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The Citizen, 1992-12-16, Page 1News | Sports |Entertainment | Brussels residents say yes to vacuum, no to burning Bulls hold on to second place spot despite losing 2 Blyth Festival ends year on an optimistic note See page 6 See page 12 See page 23 Blyth council accepts building fee proposal Paul Josling, building inspector for the villages of Blyth and Brus­ sels and Tumberry township pre­ sented the proposed building permit fees for 1993 to Blyth coun­ cil at its meeting Dec. 9. A new proposal was needed as the village was losing money with the present one. In the new one there is an additional charge to the permit fee, where the value of the building is determined by the square footage rather than on the builder's estimated cost. For example for new homes and- additions the fee is $30 for the first $1,000 plus $4 for each $1,000 of the value thereafter. The value is determined by multiplying the square footage by 65. Therefore, if an average sized house is 1200 square feet, that would be multi­ plied by 65, making the value of the house $78,000. The permit fee is then figured from that value. The cost for attached garages built with the home is $4 per $1,000, of the value, determined by multiplying the square footage by 20. For detached garages or those built after the existing home there is a $30 permit fee for the first $1,000 and $4 for each $1000 of the value thereafter. Private swimming pools will have a flat rate permit fee of $50 while a flat rate of $30 will be charged for siding and exterior ren­ ovations. Twenty-five dollars per chimney flue is the fee for chimney or fire­ place. The estimated cost of construc­ tion for residential or commercial renovations or new commercial construction is $30 for the first $1,000 plus $4 per $1,000 there­ after. The minimum fee is $75. The estimated cost is provided the cost includes all materials and labour at reasonably current rates. There will be no permit required for roof coverings. All three municipalities would go the same rale, Mr. Josling said. Reeve Dave Lee asked Mr. Josling if this proposal would bring the municipality closer to breaking even as that has not been the case to date. Councillor Lawrie was in favour of the proposal saying "I've always felt someone putting up a building should pay the building inspector." Council accepted the proposal as presented and instructed Clerk Helen Grubb to draft a by-law. CitizenTheNorthHuron Wednesday, December 16,1992 Mr. Josling said that while there are some issues not entering into this proposal such as training and properly standard fees, it should represent an improvement. Thieves take cigarettes Wingham OPP are investigating a break-in which occurred at the Brussels EMA store sometime dur­ ing the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 9. Police were notified at 7:17 a.m., Wednesday, by store owner Al Teeft. Investigating officer Const. Mike Alexander said the suspects entered after breaking the glass in the main door. Once inside they broke the door off the cupboards of the cigarette counter and stole approxi­ mately 130 cartons of cigarettes valued at $5,000, Const. Alexander said. They then left the building the same way they entered, without opening the door. Const. Alexander said there are no suspects or suspect vehicle at this time. Firemen fight barn blaze on Hullett farm There was little could be done when Blyth firefighters arrived at the scene of a bam fire in Hullett Township on Thursday evening, Dec. 10. "The barn was fully involved. There was no chance of stopping the fire," said Chief Paul Josling, adding that part of the bam had col­ lapsed by the time the volunteers arrived. Firefighters were notified of the fire at the home of Steve Radford, Lot 34, Cone. 10 at 9:30 p.m. by a neighbour. Mr. Radford was in Mexico. Chief Josling says he believes there were machinery parts, some Blyth ratepayers take petition to A delegation of over a dozen Blyth residents attended the Dec. 9 meeting of council to present a petition requesting that the employ­ ment of Clerk Helen Grubb be ter­ minated. The petition, signed by 163 resi­ dents, was brought forward by Ron Ritchie. Reeve Dave Lee, told Mr. Ritchie and the others present before the petition was read that as it dealt with a personnel matter it would not be discussed in public session. Reeve Lee, who had been informed of the petition, said the village lawyer and Ministry of Municipal Affairs have told council to take the petition under advise­ ment. Reeve Lee added that there is presently a committee reviewing job descriptions. Though council would not fur­ ther discuss the petition with the ratepayers, it was agreed they would meet with the delegation at some time in the future after reviewing the document. The Citizen obtained a copy of the petition following the meeting. It states, "We the undersigned ratepayers of the Village of Blyth, wish to make the Village Council aware of our fundamental concerns as to the manner in which the Clerk-Treasurer Helen Grubb, is discharging her duties and respon­ sibilities in such office. We hereby petition the Village Council to ter­ minate the employment of the said Clerk-Treasurer based upon our ducks, geese and cats lost in the blaze, but no further estimate of loss or damage can be determined until Mr. Radford returns home. The cause of the blaze is also unknown. council concerns, which we would be pleased to discuss with the Coun­ cil." Council went into closed session for comments when the regular ses­ sion adjourned. Citizen hours change for holidays The Citizen will be printing its final 1992 issue on Dec. 23. The Blyth office will close on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. and will re-open Dec. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed for New Year’s Day and regular hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. Brussels office will be closed at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21 and will be back in business on Dec. 31 as well, then closed again until Mon­ day. We'd like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas.