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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-06-11, Page 2- f ,411.9; lVTirag sin Acbrarkee* [8s, June 11, 1980 1�. VIEW FROM A BALLOON -This view up Wingharn's main street came from 50 feet up in a hot air balloon, courtesy of Bill Cole who owns and pilots the big bal- loon which is leased by Canadian Tire Corporation. Mr. Cole brought his balloon to town last week at the request of the local Canadian Tire store proprietor, Jim Watt, to. help celebrate the grand opening of the Zehrs supermarket. Road project drivesup taxes for East Wawanosh ratepayers The decision to pave 2112 miles of Westfield . Road in East Wawcrnosh township this summer is having a considerable impact on the township tames. The farm and residential mill rate for public school supporters climbed by 23 per cent in the 1980 budget adopted last week by the municipal council, with the increase for separate school supporters slightly higher at more -than 25 per cent. Although school and county portions of the rate are up, most of the rise is due to a 20 -mill jump in.. the general township rate, which went to , 52.51 mills from 32.499 last year.. This in- crease, +all:. raise an ad- ak:411 37e08W from the township; rrlost of which will go to pay for the road project. The paving of Westfield Road from Highway 4 to the Snell mill is scheduled to get underway this week at a cost of more than $98,000. About 65 per cent of the cost will be picked up by the Ministry- of Transportation and Com- munications, leaving the municipality to raise about. $34,000. The township has applied for a supplemental grant • of $12,000 from the ministry, tiut this has not yet been approved; Road Super- intendent Clarence Hanna said. Overall the township roads budget is up by $51,041,o eir, taste4,000 compared • to $174,000, while provincial grants for roads are. budgeted to increase by $25,000 to $133,500. While councillors ex- pressed some concern over' the dramatic rise in the mill rate, they appeared to be satisfied that themoney is being well spent. They also blamed themselves for lowering the township rate by two mills last year, in the wake of a $22,000 surplus from 1978, and so making this year's increase look worse. The township got a good deaLon: the price of the paving, Neil Vincent said, and with Westfield Road paved the road crew will be able. to devote•.more time• to, '•anal tai i , the otber•:ioadg; Ao��ter Of.fou.r is slain Willard Mitchell, 31, of RR 1, Clifford, charged with first-degree murder m the death of bis common-law wife, will appear hi quart 'Thursday for remand, ' the Walkerton detachment of . the Ontario Provincial Police reported Tuesday. Mr. Mitchell had been scheduled to • appear in Provincial Court on Tuesday. The body of. Sharon Irene Rachar, 34, mother of four, was found Saturday night On the lawn in front of the rented farm home where she lived with Mr. Mitchell. The home is located tubo kilometres north Of -Clifford. When buying Sub -surface Drainage Pipe Be Right sur WHITE • No better pipe at any price • Strongest by weight • The only one with Lifetime Warranty • Flexdrain pipe exceeds performance requirements of Canadian Government It is reported a 10 -year-old daughter of the victim ran to the neighboring farm home of. Bruce Kaufman at about 9 p.m.. Saturday, sobbing out a story of drinking, a quarrel and a shooting. Mr. Mitchell was apprehended at the rear of the Kaufman home by Cpl. Peter Cowie of the Walkerton OPP. Mr. Mitchell was unarmed.. Cpl. Cowie and. Mr. Kaufman then went to the scene of the shooting• where they found the body of the woman. She was dead from rifle bullet wounds to the head. 24b :"att:Iftd, avenue EOM Chcithom. Ont. N7L 4K4 t,619) 354.5512 so everyone will benefit• indirectly. He reported that with the heavy truck traffic to the mill the township was having to grade the road several times a week. Mr. Hanna added that over the 10 years before the road shouldrequire further at- tention, he calculates. the township will save at least $60,000 on `.gravel and calcium chloride. The total mil rate set for farm and residential public school supporters in East Wawanosh this year is. 157.403, up from 127.534. Of this 52.51 mills go to the township, 21.6 mills to the county; 43.64 mills for ele- mentary schools and 39.653 Mills to secondary schools. The only differe ce for separate school supporters is an elementary school mill rate of 47.335 instead of 43.64. The mill rate for the village of Auburn is the same as the township residential rate, with the addition of 8.95 mills for administration costs and 12.44 mills for street lights. Both of these added costs have decreased since last year. The proposed spending in the 1980 budget has changed little from last year, with the exception of the increased spending on roads. In other business at the council meeting Tuesday night, Clerk -Treasurer Winona Thompson reported the tile drainage `allocation for East Wawanosh this year is $29,300, down from about $34,000 last year, while the township has on hand ap- plications for loans totalling $69,700. Council' agreed to divide the total amount among the five applicants currently waiting. Future applications will be held pending a possible supplementary allocation in the fall. Councillors noted that the amount of money being allocated to the township for tile drainage loans, has been dropping back every year. Last year East Wawanosh received over 50 per cent of the amount requested, while this year it has dropped back to 42 per cent. Council also agreed to allow the Belgrave and District Kinsmen Club to run a fundraising lottery in the township. "I'll vote for it, but I don't believe in lotteries," John Currie commented, Building Inspector Jim Taylor presented five ap- plications for building permits. All were approved providing proper health and environmental approvals have been obtained. Permits went to: Bill Hallahan, an implement shed; Jim McGee, a trailer permit; Adrie Bos, an addition to barn; Wayne Hocky, a lag cabin; and Homer Devitt, a house. WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES WANT ADS 357-2320 Fina STATEMENT OF REVENUE d NU EXPINDIITURE for the year 4974.94 Pec909607r 31, T9 • I79 • .1119 utl$et Acftiul $.