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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2006-04-06, Page 28Local talent Ron Walker of Blyth was recently awarded second place at the Goderich Historical Museum art exhibit. The exhibit featured artists' work from around the county. Walker's painting featured an autumn scene. (Heather Crawford photo) Remunerations set for 2006 CERTIFIED GOLD STAR DEALER • ALSO A GREAT SELECTION OF USED MOWERS @HURONTRACTOR.COM H U Ft Co NI TRACTOR 519-850-7020 Arva Thamesford St. Thomas 519-285-3845 519-631-7230 ('80O) 303-3645 (877) 612-0522 NEW 2305 COMPACT TRACTOR NEW 100-SERIES TRACTOR Win a Lawn Tractori' Visit any Huron Tractor location & enter to win a John Deere 115 Lawn Tractor! These affordable models start at $1829! Contest details in store ill JOHN DEERE NEW SELECT SERIES TRACTOR The Select Series feature auto, cruise & optional 4-wheel steer. Package it up with all the landscaping attachments you need to create the yard of your dreams for a very low monthly payment. 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Council members' totals vary due to the amount of conferences attended, mileage needed and other expenses required for travel. The remuneration for Joe Seili, the mayor in Huron East is $15,595.79 and $7,509.06 for Bernie MacLellan the deputy-mayor. Council members' totals varies from $5,721.03 for Mark Beavdn, $9,105.61 for. David Blaney, $6,824.9 - for William DeJong, $8,423.24 for Ferg Kelly, $8,895.35 for Lou' Maloney, $9,004.80 for Sharon McClure, $5,986.89 for Larry McGrath, $9,265.86 for Alvin McLellan, $8,123.16 for Joe Steffler, and $6,511.72 for Frank Stretton. In the municipality of Ashfield- Colborne-Wawanosh, the reeve receives an honorarium of $10,422.40 and the deputy-reeve receives $7,894.30. The councillors receive a range from $7,480 to $8,681.90. For Central Huron, the reeve receives an honorarium of _ $8,755, the deputy-reeve receives $5,150 and councillors receive $2,575. An additional $103 is given for each meeting attended as well as $61.80 for every committee meeting attended. For committee meetings in excess of three hours council members receive $103. The president of the St. Columban Soccer Association, Jason Dietz, attended the Huron East council meeting March 21 to discuss an increase in the amount of the municipal grant for 2006. Dietz provided council with a financial statement showing receipts of $26,924 and expenditures of $22,701.54 with a net surplus of $4,222.46. He advised that the St. Columban Minor Soccer Association felt they were not being treated similar to other soccer organizations in Brussels and Seaforth. At these facilities, . the municipality receives For the town of Goderich, the mayor D.J Shewfelt receives $19,093.30 and the reeve, Ellen Connelly receives $8,623.02. Council members receive $7,497.19. The reeve of Howick receives $10,163.31 and councillors' totals vary from $6,727.88 to $8,580.16. The reeve of North Huron receives $16,093.47, the deputy-reeve receives $12,435.47 and the councillors receive a total from $10,494.23 for Archie MacGowan, $10,453.47 for Edgar Daer, $12,441.78 for James Campbell, $13,048.69 for Arnold Taylor and $15,600.59 for Murray Nesbitt. The mayor of South Huron receives $8,763.15, the deputy- mayor receives $6,970 and• the councillors receive $5,278.75. An additional $105.57 is given for each council meeting. That amount is increased to $184.75 for each meeting over four hours. Councillors also receive an additional $2,000 for convention expenses and $0.45 per kilometre in mileage expenses. The mayor of Morris-Thrriberry receives $21,225.70. This- figure includes council meetings, an honourarium, meeting remuneration, money for other meetings, allOwance for attending conferences, registration, lodging, mileage The councillors' totals varies from $10,370.08 for Paul Gowing, $13,268.45 for Lynn Hoy, $14,720.49 for Edna McLellan, $5 per child registered. Council added that the municipality has expenses to line and maintain the fields. There are approximately 300 children registered within the St. Columban Soccer Association, he said. West Perth contributes $200 and the location of the children registered is split approximately 50- 50 between the two municipalities. Council requested additional information as to the operation of the two local minor soccer organizations in order for them to consider Dietz's request. Brussels may be receiving a tourism kiosk this summer. Ralph Laviolette, the Huron East economic development officer recommended Huron East council support the construction of two tourism kiosks in Brussels and Seaforth. The economic development officer advised that Huron East serves as a gateway to the county at its eastern and northern entrances for traffic coming from the Toronto, Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo areas en route to the Lake Huron cottage and tourist areas. Kiosks at these two entrances would give opportunity to divert traffic to Huron East and for county events, services and activities, he said. In Brussels, the Trust Fund committee is planning a 2006 project for a gazebo near the library to incorporate the elements of the kiosk recommended but is yet to be built. At Seaforth, municipal staff approached the Seaforth Lions Club and set up an un-attended gazebo during 2005. It was the recommendation of the economic development committee that the initial 2005 effort be advanced to provide a staffed kiosk that allows provision for display racks for more information, training in welcoming and ambassador skills, and a desk and chair for professionalism in appearance and function, or that it be left alone until it can be set-up with the competence and attractiveness expected by a discretionary-income visitor to the area. The recommendation of the economic development committee was that the municipality encourages and funds in whole or part, provisions for tourism kiosks in Seaforth and Brussels. They also recommended that summer staffing for the kiosks be included in the application to Service Canada for summer job placements and that the kiosks scheme also be advanced in an OSTAR-RED proposal for setting up permanent visitor information sites over a three-year period. It was the recommendation of council that the economic development committee should complete a detailed report as to the location, construction of the proposed kiosks along with the financial implications to the municipality and that this report should be presented at the next regular meeting. BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED $18,452.58 for Jim Nelemans, $12,816.67 for Neil Warwick and $15,194.13 for Bill Thompson. St. Columban Soccer Assoc. wants more funding from HE