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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-11-18, Page 1WE VOTE YES. Hands start to go up at the public meeting on the arena Tuesday night. Those attending voted for a area community centre otifiotiCbyvvhito board. Inside this week Colonies? Packs? Troops? Important issue Hensel BIA Sixty boys registered for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Monday at Seaforth Public School. Story and pictures on pg. MO. Christmas cards Architect Nick Hill and the , Hensel! Business Improve- meat Areamet with council in that village earlier this week. Read all about it On pg. A 19. Earthen manure pits for, liquid wastes concern many people in Grey Township these- days. The issue is examined on pg. Want to know when those Christmas greetings to wheretter have to be in the mail? Your questions are answered on pg. A4. 122nd year Whole No 5832 $11.00 per yeer in advance Single copy 50 cents BEAFORTH. ONTARIO, WEDNEsimy, NOVEMBER 18, 1981 — 24 PAGES board There was some discussion on the vote for representatives. with some people feeling the councils should be given the names of all those nominated rather'than one, the choice of those at the meeting. "You're putting councils in an awkward position by narrowing it to one person". suggested Reeve Bob Bell of Tuckersmith. "The board is responsible tolhe councils. Councils have to collect taxes. (It could be) awkward if a council has to refuse one of its own rettpayers." 'peeve Roy Swart of Hibbert agreed. Lloyd Eisler of Egmondville suggested a write-hi vote in all five municipalities to select the board rep. "Anybody who's interested should be here," responded Dave Tremeer of Seaforth. Mr. Campbell agreed with Seaforth councillor Gertdd Groothuis that the board will in effect have five bosses (all the councils). "But they:Vill have control over their own budget," mayor Sinnamon pointed out- Norbinate" d from Tuckersmith were Jim Rose. Dave Tremeer, Harold Turnbull and Bill Strong. Mr. Ttemeer and Mr. Strong declined and in an election. among Tucker- smith residents at the meeting, Mr. Rose was selected. Seaforth ratepayers at the meeting nomi- nated Bob Beuttenmiller, Tom Devereaux. Dave Tremeer (who lives in Seaforth but has a farm in Tuckersmith), Ken Cardno, Jim Sills and Bill Campbell, Messrs. Tremeer, Cardno and Sills declined and in the election Mr. Beuttenmiller was recommended to Seaforth council for appointment to the board. Ken Campbell was acclaimed by those attending from McKillop after the other nominee, Marten Vincent, declined. John Jewitt, theonly nominee, was acclaimed-from Hullett. Tom Schoonderwoerd was acclaimed to represent Hibbert after no one could guarantee the other nominee. Ken Stapleton, who's in Florida, would agree to stand. If ratepayers have any :strong feelings about which councillor 'they want on the board, "tell your council", chairman Camp- bell suggested. "It's an important job. We want the members to function smoothly with no animosity towards., anybody." Marten Vincent disagreed, suggestingthat those at the meeting vote for and recommend council appointees as well as citizen representatives. The ratepayers have voiced their opinions fairly strongly. suggested mayor Sinnamon. "Councils will use a lot of discretion on who they appoint." Bill Campbell of Seaforth askedif members BY SUSAN WHITE About 225 Seaforth, Iiihbett; Hullett. McKillop and Tuckersmith residents who attended a public meeting on the arena Tuesday night voted in favour of establishing a Seaforth and District Community Centre Board. ' Not only that, but, those from each municipality at the meeting selected and recommended one member of the public, for appointment by each council to the board. Both the board concept, and the recommend- ed members ,must be approved by each council. The meeting also proposed that one councillor from each municipality sit on the board. Community members recommended are Bob Beuttenmiller, Seaforth; Tom Schoon- derwoerd, Hibbert; John Jewitt, Hullett; Ken Campbell, McKillop and Jim Rose, Tuckers- smith. Thattenpersort beard those who attended agreed, will be responsible for investigating grants, financing, design and construction of whichever arena choice it agrees on: Fupd raising will also be its responsibility, along with location of the building. And once a community centre is constructed or renovat- ed, the board will be general manager of the _centre., of the board would be reimbursed for time and mileage they spend on the project. He was answered by Terry Craig of Egmondville with the opinion that everyone in the community `will be contributing one way or another and their work could be considered part of their donation to the arena. "We all have to do our part in fund raising." he said, to loud claps from the audience. "Would canvassers get an hourly rate too?" asked Seaforth's councillor Groothuis. jokingly. Ken Campbell said that as a prospective memberbf the board he wouldn't expect to be 'paid. "It's If commnnity project and we have to treat it as such." Helping‘Mr. Campbell with the meeting's organization were Ken Cardno, Bill Strong and Bessie Broome. Seaforth Legion. Branch 156 donated its hall for the evening. The heads of Councils at the meeting acted as scrutineers for the votes. A numberofthose