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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-05-04, Page 2Page 2 Times•Advoctte, Mo 4, 1983 SPEAK TO STUDENTS - About o dozen people from various vocations outlined their jobs to students, staff and guests at Exeter Public School during an education week feature, Wednesday. The speakers also outlin- ed their predictions for some of the changes that will occur In those occupations when EPS students move to fill their shoes. Bock row, from the left: Exeter police Sgt. Kevin Short, Rev. Jim Sutton, community volunteer worker Dorothy Chapman, weatherman Jay Campbell, PUC lineman Dennis Hockey, fireman Leroy Edwards and Bell Telephone repairman Pete McFalls. Front row: lawyer Kim McLean, rec director Lynne Farquhar, nurse Dawn Murray, Dr. Linda Steele and fireman Norm Tait, But school, . county push rate up Hay budget declines The 1983 Hay township budget. showing a slight decrease over a year ago was approved by council. Monday night. Exeter Continued from front page other equipment result in that increase. The police department budget is at $284,240, reflec- ting higher wages. radio com- munication costs and an in- creased figure for cruiser repairs in view of the decision not to purchase a new cruiser this year. Wages are $182,000. The public works budget is $857,286 and paving adds another 840.895. Wages con- stitute $156.000 of that figure and the capital projects in- clude. the south-west storm' drain, reconstruction of Pryde Boulevard, the Marlborough St. culvert and resurfacing of Main St. at the south end. Paving projects Total township expen- ditures of $810,007 will be covered by a residential and farm mill rate of 60.67 mills and a commercial rale of budget are detailed elsewhere in this issue. Grants to the cemetery board remain virtually un- changed at 819,000, while the grant to the South Huron rec centre board of management is increased by a bit over $7,000. The board will receive $78,102 for operating and $7,200 for capital in 1983. Library maintenance has been set at $8,000, planning board and committee of ad- justment $4,400, property budget $6,000. There are no major changes in any of those budgets over last year. The building inspection budget was bumped by $5,200 over last year's actual expenditures. SECRET ADMIRER = Renowned SHDHS janitor Bobby Knox shows off the presents he received from his secret pal, Tony Wales, in staff appreciation week -at the high school. It's in the plans Whether you're looking for life insurance, an annuity for savings, a larger retirement income or complete estate planning, get in touch. Our plans can help you with your plans. . GEO. A. GODBOLT Chartered Life Underwriter -� Devon Building, Exeter 235-2740 Mutual Life of Canada 71.37 mills. The residential rate is down .37 mills from the 1982 level of 61.04 mills' The mill rate for the police village of Dashwood for township purposes has been set at 54.37 mills. The requisition from the Huron -Perth Separate School Board for separate school supporters in the township calls for expenditures of $87,767.. This is up 13.95 per- cent from last year when total spending was $77,262. The separate school mill rate for the township will be Exeter wages Continued from front page Johnston, rec director Lynne Farquhar, rec centre facilities manager Can) Stewardson, cemetery superintendent Albert Hum- mel and assistant superinten- dent Harry Knip. Dykstra and Johnston each received hikes of $893 to take them to $19,400, Farquhar moved to $16,230 with a boost of $774, while Stewardson was reclassified and received a hike of $1,475 to take him to $17,600. Hummel and Knip each received the manditory $750 hike as decreed by the government and 'moved to .$19,850 and 818.050 respectively. ' Three members of the works department each received the manditory $750 pay hikes and were placed in grade 6. They include Gary Middleton at $19,865, Larry Mason at $18,450 and Ross Mathers at $18,450. Brion Penhale who just joined the department is at $15,900. Milt Taylor, grade 5, received a hike of $750 to $17,432. . Town office secretary Don- na Glanville and rec centre secretary Joanne Fields were placed in grade 3 and each received $750 hikes to bring them to 813,325 and $12.250 respectively. while police of- fice secretary Elaine Baynham also received $750 in grade ,2 to take her to 811,061. The pay increases totalled 814,412 at an average of 4.32 percent. Stipends for local board secretaries were left at the 1982 level. Brian Johnston receives $500 for planning board, while Laurie Dykstra