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Barry
sentence,
charges
not to be
heard
until
Jan. 7
The sentencing of 19 -
year -old Jeffery Barry was
put over until Jan. 7 when
further charges against the
Seaforthman will be
heard.
A presentence report
was ordered for Nov. 26 in
Goderich Criminal Court
after Barry pleaded guilty
to one charge of arson on
Oct. 1.
The case had to be put
over until January after a
death in the family
prevented Barry's lawyer
from being in court
Monday.
Barry, who remains in
custody after his June 1
arrest, had pleaded guilty
to setting fire to the band
shelter in Seaforth's
'Victoria Park that night.
A presentence report
had been ordered and trine
further charges of arson
from separate incidents
have yet to be addressed.
School windows smashed
An . undetermined
amount of damage was
done to Hensall Public
School, Hurondale Dairy.
and W.G. Thompson and
Sons when windows in the
school and businesses
were smashed.
The damage .was
reported to Huron OPP on
Nov. 25 and occurred
sometime the night before
to the buildings on Nelson,
York and Queen Streets.
OPP had also been
called to a large party that
night in_Hensall where
they dispersed a large
group of young people.
Police are seeking the
public's assistance in
identifying the people who
may have caused the
damage.
Huron East
sets aside
$25,000
for fight
to keep
its schools
By Scott HNgendorff
Expositor Editor
Council is setting aside up
to $20,000 toward legal
expenses, another $5,000 for
a publicity campaign and has
retained lawyer Fred Leitch
to find a point of law that can
be used to argue against
closing
schools in
Huron East.
But it
wasn't before
some debate
about whether
or not
residents
wanted tax
dollars set
aside to help
foot the bill
for a school
fight.
"I'm not
sure I want to
pay taxpayers' money if they
don't want it spent," said
Deputy Mayor Bernie
MacLellan.
He recommended council
go ahead and retain Leitch
but wait until they know
whether or not a legal case is
plausible or necessary before
making a decision on how
much money to actually put
toward it.
His concerns
followed at a Nov. 20 council
meeting by reports from
councillors in McKillop and
Tuckersmith wards who
heard from several residents
that did not want Huron East
contributing to a legal fight
to keep the schools open.
The Avon Maitland
District School Board is on
the verge of
going ahead
with a serious
look at
closing two
m o r e
elementary
schools in
Huron East
and the high
school in
Seaforth.
Brussels
Public
School, Grey
Central
Public School
and Seaforth District High
School are threatened with
closure with a decision to be
made as early as February.
If the high school is
closed, Seaforth Public
School students, from the
only school that would
remain in Huron East, would
likely be moved into that
facility with the public
school building shut down.
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Quoted
I m not sure 1
want to spend
traxpa ers
money if they
don t want it
spent, --
Deputy Mayor
Bernie MacLellan
were
Santa makes first appearance...
Morgan Flanagan, 6, of Seaforth tells Santa what she wants during a visit to Seaforth
Community Hospital. Santa arrived following the Hospital Auxiliarys annual Tree of lights
celebration.
Brussels clinic not getting $20,000 yet
Council needs more details before it will help keep medical clinic open
would have to close on Jan. 1. utilities, would the doctors stay.
Mary Fisher, clinic manager, said "Its something to think about," she
the current shortage of doctors is the said.
reason for the deficit but could not Seili told council Brussels has
explain to council how that shortage already lost its clerk's office, it's only
translates into a $20,000 shortfall. school is threatened with closure and
Burgess said Huron East already now the clinic faces closing.
gives the doctors cheap rent at the "Greg, I don't know what you and
municipally -owned building the Dare doing here," he said to the other
clinic uses in Brussels. Brussels representative on council,
"I can't see how tossing in money Greg Wilson.
is going to improve things," he said. Deputy Mayor Bernie MacLellan
Fisher was asked to come to suggested it might be cheaper to
council's Nov. 20 meeting to answer provide transportation one day a
questions that were generated when week from Brussels to Seaforth
council first looked at the issue the rather than pay the $20,000.
week before after receiving a letter Grey Coun. Graeme MacDonald
from Fisher making the $20,000 said there are many elderly people in
request. Brussels who would find it difficult
Brussels Coun. Joe Seili asked if to get to Seaforth to see a doctor.
council could offer free rent and "I'd like to see you drop Blyth and
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Huron East council is not offering
support yet toward keeping the
Brussels Medical Clinic open until
more clear answers are given as to
why it needs $20,000 from the
municipality, annually, to operate.
"I have difficulties with a couple
things: first, the very tight timir g
without figures letting us know how
much more money should be put up,
if any," said Seaforth Coun. Dick
Burgess. •
The Seaforth Medical Clinic
operates two satellite offices in Blyth
and Brussels but said without
$20,000 for Brussels and $16,000 for
Blyth, which was requested from
North Huron Council, the two clinics
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put more into our own medical
clinic," said MacDonald of Brussels.
The ward he represents neighbours
Brussels and its clinic services those
residents as well.
McKillop Coun. Sharon McClure
said keeping the Blyth clinic open
seemed like a waste of money,
putting money in for rent and utilities
when that clinic is only open two
half -days a week.
Mayor Lin Steffler said council
can't just offer $20,000 to the clinic
without a better understanding of
why.
"Could we sit down with the
doctors and see the books?" she
asked.
She said council wants to keep the
clinics open.
"We're willing to work with you,"
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