HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-10-11, Page 41
The Kinsmen Club of Goderich welcomed three new members to
the service group at their last regular meeting Tuesday. The new
members in the front row are Don Langlois, Craig Adams and
Frank Pontes. Their sponsors are John Erb, Bob McDougall and
Ron Blue. (photo by Dave Sykes)
That's
premature
but this...
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979—PAGE 3
Goderich planning
board has it's own ideas
what is premature.
At its last session
planning board, in
discussing two separate
matters, considered one
to be premature and the
other not.
When handling Dr.
Karl Campbell's ap-
plication to rezone
property on Huron Road
the board suggested to
Chris Kiar, who objects to
the rezoning, it would not
be premature to reione
the property now rather
than wait until the town's
official plan is updated.
Kiar told the board he
objected to the rezoning
in light of the decision by
council to update the
town's plan. Kiar said the
land on Huron Road
would be part of that
studied in the updating
suggesting a rezoning
decision may be better
left until that study is
completed.
The board felt the of-
ficial plan update was
two or threeyears down
the road suggesting it
would not necessarily be
wise to delay its decision
that long.
Later in the meeting,
when the board faced a
decision as to whether or
not Hamilton Street
property used by McGee
Motors for storing new
cars is a legal use under
the, town's official plan,
the board tabled the
matter because it felt it
would be premature to
make its decision prior to
the updating of the of-
ficial plan.
The McGee property
use has been a touchy
subject with planning
board and town council
since 1977. It appeared as
though planning board
felt a two or three year
delay in making that
decision was not too
lengthy.
Resolution asks if senors allowance can be kept
BY JEFF SEDDON
Huron county council
endorsed a resolution
recently asking that the
province allow the county
to keep unused comfort
allowance checks for
people in publicly
operated old age homes'
to offset unpaid,bills.
Wayne Lester,
assistant administrator
at Huronview, the county
home for the aged, told
county council recently
that there are instances
w -here government
checks end up going to
R • s
families of residents of
Huronview while money
owing the home goes
unpaid.
He told council each
resident of Huronview
receives a comfort
allowance of $51 a month
from the provincial
government. He said
some residents never
spend the money and
every month it goes into a
bank account. He said the
bank accounts grow in
some cases• because the
some of the residents
"don't spend'a dime".
The resolution the
Couple in hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wilcox, ''60 Picton St:
West, are in Brantford
General: Hospital this
week following an ac-
cident near Woodstock
Friday evening.
,,The couple was on their
way to the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Harry
(Rosemary) Land,
Harley, when the ac-
cident occurred: Their
car was a total wreck
after being struck
broadside by a pickup
truck.
Mrs.i.lcox suffered a
fractt'tltthip- and ribs
while Mr. Wilcox had
franctured ribs and
multiple lacerations.
Both are reported in good
condition now.
.county passed recom-
mends to the government
that when unused com-
fort allowance checks
total more than $500 the
county be permitted to
use future checks to of-
fset monthly . costs, to
house the- elderly. The
resolution would mean
that no resident in. a
publicly owned home for
the aged would have less
than $500 in the bank. and "
the homes would be
guaranteed at least some
of their money.
tester -said that when a
person passes away. „the
money accrued in the
hank account is included
in that person's will. He
said in •most cases it goes
to relatives. •
Goderich reeve Eileen
Palmer told council the
resolution sm ed of an
iairingriient.: rights
bic:the elderly. s'fe" aid it
was d1Thost a penalty for
being frugal.
Lester pointed out that
in most cases where the
money is unused the
person has no desire to
use it. He said some of the
residents of the home,
have to be carefully
watched by staff to
prevent them from in-
curring bills. He said one
gentleman at Huronview
is very fashion conscious
and as soon as his money
comes in he goes to
Clinton for a haircut and
usually, buys • some
clothes.
He said the man "goes
through the $51 like
water" spending it in -a
few days. He said the
Man_ then begins to ask
for more money.
Lester explained that
some pensions given to
the aged . are based 'on
their personal worth. •He
said once the person's
bank account gets over
$1,500 their pension is cut-
off leaving them with
only • their comfort
allowance check as in --
come.
He pointed out that if
the comfort allowance
money was°not permitted
to exceed $500 the pension
check would not be
A
jeopardized and the
county °would be getting
the money owed it.
"I hate like crazy to
hand over that $51 to sit in
a bankaccount and never
get touched," said
Lester.
He addgd that if a
resident . of Huronview
owes the county money
and passes away without
paying all the county can.
do is submit a bill to the
person's estate and hope
to get some back.
He said normally the
person does not have
much and the estate is
probated leaving the
county with an upaid bill.
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