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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-05-10, Page 1[EXETER TOYOTA 242 Main St. N. Exeter Across 1ro.m O.P.P. Phone 235-2353 sr Rt Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238-8484 liensall 262-21 19 Clinton 482-9747 Inside Hobie Cats New sail boats in Grand Bend page 7 Special month Science featured at Precious Blood page 10 Karate winners at London Internationals page 18 Missionaries Area teens off to Egypt page 33 Audit shows surplus North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 60 cents EXETER - Auditor Gerry Mills. of Kime, Mills Dunlop presented the 1988 financial statement to Ex- eter council recently and it showed a surplus on thc year's operations. Mills indicated the town's revenue was $33,088 above thc money paid out with all expenditures. He told council, " This surplus amount must be used as revenue when you complete the budget pro- cess for 1989." The auditor continued, " in addi- tion to the surplus, you.have a nice improvement in the amount of tax- es collected. This puts you in a strc.ng position for working capital. Your cash balance is also excellent because of the amount of reserve funds you carry." Reserve funds set aside in 1988 arc listed at S312,804. The amount of uncollected taxes at the end of 1988 was $69,700 and that is considerably lower than in previous years. The town's long term debt which is mainly owing to the Ministry of the Environment for sewage pro- grams was reduced by S70,(XX) dur- ing 1988. In thc analysis of revenue fund revenues, the total monies collected by the town of Exeter was S4,291,776. 01 this S325,073 went to the county of Iluron; S1,130,242 to thc two school boards and $2,836,461 was used for town of Exctcr purposes. • in the financial statements of oth- er hoards, the Exctcr Cemetery Board showed a•surplus of S34,379 and the South Huron. Rec Centre was ahead with a surplus of S 10,283. Catch a big one at fish derby EXETER - On Saturday, May 13, you should be enjoying the out- doors at the annual Morrison Dam Fishing Derby. The event is a great way to do some fishing, spend some time with your family, and avoid doing—some spring cleaning and yard work. The Exeter Lions Club, Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation co- sponsor the event. Last year, over 200 people regis- tere - the terby..This year, you can ore the derby at Exet- er area +.,nesses -or on the mom- ing of May 13 at Morrison Dam. There is a nominal registration fee. • The derby gets underway at 7 a.m. and concludes at 3:30 p.m. Many prizes, supported by area businesses, will be awarded at the end of the derby. Any out of season fish, notably small and large mouth bass should be immediately returned to the reservoir. Thcy are not eligi- ble for prizes. Those planning to use boats in th,e derby arc reminded that motors arc not allowed on the reservoir and that the law requires the -proper safe- ty equipment to be on board. Be- cause of the steep slopes and cold water, young shore fishermen should be accompanied by an adult. The reservoir is being stocked with close to 1000 rainbow trout this year. Five hundred of these trout were stocked by the Ministry of Natural Resources prior to the opening of trout season. The re- maining 500 fists will be added about one week before the derby by the derby sponsors. The stocked fish are 10 to 20 inches in length, with most of the fish measuring about 12 inches. So, come out to Morrison Dam on May 13. Enjoy thc'outdoors and catch your dinner at the same time. Ready to be caught - More than 500 rainbow trout were' added to the waters of Morrison Dam Friday morning in redi- ness for this Saturday's fishing derby. Above, Mark Steven- son of the Rainbow Springs Trout Hatchery at Thamesford re- leases •a couple of -big ones to Tony Armstrong and Luc Beausoleil. The derby, sponsored by the Exeter Lions, -Ausa- ble Bayfield Conservation and the Authority Foundation be- gins at -7 a.m. Saturday. erre Super boxes soon EXETER - Exeter Postmaster Keith Ahrens reported this week that preparations for establishment of the new super mail boxes are "going smoothly." Ahrens said all of the 62 sites where group mail boxes will be locat- ed have been surveyed and they will be set up in the near future. Tenders for the contract to deliver mail from the Exeter post office'to the group box sites are closing today, Wednesday. A total of six different postal codes will be used for the town of Exct- er. Boxholders in the core arca now