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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-12-02, Page 121 PAGE 12--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976 County council considers change of meeting A recommendation by the Executive Committee of the _Huron County Council was referred to the new 1977 council at the regular County meeting last Thursday. The Committeehad recom- mended that the meeting day be changed froth the last Friday of ,the month to the • last Tuesday. The recommendation ''of change was -. introduced -following: an article which appeared in the November 4' edition of the Exeter Times- Advocate indicating that a' member of council was unable to vrun for reeve or deputy reeve since the regular .County Council sessions were held on the last Friday of the month and Friday is usually a busyday for people in business. ' During discussion on the recommendation many councillors indicated their willingness tomake the change though a few felt that it did not seem totally logical to make a meeting change for the sake of one candidate who had yet to be elected to the body.' `The- recommendation was finally turned back to the new council for the1977-78 term of office, - In other business arising from the Executive Com- mittee report County Council' agreed to begin organization ofa microfilming project of County records. The committee had discussed the advisability of microfilming or • otherwise retaining the various documents and ..materials' indexed by the students who had completed the History Project in 1975. Some of that ' material is already on microfilm, but, the com- mittee noted, it would .seem• that unless a minimum of two other organizations :or' in- stitutions are interested in securing -copies, the cost would be prohibitive, The Committee .. had authorized the Clerk to arrange a meeting with- a h- - McKinley, Project. Co- ordinator • in 1975, and the 'County Librarian to deter- mine exactly what records er documents . should be microfilmed or otherwise retained to 'ensure availability. ' When this, has been determined, the. 'University • of Western Ontario, the • Huron County Board of Education, the Huron •.Colinty Historical Society, as Well as any other agencies who might have an interest in the history of Huron County are to be contacted to determine •what records they may have i.,or may wish. to have in their safekeeping. Five University Scholar- ships were announced and .;confirmed at last. Thursday's County Council Session. Scholarships are awarded to students having a cumulative average of "A" and represent $100. , - Three students • at .the University of Guelph ,were named for the , awards: Leonard Miltenburg of RR 7, Lucknow, Avon Toll of RR 3, Blyth and Mary Miltenburg of RR 7, Lucknow, At the University of Waterloo County Scholarships went to Donna Renwick iyr, RR 1, Clifford and Tony Roest of RR 1, Clinton. . The Executive Committee reported on a meeting with representatives of the University of . Western Ontario and the University of Waterloo in connection with bursary, awards. There were 42 applications for the 10 $100 bursaries for students at Western'T.and 26 applications, for the .1.0 $100 bursaries. for "students at the University" of Waterloo. • Acting on a recom- mendation from the Executive • Committee the Council approved ' the in- troduction of the Canada Savings Bond payroll savings plan. The action was taken fol owing requests by. a nu her of employees that the County adopt the scheme. In. previous years County" Representatives on various Local hospital, boards have been invited to the November session of Council to present, their reports. As a result, the , reports were not always completed for ,the same period of time, making comparison, of costs difficult. It was agreed that in future the representatives be requested to report to the February session each year, and' that, the reports be based on the previous year's. ac= tivities: As Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Saturdays this year, with Boxing Day on Sunday, alternate days will be granted to County em- ployees for the normal days off work. Council agreed that Friday and Monday be the dati designated days .oft in con- nection with Christmas, .and Monday in connectibn with New Year's for all County Departments except where ,pffices must be open en the Friday and -or the Monday, in which case alternate days off will be given: .; Union secretarial salaries have now been.finaiized-•and an increase of eight per cent has been awarded in those contracts.: . JHAT'$ NEW. -AT HURON.Y.IEW The • Clinton Christian Reform volunteers were at the Home on Monday to assist with the activities, Marie Flynn, Lorne Lawson and Norman Sp'eir provided the old time music for the first part of the program followed by a sing song. - • The Harboraires, a men's chorus from Goderich and surrounding area, en- tertained on. Family Night. Owing to the illness of their leader George Buchanan and pianist Ed Stiles, . John Greidanus was emcee for the program, and the Rev. John Woods • played the ac- companiment. ' The men sang several old favourites, a negro spiritual, some Christmas carols and finithed theprogram with:. a .sacred number.. . George Jenner, one of the original Council approved a pay members of the Harboraires, schedule for non-union expressed the appreciation of secretaries which awards. the residents and invited similar increases effective, ----•them to • come, again July 1, 1976. Group one. secretaries will receive salaries ranging from the minimum of .1,52,020 to the maximum cfiH $8,580, Group two from $7,410 . to $8,970, Group three $7,800 to $9,360 and Group .four $8,684 to $10,944.,76. sometime iii the New Year. The residents enjoyed an afternoon of organ music