HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-09-09, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1992. PAGE 7.
Brussels council briefs
Councillors discuss Hallowe’en woes
A special "large item" garbage
pick-up day will be held before
Hallowe'en to try to leave as little
as possible for vandals to do on the
holiday, Brussels Village Council
lors decided at their Sept. 1, meet
ing.
The move was one of the recom
mendations coming out of a meet
ing between members of council
and O.P.P. officials to discuss ways
of preventing vandalism such as
what took place last year.
Councillors also learned that
youngsters under 16 years of age
MTO requests sign removal
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this much effort to better their
property, should be supported.♦♦♦
The Ministry of Tourism and
Recreation has approved a grant in
the amount of $19,357 for the pur
chase of additional property at the
recreation grounds to the west.
Due to the purchase the agree
ment between the Thresher Associ
ation and the village was amended
to include the purchased property
and to give the Thresher Associa
tion exclusive use in exchange for
its donation to the purchase price.
Also any development or additional
use will be by mutual consent of
the village and the Thresher Asso
ciation.
The Ministry of Transportation
has requested the removal of vari
ous signs from Highway 4 -
Remember When, United Church,
Anglican Church, playground,
tourist booth, Lion's Park, camping
and arena. Due to the fact that the
County may get health council
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Health and Social Service Liaison
Committee regarding suggestions
of people who might sit on a dis
trict health council steering com
mittee. Two members of county
council would also sit on the com
mittee.
Reeve Hicknell said she under
stood from a meeting earlier this
year in Goderich that Huron didn't
have to have a district health coun
cil. "Then why are we doing it?"
The Planning and Development
office is investigating the district
health council idea because the
executive committee asked that it
be part of the Huron Study into
reorganizing upper tier government
in the county, Nigel Bellchamber,
county clerk-administrator told her.
"If county council wants it stopped
it should say so."***
Councillors seated out a decision
to approve the purchase of two new
can be escorted home unless they
are in the company of someone 18
or older. If the youngster appears
on the streets again, parents can be
charged under the child welfare act.
Councillors were somewhat dis
gusted, however, that they weren't
given more options as to what can
be done and with the short-staffing
of the Wingham detachment that
means the police have trouble cov
ering their whole territory. "If the
police can’t do anything what the
hell can we do," wondered Reeve
Gordon Workman.
signs are on hydro poles they are
interfering with the right-of-way.
Clerk Helen Grubb told council
that she has spoken to the people at
the Stratford MTO office and writ
ten to London expressing a concern
with the removal of the playground
signs due to safety reasons and the
direction to the village facilities.*♦»
Blyth Festival requested a dona
tion of $47 to be matched by $13
from a pool established by the festi
val's benefactors.
It was felt, however, that any
thing councillors chose to do on a
personal level was one thing, but
they would not make a donation on
the village's behalf. A grant of
$1500 is given yearly from the vil
lage to the Festival.**»
A letter of support is being sent
to Union Gas encouraging that they
consider bringing the service to the
area.
It was also felt that letters should
be sent to other industries and busi
nesses urging them to write letters
air conditioning units to cool the
floor of the court house containing
the council chambers. As they
approved the purchase the trucks of
the contractor were already
installing the equipment outside.
The decision of the executive
committee to purchase the equip
ment came after a break down of
the old air conditioning equipment
earlier in the summer. Only the two
top floors of the building are air
conditioned but the spill of cool air
from those floors also helps cool
the- main floor. With the units not
working, Mr. Bellchamber said, the
marble floor of the main hall
became so wet on one humid day
that "danger, wet floor" signs had
to be put out.
While some councillors won
dered about why they were being
asked to vote on an installation that
was already under way, others
probably wished the workmen
would hurry up and get the job
Councillors were also disturbed
when they realized Hallowe'en is
on a Saturday night this year,
meaning they could be facing three
nights of trouble. They are consult
ing with the Brussels Fire Depart
ment to see how to best cover the
potential trouble.
***
Several people have called Brus
sels municipal office to say they
use the Wheels Away transit ser
vice and are pleased with the ser
vice. Councillors indicated they
still didn't want to be tied into an
of support as well.
*♦*
Mrs. Grubb was given permis
sion to attend at by-law workshop I
in London Oct. 23. The registration
cost of $133.76 covers the cost of
the by-law manual.
Councillor Scrimgeour suggested
that perhaps in the future the clerks
in the area municipalities could
divide up these workshops to share
the information and cut costs.*♦*
Sept. 20-26 was declared as
Legion Week.
Village Foreman John Rinn had
requested permission to remove the
overgrown cedars at the stone gate
way to the recreation park and
replant prior to the Thresher
Reunion. Estimated cost would be
$525 or $605, which includes fresh
soil, fertilizer, fabric and crushed
brick.
Council, however, felt that clean
ing up the general area would be a
better way to improve the look at
this time.
done as one of the few warm days
of the summer had perspiration on
many brows.
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agreement that obligates them to
pick up a share of the deficit.***
Brussels, Turnberry and Blyth
will share a $10,400 provincial
grant to help offset the costs of
joint chief Building Official Paul
Josling.***
Council agreed Councillor Dave
Hastings should investigate the
possibility of acquiring used lights
from other communities that are
modernizing their systems.♦**
Building permits were acknowl
edged for George Cousins and
Mark Gropp for roofs on houses,
Brussels Agrimart for a building
extension and the Huron County
Board of Education for renovations
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