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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993.
New owners ready for the camping season
By Janice Becker
Brandy's Hideaway grabs your
attention immediately with its neat,
clean appearance that comes from
someone who cares about their
campers.
The local campground just north
of Auburn, has been refurbished by
its new owners since they bought
the 97 acre property a year ago.
As Sandra Grimmer says, "We
have put five years of work into
one."
The couple is originally from
Toronto but have travelled exten-
sively with Bruce Grimmer's mili-
tary career.
Their philosophy for their camp-
ground, Brandy's Hideaway, is to
have a safe and fun place for "fami-
ly" vacations
Since taking over the property
last June, Sandra and Bruce have
made several changes.
The priorities were safety and
cleanliness, they said. The entire
campground was rewired by an
electrician, firepits were moved to
the front of the lots away from trees
and trailers and the playground was
completely rebuilt with commercial
grade equipment and safety stan-
dards.
When researching the playground
equipment, Sandra was informed
that 70 percent of all accidents
occur because of a fall. The Grim-
mers took extra precautions to
ensure safety.
The inground pool has been
refurbished by Bruce with a new
pump installed that circulates the
water three times as fast as before.
The pool area has been secured
with child proof latches and signs
are well displayed advising of pool
regulations.
The laundry facilities and the
public washrooms have been updat-
ed.
Brandy's Hideaway is a good
place to get back to nature. The
Grimmers have provided nature
walks for their campers and have
tried to maintain the natural sur-
roundings as much as possible.
Sandra has many plans for future
years such as a fitness walk and a
ball diamond.
Fishing is available as the camp-
grounds are located on the Malt- _
land River. It is a good spot for
small mouth bass and rainbow
trout.
Brandy's Hideaway has 25 sea-
sonal campers but is hoping to
expand to 45. The lots available
range from full service with hydro,
water and sewer to the tenting areas
which are =serviced.
There is a full range of activities
and events planned for the season
which runs from May 15 to Octo-
ber 10.
There are events such as bingo,
fishing derbies and dances. This
past weekend Brandy's Hideaway
had Christmas in July which
included an appearance by Santa.
This new campground, located
on Highway 25 between Goderich
and Blyth, has a motto that should
draw a family crowd. Brandy's
Hideaway is "a family place to be."
New campground
Sandra and Bruce Grimmer take time out for a quick rest beneath a shade tree. The couple
have spent the last year renovating Brandy's Hideaway, located on Highway 25 just north of
Auburn.
New equipment for Clinton
Clinton Public Hospital intensive
care unit will be receiving a new
computerized patient monitoring
system for a cost of $70,600.
At the May 31 meeting of the
Clinton Hospital Board, the mem-
bers heard a recommendation by
the finance committee for the pur-
chase of new equipment.
Other pieces of new equipment
include a photocopier for the price
of $8,850 and a stretcher for the
emergency department at a cost not
greater than $7,500.
Mr. John Rutledge, an architect
from Goderich is being consulted
on the renovation project for the
entrance to the hospital. Recom-
mendations for the expenditure
were sent to the finance committee.
Public Hosp.
VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS
Statement of Operations
December 31, 1992
Budget Actual
1992 1992
Actual
1991
Budget
1992
Actual
1992
Actual
1991
SOURCES OF FINANCING
Taxation and user charges
Residential and farm taxation $ 438,861 $ 439,358
Commercial, industrial & business taxation 78,309 78,309
Taxation from other governments 21,968 21,860
Telephone levies 24,919 24,917
Sewer connection charges 25,032 25,032
Sewer surcharge 110,800 115,812
Licenses and permits 5,000 6,654
Fees and service charges 198,753 190,970
Rent 21,368 21,469
Trailer revenue 5,700 6,050
Garbage collection charges 37,185 37,027
$ 351,374
97,853
19,634
24,051
25,032
113,054
4,879
218,485
20,619
5,475
32,182
APPLIED TO:
Current Operations
General Government $ 98,686
Fire (Note 3) 23,000
Conservation authority 3,547
Protective Inspection and control 6,200
Roadways 74,439
Street lighting (Note 3) 14,806
Sanitary sewer system (Note 9) 140,422
Garbage collection 14,500
Garbage disposal 20,500
Medical dental centre 17,650
Hospitals 600
Cemeteries 30,425
Parks and recreation 216,181
Libraries 4,250
Commercial and industrial 500
$ 91,483
21,607
3,547
5,890
69,010
14,509
143,242
15,804
24,085
16,896
646
29,267
204,676
4,595
831
$ 86,420
22,069
3,500
5,965
72,460
13,342
135,992
14,561
20,122
13,151
485
29,642
222,567
5,766 967,895 967,458 912,638
Grants
Province of Ontario 147,998 152,057
Other municipalities 31,436 36,191
157,837
51,570
665,706 646,088 646,042
Capital
Roadways - Huroniea 25,000
- construction 37,000
- C.N. land
- sidewalks 10,000
Streetlights 3,000
Library 8,000
Parks and recreation
- operations 14,000
- tennis courts
Storm sewer 6,334
Sanitary sewer
Medical-Dental Centre 8,000
31,856
12,291
2,726
7,487
2,864
8,691
6,140
4,347
7,414
119,169
35,626
3,794
44,091
6,474
257
2,109
179,434 188,248 209,407
Other
Interest income 23,323 31,525
Lot levies 1,750 14,750
Penalty and interest on taxes 4,500 4,394
Fines and other 50 50
Brussels water - Huronview
Sale of tennis courts
Donations - arena land
33,552
4,750
4,761
50
19,671
40,000
5,429
29,623 50,719 108,213
Total funds raised for the year 1,176,952 1,206,425
Deduct: amounts received or receivable
for county and school boards (Note 2) 418,476 418,847
1,230,258
355,334
111,334 84,446 211,520
Total funds expended for the year 777,040
Net appropriations to reserves and
reserve funds (Note 8) 12.080
730,397
34.396
857,562
2.302 758,476 787,578 874,924
15,58-4
MUNICIPAL FUND BALANCES AT END OF YEAR
to be used to offset taxation or user
charges (Note 7) 53,292 30,644
MUNICIPAL FUND BALANCES AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR
To be used to offset
taxation or user charges (Note 7) 30,644 30,644
Total Financing Available for the Year $ 789,120 $ 818,222 $ 890,508 Total Applications for the Year $ 789,120 $ 818,222 $ 890,508
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