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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-01-09, Page 1l' fl!il officials will be world; closely napint 4e Canada,ythe provincial '"'4''91YA4. cal _...N'.S�esoireekt xittid tilattliEgnoyCo astir ration-.utho ti ima£- bl;f , Stabilization program that ' could" Atteu�to-.26acres ;of hewiand.. regular meeting of 1984, coujneil agreed; in prirheiple With a proposal that nails for the material dredged from the har- hour expansion project, to be placed in an area south of the water treatment plant. An area, up to 26 acres in size, could be createdoproviding a retaining wall was built to prevent the material from being washed away. The proposal was borne out of the MVCA's study of bluff stabiliiatian along an 18 imioraaet a oidoolmi$ ui shin Wow. t„ i} ttiltaA ato suggested -that by dumping aud' retaining the dredged material from the &larbow ert pau aion...roject, as 'much 'sis 26 acres pf • -reel sin a -huid- ould beereatedrpreVidin a stabilizing force on the lakebank on the southern edge of town. The town is working with Transport Canada to have the silt and clay from the harbour transported to the lakeshore area between the water treatment plant and the pollution control plant. While the transportation of the material will not be a costly venture, the construction of some type of retaining wall is estimated to cost at least $1 million. MVCA authorities estimated that as much as 85 per cent of the cost would be subject to subsidy while the eric municipality w IOU.have to produce about $109,000 forthe project. Phased over a three er four-year period, air* 19„to 15per cent. of tbe'-dred ,g could: lig- cconalSW Olui t : la ,' . ek%.. dar year. Last° week some members' of the town's administrative staff and council Members met with Huron -Bruce .M ' Murray Cardiff and representatives of the MVCA. • Cardiff will be kept informed about the program considering that ` Transport Canada is involved in the dredgidng and dumping of material. The Ministry of Natural Resources will look after provincial concerns with respect to the environmental impact of the project. 1vlayo.r, Eileen l•'alrlaer told council Mon.- day that Oa project may not,be subject to an,, environmental assessment butthat the Minis ry of Natural Resources, through the i JQ., 1plrl „he lcicxoniFor fag Fhb-.. vl>i pit l bappact jai' the"OrobOSed *wk. • Councillor - .Don Wheeler, , council's representative on the authority, said it is imperative to keep all levels of government informed on the progress of the project. "It was a very productive meeting and Mr. Cardiff will .help. us. We asked him to look into federal funding for the project and support us," Wheeler explained. Only a portion of the work will be com- pleted within in the calendar year and town council will have to commit funds at budget time. ° l • BEST A L 1039.1N11D eC IMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN CANADA (Cireulation Class 3500 4500) C.C.N.A. Better Newspaper Competition 1984 137 YEAR—2 GODERICR; O1strARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,1985 50 CENTS PER COPY. Goderich Harbour was a tranquil scene last week before Northwest winds brought cold temperatures andblowing snow to the shoreline of Lake Huron. The North Harbour Road leading to the salt mine will becainte a well -travelled roadway tin 1965 as work progresses on the creation of a new seaway depth berth adjacent to Domtar. Some of the material from the dredging project will be transported to the south shore. ( photo by Dave Sykes) ) Council tables move The town's organizational review commit- tee, activated to examine the status of the tourist committee last January, has outliv- ed -its usefullness councillor Jim Searls. claims. • Introducmng a ,motion- at counciT's • first regular meeting oftheyear Monday, Searls said the committee, of . which he - is a member, should be disbanded after a full- time tourism -industrial promotions co- ordinataris hired. • "The reason for the committee was tb ex- amine the tourist committee and it brought back a recommendation for hiring," he said. "Other business cap be handled by the administration committee:" Countering that the committee was not merely formed to "get rid of the tourist committee" councillor Don Wheeler said he envisioned a broader -mandate for the organizational review committee "It was set up to review the town's com- mittee structure 'sad make recommenda- tions," he said. "The problem is that when council restructured' its committee - system frord eight. to four, there, was.rio.job descrip- tion or mandate for the organizational "review committee.'?, While acknowledging ,that some areas of responsibility could easily be handled by the town's administrative committee, Wheeler. said review wash part of the committee's mandate,and that it could draw up terms of - reference for other committees. Councillor Bill Clifford agreed that the committee was establiatied for review ad- ding that the responsibilities of each corn- mittee could be looked at. "The motion was good to get discussion going however, I would like to see the corn- mittee take a -Rook at its own terms of disband Series oft break-ins at businesses A series of break-ins that occurred sometime between the evening hours of December .29 and early morning December 30, is being investigated by the° GoderichPolice Department. A cash box, containing a small amount of cash was taken from Silhouette Hair Fashions, 34 Newgate St. Two windows were damaged-,during--the-break-._tri_.