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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-24, Page 2Page 2 Luekuow Sentinel, Wednesday, limitary 24t 1996 No change in appointmepts Less maintenance *from page 1 will remain the same as i BASWRA by Pat Halpin Drivers in Bruce County are going to encounter snow -packed road condi- tions more often in the future. As of this month. 280 k, or 40 per cent of the county road system, willbe rnainta ned to the "snow pap tun° standard. That means efforts will ah . �' a to clear thea roads to SHOW packed "condition within 24 hours of. the end - of ,a stor, Until now, only 23 per cent. of the roads fell under :that - standard with the remain-, der at the higher centre. bare" standard. It's the second service reduction in just two �1id-lEluran-Lar�dfill, and last Abbott on n countroads ire yling)p As it is Lucknow's tum to chair the Medical Board, Pegg will act as the village's <. second "member. The reeve also sits on this board4 year with Paul" .Zinn and Tom Pegg on the Fir Board; Lillian Abbott and Pegg on the Joirit Recreation Board;. lick McMurray on MVCA ,and xtensive damage o Huron p. ho e HURON TOWNSHIP - Damage to the home of 1ceroy: Godfrey is estimated at 50 00.0 after a fire on:Jan. 12. � yr �?. Fire Chief Doug Marlyn says it appears the fire started' in the kitchen in the area of� a hot water -fired baseboard eHe us p ts comb ti b le material filed on the hater heater. s pec . u�" ih :� niay. have aught fire< i n wall � flames, - lit `1'he�lfnre went through th®l�tche w land kid up the interior of the wall to the second storey and into the attic, ;The upstairs was: pretty _ "well gutted. Ripley -Huron "uroi firefighters were able to contain the fire to the west half of the house, "the e► stair and the north,wall. mouths for the Bounty high- ways department. In November, it extended the. snow packedstandard to roads with fewer that 400 vehicles in the average..daiiy count, The lesser standard now applies to roads with, fewer than a 650 vehicle cou>xt. Cost is .the reason for the to county eban e, according a gg g engineer Brian Kncix..,199 winter maintenance costs were; $1.6 million . million„ of that due to severe weather It in the fall., l�ttox � said the change: in maintenance t ntenance level, combined: with 'mod- erate winter level, nC r sh©uld` keep the department within budget for 1996, Everyone should be treated equally `by Pat 1f Alpin that other departments are at The former warden' of least discussing layoffs for Bruce County wants to give deputy directors in an non; -union employees the attempt to meet an overalls sante seniority lights us 21 per cent. cut in provincial unionizedstaff°" funding to the county. Ara Reeve Paul He wants a policy allow: Eagleson was upset that jug bumping rights for those deputy planner Gerry non-union staff in place. Murphy was not given.' a • before any more layoffs c r, to a lesser jo1h occur. this point, hard at reduaneeced patakey, before itng.. personnAtel director Doug. given a sane -day teriniina- ° llarris,; no such Polley exists tion notice earlier this and no .compromise offer motath. .. was made to Murphy. "Ws allowed in the union, Planning committee chair We always say around here David Thomson; said the if it's good enough for the .. reason for Muh. 's tenni- union, why isn't it good for nations was "strictly ego - nen -union? Eagleson said. atomics." . Murphy, h who 'has 16 "It became something we years experience with the bad to do to achieve our county, ' was laid off as, a goal of reducing the plan - cost saving measures' ning .budget, Thomson" Eagleson said ties obvious" said,. L.0 KNO .'' M i`irtR J' .528-3026; =y-. tfi►e Rss• nrs.The.RI t ToLimit Ottaittilles To Normal Fsmt ' R • rwnstts rrustees adopt zero .nerease; fifth year For the fifth consecutive year, Bruce' County Education Bkoard trustees have turned down <<a pay increase for themselves, At the Ian. 16 meeting, trustees adopted a zero increase for 1996. According to board poli- cy, trustees are entitled to an increase matching the cost of living,, or per cent. Trustee Barry Schmidt' suggested amending .the policy on trustee pay _to require an annual review of the rate rather than a cost of living increase; He said change is overdue, since he can't remember the last time trustees followed policy and gave themselves a raise. 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"I've had water in my basement for 12 years and Y. stilt have water in my. basement, 1 c`an't flush my toilet because the:septic bed is so fully'! said.Glenn. 'tin perfectly willing to pay for it((drainage) 'if it flies the problem, but 1 -feel sorry for ;those who" didn't .have-. water'and now do," One of the major bones of contention is the approximate 6.4 per cent increase ($63,000) on the' project. Seventy seven people signed a petition statingathey were not satis- fied with the increase on what was called "an already high estimate," The total _estimated cost: of the' pro1ect, accordin to the March, 1995 Final Report, was $950,000. Actualposts of the project came f in at $1,011,217,40,;; an 'approximate .6.4 Per, cent increase. Of that increase, the actual , contracted tender accounts for $27,409 .The balance is allotted 'to". engineering, allowances and carry to gcharges, ,For. those 100. ratepayers , assessed: on ;the project that means even more money .than before. McCormick, who owns two lots started out with an assessment. of $6630, and is now;looking"at.$7,071,73. Where's the engineer? When asked why the ` engineer of the project wasn't in attendance, Councillor Cord. Hunt, said, "The purpose of the meeting was to find out specific problems. We want to accumulate thein, take a look ,at them and know what to take to the engineer." 'Some suggested that after the mild temperatures and ris- ing Water this past week, it would have been a good time to have the engineer Aboking :at problem' areas. "We'll bring , the engineer around ""wvhen' we have all of;the concerns. He'Il - be,here when the water's high," replied Hallam: ' Councillor Doug Miller reiterated' Hrint's comments, saying, Its .an information gathering session to prepare for the engineer," Council has requested a breakdown of the engineer's hill, as well Assessed ratepayers are being asked to pay $500- up front and then they have the, option" of, a 'three; five or 10 • year, payback on the balance; Courtney" attempted to have a motion passed that the ratepayers pay just theQ original drainage,cost by Jan. 31 and forget the rest. As she asked for ,a seconder, Hallam, inter. i opted saying the notion couldn't be accepted,