served at the post office from num- bers one to 1,000 will have a postal code of Nom 1S6 and those over 1,000 will get their mail addressed to NOM IS7. All residents on Main street outside the core area and cast of Main street will have as their postal code NOM 1S 1. The postal code for those residing west of Main street will be NOM 1S2 and for those in all areas north of the river it will be NOM 1S3. NOM 1S4 will be the postal code for resititnts on R.R. 1 and for R.R. 3 it will be NOM 1S5. Ahrens said everyone is receiving a free packet of change of address cards to notify those who will be sending mail to the new addresses. BIA plans expansion EXETER - All businesses last we have been extremely fortunatc in week received notice that council experiencing a steady and healthy has been approached by thc local rate of growth in the past few years. Business improvement Association New and expanding industry, nu- __ o allow expansion of the present„R.,:mu ctsi!►aEtite ss, and•an tier boundaries. expanding residential sector have all The new BI arca would reach contributed to making Exctcr a from the north to the south boun- prosperous and thriving communi- &tries of Exeter and expand from the ty." cast side of William street to the it continued, " In effect, a BiA is west side of Andrew street.a self-help organization supported The notice indicates that the -new- by the municipality and its most bylaw would provide for a mini- important clement, the local busi- mum B1A levy of S50 and a maxi- nos community. Widespread and mum of S500, hut tax notices for continuing support from local busi- thc shared parking business tax for nesses is the first principle of sue - tenants of malls would -ba -e- pa.. cess for any RIA." - from the levy,. "in Exctcr, we have been extrcmc- As provided in the Municipal ly fortunate to have experienced this Act, unless the clerk receives a pet- support and enthusiasm from our tion objecting to passing of the current membership. We are confi- proposed bylaw within iwo mnnlhr dent that those businesses ine4tided of thc mailing of thc notices, by at in our expansion program will cm.- least m=least one-third of persons entitles to brace the association with the same ,notice, council may pass the said sense of committmcnt. bylaw. Current members of the BIA if a petition objecting to the pass- board of management are chairman ing of the bylaw is signed by one Bob Lammic, past chairman Karen or more persons is received by thc Pfaff, treasurer Don Thompson, clerk within 30 days of thc mailing secretary Kim Genttner, council rcp of the notice, the bylaw shall not Dave Urlin and directors S.usan come into effect without approval Moore, Ben Hoogenboom, Don of the Ontario Municipal Board. Romphf, Heather Rogers and Allan Each notice was accompanied by Brand. a map and a letter written by past The BiA levy for 1989 on com- 13lA chairman Karen Pfaff with' mercial assessments of background information and goals $44,726,310 is expected to be of the organization as well as a list - $33,533. of board members who will be able The board of management feels to answer any questions. the new minimurh-maximum levy Pfaff's letter began, " Anyone arrangement will result in a much who lives, works or docs business fairer and more equitable structure in Exeter must certainly agree that • for the entire business community. No funds for Lucan water LUCAN - The Village of Lucan suffered another setback in its plans to build a sewage treatment plant and a lake water pipeline when the ministry of the environment last week refused funding for yet anoth- er year. Reeve Norm Steeper met with ministry represeridttives last Mon- day and was told Lucan has not demonstrated a high enough need for the projects and also had an "inability to promote growth." Steeper called the decision a "catch 22" situation because with- out the promise of a future supply of water Lucan will not be able to encourage such growth. The MOE has already approved subsidies of 79.63 percent for each of the $5 million- projects, but has yet to allocate those funds for any particular year. The ministry also predicted prob- lems with the village's efforts to receive approval from the Ontario Municipal Board for the projects. Legislation to accept a rate struc- ture for all municipal pipelines will likely take longer than antici- pated. The time-honoured frontage assessment system is being over- hauled by the legislature. In any case, the ministry foresaw the OMB taking issue with Lu - can's small reserve of funds com- pared