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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-03-25, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, March 25, 1987 Egmondville owners delinquent Uncollect�d charges push Tuckersni The uncollected connection charges for the new water system completed in Egmondville last fall is said to have contributed to the deficit of $1.477.86 for Tuckersmith Township last year. During the work on the system water was taken across the Hayfield to pro- vide the residents on the area south . of the river with water and this re- 1 quired that all residents were obligated to connect to the new system. Clerk Treasurer Jack McLachlan told council all had not paid up, when he presented and reviewed the finan- cial. report for the year ending December :31, 19116. Attending the council session were Ross Kercher and Harold Parker, both of Kippen, to hear the engineers' report on the Heyink Drainage Works discussed again. Reeve Robert Bell advised Parker that council intended to reject the reviewed report to proceed with the original report that called for the pre- sent undersized culvert on the Parker OUTDOOR -FUN - The Zurich and Lucan Cubs enjoyed a recent weekend of winter fun when there was some snow on the ground. Shown here are Brian Gingerich, Zurich: Chad O'Leary and Brett Gait, Lucan and David Creces, Zurich. Photo by Gary Wilcox County budget is set Continued from front page 'meetings. Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher suggested that evening meetings said a number of people in his municipality would be more will- ing to run for reeve if the meeting were in the evenings. "I believe a lot of thought should be given to night meetings." he said. Tuckersmith Reeve Bob Bell said the decision on whether to move to night meetings should be left up to the executive committee. However. he didn't support night meetings as he felt it would not only be a long day for _councillors, but for county staff. • A sore spot in the budget was the in- clusion of the :30,000 county share for a $60,000 Waste Management Study in the county with the provincial picking up. $30,000 of the total. The study was passed last year by council to in- vestigate the life of current landfill -sites .in the county and to find where future landfill sites could be located in the county. - Reeve Bill Mickle said the study would be redundant in some areas of the county as studies have been done with concern to the landfill sites. "The municipalities could supply this information to the county and it could save us a lot of money:" he said. Ile also stressed that the county councillors should have a clear understanding of the situation. as the Municipal Act currently states that regional and governments do not have the authority to initiate waste management studies.' "Our particular position. unless the Act has been 'changed in the last month or two. we don't have the authority." he said. adding that the county should be on solid ground before budgetting the money. Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston. who is a member of the Waste management Committee. said in a meeting with the Minister of the En- vironment last year. the minister. granted a waiver allowing the coun- ty to go ahead with the waste management study. Hullett Township Reeve- Tom Cun- ningham said that although he is not in favor of the study. the decision was made last fall to go ahead with the study last fall. Ile saifl it was time to end the discussion on the project and "get on with it". The road budget, which allowed $3000)0 for resurfac- ing roads in the county. was under scrutiny by Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy fuller• who questions why budget cuts could not be made in this area. Germans still visiting town Eider continues to bca popular spot for visits by, German businessmen and Reeve Hill Mickle, chairman of the economic development commit tee, recently hosted two. Gunter langenhorst of Soest. whose son. Christopher. visited in Exeter in 1983, was in the country to continue exploration on the possibility of establishing here. The firm manufactures door frames and interior office panels. Mickle said it is expected the firm will know within a year whether they will expand into the North American market. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Latka of Nordlinger, members of a family firm who pro- duce flavoring for such things as wine coolers, pickles and vegetables. The Reeve said the couple ap- peared "quite enthusiastic" about the prospects after talking to several end- users for their product. It is expected they may return this summer after reviewing market studies being conducted at the present time. Colborne Reeve Russell Kernighan said the Road Department has fallen behind in its road re -surfacing and it .has come to a point where if some roads wren t resurfaced-this—ye they will have to be completely re- constructed. "To deviate from the road re- sufacing program would put us at risk." he said. Ilullett Reeve concurred with Ker- nighan saying that the county would be hurt financially in the long run by not re -surfacing some roads this -year. in other budget cuts, the computer capital fund for an update of'a com- puter terminal was cut by $5,000; the ,�r___ paving of the library building parking lots wits -reduced -by $A,0_00; Educa- tional grants were reduced by $6,000:— the Children's Aid Society was reduc- ed by $6,604; Patriotic grants were reduced by $1,500; Agricultural grants were reduced by $1.000 and the Emergency Planning grant was reduced by $,5,01x►. County members say province should pay Although Huron County Council decided to issue a $75.000 grant to the Seaforth Public Hospital over the next four years. some councillors express- ed a willingness to curb hospital grants citing it was a provincial responsibility. in a recorded vote of 21-10 at the council's budget meeting on March • 19. the county approved a grant 01 - $75.0(MI for a new addition to the Seatorth Public Hospital for 1987. 