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14.- Mt BRUSSELS. POST, •MAY26t 1916
County council ,counc11
about hospital funding
A large portion of the afternoon
session of 1-Inron County Council
last Thursday in Goderich was
taken up arguing about whether
or not to rescind a county by-law
that obligates the county to pay 25
per cent of all provincially
approved costs of construction at
any hospital in Huron County.
The matter was never resolved
at this month's session, and the
recommendation from the
Executive Committee to rescind
the by-law was referred back to
kern for further discussion.
The main argument centred
around funds from the county
allocated toward Goderich
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital because of the by-law.
When the original plans for the
construction at AMAG were
drawn up in 1970, the addition of
emergency facilities were to have
cost about $300,000. The county
was prepared to pay 25 per cent of
$300,000, according to many
members of council.
However, the addition that is
finally underway at AMAG has
been provincially approved at
more than one Million dollars.
There is considerable resentment
among -some members of council
that the county is now Obligated
to pay about $225,006toward the
hospital in Goderich.
Reeve Bill Elston of Morris
Tinvnship, also a member of
egtecutive committee, said it was
committee's intention to
11666;v the government it couldn't
Illbine and get one-quarter of the
otinstruction costs for hospitals
and then do as they like about
closing them or keeping them
open".
Reeve Elston charged that the
government of Ontario rode
"Rough shod" over the people of
this county. He said when the
county pays one-quarter, of the
bill, it should also have some of
the say.
Reeve. Doug McNeil. of
Colborne Township, also
chairman of Goderich hospital
board, said all hospitals should be
treated alike. He urged county
council to remember that two-
third of the cost of hospital
construction is paid by the
province, one-quarter is presently
picked up by the county and about
eight per cent of the total cost
must be raised locally.
"If the county cuts back on its
portion, it is only increasing the
amount that must be raised
locally," - said McNeil.
. Reeve G airy Ginn of Goderich
Township said the by-law should
not be rescinded..• •
"What if we rescind the by-law
and Clinton hospital decides to go
it alone on a building project,"
said Reeve Gin. "It could happen,
and we could be asked to pay SO
percent or more of the costs.,
What would we do -then? We
would really. be charged With
being unfair as far as the other '-
hospitals are concerned."
"There's nothing to stop the
province from approving a four
million dollar hospital," said
Reeve Bill Elston. "Then they ,
would come along and say, okay
everybody alike," said Reeve
Win. Morley.
"Are we afraid next year's
council won't have the. sense of
responsibility to use all the
hospitals alike?" asked Reeve
boys, you pay one million dollars.
Stranger things do happen."
"I really think we should be '
doing something about this
by-law or were going to be in
trouble," he added. .
Deputy-reeve Bill Morley •
,..
suggested that the previous
by-law be rescinded and a new
by-law be passed, saying that
county council would be
responsible for 25 percent' of the
approved building costs up to one
million dollars.
"Then you'd be treating
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HAYVVARD S John Jewitt of Ifullett Township
who urged councillors to get on
with the vote.
"I am not in favor of rescinding Discount —Variety
the by-law," said Reeve. Harold
'Iobb of Clinton. "Our hospital
will never be cloSed again. It will
be improved inside of a year and
it will be accredited too. This -
county can surely look.-after this
25 per cent as we go along."
County administrator Bill.
Hanly said the county council had
been under the impression. that
the five county a hospitals were
planning together where building
priorities were concerned. When -
Clinton Hospital was; closed, it
was apparent that the hospitals
'weren't working together.
"All this recommendation is
saying is, let's get this house in
order," said Hanly. '`let's find
out where we're headed for
certain .and then the county can
decide funding., But the- reserve'
fund will remain as it is now until
then."
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