Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-16, Page 1J P4E1*'19,Cosito...le• HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1994. Your community newspaper since 1860. Serving Seajorth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities. Briefly c - Take stock of arena booth says council members Seaforth Council approved the Seaforth Fire Area Budget at their Mar. 8 council meeting. Although the Seaforth and District Community Centres 1994 Budget was approved at the same meeting, Reeve Bill Bennett had some questions about the arena booth sales. "They're spending more to get less," said Bennett, referring to the increase in booth wages in the 1994 budget while booth sales have been budgeted $1,700 less than 1993. Administrator James Crocker replied that this had a lot to do with stock on hand. _. "When I was on that commit- tee (Seaforth & District Com- munity Centres Management Committee) we used to take stock and carry it through to the next year. At the end of the year they should have stock taken...You just don't know how that booth is run," said Bennett. Crocker agreed with Reeve Bennett. "There could be $2,000 or $10,000 (of stock) there. It has an effect on the mark-up for the next year," said Crocker, He recommended council represen- tatives discuss the recommenda- tions with arena board members. Playschool fees to increase Seaforth Council's Recreation and Parks Committee instructed Recreation Director Marty Bedard to increase the Playschool and Playground regis- tration fees for 1994 to $30 per week which is still reasonable, according to the committee report. Families of three or more, and participants who reg- ister full-time will receive a small discount. Seaforth soloist to sing at Roy Thompson Hall A Seaforth man will be per- forming a solo and directing a song at Roy Thomson Hall on March 26. Dave Campbell will be singing with the Dukes of Harmony (of Scarborough) a barbershop chorus with about 110 members. He has been with the Dukes since 1990. He took part in the last convention in Calgary which drew 15,000 people. More than 30 people from the Seaforth arca are expected to attend the concert in Toronto. The Dukes of Harmony will be representing Ontario in the inter- national barbershop competition in Pittsburgh. The group hair already won two gold medals in international competition. Farm Progress edition inside Readers in the local distribu- tion area will be receiving this year's edition of Farm Progress, a popular agricultural publica- tion. It is distributed in this week's Huron Expositor. The in-depth look at farming people and trends is distributed throughout Perth, Huron anil Bruce Counties. It features edi- torial content from this arca and from the larger region. We hope you enjoy it. MILTON J. DIETZ LIMITED SEAFORTH 522-0608 • Pesticides & Custom Spraying • Spraying Equipment & Parts • Kutrite Premium Fertilizer • Ventilation & Livestock Equipment Eare: PURINA FEEDS & PET FOODS INSIDE The Seaforth District High School Junior Girls won WOSSA silver. SEE PAGE THREE Your Full Line Deafer FORD MERCURY Sales - Service - Selection HART strision HIGHWAY Of, SEAFORTH 527-1010 CENTENAIRES ON A ROLL - The Seaforth Junior Development Centenaires were iThdfeated in seven playoff games and hoped to wrap up their latest series last night (Tuesday) in Seaforth. The Centenaires need one win in four possible games to defeat Lucan TIM CUMMING PHOTO and likely meet Mitchell in the semi-finals. Here, netminder Dana Duskocy is pined by team-mates in nail-biting three -overtime - periods game at the Seaforth District Arena on Friday evening (and Saturday morning). 'please see page nine for story. Wild dogs shot at landfill site BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Staff Dogs with no tags that run wild at the landfill site in Holmesville will be shot. A letter to the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board (MHLSB) was sent from R.E. Thompson, Clerk of the Township of Goderich on Feb. 24 stating that Lloyd Weber had been paid $60 on Feb. 21 for shoot- ing and burying six wild dogs with no tags which were scavenging in the landfill site. "Mr. Weber was acting on the authority of Mr. Stirling (Reeve of DAVID saarr PHOTO NEW COUNCILLOR - Seaforth resident John Bal was voted in as Seaforth's newest councillor at a Mar. 8 town council meeting. New councillor elected Scaforth resident John Ball is the town's newest councillor. Ball won a majority on the fust vote of Seaforth Town Council on Mar. 8. He was one of four possible can- didates who expressed an interest to be a councillor. John Ball will fill the vacant council seat of the late William Pinder. The new councillor will also sit on the Recreation Com- mittee and the Transportation and Environment Committee. 3al1 has been on the Planning Advisory Committee for the Town of Seaforth for several years and has been a teacher at Seaforth District High School for 26 years. "I have benefitted a lot living in Seaforth with my family. I hope I can make a contribution to the town in my time as a councillor," said Ball. He's also interested in seeing how municipal govertwnents oper- ate. If he enjoys his term as a coun- cillor, John Ball said he would consider running in municipal elec- tions this fall. Goderich Township), and under an agreement that has been in force for some years," stated the letter from R.E. Thompson. It was unknown to members of the MHLSB exactly when the dogs were shot. Acting Secretary Ken Hunter asked Site Supervisor Frank Postill if he had seen any dogs at the site in the last few years. The site supervisor replied he had never seen any wild dogs there. Lynda Rotteau of the Town of Goderich asked "Can you legally go out and do that? (shoot wild dogs with no tags)." Roueau was told it was legal by board members. A motion for approval of the $60 payment for the shooting of the wild dogs was passed by the MHLSB. Opening Late Tenders The MHLSB received a letter from the Goderich Town Council in regards to the MHLSB opening tenders which had arrived after the