HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-04-07, Page 3Lori Carter, left and April Van Amersfoort were among the
Central Huron Secondary School students modelling
fashions from area merchants in the fifth annual student
council fashion show Fashion Fiesta last week. Proceeds
for the event went to school activities. (News-Recordphoto)
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Class act
Teacher Barry Brohman modelled the latest in 'designer
coveralls' at the Central Huron Secondary School student
council's Fashion Fiesta last week. (News-Record photo)
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1999. PAGE 3.
Council looks at Gypsy Lane repairs
Blyth
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in Blyth are: high, Jean Nethery,
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b Donna Longman, Branch1Manager and Staff of CIBC,
Blyth welcome Patty Knox
acting as account manager
and personal banking,
covering Angela Smith's
maternity leave.
Patty is no stranger to Blyth
having worked here
previously. She will be able
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required to meet your
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mortgages. Patty is a registered mutual fund
representative and has successfully completed the
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By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
With the state of Gypsy Lane
continuing to deteriorate, Blyth
councillors asked Bruce Potter of
B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd. to
attend the April 5 meeting to
review options.
At previous meetings, council
had heard that the total reconstruc
tion of the street would cost over
$200,000, a figure not in the budget
for the village.
Potter suggested three alterna
tives to completing the entire pro
ject in one year.
The first would be to pad and
resurface, an option which should
not be considered, he said.
Because the road is in such poor
condition and there is no question
that the sub-basin material is frost
susceptible, Potter said this alterna
tive would be like throwing money
away.
The option to pulverize and pave
could be considered, he said. Dig
ging out the gravel beneath the road
and mixing it with the asphalt make
a good material.
He cited problems with the soil
under the road bed and drainage as
his reasons.
“You could get seven to 10 years
out of it with more gravel put in
underneath.”
If council were to consider this
option, Potter suggested hiring a
soil consultant, for a cost of $2,500
to $3,000 to take samples to deter
mine the type of base below the
roadway.
While Potter said the pulverize
and pave option is cheaper by about
one half, there is no opportunity to
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and, depending on their level of
performance, graduate to the
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if they choose.
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fix grade problems.
The third choice, reconstructing
the road was definitely the pre
ferred one for Potter.
If council has a financial prob
lem, it can be done one-half or one-
third at a time, he said.
Councillor Doug Scrimgeour said
soil samples could justify the next
move as conditions could be quite
different from the top of the hill to
the area in front of the arena.
Councillor Murray Nesbitt ques
tioned the added cost by spreading
the project over three years.
Potter said it could add five to 15
per cent to the cost.
“In the long run, doing it right is
to the benefit of the community,”
he said.
Though a motion was passed at
this time to approve soil sampling,
council later discussed financing
options for full recdnstruction.
Some monies had already been
placed in reserves for the endeavor
and along with as much as $75,000
from the working reserve and sav
ings from OPP policing costs for
1998, council could finance half the
project this year. ’
There was concern, however,
about finding funds to complete the
street work the following year.
Councillor Rob Lawrie suggested
it be held for two years to allow an
accumulation of reserves, as was
offered by Potter.
Later, resident Joe Hallahan
questioned spending $3,000 on soil
sampling if consideration is given
to total reconstruction.
Scrimgeour said that even in
reconstruction, information on the
soils in the road base would be
needed for the tendering process.
ness, landscaped areas, turf areas,
heritage conservation, urban
forestry, floral arrangements, envi
ronmental effort and community
involvement.
Continued on page 19
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