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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-05-06, Page 1a • n1. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY ei 1981 FIRST SECTION PAGES Al - A22, 2 SECTIONS - 34 PAGES $16.00 a year in advance Single Copies 4(1 Cents 122nd Year Whole No. 5904 'BY DAVE SYKES , Huron County taxpayers .will have an additional 538.71 on their-education tax bill this year based an average assessment of "' $3100. That increase is based on an average ,„ • residential assessment. in the county. as supplied by the assessment commissioner. - -and-follows -the Hoard. -ofEducation's approval. of a 1981 budget in Clinton. last Tuesday. The new .budget calls for total expendi- tures of 528.630.287. an increase of .13.2 per 'cent over the board's $25.296.061 in expenditures last year. That means the taxpayers of Huron will have to contribute 59.484.702 to the education system this year. an increase of 19.1 ..per cent over the 57.964,847 raised through taxes in 1980. It means the local mill rate for education will jump'13.49 mills in 1981 to 105.93. On an average residential assessment in the county the education portion of, the tax bill The biggest chunk of the budget. 71 per cent. is labelled for salaries and benefits., The salaries . and benefits' for teachers and administration amount to over $20 million for 1981. The other big items on the expenditure side include $2.4 million for plant operation and maintenance and $2.3 million for transportation. This year. debt charges on debentures and interest on operating loans will amount to $983:336. So while the overall expenditure rose by 13:2 per cent the amount raised Inside t GOOD THROW, DENNIS! - Dennis Nielsen, Seaforth, throws the shotput at the Nielsen Field Classic at the High School. Dennis,placed fourth in this event. , (Photo WEillS) X*** O. , 1 A locgir4i1140. -TOW.i4p'1010: .sChoot •VtpOortes- WO' an 'average. askef.$1-pept .of pay' $1.1.90..M. in property times this year,' up 5130,45 l'IrOnt A separate school supporter with the...same Assessment will pay $1,182.86 this year. up $110.78 more than.1980's 51.072.08. The total township budget approved OM $.411,50 ear , , r., , ' tIerlf.-treasuret it'' sattYroAta expenditures this s ear sy ill he tip from '265.450 lam. seat and tow reship municipal expenthitlres;are expei.ted tit -Ii 5207 .852. up from $112.4n5 last, car. Total assessment for the tow trilhip is 54 %156.374: compared To 15:4:156.150 the previous year. have to tell her. titeltaitY Ojai lw .t;411.shift' eottneil $691) 808 An inereaxe of $65,.88t IttfOru'lbao last 'year': : l Includes a 4359,511- education Icy% • Huron County 'beard of edueation comPd are to last year's .5334.741,. The - levy to Huron- perth Catholic. School Board is $31,558 compared m 1529.128 last scar. This year's Huron County levy, is $91.887 ough taxation will go up by a whopping 19 per cent. • Several municipal and,, township clerks attended the budget meeting and r Director of Education John Cochrane outlined the budgeting procedure for 1981. He indicated'. that much , of the' increase itt education taxation is. due to a reduction in the percentage of provincial grants, ' In 1975, provincial grants accounted for 76, per cent of the elementary school budget and -that has steadily declined to 68 pe'r cent last year., In the secondary panel the • story is much -the same: Provincial -grants in 1975 cove red 76 per cent of the cost and fell to 65 per cent in 1980. Cochrane 'also .explained that declining enrolment has limited provincial grants. "Money from the province is based on the , number of students and with declining enrolment the grants have fallen off," he said. "The provincial spending ceilings have, "fallen behind price increases." . • ceinutittees-did--anulte--ettly-- from original budget estimates and one of the ma)* deletions was $75,000 that was removed from a proposed teacher sick-lease gratuity fund. Cochrane said that accumula- tive sick-day pay for teachers with more than 12 years experience would amount to $3.3 million. Despite a warning from the auditors to establish a reserve fund., the hoard decided toA,ait and delete the $75,000 front the •, budget. A separate motion was also passed to put a freeze on hiring in the elethentary panel VII t%4r:J:.at'hlan suit! the null rates .1 lam • - '4,34 .61-'1atmtifil/ for trOVAI..fitVt.nOttP, ,Pftr- rhis.vs chk;, ,oar will be. 33.92 inert:ase of-9;42 mills; H on Counts 13~.ard of Edueatrolt. primarn., 51:. . an. 