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Times -Advocate, December 4, 1985
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LEGION ESSAY WINNERS — Clay Murray presents the Exeter Legion essay contest prizes to Exeter
Public School students Geoff Poole, Beth Hawley and Tracy Humphreys. T -A photo
New crew on voting spree
Not quite same way
"In some ways it seems to be the Works superintendent Glenn Kells
noted that the firm had said in an
earlier letter they would work
diligently on the project, but he said
they tore up the asphalt on Huron St.
and then moved out for two weeks.
lie added that there was no incle-
ment weather during the actual con-
tract period and explained it would be
unfair to other bidders to not,impose
a penalty as some of them may have
had to decline bidding because of the
contract deadlines, or submitted
higher bids.
On the other side of the coin, he
noted that council's lack of considera-
tion on the appeal could result in the
Clinton firm not bidding in Exeter
again and this could result in higher
bids from other contractors in the
future.
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom ques-
tioned charging a penalty for the holi-
day or the Sundays and his motion to
drop five days from the total was
seconded by Deputy -Reeve Lossy
Fuller.
Councillor Morley Hall thought that
was still too harsh and presented an
amendment that the penalty days be
reduced by nine. Councillor Dorothy
Chapman seconded that.
However, Mrs. Fuller suggested
that was a step in the wrong direction,
noting itdestroys the tendering pro-
cess. She noted that contractors know
the penalty is there when they tender.
Reeve Bill Mickle then entered the
debate to note that Civic Holiday was
during the actual contract period and
not during the penalty period.
The amendment to drop nine days
was defeated when only Councillor
Peter Snell supported Hall and Chap-
man, with Mickle, Hoogenboom,
Josephson and Fuller opposed.
The original motion for dropping
five days was then defeated with
Hoogenboom, Josephson and Snell in
same old crew, with the exception of
Peter Snell) doing the same old
things," commented Mayor Bruce
Shaw in opening Exeter council's in-
augural, Monday.
He added that hopefully there
would be some excitement and
challenge for the council members as
they embarked on the new three-year
term..
His words turned out to be rather
prophetic later in. the meeting.
although most of the challenge he en-
visioned fell on his shoulders as he at-
tempted to wade through five motions
and one amendment before one item
of business was successfully remov-
ed from the agenda.
"You're an amazing group." he
commented at one point during the
record-setting flood of votes and he
then ruled the item would he tem-
porarily side-stepped.
The debate arose over a request
from Lavis Contracting Company for
some relief from a $3,450 penalty
assessed due to late completion of a
road contract this past summer.
The firm was assessed $150 each for
the 23 days delay in completing the
project and suggested this was "a
very severe penalty given the
circumstances."
The firm said some municipalities
have been flexible in determining the
severity of penalty imposed and
wondered if council would at least
reduce the liquidated damages as
outlined in the contract by the amount
of Civic Holiday and the Saturdays
and Sundays that they were charged
for during the delay which ran from
August 16 through to September 12.
The specific request was for dropping
nine days from the 23 total.
Engineer R.il. Ross & Associates
had earlier advised council to envoke
the penalty
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support and the other four in
opposition. •
Mickle then tried his luck with a
motion to drop only thefourSundays
in the penalty, thereby reducing the
number of days by four. Fuller
seconded that, but the other five voted
in oppostion.
Josephson and Hoogenboom again
presented the 18 -day total and it was
defeated because it did not get the re-
quired two-thirds majority (as a se-
cond motion) with Fuller, Mickle and
Chapman in opposition.
That prompted Hoogenboom to
move to file the matter, but that didn't
work either, with only Mickle and
Snell supporting him with the other
four opposing.
It was at that point that Shaw decid-
ed to move on to something else.
At the end of the session, Fuller and
Mickle presented a motion to charge
for 19 days in penalty and that pass-
ed unanimously with members hav-
ing few other options remaining.
Assessment
Continued from front page
that the update would result in less
problems for the assessment depart-
ment and town officials.
Ile also explained that he wasn't
sure when the re -assessment could be
offered to Exeter again if it was not
adopted at this time.
Council unanimously agreed to the
update and Garrett advised that there
would be open houses held in the com-
munity to explain the new system to
local property owners.
In all classes of property, the report
submitted by Garrett' and Gerald
Morgan indicated that the majority of
owners would seea difference of less
than 20 percent, either as an increase
or decrease.
In residential property, 15 percent
of the units would be increased by
• over 20 percent and only two percent
would be decreased by over 20 per-
cent. The remaining &3 percent would
- be changed less than 20 percent.
