HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-04-16, Page 22 News Record • Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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Auxiliary service
The 2014-2015 Clinton Public Hospital Auxiliary executive was chosen at their April 7 meeting. The
executive is made up of Co -presidents Linda Dunford and Ann MacLean, first vice-president Bev Lithgow,
past -president Shirley Carter, co -recording secretaries Grace Koehler and Carol Carter, corresponding
secretary JoAnn Walker and treasurer and assistant treasurer Kathleen Siertsema and Ann Smith.
Central Huron seeing 4.34 per cent
decrease in 2014 tax rate
Gerard Creces
Clinton News -Record
Central Huron residents will get a
break on their tax bills this year, as the
municipality falls in with the county
and school boards in reducing their
overall rates. The consolidated tax rate
is down 4.34 per cent. That figure is
based on a 4.62 per cent reduction
(about $29.56 per $100,000 in assess-
ment value) in Central Huron's rate,
4.05 per cent decrease at the county
level and 4.25 decrease for the school
boards.
Central Huron's total levy for 2014 is
$12,272,869, which includes county
and school taxes. Total cash require-
ments for Central Huron, meanwhile,
are slightly up this year at $5,359,347.
For the average residential home-
owner, it means a $29.56 decrease per
$100,000 of assessment value.
The decrease comes after months of
deliberation at the council table. When
the original capital and cash require-
ments were submitted in September,
Central Huron faced a 7.34 per cent
increase. However, as Treasurer Terri
Rau explained, there were many addi-
tions and deletions since then. At the
time, Central Huron had not received
their policing credit, and some road
paving had been dropped from 2014 to
create significant savings.
"There have been some ins and outs
but what I always start out with at coun-
cil is saying here it is now, these are the
projects we feel need to come forward,"
Rau said. "Some projects were moved
to next year and next year we can look
at them again:'
Another unexpected source of
income for Central Huron this year was
the sale of their shares in the Erie
Thames Power Corporation. Dividends
had not been performing well on the
shares in the last couple years, and
council's decision to sell netted
$904,008 for the municipality.
Meanwhile, the cost of hydro is
bringing up the price of street lighting.
The user -pay system is going up for
hamlets, who are still on halogen bulbs,
while in Clinton there will be a reduc-
tion in line with the LED replacements.
Clinton rates are $48.26, down from
$54.64. Auburn is at $52.52 from $41.42.
Londesborough is $71.58 up from
$64.09 and Holmesville is at a rate of
$72.70 up from $68.22.
As old halogen streetlight bulbs reach
the end of their life, they will be
replaced with low cost LED bulbs,
eventually reducing the cost.
Council finalized the budget at an
April 7 meeting, with a final public
presentation coming April 22 at 7 p.m.
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