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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002. PAGE 9.
County council briefs
Councillors defends use of road salt
Huron County Engineer Sandra
Lawson along with Goderich Mayor
Deb •Shewlelt, Goderich Clerk-
Administrator Larry McCabe and Al
Hamilton from the Sifto Salt mine
defended the use of road salt at a
recent Ottawa meeting.
Lawson told Huron County
council, Thursday, that seven or
eight tables of people from a wide
background took part in "lively"
discussions. The group will meet
four times a year, she said.
The federal cabinet has not
declared salt as toxic to this point,
Lawson said.
Shewfelt added that the issue of
the environmental status of road salt
will be decided by politicians, not
bureaucrats. At this point salt has not
been declared a health issue. "It
breaks down to the issue of what's
toxic.-
* **
Council agreed to pay an extra
$16,960 to Joe Kerr Construction of
Wingham for unexpected costs due
to fuel cost increases in the 1999-
2002 contract period for
snowplowing on three routes from
the Wingham patrol yard.
The move was not without
controversy with several councillors
saying it was unfair to give a
retroactive increase. "What's the
sense of signing a contract if it's (the
price) going to go up?" wondered
Morris-Turnberry Councillor Keith
Johnston.
But Rob Morley from South
Huron, who said he's had experience
on the other end of these types of
contracts, told council that if a
contractor wanted to get that
$16,000 in other ways it would be
easy to do within the•contract. "In
winter operations you need these
gjys on-side," he said supporting the 4„ payment.
Council approved picking up the
option for a further two years at
$77.60 an hour. Morley said if the
county tendered now it would likely
get bids of more than $100 an
hour.
The extended contract will include
an escalator/de-escalator clause to
change the rate based on increases or
decreases in fuel prices.
** *
County council has asked the
Ministry of Health to officially
appoint Dr. Beth Henning as medical
officer of health for Huron County.
Henning has functioned in the job
for several years but always as acting
medical officer of health on a part-
time basis.
The county had argued that a full-
time MOH wasn't needed in the
county and that Henning, despite not
working full-time, was available 24
hours a day to carry out any
responsibility a full-time MOH
would be required to meet.
***
The first week of Huron County's
Road Watch program saw 25
"Citizen Report Forms" turned in to
police complaining about
unacceptable driving incidents.
Police felt half of these complaints
were serious enough to warrant
letters being sent to the vehicle
owners.
Half of these were sent to drivers
from outside the county.
The Road Watch program allows
people to report aggressive or
impaired drivers by sending in a
form that's available at a number of
locations in communities across the
county.
***
Concerns were again expressed at
council about the cairn at Huronview
that marks a graveyard for residents
of the home who were buried there
early last century.
Bill Dowson, councillor for
Bluewater, said trees that had
marked the perimeter of the
graveyard had died and the farmer
who farms the rest of the Huronview
land had plowed closer to the cairn
again. He suggested permanent
markers were needed.
Warden Ben Van Diepenbeek
agreed that four un moveable
markers might be the answer.
Carol Mitchell, Central Huron
councillor said if trees have died
they should also be replaced. "Each
tree is significant because it
represents a name on the plaque."
Dowson agreed, saying the county
should look at planting larger trees
because seedlings were more
susceptible to drifting sprays from
the farming operation.
** *
Nine staff members and 15
residents at Huronview and
Huronlea came down with the flu in
March. In response to an answer
from South Huron Councillor Joe
Hogan, Homes Administrator Barb
Springall reported only one of the
staff members who were affected
had had a tlu shot.
***
Lavis Contracting was awarded
the contract to pave County Rd. 19
from County Rd. 25 to County Rd.
16 near Ethel.
Much thanks
The Blyth Heart & Soul Campaign got a boost this past week with a $1,000 donation from the
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