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Times-Advocate, 1985-02-27, Page 27Council and staff get increases • Times -Advocate, February 27, 1985 Page 15A Tuekersmith. g•uniil approve pay hikes Tuckersmith Township Council_ members granted a four percent in- crease to their employees for 1985. The yearly salary for the clerk - treasurer will be raised to $30,269 with a car allowance of $2,080 (up $80 over last year); while the office secretary's salary is $14,560; and the road superintendent's salary is $23,420. Wages for a grader operator is $9.25 an hour; a junior grader operator, $8.75; a mower operator, $8.23 and a labourer, $6.58 an hour. The director of the Vanastra recreation centre will receive a salary of $20,172 and the assistant director, $6,828, the aquatic instruc- tor, $14,758 and the special needs co- ordinator, $13,546. The director of the day care centre at Vanastra had her salary increas- ed to $18.694 and the assistant direc- tor, $13,728; a teacher, $12,688 and the cook, $4,864. Council members gave themselves an increase in the regular and com- mittee meeting rates of $5.00 per meeting for 1985. The reeve will receive an honorarium of $900 a year, unchanged from last year and for each of the two council sessions he at- tends ttends monthly he will be paid $65. The deputy reeve's honorarium will remain at $500 a year and his rate for each of the two council sessions per month will be $55. The three councillors will receive honorariums of $500 a year and for WELFARE JUMPS Middlesex County welfare costs have jumped an unexpected 10 per- cent over early 1984, county social services committee chairman Richard Bolton said Thursday. Bolton; reeve of Metcalfe Township, said the main increase is in young single males who are capable of working. Social services' director Geoff Chandler said $20,000 has been add- ed to the draft budget for general welfare assistance, raising the figure to $1 million. The department paid out $885,064 in general assistance last year - about $104,000 less than forecast. The committee has prepared a draft budget of $1,196,256, including adminstration expenses, an increase of 1.7 percent over last year's' forecast. Thecommittee is providing for a 12.6 -percent increase over last year's actual expenditures. Chandler said 71 single males, 19 single females and 96 males who are heads of families received general assistance during January. Thirty - as physically unable to work were also receiving assistance. each council meeting they will be paid $50. Every member of council receives $25 for each committee meeting at- tended and occasions when council pays mileage it will be at the rate of 22 cents per kilometre. A ratepayer appointed to a board or committee is paid at the rate of $20 for each regular meeting attended. The building inspector, who works for several municipalities, will receive $4,422 in 1985 and his mileage will be paid at the rate of 25 cents per kilometre. In other business council approved the 1985 proposed budget for the Vanastra Water and Sewage plant as presented by Mark Bell of the Mihistry of Environment. The budget for the sewage department is $77,000 and for the waterJyorks department $74,900. Bell said two major expen- ditures in 1985 will be the replacement of the riding mower and a sewage pump. Bell suggested a reserve fund should be established as some areas of the sewer are in bad shape and will require repladement eventually, which will be a major expenditure. Sheila Lawrence of Toronto with Ontario Hydro attended the council session to discuss the proposed alter- native routes through Tuckersmith for Hydro. She answered many questions and one was there is a new type of tower -- a single pedestal tower imbedded in a cement base 13 feet by 13 feet. All agreed this was an improvement as it was more compact. She invited members of council to a public meeting to be held in early March when Hydro will make a recommen- dation of its preferred route. Reeve Robert Bell made a presen- tation to Kenneth Miller, a member of the township roads department, of a certificate from Sheridan College upon his successful cdmpletion of a Skills Development program in a grader operator course. Mr. Miller thanked council for sending him to the three-day roads' school for training. Councillor John Brownridge, who represents council on the Seaforth INFORMATION MEETING Approximately 180 area farmers attended a one -day growers informa- tion meeting in the Hensall Community Centre sponsored by W.G. Thompson and Sons. Growers hear latest on crops at day -long information meeting Cruisewear in the stores,- seed catalogues in the mailboxes and infor- mation days in the rural communities are all reliable harbingers of spring. Approximately 180 area farmers already thinking of spring planting accepted W.G. Thompson and Sons invitation to a one -day grower infor- mation meeting in the Hensall Com- munity Centre. District sales manager Doug Shir- ray highlighted some of the already licenced Hyland seed corns that are well suited to this area. Carl Honaman, Frit Industries, gave a farmer's perspective on max- imum economic yields. He said farmers need to be good stewards of the soil, and revealed that 35 percent of the crops in the U.S. go into some form of conservation tilfage. No -till operations on his Michigan faun save him $40 per acre, he said. Hona ma I age concept is spreadig rapidly, adding that if no -till was not practic- ed on some land in his state, r . rt