ed, the lowest of two tenders. The
tender was for $46 per hour plus
$25 a day standby.
523-9381
THURSDAY NIGHT IS
WING NIGHT
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
WINGS 35e EACH
MINIMUM ORDER 10
A variety of sauces available
Wings available for take out at
regular price of 50c each.
Thurs., Frl., & Sat.
5 p.m. - midnight
CHICKEN WINGS &
CHIPS $5.45
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
THURS., FRI. & SAT. NITES
PIZZA
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
VOTE
John Gaunt
for
Public School
Trustee
Ashfield, East and West Wawanosh
- Need more accountability and public input
- Taxpayer "pays the piper", taxpayer should "Call the
tune".
-1 question the need for Junior Kindergarten
- Retain the basics (including the three R's)
- Our future in this competitive world depends largely
on the quality of our public education system - Let us
"get with it again".
-1 thank, in advance, those that vote for me and those
that vote against me.
-1 sympathize with the few who cannot vote.
Those that are too lazy to get out and vote do not
deserve thanks from anyone.
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
EARLY
BOOK YOUR
Everyone is
Welcome
Clubs, Organizations,
Individuals, StaffAND JOIN US
Where - Brussels, Morris & Grey Arena
Date - Saturday, December 7,1991
Time - Social Hour 6 p.m. - Dinner 7 p.m.
Price - $15.00 each Music by
THE TEMPTATIONS
M.C. Neil McGavin
nflOR Includes a Dance and Hot Roast Beef
Dinner, catered by the B. M. & G. Catering
Group. Corsage for the ladies.r ONLY 400 TICKETS AVAILABLE SO BOOK EARLY
Call Rhonda Fischer 887-6225 or Dale Newman 887-6664
or Gordon (Doc) Stephenson 887-6371
All proceeds for arena and community battarment. Sponsored
by the B. M. & G. Recreation Board