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The Citizen, 1989-03-15, Page 13Biyth Council Briefs THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989. PAGE 13. 12% of Blyth's surveys have been returned About 12 per cent of the 450 surveys distributed to Blyth resi­ dents by village council had been returned by last week, Councillor Dave Medd told council at its Wednesday night meeting. A re­ turn of more than five per cent in surveys is generally considered good. Councillor Medd said he had 53 surveys returned but said there might have been some missing after someone pried the lid off the box in the post office lobby which had been set up to receive the completed forms. He said the box, now repaired, would be left out a little longer for those who might have been late returning their questionnaires.***** A reminder will be issued to businesses in Blyth to remind them that they are supposed to separate burnable from non-burnable gar­ bage. Clerk-treasurer Helen Grubb said it had been brought to her office’s attention that some busi­ nesses were not separating their garbage. Reeve Albert Wasson suggested a notice be put in the Citizen to remind people they are to separate their garbage. Councillor Medd said people should be re­ minded that separating garbage will help prolong the life of the Blyth-Hullett Landfill site and save them tax dollars.***** No action was taken to pass the controversial By-law 3 for 1989, amending the procedural by-law of the village to set deadlines by which councillors must receive their minutes of previous meetings. When the issue was raised Council­ lor Medd, the originator of the amendment, said he would let the issue sit for the time being. Council voted to go ahead and install bathroom fixtures at the new Memorial Hall meeting sought Continued from page 1 ed if the interests of the people of the village had been looked after in the expansion agreement, Reeve Wasson pointed out that a good deal of work had been done by the council and the Festival to convince the senior governments to relax their insistence that the Festival be given a 20 year lease on the building to protect the interests of the government in giving so much money. The council and theatre had worked right down to the wire to negotiate the changes, with the senior government, Reeve Wasson said. But, argued councillor Medd, there was no public input. The deal was just between the council and the theatre. “There has always been a worry ‘we're losing our hall’,’’ Reeve Wasson said, “but look around: we’ve got more hall than ever.’’ Helen Grubb, clerk-treasurer, asked if people realized how much it would cost to keep the hall up for other functions if it wasn’t for the rent the theatre put into the building. It would cost everybody else more in rent if the theatre wasn’t helping support the build­ ing she said. “We’ve nothing to hide,” Reeve Wasson said. “I’m very proud of what has been accomplished there. It’s not that I’m a theatre nut, not that I care if the building is there. If it wasn’t it would be one less thing to have to look after.” The Reeve said he couldn’t understand how people in the community could have any un­ answered questions because there are so many places they can go to get answers from the clerk’s office to the theatre to the registry office in Goderich if they want to know who owns the building. public works and Public Utilities Commission shed even though they had been delivered without author­ ization of council. Earlier council had said that no further money was to be spent without approval of the council. Council decided to approve the installation even though the fixtures had been delivered to the site by the plumber without prior approval.***** Applications, along with propo­ sals for a summer recreation pro­ gram will be accepted bv council Let Cook’s put New-Life into your feed program. Cook’s is pleased to announce we can now deliver the complete line of high quality New-Life feeds from our 6 locations. New-Life’s “Jet-Sploded” process (a unique dry heat cooking method) gives feed grains higher palatability, easier digestibility and greater protein utilization. Cook’s carries the complete lineup of quality feeds for dairy, beef, hogs and poultry. Let Cook’s help you develop a “least-cost” formula that provides the production gains you want. You’ll get the best quality ingredients from New-Life, at the right levels to make your feed program profitable. Get the best out of New-Life complete feeds and supplements - from the people at Cook’s. Branches: Hensail (519) 262-2410 Centralia (519) 228-6661 Kirkton (519) 229-8986 Walton (519) 527-1540 Amberley (519) 395-3601 Atwood (519) 356-2292 Division of Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited "Where you can trade with confidence." V ■ for the summer program. Asked if the program was well used last year Mrs. Grubb said it was and said “I think you would find a few upset mothers if there wasn’t a program this year.” She suggested that this year there should perhaps be a little tighter control over the program by the village and the program leaders should be asked to turn in a report at the end of the year that can be used in planning a new program for next year. ***** 1 Council will start a crackdown on dogs running at large in the village and ask the co-operation of pet owners to retrain their cats as well. Councillor Medd said he had been approached twice in the last week with complaints about dogs and cats. He recently saw four dogs in one group near his house. A notice will be placed to remind people to keep their pets under control. ***** Reeve Albert Wasson declared a conflict of interest while council discussed his letter of request for information about the extension of sewer services for a proposed 10 to 12 unit motel building east of his Classic Restaurant on county road 25. Mrs. Grubb explained the pre­ sent sewer line extends to the east end of the restaurant. Council agreed that the village’s consulting engineer, B. M. Ross and Asso­ ciates should be called in to study what would be involved in extend­ ing the service for the proposed develoDment.