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Huron County's first lady of puppets and story telling, Marian Doucette brought favorite.
Mother Goose Tales to the Clinton Library last week. A full house of children, and adults,
listened to the special presentation put on by the Huron County Library. (Shelley
McPhee photo)
STANLEY - Members of Stanley council
approved four per cent pay increases for of-
fice staff and road department personnel at
their February meeting.
The new rates, with the previous ones in
brackets are: elerk Mel Graham - $23,712
($22,800); assistant clerk Betty Graham -
$11,232 (10,800); road' superintendent Bill
Taylor, - $11.13 per hour ($10.70); grader
operator Ron Coleman - $9.98 (9.60); Bill
Consitt - $9.72 (9.35); Mark Taylor - $7.98
(7.68). A part-time rate in the the roads
department was set at $6 per hour. Helen
Taylor's payment for assisting with the
books increases to $1,468 from $1,426. For
the first time the township will pay 50 per
cent of OHIP fees.
Dog licence fees were also increased. A ,
licence for a male or spayed female goes
from $4 to $6, and each additional animal in
that catag flaw costs,$25 ($20). Cost for
an tinsdpay f7emale is now $12 ($10), with a
second costing$30 ($25). The charge for any
additional dogs has risen from $30 to $35. A
kennel licence remains at $25. A dog licence
collector will soon - be calling at all
households.
Doug Garniss, president of the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture, and
James Armstrong, president of the Stanley
Federation, attended the meeting to outline
their organization's achievements and ask
for continued support. The Huron F of A was
given.a $400 grant last year; council has not
yet made a decision on what to do in 1985.
Stanley plans to set out their 1985 budget at
their April meeting.
A request for a grant from Ron McKay,
secretary of Clinton Minor Hockey, was
turned down. Stanley does not support in-
dividual associations. hut provides eon -
tinupd tlupport to the Clinton recreational
{71>~ogrpm.
• An mterim payment of $717.50 to the Clin-
ton Fire Area Board was approved. The.
board has not set this year's budget.'Last
year Stanley. paid 2.87 percent of a total
budget of $49,950.
Four grants were approved. Huron Cen-
tral Agricultural Society will receive $50,
Ontario March of Dimes $100, St. John Am-
bulance $100 and Blyth Centre of the Arts.
$100.
Donnelly and Murphy have been retained
as township solicitors for 1985, and sent a re-
tainer fee of $988.
Two tile drainage loans totalling $6,900
were approved. (i
No decision was made on a request from
Hully Gully Recreation owner Randy Col-
lins to have the sideroad paved to his
business location.
Goderich Township opposes route
GODERICH TWP. - Council here is
against a proposal which would use prime
farmland as a route for Ontario Hydro
transmission lines.
At their March 5 meeting, Goderich
Township Council passed a motion voicing
their opposition to the proposed hydro
routes which would take power from the
Bruce Nuclear Power Development
(BNPD) south to London.
The proposed route would cut through
Goderich Township and in their motion op-
posing this, council noted, "it is our
understanding that approximately 10 times
as much as Number One and Two farmland
would be affected by this southerly route as
would be affected by a route from Bruce to
Esso."
The Bruce-Essa route was originally pro-
posed by Ontario Hydro in studies made in
1981. This northern Ontario route was re-
jected
in court after it was ruled that On-
tario Hydrogave landowners insufficient
warning of its intentions.
New Hydro proposals will study the
original Bruce-Essa route against a new
route, which travels from BNPD south to
London. The corridor travels through
Goderich Township.
Area councils and concerned landowners
have been notified of the route proposal and
an open house has been scheduled in Clinton
on March 13 to discuss the options. Hydro
representatives have invited councils to
meet with them at 2 p.m. for discussion. The
public information centre is open from 2:30
to 9 p.m. at the Arena Auditorium.
In other business, financial assistance for
Tuckersmith Township's Vanastra Recrea-
tion Centre was turned down by Goderich
Township Council
Council studied the request, but decided
that no assistance would be given to
Tuckersmith since Goderich Township is
also trying to operate a community centre.
It was noted that the request for assistance
would be better considered by a more com-
plete breakdown of the facility's use. Coun-
cil agreed to invite a Tuckersmith represen-
tative to an upcoming meeting to provide
detailed information regarding the
Vanastra Recreation Centre.
A bylaw passed by council names velvet
leaf and proso millet as noxious weeds:
Another bylaw authorized an .interim tax
levy for the township.
Clerk Robin Thompson was instructed to
obtain a ruling on the fencing of above
ground pools and the fencing of pools in-
stalled prior to the implementation of the
township zoning bylaw. The date of April 15
was set for public meetings needed to pro-
cess four different zoning applications.
Regarding the township's 1-6-0 anniver-
sary activities, Clerk Thompson was asked
to negotiate agreements with Clinton,
Bayfield and Goderich, for placing signs
advertising upcoming events. Council also
considered the possibility of closing a sec-
tion of the County Road for the July 20
parade, along with insurance coverage for
the township shed, for performances of The
Farm Show, and coverage on the proposed
beer tent. Council approved the 1-5-0 com-
mittee request for the beer tent.
Request for repairs or. improvements to
the Wise Municipal Drain was received and
referred to W.J. Bartlett and Associates for
study.
Council also studied a land severance ap-
plication from George and Mary Clark.
Permission was granted to the Goderich
Hospital Auxiliary to hold Tag Day at. Zehr's
on May 31.
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FOSTER HOMES WANTED
Oxford Regional Centre, Woodstock, is looking for
Foster Homes in Central Huron County.
The Family Home program is to establish an alter-
nate living arrangement for Mentally Handicapped
Adults.
In this program clients will receive ongoing supervi-
sion and the opportunity for growth while par-
ticipating as a family member in the home. From Mon-
day to Friday the handicapped individual will be atten-
ding a day program in a sheltered workshop located in
Goderich.
Oxford Regional Centre will provide ongoing train-
ing and assistance to the family home operator,
through the Community Services Unit located in
Goderich as well as a minimum daily rate of '19.00 per
individual.
If you would like more information and/or are in-
terested in opening your home to a Mentally Handicap-
ped Adult please contact...
Wendy Love, M.S.W.
Hur, n -Perth Community Services Unit
P.O. Box 160
Goderich, Ont.
M7A 3Z2
524-4477
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