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Uuron Cou' nty, school board accpumd for
1 1 mills of to_ta.
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Ooder|ch town
mmu h�granted
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Deputy -reeve Bill CUf���'srequest
last Friday when they gave their .
consent to a 19.80 mill increase on
the 'l975`budget for the town. Clif-
ford, as finance chairman, had
asked council two weeks ago to trim
the original budget proposal con-
siderably to lower the 38 'mill in -
&ease
thehovvn faced at that time.
The original budget called for
nearly $2.9 million in expenditures
and council reduced that figure to
'about $2Jmillion. knocking abdut20
milis off the increase which is,about
28 percent of the 1914 budget.
'The finance chairman Com-
mended council on their, cutbacks
and told .fhen0 he was "very
p\eased', 4o see the mill rate in-'
crease down lower than .was an-
ticipated at
n'tic\petedat the last cutting 'session.
At the last session thmnevv rate was
expected to be somewhere between
'2Oand 23 mint over \aofVear.
Public school supporters face the
19.88 mill increase bringing their
total fax bill to 157.13 mills while
separotetchmn| supporters face san'
18.64 mill hike bringing fheir total to
181.78 mills.
Commercial- rates iunnped con-
siderably this year. Public school
supporters will pay a 'tax bill of
181.48 mills, up 26.12 mills over 1974
while., separate school supporters
will pay 188.66 mills, an |ncxeaaeoY
24.74 mills.
Finance chairman. Bill Clifford
remarked that when the *spiralling
cost. of labor and other expenses is
considered council did a vdry
commendable iob keeping the mill'
„hike at only nine mills.
Of the total tax increase 11 mills
was taken by the County of Huron'
and the Board of Education and
town council could donothing +p cut
'back in those areas. The board
requested the larger share, $558,000,
while th6 county takes $351,149. '
Councillor Dave Govver.rern|ndmd
council that he would be .preparing
his motion for the work on Nelson
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Street that Ws:talfl QVt of the 1975
budget. The prf in'i9Ived a
storm sewer for Nelson and
Waterlo� $treis an4 CaIdonia and
Gloucester TrraC.
"1 want to see thcounciI corn-
mitted to caIIiflg terders in thefall of
this year to have the work done in
1976," said the works nd
engineer;iflg chairrflafl.
T.axation will account for nerIy
$1.88 rnjllion Qf the fotal needed by
the town. Other revenUes making up
the $2.7 rnllliofl spenf in the budget
are Iicences, fees and other sources
S250,213 and ofher level of gove'rn-
ments wi 1 contribute $664,669.
xpense finalizedln the budget
are: ,oadWay consfruction and
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maintenance, $383'O80;h recreation, �
harbor, marina and parks, $183,306/
po|iCe, $236,653; miscellaneous debt
charges, supplies, insurance and
airport, $188,083/ sanitary sewer
system, $188,037/ general ad --
ministration which includes council
salaries and costs, $187'400/, plan-
ning board, industrial commission
and tourist committee, $54,557;
cemetery and. arena debt, $76,425;
garbage collection, $81,080/ fire
department, $57'500/ street lighting,
$34,900/ Conservation Authority
grant andbuilding inspector'
$32,258; parking lot acquisition,
$29,800; drainage $37,500/ MacKay
Hall support and renovations,
$13,300; hospital grant, $10,540;
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library ' dpy,
$1,165; financial charges, interot
and other, w4,600 .
Although the 4uciget is very :tight
and council wa forced to hold the
line on a great many, plans finance
chairman Clifford, remarked that
they are always willing to listen to
proposals for ", the community no
matter what the costs involved. -He
said there may be a method of
financing things without burdening
the taxpayer," adding that it costs
nothing, to listen.
The budget includedthe
installment due mnthe South Storm
Sewer thithis yar buthas no money in
it for the repair work needed for the
flume.
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Stephen Skorcz, Area
Planning Co-ordinator for
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formation of udistrict Health
representative or the Ontario
, Ministry of Health, was on st:he
hot seat -at Huron County
Council Friday morning -as
members of council,fired some
rather pertinent questions his
way regarding
Parks d��m�+�����Br���x�u*���������oithe AV
ilower baskets on the lamp standards at The Square. The basket is being handed up to her by
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responsible for husband donatedobeing
ackets and -Tabor. Susan has the job of watering the red geraniums daily(staff-photo)
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Telegr�ph
office closing
Canadian National �»local o�irowmdd�ocNaed
Telecommunications Cum' `thcond"fJunm.
'— io Superintendent D.J. The office here has been
Light said Tuesday inGodehchoperated for many years by
Re* cowity-ensign-
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bedesign�d.
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The County of Huron may well have an ensign of its own
soon. The Property ComMittee chaired by Goderich
Reeve Stan Profit is looking into the best way to go about
the creation' and.establishment of a distinctive county
banner. '
It was au8&eotedat1ao Friday's council session
that some sort of a competition should be launched to
create''-citizenshnthe pn��t.
I�o reel|t/, o 'county ensign would be used in county
displaypurposes throughout Huron.
Mrs.
advertising and for
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According to Mr. Light, only
.eig
es per
are hanaled; . through the
Goclerich qffice. Telephone and
telex u'§age ha's' become so
popular, Mr. Light added, that
telegratns are seldom used any
hu } 'dayMrs. Haddon can .�mpmher
more, M1
uhmrwhen she was extremely
husy, he said, but that day -is
past.
Pm' those persons whn still
'viph td telegrams from
time to time, the listing will
in the book
under- Canadian National -
Canadian
�unnd\^n Pacific Telecom-
munications.
