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The Citizen, 2000-03-22, Page 1Community |Theatre News Moms fundraise |■^^9 Grand’s risque Legion, for minor • > j Sjjji ‘Doors’, lots of Auxiliary hockey n -Aw laughs L.. A. * I donate to arena See page 3 See page 19 See page 20 It was gleaning the good from the Vol. 16 No. 12 The North Huron itizen Wednesday, March 22, 2000 700 + 5C GST 750 B&Es down in villages By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff and enters. Mercey expressed his belief that this was due in part to the Citizens on Patrol mobile watch units being B&Es. That figure dropped to just five in 1999. In Blyth the numbers changed from 14 to five. Break and enters in the townships were gener- Ontario champions Blyth Midgets earned the title of OMHA All-Ontario cham­ pions when they defeated a very aggressive opponent from Alvinston, Monday evening, at home. Accepting the trophy are, from left: captain Tyler Stewart, and assistant­ captains Bryce Toll and Adam Anderson. bad at the Community Policing Committee meeting held in Blyth, March 15. In the annual presentation of sta­ tistics for the North Huron munici­ pality, Const. Dell Mercey noted that both Blyth and Brussels had a signif­ icant drop in the number of break active in both villages. “Volunteers should be commended for their efforts in preventing crime in their community,” he said. The work of the OPP’s break and enter squad has resulted in more solved cases, as well. Brussels in 1998 had 18 reported ally lower, too with the exceptions of East Wawanosh and Tumberry not­ ing very slight increases. Grey’s stat was reduced by one. Anyone interested in joining the Citizens on Patrol should contact the Blyth or Brussels municipal offices. Bulldogs sweep OMHA series Blyth reviews draft budget with decrease in local levy The Blyth Midget Bulldogs swept their best of five OMHA Midget E final series against Alvinston.. The squad took the championship in the third game, played Monday night at home. Blyth first travelled to Alvinston on Thursday, March 16 to open the series. The Bulldogs scored twice in the first five and a half minutes of the game and hung on for a 2-1 win. Derek Cook opened the scoring, converting a pass from Matt Anderson. Scott Austin scored two minutes later on passes from Anderson and Craig Marks. Bulldog goalie Dean Wilson had a strong game, only allowing one Alvinston goal midway through the second frame. Huron East starts getting it together Although the Municipality of Huron East has not received final approval of its restructuring propos­ al, the transition board held its initial meeting on March 14. With final approval of their restructuring proposal expected any day, board members were prepared to commence the task of initiating transitional matters for the new municipality. The board has been divided into two committees (property and administration) with mandates to provide recommendations to the transition board within two months. The administration committee, comprised of reeves and mayors will review the administrative needs of the new municipality and will pre­ pare job descriptions and. make rec­ ommendations to the board with respect to selection processes, salary The teams returned to Blyth Saturday afternoon for game two. Anderson staked Blyth to a 1-0 first period lead with a powerplay mark­ er. Blyth increased their lead to two midway through the second period when Nathan Shannon finished off a nice setup from Cook. The Bulldogs went up 3-0 with four seconds left in the second period on Anderson’s shorthanded goal off a feed from Austin. The Bulldogs got an unassisted goal from Joel Arthur with one minute to play to register a 4-0 vic­ tory. Wilson picked up the shutout in the Bulldog net. Monday’s score was 6-2. grids, etc. for the department heads of the new municipality. The Property Committee, com­ prised of other councillors on the transition board, will review the existing administrative facilities of the new municipality and will make recommendations with respect to renovations required, etc. Staff will be advised of the dates and times of board/committee meet­ ings and will be updated with peri­ odic newsletters. A mission state­ ment for the new municipality will also be drafted by the board. Property committee meetings will be at 7 p.m. and administrative com­ mittee meetings will be at 8 p.m. with both committees scheduled to meet as follows: Monday, March 27, Monday, April 10 and Monday, April 24. All meetings will be held at the Seaforth Town Hall. By Janice Becker Citizen staff The process of balancing numbers began for Blyth council at the March 20 session as a draft budget for 2000 was reviewed. In an effort to compensate for a two per cent increase in county taxes, Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart told councillors he had prepared the draft report with a decrease in the Blyth mill rate, thereby keeping the total rate the same. However, in doing so, the village would realize a deficit of approxi­ mately $100,000 if $225,000 is set aside for the reconstruction of Gypsy The spring break was a great time to spend at leisure pastimes for many area youngsters. Though the weather was brisk the days of sunshine made outdoor activities enjoyable. Chelsea, left and Amelia Carter-Brown took advantage of the good weather to exercise family friends, Lucy, Ringo, Buster and Picky. Lane. As Stewart continues to work on the budget over the coming weeks, he asked council for input on how to handle the situation. The Gypsy Lane project could be financed over a two or three year period or reserves used, he said. However, the withdrawal of that sum of money from reserves would leave the village very short if an emergency arose. Stewart’s motivation for dropping the Blyth mill rate came, in part, from the numerous complaints about bag tags received in recent weeks. Many residents are expecting the tax rate to drop since they are now buy­ ing tags. Stewart said he hoped holding the (total) tax rate would help the situa­ tion. Another unknown in the budget is the cost for policing. While various agencies have quoted numbers from $65,000 to $100,000, Blyth paid only $48,855 in 1999. Stewart said there is a possibility the government may recalculate those figures and increase last year's cost. To that end, funds have been set aside in a reserve fund. If further payment is not required, there may be money available for road work.