nominated for the board Who didn't stand for election said they'd be willing tohelpwith fund raising. Anyone else in the community who'll work on a fund, raising committee is asked to contact Ken Campbell at Rill Dublin right away. "Councils have' the final sayl..we're not trying to take that away from them but to give uron teachers, board still ,'apart 'chairman, Ken Campbell of McKillop. Il • 0 • • Salares condition's at issue , I 1-1 • BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Staffing-and--working conditions sod salaries, are the two major issues- of dispute preventing. between the Huron County Board of 4titiseittion\ and its, 245 stcomOry school leachers, according to fait finder. Anne garrett's report released Monday. The leadrs' contract expired at the end of Mugu'. _litledlinor Jeffrey Gandz says the Board and tfachers met Thursday and will be meeting again, but no meetings are scheduled at this time. MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE FLOOR Donya Daynard, 7, checkS out the 'Reflection Pool", a mirror used to represent a forest pond into which Tweenies are supposed tolOok to find themselves. Donya isn't a Tweeny any more, but she couldn't resist looking into .the mirror at the First Dublin Brownie Pack's annual enrolment night last Thursday. More picturet On 'the Dublin, page. • (Photo by Ellis), , Several speakers throughout the meeting stressed that it was crucial that the entire community work together. The biggest benefit of a joint board Mr. Campbell, said Would be "to get this community to pull together once again." -"Wrote Orcoilfidace for the cOneepl citite ' front. Seaforth mayor. John Siting-mon who said "My personal-opinion is let's forin the and and get it underway, Have It work foe a it or two. See• how it pea'. DecintrilePlf-- the representation is-not right." He was responding to a comment' from Harold Coleman of Seaforth who said the equal representation fone counciOnr, one membernfthe-public) from each nuitileipelity "seems a little one sided". "I came from Hibbert", Mr. Coleman said, "and I-know relatively few people from there use the them direction", stressed the meeting's i increased somewhat to put these teachers at least on-par with the-highest-of the -five surrounding-Boards and also have the effect of closing the gap between the Huron _salary paid and the provincial average, which in the past,hal .been .fairly *de. The fact finder recommended experienced and best qualified teachers of $36.180 per annum." , The fact finder's report is-not binding. "There is no reason to believe a settlement can't be negotiated." says the teachers' (Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federa- tion. OSSTF,,, District 45) chief negotiator Shirley Weary. She adds any talk about a possible strike is "extremely premature". Mrs. Weary says the two sides will take a "'breathing space" for a couple-at weeks and resume talks then. She says both parties have been involved in negotiations since January: and the feeling is they want some time before continuing talks. Few people, lots of questions at meeting and fact finding. This is the fourth fact finder's-report-for-Huron secondary school teachers. A fact finder's report is a list of recommendations for both sides. Trustee John Elliott, chairman of person- nel committee, said at a press- conference — '• • IdttAlitinice in mediation until the contract's settled, it is board's opinion, thd fact finder's reCom- mendations, are a "reasonable cornommise for thepernes , he said. - - Amajor issue' of disagreement is salary. Fact finder Barrett, a lawyer from Toronto appointed by the Education Relations Com- mission, recommended a maximum $36.180. The board has offered $36,200. For compar- ison purposes, Huron uses the surrounding counties of Bruce, Middlesex; Perth and Larribton. OSSTF's last request' for a teacher's maximum salary •is $37,200. The fact finder's report states, "the, average maximum salarY for the highest paid Please turn to page 3 Seaforth arena. He suggesited the numbers The fact finder's summary reads: - "—there was a high degree of inflexibility from each municipality who actually use the in the staff allocation formula existing in the arena should determine the representation present contract and - this caused staffing on the board. '‘. problems in some areas,..a more flexible Mr. Campbell pointed out that in a ula democracy, some pay more taxes than others but still have only one vote. If the board is to form parties." for staffing might assist both parties., t e presentar offer of per be runlasacoMpany with shares "maybe we —In the past four years, both sides have been increase (in'salary) over last year'send-rate should have the numbers considered", he was a reasonable one,' but should be involved in a strike, arbitration, mediation said. , Less • than a dozen people attended Seaforth council's ratepayers' meeting !eat Thursday night but a few of them were vocal, asking, a number of. questions. Discussion on the arena predominate& butt councillor Irwin Johnston, reporting as chairman of the police committee, raised another issue., , "1 get .quite .disturbed"; Councillor Johnston said, that 'Seaforth has to pay high policing costs (about $75 per capita) while niral municipalities- get OPp policing. at no direct cost. Since the local