gets $1,120 for committee of adjustment. Clerk Liz Bell' receives $1,384.90 for the Exeter area fire board and $843.70 for the cemetery hoard. Thursday, May 5th 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wilton Cake Pans 10% Off Stacey Margarine 2 lbs.. Candy Molds 15% Off Flour Enriched All Purpose 5 kg. Reg. 3.95 1.79 3.50 FERGU ' AA' IE HWY. $4 Between Hensel, end Zurich 236-4979 83.4 for farm and residential and 98.12 for commercial purposes. Council passed a bylaw Monday night .raising the minimum figure when a building permit is necessary to $1,000 from the present $500. The need for a building per- mit for the removal of urea formaldehyde from the Dashwood residence of Ken McRae was waived. • A previuos motion of April 5 regarding the precentage of monies available for tile drain loans has been amended. Hay farmers now are eligible for 60 percent of the cost of tile drainage work to a maximum of $20,000 per farm. One tile drain loan applica- tion in the amount of $6,500 was approved. A printer -reader for the township office will be pur- chased from 3M of London for $2,445. Council gave their support to the current work week sponsored by South Iiuron District High School. Lisa Becker, a SHDIIS student is working this week in the Hay township office in Zurich and will receive an honorarium of 850. In answer to al request from the Clinton Comtnunity Credit Union its office in Exeter has been authorized to act as a collection agency for Ilay township taxes. Council has approved an agreement regarding the waste disposal in conjunction with the village of Zurich. The next meeting of council will be held Monday, May 16 al 7:30 p.m. PUC'-.t.ff kept busy as building doom hits If the PUC is a reliable economic barometer, there's fair weather ahe:'d for the town of Exeter. "Things rally seem to be happening," manager Hugh Davis told the April meeting of the commission, listing seven new homes, the new Canadian Tire store and ex- pansion of the Bank of Mon- treal and the restaurant in the Centre Mali. Six of the homes will be heated electrically, Davis said; and added water service is up-to-date with five new in- stallations, `everywhere footings have been dug". The surge of business has meant revamping old lines, adding new ones, and install- ing new meters and transformers. Davis reported a bargain on a package deal of ten transformers at 8900 each, much cheaper than the going price two years ago. Seven of the transformers have already been put to their intended use.. The commission decided to participate in Ontario Hydro's proposed new dual - energy system program. Some Exeter PUC employees will be trained to inspect fur- naces of homeowners in- terested in adding a plenum heater, and recommend if the furnace has a large enough plenum, and future potential service life to make an addi- tion feasible and practical. The commission will act as middleman between the- customer hecustomer and the contractor of his choice, once the pro- gram gets underway. Submissions were opened from the Bank of Commerce, the Bank of Montreal and the Royal Bank offering terms for a three-year agreement to begin when the commission's present agreement expires next month. The Bank of Nova Scotia declined to make a submission at this time. Davis, PUC chairman Mur- ray Greene and secretary M-arilyn Sillery were authorized to examine Allen is director R. B. ( Bot►) Allen has been named the n director of edueatton,?.w or Huron County. The Huron County Board of Education chose Allen, cur- rently superintendent of operations with the board, at a special meeting on Satur- day. He will start at a salary of $59,910. A resident of Clinton, Allen has been superintendent of operations with the Huron Board for 11 years. COOKIES FOR SALE - The Exeter Brownies will be on the streets of Exeter May 7 with their annual sale of cookies. Shown with a sample are Cheryl McCarter, Jennie Wareham and Sarah Darling. T -A photo. SS board budget Continued from front page project: But with no committ- ment from the Ministry et. the finance committee recom- mended raising half the local amount or 848.800 in 1983 and the board approved. "if we don't receive anything from the Ministry for capital projects) we'll have a surplus and if not we'll have a deficit," said Marcy noting the board has been in a deficit position before and worked its way to a surplus position. Board chairman Icon Mur- ray said he was "pleased" to see the budget passed at the meeting. He noted that most of the truste r's, while not all on the finance committee, at- tended the budget meetings. A