on Thursday played by Mrs.. Elsie Henderson. and Jake Roorda. • . Special Christmas programs have been planned and beginning 'December 5th antis tra pool fates financial collapse • By .the end of 1976 it is expected that the . Vanastra Swimming Pool will: have accumulated a total operating deficit of $82,000. Approximately "$40,000 of this deficit is capital equipment which was not included in the originaldebenture issue. The deficit projection came to light at County Council last Thursday as part of the report of the Development Committee. The Committee noted that it had no recom- mendation to make, but only wanted to bring the matter to the attention of council for its information and discussion. Counci1 generally. agreed -tliateveryordcipality in -the-- County of Huron has residents making use of the facility. • It has been indicated however, the committee explained, thatit is .possible this facility will, close if ad- ditional financial arrangements cannot be made: -� Tuckersmith Reeve Elgin Thompson told the meeting that he would "pull the• rug out from under" • the operation in the near future because it could. not "go on losing money like that". While he agreed 'that everyone in the County was benefiting from the pool he said there was "no' 'way you can make recreation pay for itself". Gerry Ginn, Reeve of Goderich Township, suggested that operations of the pool was a "timely topic When ' we've just had a recreation study and 'are talking about area recreation". "As- far as I know," he added, "the only people 1 know who can survive year after -year bylosing money are farmers." r' Mr. Ginn . did' note that he did not think the •pool should be dropped immediately. In: other Development Committee business the Council learned that -W. Morgan, Manager of the Southwestern, Ontario Travel Association, had met with the committee on November 16 and outlined the proposed program for the Association in 1977..• The • Association is proposing to reprint the Huron County brochure, as , well as the brochures for the' other • • seven • counties, together with other ad- vertising h 1977. Each of the .:counties in the:_' region will ' • provide a grant of $3,50.0 to S.W.O.T.A. The Htiron Council agreed to the grant provided that certain changes.were made in the brochure. Councillors wanted the agricultural componept of Huron presented more fully and the site of the '• International Plowing Match for. 1978 to be marked • on the .centrefold map. 3t was also stressed that a -nizrnber of other pictures should be changed as there were too many of Goderich • the 1976 edition -for the liking of the majority of council, members. The Development ' Com- mittee 'also reported to council on a meeting with 'the local committee of the International Plowing Match to discuss' the financial aspects of the 1978 -match. It was noted that the Bruce County Local Committee budget for 1976 was $130,060 which indicated that the Ontario Plowm n's Association had guar. eed $115,000 of the total budget. The Ontario Plowthen's Association have also in- dicated they will advance the Local Cornmittee. $3,000 the year prior' to the match, and $7,000 the year of the match; • which is repayable whenthe event'is er. Council endorsed recom- mendations coming out of that .meetin that all ex- penses of the County exhibits for 1976 and 1977, and ad- vertising the 1978 I.P.M. would be borne by the Local Committee. . The County will loan the Local Committee funds as. might -be required, en request. If the Match is a ~financial success, after all "expenses of the Local Committee are paid, the. County, would be repaid up, to the maximum amount loaned. . It was also agreed that the . County will be , entirely responsible for the cost of the County exhibit at the match. • Council also agreed to a further loan of $1,500 in 1976 and provision be made in the' 1977 budget for an additional • $5,000.. In another area the Development Cornmittee reported on'a meeting with Tree Commissioner Murray Scott and Assistant• •Tree. Commissioner `J, Dietrich to review ;activities in that department over the past year. Thirty permits have been issued. by thecommissioners to clear trees, most of these beingin connection with small areas being cleared to square fields. - :Concern was expressed at that meeting over ,the maximum fine under the Trees Act. It was'felt this was not a sufficient deterrent for farmers clearing land. It was learned • that • •Lambton County, which has a by-law similar to Huron's, has been. successful . in charging both. the bulldozer operator and ELECT- DON WHEELER TO GODERICH TOWN COUNCIL For Positive Constructive Action as proven during his terrill as .Cheirtnan of the Gederich Area Housing Actions Corn. m ttee. FOR TRANSPORTATION -TO THE 'BOLLS ALL 24-7807 the owner, when land has been clearedin contravention of the by-law. It was agreed that in future this practice would be followed in Huron. . the Seaforth Community Band will play for a concert at 2 p.m.; 70 students of the Exeter Roman Catholic School will present their program on Tuesday, December 14, at 2 p,m.; and the Seaforth Liops will" pay their annual visit on December 19 at 2 p.m. The residents appreciate the generous gifts and donations that have been presented to the Home to be _used for added comforts. The Kinette Club of Clinton has presented a cheque to cover -the major part of the purchase of another Ambulift for the Home. The Huronview Auxiliary has made a donation to the ambulift and has' purchased two geriatric chairs. A cash gift has- been received and will be used for similar equipment. ON DECEMBER 6th VOTE) \\ FOR RUSSEL KERNIGHAN CQUNClL, COLBORNE TOWNSHIP FOR TRANSPORTATION TO POLLS PHONE - ` 524-9854 WATCH FOR'OUR. 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