HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-05-18, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994. PAGE 3.
Bly th councillors want open communication
By Bonnie Gropp
Has Blyth done a good job of
making newcomers feel at home?
This question was raised by
Councillor Mason Bailey at the
May 11 meeting over a ruling made
by the Public Utilities Commission
in March. The rule states that new
home owners must post a $200
deposit for hydro, something Coun
cillor Bailey doesn't feel is neces
sary for people buying property as
a credit check would have been
done on them for a mortgage and if
they had enough money that they
didn't need a mortgage, the village
shouldn't have any money prob
lems from them.
The deposit would protect the
village in the event of unpaid
accounts.
"I think we should have dialogue
with PUC to see if we might
rescind it (the ruling). I think we
are starting off wrong with new cit
izens. It's a bad way to greet them
and we need them."
After a comment from Councillor
Steve Sparling that the security
deposit must have come about in
response to something Reeve Dave
Lee said that it "didn't come up
overnight. It's all our dollars we're
trying to protect."
Following an affirmative answer
to his question on whether the
deposit applied to new business as
well, Councillor Sparling said that
had his company been asked to pay
one when they established a busi
ness in Flesherton "our reaction
wouldn't have been pleasant."
Clerk Treasurer Helen Grubb
said that there had been no negative
Village to hear from experts
response to the request for a securi
ty deposit, other than from Council
lor Bailey. "People have to pay a
substantial amount up front to get a
telephone," she said.
"If you do get feedback that's
negative, we need to hear about it
as does Utility," Councillor Spar
ling said.
Councillor Bailey said that he
agreed with the reason for having a
security deposit where tenants are
concerned but didn't know of any
other municipalities that requested
it for home owners. "I don't think
the bad ones should set the pace for
the others," he said in response to
remarks made about some delin
quent property owners. "All I ask is
that we talk to the PUC and see if
we could come up with a better
way."
Councillor Eugene Coburn
agreed saying that he didn't feel
renters get too upset being asked
for a deposit, but property owners
"should be exempt until there is an
indication of a problem."
Noting that he had not been
aware of this rule, Councillor Spar
ling said that one of the primary
ingredients of public relations is
communication. "I think assump
tions are often made; by council
with regards to what the ratepayers
know and between village and
PUC. This can't be continued,
information has to be shared."
At its May 11 meeting Blyth
councillors received a copy of a let
ter from Mark Bell, engineer and a
draft for a purchase order concern
ing the rental of a storage tank for
sludge from the Brussels and Blyth
sewage treatment plants.
Another letter was received from
the acting manager of the Project
Management Section of the Ontario
Clean Water Agency recommend
ing that Blyth proceed with the pre
liminary engineering phase to
determine the most appropriate
long-term solution for sludge stor
age.
Ms Grubb told councillors that
there is presently an 85 per cent
grant to assist in covering the cost
of the preliminary. Should they not
proceed this may be no longer
available in the future.
Reeve Lee said "I hate to waste
$30,000 (the approximate total
Cost), but if we wait in five year we
may have to pay the whole amount.
Councillor Bailey, however, said,
"I am automatically opposed to
things people say we have to do
because we may need it. If you're
certain we can do all these things
without tax increases then it's dif
ferent, but we soon have to start
saying no to a few of these
experts."
Councillor Sparling said he does
n't see this as a blank cheque. "We
just want to make sure that what we
have is working properly."
"We should listen to what they
can tell us," said Councillor Cobum
Blyth PS news
Students finish flight unit
Congratulations
to Peter Uyl
- the lucky winner
of the Blyth Bucks
Contest for the
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At long last Grade 4/5 fligh unit
is complete. They ended the unit
with "Flight Olympics".
Winners were: Plane That Flew
the Furthest, Teag Onn; Plane That
Stayed In the Air Longest, Jared
Ibbotson; The "Around the Course"
contest, Kim Denomme; Best
Loop, Ryan Lee; Best Landing
onto Landing Strip, Nick Courtney;
The Airplane Beauty Contest,
Shanda Loder; The "Authentic"
Design Contest, Shaun Henry;
Most Interesting Plane of the day,
Mike Walsh.
Congratulations to all winners
and participants.
The primary and junior grades
have been fundraising for their trip
to the Huron Country Playhouse to
see Peter Pan. On Friday, May 13
these grades held a large garage
and bake sale. Students and parents
donated baked goods, a wagon, a
bike and many toys and books.
The children raised $250.
A special thank you to Chrystal
Taylor and Jane Anderson for all
their help.
Grades 1/2 and 2 travelled to the
Wingham and District Hospital on
Thursday, May 12. The children
toured many areas of the hospital
including emergency, x-ray, an
ambulance, house keeping, the
operating floor, obstetrics and the
rehabilitation facilities.
Exhibits reminded the children to
wear their bike helmets and look
both ways before crossing the
street.
The children will not find the
hospital to be such a threatening
spot now if they have to make an
emergency visit or visit a friend.
Optimists host bike rodeo
The Optimist Club of Blyth and
District held a Bike Rodeo on May
11 at the Blyth Community Centre.
Blyth Public School students
from kindergarten to Grade 6
participated in the program. The
rodeo consisted of a video entitled
Gearing Up a bike safety quiz and
a booklet entitled Cycle Safe. A
bike inspection was given before
the students participated in a series
of activities designed to test their
skill and knowledge of the rules of
the road.
The 84 children who completed
the program received an informa-
tion package which contained a
coupon towards the purchase of a
helmet, handbooks, comics, bike
stickers, McDonald Free Fries
vouchers and participation ribbons.
Constable John Marshall, who is
the community safety officer co
ordinated the program with the
Optimists and the Blyth Public
School. Volunteers Marlene, Avon,
Donna, Cathy and Crystal helped
make this program a success.
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Mississauga where there was a real
variety of things to see and do with
continuous entertainment and free
bingo.
One passenger was even lucky
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On the way home, they stopped
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