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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1993.
Blyth accepts grant for engineering work
Sometimes it would be nice to
see the future.
'Ifs and buts' were the biggest
concern for Blyth councillors as
they debated at the Aug. 11 meet-
ing on whether or not to accept an
85 percent grant from the Ministry
of Environment and Energy
(MOEE) for the engineering work
on the sludge tank expansion pro-
ject.
Reeve Dave Lee explained to the
two newest councillors Mason Bai-
ley and Eugene Cobum, that the
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with that."
Mr. Josling said the landowner
hadn't mentioned the rocks when he
spoke to him about the property's
condition two years ago.
After Councillor Mason Bailey
asked him if he knew that people
were dumping rocks on his proper-
ty, the landowner said, "I didn't
complain when they took the top-
soil, but they've left the debris
there."
Councillor Bailey said, "I sympa-
thize, but it sounds like you permit-
ted him to do it."
Reeve Lee said, "If there are
rocks there you'll have to take it up
with whoever put them there."
After Reeve Lee asked him if he
intended to clean up the mess, the
landowner said that he had been in
that day to begin moving some
things.
"If the stuff is cleaned up and the
grass is cut, there's no problem,"
said Mr. Josling.
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to be received
by Oct. 31
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Awards will be accepted until Oct.
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village had been told that they must
increase the capacity of its present
facility from three months to six
months.
Steve Burns from B.M. Ross
Engineering said the estimated cost
will of construction is $350,000.
Engineering costs are $28,000, of
which the village's share will be
$4,200 if they accept the grant.
Councillor Bailey questioned
what happens if the village goes
ahead with the engineering, but by
the time they proceeded with con-
The ratepayer said, however, that
it would take a bulldozer to clean it
up and he didn't feel he should be
burdened with the cost of that when
he hadn't made the mess.
"Unfortunately, sir, that's not our
problem, but the written complaints
are. Can you cut the grass soon?"
Reeve Lee asked.
It was agreed that the landowner
be given two weeks to get the work
done. If it is not completed by the
end of that time the village will go
in and do the work.
"I guess I have to foot the bill.
Unbelievable. It took them three
years to dump all this on me, now
you're going to give me two weeks
to clean it," the landowner said as
he left the meeting.
MARGARET JARVIS
Ambassador
will travel
province
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asked to make a speech and answer
an impromptu question.
For the 19 days following the
competition, the 1993 Ambassador
of the Fairs winner will become an
official representative of the CNE.
Throughout the year, the reigning
CNE Ambassador travels
extensively promoting Ontario's
fairs.
struction the design was obsolete.
"It's simple technology that won't
be obsolete in 10 years," said Mr.
Burns. I would say it's a small
risk."
Mr. Burns suggested to council
th possibility of a joint venture with
the village of Brussels, which is in
a similar position. Brussels recently
accepted the grant.
In the absence of Councillor
Steve Sparling, Councillor Bailey
expressed his feeling that some-
thing of this size should be decided
by full council. "I don't feel com-
fortable making a snap decision
over something I've just heard of."
Saying he understand the vil-
lage's cash flow problem, Mr.
Burns told council that, as with
Brussels, his company was willing
to only bill the granted portion of
the design work in 1993.
"Personally, I feel we should go
ahead with the engineering," said
Reeve Lee. "We need the research
done so we can have some reason-
able numbers to make a decision on
whether we end up with one tank or
two.
Councillor Bailey questioned the
fact that there would be two
designs, yet there may only be one
facility. He was assured by Mr.
Bums that the village would only
be paying the engineering costs on
what gets built.
After agreeing to pass the motion
to proceed with the acceptance of
the grant a second motion was
passed by council requesting that
research be done by the engineers
on the cost of a joint project for the
two villages as opposed to a single
tank for each village.
NOTICE TO
Londesborough
Residents
Due to the Wednesday
closing of the dump
Londesborough garbage
will be picked up on
Fridays commencing
September 1, 1993.
HULLETT TOWNSHIP
COUNCIL & CHAMNEY
SANITATION
Council gives man
2 weeks to clean up
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