The Citizen, 2003-01-29, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003. PAGE 17.
Huron, Perth CASs hold special meeting
The members of the Children's
Aid Soeieties for Huron and Perth
Counties held a speeial general
meeting in Seaforth on Wednesday.
Jan. 22. The purpose of the meeting
Preparing for flight
Becky Nethery helps Zach Losch make a kite during the
Cub Day held at Londesboro Hall this past Saturday. (Vicky
Bremner photo)
was to vote on the merger of the two
ageneies, effective April I and
approval of amalgamation and
interim operating agreements as well
as bylaws for the new entity and
election of a new board of directors.
In a unanimous vote of the
membership, all items were
approved. Under the agreement the
amalgamated agency will be known
as Huron-Perth Children’s Aid
Society with its head office in the
existing building at 380 Hibernia St.,
Stratford, ON. The offices in
Goderich .oil MacEwan Street will
continue to serve the needs of the
Huron County residents.
It is also agreed that the incumbent
executive director of Huron County
CAS, Tom Knight, will serve as
director, for the amalgamated
agency, effective April I. Stephen
Chandler will serve in an advisory
capacity until July I then retire after
serving Perth County as director for
24 years and working in Children’s
Huron East briefs
Park to get sewers
The Brussels industrial park will
soon have sewers.
Huron East counci.l passed a
motion at the Jan. 14 session
approving the installation of sewers
and establishing a $9,555.56
connection fee for all park lots.
Following the review of two
tenders for the Seaforth water supply
master plan and environmental
assessment report, council referred
the matter to the water and sewer
foreman for his recommendations.
***
Council supported a resolution
from the Municipality of West Elgin
which asked that all rural school
closings be stopped and the
provincial government recommit to
adequate funding.
Aid Societies for 35 years.
The board of directors for the new
agency will be comprised of 14
members, seven from Perth County
and the same number from Huron
County. The new agency will have a
total staff of approximately 80
employees with an annual budget of
OPP investigate
Brussels break-in
Huron OPP on Jan. 26 at 11:45
p.m. were called to a residence on
Brussels Line in Huron East over a
break-in.
A door leading into the residence
had been forced open that night
It also asked that a process be
established where consideration
would be given to the wider social
costs before closure decisions were
made.
***
A request for financial assistance
from the Huron County Plowmen’s
Association will be deferred until
budget time.
Councillor Bill DeJong was
appointed to sit on the steering
committee for the sinkhole study
being undertaken by the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Author
ity.
***
Approval was given for the
payment of accounts in the amount
of $188,663.29.
$8 million.
The amalgamation will offer
opportunities to explore further
specialization in social work
services to families and children and
in the areas of information
technology, telephone and legal
services.
between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p m.
The trailer was searched and the
occupants found that nothing was
stolen.
This is the second time in the last
year that the person’s home had been
broken into. The first time a quantity
of household items were taken.
Anyone with information on this
break-in is asked to call the local
OPP or by calling Crime Stoppers.
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