Times Advocate, 1995-02-15, Page 2Page 2
Times Advocate, February 15, 2995
Regional
wrap up
Garbage
bag tags
corning to
Wingham
WINGHAM - The latest com-
munity to introduce tagging gar-
bage bags is Wingham. The is-
sue was debated at the town
council meeting last Monday
night and it was decided that
user pay, curbside service will
be implemented June 1, 1995.
The bylaw for the new system
allows for one free bag per col-
lection day per household, re-
ported the Wingham Advance -
Times. Any subsequent bags
will require proper tags availa-
ble at the Town Hall by May 1.
This new system will work in
conjunction with a more effi-
ciently run recycling venture.
Seaforth
moving to
OPP police
service
SEAFORTH - After a meeting
last Thursday night, Seaforth
Town Council and the Seaforth
Police Services Board decided
tq move to an OPP police force.
The negotiations over the po-
licing contract are being contin-
ued and the targeted implemen-
tation date is November 1, 1995.
The plan will go ahead for No-
vember 1, subject to further in-
vestigation and public input, re-
ported the Huron Expositor.
Study to
examine
possible
housing
registry
GODERICH - The Housing
Registry -of Perth was given a
$10,000 grant to evaluate the ne-
cessity of extending its services
into Huron County. The grant is
part of the $7.4 million Commu-
nity Partners program, which is
designed to help communities
deal with local housing prob-
lems, reported the Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
The purpose of the registry is
to maintain a list of rental ac-
commodations available. The
non, profit service has its main
office in Stratford but Listowel
also`has office space.
Rebuilding
of Kobe may
have local
impact
WINGHAM - The rebuilding
of Kobe, Japan may provide a
local area manufacturer with an
opportunity to supply housing
aid.
After the January 17 earth-
quake in Kobe which destroyed
over 58,000 homes and left
300,000 people homeless, the
port city is beginning to start the
slow process of rebuilding.
Royal Homes, a Wingham-
based manufacturer of prefabri-
cated homes will hopefully be
among the other companies in-
volved in a project to supply Ja-
pan with the homes.
The prefabricated homes
proved to stand up well during
the quake reported the Wingham
Advance -Times. Royal will not
receive the entire contract,
which is to be divided among all
Canadian manufacturers of pre-
fabricated homes, but Doug
Kuyvenhovem executive vice-
president of Royal is optimistic
that the project will create jobs
for area residents beginning in
the last !valid 1995.
A
IN THF. NFW.'
All those tags are paying off
.
Even th o ugh Exeter residents are buying The program has removed all costs of waste disposal -
collection, recycling, and landfill - from the town's regular
fewer garbage tags than thought, the town generating budget. reeveprogram nues to cover a cted
t
` stand on its own by
In 1995, the town will also be getting more money for
is still reaping the profits of the program cardboard
from
rrevenues mBlter,n tedCOu t
higherforecast, and lower ex-
penditures than expected, the program generated some
EXETER - The town's waste management program, in its last week's council session. $34,729.27 more than anticipated. Consequently, in addi-
first full calendar year, posted a loss of only $834 in 1994, Clerk Liz Bell pointed out that the program's projected tion to $14,000 placed in a reserve fund, the program paid
but that does not take into account the large contributions it budget wasn't too far off. Tipping fees made up for the for some 536,163.35 in capital costs that would otherwise
• made to the Exeter landfill site expansion project. shortfall in estimates of tag sales. Exeter residents pur- have had to come from general taxation.
"In essence, the program kicked out about $50,000 for chased some 591,166 in $2 garbage bag tags during the
engineering and study," noted councillor Robert Spears at year, less than the $104,000 the program had expected.
Defying
gravity
With their sculpture of a
dragon, the Shangri-La Hotel
snow sculpting team from
Hong Kong Team wowed
visitors and judges - placing
first in the 10 -team event.
Perry Yuen, Thomas Ng, and
- Billy Tse competed against
teams from Canada, the USA,
and even Bulgaria. A U.S.
team placed second with a
sculpture of fighting bears.
Judges acknowledge the
Hong Kong team took some
risks with their sculpture -
only a few degrees warmer
and the snow would not have
supported the delicate
structure.
