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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-10-16, Page 13i S�v.ral candidate: in Hay, Stanley • r I I Ratepayers will go to polis In contrast to other years, there will be plenty of ac- tivity on the election front in Zurich and surrounding municipalities. Perhaps the biggest surprise is in Zurich where five candidates will be battling for the four council seats. In addition to incumbents, Leroy Thiel, Lsidore Laporte and Bob Fisher, antique store owner Don Van Patter and 'Furniture store em- • ployee Dan Turkheim have thrown their names into the political ring. This will be Zurich's first • municipal election in eight years. Reeve Fred Haberer was acclaimed. In Hay township former deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau was acclaimed as reeve while councillor Lionel Wilder • moved up to Mousseau's former position. Current reeve Jack Tinney for the top position will be did not seek re-election. current deputy -reeve Paul Running for council with Steckle. three to be elected will be Attempting to move up incumbent municipal of- , from their seats on council to ficials Tony Bedard and Dick the deputy -reeve's chair will Rau, former members of be Don Brodie and Don council Don Geiger . and .MacGregor. Claire Diechert and Gerald Seeking election to council Schantz. will be Clarence Rau, the Neighboring Stanley only incumbent not seeking a township will have elections higher position, Howard for the reeve, deputy -reeve Armstrong, Jack Coleman and council. and Bill Chipchase. Challenging Tom Consitt. Elected by acclamation as reeve in Tuckersmith township was current councillor Robert Bell. Bell replaces long-time Tuckersmith reeve grvin Sillery who did not rum Running for deputy -reeve will be councillors Robert Fotheringham and Bill Borwn Sr: Council will have all-new faces. Running fora seat will be John Brownridge, Jan Ferguson, Lloyd Eisler, Sr., Betty Mae MacLean, Robert Broadfoot and Jim Papple. The resort of Bayfield will have an election for council with incumbents Gwen Pemberton and Reg Wilson in the fray along with David W. Johnston, Barbara Stugeon and John Chap- man. GeorgeFellows who served on council for the past two months was acclaimed as reeve. He replaces Frank McFadden who has retired from political life. No. 43 rc \ FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 23; 1980 Village gives okay to new assessment Zurich council Wednesday night agreed to accept the new assessment system as proposed by the Huron assessment department under section 86 of trhe Assessment Act. New regional assessment commissioner M.K. Bowen and valuation manager Ken Feagan outlined the program . to council along with a summary of assessment figures and a review of the tax decreases and increases tor the -'1981 taxation year. Several open meetings probably in January will ailow taxpayers to _ review their assessment with of-' C. Of ficials violations while the village bylaw enforcement officer would have to take care of parking and other stationery violations. Glover said the only way his force could enforce moving violations would be if the village had an agreement for policing with the OPP. In a discussion on signal lights at the main corner Glover said, "A.survey showed there is not enough traffic and you must remember that traffic lights are not a safety device. They Please turn- to page 10 Of the 34$ . residential property units reviewed 226 would undergo e rise or decrease of less than ;100. Another 46 would be lowered by over $100 and 25 would be increased by over $100. Of the 61 commercial properties, 36 would' find little or no change, 10 would be reduced and the other 15 would be increased. Council learned from the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority that 21,500 would be budgeted in 1981 to complete landscaping on the park grounds in Zurich. About :18,500 has already been spent in improvements. The tender of Ross Scott Fuels of Brucefield was the lowest of four received to supply the village with fuel and was accepted. One building permit in the amount of 81,000 to Lloyd Klopp for a new roof was approved. The current residential assessment is slightly over seven percent of the 1975 market value and the commerical rate is about nine percent. Streets, sidewalks and drains committee chairman Isadore Laport reported that construction on Victoria and Mill streets was progressing very favorably. Laporte added, "They are moving right -along with the gutters and we are very pleased baswith the job we are Sergeant Ray Glover of the Exeter OPP detachment • and Howard Wight of the Ministry of- Transportation and, Communications at- tended the council meeting to answer questions regarding traffic and Parking problems. Sgt. Glover skid his men could only enforce moving C. to hold draw The Zurich and area Chamber of Commerce will - investigate the possibility of establishing some form of "Welcome Wagon" for new residents to the community Ron Heinrich told the Chamber recently that such a service aids a family in settling down in the community. The matter was referred to a committee of the Chamber. The Chamber plans on becoming more activity