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uncertain future with
municipalities being told
they will be taking over
more of the costs of More
services in 1998,
"I fear we won't be able
to .talk intelligently until,
1998 when we get into it:"
agreed Bailey.
Bruce Bergsma, from
Hallett, wondered how the
Municipalities could' pro-
ceed Until they knew the
figures, 'Bailey answered,
"I'm not sure we're . wast-
ing our time to go ahead.
We've. got toforget about
dotting our "I's" or cross-
ing our "t's". We can't talk
about costs at all, We
haven't spent a lot of dol-
lars getting guesswork
answers"
The problem that no
one believes . restructuring
of any kind is .going to
save money, nor Have they
been shown by the govern -
merit that itwill has been a
frustration: "The people
who have the most to gain
and the people who have
the most to lose are on
salary now," said Bailey,
"We have 26 clerk -treasur-
ers to think
about.' It
makes
sense to me
ifit makes
money, but.
five or -10
years down
the road
and 'we
realize it's a
horrible
mistake; we can't go
back,"
Mery Bakkar from
Turnberry agreed, saying
it was probably geirtg to
cost more than it would
save as staff.•would have to
be bought out and services
maintained,
Dunbar said the issue
has . become a . political
thing to the province, one
that is . no, longer about
Money., • ` ' . -
Though • the idea `of
bothered some, • most
agreed that some step. must
be taken. Watson said, "If
there is any money to be
saved, it`s
that we
come • up
with our
o. w • n
tiriunicipal-
ity, • not
something
that's been
rammed
down our
throats."
"I think Ralph has a
point," said Scrimgeour..
"The problem will be if we
don't work towards some
form of amalgamation on
our own."
;'It doesn't hurt to plan',"
said Hallam, "It may hold
the cornmissioner off."
The importance of
involving full council' and
of informing the- public
-became the next issue.
Bergsma' and ..• Hallett ,
It doesn't , hum to
it mayhold
commissioner
Rob •Halle
involved in a costly study.
as Huilett had already
convicted one with a cen-
tral Huron group.
"Everything has been done
in-house," said Dunbar.
"There won't be any con-
sultants,"
fiugi11 also stressed the
importance of keeping the
public informed.
' Dunbar added that any
plan should he put on a
ballot Tor : the public: "It
will' force us to he'speci.f-
14. .
Two proposals were
made and unanimously
accepted. The first is that
each council state their
preference for one -tier or
two-tier government. The
second was that a commit-"
tee with two representa-
tives, elected or unelected,
from each municipality
use the data compiled by
the clerks to come lap with
several options for:consid-
Councillor , Doug Hugill eration
change for changes' sake said they would not .be.
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cussions further.
'Councillors• agreed they
saw no pressing heed to
move ahead quickly,;pari.
ticu,larly given the lack of
---information available ;from
the; provincial*. gr verrinient
about what the :cost will be
of downloadedservices
like policing
"We're a( ah impasse
until the .government gets
• off its' butt an'Jl :pins the'
cafds on the table;", said
:Mick.le,reeve of
Exeter and former presi
dent:of the, Association' of
Municipalities' of Ontario.
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'If there `is more, infor-
mation in :September
maybe then` we can meet.
(with representatives of all
municipal-. council's)," said .
Bill Weber,' reeve ; o.f
Stephen Township,
There had 'been -contro
vers .y about the county
holding -the meeting,°since
it had earlierre,lected a'
• ,county -led amalgamation
move and promised to,
include municipal council-;
fors "We held a meeting I`
felt wa,s wrong,,", Said
Mickle,.• speaking of the
decision. not•to,include
municipal councillors who,
"had a' right to be part bf'a.
discussion' on what .is
going to ,affect their
municipalities:"
Amongthe couriCils
upset with county's meet-.
ing was. the Town .of
Goderich, whick passed. a
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ts. o
nigtiora : at its lune 16:
notingasking• for• no
action •by the county until
it had. Met with all coun-
cils: Several Go.derich
councillors did attend `the
county's. . Meeting as
•' observers, o.ne indicating
,the town might call for.
intervention •by a provin-
cial con7missioner if the'.
county :appeared likelyto
go ahead. ,
A commissioner has
already been called for in
the, i�orth••Larnbton area
by Gordon. Minielly of .the
Town of Forest. In a:letter
•to`Minielly, (circulated at
the meeting. by: Goderich) •
•' AI, Leach .wrote :`he , saw
any restructuring, of the
area "w.ould necessarily.
incl•.ude;. at a rninirnurra,
half of both -.Huron and
Lamb:ton' Counties and
quite possibly parts Of
Middlesex County as.
well-, :Leachsaid,.. he
- woul4•n`t appoint a corn
massion• at this time, but,
would, consider one .in
1998•
.
That poss•tbilty lent.:
some. urgency -for nrtunieiLL
palities in the ;sou-the=rn,
part of the county where:
:discussions'have' already
takenplace among ;a num-
ber of municipalities to -get:
together ,when • others
aren't. "Why would six
municipalities: accept only; ,
one r,epre:sentative on ,
` county council, he won
tiered.
Mason Bailey,; reeve, of- .
B: yth, stressed .the;iinpor
tance of all municipalities'
developing of common
accord to. keep any. one
municipality from calling
in a' cotnmisstoners. "It's:
important we don't try to •
impose our will on oth-
ers," he said.
**It pa
care professionals• in, the. provision of24
otic aC. PO t6 carte and appropriate li riik
fuges to ruor speetahzed seryices. when:
;1te aired,
Withiin Huron, we wilt be. moving to a~
=eurnatrxi.
administration, wlich will
aglmistration;to'
ymove:$&4: rr illion:from
:frantehne patient care.
« The hospitals,. conixruni.Districr
Hlth: Council,the new CE and the
people: of R rbn: Will be able to assess
need: and then examine. the "bed. needs"
we have in:. each comrnrteity:
"Thii framework is. based oneaten
site input anti:experience of which 1 amt
k
pleased:. that tit. Iim I urke,, a tiunrly.
physicia r from. Goderich: was a member:.
JE a participation, ensured Hurons needs
were addressed'. Lcongratulatehim for
his work, to ring health" care better. in,
Huron,'' snid'.T4)trrts;
• L oxig-term ewe funding
Wilson' and Johns said 500 patients in
Huron.. County will benefit flout : a reitr
vestment of $1.70,000 in long-term care
funding.
The reinvestitienmt in cotirtinunity-based
long -tin care , services is to ensure that
patients receive 'the care and services
they: need at home.