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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-01-18, Page 8• MGE EMIT ' _ TIE K�10'GV hU�• SENTINEL,-LUCKhT4W, ' 4ltTA,RX•Q , Sohool..bus.. takes ditch The .stormy weather conditions. on Monday afternoon last week, contributed to an incident involv- ing two school buses on Highway 86 just east of Lucknow. The incident could have. resulted, in a seriousTaccident if it had not been for the quick action of the driver of one of the 'buses. Grace Hopf, Lucknow, was driving a Montgomery bus with a Toad of Lucknow High School students returning from Madill , Secondary in Wingharn, on Mon- day afternoon about 4 p.m,' The visibility was very poor because of blowing snow and ground drifting when Mrs. Hopf noticed a .school bus, stopped to let off a child, immediately in front of—hr:_ - J She drove around the bis into the ditch on the right side, of the. road to prevent hitting the bus from behind. No one was injured in the incident but, "the thought of what could have happened really makes you think,". observ- ed Mrs. Hopf., "The weather didn't look that bad in the morning," .she said, "when I said I would . drive for Ralph Cameron who was away that day. But the weather was not good when we went for .the children in the afternoon:'.. Test Wawanosh set salaries A by-law setting the -'salaries and honorariums for 1978 forthe various township officials, elected and appointed was passed at the first session of 1978 of West . . Wawanosh Township Council on January 2. The clerk treasurer is to receive $7,90,0; the reeve $615; council members, $555 plus . $10 per meeting for special meetings attended; grader operator $S.25 per hour;. wingmen $4.25 per hour; casual labour '$3.50 per hour; disposal site superintend- -ent $3.50 per. hour; building inspector and drainage superin- tendent $5.30 an hour plus 10 cents per mile mileage and $10 per meeting to be attended. A motion was passed that road 'Superintendent George .Humph- rey be paid $5.60 per hour for the year 1978 plus 100 per. cent OHIP coverage and three weeks' vaca- tion with pay (six per, cent). Joseph Boel was present at the council meeting for a discussion regarding an, account he wished to present to council for material of his used to repair. the Dungannon Drain after the seri- ous flooding in October. . No motions were recorded. A motion was passed by council that an annual rental of $600 ($50 per month) ,be credited from the Township's general account to the road account as payment for services and space used in the Public Works Garage by council and the clerk , treasurer .,during each year and that this proposal be submitted to theMinistry of Transportation and Cotnrnunica- tions for consideration. A byzlittw was passed by council authorizing the borrowing, through temporary loans, of $350,000 to cover necessary expenditures until the tax levy is collected. Subscriptions of The Municipal World will be sent to councillors Foran and Stbthers for. the year 1978. The road accounts and general • • • • • �. • Goderich Township Reeve Gerry Ginn accepts the warden's pin from past warden Doug McNeil, following the . election in County. council chambers Last Thursday. Ginn .defeated West; Wawanosh Reeve Robert Lyons and Hay Township Reeve John Tinney on two ballots to become the first warden from,'Goderich Township since 1963: Lyons was dropped on the first ballot and Ginn defeated Tinney 31-25 on the second ballot. (staff photo) CONTINUED FROM PA E 1 politically`. sensitive. H said the trespass law, when passed, " will mean that. WFDNESD !►Y, 4,4tND ►RY 18, 1978 written permission' will be More than 100 • people required 'before hunting, .jammed. the council chain - fishing. or anything ca be . bers ' and. corridor for the, done on private proper • election. Huron County Council aures .7978 committees At the ,inaugural. . session of Huron • ' County Council Friday, thestriking coin- mittee report, establishing the committees for 1978 was passed. C.K. Campbell was named chairman • of the county road committee and • committee members include Robert Lyons, John , Tinney,' Cal Krauter and Bill Dale. Warren.Zinn was , named chairman of the Huronview committee and. Norman Durst, Royce Macaulay, Simon f-ialla1Yan and Joe Hunking were also named to' the 'corn mittee.'' • . ' - Paul Steckle was appointed chairman of the county health committee with members Gerry Ginn, •Eileen Palmer, Clifford Bray.. John Morrissey will serve on the committee as provincial representative. John Stafford was selected chairman -Of the Library committee and members of the committee include Toni Miller, Fired Haberer, Mrs. h1. Gnay, Elgin Thompson and Mrs. M. Penn. Erwin Siliery will head the accounts were ordered pard and property erty +comn'rittee and council adjourned until February meribers include