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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-05-11, Page 1Crediton, Centralia water rate set Stephen taxei up Farm and residential ratepayers in the Township of Stephen will be facing an average increase in the mill rate of close to 19 mills or a percentage boost of 9.1 as the result of the 1983 taxation bylaw passed by council this week. The total mill rate for farm and residential owners sup- porting the Huron County Board of Education will be 226.64 mills. This is an in- crease of 18.91 'mills. The overall mill rate .for farm and residential separate school supporters will be 225.69. This is a rise of 18.09 mills from the 1982 figures. The 18.91 mills increase for farm and residential public HAIR RAISING A visit by • Exeter public school students to the Ontario Science Centre circus ' in Goderich proved to be hair raising. Grade five s4udent Michelle Ellison and principal Jim Chaprnan try out the static electricity display. T -A photo. l/ IY� Value of permits jumps in Osborne Five building permits, for a value of $525.00) were issued by•Usborne township during the month 61 April. Building inspector Berman Vain Wieren's report also included two demolition permits and 19 inspections being made. The largest permit was for the joint Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority and Usborne township building at Morrison 1)am. The. Kerslake municipal 1983 drain report was provi- sionally adopted by council after the reading which was attended by Brian Ilaskett and Rudy Engel of Haskett- Hodgins Engineering and Ian-' downers Tom Ellerington representing Mary Eleanor Hunter, Edward Van Esbroeck, Ronald Ellord. Harold Kerslake and Gerald Prout. it was agreed that culvert• extension and excavated material trucking' requested by the llunco properly be in- cluded as extras at ffunco expense. • The bylaws are being prepared and will be mailed to landowners in prepartation for a court of revision to be held at the regular June 7. meeting. Tenders are also to be called and will opened after the court of revision. • The tender for culling of the grass at the Thames Road ball park as advertised with a minimum of 10 cuts•will he considered on May 17. The huilding.commilfee in charge of construction of the combined office building for the township and the Ausable- Bayfield conservation Authority at Morrision Dant reported an agreement had been reached calling for Usborne township to pay 20 percent and the Authority 80 4 percent of construction and legal expenses will he shared equally. The offical opening of the new building has heerlset for Friday, October 7. 1983. Con • struction is now well underway. Road superintendent John Batten was instructed to calf tenders for the trucking of i3 • material for the reconstruc- tion of Concession 2 North from l luron road 6 to sideroad 15-16. . • One tile drain loan dehen-' tore in the amount of $4,701 was approved. Council will be participating 'in provincial program in employing an ad rni)ustration student for a period of 18 weeks at a gross weekly. salary of $15(1. . A grant at $50 was approv- ed to the Friends of 4-11 program. school supporters is made up of 3.81 mills for township pur- poses, 3.05 mills for the coun- ty of Huron, 3.12 mills for secondary school. and 8.93 mills for public school purposes. The Huron -Perth separate school levy is up from 61.5 mills to 69.16 mills. For commercial and in- dustrial property owners the overall public school rate will be 266.64 mills, an increase of 22.21 mills mid for separate school supporters the rate will be 265.52 mills, up by 21.28 mills. For residents of the three police villages in the township, the overall tax' in- crease is similarly in the nine percent range. For the police village of ' Crediton the farm and residential 'mill rate will be 218.02 up from 200.60 a year ago. In Centralia the rate is up to 217.38 mills from 200.05 mills in 1982 and the Dashwood rate will be 235.53 mills an increase from 218.23 a year previous. The township of Stephen will charge the township of Hay 17.23 mills for ad- ministration purposes from the total assessment of Dashwood police village located -in Hay township. This rate. is credited as 10 mills to retire loan for paving roads, four mills for general administration and 3.23 mills for garbage pickup. Stephen taxes for 1983 are due and collectable on two in- stallments on June 15 and November' 30. The rate of penalty for non-payment is one and one-quarter percent' on the first day of default and the samerate applies for each month in arrears. In other business, council: • Learned from the province of Ontario that $341,400 would be available to the township in 1983 for tile drain loans with a limit of 60 percent of the total