The Citizen, 1987-11-25, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987.
Morris donates to Wingham
Library, Seaforth Hospital
The Morris Township Council
meeting of November 17 was
preceded by Reeve Doug Fraser
presenting cheques on behalf of
the township to representatives of
both the Seaforth Community
Hospital Board and the Wingham
Library Ad Hoc Committee to
assist with their respective build
ing projects.
Leona MacDonald of RR 2,
Blyth, Morris representative on
the Seaforth Hospital Board and a
member of the Building Commit
tee, accepted a cheque for $2,500
as a donation to the expansion
project now underway; while Jim
Currie and Margaret Day. both of
Wingham, were on hand to accept
a donation of $3,000 toward the
Wingham Library building fund,
with another $2,000 tofollow in
March. 1988.
Later, Mrs. MacDonald presen
ted her annual report to council,
noting that the fourth phase of the
$2 million expansion program at
the Seaforth Hospital has just
begun. She said that the province
has approved a grant of two-thirds
the cost of Phases 1, 2, 3 and5,
whilePhase4,a new building to
house six doctor’s offices as well as
mental and public health facilities,
is being funded entirely by dona
tions. The County of Huron has
alsoapprovedagrantof$75,000for
each of four years towards con
struction.
Shirley Garniss, Morris repre
sentative to the Wingham Hospital
Board was also in attendance to
present her annual report to
council.
She reported that the Wingham
Hospital Foundation is now the
hospital’s official fund-raising
body; and that 100 per cent of all
pledges received for the construc
tion of the emergency wing two
years ago are now in. She also said
that a planning study to forecast
the future needs of the hospital has
been completed, and advised that
there is a need for improved mental
health services in the area.
According to Mrs. Garniss, 50
per cent of Morris Township
residents receive service at the
Wingham Hospital.
Still with percentages, clerk
treasurer Nancy Michie presented
council with the results of a
recreation surve vjustcompleted in
the township, showing that 34.16
percent of those who answered the
survey use the recreation facilities
atBrussels; 17.95 per cent go to
Grey Twp.
Council gets
floor price
Grey Township Council held its
regular meeting on November 16
and accepted the quotation from
John Vanass amounting to $4,539
forthereplacementof the Ethel
Library roof. Mr. Vanass’s quote
was the lowest of three received.
A slide presentation was made to
Council by Dave Grummett and
Bob Fuller of the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority on the
Authority’s involvement in the
Beaches Strategy Program and the
effects of livestock operations on
the water quality of the Middle
Maitland River.
Two tile drain loan applications
amounting to $31,200 were ap
proved by Council.
Residents of the Township are
reminded that November 30 is the
due date for the final installment of
’987.
The next regular meeting of
Council is scheduled for December
7, 1987. ... . ,
Belgrave; 17.42 per cent to Blyth;
14.63 per cent to Wingham; 10.94
per cent to Bluevale; and 4.90 per
cent to Walton.
Bruce Bromley and Rae McNich-
ol, Morris representative on the
Blyth Recreation Board, will be
asked to attend the next council
meeting to discuss the Blyth
Recreation agreement with coun
cil.
Drainage business took up much
of the rest of the meeting, with
first, second and third readings
given to a by-law passed to recover
the costs of the Bluevale service
drain. Council was also presented
with the final costs for the Grasby
Drain, which includes a figure for
engineering costs nearly double
the cost set out in the preliminary
drainage report. Engineer Dave
Johnson will be asked to attend the
nextcouncil meeting toexplain the
discrepency.
Still on drainage, council called
both the engineer and the contrac
tor involved with the reconstruc
tion of the Parker Drain, which has
not yet been started. Schmidt’s
Drainage said that the work would
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be done the following week, while
engineer Dave Johnston said he
would check to ensure the work is
carried out.
In other business, a claim for
damages from Bell Canada was
discussed by council. Bell is
claiming damages to a telephone
cable during the road construction
on Jane Street in Belgrave, but
Road Superintendent Lloyd Michie
explained that a 1970 agreement
with Bell sets out that cable must
be a minimum of 24 inches under a
roadway, while the road construc
tion never went deeper than 18
inches. A letter explaining this will
be sent to Bell Canada.
A by-law was passed to accept
ownership of the McCrea Water
System on McCrea Street in
Belgrave.
A building permit for Alan
Bragg for the construction of a new
liquid manure tank on Lot 20, south
half of Concession 3, was approved
on the recommendation of Chief
Building Official Leo Sanders.
The next meeting of Morris
Council will be at 7 p.m. on
December 1.
Leona MacDonald of RR 2, Blyth, Morris Township’s representative
on the Seaforth Community Hospital Board and amember of the
board’s building committee, accepted a cheque for $2,500 from Reeve
Doug Fraser prior to the township council meeting November 17, the
township’sdonationtothe hospital building fund. Twenty-two
percent of Morris’ residents use hospital facilities in Seaforth, now
undergoing a five-phase, $2 million expansion.
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