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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-03-11, Page 3Seip's doe/. it again. .eip's ) alit -mart of Exeter picked up a.'07.' Foodland hlntario Retailer Mw Merit Award last ‘geek tor promoting Ontario -grown produce. Pictured are S eip's produce manager 1)t avne 1a Porte, lett. and (.atlas,' and Toni Seip \s ho accepted the award •trom 1oodland Ontario retail rep laeanor 'suns;. The merit award -makes it'll straight sears'.tit'ip's has' \von some t\ pe of award trc''m.Foo.ilane( (vntatio including a `;old Award in '0-1 for best all-sea!,on independent store. JN THF Times -Advocate, March 11, 1998 • Page 3 Church receives donation Validation of cards A project to install' an access lift to the sanctuary at Crediton United Church. is off to a good start thanks to a donation from last fall's Fitlkbeiner reunion. Above, church treasurer Deb Hodge accepts a cheque for $2,100 from reunion. officials Donald Finkbeiner of Crediton and Howard Finkbeiner of London. • The latter also made a sizable personal contribution. Lucan budget talks kick off March 31 Topping the agenda will be how to find the savings necessary to meet pro- vincial downloading while preserving services and keeping taxes in check By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter •1:C1f A \ •- Budget talks in Lucan will hlapt off during a special council meeting on March 31. - Council derided on starting budget deliberations at a special meeting after an In -camera session at last week's meeting. Reeve Robert. Benner said staff arc to conic up with two budget scenarios to :re- spond to provincial downloading.: one featuring a $60.00(1 cut Irotit Iasi year's budget and the second - with a 5100.000 redaction. Thc first slashed budget scenario is hast( on the province's 'request that Lucan cut its budget h.) 1.7 pec cent which works out to $59.000 less than '97 The second is. based upon. Middlesex Count \ ad- mmistraior Nigel Bellchamber's numbers show that' the province 1s actually asking for a S129.(K10 cut in Lucan:s case when all -downloading is accounted for • Renner admitted that such large cuts could mean changes in staffing. even It -offs "N c hope there. Won't." Benner said Staff have yet to apply their full in- genuity u> this process." - N'hifc the final provincial downloading number. are to he released on March 31.' Benner soul it's time to gel on with the budget process knowing the village is going to he hit. with d substantial cut in provincial grants. • • "You ou can't duck u. a s there." Benner sant.." 1 • wool(' last Iikc tct-hc reach These plan have to he m •place now. not in July . The reason given int going in -camera before the private session was to discuss hudgct concerns when It conics to the salary grid in -camera sessions mean stafl..reportcrs and any members of the public attending the meeting must leave the council cham- hers while cntincillors discuss things in private. Councils can -move to. an an -camera session to dis- cuss personnel. property. contra: r and legal matters under the Municipal Act. The first step of the budget process was com- pleted earlier at the meeting when treasurer Ruth Frost released the preliminary '97 year end report. The village has a S 15.900 surplus but the'numhers , won't he official -till an audit Isompleted. in about three weeks. '97 vcar end numbers of note: •Municipalities arcn't.like!) to get an) provincial unconditional grants • in '98: .1.uc•an received '• SI S6.-675 in '97 and S l X3.299 in '96. Thc Village also .won't get grants tor recreation or pay equity they have received in ithe past. last vcar Lucan re- -ccived .2.0(K) for recreation. and 'S2.510 for pay eq- uuy. "These plans have to he -in place now, not in July." •Thc village spent 524.173 on coun- col salaries 'in '97. down lroin the bud- geted $31.00( -anti 527.990 spent in ``)h Thc reason'' 1.es. meetings. •Lucan raised :`.259.746 in taxes. clown from the budgeted $293.126: To- ' tal revcnuc,gcnerated was •SI,(1O1.514, up from the budgeted ':Sfik.Stl3. m=a=rls :duc to a grant' for the Main St reconstruction Total ex- penditures came in al S 1,062.h94. up trim thc.hud- gckxl 5970.713.. • Renner noted the village spent 5,13.482 on gar- bage pickup and $ 11.466 on tipping' fees in '97 but .took in 545.210 in garbage .tag revenue at S2 per • tag' "It's kind of a tax on garbage.- Benner said • Administrator Ron Revmcr noted garbage collec- tion costs have also gone down. Benner said council w•ill.take a look al reducing garbage tag prices dur-. ing budget talks. WF11\TS A FUNERAL WORTH? THI. 1:101 -IT hl'NIikA1.• r arc liming tribute A deepl personal celebutttrnrof the life of sonleotl( sou loved. In Marty • lana, (littera is are for the !lysing. Because the% tatter a way tv saaV guodhse. and to begin [Icahn): They hely you to unrfruiu your griet and hod <t wan to ger on with vow. lite. A funeral gathers together vour closest friends and Iamily, the ones who share your loss. So there's a shoulder to lean on when you 1 1. N 1 P A 1 S • need tr rno,t - Funeral' h,, - ar wary o1 makttrc a st•enlinglc unheard le burden jus= a Itttle easu•r t.