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Eight youth
who
destroyed
16`
mailboxes
making
amends
Huron OPP have
located eight youths
who are responsible for
the $12,000 worth of
damage to 16
-mailboxes in Huron
East earlier this
month.
The youths, aged
between 16 and .17
years old, have -all
written a letter of
apology and each
owner has received
$100 for their
destroyed mailbox.
Mailboxes were
destroyed along
Cardiff Road,
MacDonald Line and
Graham Road in
Huron East and
Browntown Road in
Morris Turnberry
Township.
Sledge hockey game
pits bikers against local
Sledgehawks...
An exhibition game in
Hensall with ABATE raises
money for the Huron
Sledgehawks. pg. 13 •
$125
got included
Wednesday,
March 29, 2006
Sam Steep, Grade 3, runs from Dan Lubbers, Grade 7 during a- game of skunk tag during Seaforth
Public School's Fun Fit program, which began last week. For story, see page 11.
Huron East council celebrates
passing `flatline
Susan H u n d e r t m a r k
Huron East ratepayers
should be writing a cheque
for the same amount as last
year for their property taxes.
Grey Coun. Mark Beaven
made that observation as he
congratulated council for
passing a "flatline budget" at
its Mar. 21 meeting.
"We have done an excellent
job. I said this year I was
going to fight for a flatline
budget and this council has
been able to do that. That's a
hell of an accomplishment,"
he said.
Beaven added that with
petitions , going around
complaining about tax
increases in North Huron,
Huron East should be proud
that it continues to offer the
lowest taxes in Huron
County.
Because an increased
assessment of three per cent
(or $75,000) comes close to
balancing out a $79,000
increase in the Huron East
levy, councillors said
ratepayers with an average
increase in their assessment
will pay the same taxes this
year as last.
"Some people will pay
more. if their assessment
went up more than average
and some will pay less,"
clarified Administrator Jack
budget
McLachlan.
Tax levies per ward work
out to $725,873 for Seaforth
along with a sewage charge
of $40,000, working out to a
small decrease in taxes.
"Technically the tax could
have dropped by $40,000 in
Seaforth this year but we're
putting the money towards
the work that needs to be
done on the sewage system,"
said Deputy -Clerk Brad
Knight.
In Brussels, the levy is
$272,852 which works out to
a less than one per cent
increase in taxes.
In Grey, the levy is
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Farmers
let down
but not
surprised
by
budget
Mark Nonkes
The news stung.
As a bus load of farmers
returned from a morning of
protesting at Queen's Park,
an announcement was made
about the 2006 Ontario
budget. ,...'
"We were hoping there was
a surprise in there endorsing
a risk management program
to give us some reason to be
optimistic that the
government did place some
importance on rural
Ontario," said Bev Hill, a
leading activist in the farm
community.
Yet, hopes of further farm
aid from the provincial
government. were quickly
dashed as the initial figures
came out.
The farmers who travelled
to Toronto on Mar. 23 to
highlight the need for income
stabilization weren't suprised
but they were disappointed,
Hill said.
Huron East Mayor Joe
Seili said he thought it was a
good news/bad news budget.
While he welcomed the
411,372 announced for Huron
East as part of a $1.2 billion
commitment to municipal
roads and bridges, Seili said
he was disappointed by the
lack of funding for farming.
"The McGuinty
government hung out the
rural politicians. I'm glad I'm
not a rural MPP in the next
See AGRICULTURE, Page 2