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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-11-17, Page 2Page 2. -Citizens News, November 17, 1976 Zurich Council Moment of silence as Council remembers Zurich Council opened its regular meeting last week with a moment of silence in remem- brance of those who gave their lives for our country. Reeve Fred Haberer said he has al- ways felt badly Zurich has no cenotaph as a reminder of those who died during the wars. It looks as though the Zurich council has managed to stay within their budget this year and will at least break even. Estimates on year end figures were given to council by coun- cillor Ray McKinnon, of the fin- ance committee. Revenue for the year is estimated at $267,- 300 while expenditures are esti- mated at $268,046 which gives a deficit of close to $700, How- ever, this will likely be reduced according to Mr, McKinnon due to the fact the revenue from this week on from the arena will be greater than originally estimated because of the in- creased use of the arena this winter. Council endorsed a resolution from the Town of Markham concerning the method used for the purchase of sports equip- ment by Wintario grants. The policy of Wintario is to supply money for sports equipment, but the equipment is all pur- chased from a distributor in Toronto. The resdlution from Markham states it would be better if the sports equipment was purchased in the munici- pality it is to be used in. Councillor McKinnon re- marked he had been involved in minor sports for years and the equipment received from Wintario is pure junk. "They (the government) are always worrying about safety and then they send out inferior equip- ment. The goalie pads couldn't be used on anyone but the very youngest or a shot would break their legs," he added. Council passed a resolution that the Huron Board of Educa- tion and the Separate School Board of Huron -Perth be re- quested to have two dates for payment of rates in the year 1977, namely June 30th and By-law vote close In a close 3-2 vote at Zurich council's meeting Wednesday. afternoon, a by-law to enter into an agreement with the Ontario Housing Corporation to provide for housing accommodation of 20 senior citizen units was passed. The units in question are already under construction within the village and council was unanimous in its desire to have such accommodation avail- able in the village. The prob- lem has to do with the frontal charges of approximately $47 per year. In the agreement sent by Ontario Housing to council, the payment of the frontage charges are not clarified. By signing the agreement, it is possible council will not be able to collect the frontal charges in the future. Reeve Fred Haberer and councillors Isadore Laporte and Ray McKinnon felt the problem was not a serious one, that the government would pay the char- ges and regardless of whether they paid or not, the building units are to the benefit of the community and the by-law should be passed. They did, however feel the matter should be clarified with the Ministry of Housing as soon as possible. Mr. Haberer said the Minis- try had previously made inquir- ies concerning the frontage charges and had certainly given no indications they would not pay the charges. However, councillors Leroy Thiel and George Haggitt did not fully agree. They felt the matter should be looked into and clarified before council passed the by-law to ensure the frontal charges would be paid. Mr. Thiel felt there was little use in clarifing the situation after the by-law was passed. • 20TH ANNIVERSARY—The Hensall Kinettes celebrated their 20th anniversary' with a dinner meeting at Pineridge Chalet last Saturday. Cutting the anniversary cake are, left to right, Marian Heil, president; Myrna Schmidt, District I Kinette Convener and Marg Knight, Charter President. Photo by McKinley Kinettes 20th Anniversary The Kinette Club of Hensall and district celebrated its 20th an- niversary Wednesday night at the Pineridge Chalet. Special guests were District Kinette Convenor Myrna Schmidt and a member of her executive, Rita Hodgkinson, both of London. Also in attendance were the Kinettes of Exeter, Charter President of the Hensall Kinettes, Marg Knight and many former Hensall members. The Pineridge Chalet prepared a delicious smorgasbord dinner which everyone enjoyed. A lovely fresh flower centerpiece was a gift from the past Kinettes. After dinner an exciting collection of winter and holiday fashions were presented in the form fashion show put on by The Wedge of Clinton. Everyone enjoyed the evening in celebrating 20 years of serving the community. In the past, the Hensall and District Kinettes have done many things for community - such as donating playground equipment, visits to the Goderich Hospital, scholarships for public school students and donations to many Zurich hydro The committee of council operating the Zurich Hydro and Water system passed the fol- lowing accounts at their regular meeting; Hydro total $14,808.63 and water total $9,483.07. Connection charges for a three-quarter inch water ser - charitable organizations. In the near furture the Kinettes will be holding a Christmas party for the children of the area and visiting the shut-ins. The Kinettes would , like to thank everyone who supported their recent rummage sale. The proceeds of this sale will be returned to the community in many projects. and water vice from water main to prop- erty shall be $200 for each individual home. Any service. larger than that shall be charg- ed time and material. All new subdivision hydro distribution systems shall be installed by front lot construc- tion. December 15th. According to the last census report, the total population of the village is now 767. Council decided to leave any renovations of the old munici- pal office until next year. Vil- lage employees are to tear out the inside of the building and examine the structure to see what kind of shape it is in. If the structure is solid, council will then consider cementing the floor and putting on a 12 foot by 12 foot door using the building as a workand storage area. This year's Christmas decora- tions will be the same as last year, small trees with lights around the street light poles. Unfortunately the village does not have a separate hook-up available to control the lights so they will have to go on and off with the street lights. While this means they will have to be on all night and could be seen as a waste of energy, council decided there was little else they could do. No money is available in this year's budget to purchase new decorations so the decision seemed to be put up last year's lights or put no decorations at all. ROBERT WESTLAKE INSURANCE Specializing in GENERAL INSURANCE 236-4391 ZURICH J.E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH—TEL: 527-1240 TUES., THURS., FRI. 9:00 - 5:30 WED., SAT. 9:00 -12:00 CLINTON— TEL: 482-7010. MONDAY 9:00-.5:30 BY APPOINTMENT Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A.M.-1:30- 6 p.m. . Closed all day Saturday 235-2433 EXETER Hugh Tom FILSON and ROBSON AUCTIONEERS 20 years' experience of complete said service Provincially licensed. Conduct sales of any kind, any place. We guarantee you more. 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