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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-02-06, Page 1rm h): • 51 �.3 Cr i*e.fa Big Brother: R rr *CNA N`' ''ERS ASSO 128 YEAR -66" a THURSDAY,. FEBRUARY 6, 1975 No one really doubted it would happen • .Greg Lawrence is organizing' a Big Brother Association in Goderich, the• first time an effort of this type has been made here. Working with his student assistant Cathy Cruickshank, the two organized a meeting Monday night to try to get the project un derway. (staff photo) Huron County ouncil approved a 1975 roads budget of $2,536,000 23.8 per ' cent over th, 19.74. budget. , In 1974 the _rand total budget was $2,129,000 while actual ' expenditures amounted -to only $2,053,350 which was within 99.7 of .the "budget. • The increase representing almost3•,8 `tnills is the first increase in 'the road 'levy,. since 1968 and represents an increase . in local funds of less than 6 -per cent a -year. chairman Roads committee Ralph McNichol- stated 'that the budget' was„reasonable. since hot mix paving which accounts for large portion .; of the' budget increased ' almost 50 per cent last year. et u 8.5-°-vbr-,•' cent , of the total which compares to the 1974 cost 6f $77,494.71 or 5 per cent. . Some of the 'major Items in the budget included $25;000 to , replace dishwashing equipment, $4,0.00 for a washer -laundry extractor and day "rate increases of $13.24 for residential care and $23.57 for extended care effective April 1, 1975. The rates w ill increase from the present' $9.71 for residential care and, the' extended care, which is a floating figure of last.- year ti�...y_ n----1�•y - , pavin.g'' tr►i'xture.Jl"ti'uh"led` in \price from $30 per ton to $60. However this year. the Ministry `of Transportation and Communications_ ,allocation of $1,480,000 is 22.9. per cent more than the $1,204,000, allotted in 1974, 'The cost to the County of new • budget is 'only 16.4 cent more than in 1974 b t since the County no longer has the reserve fund .to draw on_be cau'se it -was included'in the—J4 budget, localfunds SINGLE COPY. 2.5c 4V roads cuipri will rise from „its rate of with wage settlements ap- $17.01, proved for hospital' em - Also negotiations hav;c ployees fast ye r. • been completed with both” . Robbie Law'ie presented. the. Service Employees two bud -gets _ far . the Union local 210 and the execuVve committee the International ' Union of first of which totaled $78,800 Operating Engineers local and included items such as 772 and the new contract County Council sessions, provides for a $1.00 per hour certain committee .meetings .increase effective January 1, and other related matters 1975, and "an additional. 50 such as public relations an cents per hour effe.ctive July conventions. . 1, 4 1975. Mr. Tirtney Tilt' secondbudget totaled reiterated that the set- $150,id the - Clement was required to cost of700 operating thenclude•.Clerk bring the employees in line .Treasurer's department, Town mustApay summer staff more -- d. legal and audit fees and insurance -pertaining to liability. The development com- mittee budget submitted by Warren Zinn called for -the- budgeting thebudgeting of $19,200 to cover ". the work of the county weed inspector,. $6,900 , for reforestation expendi'tures and $40,309 for county development expenditures such—as salaries and public relations. - The budget of the Land Division committee called (continued on page 16) tu i •, r, Gode"ich recreation , short supply. Cast year, they. director . Mike 1. Dymond 'did not take jobs from the • Thursday night advised the . own because of low' -wages. .e co n� ze com n� nee rec committee to consider hey felt they, could make advertising for summer staff more ; money ' working in fu :i s to Supervise playgrounds industry and refused the and swimming areas.in the positions at the town pool. -children's aid to establish a • will' now require an tncrcase town N The .rec ll. assist the - A group of 15 interested proceed with the necessary ,need for the venture. of 38.3 per cent. dents of .the county set steps to get„,the program into AS rest ,,,.� .... _____ the wheels in motion at an operation as soon .. as The C w' budget 'to' use' the, reservewl. rid beach and Mr. y xnew pro am - financially • while fired o 1 initial meeting to institute a ' possible. � � � war nc�i them th.a The committee did not board ;� ,,QCn�n_ Board member MaryDonnelly w.arned that she the recreation committees of position. Dmond A,.. ..