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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-20, Page 2D 1$85 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. V( EEKLY WEATHER 1985 1984 March 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rain 2 3 4 0 5 4 3 1 -4 0 5 8 9 13 10 23 3 13 1 9 4 6 6 3 3 13 4 6 32 mm SWATCH S HERE. SEE THE CRAZY. NEW WAVE IN SWISS WATCHES -NOW AT ANSTETT'S •Available in different fashion colours and designs. • Quartz technology •Shock Resistant, water resistant to 100 foot depth • One•Year Warranty One low price - only $45• only at - A NSTETT JEWELLERS 8 Albert St. CLINTON 284 Main St. EXETER 26 Main St. South SEAFORTH 135 Queen St. E. ST. MARYS 203 Durham St. E. WALKERTON Call the Dandi-line ... 524-2424 ... before March 31st, 1985 to qualify for a on the WeedlMan's full lawn care program of Weed Control and Turf Building. Y 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 1