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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1997-12-03, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN Brussels drain Continued from page 2 er drain goes into an area. "Any work on an existing storm sewer and you will pay your share," said Wilson. Clerk-Treasurer Donna White told Mutter that the Frederick Street situation was not exclusive. "There have actually been three like this in the village. Scott Cardiff petitioned to have a drain cleaned at the north end and affected landowners had to pay a portion. Also, the Nichol drain work at the south of the village was supported in part by landowner Doug McArter and BMG Recreation. "Money was not the issue in 1994 and it isn't now," said Mutter. "It was principle and it still is. When the drains went into John Street I paid. The residents of John Street had nothing to do with our drain. It's really not fair." Seili explained that with this recent project, the village would have paid the entire cost, but the work ran between the two proper ties. "But if one of the property own ers hadn't complained the work wouldn't have been done, right?" asked Mutter. Wilson noted that the difference between this drain and the Freder ick Street was that the latter was done through the Municipal Drainage Act, by Morris Twp. "For us to have done that this time," said Seili, "it would have cost more than the job." "Okay," said Mutter, "Is that my fault?" Seili said, "We tried to do it the cheapest way." "Cheapest isn't always best," said Mutter, before leaving. Suggesting that drainage was becoming a big issue, White ques tioned whether the village may want to consider hiring a drainage superintendent with another munic ipality on a per-hourly rate. Wilson felt that with his back ground and that of Councillor Mike Thomas's that there was enough expertise on council. "But there are questions that have come up and they need to be dealt with," White said. She then added that the final bill from Morris for the Frederick Street drain had been received. In a ...was easy to find during the Book Fair at Brussels Public School last week. Students like Katie Aitchison enjoyed browsing and bringing in Mom and Dad to show them some Christmas gift ideas. Mickle cautions councillors Continued from page 1 didn't plan to eliminate the block funding grants entirely until the year 2000. Now it seems to be heading back in that direction, he said. In proposing the postponement of the implementation of Who Does What, Mickle said “We are the last line of defence on behalf of the ratepayers of our municipalities.’ He warned his fellow councillors they are being set up as the fall guys for tax increases by the spin of the propaganda coming from Queen’s Park. The suggestion, he said, is the changes can be accom plished by a few changes here and there. "It’s much more than that.” On the subject of the restoration of the block funding grants, Lynn Murray, county clerk-administrator, told council she had little more information than what had been published in the press. There were some rumours, however, that the money would not go to the munici palities according to the old formu la, but would be added to a special transition fund. Municipalities have been frustrated in trying to find out how to get their share of that transi tion fund. Meanwhile, Chief Librarian Beth Ross told council that Bill 109, which would have turned over con trol and funding of libraries to municipalities, had been with drawn. Funding of $18 million had been re-instated by the province but the formula for distributing those moneys has not been announced, she said. lighter tone, council agreed that the $12.23 would be paid by the vil lage. SHARP DEALS ON QUALITY - CLEAN READY-TO-GO USED CARS Great Savings on These Used Cars & Trucks. 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