The Citizen, 1991-04-03, Page 3Helping hand
Donna Govier and Gordon Haggitt of the Blyth branch of the
Royal Canadian Legion presented Jim Chatterton with a
cheque for $5,000 towards the purchase of a customized van.
Standing behind Mr. Chatterton is his father, Joe.
THE CIITZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1991. PAGE 3.
Council wants more info before
buying $3000. phone system
Blyth.
People
Easter visitors with John and
Vera Hesselwood were Ken McVit-
tie, Bonnie and Gordon Mayhew,
Susan and Karen Witte and Travis
McCarthur, all of London, Doug,
Kathy, David and Christine Mc-
Vittie of Burlington, Randy and
Helen McVittie of Kingston and
Sue White of Waterloo.
Charles Smith was delighted to
Public meetings coming
on Huron County Study
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want to be told by the province you
have to restructure.”
While the study will be viewed
by the public, Robinson doesn't
think they will become too concern
ed about what is found in the study.
“Until you start drawing lines on
boundaries. There won't be any
reaction. Right now it’s just ser
vices.”
After the public, local councils
and municipal staffs have viewed
the study the steering committee
will be making a presentation to
county council. The whole process
should be done by November, the
next municipal election.
“It’s not the intent to bring a
recommendation in November and
have a report on it. Council may
want to do more work on it.” said
Dr. Davidson. “This process is
based on making a recommenda
tion to county council and council
will make the decision."
The study not only takes a look at
the present conditions of the county
but glimpses into the future. For
have as his guests Easter weekend
his son Lyle and daughter-in-law,
Arlene Smith of Sault Ste. Marie
and his daughter Marjorie Smith
and her friend Dale Scott, both of
Waterloo.
Lavem and Joan Clark and
family had Mrs. Wilma Radford for
supper on Easter Sunday.
There were five tables in play at
the weekly Lost Heir party held in
Blyth on Wednesday night, March
27.
Alvin Snell and Effie McCall had
the high scores while Margaret
Nesbitt and Millar Richmond had
the low scores. Clara Rinn was
winner of the special prize.
example, the total population of
Huron County in 1986 was 56,000.
The study projects that to increase
to 70.000 by 2030. Huron County’s
population is becoming urbanized.
Urban population is increasing
while rural is declining. The five
towns in the county recorded a 6.73
per cent increase while the five
incorporated villages recorded
above average population growth.
Exeter. Zurich. Brussels, Goder
ich. Bayfield. Wingham and Sea
forth have limited land available for
future urban development. It ap
pears as though future develop
ment will continue to take place
around the fringe areas where
public services such as water and
sewer are unavailable.
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Blyth council agreed at the
meeting on March 26, to defer
decision on a new phone system for
the Municipal office until council
lors and office staff have a chance
to meet with Bell staff to discuss
alternatives.
Clerk Helen Grubb, explained
that now is the time to make a
change when the walls were down
due to renovations. The system has
three lines and eight telephones.
The third line could in the future,
she said, be hooked to a computer
or Facsimile machine. Total cost is
$3,000.
Councillor Dave Lee wondered if
the building couldn't be wired for
this system, but council could shop
around before making a commit
ment to spent quite so much. “I
know when the walls are torn apart
it is the time to put the wires in, but
I don’t think we need a $3,000
Blyth council briefs
OPP office to have
call forwarding
Blyth council approved a phone
installation in the OPP Extended
Services Office at the March 26
meeting.
OPP Constable Mike Alexander,
ESO officer for Blyth, had asked
council to consider the installation
of a phone with call waiting and call
forward features. “He felt the call
forward would be good for the
village as residents would be
directly connected to Wingham
detachment when Const. Alexan
der was not in this office,” said
Clerk Helen Grubb. Also, the calls
after hours, she said, would be
automatically transferred to Mt.
Forest OPP.
Mrs. Grubb explained that while
the Wingham calls would be the
responsibility of the village, the
Mt. Forest calls would be picked up
by the OPP. Total monthly rental
will be $32.75. Installation is
$80.25.
