HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-04-26, Page 3Monster waste
Students at Blyth Public School got caught up in some Earth Day activties last week.
Candice Bearss, Charlene Bromley and Devin Shannon (partially hidden) use some waste
materials to create a garbage monster. Other activites included bird seed pictures, recycling
and sorting and decorating grocery bags with environmentally friendly wisdom.
Revenues up by $100,000
NOTICE - RESIDENTS
VILLAGE OF BLYTH
Saturday, May 6, 1995, in the
A.M. has been scheduled for
large item pickup.
Items to be at curb.
No household garbage
please.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1995. PAGE 3.
Homecoming group
nominates co-chairs
Continued from page 1
services, Morris Street construction
costs as well as less to the Hwy. 4
reconstruction.
The largest increase, the village's
share in the salt/sand storage shed
infrastructure project, was partially
compensated for by an increased
provincial grant.
The expenditures for recreation,
culture and health services also
rose, due mainly to a $32,957 dona-
tion to Pioneer Threshers park
which passed through the books,
balanced out on the revenue side.
The planning and development
sector saw a drop in costs by about
$6,000.
Revenues
On the revenue side of the bal-
ance sheet, total revenues were
more than $100,000 over the bud-
get estimates.
Two large contributors to the
increase were the Blyth Water-
works' share of PRIDE (Hwy 4
reconstruction), set at $47,443 as
well as the aforementioned Pioneer
Thresher's park donation.
Total grants from the village also
brought up the revenue side.
A recreation grant added $5,000,
the infrastructure grant was approx-
imately $9,300 more than budgeted
and unconditional and roadway
grants brought the total up another
$1,500.
Other areas which brought in
more than the budgeted estimates
By Janice Becker
During the course of discussing
the village audit at the April 18
meeting of Blyth council, the sub-
ject of the Blyth Festival Theatre
owing the village arose.
There have been conflicting
records showing the theatre owing
$6,000 while others indicated the
village owed the theatre $9,000.
Reeve Mason Bailey advised
council and Paul Seebach, village
auditor who was present, that he
had discovered a release, signed by
all parties involved at the time,
resolving all obligations.
"The matter was solved in
August of 1993," he says.
Councillor Doug Scrimgeour
asked what the next step should be
as confrontation with the theatre is
not the right approach.
Seebach says the claims from
include revenues from licenses and
permits, interest and penalty on
taxes and interest, for a total of
$9,400.
The one soft spot on the revenue
side was the increase in write-offs
absorbed by the village. Budgeting
high at $2,000 (1993 saw $1,333),
the actual loss for 1994 was $5,518.
The resulting accumulated net
revenue of $86,487 can be partially
attributed to the transfers from
reserves for capital works which
went unused_
Other village departments
The budget statement for Blyth
Sewage recorded a decrease in the
accumulated net revenue over
1994. The revenue dropped to
$102,955 from $107,810 at the start
of the year.
The Blyth Recreation Committee
and Blyth Memorial Hall Board
operated on no-profit/no-deficit
budgets for 1994, spending all
which was brought in.
The Blyth and District Commu-
nity Centre Board ended the year
with an accumulated revenue
totalling $16,718, a loss of approxi-
mately $2,500 from the net revenue
with which 1994 started.
Though revenues increased
$3,400 over the estimate and
expenditures dropped $15,500 from
the budgeted amount, a deficit was
still realized.
An accumulated net revenue of
$11,542 was achieved by the Blyth
Cemetery Board, though there was
both sides were to have been
cleared with the signing of the
release.
a loss of $3,650 from the accumu-
lated total in 1994.
Blyth Waterworks felt a decrease
in the accumulated net revenue
from $65,143 to $51,523, over the
past year.
Revenues dropped over $3,000
while expenditures grew by almost
$32,000 from the previous year.
The largest chunk of spending went
for Waterworks portion of the
Hwy. 4 PRIDE reconstruction.
Blyth Hydro increased its equity
by year's end, reaching $441,510,
up $89,000 over 1993.
The net revenue for the year was
$9,650.
Though the Blyth District Fire
Area Board realized a drop in its
accumulated net revenue by
approximately $3,300, the budget-
ed revenues and expenditures were
much closer than budgeted for
because of the unpredictable num-
ber of fire calls. .The cost of fire
calls is not included in budget esti-
mates.
Would you support
a smoke-free
bingo night?
The HUron County
Smoke-Free Coalition
wants to hear from you.
Call Heather at 482-3416
or 1-800-265-5184.
Supported by Community Action
Initiatives Program, Health Canada.
Corporation of the
Village of Blyth
FLUSHING OF
HYDRANTS
Village of Blytn Public Work
Force will be flushing
hydrants
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1995
starting at 9:00 a.m.
Rain Date Thursday, May 4, 1995
The inaugural meeting of the
Homecoming 96 committee was
held in the Blyth Public School on
Tuesday evening, April 18 at 7:45
p.m.
The meeting was opened with
Wm. Manning in the position of
organizer/promoter in the chair.
There were 19 people in
attendance.
The chair acknowledged the
attendance of the president of the
Blyth Lions, the president of the
Blyth Branch of the Canadian
Legion and an executive member
of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Canadian Legion.
After several tries at nominating
Blyth
People
Five tables of lost heir were in
play at the Blyth Memorial Hall on
Wednesday night.
Winners were: high lady, Gene
Snell; high gent, Alvin Snell; low
lady, Nora Kelly; low gent, John
Blake.
Next Wednesday, April 26 will
be the last lost heir meeting of the
season.
Everyone is welcome.
Grace Easom celebrated her 85th
birthday on Tuesday, April 25.
Happy Birthday from friends and
neighbours.
a chairperson, Leslie Rutledge
nominated Joan Watson and Eliza-
beth Battye as co-chairpersons.
Scott Fairservice seconded the
motion.
Wm. Manning volunteered to be
recording secretary. Marilyn Craig
was nominated by Lorna Fraser to
the office of treasurer.
Wm. Manning vacated the chair
to nominate Al Harrison as chair-
person of the Liaison Committee.
The meeting then broke into open
discussion on various issues and
suggestions. Everyone is to con-
sider the direction that they would
recommend to the executive to
chart out the course for the
"Homecoming" to take and to bring
them all back to the next public
meeting at the Blyth Public School
at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 15.
Blyth & Londesboro
Lions Club
LAS VEGAS
NIGHT
Friday, April 28
8:00 p.m.
Blyth Memorial Hall
Free Admission
Age of Majority Only
For more Information call
523-9759
Reeve says debt resolved in 1993