breakdown of the budget is as follows: Salaries and benefits, in- cluding teachers. administra- tion, secretaries, trustees, custodians, etc., $5,536,587 or 72.6 percent of the total budget ; Transportation, $954,850 or 12.5 percent of • the total budget ; Energy, plant operations and maintenance, $416,533 or 5.5 percent of the 1983 budget ; Operating supplies and delivery of program, $714,344 or 9.4 percent of the 1983 budget. • UFFI Removal We "Are" Local Government trained in Foam Removal and Remedial Services. Registered remedial contractor, licence No. 1884-6 All workmanship Guaranteed Written Quotation prior to starting of work '5,000. government grant available Free Estimates GRA$DAHL CONSTRUCTION R.R. 2 Crediton Call "Ron" at 234-6711, Res. 234.6224 carefully all the submissions and select the one offering the commission the best terms. A letter was received from Ontario Hydro concerning 1984 rates. Ontario Hydro will argue for rate increases at a hearing scheduled in the near future, citing the combination of reduced revenues from ex- ports to the US and increased costs of new nuclear genera- tion coming on line as reasons for higher rates. They an- ticipate keeping the increases below the inflation rate for the next decade. "That's Ontario Hydro speaking. That's not the minister of the environment and that's not the cabinet", Davis commented. Commission member's will attend an Ontario Municipal Electric Association meeting to be held in Hydro Place, Toronto, in May. Items on the agenda for discussion include slow economic growth, lack in load growth,' continued escalation of costs and moun- ting pressure to control and moderate rate increases. Board told change made in programs The special education plan approved by the Huron -Perth Separate School Board has undergone a few changes after a year in operation. Superintendent of educa- tion John MacCauley outlined the changes to the separate school trustees at their April 25 meeting. The increase of a half-time special education resource teacher was needed because of fluctuating caseloads at some schools within the system. The plan originally called for 11.8 special educa- tion resource teaching posi- tions for 1982-83 but this was increased to 12.3 teaching positions. MacCauley also outlined the changes in the number of teachers required for self- contained special education classes in 1982-83. The plan originally called for five teachers for special education classes, but the number will remain at the present three. "The numbers are not as high as predicted," said Mac- Cauley adding that a number of students are served in the remedial class caseload: The number of self- contained special education classes remains at the pre- sent three. Other changes made to the plan do. not increase or decrease the number of teachers. While a half-time teacher for the gifted and a half-time psychometrist were initially approved in the plan, the superintendent reported `that the teacher Of the gifted has been hired full-time hut, no appointment of a psychometrist has been made. Two special ' education resource teachers in speech and language were hired to instruct exceptional pupils and while this is a part of their Two fined for offence Only two of the 29 cases on Tuesday's court session in Exeter were disposed of by London Judge J. Seneshen: The majority'of the others were set over until May 24. The two that were heard resulted in fines of 8300 or 14 days in jail for two drivers who pleaded guilty to im- paired driving. Randal K. Thiel, Zurich, was charged on April 5 after being stopped for a traffic of- fence. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 150 mgs. Laura Eloise Mahew. Ex- eter, was charged on February 26 after an officer spotted a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner. Neither driver had a previous record and each was given until May 27 to pay the fine. task, they will also be instruc- ting remedial students, reported MacCauley. The cost of the program was 13.7 percent higher than originally anticipated. 11 was budgeted at $587,645 1982 dollars and actually cost $668,218. The increase represents the half-time special education resource teacher increase and the cost of the new salary agreement. In other special education business, the board appointed Stewart Thompson of Goderich to the special educa- tion advisory committee from May 1. 1983 to December of 1985. Thompson will be Huron County's representative to the committee. Wilson Morley will celebrate his 88th birthday on May 13. . 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