of it would end up in Ontario. Honaman said striving for max- imum economic yields means selec- ting the best varieties, acquiring ex- pertise in fertilizer and application, and training oneself to do a better job. He advocated soil -tests every two years, as all high -yield programs re- quire feeding with micro -nutrient fer- tilizers, and "if you don't known what's in the soil, how can you make a deposit of fertilizer." Honaman concluded by saying maximum economic yield is the way to stay in business until things get better. Grant St. John, Thompson's wholesale cereal grain sales manager, enumerated some of the varieties listed in the Ontario field crop publication 296 for 1985 (due out shortly), and data from registered field trials. Birka barley has been upgraded from good to very good, and on 6 -row Leger from tbedium to good. +'t 161* I 1 W WIN RALLY Chris Marchl, centre of the 4th Goderich Pack, won the Kub Kar Rally held in Vanastra on February 23, the second rally he has won in the three years. The first was in Hensall in 1983. Greg McCarthy, left, of the 1st Zurich Pack took second place and Mark McDonald of the Exeter Pack placed third at the rally which featured over 100 boys competing. (Toby Rainey photo) • Lucan dump remains; but size to be limited A provincial order to close down a Lucan area landfill site was overturn- ed Monday by the Ontario divisional Court, but the court upheld an Ontario ministry order limiting the size of the dump. The decision announced in Toronto. follows 212 days of legal arguments two weeks ago over a decision last April by the Ontario environmental MEMORIES You'll cherish forever Book Your Wedding NOW ! ! ! Bart DeVries PHOTOGRAPHY ( ()miner( ial Industrial and Wedding Phnl=,graph% 137 Thames Rd:, Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S0 Telephone 519-235-1298 appeal board. The board had ordered closure.of the Biddulph Township site owned by C.11. Lewis t Lucan) Ltd. by last November 30. Referring to broadened powers under an amendment to the provin- cial Environmental Protection Act. the three-member appeal board ordered the site closure after citing the landfill operator for, "indif- ference" in maintaining the dump. The decision went beyond the ministry's order to simply keep the operation from cb(panding to include other municipal contracts. The closure order %Os prompted in part by the testimony of neighbors and other township residents who had described the siteas an "eyesore." M least two neighbors complained about medical problems. The board's decision was appealed by Lewis' lawyer Stephen Garrod to the divisional court on two grounds: the jurisdiction of the appeal hoard to close the site, and the legality of the ministry order limiting (he 16.2 -hectare (40 -acre) landfill lo con- tracts with Biddulph, Lucan and Parkhill. Monday's ruling was confirmed by a lawyer for the environment ministry and by Garrrod, a Guelph lawyer. Garrod said no decision will be made on Lewis' next step until he hears from the environment minister, to whom an appeal of the board deci- sion also was made last April. A spokesman said the ministry is unlikely to launch an appeal because it had only sought to limit the size of the dump `'and the court upheld that." . Ogle, a new addition to the oats list, has strong straw, very good lodging resistance and early maturity. It and Donald are recommended. as the main oats in mixed grain. • Data from three years of testing two -row barley in the Hensall-Kippen area showed Rodeo was the top per- former yielding 81.2 bushels per acre. Birka, Leger and. Mingo were neck - to -neck for second place, with averages around 81 bushels. Though intensive cereal manage- ment practices are still being tested, St. John said Birka did well in early planting, and Rodeo was better for late planting. St. John said use of certified seed was very important in intensive cereal management, and tests prov- ed new varieties are outperforming the old. . . f -_;• ,,—;•— ..... • .- Don Littlejohn was first on the after- noon program following a beef dinner catered by the Hensall Legion Ladies. In his soybean and white bean update, Littlejohn mentioned a new soybean variety on the 1985 list. Apache has the same maturity range as Maple Arrow, with higher yield and no shat- tering problem. Baron is too early for this area. Sales of Crusader are increasing, while Hodgson is waning in populari- ty. Hawk is recommended only for heavy clay soils, and Jewel exclusive- ly for high -fertility loam at 3,100 heat units. In white beans, two promising varieties are not at the seed multiplication phase of testing. One, an early version of Ex Rico 23, prov- ed in tests at Mitchell to yield excep-. tionally well, and tolerate white mold as well as Ex Rico 23. The other is an early Midland type in the Seafarer class. Spring canola is becoming increas- ingly popular. Hanna, from the Swedish company that developed Birka barley, was near the top in On- tario trials last year. Rick Upfold, extension co-ordinator for general crop production at Guelph - University, answered the question "what is maximum yield research telling us?" by citing corn as an ex- ample, and pointing out only about five percent of hybrids can be push- ed and stressed to increase yields. As population is increased. yield goes up, he said, but warned growers not to use high population planting on droughty, sandy soil. Upfold said research shows what you can get if you put it altogether (variety, population, fertilizer, row width, etc.) and also exposes the weak spots. He believes a great deal more. valuable information will be obtain- ed in the future from continued studies into maximum yield techniques. The final speaker, Mex McLeod, manager of the Agri -cultural depart- ment, southwest region, of the CIBC, offered such basic advice as making sure credit was arranged before plan- ting, keeping abreast of cycles, and trying to cut costs. Salary talks are on again Representatives of (he Huron Coun- ty secondary school teachers and school board held their first meeting in almost three months do Monday. District 45 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (Huron County) had its employment stan- dards set down by the school board earlier this year. The leachers have been without a contract since September of last year. Hurons negotiator. Shirley Weary of Goderich, said a negotiator from OSSTF in Toronto will be the chief negotiator in future discussions. The chief negotiator is Eileen Konkin. The two sides have not met since they sat down with a provincial mediator on December 5 and Area Landfill committee, told council that a new landfill site has not been located at this time. He stated that one of the members of the com- mittee had dropped off --McKillop Township—leaving only Seaforth and Tuckersmith as members. Brownridge said it had been sug- gested that two members of council should be on the Landfill Committee from each municipality and also a ratepayer member from each com- munity to form a committee of six. Brownridge said he favoured these two proposals. Brownridge said the committee is continuing to seek approval for Seaforth and Tuckersmith to use the Holmesville Landfill Site if the Seaforth site is closed this spring before a new site can be located. He said both Hullett and Stanley Townships had refused land in their townships to be sold to another com- munity as a landfill site. Council approved the following grants: to the agricultural societies in Hensall, Clinton and Seaforth, $150 each; to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, $700; Seaforth Lions Club, $300; Huron Plowman's Association, $50; Farm Safety Association in Huron, $50; and to the Seaforth Community Hospital, a grant of $3.00 for each resident from Tuckersmith admitted to the hospital during 1985. A grant will be given to the 4-H clubs in Tuckersmith when the number of members is ascertained. Council will advertise for 16,000 cubic yards of gravelling to be applied to township roads and 1,000 cubic yards of gravel to be stockpiled for township use. Tenders to be closed on March 18. The meeting was adjourned short- ly after midnight. THIEVES STRIKE One break and enter is being in- vestigated this week by the Exeter police department. Thieves entered Exeter Roofing Limited at 265 Thames Road early Saturday morning after smashing a door window..Abbut $25 in cash was taken. Act/Sgt: Jim Barnes is in- vestigating and persons with informa- tion are asked to contact the police. Also being investigated is a cruel- ty to animals complaint. A dog own- ed by a local business was injured when shot with a pellet gun. Exeter police report no accidents during the week, the first accident free week of the new year. Police hope the previous record of two full weeks without a local crash will be beaten. BEST RATE' 5 YEAR RRSP 1 2 1 % RON KEYS VARNA 262.6273 Argot for AOC ANNURN'$ no. Have Your Rings Cleaned and Checked at no charge to you! Don't rely on good luck. Have your diamond getting checked today at Anstett Jewellers. At the same time. we'll clean your ring to make it shine like new. All done while you wail. at no charge to `iP you. For the month of March. come in to,Anstett's. have your rings cleaned and checked. and well give you a FREE JAR OF JEWELLERY CLEANER ANSTETT JEWELLERS 8 Albert St. CLINTON 284 Main St. EXETER 26 Main St South s RYS 203 Durham St. E. WALKERTON PLANNING ACT, 1983 NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HAY TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hay passed By-law 7 of 1985 on the 18th day of February 1985 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1983. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the by-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Hay not later than the 26th day of March, 1985, a notice of appeal set- ting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection. By-law 7-1985 hos the following purpose and effect. The zoning by-law repeals zoning By-law 10-1974 which refers to Registered Plan 536, known as the St. Joseph Shores Sub- division. By -low 7 of 1985 changes the R5 Seasonal Residential zone, as shown on Schedulb 'A' of By -low 10-1974 to RI Single Family Residential. Block C of Registered Plan 536 is changed from 0S1 -Open Space Public to R1. Zoning By-law 7 of 1985 per- mits the establishment of permanent residences inthe R1 zone. Lands other than the residential lots ore zoned OS1 Hazard Lands and Open Space (Private) and 0S2 Open Space (public). The area to which By-law 7 of 1985 applies is shown on the Loco- tional Map Schedule '8'. The complete by-law is available for inspection at my office during regular office hours. DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF HAY THIS 27th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1985. Mrs. Joan Ducharme Clerk -Treasurer • Township of Hay Box 250 Zurich, Ontario NOM 2TO (519) 236-4351 Arse to .hiett •y -leu spoils% SCHEDULE 'Bl Location Map