Increases of over 20 percent would
be most noticeable in farm properties
as 62 percent of the units would fall
in that category. There would be 27
percent decreased by over 20 percent
with the other 11 percent in the mid-
dle with a change of less than 20 per-
cent either way.
The average unit tax increase for
residential properties would be $19.
multi -residential would be up $8 per
unit, commercial $35, industrial $65
and farm would be decreased $8 per
unit.
One unusual increase was shown on
the report. It calls for an assessment
increase of $13,649 for one commer-
cial unit with a corresponding tax in-
crease of $4,766.
Garrett said he was not at liberty
to divulge that particular property's
ownership, hut indicated there had
been previous deliberations about the
assessment.
The new residential assessment
factor would be 6.4 percent, meaning
that a home with a market value of
$100.000 would be assessed at $6,400.
Multi -residential property is assess-
ed al 9.6, commercial at 6.8, industrial
8.1 and farm 5.1.
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Coach strike settled
The strike by General Coach, Hen-
sel', by local 3054 of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America has been settled.
Negotiations resumed on November
27 between management and union
representatives, and 70 percent of the
163 striking union members voted in
HOURS ARE SET
Hours for service during the festive
season have been announced for the
Exeter post office.
There will be an extion of wicket
services on Saturdays, December 7,
-14 and 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Wicket service terminates at 4:00
p.m. on December 24 and remains
closed on December 25 and 26. It will
close again on December 31 at 4:00
p.m. and remain closed for January 1.
- Group home
Continued from front page
will proceed to issue a permit in the
usual manner.
Residents listed as applicants in ad-
dition to Veri include:
Noel Veri, C. Turner, Pat Turner,
Cathy Mugford, Jim Mugford, E.A.
Swartman, Larry Wein, W. Davidson,
Doris Bell, Art Bell, Bonita Zawalski,
Lee Dobbs, George Dobbs, ' Liz
Stephens, Pam DeJong, Tony De -
Jong, Marjorie Guenther, Irvin Guen-
ther, Debbie Sadler, Brad Sadler, Deb
Passmore, David Robinson, Beverly
Robinson, Tom Murch, Susan Murch,
Dorothy Quinn, James Quinn, Al Hor-
ton, Clara DeVries, Sam DeVries, J.
Black, Collette Elder, Ellen Trott,
Doreen Deters, Sue Ann Rasenberg,
Doreen Prance, Earl Reichert, Faye
Reichert, Durk Bakker, Ray Frayne,
Helen Frayne, Pauline B. Simmons,
W.E. Simmons, Norma Cockwill;
Tom Donohue, J. Eberle, E. Eberle,
Dorothy Finkbeiner, Lillian Guen-
ther, Kathleen Green, William Green.
Fred Hudson, Evelyn Hudson,
Margaret Hughes, Sebin
Kallomadyil, Karen Davison, Murray
Davison, Barbara White and Trevor
Wilson.
favour of a new three -yew- contract
two days later.
Under the terms of the agreement.
workers will receive no pay increase
in the first year of the contract, a 25f
per hour increase in the Second year.
and a further 35f in the final year.
The starting rate has.been lowered.
New employees will begin at $2 less
than the current base rate of $9.86 an
hour. In three months their wages will
go up $1 per hour to $8.86; and after
six months on the job, they will be
paid at the base rate. Before the new
contract was signed, new employees
began at $8.86 for three months, add-
ed 50Q an hour to their pay for another
three months, then received the base
rate.
Minor changes were made to the
dental plan, currently tied to 1981
rates of the Ontario Dental Associa-
tion. By November 1986 the Hensall
workers' benefits will reach the 1983
ODA rates,
SONG BOOK INCLUDED
This week's T -A has an added bonus
... the second annual Christmas Song
Book.
As well a . being included with
every newspaper a' limited number of
books are available at the sponsors:
Swartman Fashions, Dinney Fur-
niture. Hensall District ('o -Op and
The Christmas Place in Grand Bend.
SCOUTS PREPARED
Exeter and area youngsters who
wish to write to Santa will be getting
a helping hand from local Boy Scouts
this year.
The Scouts will have a special "San
ta's Mailbox" on their float in the
parade this Saturday. All letters that
are turned into the Scouts will be
answered by Santa.
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it. Make your selection with con-
fidence and if it doesn't fit, bring it
back and well galdly exchange it or
if nothing else suits give you a
refund.
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