► .�.. � r.,..,...... _r f 138;000 recoia� ican•ts for the lifeguard t ” if` too ap g tatnc 1 would h recurrence of last ntng to apply corn- to '5. IrI.n high enough to encourage a-- supervisor and five leaders. response to the ad. * . Dr. Jim Peters .s;ugg�ested JUDITH GOOQERHAM th'a.t--if a wage schedule could . - Mike Dymond informed not be agreed on, then the the 'rec board that the' board' should permit the'rec drawings , for the" proposed director to place an ad for changes at Judith the job stating the pay to be •Gooderha'm pool` are in the. between -$2.50 and $3.25 an. hands of the Ministry of hour. He added that -the offer Health in.Toronto, He said should draw' same applicants that • as soon as. they ' are and -any changes can be" ;-returned 'to ,him they can be made when• the board knows' taken to council, for viewing. o- ton who are not p ann�i I t Brother program, in Seaforth Clinton "mending that it be re . much time was wasted there . p 1 due to the loll Mr. Lawrence is being Brussels, , at its present level for future what qualifications the what Huron County. - '`�" assisted by - � Cathy and Goder,ich have ex- wou . e a wage. applicants have. - emergency use-. The problems. The pool The staff required includes r, a •cashier, and other 'interested persons ,course, at Fanshawe College. association The 'group will log yearand eight supervisor, as that can includingere•tivea•xrien and Miss' Cruickshank will `offer services to boys of the` of repair,,,as a major recson�prior to , the opening of asked the board what pay for the substantial in tease• double as swim' instructors representatives • of the swimming and the •delay rate they were going to set y �t the pool. The beach staff operate out of the Children's county between the ages of John Tinncy, ch airman t�1' ' Ii su ested "Children's Aid Society for A d Society building com six andtyres°tene�l the opera f gg consists of a head guard and h Huronvtew ci>mmittec f the.' that advertisement be d th tfi from the meeting and fur, work. The initial phase of will hold an • Co1 sixteen• o tion o for the season. e `tiering committee l in the necessary leg .Next Tuesday the group- the peat' g d th 1975 budget the pool. The 'cause o e- t a an a tee rother..' qualified information presented „e . delay last year •- wages,- is placed for the jobs an a lifeguards and the of which totals $2,013,000. Thi` a ,sin a stumbling block•• a pay rate be included. He g d re wires one ther meetings will be held to the program is t.contact .meeting in the board room inti .the need In the pools probation officers, the Assessment office for all Comity share of thus which' budget Qualified -lifeguards are in added that the pay, should be playgroup ,.q p arriounts+to $171,700 which iti exam sc County. ; They will then the health unit and interested'parties. r - Ni ck - ill suggests -Phase Twa. p cn The alterations proposed f6r the pool are in, the change ' rooms • and washrooms, , 'The Huron ,County Hcalt Unit threatened to close the pool last ° year if the health standards were not met but' offered the town one, year. (continued on page'16) " Painting on side streets to continue --t is summer n. - Co. unlii 'co-operoteso with do otowo ,,?,. _ .. Councillor Harrison said CouncilldrA Jim Peters sidewalk• and cause it to he personally was very asked if the frees would ' buckle. . impressed with the plans interfere with the pavement , and hoped they could go in the future. He suggested Mr: Hill ,explained that,, through as soon as possible. they may grow out under the .special planting . procedures prevente'd ' the "interference. He added that the problem encountered by narrowing the' intersections h.ad '"also been dealt with. He said"that the sandbag experiment last .. summer proved • that the turning area was too narrow Goderich Town .Council is enhance 'the natural beauty The - business/nen hopeful it can work on a co- of the Court House Park and -suggested a local im-. operative basis with . the • offer continuity to the '.provernent levy be placed on l sinessmen's Association . business section of the area all stores fronting . on the. this summer , ,landscaping , Association men -pier John ' Square. He pointed out9that Schaefer explained Square: lained the Council viewed the plans businessmen's views on the