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Times Advocate, 1989-01-25, Page 3Lioness dinner Friday - Anyone wishing to enjoy a chickerrddinner at noon Friday need only call ann member of the Exeter Lioness club. Above, Lionesses Marian Rider, Lossy Fuller and Phyllis Haugl are •cutting up cabbage for cole slaw. The dinners may be picked up at the Exeter fire hall and should be ordered in advance. Council briefs from Zurich ZURICH - Reeve Bob Fisher said he had not received any reply to a letter he sent December 29 to Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV regard- ing a proposed increase in monthly charges. Fisher said most subscribers were SNORT TERM Mal r 10 30% 5100.000 M more. Term X0.59 days. ONYOUR MONEY All tales subpect50 55.000425.000 525000- 350.000 change ptnout Term 30.59 days Term 30-59 days note STANDARD 41/12 TRUST 386 MAIN ST. S., EXETER 235-1060 Member - Canada pepos.t Insurance Co•porahon satisified with their cable reception and channels available, but felt a S3 per month increase for the TSN channel was unjustified. The reeve's letter continued,-" Al- though you are a private business and we can't dictate policy to you, most subscribers feel you should show some justification for these increases." It closed with, " Do you have to have CRTC approval before in- creasing rates or changing a basic service to an optional extra chan- nel?" During the regular January 12 meeting of council, Reeve Fisher welcomed a number of new busi- nesses to the village. The new businesses congratulated by Fisher arc stores owned by Maxine Peters, June Gingcrich, Heather Redick, Carol Steckle, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wood and Olivia Freeman. Council passed a bylaw setting the interim tax rate for 1989 at one-half of last year's figure until this year's budget is set. The first two tax installment due dates are BOB March 1 and June 1. In referring to a letter from the town of Goderich on a possible move of Huron county offices to Huronvicw in Clinton, Reeve Bob Fisher said, " I think they are rais- ing a lot of hullabloo over noth= *n Council approved a Zurich Hydro and Water System recommendation that a new submersible turbine pump be purchased from W.D. Hopper and Sons for $14,949 plus and estimated $500 to remove the old pump. It was also recommended that the street lighting in the new Durand and Geoffrey subdivision be in- stalled on the village road allow- ancc.The poles or standards shall be a minimum of 10 feet high and council will retain full control of the saidstreet lighting. Reeve Fisher said council would consider changing the village insu- rance program contract when it ends in July of this year to only five months for the balance of 1989 and then go to a January to December term after that. Times -Advocate, January 25, 1989 Page 3 Osborne sets' 1989 pay rates USBORNE TOWNSHIP - The average. increase was four percent when Usborne council set the 1989 salaries and pay rates fat council= tors and township employees at the regular meeting on January 17. Yearly remuneration for the reeve, with 1988's figure in brack- ets, is $1,790:05 ($1,721.20). .The deputy reeve will receive $1,472.06 (51,415.44), -and councillors will each bepaid S1,375.79 (51,322.88). . The per diem rate for full day'reg- ular meetings of S85 ($80)also ap- plies to authorized conventions and seminars; . for the latter; a $40. food allowance, registration and ho- tel costs and mileage of 230 kin. In addition, each member of council will be paid S75 for attend- ing any one-half day special meet- ing, and $110 for a full day. The previous rate for a special meeting was S55. They will get S37.50 _($36) plus mileage for attendance at board or committee meetings to which they have been appointed. Besides her salary of S27,983.01 ($26,906.74), clerk. Sandra Strang will rec<Sive a merit bonus of $1,000; this docs not become part of her salary. An incentive bonus of S50014;411 be added to the follow- ing year's salary for successful com- pletion of each educational course approved by council. Salary for assistant clerkCathy Skinner increases to S15,142 • ($14,560). She too is eligible for the incentive bonuses, and will have a S1,000 merit increase added to her 1989 salary on the anniver- sary of her hiring date. Road superintendent Ken Parker's salary goes to S28,121.60 (527,040); and he will also be paid a 1989 mcrt bonus of 51,000 which is not to be considered part of his salary: Road Foreman Floyd Cooper is guaranteed a 40 -hour work week at S11.98 (511.52) per hour. Grader operator Dale Skinner gets S11.87 (511.41). Part-time staffer Marlene Parker's stipend will be S2,600 (52,500) per annum. Drainage superintendent • • • .and file drainage inspector John Bat- ten goes to $11.25 (510.82) an hour. The day labour rate will be 56 an hour, and pay for a part-time grader operator remains at $10. Building inspector Herman Van W ieren will receive an annual fee of $4,155.84 (53,848), and mileage of 290 (280) per km. - Waste disposal office Daniel Ver- bckc will be paid $44.35 ($42.64) per day worked. • Dog licencing control officer Joan Weiss will receive $2.10 ($2.05) per dog tag sold before June I, 510 (S5) per kennel licence, and 537.50 (S36) per call trip for dog control throughout the year. She will also be paid the regular 230 per, km mileage rate. Livestock valuers and fence view- ers will receive $37.50 ($36) plus mileage for -each call trip. Non - council representatives on the South - Huron rec board and the property standards committee will get similar reimbursement for meetings and trips. Huron Farms development okayed EXETER - The• long standing feud between the town of Exeter and the township of Hay regarding • an agri-park in the township , adja- cent to Exeter has been settled. Prior to a scheduled Ontario Mu- nicipal Board hearing in Zurich Wednesday morning, the dispute was settled as the result of a con-- cession on—cession by Hay township. Huron Farms has been given per- mission to establish an agri-park on close to 30 a .res. of land in Hay township, just north of the Exeter town limits.. One of the owners of Huron Farms, Earl Long told the T -A this week, " We will be able to zone three of the lots AG3 which is ag- riculture oriented and the others in our 14 lot subdivision will be zoned in the development catego- ryExeter mayor Bruce Shaw said Monday afternoon, " We objected originally because the uses they proposed were not conforming to Ontario Foodland Guidelines and rr �ONTARIO � MARCH / OF DIMES 4 the need for such a development." According to Long, a hearing in May of 1985 was postponed be- cause of the lack of a need study. That has since been provided by the Huron planning department. When Hay township offered a concession of three lots for the AG3 zoning and the rest for devel- opment, Exeter's solicitor Mike Mitchell agreed and the hearing was concluded. rime Stoppers Crime Stoppers and the Crimi- nal Investigators at the Exeter Detachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police are asking your r help in solving this theft. On December 10, 1987 at 8:30 a.m. the operator of a back -hoc for Richard Bedard Construction re- turned to Cantain Beach Road in Hay Township and found his back -hoe Missing, He had parked it 150 metres west of Highway 21 the afternoon before at 4:30 p.m. Because of the size and weight of the vehicle, police believe a frac- for truck with a float trailer was used to move it from the arca. The back -hoe is described as a 1986 CASE 580E, yellow and brown in colour with damagedto the right rear fender. It has the following serial numbers; CASE 580E #17039772 Engine - #0044170099 Transmission #0016297192 Back -hoc unit -"#0017433545 If you witnessed anything about this theft or know the whereabouts of this vehicle, call Crime Stoppers of Huron County toll-free at 1-800-265-1777. If you have any information dealing with a crime call during office hours, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Your call wilt not be traced nor recorded and your anonymity is guaranteed. You will never have to testify in court. If your information (cads to an arrest you could cam a cash reward of up to $1,000. men's sboppe Main St., Exeter 235-0991 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE CONTINUES ..Oar EXCELLENT SELE_�_1 Famous Brand Names * Hathaway * Sans A Belt * Progress Brand ar`i .0.1 a.rs-`W" I l U l tJ 501U x o 500. 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