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The Huron Expositor • April 5, 2006 Page 5
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Making mayor's position full-time an
idea that needs debate, says Agar
. To the Editor,
As we all know the municipal
elections will be returning soon.
I do not know how many of our
councillors will be seeking re-elec-
tion or if anyone. new will be
throwing their hat into the ring.
I would like to throw an idea out.
(it has been thoughtof before) that
maybe it is time for our municipal-
ity to 'go outside the box' and try
something new.
I would like to suggest that we
change our system to include a
full-time mayor and only five coun-
cillors - one from each of the five
wards.
The cost would not have to be
any different, just the distribution.
A full-time mayor would have time
to oversee so many more things
with the knowledge that he/she
would have to answer to the people
in four years.
The five councillors' work would
also increase, but hdpefully anyone
wanting to be a councillor would
feel the increased compensation
would be worth the extra work
load.
I congratulate anyone who is or
has been on municipal council for
their hours of dedicated service to
their communities.
I especially congratulate the pre-
sent council on how hard they have
worked to
success.
However, times are changing and
it is,harder and harder to find peo-
ple with enough time to add being
on council to their work load.
This is an idea that I think that
we all should think about, talk
about, and debate. Why not?
Maureen Agar
Egmondville
.
make 'Huron East' a
Individual towns can best market Huron County
To the Editor,
On March 23, I attended (uninvited) the
Warden's Economic Development Conference
held at the Huron County offices in Clinton.
After initial introductions, I discovered that
the majority of those in attendance were county
staff,federal and provinciallly funded bureau-
crats and municipal politicians.
I find it fascinating that an economic develop-
ment conference didn't invite business owners
to participate. After all, as we all know, busi-
ness owners and employees of those businesses
pay a large portion of the taxes which pay the
wages of many of those who attended the con-
ference.
They also could contribute more than fancy
graphs and rehashed statistics when developing
a master economic plan for Huron County.
During the meeting, I asked those attending
if there was anyone wha had a plan in place to
deal with businesses currently contemplating
leaving Huron County.
There was no response. I addressed the ques-
tion again. A Huron County Planning
Department official responded, "No."
I believe the most effective way to market
Huron County is through individual municipal-
ities. Currently,.; -North Huron and Huron East
have their oven economic development pro-
grams in place.
I wouldsuggest other municipalities follow
their lead, rather than create another level of
bureaucracy atthe county level.
Municipal officials should meet with busi-
nesses and residents of their _municipality to
address the concerns/needs in their communi-
ties.
See WARDEN'S, Page 6
Seaforth's Scott Memorial Hospital ends
year with deficit of $9,000 in 1955
APRIL 1, 1881
The Seaforth Draught players go
to Guelph today to play a match
with the draught club of that town.
With the new addition being
erected to the rear of Mackey's
block, Seaforth looks very much
like a violation of the Fire Limits
By -Law.
We understand that Mr. Cady of
Seaforth intends establishing bil-
liard and bowling alley rooms in
his block adjoining Hill Brothers
store, the buildings for which are
now in course of erection.
Lydia McCallum of Winthrop has
just completed a quilt containing
four thousand pieces. The whole of
this work was done by her in the
short space of two weeks. Where is
the next young lady so deft with
her needle?
APRIL 6, 1906
W. Harburn of Hensall, our enter-
prising greenhouse proprietor will
have a fine display of flowers for
the Easter holidays.
The large crack in the sidewalk
in front of B.B. Gunn's store,
Seaforth, caused by the frost heav-
ing the foundation, is being
repaired.
Street Commissioner Broderick
and Major Anderson of Seaforth
were out on Tuesday, measuring up
the amount of the tile required for
a tile drain on the east side of
Main Street, from B.B. Gunn's cor-
ner to the Dominion Bank and
from Kruse Brothers to the old
skating rink property.
APRIL 3, 1931
We understand the Supertest
Gas Company, of London, recently
purchased a lot on the corner of
Queen St. and London Road, and
are starting the erection of a
garage, which will be run by the
Hudson Bros. of Hensall.
Mervin Lane of Tuckersmith is
kept busy these days making
maple syrup and entertaining
some of his many friends to sugar-
ing off parties.
Jack Walker has returned to
Seaforth to assist his parents in
the W. J. Walker furniture store.
J. A. Wilson is taking a week's
holidays and the Seaforth clerk's
office will be closed next week. Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson will spend the hol-
idays at the home of their son in
Detroit..
APRIL 30, 1956
Norman Long, 71, of Kippen, will
observe 21 years as mail courier of
R.R. 2 Kippen on April 1. He also
has carried the mail from, the
C.N.R. station to the post office at
Kippen for the same number of
years and recalls having been late
only once.
Costs of operation at Scott
Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, dur-
ing 1955 increased in almost ever
department, the annual meeting of
the Board held at the nurses resi-
dence Friday evening learned.
Despite increases in revenue and
increases in the number of
patients, the year ended with a
deficit which totalled $9,181.60.
Commissioners of the McKillop
Municipal Telephone system have
appointed Edward J. Roberts, R.R.
2 Kippen as linesman. He succeeds
John Kellar, who resigned.
APRIL 2, 1981
Seaforth council passed a hold -
the -line budget last Wednesday
night that will increase taxes 5.9
percent or about $17.50 on top of
last year's $297 that a homeowner
with a $3,000 assessment paid.
Reeves and deputy reeves attend-
ing Huron County Council will con-
tinue to be allowed to puff on ciga-
rettes, cigars and pipes during
their deliberations. The executive
committee introduced a recommen-
dation that smoking be banned
there as of April 1. However, the
recommendation was voted down,
17to11.
It cost roughly $50,000 more to
run Seaforth in 1980 than what
was budgeted, the town's financial
statement, presented by auditor
Archie Leach, to council last week,
shows.