The Citizen, 2000-03-08, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2000.
Brussels council
Council discusses price of industrial lots
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
After learning that over-market
ing may have slowed the sale of the
Industrial Park properties, Brussels
council at its March meeting, Mon
day night, decided to aggressively
pursue buyers.
Bob Thomas did a property
assessment, which he presented to
council. In it he made comparisons
to similar property in Goderich,
Clinton, Seaforth, Vanastra and
Exeter.
He valued the Brussels properties
Gov’t gives water study grant
Helen Johns, MPP for Huron-
Bruce announced that the province
is providing a grant of up to
$204,175 to the County of Huron
Keys left, car stolen
Sometime between 11 p.m. and 7
a.m. on March 3-4 unknown
person(s) attended at L9 CIO
Colborne Twp. and entered an
unlocked vehicle. The thieves soon
discovered that the 1996 Buick
Regal, licence #689 HAV had the
keys left in it, and promptly
removed it from the property. The
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If you think your family might be
at $8,000-$ 12,000, though suggest
ed that the asking price could be a
couple thousand dollars higher.
Thomas also noted that there is
no evidence of appreciation in the
industrial property market.
Clerk-Treasurer Donna White
said that Thomas’s report “con
firmed what we knew. The prices
we had were too high.”
However, to sell the land so
cheaply, council wculd have to
accept that they could not afford
paving and sewers. Would people
want to buy if the lots aren’t fully
for a groundwater management
study.
“Well-protected groundwater is
one of the comerstones of healthy
owner was home at the time, but
heard nothing. The vehicle is
believed to be worth over $15,000.
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serviced, White wondered.
Thomas felt, however, that peo
ple will consider unserviced lots if
they are economically-viable. “You
want them to know you are here,
you do have property but please
don’t have the misconceptions it’s
going to cost $50,000 an acre,” he
said.
White asked if it was fair to
charge different prices for people
planning to build immediately, a
question which Thomas felt made
business sense.
She also wondered if industrial
and thriving communities,” Johns
said. “I am pleased that we are able
to assist the County of Huron in its
search for ways to ensure the long
term sustainability of its
groundwater resources.
The study will cost an estimated
$240,000 most of which will be
covered by the grant from the
Ministry of Environment.
“This study will yield the
information necessary to help the
County of Huron provide better
environmental protection and a
better quality of life for its
residents,” Environment Minister
Tony Clement said.
zoning was too restrictive. Thomas
said that most industries are trying
to survive through cross-merchan
dising. “I think (zoning) should be
a little softer, but there still has to
be hard and fast rules because some
industry you could get you
wouldn’t want in your back yard.
The best way to promote, he said
was through the local market. “I'm
going back to that because I believe
there’s (a market) here.”
Council agreed that White should
put together some advertising and
promotion ideas for consideration.
These may include newspaper,
internet, or realtors.
Club marks birthdays
Belgrave Community Club met
on March 3 with 19 present. Lome
Campbell presided in the absence
of the president and Barbara
Anderson acted as secretary.
The Palliative Care luncheon is
on March 17 at Huronlea Brussels.
Happy Birthday was sung to
Lillian Appleby, Agnes Bieman.
Ivy Cloakey, Lome Campbell and
Margaret Higgins. Jack and Mary
Taylor were the only ones with a
March wedding anniversary.
It was decided to invite the Blyth
Senior Club to the April 7 meeting
beginning with dessert at 1 p.m.
It was also the consensus that dif
ferent prices would be given for
builders.
“We are doing this for industry
not for speculation,” said Council
lor Greg Wilson.
To illustrate, Councillor Joe Seili
explained that in one municipality
that he knew about, anyone coming
to the municipality with their plans
and a cheque for the building per
mit, got property for less than
someone buying on spec.
“I agree that’s the way to handle
it,” said Wilson. “We want results.
We want to see buildings on the
properties.”
The next shoots will be March 10
with Mabel Wheeler and Ruth
Johnston in charge and March 24
with Lloyd and Lillian Appleby in
charge.
Choir social
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Procter was also presented with
flowers.
Secretary-Treasurer, George
Procter gave the financial
statement. Special guest was Bruce
Whitmore.
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