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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-24, Page 1• , ' , Hospital gets special g BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER The Ontario Ministry of Health will give a special grant to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital to assist the board to make up the total financial deficit discovered earlier this sum- _ mer. Board ._.n mAers met Wednesday .eV.ening----,-. to discuss the conditions of the one-time grant, which amounts to $140,575. The ministry has requested that hospital assets of $298,368 be utilized to wipe out the debt. This sum includes $84,866 which was being held in an unrestricted endowment fund as well as other money from various hospital operations.,, Board chairman Mrs. Jo Berry said this week all back salary commitments to staff have been met. During the summer, $142,481 in retroactive pay and salary increases was paid out. "• .`,Last year's problems are all cleared up and we're staying within budget this year," Mrs.. Berry said. "No further staff cuts are an= ticipated." The provincial ministry of health has also instructed the hospital board to_restrict the purchase of new equipment to the barest essentials and to supply mininstry officials with monthly balance sheets in accordance with - ministry re'quiremeYrts- Severances granted for development BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Developer Jim Morris of Goderich, and ar- chitect Nick Hill, also of Goderich, have received approval from Goderich Township Council for the severances Morris will need to build five estate residences at Benin There are some conditions attached to the approval, however. The developer has been requested to pay a sum of $2,500 representing five per cent of the land value, to the township. This is according to the planning act which specifies that in the case of a new development, the developer -must give the municipality either five per cent of the land for recreation pur- poses, or cash representing five per cent of the value of the development land. Goderich Township in this instance, requested the money which it is understood will be applied to recreational facilities in the township. • A second condition applies, that a new road to service 'the new 'development be built by the developer in accordance with township and engineering standards. A paved road is called for under the township agreement. In other business, council members approved tile drain loans requested by H.B. Whitely, E.U. Mcllwain and Chester Sturdy. They also ap- proved building permits as follows: Ed Szusz, swimming pool; Fred Van Marr, two silos and an addition to his barn; Gordon Johnston, workshop; Stanley Freeman, barn demolition; • Nick Den Boer, corn crib; Philip Bugler, swimming pool; Fred Couch, tool shed; and Don Forbes, verandah. The tender of Radford Construction" to load and spread 17,000 yards of gravel at 55 per yard and another 2,000 yards at $1.10 was accepted by council. It was the lowest of three tenders. Radford was also hired at $40 per hour ,to clean out an open portion of a- land drain,as tendered by council. Two tenders were received. Yx APPROVED ACTION The ministry agreed with the board's action to curtail the use of 13 hospital beds, and has recommended that these beds should remain unstaffed for a time in order to contain ex- penses;