HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-10-09, Page 3if
Hugon County Council
Answers to q
by Blake Patterson.
Questions continue to
be asked about the
administration of Huron
County, but answers can
be costly,
In response to a
Bayfield roan's request
for documents regarding
the letting of contracts
for renovations of
Iuronview in Clinton,.
County Council has has
come back with a bill for
over $7,000.
In a letter to Warden
Bill Clifford and County
0clerk administrator Lynn
Murray, Robert; Williams,
a retired construction,
consultait
saide is "greatly con-
cerned" ` with the work
beingdone at the facility:,
In a letter dated Sept.
12, :Williams . requested
documentation for the
Ruronview:project's ten-
ders, drawings, reports,
specifications, signed
contracts, ; anticipated
progress. schedules, as
well as other documents
such as ` the academie
qualifications of project
manager Clausa Breeds.
t,- . �uw sentinel, Wednesday. October 9, 1996 rage 3
'The response from the
Administration, Finance
and Personnel Committee
estimated the total num-
ber of pages Williams
requested will amount to
approximately 5,800
sheets of paper aiid 120
architectural drawings.
The committee report
stated the photocopying
of . the 5,800 sheets of
paper would cast $1,160,
the 120 architectural
drawings would cost
$600, and the search and
record preparation would
cost another $690' based
on 23 hours of work at .a
pay rate of $30 per hour.
In addition, -the report
said the project architect
would have to review his
files to give..a complete
picture of theproject, and
the feesfor
such a review would' be
to the range of $5,»:
range
In total, Williams
would have to pay
$7,450 to get answers to
lits questions.
W llianis says .he
doesn't .know what he.
will do next,
Contactedd last'. Friday
tions: costly
Ing; Williams said
he Is pursuing the matter
because he thinks "a lot
of ,s ..ul . uggery is going
00-"
He county con-
structi' contracts are
being given "willy roily"
and he wants to see docu-
mentation of the tender-
ing process.
He said his letters take
the same line as the `Fast
Facts' anonymous letters,
which earlier this year
accused the . county
administration of miscon-
duct. ° Williams, however,
says his letters are signed
and therefore the ,county
council should use his
accusations as a spring-
board to take action
against the county admin-
istration
Rl cannot do it alone,"
he said. .
A motion. to :investi-
' gate accusations in the
anonymous letters was
rejected at the Sept. -'5
meeting of county . cogn`
cil. At that, time, 13 ,coun-
cillurs supported; the
motiony and 12 'council -
las rejected it rresulting..
1
a -29 weighted vote:
The main issue which
divided council was
whether or not anony-
mous letters nameless
accusations should be
responded to..
The nay side was
summed up by Colin.
Bruce Machan of
Winghain who said, "if
you don't have the balls
to sign it, don't expect us
to look at itis
Williams wants anoth-
er vote -- this time based
on the accusations of
misconduct cited in his
`signed' letter.
He said council may
have refused to investi-
gate, the accusations
because the letters were
unsigned, but in this case,
they have no reason' to
reject a motion.
'These are signed let-
ters," •said : ,Williams.
"Why don't . they investi-
gate.'
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