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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-01-13, Page 31E 1st & 2fld Mort MONEY AVAi ABLE at 6.5% interest or Tess Personal Moans Totally Unsecured if you quali- fy, monthly payments as low as Amt. App. PAtitlyPtyLi $5,000 $27.86 $10,000 $54.16' $15,000f25 Congo l! Your I_ 1(800) 387-1932 Astral Funding McGillivray Township to join neighbours in 2001 .. y Craig drd T1P44S-ADVOCATE If'lAFF MCGILLIVRAY TWP. — McGillivray Township could be no longer on Jan. 1, 2001. That's when a proposed merger with four of its neighbouring municipali- ties becomes official. The townships of McGillivray, East Williams and West Williams, the town of Parkhill and the village of Ailsa Craig would become the Township of North Middlesex. The merger proposal has already been approved by the munici- palities involved and Middlesex County's cor- porate services commit- tee. It was to be voted upon at yesterday's. Middlesex County council meeting after press. McGillivray Reeve Wes Hodgson said he expects the proposed amalgama- tion to get county council approval and provincial approval by next year. "Our plan is to have everything done and in place by June 2000 and hopefully sooner," he said. The merger dramatic a change for the munici- palities involved` c o m - pared with oth- ers in Middlesex County such as Lucan Biddulph (Jan. 1, 1999) and Middlesex Centre (London, Lobo and. Delaware, 1998), Hodgson said, since the five municipalities have acted like 'common-law' partners for years. "The five of us have won't be as been amalgamated for about 10 years without the title," he said. The five municipalities already share much of their staff, equipment and supplies like road salt and sand. Once the merger gets the county's and province's nod, a transi- tion team consisting of t h e reeves/may- ors of the five municipalities will hammer out the "The five of us have been amalgamated for about I0 years without the title." -- WES HODGSON MCGILLIVRAY Twp. REEVE Slight raises for Stephen council and, employees STEPHEN TWP. — Employees of the municipality of Stephen Township were given a slight raise of two per cent over last year's figures. Council approved the raise at its Jan. 5 meeting. Effective Jan. 3, township Reeve' Harvey Ratz, deputy -reeve Tom Tomes and councillors Drew Robertson, Anita Riddell and Jim Dietrich receive $58.65 for every two-hour council meeting. the reeve receives $123.86, while the deputy -reeve is paid $117.26 and councillors are paid $110.71. For a meeting exceeding four hours, the reeve is paid $182.51, while the deputy -reeve is paid $175.92 and councillors are paid $169.37 each. All members of council are also paid $58.65 per committee meeting and $104.27 for all -day conven- tions and seminars. There is an annual $1,000 max- imum per person for expenses for conventions. The reeve also receives an annual honorarium of $255.65 for signing. cheques and other duties. In addition, council established its 1999 job rates for its office staff.. The salary ranges include: admin- istrator, clerk -treasurer — $47,783-$55,365; deputy clerk and deputy treasurer.— $26,878-$32,162; senior water tax clerk — $25,084-$29,864; water tax clerk — $23,292-$27,565; and road superinten- dent — $39,512-$46,521. m- Usborne details. Hodgson said the tran- sition team will place a $12,000 limit on any pur- chases the municipalities may make. Any purcliaous higher than the limit would have to receive the transition' team's approval. There will also be a hiring freeze till the merger becomes official. Hodgson doesn't expect there will be many or even any layoffs due to amalgamation. "Personnel -wise we're pretty lean," he said. "We've been gearing up for this for a while." Hodgson said there also won't be much surplus equipment except for a grader. "We're all just throwing our equipment in the middle," he said. As for surplus build- ings, Hodgson said he expects the McGillivray, East Williams and West Williams public works buildings and yards to be maintained but couldn't comment on the future of other municipal build- ings. The McGillivray munici- pal offices are housed in Promo for county av EXETER — A new video available at sever- al Huron County libraries is designed to promote the county. The 19 -minute promo- o,produced in 1998,. is now avail- able tor viewing at libraries, Fir Exeter, Clinton,- Goderich, Seaforth and Wingham. The first three min- utes of the videopro- mote the Sept. 21-25, 1991, International Plowing: Match. and Farm Macho Show; the following 16 min- utes take the viewer on a tour through Huron County. The video is intended for community meet- ings, eetings, introductions to- . enters garbage deal USBORNE TWP. - The Township of Usborne will soon be shipping its garbage to Green Lane Environmental. The waste will be delivered by the Bluewater Recycling Association to Green Lane beginning Jan. 14. According to minutes from Usborne council, Usborne household waste will be accepted by Green Lane for $50 per ton plus transportation costs for a cost of $11.&7 per household. The total esti- mated cost of the waste disposal deal is $10,324.29. Prices are guaranteed for the next three years, although there may be annual cost of living increases. As part of the deal, council can cancel the' arrangements with Green Lane when- ever it wants. the county and forro- motional opportuniffes. Copies can be bought by calling (519) 524-2188. the public- works build- ing The Parkhill Public Utilities Commission w111 be disbanded and made into a council committee, Hodgson said. The current councils will sit tilt the regular November 2000 munici- pal elections. A council of seven will then be elected: a mayor and deputy mayor elect- ed at large and a single councillor from each of the old municipalities that become wards under the new municipality. The seven -member council is a large reduc- tion in the existing num- ber of councillors that hold at least five mem- bers each. Hodgson said no cost savings or extra expens- es- have been determined yet with amalgamation. s Business Directory cSifihott,rtaidapt, FULLY LICENSED & tIDED, CALL OR FAX (519) 666-0833 .. pick up outsides of coallIMagr'pl.LMM estates. in gym, Rani I rel a dGenera Sinifigtfie _a>l__r far over 40 . 7t REPAIRS Sewing Machine Repairs to all makes Free estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 2719660 golden Golden Triangle On Line authorized resellerse tie Stit‘ Oro 171' Vt." 00e=. Computers: $899.00 to $1,199. 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