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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-03-03, Page 1YAL PAIR — Brussels and area people really to the spirit of things SatUrday night for the y ,Skating Carnival, sponscired by the figure g club. Little Lisa and Mark Pennington were al queen and king. More photos and a story The Post. (Photo by Langlois) re money from proms A RO got in Famil skatin cern iv inside 106th Year. - Issue No. 9 WEDNESDAYNARCH 3, 1977 BR USSELS ONTARIO HAPPY BIRTHDAY — Brussels Brownies and leader Joan Exei sang happy birthday to Lbrdt3adoti: POWet i., fdithdet of the Guide and SCOW •movement their bariqUet: MelVille litatod Church fast Week, A. large...drdWd. Brownies, 'Guides. arid their tridthers attended., (Photo by Langlois) ~a tax .hike as oyhty has half million surplus The provincial government will subsidies • have not yet been grant extra road subsidies to released. areas in Huron, Bruce and Perth counties which have faced higher than normal snow removal costs this winter. A request for, assistance was presented to the office of the Premier February 3 by Liberal. MPP's Jack Riddell, Murray Gaunt, Bob McKessock and. Eddie Sargent. The MPP's also approached a committee made up of John McBeat , Solicitor General, James Snow, MiniSter of Trans- portation and. Communication, and James Taylor, Minister of Energy, with the request. The government had previously declared only the Niagara peninsula and Prince Edward County eligible for special aid. Exact figures on the extra road Grey and Morris community The cost of the new Brussels, rena Short Shots by Evelyn Even those who are not great dmirers of Pierre Elliott Trudeau lust admit that he made quite an impressi n in. Washington when e addressed Congress. Opinions f his speech, voiced by ongressmen, at a news onferen e after included 'eloquent, articulate, o-the-point," "the greatest f:peech I have heard there in ighteen years", "brilliant, elaxed". His statement that anada's unity would not be actures by the Parti Quebecois Inrought a storm of applause. What effect it will have in anada remains to be seen. t?,ertainly Rene Levesque did not 'prove of most of it. He called rime Minister Trudeates •ference to "a small minority" Quebecers favoured separation as a distortion and said that his eminent that Quebec separation ould be "a crime against urriani y" was a "bit of ravings ("Implet ly senselegs." No one ould expect *Mr. Levesque to act in any other manner, It is to hoped that xx int iruddat was as stain of his retna.rks as he _qinded and that Canada Will main 4unfractured". * * * * 'The Ladies Division of the Fall 1,; IT Boa rd ate busily engaged in s eparations for a Bazaar and ke Sale to be held tin April rd• We are surd that if Any lies in the eotritddility have eon their hands and would be crested in making' bazaar Despite an increase of 7.5 per cent in Huron County budget for' 1977 taxes will not be raised due to a surplus of almost half a Million dollars, a 15 Percent increase in provincial subsidies and a four percent rise in municipal payment to the county. Huron county council approved the $8,321,207 budget for 1977 when it met at Goderich last Thursday of ternoon. The new budget, Clerk Treasurer Bill Hanly explains, is 7.5 per cent above the budget struck in 1976 but it is actually 14 percent higher than expenditures last year. County officials also explained that higher assessment in. Huron, due to a rise, in both population and property values, will also help to pay the bill without tax increases. Assessment value in the county has increased nearly four per cent in the past 12 months. The new budget shows an increase in spending by all county departments with no one division centre should be known in about two weeks, arena committee chairman Jim Prior told about a dozen people who attended a meeting in Brussels Monday night. "We're still trying to settle on a budget" he said. "it's difficult to do that. There are a great many things that have to be considered." • Mr. Prior told those present that beyond the cost of the structure, such factors as property cost, interior furnishings, mechanical equipment, engineering fees and lawyers fees will have to be included in the budget. The committee expects to receive seven or eight tenders contributing to the increases more than another. Increases in fuel and material iloists had as much to do with the rise as anything and, for the first time in a number of years, employee wage and salary increases, held to about six percent because of anti-inflation regulations, are not being seen as a major contributor to the increase. The County Roads Department have increased their budget from $2,381,022 in expenditures last year to a projected $2,908,000 in 1977, an increase of 22 percent. An apportionment by-law, to raise the sum of $1,507,000 for general purposes, will be presented at Council's March session. The sum represents Huron's share of the road budget. Of the total sum the Ministry of Transportation and Communication will contribut e $1,570,000 and the Road Department has carried a surplus of $134,000 forward from its 1976 budget. Although traditionally a. big ESTABLISHED IST2 • from contractors ,for the erection of the structure, designed by Maitland Engineering of Winghani. The deadline for submissions is March 11. One contractor has suggested a in id-April start on the building, with completion by mid-October. Mr. Prior said. He told the meeting that he expected other contractors' projected building times would be about the same. A list of local 'sub-trade con- tractors was included in the documents sent to each of the companies invited to submit tenders on the structure, Mr. Prior said. "Hopefully that will - enable some of the local people to participate in. the building of the (Continued on Page 6) spender, the Road Department budget is not the largest. The social services budget holds that honor, Operations at HuronvieW will take most of that budget though, with estimated expenditures over the next year of $2,420,398. An increase of about 10 per cent, Of that sum the Department of Community and Social Services of Ontario will provide $1,159,762 however, leaving the county share at $200,438. The 1977 budget will also provide an 18 percent increase in council members' honoraria over last year's actual spending, although the new figure of $84,800 is nearly $10,000 less than the total allotted last year, County inspections and environment have been given $144,350 this year as compared to $94,000 in 1976. The County Health Department budget has been increased from $920,720 last y ear to $984,212 this year. The Recreation and Culture budget, which includes operation of the Huron County Library system and the Museum at Goderich, has been increased to $449,550 from $429,177 in 1976. The Planning and Development budget has been struck at $236,900 for 1977 as compared to $229,800 last year. County officials say income during 1977 should include $2,666,000 from the municipali- ' ties, $3,893,165 froin the province and a Local Initiatives. Program 'grant of $15,300 froin the Federal Government. Another $1,258;378 should be raised during 1977 through investments, fees and licences. Clerk Treasurer Hanly noted that almost all county agencies and departments came in under budget in 1976 and that Huron's revenue, especially in the area of investments, brought in more than was expected. "There is no doubt," he observed, "that the county is in a very sound financial position." During 1977 it will be possible to add $550;000 to county reserves, meaning it will not likely be necessary to borrow money to get through cash flow problems until the taxes are collected. That will mean considerable savings in bank interest charges. Huron also boasts no large outstanding debts. The largest, a (Continued on page 6) f ;t Kennedy articles to donate for sale at that bazaar they would be appreciated. * * * * * We have read recently about the disgraceful conduct of students in U.S. schools that has so upset teachers that they are ready to resign. They say stealing is common; language in hal Is and classrooms is unprintable (Continued on Page' 6) russels Post tenders due