*****
Signs for the village limits and
for the front of Memorial Hall were
given further consideration. Input
on the village signs has been
sought from Carmen Craig of the
Thresher Reunion committee and
Jane Gardner and Joel Harris of
Blyth Festival, Reeve Albert Was
son said. The next step, council
agreed will mean some minor
adjustments to design and a cost
estimate.
Council approved Blvth Festi
val’s plan for erection of a sign at
the front of Memorial Hall. The
sign would be much like the one
presently located there, and would
indicated directions to the box
office, library, food spot, art gallery
and rest rooms.
*****
Due to the Progressive Conser
vative banquet in Blyth on April 10,
council voted to change the date of
its next regular meeting to April
11.
*****
Mrs. Grubb and Julie Young will
be attending the 1991 election
workshops with registration of
$53.50 paid, including lunch. Mrs.
Grubb said she felt Ms. Young
should attend as a precautionary
method should she herself not be
able to conduct the election for
some reason.*****
It was noted that the village.
Blvth Festival and Horticultural
Society were planning landscaping
for the area around Memorial Hall.
The family of Amber Underwood
have made a donation for a
system.”
Reeve Wasson said he under
stood Mr. Lee’s concern. “You’d
like to see if there is another
system that may be as good at less
cost.”
“Exactly. Do we need a $3,000
phone? I suggest we have Bell-
come in and wire for this system, so
in the future if we decide we need it
they can just hook it up,” said Mr.
Lee.
Mr. Wasson cautioned that that
may be difficult as different sys
tems do need different wiring. “I
think if you are interested in doing
the footwork and have the time that
you should look into it. I have no
particular expertise in this area,
but I do know they often need to
know what system you will be using
before they wire.”
Councillor Shirley Fyfe agreed
that the system seemed costly, but
added that phone systems are
Memorial Garden to become part of
the project.
Mrs. Fyfe informed council that
a bike rack will be placed by the
Library to keep the bikes off the
lawn.
*****
Council has been asked to attend
the PUC meeting on April 8, to
discuss the change to computerized
billing. Mrs. Grubb told council
that while Ontario Hydro does not
share capital expenditure she had
established a rental figure that
would allow contribution for the
office construction.
“When I go over the figures in
the books, the budget for this year
doesn’t scare me in the least,”
Mrs. Grubb said. The $31,000
estimate for renovations was allow
ed in the 1990 budget, she explain
ed. $15,000 of that was figured in
the village’s general budget, while
another $2,000 was set aside in the
budget to offset the OPP office
expense. An additional $8,600 is
coming out of Hydro’s 1990-1991
budget, while $3,600 is coming out
of the water budget. This comes to
a total of $29,200, leaving $1,800
for the office renovations in the
1991 budget. “We’re actually
underspent in the office portion of
the 1990 budget so I see no
problem for the renovations to the
office,” said Mrs. Grubb.*****
Blyth Festival received permis
sion to move a clothes dryer
upstairs to the north wing above
the library. The machine is used for
costumes only and General Mana
ger Joel Harris felt it would help
the staff very much to have it
located so close by. The Festival
would. Mrs. Fyfe said, be respon
sible for all costs.
*****
An estimate for work to be done
or) the exterior of the municipal
office was presented to council.
There was discussion about the
safety hazard that would be result
ing if some of the work is not
completed in the near future.
Council agreed to take a closer look
at budget time.
*****
Reeve Wasson informed council
that the new fire truck will be
arriving by the middle of April.
*****
Councillor Lorna Fraser will be
council's representative at the
Royal Canadian Legion’s 50th anni
versary celebration of the first
radar base in Canada, located a’
Vanastra. The event is Julv 20 and
21.
expensive, however. She suggest
ed that if Mr. Lee met with Bell he
could maybe get them down a bit.
“I’d like to talk to a salesperson
who could explain it to us. What
are we getting for $3,000,” Mr.
Lee said.
NOTICE
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VILLAGE OF BLYTH
The April 10th, 1991 regular
meeting of the Council of the
Village of Blyth has been re
located and rescheduled.
New location: Art Gallery, Blyth
Memorial Community Hall.
New date: Thursday, April 11th,
1991 at 7:30 p.m.
Village of Blyth Council.
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