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Huron Expositor, 2006-10-11, Page 120141. Page 12 October 11, 2006 • The Huron Expositor News Bauer wants to improve services in Grey ward Rising taxes and diminishing services in Grey ward are a few of the reasons Orval Bauer is running to represent Grey on Huron East council. "People are not happy with road services right now. They aren't up to par at all," says the Grey farmer. Bauer, who's lived in the Brussels area since 1964, says he wants to provide as much support for local farmers as he can. "My goal is to answer questions for the farmers and stand behind them to help them any way we can," he. says. Bauer says Huron East could widen its back roads to help farmers with the use of their equipment, which keeps getting larger. "We .have to keep the roads in. Orval Bauer • proper shape for tractors and wagons. Farm machineryis getting longer and wider," he says. Bauer supports the increase of industry in Huron East and says the proposed beef plant Huron East council has .been. trying to establish "would be .a great help" to. the area. "I would. like to see that very much," he says. Bauer says "umpteen people" have asked him to run for council and his main goal is to listen to people's con- cerns. Bauer currently sits on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority board of directors and has served on his church council for six years. He also has experience work- ing for a family farm machinery business. tse a ontrol Freak. Programmable Thermostats 15. instant rebate Programmable Baseboard Heater Thermostats Programmable thermostats can be set to automatically adjust the temperature to your comfort level when you're at home and set back when you call it a day or you're away. Baseboard thermostats can be easily programmed for different settings too! Properly programmed, they can easily pay for themselves in the first year. Just think of the savings over 5 or 10 years. Look for Instant Rebates In Your Mail* and at Paistkipathig Retailers. * Mailing will take place during the first 2 weeks of October. Offer expires November 30, 2006 Conservation Bureau M ,_' d morn:~ FestivaI$o. Paving, hall preservation McLellan's priorities While he's served.. Grey for 15 years, Alvin McLellan wants to return to Huron East council for another four years for two main reasons. He'd like to contin- ue the paving sched- ule begun before Grey Township joined the amalgamated munici- pality of Huron East and he wants to make sure Grey's communi- ty halls remain viable. "The goal years ago was to have every other road paved in Grey and I" still think it's a good one but it's a work in progress," he says. While McLellan says Grey is getting close to achieving the goal, he hopes to see Browntown Road the next on the list to be paved. "It will take at least another . term but if the money keeps com ing in, I think it will be achieve - able," he says. A big supporter of Grey's com- munity halls in Ethel, Cranbrook and'Moncriefl', McLellan says he's worried about the dwindling num- ber of seniors playing cards and raising money towards the.. upkeep of the halls. "People need a place to meet but it's getting tougher to pay for the halls as the attendance decreas- es," he says. "I think council doesn't mind Alvin McLellan helping. people out if they're willing to help. too," says McLellan. And, while he's running to represent Huron East, McLellan says he's also in favour of any economic devel- opment for the village of Brussels and the' town of Seaforth. "I remember when the stores were full. in Brussels and I want to see downtown Brussels revitalized," he says, adding the proposed. beef plant could &o a long way to employ 'local people and attract :younger families to the area. As well, he celebrates the recent . , acquisition of industrial land in Seaforth, predicting that . any industry attracted to Seaforth will also benefit the whole municipali- ty. "Some people have to travel 45 to 50 minutes to Kitchener now to work but local industry is an anchor for the whole municipality. More industrial land is a big step towards more local jobs," he says. McLellan says he's happy with the progress Huron East council has made so far. "It's been a very busy three years and I'm proud of the way council has worked together. The way we work together is the way we should," he says. By Susan Hundertmark Huron East buys 20 acres of industrial land A 20 -acre parcel of industrial land has been purchased by Huron East for $125,000 at the end of Railway Street. Originally owned by Ray Consitt, :Ty." li Head Office Exeter, ON NOM 1S1 235-0350 • Est. 1876 Residential Farm cr Commercial Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Joe Chaffe, R.R. 5 Mitchel 348.9705 Tom Feeney, R.R. 2 Dubin 345.2947 Larry Gardner, R.R. 2 Staffs 345.2878 Jack Hedged, R.R. 1 Kirkton 229-8152 Midaal O'Shea, R.R'3 &ancon 225-2800 Mattis Wilows, R.R. 2 St. Pauls 393.8648 Myna Maver Exeter 235-1115 David Moore Du* 345-2512 Jason Uniac Mitchel 341.1012 Barb Warden Staff. 345-2777 the parcel was bought by Dan Lambert, of Sun North and sold to Huron East: Three of the 20 acres will be used by Sun North for its business, says Huron East Clerk -Administrator Jack McLachlan. "We can now show 'someone we've got industrial land available," says McLachlan, adding that servicing the land will be planned next year. Economic development officer Ralph Laviolette says the purchase is good news for the municipality. "People have been looking for a lump of land this size that's easily serviced," says Laviolette. "This is an excellent place for a small, quiet industrial operation." The economic development com- mittee has been asking council for several years to buy more industrial land.