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Arena deficit up, building value down
The deficit of the Hensall
Parks board increased last
year while building permit
values in the municipality
declined, and both those
topics raised some concern
at Monday night's meeting
of Hensall council.
"We have to think of some
way to raise more money,"
commented Councillor Min-
nie Noakes in reference to
the parks board deficit,
which increased by. just over
$5,000 last year to a total of
$26,940.
That was about $2,000
more than the budget had
predicted, and both the
receipts and expenditures
were well below budget, but
unfortunately the latter
were more so.
Revenue for the year,
mainly from the community
centre, was $43,286, down
over $11,000 from 1979. The
expenditures decreased by
only $6,400 to $70,226. Wages
make up half the latter total
at $35,874.
Th' biggest difference in
both sides of the ledger was
in capital projects. In 1979,
the board spent $13,000 on
capital projects and that was
down to $1,114 last year, and
of course, there was a
reduction this year in the
capital grants and
donations received for
capital costs.
At their January meeting,
the board approved an in-
crease in auditorium and bar
rental rates, but Councillor
John Skea questioned
whether this was an area in
which to attempt to raise
more funds.
He said he was afraid that
the new rates, up $25 for
Saturday night rental to
$175. would price the hall out
of the market with other
area facilties . The bar rental
will be increased $25.
Skea noted that groups
were finding it more dif-
ficult to make money at
their fund raising dances and
the new rates would make it
more so.
The fund raising dance
sponsored on New Year's
eve by the board netted a
profit of $308,78, but a
previous dance had ended up
in the red and left the board
with a total profit of only
$3.66 from the two events.
Mrs. Noakes was critical
of the fact many Hensall
residents had not supported
the two fund raising
activities.
In reference to the new
hall rates, both Reeve Paul
Neilands and Councillor
Dick Packham assured Skea
that they were still lower
than many other area
facilities.
In his year-end report,
building official Herman
VanWieren reported that the
total value of building per-
mits issued in 1980 had
dropped about $42,000 from
the previous year to a total
of $158,600. That 1979 figure
was a decline of almost $45,-
000 from the 1978 figure of
$247.246.
Neilands said the decline
was a reflection of the high
interest. rates which make it
prohi bitive for manyresidents-
to consider building pro-
jects. "It's just the way the
economy is right now," he
said.
"It certainly shows which
way we are going," added
Skea.
At the end of his report,
VanWieren asked council for
an increase in his mileage
rate. suggesting it go from
121/2e per km. to 201.
After Clerk Betty Oke
noted that council members
are paid 201 per km. for their
mileage. council approved
the increase.
In other business, council:
Were advised by Keith R.
Westlake, Zurich, that the
Westlake Ambulance Ser-
vice has been transferred to
Michael O'Connor operating
as O'Connor Ambulance Ser-
vice from the same location.
Agreed to increase the
amount of their security
bond on staff members and
members of council from
$10.000 to $50,000. The action
stemmed from a suggestion
by the provincial govern-
ment which was a result of a
situation in a south-western
Ontario town where an
employee made off with a
considerable amount of
public money. The cost of
the increased policy was
$211. Council had suggested
going to $25,000, but Clerk
BettyOke noted that wasn't
much different than the
$10,000 now carried in com-
parison to the amount of
money that has handled at
the municipal office.
Supported a resolution
from North Burgess
Township, which would
prohibit non-resident lan-
downers from running for of-
fice in a municipality.
Endorsed a resolution
from Haidimand-.Norfolk
calling on the provincial
government to undertake an
environmental assessment
before approving the in-
dustrial waste treatment
facility planned for South
Cayuga. While members
agreed the wastes had to be
deposited somewhere, they
felt it could create problems
for people in the South
Cayuga area unless an en-
vironmental assessment was
undertaken to prove the use
of the site.
Agreed to give Orville
Workman a broken cement
hydro pole which had been
damaged in the village.,.
Learned that Tuckersmith
has appointed Robert Bell to
the Hensall Area Fire
Board and that Hay's
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Passed a bylaw to provide
for the Richmond Street
South drainage works and
for borrowing on the credit
of the municipality the sum
of $149,270 for completing
the project. A motion was
also passed authorizi48
engineers B.M. Ross and
Associates to call tenders
for the project. The total
cost for Hensall has been
assessed at $108,341.
Decided not to get in-
volved in the perennial dis-
pute between Willard
Buchanan and Hensall
Motors over their snow
removal practices. Reeve
Neilands said council had
attempted to correct the
situation last year, but ap-
parently to no avail, and he
was fed up with the feud and
was giving up on the matter.
Mrs. Noakes . said the
problem has been going on
for 20 years.
FORMER REEVE HONORED — Harold Knight, left, who served 19 years on Hensall coun-
cil, port as reeve, was given an inscribed pocket watch, Monday, by Reeve Paul Neilands.
The two had a little trouble getting this watch out of the box. Knight reciprocated by giving
council a gavel. Staff photo