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Although the meningococcal disease can be treated with antibiotics, five to 15 per cent who become ill with meningitis infection will die. Death rates tend to be higher in the adolescent age group during outbreaks, the health unit said. Taylor explained that teenagers are at the highest risk for contracting MenC, the strain which causes the outbreaks. "It's not a common disease, but it's a serious disease," said Taylor. Because the disease is spread through saliva, Tay 1 o r explained, teenagers are at risk because they share eating utensils, cans of pop,cigarettes, lipstick and kisses. "That just puts them at a higher risk of spreading and contracting," Taylor said. Grade 7 students at Seaforth Public School and St. James School, will have an opportunity to get the voluntary shot when the health unit comes to their school for the Hepatitis B vaccinations. In the morning of March 31, the health unit will offer the shot at Seaforth Public Quoted It's not a common disease, but it's a serious disease,'— Huron County public health nurse Christina Taylor School and will attend St. James School in Seaforth during the afternoon of April 4. Then high school students aged 15 to 19, will have an opportunity to get a MenC shot at St. Anne's in Clinton on April 14 and at Central Huron Secondary School on April 19. The Huron County Health Unit is encouraging all youth in the target age group to get their MenC shot. For more information about the MenC shot, meningococcal disease or the free clinics, contact the health unit at 482-3416. 2005 budget keeps Huron East in low tax bracket From Page 1 fire department using some money from reserves. Knight explained, Seaforth ranked 25th in 2000 when it came to taxes in Huron County. "I think the significance of Seaforth moving from 25th to 22nd shouldn't be understated because Seaforth and Wingham were very, very high prior to amalgamation," Knight said. "The fact that we've moved away from that I think is quite an accomplishment." Tuckersmith has remained second in the tax rankings in Huron, with McKillop moving from five to the number one spot. Brussels made the biggest jump from 19th lowest taxes in the county to fourth overall in 2004. Although Grey has moved from number one spot of tax ranking in the county in 2000 to number three, Knight said it's not that big a move. County councillors wonder if they are being overloaded with photocopied pages By Tim Cumming Signal -Star Editor Huron County cTaggart Wettlaufer INSURANCE BROKERS INC. • AUTO • HOME • FARM • TRAVEL • COMMERCIAL • LIFE INSURANCE BROKERS Paul Wettlaufer Amy Siemon Suzanne Zehr Bill Siemon Ken Hutchison 68 Ontario Rd. 348-9150 Mitchell 1-800-561-0183 councillors may be facing an "information overload" with thousands of pages of information photocopied for council purposes. Coun. Rosemary Rognvaldson (Howick), wondered if the amount of paper copied for council might be limited. "We don't need to have all this paper generated," she said. One way the paper could be reduced is by introducing laptops for councillors to view (•multiple pages and only copying what they need to. "It will certainly reduce the paper," said John Bezaire (Central Huron). "That's the only way we're going to solve the issue ... it will come." The issue of notebook computers for county councillors will be brought back to the December 2006 county meeting for the 2007 council to discuss, according to minutes of the Feb. 15 Committee of the Whole meeting. Under one scenario, councillors would pay half of the cost of purchasing the computers but would get to keep them when their term was served, if that council approved the change. The full notebook cost for computer program is estimated at •about $65,000 if the county assumed the cost of the computer, the related software, peripheral equipment and training. Tough negotiating or misleading information? Should the county use one program as a negotiating tool to get revenue from another program? That question arose from a letter from treasurer David Carey suggesting that council would not consider monetary funding for the Lucknow and District Fire Department's first -response program in Bruce until a dispute with Bruce County over cross- border ambulance billings is resolved. Huron County currently supports the program with personnel and supplies because Lucknow's department might arrive at the scene of an incident before an ambulance and be the `first response.' The first -response training program includes defibrillation and other training. Bernie MacLellan (Huron East) said the county was to provide some supplies for the first - response program but had never intended to provide cash. Paul Klopp (Bluewater) said it would be "misleading" for Huron to communicate in a letter that the council would consider Bruce's request if, in fact, the county's policy was to provide in- kind contributions to the program and not dollars. If the county's policy is not to give dollars then, GC11nton Raceway THE HEART O F HARNESS RAC I NG March in and WIN!' Join us Thursdays in March March into Clinton Raceway for your chance to win great prizes ' Sweatshirts, betting vouchers 11 Winners on Thursday Nights March 10, 17 & 24 and one winner on March 31 of S500 CASH! Draws begin after the 1st race at Woodbine Raceway! Post time 7:40 p.m. , Por mon details and Infonnadon plase call 482-5204 Klopp said, it's only fair to tell Bruce that's the case. John Bezaire (Central Huron) said the county's senior manager was right to link two issues if that put pressure on Bruce to resolve the cross-border land ambulance billing issue. Huron County Council feels it is owed roughly $1 million for ambulance service it has provided in a dozen other counties between 2001 and 2003. Bruce County is one of the counties Huron County believes owes them money. Bruce, meanwhile, has indicated they aren't ready to meet over the issue prior to a Western Ontario Wardens' Conference. Huron County continues to have discussions with Perth and Middlesex about cross-border ambulance billing but Bruce County has not yet agreed to negotiate the issue. Is Huron subsidising Lambton Shores? Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) said Huron County appears to be subsidising another county if Huron is paying towards the upkeep of a shed outside county borders. "We're subsidising a salt yard for another county," he said. "Sell it to them for a dollar and let them fix it up," Shewfelt said in reference to the former MTO Grand Bend Patrol Yard. Huron County entered a lease with the Municipality of Lambton Shores in 2001. It could cost close to $90,000 over the next 10 years to upgrade and maintain the facility which is owned by Huron County. "It would be cheaper for us to get rid of the building than to fix it up," Shewfelt said. Huron County could receive $30,000 in lease payments over five years from Lambton Shores if that council approves it. John Bezaire (Central Huron) said that if the building could be maintained for another 10 years it would have substantial sale value based on its location. If the property is sold within the next five years all proceeds from the sale would go to the province. A motion was carried to amend the lease agreement for Huron to recover $30,000 in facility improvements from the Municipality of Lambton Shores.