The Uon King (below) was
also at the Grand Bend
Winter Carnival this weekend.
Here Dave Hetherington from
Grand Bend, John
Hetherington from Fergus,
and Albert Vickey from
London put the finishing
touches on one of the
Canadian entries in
the 10 -team snow
sculpting
competition.
Y
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544.
•
Zurich arena passes tests
The village's insurance will also pick up
the tab for the new compressor after all
• ZURICH - Tests on the Zurich
Arena's ice surface revealed no
problems with deadlycarbonmon-
oxide, village council was told
Thursday.
Councillor Barb Jeffrey said a
test after resurfacing the ice twice
discovered no carbon monoxide
levels from the arena's tractor.
However, Jeffrey said the village
should consider adding an exhaust
fan to the tractor room to clear the
r
Councillors received $60,684
in pay, insurance and meeting
reimbursement in 1994
Reeve Bill Mickle once
again topped the charts in
pay and meeting costs
EXETER - Town council cost the taxpayers
560,684.20 in 1994, in funds that were paid to the
former and new members of Exeter's government.
That figure compares favourably with past years,
mainly because council has kept its stipends and re-
muneration frozen for some time.
Councillor stipends still make up the largest por-
tion of the total cost of keeping the government:
some 540,298, although another 59,425.99 is spent
on an insurance benefit package through North
American life.
Council
Member
Bill Mickle
Bruce Shaw
Lossy Fuller
Ervin Slllery
Robert Drummond
Ben Hoogenboom
Robert Spears
Bert Branderhorst
Dave Urlin
Joe Rider
Tom Hughes
Roy Triebner
Wendy Boyle
Stipend
$4,049
87,906
84,049
84,049
$4,049
84,049
84,049
84,049
84,049
The biggest spender at council was, once again,
reeve Bill Mickle, whose meetings as president of
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and re-
lated conferences earned him some $2,240 in meet-
ing pay, and cost 54,387.58 for meals, travel, and
lodging.
New council members Wendy Boyle, Tom
Hughes, Joe Rider, and Roy Triebner have yet to re-
ceive any stipend pay, and were reimbursed only for
a councillor orientation seminar.
The town's police services board cost an addi-
tional 52,585.33 in 1994. Bruce Shaw and John
Stephens were both paid the full $1,000 for their
year's term on the board. Sharon Wurm was paid
S585 for her service up until her resignation. A new
member has yet to be appointed to the board by the
province.
Per diem
(meetings) Insurance
$2,240 *1,577.90
$210 *1,577.90
$280 $1,447.03
*280
*1,577.90
$1,577.90
$1,577.90
$1,447.03
$114.93
Total $40,298 $3,010
$9,425.99
Conform* Meals
Registration Travel, etc.
$321.35 $4,387.58
$321.35 8360.65
8169.67 *188.18
*695.20 *622.18
*256.15
9235
*235
$149.35
$2,401.62
Total
$12,575.83
$8,911.95
$6,133.88
85,646.38
$5,626.90
55,626.90
85.626.90
*5,496.03
*4,163.93
*256.15
$23§
$235
8149.35
$8,548.5,6114.20
•
fumes while the tractor warms up.
Jeffrey also said some parts of the
arena need to be spruced up.
"A face-lift has been mentioned
for the arena, because it is getting
to look rundcf vn," acknowledged
Jeffrey.
Councillor Brad Clausius, also a
former manager of the arena,
agreed and said it had been eight or
nine years since some of the walls
Jeffrey mentioned had last been
painted.
Council did get some good news
from their insurance company,
which will he honouring its policy
to cover the new compressor
Nought when the old one failed on
the Thanksgiving weekend.
The new compressor will also be
covered in the village's policy. but
the insurance company will be cal-
culating depreciation on the equip-
ment, and will require a $5,000 de-
ductible on repairs.
"The (compressor) we took out of
there was probably worth nothing."
noted councillor Nick Littlechild.
Council did ask the clerk to find
out what the rate of depreciation is
on the new compressor, and what
the premium would be with a
smaller deductible.
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