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uroan CrOIla° residents will pay almost
20 per cella,. aeas taxes to the county this
year, largely toward the proposed
rebuilding o" neon's Huronview Home for
The kged and a waste management study.
k m $22.4 million .budge pproved by
county council' '1',Aursday includes a 4.28per
cent increase in the operating budget, just
• less than thE. expected rise in the cost of
living.
Rut with almost $900,000 being set aside
:ds a new furonview, and $300;000
toward the five year waste management
study, the overall mill rate increase totals
19.58 per "cent 'for county purposes.
That means residents owning property
assessed :at -$75;000 will pay :$234:53 toward
.county operation. That's an increase .of $38
over what they paid in 1988.
County residents also pay taxes to operate
their home municipalities and to finance
public or separate schools.
In Goderich last year, school taxes
amounted to just over 50 per cent of the
total, while county operations required 12
per cent.
TheTown of Goderich last week set its
mill rate inert. -ase at 4.1 per cent,Despite__
county taxes last. year being the smallest
portion, the disparity in mill rate increases
between the " two operations will see
Goderich residents faced with a greater
direct dollar tax increase for the county
than for the town.
For example, the owner of a$75,000 home
is being asked for $38.10 more from the
county in 1989 compared to .$31.00 more
toward the town.
Similarly, a $100,000 home will cost its
owner ;$51 more taxes to the county. A
$50,000 home. or propertywill cost $25 more.
Until theschool boards "set their budgets,
bu .get
ercent
probably next month, it can not be deter-
mined what percentage of taxes goes to
which of the three users. The consolidated
mill rate increase also cannot be calculated.
In all, Huron County will spend just less
than $22.5 million. Its spending will increase
$1.64 million over 1988's actual spending.
The 26 municipalities in the county will
share in raising $6.37 n^,illion, while the
balance of the $22.5 million comes largely
from provincial grants ($11 million) , or a
variety of fees and services ($2.66 million. )
As well, almost$1 million in surplus funds
from 1988 are included as revenue in the 1989
budgets.
WHERE 1T GOES
The bulk of the county `budget goes toward
transportation services ($8 million this
year), social services (another $8 million in-
cluding Huronview's $6 million operating
costs) , health services (almost $2 million) ,
recreation services (:$1.6 million including
$1 million to operate libraries) and general
administration ($1.1 million) .
'The budget passed on a recorded vote,
-with Seel, t rs opposed -mid -14 in --
favor.
Opposed were Couns. G. Baker, J. Col-
eman, L. Fuller, M. Hicknell, W. Mickle, G.
Prout and T. Tomes.
Absent were G. Cantelon and L. Wilder.
Voting in favor of the budget were 11.
Armstrong, L. Armstrong, V. Bennett, B.
Cooke, C. Cranston, T. Cunningham, J.
Doherty, N. Fairies, R. Fisher, D. Fraser,
A. Gibson, Warden D. ,Johnston, M. Keyes,
B. Machan, B. McBurney, J. Robinson, .J.
Bodges, E. Snell, G. Stirling. W. Vanstone,
A. Wasson, J. Workman and H. Worsen.
Junior farmers:: The €haJ.enge
The Challenge's Minein 189is:the:thenie
of the :Junior Farmers'. Association :Of On-
tario's Annual Provincial Conference, be-
ing held`March 17 to.l9in`Toronto.
Junior Farmers from across Ontario
will be attending the conference on :behalf
of their local dub or county organization.
The 'conference is the kick-off of the new
J'•nie- Farmer Year. At 'the conference
the association's annual meeting is held
the election ofthe new 1989Provincial
,:Utive tailing place.
'iv Provincial Conference is just one of
many events :being held :during Junior
Farmeriemberahip Month, rch. Join-
ing Junior Farmers ,Can be very 'rew.ar-
ding. The :opportunities 'offered by Junior
Farmers are various, enabling members
to reach their potentials. Junior Farmers
may be just what you are looking for.
Contact the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food Office in Clinton at
48Z-3428 or 14300.265,51701crr further infor-
mation about Junior Farmers in Huron
County. Be part of the Challenge, join
Junior Farmers in '89.
Luekaow Sentinel, Wednesday, Mareil 15, 198 Page 15
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1989 Timmy and Tammy
1989 Timmy and Tammy on the right is Troy Wilson, this years Timmy, aged 11, from
aisiey,wriere heattends grade* at Paisley r"eutrat Ua'Taylor, this yeses
my, is a Scarbrough native and also 11 years old. She is a grade five student at Saint Ed-
mund Campion School.
To the editor:
On behalf of The Lions Club of Lucknow
and District, I would like to extend our
sincere thanks to all the many individual's
and .businesses in Lucknow and surroun-
ding area who contributed to this year's
Easter Seal Campaign.
At the midway mark in our campaign we
are pleased to report $439 has been raised.
Though this is still short of our target of
$2200, we are confident it will be achieved.
By giving to Easter Seals, chilldren in
need continue to receive essential equip-
ment and rehabilitative services to
themprogress"m11fe. This is a.goal whi
our Club andith a :havelalw.ays" been
firmly committed `to.
Physically :disabled children are no .dif-
fer-entthan other children. Alltheyrequire
is a little more support and a little more
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THE EDITOR
understandting from others. The people of
this district have always shown in the past
that they care about the quality of life for
these special children not only in our own
community, but for more than 7,000 other
Easter Seal kids throughout Ontario. We
hope they will continue to back these
young fighters by giving to EaSter Seals.
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19 Vaster Seal Campaign,
The Lions -:Club of Lucknow.
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