HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-04-19, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday. April 19, 2017
Police increases are down,
but farmers are feeling a
surge in taxes
Huron East council accepted the
2017 budget, the municipality's
treasurer/ finance manager broke
down the numbers in an exclusive
interview with the Expositor
Shaun Gregory which Michiels said is the
Huron Expositor reason behind the numbers
not being released until
The budget has been Apri113.
passed by HuronEastcoun- The small increase in
cil, balancing the budget OPP costs made the budget
was much easier seeing as somewhat more leisurely to
the year before the munici- work with stated Michiels
pality faced more than $2 by phone April 13, last year
million in cuts. they hiked their bill just
Roughly $1.4 million will under $200,000 while this
be cut from various depart- time around the municipal-
ments-this includes itypolicingcostsboostedto
the 2005 backhoe from Pub- $12,000.
lic Works although added m The overall increase for
are the repairs to keep it up all citizens of Huron East is
and running. not yet available, but based
Along with the adjust- on a $100,000 residential
ments through the reserve assessment the municipal
draw for the $2 million annual increase will be just
Vanastra construction pro- under $2.
ject, Huron East's treasurer/ Michiels estimated Sea -
finance manager, Paula forth residents to pay about
Michiels said this has $1,250ayear.
allowed the municipal levy Michiels said Seaforth
increase to go down to five locals in town might be
per cent content with the small tax
The 2017 third budget surge, however people
draft was unveiled April 4, who own farmland may
and it calls fora 5.71 per- not share the same
cent overall increase, how- feelings.
ever those numbers will _ "What's happening is that
change, due to the fact the the assessment is continu-
educational side of the ing to shift, residential has a
budget has not been sub- lower assessment overall in
mined said Michiels. Huron East, so that means
The fiscal year for educa- farmland is paying a large
tion runs from April -March, burden," she said.
MPP Thompson urges Minister
for Environment to shut off wind turbines
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
After hearing the news
that wind turbines 45 min-
utes from Seaforth exceeded
the acceptable level of noise,
Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson spoke with "her
heart" when she asked Glen
Murray, the Minister for
Environment and Climate
Change to shut the opera-
tion down.
After waiting for two years,
a pair of families from Ash-
field-Colborne-Wawanosh
received their results April 7
and Thompson said that
essentially an indication
from 11 out of the 20 meas-
urements were noted as out
of compliance and above
Ministry guidelines.
This research conducted
by the Ontario Ministry of
the Environment and Cli-
mate Change in Owen
Sound implied that there
was a possibility of tonal
noises being produced
from those specific wind
turbines.
"Why should these fami-
lies continue to suffer while
waiting for more testing or is
it that you need more time to
devise a plan that ignores
your own ministry's
research," stated Thompson
with emotion at legislature
April 12.
Murray responded and
said if wind turbines or any
other type of technology
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exceeds sound levels, "we
enforce the law."
"No one should have to
suffer noise pollution from
any source."
Thompson said she has
requested a sit down with
Murray; the two are cur-
rently figuring out a date to
meet.
Since rules have been bro-
ken, Thompson said she
would like to see the wind
turbines shut off until they
meet the requirements of
acceptable noise levels.
People from St. Thomas,
Eastern Ontario and several
other places in the province
have emailed Thompson,
"saying thank you for contin-
uing to fight for us and that's
what I'll do," she said while
also adding that she receives
complaints by concerned
residents from both counties
in her riding on a regular
basis.
"It's time to do right by
Ontario citizens being
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turbines."
If this matter is not dealt
with and more tests are
needed, Thompson said the
next round might take
another year and a half to
finish.
"I don't know what this
Minister thinks quick means,
but suffering for three and a
half years before anything
gets done doesn't sound
quick to me," Thompson
stated in a press release.
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