Donald 7at 1 p.m., Noble, Don MacGregor, Eadie, Robert Bell, John Frank Cook, Joe Kerr and Jewitt and Bill Clifford. Finlay MacDonald. The chairman of the social Allen Campbell was ap- services committee is John pointed chairman of the Flannery and the members planning committee with include Harold Wild, Harold members • Roy Williamson, Elliott, Cecil Desjardines and. Harold Knight, Eldrid Roy McNichol. Simmons, Bill, -Morley and The Land Division chair - Tom Consitt. • • man Elmer Hayter and Former Warden Bill Elston committee members are is the new chairman of the• Girvin Reed, John Hazlitt, development committee and - Jack McCutcheon and Joe " the committee members .are Miller. Claire Eichert, Murray - ' Most of the committee Dawson,. Harold Robinson budgets have been prepared and former warden Doug for 1978 and will be reviewed McNeil: by the executive committee. Bayfield Reeve Ed They will be presented to Oddliefson, will chair the council at the February 24 • executive committee con -.,1 -monthly meeting in the sisting'of Grant Sterling, Ikon council. chambers. • Principals. wantto work utth board The education committee of the Huron County Board of Education was asked by the board . Wednesday ..to: in- vestigate - the -possibility of developing policy aimed at a better working relationship between the board and its. school personnel:. The move was made after the board -received a letter from the..:,elernentary school principals' association for the county asking that the board consider developing a better working relationship. The association told the board in -the letter that it was concerned that school per- sonnel have often expressed a lack -of opportunity for input into the development of board policy: It ' added that there was little personnel input' into the decision making process which affects programs and the operation of the schools.. The principals suggested :that now is the best time to institute 'the ,new policy since the board had recently realigned its committee' structure and seemed to be attempting to encourage more .input from staff and trustees. That plus recom- mendations from the recent school evaluation done in the southern end : of the county which suggested that efforts be made to., get more input "into education policy, from staff and, ' community organizations, prompted the association to request the change. •,• The association pointed.out that there •'can ,be "little doubt" that both ' the board and the school staff share the same major objective of providing the best' possible system of education: within the boundaries of human limitations and 'human restraints. It added that a "high degree of co-operative endeavor ,can contribute toward obtaining theoal". The principals said that fewer ' misunderstandings,. better ,concepts of purposes, greater acceptance of priorities, greater ap- preciation -of limitations and procedural frameworks and better , interpretations of community needs and values could result from a . closer Working relationship. The letter added that there was no - intent by the prin- cipals to interfere . with the rights, powers •and duties of the board but only the desire to ' have the opportunity to work co-operatively toward the best possible planning and consideration which • is •necessary in the exercising of, those powers and duties. H4j:Id'to 3 °7o increase CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Holmesville, an. increase of $10. Councillor Murray commented that with "the cost of operatinga truck going tip, it was not out of line to ask for $10 increase for year." Milne suggested that Council hold one day in the spring and another . in the fall for pickup of garden refuse, leaves and. bigger articles such as stoves~ He added that the disposal ofthe garbage at the Holmesville Landfill Site was not creating any problems and he was not receiving any complaints from the . public who were co-operating. The school crossing guard, Ed Blackwell is to receive $60 a month and -a letter is to be sent to the Bruce County ' ,Board of Education and to the principal of the Lucknow Central School suggesting that the school inform Mr. Blackwell if the students are to be sent home early on Stormy days so that he can be in his position as -crossing guard when the children walk home. Council was disturbed that on Monday of last week the children were sent home early and no crossing guard was in attendance at the highway • corner. on Havelock street. On a motion by Councillor. Crump, seconded by Councillor Hamilton, a letter is to be sent to Gordon Montgomery Ltd. notify- ing the company that it has until May 1st to demolish the building and clear the factory site on Campbell Street. Any exterior walls in danger of collapse are to be pushed in immediately and .the building inspector is to be asked to inspect the building.