OPP detachment closed the councillor said the OPP can't always get to all accidents in the area which means town police are sometimes called .to Egmondvilk, other parts of Tuckersmith and McKillop. Police costs should somehow be shared between towns, townships and villages, the councillor suggested. He added that the area fire board set up is working well with "chief Harry Hak and the firemen doing a good job for all of us." The town is happy with new police chief Hal •Claus, councillor Johnston said, and hopes to do something in' he next year about overcrowding at the police office. Perhaps, he added, if the new-fire hail is built, the police departinent could move into present fire heardquarters in the town hall. Arena chairman Bill Bennett told ratepay- ers Tom Schoonderwoerd that corn can be stored in the now condemned atena because it's claSsed as a warehouse but it can't be used as a -public building, according to the ministry of labour. "The bask difference is crowds," clerk Jim Crocker said. Citing the situation in 'Forest where the Perth employees get 13 per cent raise in pay BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE — County administration salaries range from $10,8711 to $42,254, up from $9.620 to $37,400 in 1981. ' STRATFORD - Perth County employees County councillors' also gave themselves have received an across the board wage an increase, with each reeve receiving increase of 13 per cent. • 52.000 per year. Previously reeves received HoutlY salaries for road department ' $70 per meeting. employees ranged from $8.65 to $9.45 for The warden's salary changed this year. In 1982, up from .$7.2.5 to $8.05 in 1981. 1981 the warden received $5,500 per year, but for 1982 will receive $4,000' per cent. Previously a warden paid for a reception following his election and the annual warden's picnic, but now Perth County will pick up the tab. Clerk-treasurer Jim Bell said $2,300. has been budgeted for those expenses. Committee, meeting pay also ipereased for county council. For a half day or evening meeting, the rate increased from $45 to $50 and for a full day, from $70 up to $85. Mileage rate also increased, from 27.5 cents per mile to 35 cents per mile. Clerk-treasurer Bell refused a further breakdown in salaries for county employees. It's Christmas Cookbook time Wonted: town There's a special bonus in this week's paper for regular readers. It's an early Christmas present, a copy of our third annual Christmas Cookbook. The cookbook is made possible through the co-operation of hundreds of readers who' share their favourite family recipes, All subscribers and those who buy the paper at newsstand will receive a free copy. A few additional copies are available only at the newspaper office for SO cents each. Well mall copies of the cookbook out of town if yoU • ''ise ilea extra SO tents a copy for 'post, Chrisim es tree Seaforth needs a Christmas tree if the town's Main Street is tobedetViated as it has in years past. It Mentally fits into the sidewalk hi front of town hall. Trouble is there's no tree to fit so fir this year. Public Utility Commission manager Tom Phillips saysthe PlIC is -wittiest° get out and'fetch it, within rotten, and *Muhl de the tritlitiling, 10 to 40 foot tree *Mild fit jug fine. ministry apparently let the town temporarily use an arena with structural problems, Mr. Wioonderwoerd asked why that wasn't possible here. Deputy reeve Bennett replied he was "shocked when I heard about Forest too" but repairs there were pretty minor, in the. $25,000 to $30,000 range and • were to, be ..doneby December. Seaford) arerieseofidit- ion is more serious. "I didn't push it because I don't want any part of an arena collapsing on our kids." Mr. Bennett summed, up. Former. Mayor Betty Cardrioasked for the 'Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee if council had made a decision on the fate of the round house. The building, which she called "one of the few of its type" is right next to the arena. The deputy reeve told' her arena plans were at a standstill "until! we find out about grants and get input from surrounding communities." "When are those low cost housing units going up in the southwest area of town?". Mr. Schoonderwoerd asked.2.4-might have been interested' in buying that land but couldn't put a deal together to build up those low cost homes." 'Mayor John Sinnamon told him economic conditien‘are the hold up now and Mr. Schoonderwoerd suggested the next agree- ment the town signs when it sells land to a developer should have a penalty clause to ensure construction. Mrs. Cardno asked about progress on a transportation system from the disabled. Seaforth's rep to the group. councillor Alf Ross, said it is hoped neighbouring municipalities will get involved and help get something off the ground. In reports from committee chairmen, councillor Bob Dinsmore,of public works said the town's new High St. property won't be used as a temporary headquarters but just to store sand and unused equipment. "We'll clean'it up but the property is for sale." he said. Reeve Bill Dale of finance said he had an easier time than the finance minister in Ottawa (Thursday was budget night) and said ,the town's financial standing to date Would be in rthe' press in December. Alf Rossi for the ecOnOrtik development Pleat* turn to' page! • L