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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006. PAGE 7.
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
A proposed special housekeeping
and special maintenance rate of $26
an hour for residents of the Highland
and Heartland Apartments isn't high
enough as far as one Huron County
councillor is concerned.
At the Nov. 29 meeting, Huron
East councillor Bernie MacLellan
said the figure was a "minor
amount".
Currently the age-in-place
program offers weekly
housekeeping services which
include vacuuming carpets, dusting,
washing floors, cleaning
washrooms, etc.
It was due to recent requests for
carpet cleaning that the
administration came up with a
special housekeeping fee to help
offset the costs. "Carpet cleaning has
never been part of the weekly
housekeeping package as it requires
a special shift, special equipment
and training," said homes
administrator Barb Springall.
To set the rate, they had
approached the treasury for the
amounts needed to replace salary,
to correct
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
Huron County council found a
way to correct mistakes of the past
without affecting the historical
integrity of the Dunlop's Tomb.
At the Nov. 29 meeting
councillors passed a
recommendation that the gravestone
not be disturbed, but that
interpretative panels be installed
near the tomb indicating the original
wording on the gravestone along
with further heritage information.
An individual had approached
county staff in 2005 and 2006 about
badly-needed repairs for the tomb.
As well, some of the information on
the gravestone was incorrect.
Director of cultural services, Beth
Ross told councillors that when they
got into researching the history, it
was determined that not only had
Mr. Cunningham been correct that
there was mistaken information, but
that there was at least one other
number wrong in the inscription for
another individual, whose name is
also on the gravestone.
Dunlop's Tomb has been leased
and maintained by the county from
Ontario Realty Corporation since
1938. In 1960 a new gravestone was
commissioned and installed on top
of the original which had become
almost illegible.
Ross said, however, that this may
have been a mistake. "Having
attended a National Historical Sites
conference I have learned more
about what should and shouldn't
have been done to maintain the
historical significance. We should
probably not have built over it in
1960."
Ross also said there is a
recommendation that a plan and
budget be developed to enhance the
site with additional interpretive
panels, some tree trimming for an
improved view over the river valley
and better footing on the pathway
approaching the tomb from the west.
"The improvements to the
walkway will not happen this year,
-but we will plan in the budget for
said Springall, and if other
equipment or parts are required the
resident would be charged.
"For example if someone wanted
an air-conditioning unit removed, we
haven't been able to recover the
costs of that in the past. This will
address that."
MacLellan argued, however, that if
they were going to do work in
competition with the public sector,
then they needed to be competitive.
"They would blow you out of the
water every time," he said, adding
that he felt the rate would be better
set at $40 per hour.
Warden Rob Morley noted that if
the work is done by the maintenance
staff there is some control over how
it is done. "(Residents) might have a
family member come in to do the
work and then you could find
yourself cleaning up a mess which
could cost more."
"It should be you have to call
before you dig," MacLellan
responded. "They will need to know
what they're doing, or realize they
fix the mess."
MacLellan's request that
council consider a higher rate was
defeated.
future enhancements."
Councillor Rosemary
Rognvaldson, who is chair of the
cultural, services and seniors
committee said that the
A turn at page
Loretta Thompson a Grade 8 student at East Wawanosh Public School and the daughter of
Murray and Doreen was page for the Nov. 29 session of county council. She was introduced
by North Huron councillor Murray Scott, right. Also pictured is outgoing warden Rob Morley.
(Bonnie Gropp photo)
recommendation will also address
an other issue. "Other people are
buried there as well which is not
obvious. The interpretive signs will
deal with that better."
Councillor argues
maintenance rate
• • County council finds way
a past mistake