to the project costs. While the village will have to contribute about S2 million to the, projects, village reserves arc pro- jected to be only about $200,000 by the end of the year. CouncillorTom McLaughlin said he didn't see as much cause for pes- simism as expressed by the rest of council, suggesting Lucan has no need for money before OMB ap- proval. "We won't need capital funding for a year and a half, a year any- way," said McLaughlin, adding that the ministry committee likely was not given the documentation show- ing how great Lucan's need is for a water supply and sewage capacity. Councillor Bryan Smith was less optimistic, calling the approval process.a "fairy talc". "We're getting all these things to- . gether, getting all this documenta- tion, and it's a big joke," he said. Steeper agreed, saying this set- back was typical of the "runaround" Lucan has been given for the past 15 years. McLaughlin saw no reason to slow down the village's efforts at pushing the projects through, say- ing that if funds were granted next year, Lucan would still get water by 1991 or 1992. "We don't need thc money for a full year. It's not stopping us," said McLaughlin. Smith said the ministry is well aware of the need for the projects - especially the new sewage system. The current lagoon system exceeds the ministry's new environmental discharge restrictions. "They know right now that sys- tem is not good out there," he said. Council discussed several alterna- tives for future action. Steeper sug- gested it could be possible to gain partial funding to go ahead with the final designs for the sewer and water systems before OMB approval. McLaughlin said a survey of rate- payers willing to pay off their part of the project costs - more than S3,000 per household - could be useful to present to the OMB as an example of financial commitment. Steeper proposed an investment scheme whereby ratepayers could donate to the projects to build vil- Please turn to page 2 Mickle re-elected- to OSUM EXETER - Exeter reeve Bill Mickle was elected as a director to the Ontario Small Urban Munici- palities Association meeting in Barrie last week for the fourth straight year. Mickle was one of seven munic- ipal politicians elected from a slate of nine. Eileen Smith of Simcoe is the chairman and the vice-chairman is St. Marys mayor Gerry Teahen. The recently released report on proposed changes in county gov- ernment was a frequent topic at the convention and the local reeve was very active delivering a speech on the subject and also appearing on a panel concerning relations with the provincial government. Back home, Monday, Mickle said, " Our group is recommending AMO ask the Minister of Munici- pal Affairs for an extension of time to at least mid-October so further study can be given." Mickle continued, " There was a lot of concern at the convention about possible consolidation and the minmum size of municipalities at 4,000 residents. This would re- sult in losing local autonomy. There were also many questions as to how some of the programs will be handled." In his address to the convention, Mickle said, " There arc proposals that shift responsibilities from local municipalities to an arca or regional concept of government. Local mu- nicipalities, as we know them, will, in many cases disappear and converge into larger governing blocks." " I believe there must be a clear understanding when urban and rural boundaries are adjusted for the pur- pose of reaching a minimum popu- lation size, that newly acquired agri- cultural land will be readily available for development, because the report strongly recommends that • amalgamation will reduce boundary disputes." Mickle went on to ask, "Why and from what documentation was the bast figure 4,0(0 chosen`' Are all municipalities under 4,(XX) popula- tion unable to provide services? You should be aware that the report also proposes and rmomrnends abo- lishing police villages." After touching on most of the Please turn to page 2 Nurses Week South Huron Hospital administrator Don Correll (left) and mayor Bruce Shaw gave a formal kickoff for Nurses Week on Monday morning. Currell said the event comes at a good time when there is so much controversy surrounding nursing and health care. "Our forte is nursing, without a doubt, " he said. Nurses Liz Stephens, Judy Thurman. Lynda Sanders, and Marion Cornish stand around patient and RN Lorraine Marshall. Ste- phens, who is organizing this week, hopes to hold a blood pres- sure clinic Thursday and a nurses' car wash on Saturday.