specified deadline. The Town of Goderich passed a motion at their regular council meeting of Feb. 14 to send a letter to the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board advising that the Town of Goderich does not agree with the opening of tenders after the stated date and time deadline. The letter stems from an incident at the Jan. 13 MHLSB meeting. The minutes from that meeting read as follows: Opening of quotations for hauling leachate - Acting Secre- tary Hunter brings to the attention of the Board that one of the quota- tions was received ten minutes after the closing time. Ile notes that the tenderer received a speeding ticket on the way to deliver the tender. Acting Secretary Hunter recom- mends to the Board that late quota- tions should not be opened and should be returned to the tenderer. A motion was moved by Bill Teall of the Town of Seaforth and Ross Carter of the Town of Clinton that the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board open the late tender. The motion was carried Member Ross Lawson of the Village of Bayfield requested that his opposition to the opening of the late tender be recorded in the min- utes. The board opened four tenders and accepted the quotation of J & R Trucking for hauling leachate at 3 cents per imperial gallon was accepted by the MHLSB. Supervisor's Report Mid -Huron Landfill Site Supervi- sor Frank Postill checked into the cost of getting a chipper at the landfill to chip wood for landfill covering. Ken Hunter, Commis- sioner of Works for the Town of Goderich and acting secretary didn't know whether the site was allowed to use the chip for cover at the landfill under Ministry of Environ- ment guidelines. Supervisor Postill will look into costs for the chipper further and Ken Hunter will check with the Ministry of Environment regarding its landfill cover regula- tions. Landfill Accounts Accounts for the period ending Feb. 28 in the amount of $21,031.05 were approved for pay- ment. Accounts receivable for the same period were approved in the amount of S32,024.08. ••• The next meeting of the Mid - Huron Landfill Site Board will take place at 4 p.m., April 14 at the Goderich Township office. Sports pages 8, 9 Entertainment page 14 Obituaries page 3 65 cents Plus 5 cents GST (70 cents) Proposals for infrastructure projects BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Staff On March 1, The Finance & General Government Committee of Seaforth Town Council reviewed a list of proposed projects for the town under the Federal/Provincial Infrastructure Program. The Committee recom- mended that a special council meeting be held on Monday, March 28 to review and select capital projects to be completed under the program. Draft Projects for Public Works: 1) Upgrade alley east of Main St. Estimate cost: $22,000 2) Brantford St. construction west of Isabella St. including sewers and storm drains. Estimated cost: $192,000 3) Rebuild Gouinlock St. as per Main seel sig" Estimated cost: $114,000 4) Alternate railway crossing and Sparling St. construction. Estimated cost $400,000 Draft Pro ocll for Towst. _ Library: 1) Exterior preservation, upgrades, alterations including the provision of an elevator within existing building, stair from second level upgrades to existing washrooms and a raised floor system. Estimated cost: $185,000 2) Above project plus accessibil- ity addition and new entrance lobby - 290 sq. ft. addition. Estimated cost $375,000 3) Above two projects plus a single storey addition to the east. Estimated cost: $465,000 Draft Project for Seaforth Arena: 1) Washroom addition. Estimated cost: $29,100. Job Creation Update Seaforth LACAC will be hir- ing two research personnel under the Unemployment Insurance Section 25 Job Creation Pro- gram. The researchers will assist Cathy Garrick, LACAC secretary and Heritage Coordinator, in organizing, documenting, cata- loguing and updating all of the LACAC files contained in the Town Hall. "I am hoping that they will also organize the con- tents of the vault in the Council Chambers," wrote Garrick in her report to council. The position will likely begin later this month and continue for eight weeks. Council also authorized the Economic Development Coordinator to advertise for two eight-week painting positions, under the same program, for painting municipal buildings in Scaforth, Theemploymentprogram is funded by the federal govern- ment. Huron Board looks for big cuts BY DON JACKSON For Huron Expositor The Huron County Board of Education (HCBE) met into the wee hours of the morning last week to find a whopping $2.5 million in cuts from their budget. The seven -hour task began Wed- nesday evening with an overhead computer screen with a $2.5 mil- lion total at the bottom. Items were added to the list along with projected savings and impact an spending. The subtotal grew as more items were added and the board committed itself to staying in session until the 'magic num- ber' was achieved. HCBE Chair Gracme Craig made opening statements explaining to the trustees what their task was, advising them to keep in mind the impact on students and staff and warning them, "Even if we find success tonight, there's still going to be more to come." At many previous board meetings where the budget has come up, it has been noted that wages account for roughly 80 per cent of board expenditures and operating costs make up roughly 20 per cent. The board seemed determined to take as much as possible out of the operating expenses before touching that 80 per cent which goes to salaries. Chair Craig referred to the need to look at this side of the expenditures at the onset of the meeting, telling trus- tees that to find success, they would have to deal with the 80 per cent side. Items slated for cuts arc: •The elementary formula budget (formula budget is for paper, pens, photocopy paper, library resour- ces, band-aids etc.) • The secondary formula budget •The secondary►►co-op education •Elnteme ary capital - Junior Kindergarten • Other elementary capital ■ Vanastra Public School renovations see Options, pg. 5