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Going Ape over Spring! -
These two fellas are°climbing for joy as the first signs of spring began to show on Sunday.
Seen here the boys are climbing a large tree on Waterloo st. from left to right, Mike Bottcher
of 48 Waterloo st. is having a swinging good time while Duane Durnin of Port Albert looks
on.( Photo by Todd Mowatt )
Over. $3 million needed for
to upgrade county roads
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
Over $3 million will be spent this year to
upgrade almost 50 miles of roads in Huron
County. •
Cbilriflty council gave approval to -a $6.1
million road budget at its March 7
meeting. Over half will be spend on road
construction, resurfacing and engineering
studies.
The largest single project proposed for
this yea is a $1.1 million road construction
of 9.3 km on County Road 3 from Highway
4 to County Road 12.
A second road construction project, on
County' Road 22, is expected to cost
$670,000. The project involves constructing
8.2 km of road from County Road 20 to
Highway 86. •
Four roads are earmarked for resurfac-
ing at a total cost of $1.1 million. The roads
are County Road 38, 34, 3 and 13. The cost
of resurfacing two kuometres on County
Road 34 is to be shared with Perth County.
Another shared project with Perth is hot
mix paving on County Road 14.
Other road department. _expenses_totaL.•
$2.8 million. This includes almost $800,000
for regular road maintenance.
County engineer Bob Dempsey put
$640,000 in the budget for winter control.
Last year he budgeted $625,000 but only
spent $610,000.
The road department had a surplus of
$683,000 last year which i being turned
over to revenue in the 1985 bildget.
Mr. Dempsey said a special request of
$300,000 forjthe road department -last year
was spent on the projects it was specified
for.
•The county engineer's anticipated pro-
vincial grant of $3.3 million was reduced
by $20,000 by the ministry of
transportation and communications.
Library board criticized
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
An attempt to reduce the Huron library
budget failed but not before chief librarian
William Partridge came under heavy fire
in the form of criticism.
County council approved a library
budget of $796,519, a 7.9 per cent increase
over the previous year's budget of $727,536,
However, last year's budget was
overspent and expenses came in at
$750,203.
Past warden Tom Cunningham said the
library ..should _-not._be _rewarded with a
budget increase after overspending.
Over $23,000 was overspent on book pur-
chases, yet some or that was counter-
-- --balaneed-by-underspending-
ounter-----balaneed-ey-underspending an process -jag -
and magazines. In November of last year,
book orders were cancelled.
Reeve Cunningham said the library
budget should be cut to a four per cent in-
crease.
Hensall Reeve Har,rry Klungel said the
overexpenditure of the library for the se-
cond year in a row is "unforgiveable":
"He should resign," said Reeve Klungel
of the chief librarian.
Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston defended
the county's department heads in general.
He pointed the finger of blame to the
library board.
However, last year's library board
chairman, Johri__Austin—sajd_.the board
can't be blamed. It is his contention that
while Mr. Partridge is "a good librarian",
he doesn't know how to prepare a budget.
No__ changes mere._mt,�Ati_ tQ__ b_e
library budget. Over $174,000 will be spent
on books this year.
=Council passes new travel
Fallowance and pay bylaw
1
A heated exchange was held at Goderich
council on Monday night over remunera-
tion and travelling allowances for
members of council, committees and
boards and appointed officers of the
municipality.
Making the accusation "there's a few
people milking the taxpayer," Councillor
Jim Searls disagreed with the remunera-
tion for council members and the travell-
ing allowances presented in three by-laws
before council.
In by-law seven of 1985, remuneration
for council members is $8,593.61 for the
mayor and $4,296.81 for reeve, deputy -
reeve and councillors..
" '
Travelling allowances in by-law eight of
1985 include 25 cents per kilometre
mileage, a maximum of $35 per day for
Meals, a gratuity of 15 per cent, a max-
imum of $5 a day for taxi service, a max-
imum or $3 a day for personal expense liv-
ing away from home, a maximum of $5 a
day for public relations and the total basic
room rate plus tax for hotel expenses.
""If council goes along with this, I'd like
to Se& full receipts for everything from
conventions.1 don't go along with it," said
Councillor Searls.
Councillor Don Wheeler said he was con-
cerned with Councillor Searls' accusa-
tions.
"I know of nobody who 'goes out to pur-
posely milk the system. If someone is
abusing the system they should be brought
to task for it; he Said. "I'm very concern-
ed about these accusations. I think they're
denigrating to the municipality and all the
employees of the town. '
Both Councillor Glen Carey and Mayor
Eileen Palmer agreed that the close
scrutiny of the travelling allowances
preventg- , members and employees of
council froin learning" more about
municipal government.
"This constant harassment ironically
results with those who could benefit from
these conferences from going„at all," said
Councillor Carey.
"People are reluctant to further their
mbnicial eduction because they feel, that
everytune an account is presented, it's
torn apart at this table," said the mayor.
The three by-laws concerning remunera-
tion and travilling allowances were passed
by council. ,
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