` t.,trry `,C:hat. a fnncr..l s'.t,rth' Sntuethutr you cut's t',ts.ihh r=eason- worth peace- of nihil :To find our C. OCAS(' call rpt• (fMario Funeral Service. Assuuattun at 1-800-268-2727 or a -stall us dr ofsaeinterwarc.ner A t. 1 1 1 VP A 1 1 V 5 www 1 r .l I -( Ilad,t t and Sim Iberia t Hbnfc • Lucan 1 - Ilan. Iiuibnan 4, Suns Funeral Hume Hopper Huaxt:v I unend Home Uashwtrtat Li ver . •.EXETER Helen John's, MPP. has had a number of phone calls from constituents regarding Health Card validation. "People arc eon- cerned that they wilt he denied ser- vice if they do not present their health card when attending at a hos- pital or emergency morn. Thi ros is not true. A hospital will provide the• care that is required whether or not a patient presents their health card:" The Ministry of Health has creat- ed a Health Card Validation Project which is a I-800 line that enables health care providers to determine the status ol health card numbers and version axle at the point of ser- vice. This project also assists health care pro% niers with decisions re- garding eligibility. .erification of patient data. and protests against . health care fraud. . The Health Card Validation Pro- ject asissts'doctors, who arc regis- tered with the program. to confine that the patient has a valid ()HIP number and they will receive health scrvIccs: • Exeter applies for provincial grant - EXETER - Exeter Council has in- structed staff to apply for a chunk of the S77 -million provincial Spe- cial Circumstances Fund. Hundcy told council the grant could allow the town to•dcfray the costs of completing its policy to ra- tionaliic service/program deliver) Thc town has a target of 5419.70) in permanent operating. savings. "We ' e can save $40).000 if we merge the .PU'C. and the town.- Htndcy said.. He estimated there would he one- time costs of S24ft000, in stall re- ductions. intorrnation system change -over and re-training. Recyvc Roy, Triehner asked if the • plans to merge the, 'Pl1C and the town were firm enough to apply for, the grant: ' "No. we're• not firm hut if we aunt uc it (grant) we would have 10 return it." administrator Rick Hinck) replied. - Anothcr Source of grants is •the municipal restructuring- Rind -hut Exeter doesn't qualify because • it isn't amalgamating with. other mu- nl. ipahtics. . Alice St. coming home 1-UCAN - Welcome to Lucan, Alice St. Lucan will take Alice St. off Middlesex County's hands later this year as part of the downloading 91 responsibilities %tatting at die 'provincial levels Council discussed the• matter- at Iasi week's electing: The province turned .over 1(34 km of roads' it once looked after to the county earlier this year and, in turn. the county will download'(s 7 Lin of roads to its member municipalities. Public works superintendent Doug Johnston Said assuming the upkeep of Alice St won't pose much of a problem and tial the county has promised to hnng the roads up 10 standard. The count can't make snap decisions on which roads it doesn't wane — traffic counts are the main criteria that =decide which roads can go to lower tier municipalities. Council has a month to submit input to the county on the road downloading. • . • - Biting the dust Johnston said his village pickup is about ready to he retired atter it re- cently blew a gasket. He. would like to -lease a truck till after a_possthlc amalgamation but agreed -with council's decision to snake do: with the old truck till after the '98 budget is done in nod -\1a\ - Johnston i ury have to rent a truck in the meantime it the old one final- ly dies. He will contact Niven Motors to find out what lease and rental deals i1 has to offer. . . Reeve Robert Benner said he wants a list ol all equipment in need. of repairs nr•rcplacemcnt hel=m budget talks begin 00 March 11. (titer equipment down for the count'' The village's 20 -year-old sweeper. Other Lucan public works notes: _ - Hazardous waste...wm . Lucan will vie again to host 13lucwatcr Recycling*. annual household hayardous waste days tor Middlesex Counts set tot June .6.7 1•hc sil- Iagc hosted the doss last year at the public (orks sand off Hutto St iT'.. .. 171-7f J{x�.�..5}'4T R '](�`•'3yt�' - B.s.4.t-:.i_V ` ---1 L--'��.L l..l a -.k• -A.4 ..i �.f. it.'. 1. ►..Ta�.11'.441:4_ o-4 /1_1411_711"' j�ll �� ` j� :w„S is 7 N r. 5.: CILIE/AIR/A1iE BEFOR/ESPfflNG ikatatioWs SAVE $20 Doors & Drawers Activity Kitchen Reg. 54.99 Ages 6-36 months i;at, 34.99 Drop and Drive Golf lub Reg,. 17.99 Ages 2-6 years M Less than 1/2 PRICE Soft Photo Album Reg,. 22.99 Ages Newborn & up 1556 ( 99 7. SAVE $40 Pick Up Truck 7499 i$ Reg. 114.99 Ages 2-5 4764 SAVE SILO Easy Score Arcade 19.99 Reg,. 29.99 Ages 3 years' & up 4519 SAVE S30 Party Kitchen 59.99 Reg,. 89.99 Ages 2- years & up 4425 Quantities are Limited Reg,. 5.4.99 Ages 1 -1/2 -years & up 4647 Elegant Dinnerware Reg,. 11.99 Ages 2 years & up 41.4 59.99 Reg,. 99.99 Ages 2-5 years SAVE 20"/0 Sea Shore Stacker 6 39 • Keg,. 7.99 Ages 6-36 mons. 1570 4 QUALITY DEPARTMENTS UNDER 1 ROOF Home Mead ale f01../wan FOR OrOn t s RadioSisscit 110 MAIN ST. N., EXETER 235-0800/237--3150 • ma ntaiais:ar•mtntataiaintataia mamma sa • • • • • • 10010 1 1