businessmen have for the financing , the project,. He f ''•:;; beautification proposal at said ". that the businessmen �•------ :,:� the regular meeting on had already spent $10,000 , Monday night. • ' "liainting_,The Square and the County planner Nick,. Hill province paid the remainder worked 'With the association . through grants.,' He added preparing the landscaping government funds would ,not, project and resented his . be , sought Xfor the land-- ideas and-..ideas to council. The plan 'is s.caping .project. Mr. • Phase Two of the town's Schaefer explained that the facelift• businessmen, i were in. favor , The project as outlined of riaking the' project * one by Mr. Hill involves a involving, the town alone..He Change in lighting, said that a co-operative -replacement of ,cracked effot-t - between', the sidewalks, widening 'busi.nessrnen a.nd the, town sidewalks at all in- .would offer the public' "some tersections, placement of incentive" in beaut;fy,ing .. bicycle 'racks , and the Goderib, • planting of small decorative "It ' could be justifiably trees along the sidewalks.. , argued that the town should A slide presentation given pick up the entire cost of the before project," he pointed out. by the planner was a and after series showi'ag the '`,`The condition of the results of Phase One . the sidewalks uptown is painting. Mr. Hill explai deplorable and they are the to council that the paintin : town's responsibility." „, project will 'continue th' • The entire project, would summer with the • . • ngs, be far too expensive• to on streets radiating from undertake •at one using The Square; ,the pay as you. go theory. The -plan presented by the Mr. Schaefer- pointed out ' businessmenis the result of 'that a gradual change would a, study . done . on 'several . be, acceptable to the other municipalities in businessmen, He said that to Southern Ontario'. Mr,.. Hill"- avoid different .light sten- told, council that the land- dards the town should ,scaping was the most im- • purchase• new lights and - portant part of the project. when .they have enough, He said the addition of the remove the presenf ones' and cordon of -trees would use them elsewhere. 1' not all of them are members of the association and thus would not be contributing to the , project through that group, usiness store buildings court house square. n -globe trees along a brick corridor.. Thebe Will also, be new - light standards along • „The Square - and improved crosswalks at each corner. - • a The new Square beautification scheme 'drawn up by planner Nick Hill and endorsed by ` the Goderich Businessmen's Association calls for the planing of small 19 n • and that it had been widened to 42 feet. 'The ' other argument against the expansion of the corners was orre 'cone"rning snow : removal. Under this plan there is. no alternative to the snow removal problem but Mr. Hill pointed out that the overall * effect would outweigh the slight ' in- convenience of 'digging out snow: GIobe trees, new lights, concrete and bricks 'too The Godericf� Business 'project 'planned would be Men's .' Association en almost identical. too the St, thusiastically approved the Marys scheme. second phase of their three- The new Square tart Square improvement hcautification scheme will plan at' their first. meeting ` 'include the planting of, small Wednesday and approached gk he • trees which would tow ,council Monday for -reach seven feet at nilaturity, finacial assistance, Phase twna, of the plan will call- for the plantinolif small, det )rative trees along the sidewalks, the erection of ,new street lights along The Square, replacement of the existing sidewalks, and a widening of the sidewalks ate a the intersections. fol' greater safety. • ". Nick Hill, Huron County Planner, made' a drawing and slide presentation to 'thy gr=oup showing the effect' of a similar project done, in St. Marys which the Goderich group had studied, The • • the erection of, attractive h- new street light - standards,, ' replacement oft -the cracked sidewalks ' with a new con:- -.' ci°ete and brick corri-dor along the edge and improved crosswalks. Under the new scheme the. crosswalks o'r earners would be extended 15 feet into tl1e roadway in a similar fashion to the temporary sand, bag system used last year except that the bags. extended 20. ft. onto the roadway. Members of`" -the association were impressed " (continuedage 1G)