'vast: of mitts; atiel for seconttir) du, anon. 4-1.30 mills. an increase Of .62 ivoits, and for Huron-Perth Catholic Board of location.I 50.78 -mills, an increase of. 3.32 teacher's salaries., were up an average of 15 , per cent. . '. Board vice:chairman Bert Morin said the cost of ediication will continue to rise until' something is -done to broaden the industrial tax base. in Huron County.. "People have to stop paying, lip service to getting industry in this count)." he said. "We need more industry and more people to carry the tax load." More frequent collection, would save the. board about ' $150,00.0 annually in interest and carrying charges: Outside area S 2.320 Ball Club S 4.000 S 300 $56:253 The campaign committee is continuing arch solicitations and approaching national Please turn to pa'Sge 3 Madness set for midnight There'll be madness at midnight. but it will be a good kind of madness. It's Midnight Madness. set for Friday,. av local Merchants will open their stores Until the late evening hour and Seaforth's Main St. will take on a festive atmosphere. And .it should be , a bargain hunter's dream: The final date was decided upon earlier • this week by the event's organizing commit- ' tte- consisting -of Jerry Hetherington, -%en Roth. Don Horne, Tom Papplc and Bruce Wilbec. Mr. Hetherington said Tuesday there is millai-inore enthusiasm for this year's Midnight Madness from.local merchants. He said 25 businesses were represented at an earlier meeting to plan the event. Mr. Hetherington explained the- trier. chants may ask council to close Gouinlock St. off Main St. for the evening. There, the group hopes local service clubs and organi- zationg will set up booths. The group spokesman said area organizations are welcome and-may arrange to participate by contacting any member of the organizing committee. He added the 'Lion's Club has already indicated it will tun a hot dog and pbp booth featuring discount prices. Wirt. Vut:TuelcyNnith'x .seconilars- pia .the 10W:fist/fp get OnderiVas 'Monday under dIregion of louise tVneitly, who is working di the, Huron i'runts Planning Department. Miss Smyth and George Pen- fold from the Planning Department attended the council session. Mr. Penfold outlined steps to be taken and the preparation and background necessary to get it started. He said. publicworkshops will be held for the residents of the tow nship where they can learn what a plan w ill mean for them and when they can ask questions. He %aid many people Usually attend the workshops as an opportunity to discuss ;be issues. A zoning bylaw is ill be needed to implement the final Council passed a motion requesting Huron Count5,---Planning Department to authorize the start of the work which will take about two years to complete. A tour of township roads is ill he held Friday to acquaint, members of council synth the condition of the roads,and.,bridges and to help them make. decisions on work to he done this year and in the future. -Council- passed'a bylaik for the hiring of a dog control officer-Harvey Hammond. at a retainer fee of $50 per month plus other necessary expenses as outlined in the bylaw . Council passed its animal control bylaw not covering pets such aiklogs and cats. but domestic farm animals that may be allowed on small lots in built up areax of the township. the ..attitnaN.: Mot ,Ittirds., v be; AllOWS4 aeeordingrto One-Unit per eertatuii rind 'out iti4the • (Maw. One Unit allows. 5 las? lien- N. or 2 .beef steers„ or I beef coo and calf. or I dairy co,a.od. calf. or 1 horse and F pons with colt': or 3 goats and kids:or 3 sheep and lambs. or 2 pigs. ( ouncil worked hard and long in an' attempt not to penalize any farm owner in a built-up area. Frank Reynolds. a farmer in Harpurhes . attended the council session concerned about restrictions on his 90-acre farm where he, has farmed for the past 46 ........ years. Reese Robert Bell assured Mr. Reynolds that a restrictive bylaw was necessary to prevent a beef feed lot operation or a large hog operation being set up in future years on farms similar to his in Harpurhey. Egmond- s ilk and other hamlets in the township. . Council passed a fency bylaw which Set out the regulations governing line fences between , properties and appointed three fence viewers in cas of disputes. Emmerson Coleman. W.D. Wilson and Elgin Thompson will receive payment of $20 for a day's work if called to settle a problem. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson did not attend the meeting. He is currently attending the Anderson Road School at Unisersits 'of Guelph along with other road, superintendents. total of 528.500 were approved. Three tile drain loan ,applications for a ---.. Clerk McLachlan reported that the leak- a•ge test on the Vanastra water system turned up one leak in the industrial area. Keniie fast week. "What they are doing is looking at moving into the Seaforth-Clinton area on an out-patient.bAsi,s," , Other mental health care facilities current- , ly operating in the county are in Exeter and aking-rmithHOodericht-Goderich-- hWthre-bfifklitzititiNtai•V'Wftiretttie-olheitT two have out-patient units. Mr. McKenzie said -he should know by the end of the month whether and when the service will begin. If the program goes Please turn to page 3 ' until the pupil-teacher ratio reflects linina , tions set out in the collective agreement., The board . also delayed the phased • implementation • of special' education struction outlined in Bill 82. A special education. program is in place in die, 'counts, but the board has until:1985 to bring that up ,to Bill 82 specifications. In reviewing the overall bedget, effecos lye-the post of instruction per pupil has risen by -17 per cent 'over last year. Enfolmeto is. • declining, by a rate of 2 per cent per year and Goal in sight Recent gifts to the Lions Park Reno‘.1- lion Fund have raised the total to 556.253.0(1 or 75°/1) of the $75,000 object --fund chairmanPlarIcii-ViliFent. "The public response has been eseellent Mr. Vincent said and added that he was satisfied the cooperation of those ss ho had riot vet contributed would put the camp:14;a over the top. Contributions and pledges which !lase been received by. fund treasurer Gorden Rimmer originated as follows: Lion Members Seaforth General 511.51S Seaforth Commercial and Indust rs. S McK illop $ 6.5 -4 Tuckersmith 4.501 •• week - Varna craftsmen You have to admire those Who use their ingenuity and physical skills to create, and there's a buhch of these folks out in Varni. They're tool makeri, and Expositor photographer Paul Ellis paid them a recent visit. See photo story on pg 7 ecords at Classic tet over for another year, but not before several. records were broken. It all took place at the second annual Nielsen Field Classic Saturday " at Seiforth District Seconds*. School. Pot! a report on the day's &eats, and pittbrOS, see pi 13. R Rodeo riders No matter how you travel the madways; on foot or on Wheels, safety is a must. And that was one of the messages -at the- Optimist' hike rotirn held at Seaforth arena Satur- day. For picture's of local participants, see pg........ 17 A spring walk There's something exciting about getting nut in the spring. There s renewed life, the peace of nature and -it's all enhanced when the wea- therman cooperates, as he did Sunday when the Sea- forth Horticultural Soviets and its guests took a walk through Mary McLeod's bush. See pictures, pg 2 2 ALICE WONDERS-AliCe (Joyanne Van Vilet) listens in awe to the tales which the Mock Turtle (Jeff McGavin) and.the Gryphon (Brent Robinson) Huron raises school levy Lions Park furid If the details can, be worked out Sea-forth Conimunity, Hospital may become the home of an out-patient mental health care unit in September. The. Seaforth Hospital would -provide the - facilities while -Goderich-- /.%lexantt and General nospfial would adminis ter and- Xtafr the unit. "(Photo by Rimmer) "Goderich, Alexandra. Marine tit General Hospital has the authority to provide mental • health care for Huron County," • explained Seaforth hospital' -administrator' Gord Mc- . Mental health care Hospital may ot, -unit 1'