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Michele Rotteau (left) and Greg Townshend look up from their craft activities at the
Victoria School program for Holiday Happenings. Michele is drawing withcrayons and
construction paper and Greg is working with Pipe cleaners. (photo by Sharon Dietz)
Social services spending
down due to legislation
Huron County Council got
some good news from Social
Services administrator J.A.
McKinnon last Thursday. Mr.
McKinnon reported that his
department had estimated
expenditures for 1976 at
$378,200 but only spent
$341,804 when the final ac-
counts were balanced.
At the beginning of 1976 it
was announced that the
Ministry of Community and
Social Services would be
allowing Social Services
expenditures to increase by
only 5.5 percent over •the
previous year's expenditures,
he told council.
- "Many Social Services
administrations foresaw
problems in limiting their
budgets to this increase and
felt that with the demand on
their services they would
not be able to operate within
these constraints,"
McKinnon observed.
He pointed out that along
with this budget restriction
the Ministry issued changes
in the legislation indicating
that unemployed persons to
receive assistance had to be
willing to undertake any full
time, part time or casual
employment whereas
previously he had only been
willing to accept full ' time
work for which he was
trained or capable of.
"This condition was also
extended to include em-
ployable spouses and older
dependent children.
Previously an employable
spouse was not obliged to
seek employment only the
head of the family," the
director explained.
Assistance to employable
persons under the age of 18
living away from home was
made discretionary rather
than mandatory, McKinnon
told the meeting.
"Previously a person under
18 years of age could apply
for and receive assistance
while living away from the
parental home. This change
made assistance
discretionary and persons in
this category would only
receive assistance if their
parents indicated that they
were unwilling to support
their child and that the family
• relationship had broken
down," he said.
McKinnon said that as 1976
progressed most agencies
noticed a drop in their
caseloads and expenditures.
Part of the reason for this was
due to heavy publicity given
the recent amendments
which may have deterred
people from applying for
assistance, he suggested.
"Other reasons were more
summer jobs, and greater
reliance on Unemployment
Insurance benefits,"
McKinnon reasoned.
He also added that in
September of 1976, the drug
program was taken over by
the. Ministry of Health which
also helped to reduce social
servite costs.
Colborma Twp
ex Iciirt
At the rOgular March 1; superintendent discussed the
1977, meeting of Colborne
Township Council accounts
totalling $18,185.36 were
approved for payment.
Mr. Craig Wickett of Allied
Chemicals of Canada Ltcl,,
described the process and
production of calcium
chloride both liquid and flake.
He stated that the 1977 price
would be eight per cent
higher than in 1976. Method of
application, condition of the
road as to moisture and time
of application for best results
including the preatering of
the road were discussed and a
comparison of. using oil was
considered.
Mr. Ben Straughan
reviewed with Council the
1976 financial report and a
future meeting was planned
to review the 1977 budget.
Mr. Ewer, solicitor for
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sandy, ap
roached Council re: Mr.
Sandy wishing to sever three
building lots for residential
use in addition to the one lot
now being considered for
severance. Mr. Egener stated
that the remaining 10 loti
would be sold over a period of
five to six years.
The main purpose of the
request was to get Council's
approval for individual lot
severance rather than an
approved subdivision and the
Township to take the roadway
as a Township road. The
councillors indicated that
they approved of the
severances if the roadway
met the qualifications of the
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications and was
approved by the same. Also
discussed was 10 years' road
maintenance by Mr. Sandy.
GRAVEL TENDER
In regard to the deposit
required on the 1977 gravel
tenders 10 per cent was
decided, Considerable
' discussion took place re:
payment for snowblowing on
a Township road by farm
tractors in regard to in-
surance for these tractogs
being used for public road
work. Council informed the
road superintendent to pay
John _Maaskant for assisting
John Hazlitt, grader
operator, when stuck in the
snow at deVries. The road
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cutting of trees on the roads
slated for construction in 1977
and he was directed to use his
own discretion. Also
discussed was the best time to
open the remaining
snowblocked roads.
A resolution • requesting
under the Public Tran-
sportation & Highway
'Improvement Act Sup-
plementary Allocation of
Subsidy Moneys of $15,000.00
for construction and im-
proving roads in Colborne
Township was approved.
A letter from Frank Cowan
Company Ltd., Princeton,
Ontario, regarding the use of
farmer owned- snowblowing
equipment used on Township
roads and extending the
coverage of the Municipal
Liability Insurance policy at
a coverage cost of $4.00 per
$100.00 cost of hire was
considered and approved for
endorsement.
A requested 1977 levy from
the Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority of
$3,789.99 was discussed and
payment was ordered held
pending approval of the
Township 1977 Budget. A
letter from the Huron County
Office Re: Municipalities
interested in employee's
group benefits was approved
by Council for further in-
formation.
Council was informed that
the bank's lending rate to the
municipality was 83/4 per
cent, a decrease of 1/2, per
cent. A resolution from the
city of Nanticoke requesting
that the Province of Ontario
rices
draw up a lottery to aid
municipalities in the financial
burden caused by the unusual
weather conditions was or-
dered filed.
Reeve McNeil stated that
he would attend a meeting in
Stratford at which the
Honourable James Snow and
his Deputy, Dr. *Harold
Gilbert would be present.
Dungannon - Agricultural
Society's request for a 1977
donation resulted in a grant of
$50 being approved by
Council.
FLOOD CONTROL
Councillor Bogie reported
that he had attended the
FloOd Warning meeting in the
Ministry of Natural
Resources Office in
Wingham, February 25, 1977,
and he indicated that if
Colborne Township was in-
terested in flood warning and
control a motion should be
passed by Council and sent to
the Ministry above. The
above motion was approved
by Council and the Reeve was
to be co-ordinator.
Arrangements were made
to hold a special Council
meeting Monday, March 7 at
7:30 p.m. to review and
discuss a number of ob-
jections to the Township
Secondary Plan with Gary
Davidson, Huron County
Planner, in attendance, The
ratepayers' meeting was to
be held March 10.
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