cost of the work to a maximum of $20,000 per farmer. - Authorized building inspec- tor Arnold McCann to attend a MunicipalHousing training program in Toronto June 6-8. Construction of the new CauId have`. been severe • A Hensall man was fined $153, Tuesday on a driving charge which he was told by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake could have resulted ina licence suspension of up to three years. ' Mr. Wedlake made the comment on imposing the fine against Bruce K. Breen, 176 Oxford St., who pleaded guil- ty in Exeter court, Tuesday, to failing to stop when signall- ed to do so by a policeman. Breen was charged on April 2. Ile speeded up after being signalled to stop in Hensall by the officer and was clocked at speeds of between 110 and 120 k.p.h. before finally stopping west of Hensel). The accused had no previous record and was granted 30 days in which to pay the fine. A fine of 828 was handed out to Gary J. Birmingham, Ex- eter, after his conviction on a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign on March 23 in Stephen Township. -The accused said he. was carrying a load of straw in his truck and had .,topped some • distance frnm the intersection to check traffic and then pro- ceeded onto.11ighway 83. He said he stopped a distance from the intersection because of a high snow drift at the in- tersection in which he feared he would become mired. Mr. Wedlake replied that he should have approached the drift with caution andthen hacked up and tried again if he couldn't make it through the first time. 19 mills water systein for the police villages of Crediton and Cen- tralia is continuing and is ex- pected to be completed by the end of June. Property owners in the two villages this week received notices of the cost of the pro- ject on an individual basis and are being asked to indicate whether they wish to pay frontage and connection charges by cash or over a-20 year period. On a one-time cash basis. the frontage charges are. 833.86 per metre and the con- nection cost is $275.42. Spread over the -20'year term, the costs will be $6,94 per metre for frontage and 856.46 for connection per year. SCIENCE CIRCUS PUZZLES - A number of area schools are taking advantage of the Science Circus being presented in Goderich by the Ontario Science Centre. Shown above trying to solve puzzles are Exeter public school grade five students Todd Hunk- ing, Peter Leriokos and Derek Schwartzentruber. T -A photo. Exeter rate jumps as education added While Exeter taxpayers school supporters to 318.32, may have been pleasantly while it's 316.76 for separate school, an increase of 5.66 percent. ' The breakdown shows the general municipal portion up two percent at 107.33 mills for public shool supporters; coun- ty rate up 2.78 percent to 29.62 mills; high school up 5.5 per- cent to 60.16 mills; public .elementary up 14.94 percent to 73.77 mills. The separate elementary is up 13,14percent -to 72.15 mills. The dollar levies for the various purposes is as follows (with last year's in brackets): General municipal $639,191 ($632,166), county 8176,637 (1173,154), .high school 1358,253 ($342,559), public elementary 1412,450 ($363,452), separate 824,860 ($22,053). surprised at the two percent increase in the municipal por- tion of their 198.3 tax bill, they may have a different reaction when they see how the educa- tion portion is hitting them. It won't be official until Monday's session of council, but it appears that the local tax rate will increase by 15.64 mills, or 6.13 percent for public school supporters. Separate school supporters will get off a little easier as the residential rate will in- crease 14.43 mills or 5.66 percent. • The new mill rate is ex- pected to be 270.88 for public school supporters and 269.26 for separate school. The commercialmill rate is up six percent for public .tsi get u,f's n!h,'s,fr ✓x; yi Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Tenth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, Ma & North Lanni n Since 1873 11,1083 Price Per Copy 50 Cents vron education biMI up 10.5% The taxpayers' shareof the 1983 Iluron County Board of Education's budget will in- crease by 10.5 percent resulting in a $37.05 increase on an average property assessment of $3,110. Taxpayers will , pay $11;640,733 this year, up from $10,5.30,161 in 1982, represen- ting a 10.2. percent .mill rate increase. The total budget ap- proved at the board's May 2 meeting is $35,264.154, up 9.5 • percent from Last year's ac- tual expenditures of 832,196,417. - The Ministry of Education's share increased five percent from $20,688,431 in 1982 to a budgeted figure of $21,722 609 ay,F. PREPARE FOR SHOW - Prior to Wednesday's fashion show at the South Huron Rec Centre, Huron Country Playhouse general manager Heather