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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-03-31, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011. PAGE 7. Township of North Huron Council & Committee Meeting Schedule April - June 2011 April 4 Regular Council Meeting April 11 Committee of the Whole April 18 Regular Council Meeting May 2 Regular Council Meeting May 9 Committee of the Whole May 16 Regular Council Meeting June 6 Regular Council Meeting June 13 Committee of the Whole June 20 Regular Council Meeting Regular Council Meetings 7:30 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meetings 7:00 p.m. Location: North Huron Council Chambers. North Huron Police Services Board Meetings 7:00 p.m. Dates: April 19, May 17, and June 21. Location: Police Station Board Room NEWS FROM BELGRAVE Ghost sensations Dawson Coultes dressed like and even pretended to have a broken foot like his cousin Jacob Coultes (left) for East Wawanosh Public School’s Twin Spirit Day on March 25. The mystery remains as to whether they felt each other’s pain. (Denny Scott photo) M-T councillors concerned about predation Morris-Turnberry Administrator Clerk-Treasurer Nancy Michie will prepare a letter for councillors to consider with comments on the provincial Wildlife Discussion Paper for compensating farmers for damage from wildlife. The letter to the province commenting on the strategy was proposed at the March 22 meeting of council following a presentation by Bob Trick, animal control officer. As well as making his annual report on his activities, Trick had reviewed the Wildlife Discussion Paper and made his comments on what proposals were an improvement from the previous policy and what needed to be improved. Trick’s main concern was thatfarmers are not going to be properlycompensated by a provincial policy that only pays them 80 per cent of the value of livestock killed by wildlife. *** Some councillors expressed unhappiness at the volume of information they had been given during a closed session at the end of the March 8 meeting when the market check and pay administration report and pay equity report were considered. “I was overwhelmed by all the Power Point information”, said Councillor John Smuck. Mayor Paul Gowing agreed there was a lot of information but since the information involves the salaries of staff members it could only be discussed in closed session and documents to be considered in closed session can’t be circulated in advance. “If you want to take more time to make a decision you don’t have to make a decision on the spot,” he said. Deputy-Mayor Jason Breckenridge who had raised his concerns in the first place said councillors need to take time to think through decisions. “I feel we can defer some things for future decisions.” Gowing warned councillors that it is not appropriate for councillors to discuss the wages of individual employees unless they make over the $100,000 threshold for the so- called “Sunshine List”. Otherwise, the pay ranges for jobs are public information once they are approved but not where individuals place within that range, he said. *** The tender for roadside grass cutting was awarded to Van Driel Excavating, Clinton for a cost of $30,995.22 for 2011 and $33,411.17 for 2012. Noting that cost of the job had been creeping up year after year, Gowing asked Gary Pipe, director of public works, said the with the wearand tear on township equipment ifthey do the work themselves he still, feels it’s cheaper to pay someone else to do the work. *** Council agreed to apply the Ministry of Labour for permission for employees to work more than 60 hours a week if needed. Pipe said the extended hours would only be used if there was an emergency such as spring flooding where road crews were needed but they had already worked their normal work week. ***Exploratory hydrogeologicalwork will be done to determine the cause of what the engineer called “odd” and “unexpected” groundwater flow patterns at the closed Turnberry landfill site. B. M. Ross and Associates will resurvey the site and to another round of water level measurements to see what is causing the situation. Michie explained that any extra expense will come from the reserve set up when the site was closed. There were seven tables of shoot at play on Friday, March 25 at the Community Centre. The winners were: high pink card, Bev Hayden; second high pink card, Edna McLellan; most shoots, Jane Grasby; high white card, Charlie Shaw; second high white card, Jim Hunter and most shoots, Bill Nethery. The next shoot is Friday, April 8 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The community extends congratulations and best wishes to Alice Nicholson on her 90th birthday on April 4. The community potluck dinner is on Friday, April 1 at noon. The entertainment is by Jack and Audrey Adair. Bring your own plates and cutlery. Everyone is welcome. The next UCW meeting is on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Donna Shaw’s home. By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE Community Potluck to be held April 1 Grey Central Public School Ethel April 9th ~ 4:30 - 7:00 pm Proceeds to Grade 8 graduation trip. Fish cooked by Brussels Legion. 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