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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-01-26, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2000. PAGE 3. Decision on PUC service coming down to the wire By Janice Becker Citizen staff There are only about four weeks until Blyth council must come to a decision regarding PUC restructur­ ing. Blyth Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart told council at the Jan. 18 meeting that a decision to amalga­ mate the PUC with other small util­ ities in Huron and Perth or sell the Blyth interest must be made by the end of February. It had originally been suggested that there be one utility in Huron and one in Perth county. However, since talks began, Goderich, Strat­ ford and Exeter have decided to stand alone. This left 12 small utilities, all of which would need to amalgamate to make a joint venture efficient, said Stewart. It was suggested that if any of the remaining 12 were to opt out of the joint venture, those left would not be able to make that option work. COP wants phone The matter of good communica­ tion for the Blyth Citizens on Patrol group came before council at the Jan. 18 session. COP representative George Ives attended the meeting to discuss the possibility of purchasing phone for the group. Blyth Clerk-Treasurer Stewart informed council Bell Mobility phone would cost $149.95 and a card could be pur­ chased for $25 which would be for a cell John that a three months. Any unused hours could be forwarded to the next peri­ od. The cost for local calls between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. would be 1 cent per minute and long distance calls ' would be 36 cents, according to Ives. The phone could be used by municipal staff when not in use by COP. A motion was passed authorizing the purchase of a phone. For a small utility to stand alone, it could cost each household an additional $50 per year on top of usage charges. This fee could be $25 per household even with a joint venture, said Stewart. The other option for PUCs would be to sell with Ontario Hydro the most obvious choice at present. Councillor Jeff Howson said that although he only sees one option, he recommended council meet with the PUC commissioners for their input. Reeve Mason Bailey said the matter had been discussed exten­ sively at PUC meetings, but they had not been clear on how they felt. Bailey also agreed input should be heard from the commissioners. A meeting of all councils and commissioners involved will be held Jan. 27 in Seaforth to attempt to decide on an option. Blyth NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF BLYTH & THE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT The Blyth-Hullett Landfill Site wishes to advise that the starting date for the Bag Tag User Pay system for waste disposal has been changed to March 1, 2000. Additional information and an amended list of Tipping Fees shall be available shortly. The Board wishes to apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused. John Stewart, CMO Secretary-Treasurer Blyth-Hullett Landfill • Site Board NOTICE TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE VILLAGE OF BLYTH Blyth Council has deemed it necessary to change the dates of their Council Meetings to the following: Monday, January 31st Wednesday, February 23rd Commencing in March - Council Meetings will be . held the first and third Mondays of each month. All regularly scheduled Council Meetings are open to the public and they are held in the Village Council Chambers commencing at 7:30 p.m. John Stewart, CMO Clerk-Treasurer nnh About Your <*//// Hospital Council looks at zoning At a special meeting of Blyth council, held Jan. 11, a motion was passed to allow the rezoning of Part Lot 4, Lot 5 and Part Lot 6, Regis­ tered Plan 168 from Core Area Commercial (C4) to Core Area Commercial-Special Zone (C4-2) to permit the establishment of a car wash. Under this designation, a brew­ er’s retail and liquor outlet would also be allowed. There had been no written or ver­ bal comments received at the municipal office with respect to the application. A site plan control bylaw will be prepared which will enable council and the applicant to address any site or compatibility issues such as buffers, entrances, parking and landscaping. The 20-day appeal period applies. Euchre winners at Memorial Hall on Monday, Jan. 17 were: high lady, Marj East; high man, Graeme McDowell; ladies’ lone hands, Erma Cook; men’s lone hands, Lillian Appleby; ladies’ low, Edythe Giousher; men’s low, Everett Scrimgeour. Euchre is played every Monday at 8 p.m. CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL MATERNAUCHILD PROGRAM "BABYAND I" NO FEE NO PRE-REGISTRATION PROGRAM DAYS - WEDNESDAYS 10-11:30 a.m. WHERE - CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL LOUNGE (Entrance off John St) Blyth briefs Blyth council was informed at the Jan. 18 session, that as of Feb. 1, Tumberry Twp. would no longer be shipping their waste to the Blyth-Hullett landfill site.*** Bills and accounts in the amount of $30,517.02 were approved for payment.*** Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart’s membership in the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario was renewed at a cost of $267.50.*** iCouncil supported a resolution from Colbome Twp. petitioning the provincial government to bring into effect an enforcement act similar, but not limited to the Petroleum Handling Act, to deal with manure spills.*** Permission was given for the London Health Sciences Founda­ tion to sell Dream of a Lifetime house lottery tickets in the munici­ pality. Watch for further dates in your "About your Hospital" article Inquiries: Veronica Farquhar - 482-3440 Ext. 304 PROGRAM TOPICS: Feb. 2/00- "Breastfeeding Your Baby" (N^orns-^s) Feb. 9/00- "Baby Sense” Speaker: Ruthann Houston (Speech Pathologist) Feb. 16/00 ■ "Post Partum Shaping Up" Speaker: Mary Hansen Webo (Certified Kinesiologist) Feb. 23/00 • "Sibling Rivalry" Thank You Thank You, Blyth Minor Hockey What a great community we live in. Blyth Minor Hockey would like to say thank you to Sparling’s Propane Co. Ltd. for the generous donation of eight infrared heaters for the spectator area at the Blyth & District Community Centre. Thank you for your continued support of the arena. We much appreciated help from the Blyth Lions Club, Auburn Lions Club, Londesboro Lions Club, Blyth Optimist, Blyth Legion Branch 420, Blyth Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, Oldtimers Hockey, Blyth Broomball Assoc., and Blyth Figure Skating Club, these community minded groups pledged their hard earned money to help Minor Hockey pay for the material and equipment needed to complete this project. From the bottom of our hearts Minor Hockey thanks the Anderson and Austin families for their donations in remembrance of Luke and Jeremy. The labour and installation of the piping and heaters was given free by David Cartwright, Darryl Youngblut, Bryan Gross, Larry Simmons and Tim Wolfe, all employees of Sparling’s Propane. They give many hours to complete their part of this job. Cliff’s Plumbing and Heating of Lucknow supplied the electrical wiring to start the heaters. Bill Bromley also helped Cliff’s men with electrical work. Thanks Bill. Dave Cook and the arena staff were always helpful and ready to assist over the period of installation. Thank you to the arena board for allowing Blyth Minor Hockey to complete this venture and make the arena a comfort place to watch all kinds of ice sports. Remember there is great entertainment at the Blyth Arena - please continue to support your arena.