HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-12-05, Page 28Continued from page 27year he forecasts the department willbe slightly under budget, whereas
this year $811,000 was spent.
CULTURAL SERVICES
Huron County Librarian Meighan
Wark told councillors that in the
2014 budget, she was hoping to
emphasize the Huron County
Museum’s gift shop and make it a
priority.
MacLellan questioned a line item
in the cultural services budget for
$4,000 for gift shop shelving,
admitting that he didn’t even know
the museum had a gift shop.
“Well come on by anytime,” Wark
jokingly responded to MacLellan.
MacLellan’s problem, however,
was a common one, Wark said. The
gift shop is tucked behind the
museum’s front desk and is easy to
bypass for many museum patrons
she said.
In 2014, she told councillors, she
wants to make the gift shop “front
and centre” in order to generate
more revenue.
“We want it to be the first thing
you see when you come in,” she
said.
Shewfelt, however, had a more
pressing matter to discuss in terms
of the museum: its rent.
Shewfelt said it is
“unconscionable” that the museum
is due to be charged nearly $500,000
in rent next year.“I don’t know how you can justifythat,” Shewfelt said. “I don’t know
where that number came from – well
I know where it came from, it was
picked out of the sky.”
Shewfelt pointed the finger at a
previous staff member who set an
increasing scale for rent of county
buildings.
“I told him he was nuts,” Shewfelt
said. “It doesn’t leave them any
money.”
Laurie, however, said it was his
predecessor who came up with the
rent system.
“It was the brainchild of my
predecessor,” Laurie told Shewfelt.
“All of the departments pay rent,
except for the public works
department.
“It’s a great system,” Laurie joked.
Orchard told Shewfelt that council
could review the rent costs during
this year’s budget deliberations, or
he could wait until next
year’s scheduled facility review to
revisit the rent paid at county
facilities.
PLANNING
Director of Planning and
Development Scott Tousaw told
councillors that in 2014, the
department is planning on a 1.6-FTE
(full-time equivalent) increase in
staffing.
The one full-time increase will be
for a stewardship co-ordinator forthe county, he said, and the rest willbe to complement existing
staffing levels in the planning
department.
Tousaw also told councillors that
in the current incarnation of the
budget, a waste management co-
ordinator and an assistant forest
conservation officer, both positions
that had been considered by council
this year, are not included.
Hessel, as he has in the past,
brought up other duties planners
take on, like positions with the
Huron Tourism Association and the
Huron Manufacturing Association,
both of which he feels could be
staffed by an administrator for much
less money.
Orchard told Hessel that staffing
levels and responsibilities would be
reviewed in the near future and some
of his concerns may be addressed
during that process.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Dave Overboe, Social Services
Director, admitted to councillors that
his “ask” is up by $311,000, but that
it would be the first and last time he
would be asking for so much in one
budget.
In the past, he said, requests from
the county had been reduced greatly
by funding, but as the funding has
decreased, the requests have had to
rise.
When it came time to discuss theHuron County Health Unit’s budget,council approved a motion to simply
“note and file” the budget, as there is
no one to speak to the budget after
the dismissal of Medical Officer of
Health Dr. Nancy Cameron earlier
this month.
Cummings said the budget willlook very different when it’s nextpresented to council, which is
scheduled to be on Monday, Dec. 9
for its committee of the whole
meeting after a new warden was
scheduled to be elected on
Wednesday, Dec. 4.
BILL HUMPHRIES
Bill Humphries of Walton, passed
away suddenly at home on Friday,
Nov. 29, 2013. He was in his 83rd
year.
Bill was the beloved husband of
Marjory (nee McDonald) for 58
years and the devoted father of
Roger, Susan and Hugh, Paul,
Peggy, and Greg and Andrea. He
was the loving and proud
grandfather of Stefan, Terry, Cody,
Joshua, Alexandra and Colin and
brother-in-law to Mary Humphries,
John and Joyce MacDonald, Donna
and Maurice Hetherington and Hugh
and Bev MacDonald. Bill will be
sadly missed by many nieces and
nephews.
Bill was predeceased by his
parents William and Margaret
(Bolton), brother Stewart and sisters
Mary (Rutledge) and baby Jean.
Bill spent his life in Walton
serving many years in the family
business and later worked 20 years
as a salesman for Knechtel
Wholesale Grocery in Kitchener.
His favourite pastimes included
scouting and the numerous fastball
teams with which he was involved.
A lot of laughs and precious
memories came on and off the ball
field. He never tired of reliving some
of the games and antics with past
players and competitors.
Woodworking was also one of Bill’s
passions. Many members of the
family are lucky to have many of his
projects in their homes. He was
always ready for the next family
project, a trait he has passed on to
the rest of his family.
Cremation and a private family
service have taken place according
to his wishes.
The family would like to thank the
following: Huron Paramedic
Services for their prompt and
professional service, the OPP
Wingham Detachment for their
professional and kind support,
Schimanski Family Funeral Home
for their comforting words and
professionalism and for the many
comforting words from family,
friends and neighbours.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations may be made to
Clinton Public Hospital or a charity
of your choice.
Condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
JOHN ALBERT COULTES
Mr. Jack Coultes of RR 4,
Brussels passed away suddenly at
Clinton Public Hospital on Saturday,
Nov. 30, 2013. He was 73.
Jack was the beloved husband of
Elizabeth (Pipe) Coultes, and dear
father of Debbie Campbell, RR 1,
Ethel; Kevin and Karen Coultes,
Camlachie and Blaine and Pattie
Coultes, Paisley. He was the loving
grandfather of Corey, Tyler,
Nicholas, Jordan, Mitch, Jenna,
Chantal, Melissa and Alisha and the
great-grandfather of Brielle, Lenyx
and Aden.
Jack is also survived by his sisters
Marjorie and Wilbert
Schwichtenberg, Port Elgin and
Diane and Alex Craig, Strathroy and
his brother-in-law John and Edith
Pipe, RR 4, Brussels. He was
predeceased by his parents Albert
and Grace (Kerry) Coultes.
Visitation was held at McBurney
Funeral Home Ltd., Wingham on
Tuesday, Dec. 3. The funeral service
was held at the funeral home chapel
on Wednesday. Pastor Sandra Cable
officiated. Interment was in
Wingham Cemetery.
Memorial donations to Melville
Presbyterian Church, Brussels or
Wingham and District Hospital
Foundation would be appreciated as
expressions of sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
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the municipality would follow the
rules of the Green Energy Act or, if
that act was repealed, set their own
standards for wind turbines.
He felt that, even if the Green
Energy Act was repealed, the
wording opened the door to people
by acknowledging that turbines may
need to be built there.
Council, however, explained to
Schilder that it would be folly to not
have some kind of
acknowledgement of turbines as not
having anything could be far worse.
Vincent explained that when
neighbouring township Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh ran into
planning issues with the original
Kingsbridge Wind Project, its lack
of documentation ended up being a
hinderance instead of helpful.
Councillors also stated that they
have not been and are still not a
willing host for wind turbines.
As Schilder removed his
objection, the document was passed,
meaning that, once Huron County
Council approves it, surplus farm
severances could become a reality
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