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Central Huron formally passes budget
Hullett readies spring carnival
Recognition
Last week was Volunteer Appreciation Week and Hullett Central Public School decided to
unveil its plan for two friendship benches to mark the event. During a special assembly, one of
the benches was unveiled while the other was yet to be built. The bench above will be placed
outside of the primary wing of the school while a larger one will be put outside the junior and
senior side of the school. The benches were purchased by Hullett’s School Council. Shown are,
back row from left: school council members Kerry White, Crystal White, Amanda Anderson,
Tammy Graf and Hedwig Kreuger. Front row, from left: student Josh Hammar, future student
Warren Greidanus and student Chad Ortman. (Denny Scott photo)
Community folk are invited to join
staff, pupils and parents at the Blyth
Community Centre on Friday, May
1. It will be the scene for Hullett
Central Public School’s annual
carnival and silent auction between
5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Take the family
for a light supper, visit the bake
table, and bid on a wide variety of
auction items. Children can have
their face painted, try their aim at the
dunk tank, visit the bouncy castle
and bid at their own penny sale.
Monies raised will provide extras for
school activities.
Last weekend, Tim Lowey and his
girls moved into the former home of
Edythe Beacom. Tim has been living
in the apartment above the former
post office/general store. The house
on main street has been a Beacom
home since 1947. Harold Beacom
purchased the property and moved
his parents into town. Edythe
came along as well and helped
Harold care for their parents. The
house became Edythe’s upon
Harold’s death. The house had been
empty since Edythe moved to
Huronview a number of years ago.
She visited not long before her
passing.
Central Huron Council officially
passed its 2015 budget on April 20,
instituting a 2.34 per cent municipal
tax rate increase, but a 0.82 per cent
decrease to the overall taxation rate.
At the public meeting, held in
Clinton, Central Huron Mayor Jim
Ginn reminded council and those in
attendance that 2015 will be the third
year in a row that Central Huron’s
tax rate has decreased overall. That
does not, however, take into account
the ever-rising assessment which, in
most cases, results in rising taxes for
most residents.
Treasurer Terri Rau detailed the
budget for those in attendance,
explaining that of the taxes collected
in Central Huron, 45.1 per cent go to
the municipality, while 36.5 per cent
go to Huron County and 18.4 per
cent are distributed to the school
boards.
As an example, Rau said that a
Central Huron home assessed at
$200,000 will pay $2,652 in taxes in
2015, compared to $2,674 last year.
Twelve hundred and fifty dollars of
that $2,652 goes to Central Huron.
When broken down, 37 per cent of
municipal taxes go towards
roads/fleet, 22 per cent to protective
inspections (63 per cent of which
goes towards police and bylaw
enforcement, 24 per cent to fire and
emergency measures, seven per cent
to conservation, five per cent to the
building department and one per
cent to animal control), 15 per cent
to recreation and facilities, 11 per
cent to administration and council,
five per cent to landfill and
recycling, five per cent to
planning/economic development and
agriculture and five per cent to the
Regional Equine and Agricultural
Centre of Huron (REACH).
That breakdown, Rau said, does
not include services that are user-
pay, such as water, wastewater, street
lights and garbage collection.
While Central Huron also relies on
casino revenue, fees and charges and
other revenue streams for its levy,
the municipality mainly runs on
taxation and grants from the federal
and provincial governments.
Taxation provides Central Huron
with 49.06 per cent of its revenue,
while federal and provincial grants
account for 19.29 per cent.
Also as part of Rau’s presentation,
she detailed the growth in the
Central Huron budget over the past
six years. Just over $4 million
($4,074,296) was Central Huron’s
tax levy requirement in 2010, while
in 2015, $5,786,371 is required.
The budget was passed at the
meeting with just Councillor Alex
Westerhout voting against it. A
summary of the 2015 is available at
www.centralhuron.com.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
in the Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
2015 Dog Tags and Licences are now available:
(Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office
41342 Morris Rd., PO Box 310,
Brussels, ON N0G 1H0
All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 80-
2013.
A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the
Municipal Office.
All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence, issued
for a (1) one year period by:
Thursday, April 30, 2015
The fee schedule shall be as follows:
1.All Dogs (except those listed in #2)
- male, females and spayed females
FIRST DOG $20.00 per dog
ALL OTHERS $30.00 per dog
2.Pit Bulls, Pit Bull crosses, Staffordshire Terriers
FIRST DOG $100.00 per dog
ALL OTHERS $110.00 per dog
3.Kennel Licence Fee $85.00
(for a kennel of dogs that are registered or
eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act)
4.Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog
(Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee,
if the licence and/or tag is not purchased by April 30)
Excrement:
The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement
left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner
of the dog.
Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $125 fee.
For further information contact:
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Telephone: 519-887-6137 Ext. 24
Fax: 519-887-6424
E-mail: mail@morristurnberry.ca
*** Tags can be picked up in person or
ordered by telephone ***
Shade Trees • Fruit Trees • Spruce, Pine, Cedar • Shrubs
MARTIN’S NURSERY
EMANUEL E.M. MARTIN
42661 Orangehill Road, RR #1 Wroxeter, ON N0G 2X0
1 Concession North of Wroxeter on Belmore Line
Container and Field Grown
Trees and Shrubs
Shade Trees 3 feet to 12 feet in pots
Choose for specimen and windbreaks
• Maples
• Oaks
• Elderberry
• Sycamore
• Honey
Locust
• Apples
• Pears
• Cherries
• Plums
• Ginkgo
Biloba
• Blue Spruce
• Green Spruce
• Cedars
• HedgingAND many, many more varieties!
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
LARGE ITEM PICKUP
The Municipality is hosting a Large Item Pickup or Treasurer Swap
day for all residents in the URBAN AREAS,
on Friday, May 8, 2015.
Any items not ‘swapped’
will be collected on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Any large items from the URBAN or RURAL areas can be delivered
to the Municipal Landfill, 85047 Clyde Line on Monday, May 11, 2015
at NO CHARGE.
The Municipal Landfill will be open between
10:00 a.m. ’til 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015.
For more information, please refer to the flyer you received by mail
or on the website at www.morristurnberry.ca
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
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By Shawn Loughlin
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