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NO. 24
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987
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Eastman named to council
By Anne Narejko
CLINTON - At a special council meeting
held prior to the June 15 regular meeting,
Don Eastman was elected by an informal
show of hands to sit on council. The seat
was left vacant when John Cochrane was
elected deputy -reeve after Rosemary
Armstrong resigned.
Others up for the position were Seamus
Doherty and Guss Boussey.
Mr. Doherty and Mr. Boussey answered
the advertisment which was placed in the
News -Record requesting written notifica-
tion be sent to the clerk's office prior to
June 10. Letters of their intent were read
at the special meeting while Deputy -Reeve
Cochrane verbally nominated Mr.
Eastman.
Mr. Boussey, ,who is the Clinton Public
Utilities Commission Manager, was dis-
qualified from the running because of his
position.
"He's a manager of a local board,
therefore he is ineligible," said Clerk -
Treasurer Marie Jefferson.
In Mr. Doherty's letter, he noted that he
considered himself "fully qualified" and
able to sit on council.
After reading this letter, council
declared nominations open and Don
Eastman was nominated by Deputy -Reeve
Cochrane. Councillor Case Buffinga then
nominated Mr. Doherty.
The nominations were closed and a
recorded vote, by a show of hands, was
taken with the two candidates I Mr. Doher-
ty and Mr. Eastman) in the council
chambers.
The result of the vote was five to one in
Mr. Eastman's favor with Councillors Buf-
finga. Bonnie .Jewitt, Gord Gerrits,
Don Eastman (centre) was sworn, in as the new Clinton Councillor at the June 15
meeting. Congratulating Mr. Eastmn are Clinton Clerk -Treasurer Marie Jefferson and
Mayor John Balfour. (Anne Narejko photo)
Deputy -Reeve Cochrane and Reeve Bee
Cooke supporting Mr. Eastman. Coun-
cillor Ross Carter as the lone supporter for
Mr. Doherty with Councillor Gord Yohn
absent from the special meeting.
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Before closing the special meeting,
Mayor John Balfour thanked Mr. Doherty
for putting his name forward saying, "It's
not always an easy job (being a councillor)
but one we like to see names for."
Better services comm
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Senior citizens in Huron County will soon
be able to access all available health and
social service programs which will help
them to remain in their own homes
through a single central agency, thanks to
a pilot program initiated by the provincial
government.
Minister for Senior Citizens Affairs Ron
Van Horne has announced the com-
munities of Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth,
Exeter, Wingham, Lucknow and most of
the smaller hamlets in the county will
form one of five pilot schemes, throughout
the province.
Van Horne said his consultations with
seniors have indicated what they want
most is "to remain in their homes".
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However, because some needed services
are either non-existant, or under-
developed and delivery of others is often
unco-ordinated, many seniors have dif-
ficulty obtaining them. The idea of "one-
stop access," has been devised to allow
communities to organize, with the help of
the province, a complete range of services
obtainable through one central agency.
The next step, said Van Horne, is for
ministry staff to meet with the Huron
County Board of Health and negotiate the
extent of existing home support and
discuss projections of what additional sup-
port will be needed.
Huron County was one of the first areas
to have a provincially -financed integrated
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t omemaker program (Town and Country
Homemakers), a service which could
become a prerequisite for communities
wishing to obtain a one-stop centre.
The program will operate on an outreach
basis and will cover anything which will
help an elderly person to stay in their own
home. Homemakers, to help with ligh,
housekeeping; nurses, to check on medica-
tion; pysiotherapists, for persons recover-
ing from injuries, meals on wheels and a
variety of other services will be available
through the one-stop centre.
Van Horne plans to personally supervise
the initial stages, which will include
meetings with Huron County officials and
a needs evaluation process.
Hallett taxes up 5.5
By David Emslie
HULLETT TWP - Although council here
was able to keep the township tax increase
down to a .35 per cent increase this year,
residents will be facing an overall tax in-
crease of 5.5 per cent.
On a chosen assessment of $5,000, public
school supporters will be paying $1,183.17,
up $61.94 over the 1986 figure of $1,121.23.
The amount separate school supporters will
pay rose by $73.46 from $1,142 in 1986 to
$1,216.42 this year.
Public school supporters in the commer-
cial sector will pay $1,391.96, up $72.86 over
the 1986 figure of $1,319.10. Commercial
separate school supporters will face an in-
crease of $91.40 with the 1987 figure of
$1,431.07 compared to $1,339.67 in 1986.