88. 89 and 90 with the last two years sub- ject to the new council's approval. • Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston said he didn't have any problem with giv-, ing the Sealorth Hospital the grant money. as Clinton and Goderich hospitals have leen given generous grants by the county in the past. Ilowever, he said the county is letting The province.off the hook with grants to hospitals. • - "As I understood it, the province of Ontario was responsible for hospital services. yet here we are as local municipalities picking up the lab for $:300,000 and rightly so under the policy we have.. But sooner or later we're going to have to say whoa and telt the hospitals there's only so many dollars,". he said. However. the majority of coun- cillors felt the hospital . had been treated unfairly in terms of county grants with the county's five other hospitals receiving substantially more grant money over the past 10 years than .the Seaforth hospital. Over the past 10 years. Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich received $40:3,184 in county grants: Exeter received $199.624: Wingham received $213.000. Clinton received 8195.5:39. with another $190.0(10 gran( slated for renovation work this year. Seafdrth Public Hospital. during this time. received a mere $8.700. Tuckersmith Reeve Robert Bell. who supported the grant allocation. said he felt the county should look at ".getting out of the hospital business", but not at the expense of leaving one's hospital withont the benefit of a coun- tyrant. -'We have to treat all our hospitals reasonably fair. I think it would be grossly ynfair to Seaforth to withdraw our services at this time when they're right at the bottom," he said. McKillop Reeve Marie .Iliclinell also supported the grant request. ..1 speak in favor of Seaforth as we should treat our hospitals all alike in the county. The rest have been com- ing in regularly for their piece of the pie." she said. Ilowever, Exeter Reeve Hill Mickle spoke against the argument to prop up the "low man on the totem pole' with county grants as it would perpetuate the giving of hospital grants instead of using financial restraint. "if it's council's intention to get out of the business -(of hospital grants). we've got to look very seriously at what we're really intending to do. It's got to be based on equity throughout the system." he said. Seaforth Reeve William Bennett said the county should be willing to maintain the high standards set by the hospitals and he hoped council would vote in favor of the Seaforth grant for the $2.8 million building project. "i think all hospitals are important to the county. We do have good hospitals." he said. Rau 'floats' rec grant Stanley Township Reeve Clarence Rau had good cause when he spoke in support of continuing a $6,240 recrea- tional grant fur the indoor swimming pool at Vanastra. Toward the end of the special meeting of Huron County Council last Thursday. Stephen Township Reeve Tom Tomes suggested cutting the grant from this year's consolidated budget. A number of councillors spoke on the issue, some supporting Tomes' suggestion for a variety of reasons, while others presented an equally varied assortment of arguments for continuing the grant. However. it was Rau who turned the tide - and brought about the collapse of his fellow councillors - when he told his . tale. • When he was a young lad. Rau said, he never had an opportunity, as children do now. to board a bus and travel to an indoor pool for swimm- ing lessons. "t never did learn how to swim," he confessed. However. all that has changed as a result of recent swimming lessons he received at the Vanastra pool. "1 learned how to float." Rau told . the meeting. When council regained their com- • posure, a 23-8 recorded vote approv- ed the $6,240 grant. 11 land to be replaced with a new one. Parker told council he felt over assessed for the new culvert contain- ed in that report and he would be ap- pealing the.assessment at the Court of Revision to be held on April 21 at 8 p.m. Council accepted the tender of Wes Itiley Contracting Company Limited of Teeswater forcrushing andhauling 6,000 cubic yards of gravel for township roads at a unit price of $3.62 per cubic yard and for stockpiling of 4,000 cubic yards at a price per unit of $2.30 per cubic yard for a total con- tracted price of $30,920, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Transpor- tation and Comm4unications. The Riley tender was the lowest of five received. Council accepted the quotation of Wilbam Fotheringham for the use of a tractor and man to cut the roadsides for 1987 for $13.75 per hour. • The financial report presented by the accounting firm of Dieget, Malcolm and Hagey of Stratford was accepted. As well, the firm was re- appointed as the township auditors -for 1987. - Council accepted a petition by Eldon O'Brien and others for a cleanout of the municipal drainage system on Lot 48, Concession 1, Lon- don .Road Survey and that Huron - Middlesex Engineer Limited of Ex- eter be appointed as the municipal engineer on the project 30 days after notification to the conseryat m ith to deficit authorities. • The tender of Roth Drainage Limited was accepted on the Alder - dice Drainage Works for $32,546 plus $35 per connection. The members of Tuckersmith Coun- cil agreed they have no objection to the severance application of Homer Shantz on Lot 6 and 7, Plan 237 in the hamlet of Egmondville. . The part time cook at the Day Care Centre at Vanastra had her rate of remuneration set at $5.50 per hour. Mrs. Brenda Jarrett will be employed full time at the Vanastra Recreation Centre al a salary of 86.35 per hour. m W ed • PRE -PAYMENT DRAW WINNER! 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