The Citizen, 1987-11-11, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987.
Brussels council briefs
Donation made
to family
Brussels council voted Monday
night to donate $100 to Ken and
Lynda Smith to go along with the
contributions to the couple from
the community after their house
was destroyed by fire.
The Smith’s demolition permit
for their old house on Albert St. was
approved and a building permit for
a new house on the same site was
also approved. Other building
permits approved were to Kang
Yoon for a cement driveway and
Ron Clarkson for a new roof on The
Village Market.
*****
Two stop signs pulled up were
the only results of pranks Don
Crawford of the town’s works crew
could report on council as the result
of Halloween this year. Brussels
Fire Department was patrolling
the town in strength and three OPP
units were in the village. There
were still people on the street until
3 a.m. when the police sent them
home, Mr. Crawford said. It was
the quietest Halloween in years in
Brussels.
*****
The tender of Bauer Farm and
Garden for snowplowing Brussels
streets (the only one received) was
accepted by council for the period
from Nov. 16 to March 15. The
hourly rate is to be $35 per hour (up
from $32) and the standby rate $15
(up from $10) per day.
*****
Lavis Contracting began work on
the sewer extension to the Brus
sels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre on Monday and “they seem
to think they’ll be done in a week
andahalf”, HughHanly, clerk
treasurer reported. Although the
work will be after the deadline for
completion which council set in an
extension of the contract approved
last month, the councillors indicat
ed they’re unlikely to apply a
penalty unless the work drags on
for an extended period of time.
Reportingon the budget, Mr.
Hanly said it appears the road work
may come in under budget for the
year.
*****
Council will ask for prices for
sanding and refinishing the floors
of the Brussels Library for its next
meeting. Councillor Elizabeth
Graber said there had been talk of
using $1,000 in proceeds from the
Homecoming celebrations to buy
new furniture for the library but if
the library should ever close,
furniture would be the property of
the county library and could be
taken out of Brussels. Refinishing
the hardwood floors would, how
ever, add to the beauty of the
library and remain in the village.
Councillors agreed with her and
asked that prices be sought on
doing the work from people in the
business in the area.
*****
As part of their fall maintenance
program town work crews will be
flushing hydrants on Thursday
morning. The process stirs up
some rust and residents are
warned to try to avoid problems.*****
Council vosted to close the town
office all day Nov. 11 for Remem
brance Day.*****
Council agreed to donate $350 to
the Brussels Santa Claus Parade
Committee and councillors indi
cated they were pleased with the
decision to delay the parade from
12 noon to 2 p.m. Councillor Neil
McDonald said there was much
better participation from main
street merchants in the planning of
the parade this year as well.*****
Councillors began the meeting
by presenting a fruit basket to
Reeve Gordon Workman who
recently returned from a stay in
hospital. Reeve Workman said he
had also had flowers and a signed
card from members of County
Council.*****
Councillor McDonald, noting
that some people still burned
leaves in Brussels this year,
suggested that a couple of dates
should be set aside next year for the
collection of bagged leaves and
that people who burn leaves on
street pavement, damaging the
asphalt, should be fined. Council
will look into the proposal.
McKillop backs
Hullett request
McKillop township council at its
November meeting Nov. 3 endors
ed a Hullett Township resolution
petitioning the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority to make
grants available to farmers in the
Bayfield Watershed for liquid
manure storage tanks.
In other business Reeve Marie
Hicknell congratulated Wayne
Dolmage for successfully complet
ing the “Lower Tier Road Admini
stration Course’ ’ sponsored by the
Ontario Good Roads Association.
The road superintendents bills
of $80,433.12 were approved for
payment. The superintendent was
authorized to seek interim pay
ment from the Ministry of Tran
sport and Communications of
expenses of $494,588.15.
In drain business, council ap
proved offering for sale to the
Treasurer of Ontario debentures of
$41,800 for drain construction and
a by-law setting out the special
annual drainage rate on the lands
in question was passed. First and
second readings of a by-law for the
borrowing of $500,000 for drain
construction was given.
A donation of $30 to the Seaforth
Legion for Remembrance Day was
approved. Billsintheamountof
$303,112.24 were approved for
payment.
The West Wawanosh outdoor education centre got a boost last week when the Ontario Public School
Teachers Federation Huron division donated $200 to the Maitland Valley Conservation Foundation for
use at the centre. Richard Maertens [right] made the presentation to Les Tervit of the MVCA at a banquet
in Brussels.
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