involved in the community and the first step in this new awareness will be a draw for a =1,000 bill. Funds raised from the draw which will take place in December will be used for cmatunity-oriented projects. Former Chamber president Joe Risi expressed favour with the idea of a. - draw es a similar venture a few years created a renewed interest in Chamber ac- tivities by Chamber mem- bers. In other Chamber business, chairman of the 'agricultural committee Anson McKinley presented the Chamber of Commerce trophy to the top 4-H showman at the Zurich fair, Sharon Thiel. The 'Chamber viewed splides of Zurich and surrounding environs- of a few years ago. They were provided by former Zurich resident Reg Illsley of London who attended the meeting. • A auggelltion from Ron Heinrich that the Chamber, Lions Club and Bean Festival Committee look into the revamping of the signs on the village limits was referred to a Chamber Price per Copy 25 Cents o..... ..... - ,., .... `'•rte.►,:.. _ .;..., _,., _ CAR WASH SUCCESSFUL — A corwoshheld by the Zurich Butkettes ringette team Saturday raised $200. Washing away are Vicki Bedard and Lori Turkheim. Stanley has 55 at meeting Staff photo Reeve seekersspIiton s there will only be a four vote will mean more meetings difference between rural for members and that ad - and urban representatives ministrators, rather than on council. Mr. Consitt said council members, will be now there will be 17 votes making many of t h e from rural townships and 13 decisions on the smaller ex - votes from urban centres in penses in the future. the county. He said he also Consitt also referred to feels the reduced council Stanley Township's secon- By ALICE 01118 Foreign ownership of farmland, farm severances and the rehabilitation of gravel pits were some of the Issues raised at the bi-annual Stanley Township ratepayers' meeting. The meeting,held in the Var- na Community Hall, at- tracted 55 ratepayers and candidates in the township's first election battle in a decade. Tom Consitt, a Varna area farmer and reeve for the past two terms, is being challenged by deputy -reeve, Paul Steckle of RR 2, Zurich. The township also has a contest for deputy - reeve, Don Brodie, a coun- cillor for eight year and Don McGregor, a six year veteran, are both runing for deputy -reeve. The candidates for the three council seats are Clarence Rau, a four-year veteran of council and new- comers Howard Armstrong, who farms . on the Goshen line; Bill- Chipchase of Br.ucefield and Jack Coleman, a Parr Line farmer. In his remarks to ratepayers, Consitt explain- ed why he voted against dropping deputy -reeves from county council. - The reeve said he was opposed to reducing county council ince H committee sHuron is basically an agricultural county and now dary plan which is now awaiting the Minister of Housing's final approval. Under the plan, the township allows severance to surplus buildings on bona fide farms, as long as there has never been a severance on the Please turn to page 10 Peck acclaimed to board By ALICE GIBE Robert Peck of Varna has been acclaimed as the Stanley Township -Varna representative on the Huron County board of education. The trustee, who has serv- ed on the board for the past six years, told Stanley ratepayers Monday night, that he is still very proud of the efficient way in which the board operates, despite recent criticism expressed by former trustees. He told ratepayers declin- ing enrolment in the schools is still a major issue, and said 'costs will continue to rise as enrolment decreases. He said the problem is now catching up with the board at the secondary school level. Peck told ratepayers the board was faced with three unexpected and costly ex- penditures in the past year. One was the fire at Seaforth District High School which had to be replaced. The third expenditure will be the removal of asbestos fibres in the duct -work and ceilings of several county schools. The asbestos fibre has been found to constitute a health hazard. The trustee was asked if Seaforth High School didn't carry sufficient insurance to cover costs of the fire damage. The trustees said while the school was in- sured, and the board still doesn't know what it will cost them over and above this. Peck estimates it will be between 840-$50,000. The fire resulted in 8150,000 damage to the school. Another ratepayer asked whether declining enrolment in the schools wouldn't mean fewer teachers. Peck replied he thinks the board will have as many or more teachers on staff even if enrolment drops. He said the board doesn't have any control over that. He said in past negotiations with the teachers' unions, "the ar- bitrators haven't been on our side in regard to the pupil - teacher ratio." Thiel gets award Leroy Thiel, a member of the Zurich Hydro System was presented with a scroll yesterday by the Ontario Municipal Electrical Association. Thiel received his scroll in honour of 15 year service to the local utility at the annual meeting of district seven of the OMEA held in Watford. The meeting was attended by commissioners from across south-western Ontario, including Murray Greene of Exeter. The award was presented by Douglas G. Hugill, president of the OMEA.