Taxpayers in the residential sector of
Auburn will be paying an extra $61.94 using
the chosen assesment of $5,000, as the 1986
amount was $1,196.23, and the 1987 figure is
$1,258.17.
Commercial rates will rise by $72.86 for
public school supporters as the cost for 1987
will be $1,480.21, compared to $1,407.35 in
1986. Separate school rates will rise by
$86.40 from $1,432.92 in 1986 to $1,519.32 in
1987.
The expected expenditures for the
township in 1987 for general purposes are
$95,100 for general government ($89,161 for
1986), $52,000 for protection ($42,428),
$458,500 for transportation services
($387,321), $22,000 for environmental ser-
vices ($36,166), $1,300 for health and social
service ($1,120) and $35,000 for recreation
and culture (25,924).
The large increase in anticipated
transportation. services is attributed mainly
to the fact that the township is planning to
repair two bridges. One is on Lot 19 on Con-
cession 6-7, and the other is one Lot 2, Con-
cession 2-3.
The fact that no land purchase is budgeted
in for 1987 caused the drop in anticipated
cost for environmental services.
Hullett Township Council expects revenue
from taxation for 1987 to be $221,261
($216,020 in 1986), payments in lieu of taxes
$23,900 ($24,636), government of Ontario
grants $355,939 ($317,392) and other revenue
$40,600 ($44,705).
The government of Ontario grants have
risen because the roadways grant has in-
creased dramatically this year, from
$221,800 in 1986 to $261,550 in 1987.
County demands on the township have in-
creased by 7.23 per cent, from a mill rate of
44.388 in 1986 to 47.596 in 1987. In dollar
value, the total county requisition on the
township is $182,189, up $4,692 from $177,497
in 1985.
Elementary school demands have risen
by 9.75 per cent, as the mill rate is at 77.316
for this year, but was at 70.445 last year. The
schools are demanding $269,660 from the
township this year, a $27,178 increase of last
year's figure of $242,482.
In the secondary school category, the mill
rate is set at 55.155, and 3.98 per cent in-
crease compared to the 1986 figure of 53.044.
Although the mill rate has risen, the de-
mand on the township has dropped by $4,367
from $196,903 in 1986 to $192,536 in 1987.
Demands from the elementary separate
schools have risen by 8 per cent from a mill
rate of 74.790 in 1986 to 80.770 this year. In
1986 the dollar figures for the separate
elementary schools was $19,354, and in 1987
they will increase by $1,439 to $20,793. There
are no comparative figures for secondary
separate schools last year because these
schools were not publically funded,
therefore the separate school secondary'de-
mand was the same as the public at a mill
rate of 53.044. The first mill rate for these
schools will be 58.350 in 1987. In dollar values
the county is demanding $15,021 for secon-
dary separate school in 1987.
Additional $170,854
for Long Hill Road
BAYFIELD - Village council has learned
that the municipality has received special
financial assistance of $170,854 from the pro-
vince. Agriculture and Food Minister Jack
Riddell announced the funding approval on
June 9.
Speaking on behalf of Municipal Affairs
Bernard Grandmaitre, Mr. Riddell said the
grant will help reduce the tax burden on
ratepayers in the municipality on the
$392,884 project to repair a portion of the
Long Hill Road. The road was damaged as a
`result of Bayfield riverbank erosion and an
abnormally high water table.
The special assistance grant is provided
under the Ontario Unconditional Grants
Act. The Act, administered by the Ministry
of Municipal Affiars, provides for
assistance by muncipalities where the
minister believes that property taxes are
unduly increased for any one of a number of
reasons set out in the legislation.
Bayfield BIA
gets go ahead
BAYFIELD - After considerable study and
deliberation, council here has given the
okay to formulate a Business Improvement
Area (BIA) bylaw.
The bylaw will allow local businesses the
opportunity to proceed with plans to set up a
BIA within the village.
Council made the decision to draw up the
BIA bylaw at their June 15 meeting. The
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These may include a substantial loss of
revenue previously unavailable to the
municipality, or circumstances beyond the
control of council and of an unusual or
special nature, such as an emergency.
Bayfield also received a $117,500 grant
from the Ministry of Transportation and
Communication and a $311000 subsidy from
the Ministry of Natural'Resources to help
fund the work.
At its June 15 meeting Bayfield Council
further learned that the final bill from the
construction company on the job came in
lower than the original tender estimate.
Cartier McNamara Ltd. submitted a final
bill of $314,647. The company's original bid
was at $323,800. Council approved the bill for
payment.
Council still awaits a final billing account
from the engineering firm of B.M. Ross and
Associates of Godench. They supervised the
now completed project.
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