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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-02-22, Page 10Page 10-14ucknow Sentinel;. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1978 Standpat budget won't cost anymore..... CONTINUED. FROM PAGE 8 • county should actually, ex-' perience a slight •decrease in taxes for county purposes - approximately two per cent on the average across Huron:, Reserve funding will not suffer, either, A total of $150,000 was added to the reserve for working capital; $50,000 to"the hospital reserve fund; and $60,000 to the capital works 4 building reserve fund, Warden Ginn said in his opinion, it was important to keep • the reserve funds healthy. He explained . that it might have been' possible to achieve an even lower budget total by deleting -the 'reserve funds for 1978, but said it was not considered good business to lower a county mill rate for one year and then, perhaps, find in the next year that a sharp increase is necessary.. Transportation services, highways at $3,249,000 and the Sky Harbor Airport at $16,000, accounts for by far the largest portion of the -budget, a total of $3,265,000. Next is Huronview where the 1978 budget is an estimated $2,587,326 in total. Health is third at $889,260 including $566,340 for the health unit, $220,000 .for Home Care, $52,920 for family planning and $50,000 for the hospital reserve fund. All these segments of the budget, however, are heavily supported by the provincial government. Home Care and family planning .are sub- sidized. 100 per cent by the province. 'ROAD. BUDGET A surplus of $252,558.55 or about $62,000 higher • than expected, was brought over from the 1977 road budget into the 1978 rosd budget. According to Chairman Ken Campbell of Stephen Township, the committee intends this year to "keep the surplus down and do a little more work". • Also, the Huron allocation from the Ministry of Tran- sportation and Com- munications was $41,000 higher -than expected in 1977. Chairman Campbell said in his report these extra -funds ($103,000 more than expected totalling surplus and MTC allocation) were distributed throughout the road budget and used to reduce the county Huron County Briefs BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Ashfield Reeve Warren Zinn asked Bob Dempsey, .Huron County engineer, about the amount of salt put on county roads. He asked, if. there was anyy formula for the appiications,_or if it was more hit and miss. "It is really a judgement call," explained Dempsey. The weather - the wind factor. and the temperature determine the amount of salt applied to roads in the ,winter months, said Dempsey. In general, the rule is salt to asphalt roads and sand to gravel roads. Salt does not work in all situations, said the engineer, the mix of sand'to gravel . is left to the roads. foreman , based on his previous' years of experience. +++ Warren Zinn, Reeve of Ash- field Township"and chairman of Huronview's committee of management, said that while prices usually . go up, it was interesting to note that the price of bread for Huronview has gone down slightly from 1977. - The quotation of Lewis Bakery was accepted at 33 cents per loaf of bread; with pastry, rolls etc. to be charged at retail cost less 20 per cent. The committee also authorized the purchase of a small safe for the vault which will result in the insurance • premiums being lowered. Two Clinton firms _. were successful bidders for Home supplies. Pete's' TV will supply a television to the Home for $529 plus tax 'arid Huron Business : Machines will provide a calculator at $192.55. +++ PRICED TO. HELP YOU T.V.- Towers Antennas, Rotors and Accessories .By Delhi Take advantage now and Save 30% while our current supply Masts Immediate Installation • 1 Year Warranty Johnstone's Towers Luekn* 528-2000 ti rate increase from 9.8 per ' cent .t ;.1 :34 percent. "The adchtional funds also allowed us to budget for the construction of a structural plate corrugated steel culvert on Road 25 east of Walton one year ahead of the road con- struction in 1979," said Campbell in•his report. "The new machinery and salt dome budget was also increased to $15,000 which will permit the salt dome at the Wroxeter Patrol Yard to be completed prior to the fall of 1978,"•Campbell noted. The road chairman went on to explain that,: the road budget is "highly dependent" on.how severe the res(of-this winter and the start of next winter Will be as , regards snow removal costs, and what prices come in as a result of paving and gravel tenders for 1978. Campbell said if such ex- penditures are higher than estimated in the budget, the ' in Huron County. • committee will , reduce the total cost ° by reducing , the length of some of the county construction programs or be dropping some budgeted. items for 1978. The Family, and Children's Service (formerly Children's Aid Society) budget was also approved by council . at this sitting. It calls for a total expenditure of $587,250 with $469,800 corning from the province and $117,450 raised Board sets stage to lock doors.. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 treat them all like one. The senior student said that what really bothers him is that "no one is willing to tell the students .what's going on". He said that when fac- tory workers go • on strike nobody really cares' except the company and the workers but when, teachers go on strike "they're fooling around with our education". He said the teachers won't. tell the students about the situation because they can't. He said he phoned a trustee and- was told that he "shouldn't worry because it didn't involve him". "They're not making a product. They're trying to form people," he said. St. Jean said he didn't mind the interruption of education if he had some assurance of what it would do to his school year. Hesaid he had a summer job that was based on his leaving school in June. He explained that if the school year- was extended to make .up -time lost -due to the strike it may jeopardize his job. He added that the two • or CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 . CLIFFORD EVENS conductor FEBRUARY 25 "Pops Concert" FEATURING: The full symphony orchestra with soloist. Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man Beethoven - . Symphony No. 5 • Grieg - . Three Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar Cha -brier - Espana Hayman Cinema Rhapsodies ENCORE . Hayman - Pops Hoedown 8:00 P.M. G..D.C.I. AUDITORIUM This is the final concert of the season - Don't miss it! Since this is a subscription series, no individual tickets are for sale. Rush tickets will be available only at the door at 7:55 p.m. ('51, per parson) • Sponsored by Chi Goderich Rotary Club under the patronage of .. the Sully Foundation.