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Page 8 March 29, 2006 • The Huron Expositor
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Huron East approves 2006 budget on Tuesday
Police funding formula changes to reflect decreased OPP presence in Seaforth
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$272,852 which works out to a less
than one per cent increase in taxes.
In Grey, the levy is $500,681,
which works out to a small decrease
in taxes.
In McKillop, the levy is $400,139,
which works out to a two per cent
increase in taxes. But, Knight point-
ed out McKiiltop will continue to
have the lowest tax rate in the
county.
And, in Tuckersmith, the levy is
$658,607, which works out to a 1.5
per cent increase in taxes.
Highlights of the budget include a
change in the way the municipality
is paying for its policing costs.
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Because Seaforth no longer has
Huron OPP officers based in
Seaforth and because of a change in
provincial funding, Seaforth's con-
tribution to policing costs decreased
from $360 per household to $262
per household.
While the other four wards used
to contribute $90 a household, that
number was increased to $150 per
household.
"There's still some recognition
there that the majority of OMPF
(provincial) funding comes from the
farmland tax formula," said Knight.
Base funding to Huron East's
three recreation centres increased
significantly. In Seaforth, arena
funding went up
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by 95 per cent from $58,500 to
$114,346 and in Brussels, arena
funding went up by 110 per cent
from $73,500 to $155,000.
Funding to the Vanastra
Recreation Centre went up 24 per
cent from $69,500 to $86,200.
A seven per cent salary increase
for Huron East staff added $126,000
to the payroll bringing the total to
$1.8 million.
Road construction in 2006
increased from $687,000 to $1.095
million, largely 'because there are
no major equipment purchases
planned for the year, said Knight.
However, major water system pro-
jects are planned for 2006 with
$360,000 planned to be spent on
water work and $400,000 planned
to be spent on sewage work in
Seaforth and $937,000 planned to
be spent on sewage work in
Vanastra.
Knight said Huron East is hoping
to have the sewage work in
Vanastra offset by two-thirds fund-
ing from the province.
Huron East reserves now sit at
$2,318,229, with $1,234,812 in the
working capital reserve, 750,000 in
the equipment reserve and $333,417
in the bridges reserve.Knight point-
ed out that provincial funding of
$3,152,832 will be decreasing by
$93,000 next year.
Front Road residents lobby
for hard surface on their road
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Close to 10 Front Road residents, hoping for
a hard surface for their road from
Egmondville to Vanastra, got their wish
granted at Huron East council last Tuesday.
Responding to "a number of rumours out
there," residents Jim McIntosh and Stan
Johns wanted to hear from council, directly if
the road would be surfaced this year.
"The volume of cars from 5 a.m. on is unbe-
lievable and it's going to be a tremendous dis-
appointment if it can't be hard surfaced very
soon," said Johns.
The plan to tar and chip Front Road from
Egmondville to "green bridge" on the Kinburn
Line was discussed during budget delibera-
tions.
Tuckersmith Coun. Bill DeJong suggested
several weeks ago that the entire road be
tarred and chipped from Egmondville to
Vanastra, adding that any expense greater
than the budgeted amount come out of the
Tuckersmith reserves.
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"Maybe I started some of these rumours
because people were very anxious to get this
road paved and I told one or two of them it
would be done this year and got their hopes
up," DeJong told council.
The plan was put on hold, however, when
DeJong couldn't convince his fellow
Tuckersmith representative Larry McGrath to
go ahead, using Tuckersmith's reserves.
"I didn't want to do it this year because the
hill by the old school breaks up every year. My
concern was to give the road another year and
see if it's standing up," said McGrath.
He added he was glad to hear from Front
Road residents that the road is solid and
ready for a hard surface.
Council opened tenders for the road and
agreed to a cost of $165,074.25 for the whole
road. Because $130,000 was budgeted for the
project, taking the rest out of the Tuckersmith
reserves will be discussed at council's next
meeting.
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