Reddick talks to models Dean,Froyne, Joy Hogg and Phyl Wilkins. T -A photo. Parents critical of _film seen at •IocaIbi h school • sex. What he takes offense help people find the • right with. is that the film describes partner. . masturbation• - as being 'There, is milhing abort healthy and suggests that pre- love," said Rau. marital set is gnod and will Although he is a Catholic, 'Rau said parents of other religious denominations also .viewed the film and were in . some cases more upset then the Catholic parents. -It was acknowledged that the film undermines the morals taught , by the Catholic Church. • Mr. and Mrs. flare Regier of Zurich and Joe Miller of Dashwood were pi esent at the hoard meet ;rig and wanted to know who is responsible for allowing the film to be shown in the school. "Is there not a committee here That reviews films''". asked Miller. "If not there is something wrong with the board of education." • Kegier said he is "sick of '"Caring and Sharing'a filum -shown to Grade 12 students at South Huron Secondary School in Exeter has. several parents and at least one Board of Education ' trustee upset. - Huron Board of Education trustee Dennis Rau of RR `2 Zurich asked the board to in- vestigate the showing of the film to the Grade 12 family studies course students. . ' At the board's May 2 meeting, Itau said a group of about 50 people .viewed the film at St. Boniface School. after 11 had been shown al the high school. The trustee was one of those who viewed the film and described it as be tog ''in bad taste." • Stating he would he frank with the board. Rau said the film mainly discusses masturbation and pre -marital RETURNS GOOD The economic conditions haven't adversely affected this year's canvass for funds - for the Canadian Cancer .Society according to cam- paign chairman Bill Mickle. Mickle was counting money` on Monday and said he was • "quite astonished'' at the returns. He said there .were slight increases in sonic areas and "a nice increase" in some. He expects to .have all returns tabulated shortly as the final push is on to com- plete the canvass. ARIA CONSERVATIVES MEET - Ontario's Agriculture Minister Dennis Timbrell was the guest speaker ut Mon- day's annual meeting of the Huron -Middlesex Conservative Association Shown above are Toni and Carol Ar- thur, Exeter; Dennis Timbrell; Gory Bean and Bev Skinner, Exeter and Middlesex MF'P Bob Eaton. Photo by DaVries 1.1 fighting" against looks and Bins being distributed in the school system. "You're corrupting my kids. You sit on your fat a -- and you guys are not doing your job. That film isn't fit to look at." said Hegier. The scene turned into a shouting match as hoard chairman Dorothy Wallace assured the parents that ad- ministration would look into the matter. Itegier replied, "it's too late". Superintendent of program Robert McCall said teachers are responsible for the films - shown in the classroorn and that administration doesn't attempt to monitor films shown in the classroom 11 was .noted that the film was not available froth the board's media centre. Rau indicated the leacher from South Iluron So.,:ondary School had obtain - Please turn to page 3 this year. The remainder o the budget, $1,590,159 will be paid by tuitions from the pro- vince and other school boards, rentals, night school, supplementary taxes, etc. Board chairman Dorothy Wallace said the budget was thoroughly reviewed by trustees. - "In view of decreased government support and in- creases in the Canada Pen- sion Plan, unemployment in- surance and the seven per- cent'sa les tax (on school sup- plies), 1 personally can't see that this board could have done any better and kept its obligations to the students," said Mrs. Wallace. In her inaugural addresss in January; Mrs. Wallace forecasted a 17 percent In- crease but this was reduced to - a by percent increase after stich items as an increased French core program, addi- tional co-ordinators and ' capital projects were cut from the budget. A major , cut from the budget was repairs to the roof at Clinton Public School, Ex- eter Public School, Zurich Public School, Goderich District Collegiate and Voce- tional Institute and Central Iluron Secondary School ip Clinton. Also, a new boiler for Brussels Public School was cut. In, its 1983 capital project forecast, the board 'had in- itially estimated costs at 8706,880 which included 8150,001 for the purchase of five school buses. A letter from the Ministry of Educa- tion received by the board on April 26 indicated that it would provide no funds for the Construction projetts, although funds had been set a.mile for the school buses. Director of education John Cochrane indicated the budget reflects roof repairs to be done at Robertson Memorial Public School in Goderich and Turnberry