HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-05-09, Page 1FIRST SECTIOIOT �srrgham, Orta o, Tuesday, May 9,1989
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Town council approves
$2 million budget for 1989
Wingham Town Council has
approved a 1989 operating budget
totalling almost $2.1 million dollars.
At its regular May meeting,
council approved the $2,092,500
budget as recommended by the
finance and management commit-
tee in the report of chairman, Coun-
cillor Ward Robertson.
In presenting the budget, Mr.
Robertson said it reflected Wing -
ham, "a growing community and a
community on the move."
Preparing a budget can be an
extremely frustrating exercise, he
said, because of items such as edu-
cation- and county demands over
which town council has no control.
"But it's not with any trepidation
that I present this year's budget fig-
ures," he said.
The largest share of revenue will
be collected in this year's municipal
tax bills and will bring $1,074,200
into town coffers. The second
largest share of revenue comes from
roads and provincial grants, about
$495,000.
County grants are expected to
provide $40,000 in revenue, ONIP
grants another 15,000, Ontario
Housing Corporation grants an
additional $22,000, Bell Canada
$33,000, and other grants -in lieu of
taxation total $20,300.
Recreation program income is
budgeted at $53,000 while income
from recreation facilities has been
set at $57,500.
Sewer collection will produce
another $60,000 inrevenue while
land sales are expected to bring in
$60,000. Supplementary taxes,
interest, rents, licences and permits,
and fines will also contribute rev-
enue.
Also included on the revenue
side of the budget sheet is a $75,000
'surplus from 19
According to Clerk -Treasurer
Byron Adams, there is no single
large -ticket item that contributed to
the surplus, but rather a culmina-
tion of overall savings realized dur-
ing the year.
In expenditures, the budget for
each department is: council,
$48,300; administration, $193,700;
property, $244,700; fire, $81,700;
police, $364,100; public works,
$671,600; recreation (program),
$102,500; recreation (facilities),
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Wingham property taxes
increase 7.4-8.8 per cent
Tax bills in the Town of Wingham
will increase between 7.4 and 8.8
per cent this year as ratepayers
have been hit by higher budgets
from all four agencies that use the
municipal tax bill to collect rev-
enue.
At its regular May meeting,
Wingham Town Council approved
its 1989 operating budget of
$2,092,500, and passed a bylaw set-
ting the mill rates for general
(town), county and the two boards
of education.
The 1989 mill rate for a residen-
tial public school supporter is
28.606 while the residential sepa-
rate school mill rate is 29.150. Com-.
mcrcial, industrial and business
mill rates are 33.653 (public) and
34.293 (separate).
A breakdown of the total residen-
tial mill rate shows that 15.511 is for
town purposes, 4.383 for public sec-
ondary school purposes (4.879 sep-
arate secondary), 5385 for public
elementary school purposes (5.633
for separate elementary), and 3.127
for county purposes.
MR- commercial,.i4.cj1Wr,,a14n
hnsiness thin rate consists of 18148
for general purposes, 5.1;56 for pub-
lic secondary (5.740 separate sec
ondary), 6.571 for public elemen-
tary (6.627 for separate elementary),
and 3.678 for county purposes.
In Wingham, the average resi-
dential public school supporter
with a $40,000 assessment will pay
$1,144.24 in taxes this year.
Of that amount, 54 per cent, or
$617.89, is used for town purposes;
the Huron County Board of Educa-
tion gets $400.48_ or 'Ati near e't
30th ANNIVERSARY Students at Wingham Public School helped
of
Huron County o mark the 30th anniversary the
r3 Board of Education recently with a special assembly. On hand to take part in the as-
sembly were two former principals.. Above, former principal Stewart Be
the young students while current principal . Bruce° R berms do f rtd foreiier ttie cj alwelcomed by one k ,
p rtpal John rM� lc►ok on.
while the County of Huron will
receive $125.87, or 11 per cent.
For the public school supporter
with the same asessment, the tax
bill this year will be $1,166• Follow-
ing the same breakdown, the total
is divided as follows:. neral pur-
OS-.eS, 6 4 ! 5 .:.r cent;..
Duron PerthRoman acholic Sepa-
rate Shbo1 Board, 36 per cent or
$419.76; and County of Huron,
128.26 or 11 per cent.
Increase in town
water charge
is recommended
The Wingham Public Utilities
Commission has recommended an
increase in water and sewer rates
for the Town of Wingham.
The recommendation to increase
the rates, by 7.7 per cent, will be
put forward at the June meeting of
town council for its approval.
Wider the proposal the average
householder could expect to pay $7
per month for water, an increase of
50 cents over the current rate. The
sewer rate would increase to $5.95
per month, from $5.53.
PUC Chairman Roy Bennett
pointed out there has been no
increase in water rates since 1985.
Last year, the utility's water side
showed a deficit of $43,435 due, to
some extent, to work conducted on
the water tower.
The increase will generate an
estimated $15,000 in revenue, said
Manager Ken Saxton.
The increase, if it is approved,
will come into effect for the July 1
billing.
Town council
names streets
Oak and Pine are the names of
the two streets in Wiingham's
industrial park in the north end.
At its regular May meeting,
Wingham Town Council approved
a works committee recommenda-
tion to name the two streets which,
when developed, will provide
access to the industrial park from
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