The Citizen, 2000-04-05, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2000. PAGE 21.
Brussels councillor rejects proposal
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
A suggestion for promotion of the
village as part of the newly-amalga
mated Municipality of Huron East
got some fairly strong opposition
from at least one Brussels councillor
at the April meeting, Monday night.
The problem was money.
Clerk-Treasurer Donna White
explained that she had met with rep
resentatives from the Seaforth
Business Retention Committee
regarding a rural ventures office for
the new municipality. Funding is
available from the province in the
amount of $50,000 with the condi
tion that the municipality match that
amount. Only three areas were cho
sen for the plan, said White.
“It sounds like a good plan. The
province is watching the develop
ment.”
White said she told the representa
tives there was no room ir this year’s
budget. However, Grey Twp.’s
Clerk-Treasurer Brad Knight, who
was also at the meeting, suggested
that the three per cent working fund
reserve required by the five former
municipalities could be reduced by
the necessary amount.
Brussels portion would be
between $6,000 and $10,000.
Deadline for the application is
April 30.
White explained that the $100,000
would be to physically set up an
office to work on the promotion of
the municipalities. The representa
tives are planning on attending the
Huron East transition committee
meeting to provide an overview.
White said that it could benefit the
village as the industrial land could be
promoted through this. They would
also work with business and manu
facturing groups already established.
Councillor Joe Seili however,
wondered how much effort would go
into promoting Brussels rather than
Seaforth. “I’m concerned my tax
dollars are going to something that
will compete with me. We cut back
on everything then set up funds for
this.”
Noting that she had only provided
a brief overview, White assured Seili
that the program sounded like a good
one.
Seili said he didn’t have any
doubts about that, but felt uncom
fortable putting money into adminis
trative paperwork. “You take
$6,000-$ 10,000 out of operating
funds for this, then we walk over
breaks in the sidewalks.”
When Councillor Greg Wilson
also expressed some misgivings for
the same reason as Seili, White once
again said she felt the program was
worthwhile.
“But I understand you like to see
something more physical. You like to
look out the door and see what you
did with your money. But it was
good of them to come to us with
this.”
Seili agreed. “But, it’s tough.
We’re always being told the govern
ment doesn’t have money, then they
suddenly have money for things like
this. I’m not comfortable spending
money this way.”
OPP investigate theft of auto in Seaforth
On April 2 at 7:30 p.m. a motor
vehicle was reported stolen from
Main Street in Seaforth.
The owner told police that a 1982
’98 Oldsmobile white in colour had
been left parked in front of the
Canadian Legion at 2 p.m. the day
before. The vehicle was left
unlocked and the keys were left
inside. The vehicle has Ontario
licence plates #939-XOP on it.
Anyone seeing this vehicle is
asked to call the Huron OPP or
Crime Stoppers with its location.
MAILBOXES, STOP SIGN, 911
SIGNS AND BARRICADES
DAMAGED - HURON
On April 2 in the early morning,
several calls were received at the
OPP of mailboxes, stop signs, 911
and barricades were either damaged
or knocked down in Tuckersmith,
Stephen and McKillop Twps.
Mailboxes on Con. 7 in
•Tuckersmith Twp. were bent over
and flyers were set on fire inside the
mailboxes. V-Signs over on Corbett
Line in Stephen Twp. were stolen. A
stop sign was removed from a busy
intersection and emergency 911
signs were stolen that could interfere
with emergency services. Barricades
and road signs were knocked down
to the ground on County Rd. 81 near
Shipka.
County highway personnel were
contacted to replace the barricades to
stop a major crash from occurring.
TRUCK DAMAGED
On April 2, at approximately 3
a.m. a 1998 Ford pickup truck was
reported damaged just off of Duke
Street in Seaforth. The owner was
attending a function inside the
Community Centre between 10 p.m.
and 2:30 a.m. When he got to the
truck it was found that someone had
taken a sharp object down the driv
ers’ side of the vehicle leaving a
scratch in the paint.
VAN FLEES SITE OF
BREAK-IN - McKILLOP TWP.
On April 1 at 11:30 p.m. police
were called to Merv’s Patio and
Ornament on Hwy. 8 in McKillop
Twp.
The owner told police that he was
awakened by noise from the shop.
When he looked outside he saw two
men by the front door of the busi
ness. The owner yelled and the two
men fled in a dark coloured van
westbound on Hwy. 8.
The front door of the business was
found forced open. Nothing was
missing, it’s believed the men didn’t
have time to enter the business.
CLEANING LADY DISTURBS
THIEVES - McKILLOP TWP.
On April 1 at 10:45 p.m. a clean
ing lady attended the Trail Corps
Sales building on Con. 1 in
McKillop Twp. just off of Hwy. 8.
Upon entering she found that thieves
were inside. The culprits fled at this
time.
Officers checked the premises and
found that the thieves had entered
through a window.
The owner checked the property
and nothing was found missing.
Anyone with information about
these crimes is asked to call the
Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers with
your tips.
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