Public School at a total cost of 8105,900 to he paid fully by the taxpayers 'with no funding from the ministry. The diree- .tor indicated that federal make work grattts are available which could he us- ed to complete the roof repairs at the Iwo schools. Mr. Cochrane outlined other factors which would af- fect the 1983 budget. They in- clude: the previously men- tioned benefit increases to the Canada Pension Plan and unemployment insurance. A forecasted decrease of 4.8 teachers at the elementary level was actually only decreased by 1.8 teaching positions because three teachers were required for frirther implementation of the special educatioh package. At the secondary levtr there was a net decrease of 4.2 teachers despite the adding of one resource teacher. Declining enrolment con- tinues to affect the budget. it was pointed out that ministry grants are paid on the number of students attending the schools and for 1983 the enrolment is estimated to decrease by about 22 students at the elementary level and about 76 at the secondary level Cochrane pointed out the board still has the same number of schools and husee to operate despite the decrease in the number of students. 'Chore is a bonus to the tax - f payees tuns year as the pro- jected 15 percent increase was actually reduced to 10.5 percent in the end. This hap- pened because surplus or. over levy from last year was applied to theamount needed from the taxpayers this year. Supervisor of financial ser- vices Glen Lamb said the , over levy of $310,653 evas reached last year because ac- tual enrolment increased over the projected figure at the secondary level. This resulted in more grant money from the province: ,Also. funds set aside for capital projects were not used because the ' ministry did -not approve capital projects for the board in 1982. APPEARVAGAIN, Nick ilettpx Koswan, 55, appeared in Goderich court again on Monday and was remanded in custodyfor another week. Koswan was charged with second degree murder follow- ing the April 30 death of his wife, Lucille Francis Kaswan, whose body was found in their mobile home at Buckline Acres' trailer park on Highway 83 about two miles west of Exeter: A post mortem revealed the woman's death was at- tributed to a hemorhage in thea men caused by a severe blow. A breakdown of the budget shows total elementary ex- penditures at $16,588,918, up 10 percent from 114,984,038 in 1982. Salaries and benefits for all elementary staff increas- ed 11 percent, from $11.876,662 in' 1982 to 813,281,400 in 1983. Other costs are: general supplies and services 1465.334, up 4.7 percent from ;444,298in 1982; school staff . and im- provement, up 36.3 percent from $62,438 in 1982 to $85,085 in 1983; capital replacement $337,795 a decrease of 12.4 per; cent from 8385,779 in 1982; plant operation • and maintenance increases 14,8 - percent from 8660,127 in 1982 to 8642,820; transportation in- creases 14 percent from $1,131,950 in 1982 to $1,290.160 in 1983. . Secondary; host. talc dittir mere d' rper" cent to 816,078,750 in 1983 frolTi 815,099.260 last year. There was a 10.6 percent increase in secondary school salaries and benefits totaling 812,123,940 up from $10;965,899 last year. General supplies and services increased three percent, from $1.290,758 in 1982 to $1,328,965 in 1983. Staff travel and improve- ment costs increased 44.7 per- cent, from $60,759 In 1982 (0 $87,934 this year. There Was a 78:7 percent decrease in capital projects, from $494,742 last year to 11-(6,440 in 1963. Plant operation and . 'Please turn to page 3 IT' YOUR MO E Resident Lloyd Morgan and visitor Ar ene Cottel match wits in a checker game at the Bluewater Rest Nome's annual tea and bake sale, Satur- day. T -A photo. Gryseels named as superintendent The Huron County Board of EdUcation has promoted per- sont1 el relations ad- ministrator Peter Gryseels to the pi0gition of suRerintendent of personnel, The promotion was approv- ed at the board's May 2 meeting and becomes effec- tive June 1, 19&3. Personnel committee chairman ,lohn Elliott said Gryseels has been handicapped in his position because of his lack of super- visory status. As superinten- dent of personnel, Gryseels will have the authority to make reports in schools without being accompanied by a superintendent. Elliott noted that Gryseels received his supervisory of- ficer's certificate from the Ministry of Education in March of this year. Along with the promotion, Gryseels receives a salary in- crease. Presently earning $52,710, his yearly salary will increase by $3,410. The chairman of the per- sonnel committee noted that not only is Gryseels responsi- ble for negotiations, Mit for making them work. The personnel relations nd- it►inisirato►• has been with the Huron County Board of Education Since 1980. (