The Brussels Post, 1975-05-07, Page 3To the editor
Association for
Mentally Retarded
asks for help
Dear Madam:
This letter is sent to let you know that the Winghant and
District Association for the Mentally Retarded, as a member
of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, will
be joining in a nationwide membership recruitment effort in
May. The week of May 12 to 17 has been designated as
National Week for the Mentally Retarded.
During this week, in our efforts to attract new members, we
will spotlight the needs of the retarded, and the services we
are providing and seeking to provide in the Wingham district.
Flowers of H ope Marigold seeds, which have been packaged
by youngsters in our area, will be sent to every householder in
the district. In ordeithat those who receive these Flowers 'of
Hope packages do not overlook their importance as a Means
of appeal, we feel it necessary to substantiate the Flowers' of
Hope letter with advertising in newspapers, on radio and on
television.
Anything you can do to interpret our story of the needs of
the retarded in our district Will be of inestimable value to us,
We are now Making plaits rot. the construction of a new
nursery school building to accommodate retarded pre-school
. children, We are also in the beginning. stages of an adult
Workshop in Wingham We are in desperate need of new
Illenibers in Our Association to help, with these projects. We
have done a great deal for the retarded in our area, but there
is so much More that needs to be done,
We would like to express sincere appreciation on behalf of
the Whigham and -District Association for the Mentally
itetarded for your Continuing co-operation and assistance in
bringing our message to the . •
Cordially,
Mrs. A. Swatridge
Publicity Chairman of the
Blowers of Hope Catnpaign.
Don't forget Mother
on her day
Sunday, May 11th
We have a good selection
of jewellery including
charm bracelets & charms
Cups & saucers,
dishes & knick knacks
Pant suits, dresses,
slacks & tops for all ages
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Wintario tickets on sale now
for the second draw May 2 9 /7 5
Opera Friday nights till 9.
Ray & Helen's Family Centre
RAY & HELEN ADAMS - 887 -6671
SWORD FIGHTING -- The large rolls of" telephone cable outside the Maitland
TeleserviCeS office in Brussels provided a great place for climbing and sword
fighting games for Brussels kids this week. (Photo by Langlois)
Council postpones
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and represents the cost to connect
'the necessary pipe to the prepertY
line. The other connection
expense would be paid by the
property owner to a plumber.
Then there is an annual frontage
fee of thirty cents a foot. Both the
connection charge and the front-
age charge could be paid in one
payment the first year, The bulk
frontage payment would be $3.07
per foot frontage 'and the connec-
tion charge $495.
This payment would be a
savings to those who expect to
live in Brussels for more than
about 12 years.
The remaining cost is the
annual service charge for the
treatment of sewage which is an
additional $128 on, the water bill.
On a 66 foot frontage lot, the
treatment plant will cost property
owners about $200 annually for
the next 40 years.
When Mr. King was asked why
the town allowed the province to
own and operate the sewage
treatment plant, he said it was
"better qualified to do it."
When asked . if it would be
cheaper this way rather than
debenturing,, he said, there was
"very little discussion of that end
of it" and the province is "more
or less in the driver's seat."
Reeve McCutcheon said "we
aren't in a wheeling and dealing
position." The province is
subsidizing 75 per cent of the cost
of the system.
The town's share is $700,000
but at the end of 40 years given a
constant population, the residents
will have paid about $3,200,000
for sewer services.
When asked if there was no
cheaper way, Reeve McCutcheon
said the town could have• put in a
lagoon system but local residents
objected to a lagoon because it's
"Pretty smelly", He said council
never had a figure on the cost of
the lagoon system,
When Mr, King was asked the
effect of the increase on senior
citizens, he said "it will be tough ,
but it is bound to hurt everyone
financially."
When asked if he expected the
sewage treatment plant to attract
more industry, Mr. King said
"not particularly." He said he
agreed with Mayor Betty Cardno
when she said that in , spite of
Seaforth's sewage facilities, "it
can't hold the industry it's got."
Jack Mat/hitter, a down town,
businessman when asked how he
felt about the sewage treatment
plant said "not very damned
good. I don't like paying $200 a
year for something I don't need."
He said he has a good set up
himself. He said he went to a lot
of expense to put' in an $800
weeping system and has near
perfect ground for drainage. He
said council can force residents to
hook up by charging them
regardless of whether they are
hooked up. The reeve agreed this
could be done.
Another down town business-
man, Murray Lowe said "there's
only one thing, it's got to come.
My lot isn't big enough for a
weeping system," he said. "I'm
really licked. I think if we had it a
few years back ire would have
more industry now. Each year as
you wait, it's going to cost more."
Reeve McCutcheon said the
town hasn't had any public
meetings except a hearing board
last May. He said there "can be a
hearing if anyone has any objec-
tions. I feel sure there will be a
hearing, I only feel it's' democra-
tic."
ost like
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ecretary at the clerk's office,
esigned last night 'and council'
ccepted her resignation. • She
orked there only several, months
ut felt she had to quit to help out
t the farm.
Council decided to order oil to
elp control the dust on village
treetg after a discussion of the
eritg of oil over flaked calcium,
R. B. Cousins submitted the
edical Center's Annual Report
nd council decided to give it a
rant of $350 as it did last year.
Frank Carter, representing a
oup of the town's senior
tizens, asked council for
ermission to proceed with an
application for a federal grant to
renovate the basement of the
library.
The group wants to use $250 to
clean, paint and put down a rug in
a little room in the basement. It
wants to put up shelves to store
crafts.
Also it wants to spend money
on the washroom facilities and to
put in a refrigefator in the
kitchen, The group will use the
basement once a week and the
basement could 'continue to be'
used by other groups as well.
Council defeated a motion to
give a donation of $5 to the Huron
County Architectural
Conservancy which started
several months ago.
The purpose of the donation
was to help educate everyone of
the need for preservation of
heritage properties and parkland
and to ' help finance future
newsletters.
The council gave a $10 grant to
the Ontario Historical Society
because it gave one last year.
When one councillor asked by a
donation to one and not the other,
Councillor Harold Bridge said "I
don't want to take on any new
customers."
THE; BRUSSELS POSti- -MAY