-and _... police later recovered the cash box, but not the contents. Doors were damaged and a small amount of cash was also taken, from the following Goderich • business .. the .:same . night:. The Print Shop, 36 Newgate St.; Peaches and -Cream, 32 Newgate St. and Jalna Foods, 75 Hamilton Street. A window was broken at the Laundry- • mat, at 34 Hamilton St., but nothing was taken, police report.. . • The break-ins were "probably" thee/ore of the same person, or group of people, said Police Chief Pat King. Will review :coutht.y. � obs 0 BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Huron County Council will give top priori- ty to a review of its employees' job descrip-'. tions and evaluations in 1985. A lengthy discussion was started at Coun- ty Council's January session when a recom- mendation from the Huron Board of Health called for increasing the current part-time nutritionist, Cathy Thompson, to full-time. County Council approved the full-time nutri- tionist, subject -to ministry of health ap- proval. ' The nutritionist, effective with the. county's second payroll in 1985, will receive $25,454 d year. The position has a salary. schedule which' ranges from $22,646 to 7,378. ° Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston set off an , explosion of questions when -he asked why the nutritionist-Avould.be. staiiing..mid-way_.. - tough the range instead of at the . beginn- in alary of $22,646. Morris Township Reeve Bill Elston ex- p ained that Mrs. Thompson has been employed with the Board of Health for 661 days since June 1977. County clerk- tr gu ei:.._ '3ili -Huriiy—a 1ded--t at•_--Mr-s:-- Thompson, as apart -time employee, is now at level three, the level she will be at as a full-time employee. _ . Reeve -Johnston gave-his-tlra ks-for the - explanation, but then 'questioned ' whether salary increases 'are made on the 'basis -of the length of employment or on their actual job performance. "Is that county policy?" asked , Reeve Johnston. Mr. Hanly replied that it is policy to make salary increases annually. , Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle then questioned whether ' employees' performances are evaluated. - Medical officer of health Dr. Harry Cieslar said the performance of health unit . staff is reviewed at "least twice a year". Reeve Mickle then called for job descrip- tions to accompany salary schedules. This he said would set out how much should be paid for the employees based on their per- formance. , ` Reeve Elston agreed with the Exeter 'reeve. He mentioned an employee in the' planning department who "automatically" had her salary increased on the anniversary date bf the start of her.ernployznent. Junior planner Cindy Fisher had h-. salary level changed and'now earns $24,414annually, up from $23,322. Neither the ir:uor planner nor the nutri- tionist's Bair ..es have been increased to 1985 levels.. - Exet Jr deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller called for ob descriptions and .evaluation of employes to be a "top,. priority" in„1985. Warde ' aul Steckle agreed it would be. "I'm not in any way dcriticaI of this employee (Mrs. Thompson),” said Reeve Johnston. "But, as an elected official I have to ask the questions." reference," he said. "Give the col puttee an opportunity to further its own job.' Searls, however, suggested the organiza- tional review committee had shaky beginn- ings, namely that it was not appointed by motion of council and that it had "no man- date." an - date.". . ... Committee chairman Glen Carey replied that the committee was always in existence - and was merely "dusted off"- to Ioolt at the town'scommittee structure. "It -`was my under•staading that we would look at the structure of committees one by one but it's„ true most of pur time has been spent looking at one committee," he said. "But I think the voice of the committee should be heard." The matter was tabled and will be review- ed by the organizational -review committee which will forward a recommendation to council. own Mil waits ior flrt bby of 1985.. 10 :or 6fif a j tho first 1 al y Goderich in 1985 is stillif farg �al, At press time, the Alexandra Marine antt General iIospital reports nobadies born since Midnight December 36 and, as the - maternity ward is currently unoccupied by expectant mothers, none. are immediately in sight. When the lucky infant is finally born, he or she will be the winner of the Signal - Star's New Year's Baby Contest and will receive a variety of prizes, contributed by local businesses. - Four per cent is top raise, for employees BYSTEPItIANIE LEVESQUE Four per cent is the top percentage in- crease for. Huron County employees this year and a•past warden says that at a time' when job security is important, county employees have "good job security" At the January session, county council approved "a''maximum four per cent guideline be established for setting 1985 salaries". "That might not niean a large increase to some," said 1982 warden Grant Stirling. However, he emphasized the job security enjoyed by county employees. The four per cent figure raised a few questions from county councillors. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle asked if the , four per c nt meant a total increase or whether meant four per cent plus a se fl increase. ' arden Paul Steckle said - the four per cent would be above the schedule or grid increase. Clerk -treasurer Bill Hanly explained that "-.2 of one per cent" of the county employees would receive a grid increase. Some employees are at the top of their salary grid. For, example, every depart- ment head,iS at the4top of his schedule. 3,. There wwas - also a, question raised by veral reeves concerning the$3,900 added to the clerk and deputy -.clerk's salaries to replace finder's fees. Warden Paul Steckle said the $3,900 would not be part of the two employees' = -salaries-for-1985:-However-; he -said it eould--- become part of their salary in 1986, Thismmeans that for 1985, the four per cent increase will not be on the $3,900. Reeve Mickle - pointed out that if the $3,900 is not part of the wage package it is.,a bonus and can be eliminated. "It's there for now," said Warden .. Steckle. IN IDE THE ...................... ..... . ICSINAL--S7'4,F " Zone finals Goderich' hosted the Pepsi-Cola Junior men's curling zone finals on the weekend. There was lots of good•curling action, with a highly -rated team from Harriston taking first place. Story and photos in Recreation. Hockey action Goderich Minor Hockey 'teams were back ontheir regul'arschedules following a holiday break. We have pictures and game' reports from the most recent action in our Recreation section. - New Year's Levee Goderch Township held a New Year's Day Levee, at the township hall in Hornesville, to kick-off celebrations for the township's sesquicentennial. Story and pictures 'inside this section. tr