The Citizen, 1997-09-24, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1997. PAGE 15.
Blyth council briefs
Gypsy Lane, Thresher’s Park drainage tender let
The tenders for drainage work
along Gypsy Lane were opened at
the Sept. 16 meeting of Blyth coun
cil.
After reviewing tenders which
fanged from $90,099.35 to
$200,222.22, Councillor Ron
Ritchie recommended council
accept the low bid from Merner
Contracting for the project.
Bruce Potter of B.M. Ross and
Associates Ltd. was on hand to
look over the tenders and informed
council that he had no problems
with Merner Contracting and that
this size of project was suited to his
company.
Council stayed within the bud
geted $115,000 by accepting the
Memer bid.
The contract for drainage along
the east side of Gypsy Lane and
across Thresher's Park will pro
ceed, pending receipt of all
approvals.
***
With just over two weeks before
the nomination deadline, Council
lors Doug Scrimgeour and Gerald
Kerr have declared their intentions
to run in the November election.
Reeve Mason Bailey was the first
local politician to put his name on
the ballot.
Two council positions remain
available.
Council sent more than 800 let
ters to municipalities across
Ontario regarding the education tax
campaign, thanking them for their
support to date and encouraging
them to continue to support the
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario (AMO) as it takes up the
fight.
The campaign is urging the
provincial government to remove
all education taxes from property,
including commercial and industri
al lands.♦**
Reeve Mason Bailey told council
about the North Huron Restructur
ing meeting, held Sept. 11 in Bel
grave. Bailey will serve on the
roads committee and Scrimgeour
will sit on the protective services
committee.♦**
Chief Building Official Paul
Josling has informed Clerk-Trea
surer John Stewart that the owner
of the trailer on the vacant lol off
Drummond Street had been con
tacted. Josling was told the trailer
would be moved following the
Thresher Reunion.»**
Bills and accounts totalling
$78,058.04 were approved for pay
ment.♦♦♦
Blyth PUC will be implementing
a telephone banking system for
ease of bill payment.
Stewart said it is something the
village may consider once it has
been worked out for the PUC.♦♦♦
Council proclaimed Sept. 21 to
27, Legion Week.♦♦♦
A substantial payment was due to
the Ontario Clean Water Agency
this month as the agency had
encountered billing problems.
Stewart told council the village had
not paid for sewage treatment oper
ations for four months.
The bill totalled $53,120.04,
including the current month's pay
ment.♦♦♦
Councillors were interested in
participating in the Take Our Kids
to Work program.
The program is to allow Grade 9
students to go to work with their
parents.
However, Stewart said, last year,
when no staff had an eligible
teenager, they fulfilled a request
from another youth who wanted to
spend the day with the outside
workers.
Village staff will be open to simi
lar requests this year.♦♦♦
A matter concerning the poor
condition of a sidewalk on Hamil
ton Street was sent to the road com
mittee for consideration.
**•
Council authorized Stewart to
attend the Association of Municipal
Clerk-Treasurers of Ontario Zone 2
fall meeting. The meeting will be
held in Palmerston, Oct. 16. The
cost is $25.♦♦♦
Fred Peel was hired as landfill
site assistant for the Blyth-Hullett
landfill site.*«*
Two quotes had been received
for repairs to Whitefield Drain.
The contract was awarded to Carl
Nesbitt Construction Lnc., at a max
imum cost of $5,000.
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