There Will he no charge for
and area cUouomero
to call directly through to the
London office, Thetelephone
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Council between Huron and
Perth,At the present time, Huron
and Perth are working toward
a steering committee which
will make the reoom.=
moudatinba of' proposed
membership on a' District
Pkalth Council.within _district.
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Carlton, ^^~~'° Bay,aud Mr. Skorcz answered that the about co�rd\nauou and
of to bring
. Councils in Ontario - Ottawa - sacred?"
Niagara District. He said two base of 100,000 pe�o�� evaluationof district health
more are nearing formation needed in order toreOect.the care services; to look at allCitwmf London a' '^C � hroadest possible perspective
as well as to serve the health d\au�ntattbe same time and
care programs in the
being the amalgamation of the
of o'oroe�mr�*guuuirneubworotmcopY *otp6\e' the same manner; and to
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take
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Ministry of Health on all health
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Me. Skorcz said the Ontario
with a minimum population o ~~~~—` ---'' into
'the public Ministry of Bqubh would not n county into
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Five,men playing
cards nar�'
Monday morning were sur-
pr�by two armed bandits '
roke�tothe buummganlieved them of $8,200 from the
"pot" and the players' wallets.
A sixth man watching the game
was also robbed.
The game, in a storage
building at, the rear of the Club
Grill, was in progress about
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reject
offers
when t�pnmn�'oo«roug .wuukj have 15 -members in- purse when munntnerecu
glass door and ended it the work at '~~' local /~`~'^ Health Council situation.
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,abruptlY. police said all six
providers of d
medicaBll l care of
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three local ap- tOta)the Town of GOderich asked the
robberswhile the governnent representative
shotgun weapon used pm' ' look," answered Mr.Skorcz. -
one of the,
: BayfieldReeve what counties could expect if y
other helc1,4 knife, ~-'son asked, about the ReeveOddaiam.^G�n��d* ''. ««�bn�*6 on page 12
The men ordered players
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'ounctity of nunhers,.tnou
and the observer t»'\iod«*�o» recently the obsession of the
show y District B«*duz0�// ��r 0°=°hts
the floor Wthile -they left the
provincial
government in Council that really works. And
premises. No««hid»was seen*
�o�ur�. Be�oy referring o ld|°oyou �o�opa�»u
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leaving the premises but in' ^h" need '—*-^onu'udonbaoe 'the ' ' in operation
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«:m ron«r of at least [OU�O0 citizens
his concerns would The Ontario ".-.,"_x ofur Skorcz prom .
' �uox-oindicate SNP used. .widh|nadist,|ct. '
One suspect is telieved to be Reeve Oddleifson saidthe reach the Ministry. -- Transportation and
' 30-35years old, 5'\0'WG'O'tall ,tmord ' of health hoo been '�'n` not opposed to tfie Communication has announced
weighing about 165 operating �eU/nBurunCounty' concepts of District Health that the new traffic signalu medium hui\d, short black
operating
and could
boexpanded to do the Councils," said Mr. Oddleifson. lights on the corner of Huron
hair and dark clothing. No work o~tlinea—r the District "And I'm not being parochial.' and Britannia Roads on High-
description
uvuirdblaof the Health cbu \.mmsam'But I see no reason Tor this way 8 will be in operation nem
second suspect. ' representatives had hudtwo
sanctity in numbers we've been week.
requestThe red and yeBow flashingAt the
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players, meetings with hearing much about."
Members of the International
Chemical Workers, Union
struck the odcnch
Evaporator plant May 2» ac-
package,"Cording to i) lant Manager JaCk
Brady. The contract at this
location expired May 5, he said.
In re -negotiating the cori
'tract, there are a numF,,i- of
unresolved union requests
incluaing increased vacations,
a dental plan, improved life
insurance , and increaed
statutory holidays, Mr, Brady
said.
"But the major ,prohlem
seems to be the wage
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In eur/ormeetings, the
company had offered a wage
increase and a cost of living
adjustment during the.,
term oC-two-year agreement.
At mediation in Tn tomu23, the Union suggested that a
general wage increase might
be more acceptable thaga cost
of living clause. In response to
this, the company:withdrew its
offer of a cost of living ad-
justment and modified itgwage
proposal Sccordingly.
Mr. Bfiady said 'that at the
time the negotiations broke off,
the cofnpany had offered a total
wage increase of $1.05 Or hour
in four steps, plus adjustments
for some classifications, while
the Union maintainkl its
request, fOr $2.25 per hour in
four steps, plus a cost of living
adjustment plus substantial
wage adjustments for most job
The plant manager pointed
out that under previous con-
tract, the wages ranged from
$4.08 to $6.10 per hour at Siftb's
Evaporator plant.
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` (victims) have .^.Perth regarding- d God.. the
Township Reeve
withheld at thisdmp' Police District Health Council and, GerryG\»n wanted to know and theMinistry announced
chief Pat King said every admitted there are 'many
what are .the udvantoAne of a that, the, lights | be in full
avenue is •being invoudgauedto be irorred out," D|ntr\ct Health Council for uno,udonOn&8ondux.June z.
and that the theories of the ' -'`,^— "My basic contention here is Huron. Mr. Skorcz told himit All motorists are advised to
method of the robberycant thb' population should clot bh provided the, veh�\e by which U`kenote n�thoY\uoh�go{gna�
be revealed as \| would dinocdY the factor," stated to take a total
'look ot an area, and the date in which the
affect the investigation. Mr. OddleifSon, Chairman of ' to insure that the health dollar signals will he in full operation.
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