$ Aecw wlated net revenue (deflcit). ot.lh.beginning of the year ,Artadlturiss, and transfers, Ilpolpipcd expenditures ft110government %,EQteididit to persons and property Pili4ePtation services 1 11vtt'atlmental services H0011 services $OCipland family services Recreation and cultural services Planning and development Other Total expenditure IN011 11rs defers to region or county Tciasfers to school boards TOtel transfers Toast rllltpitnditures and transfers Revenue by purpose Municipal purposes • Texalion Payments in lieu of tuxes Ontario grunts • -Other grants Fees and service charges Other Revenue to pay for municipal purposes Region or county requisition Taxation Payments in lieu of taxes Ontario grants Other Revenue to pay the region or county requisition School board requisition Taxation Payments in lieu of taxes Other Revenue to pay the school board requisition Total -revenue Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at the end of the year Analysed as follows: General revenue Region or county School boards Special charges ' Special areas Local boards Municipal enterprises (84,036) (84,036) • 164,405 ?06,352 279,243. 75,446 23,741 116:SQ.0 76,65,# 6,600 948,965 138,074 375,576 513,650 1,462,615 • • 157,8" 23:' 53,; 213.t ,3 102951 22,315 123,701 110;699 350 973,059 139,821 382,314 522,135 197$ • Actupl . $ (18.$11) 134.035 203, oW 25131 81 =tot; 25,65o 112,182 126,136 537 935,381 133,028 328,428 461,456 1,495,194 1,396,837 421,475 423,631 376,035 27,400 26,256 24,945 358,463 338,041 296,583 27,506 41,610 25,641 58,500 128,454 102,971 146,351 72,118 40,055 1,039,695 1,030,310 866,230 95,100 97,848 98,243 4,716 3,705 3,985 32,348 32,348 33,952 132 164 133,901 136,180 365,159 371,929 319,292 10,433 10,433 9,110 375,592 382,362 328,402 1,546,573 1,330,812 .1,547,451 Nil (33,457) '01,179) (10) 32 (2,300) Nil (33,457) STATEMENT OF CAPITAL OPERATIONS for the year ended December 31, 1979 1979 Actual Unfinanced capttel Outlay (Unexpended: capital financln, .,the begieltek hoyegr t. d+ Nil Capifat ,� • it re Gene ern ent Protecti9 on 1oipersons and property Transportation services. Environrriental services _ Health services' - Social and family services Recreation'and cultural services Planning and development Other Total expenditure Capital financing Contributions from the revenue fund Contributions from reserve funds and reserves Long term liabilities incurred Ontario grants Other Total capitol financing Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital financing) at the end of the year ASSETS Current assets Cash Taxes receivable Accounts receivable Other current assets 21,549 32,251 87,974 31,424 588 (84,836) I...C1 This statement ref! and the followinglocal b a.rd. o► our• Wingharrt Rocrootoo anal Commt... RivorsldttPork Devetoprrlentfle l } Wiingtt ILT1 Public C.901etgr (b) $tutementof Capital OperatIsins This statement reflects the cagttaXependifere, recovered from the generol m nllpo 1 avenue local boards and municipal enterprf se s .scrIb (c) Balance shot . • if h Ipjs+Ally t9 bo 1 lI slid poi 1 b tatament reflects the assets .artd`iigbilitleli of the 1evenuoc fund, that cupltal fund. reserve funds and local boorda Ansi nilun(lpal t1t111t4rprilift ai des( r be innate 1(a). The assists. acrd Ilabilities of local 'Werth and eti'ter. ices that hove not, been consolidated Ire reflected only to the wont art. Their related net long term liabilities and cap)tal outlay to b. r icoltflr cl n futureyegrs, (d) Fixer, Assets The nistoriial cost and accumulated depreciation of filled assets is not r rted for municipal purposes. Instead, the "Capitol Outlay to be re- covered in future years" which is the aggregate of the;principgl portion of unmatured long term liabilities, capital funds transferred to other argonipatlon;s, and the cost of capital projectsnot yam, permanently fin- anced is reported un the Balance Sheet. Municipal enterprises Municipal enterprises are those activities` whose costs are substantially recovered from service charges on the users. The enterprises of this muni- cipality whose revenues and expenditures have-not been consolidated In these financial statements are: Town of Wingham Waterworks Town of Wingham Hydro (f) Charges for net long term Iiabillfles ti,D'ebt retirement costs including principal and interest are charged against current -.revenues: in the periodsin whichthey are paid. •Interest charges are not accrued for the periods from the dates of the last interest pay ments to the end of the financial year. ' (g)' Trust Funds Trust funds administered by the municipality amounting to $75,397 ere only reflected in the'Trust Funds, Statement of Continuity and Balance Sheet. (e) 2. CAPITAL OUTLAY TO BE RECOVERED IN FUTURE YEARS (a) Some capitol outlay to be recovered in ft ire years does not represent a' burden ongeneral municipal revenues, ..as it is to be recovered in future years from other sources: 1979 1978 Special charges on benefitting landowners $ 13,268 $ 114,901 Municipal enterprises 419,094 457,705 $432,362 $470,606 (b) Capital outlays, including fixed assets and the transfers of capital funds in the amount of $96,908, which hove been financed from general municipal_ (98,201) revenues of the current year, are reported on the Statement of Revenue 5,910 and Expenditure. , •: �n t (16)• 7,471 3. RESERVEFUNDS During, the year, $2,226 of interest revenue was credited directly to reserve funds without being recorded as revenues and expenditures of the Revenge (84,836) Fund. 1978 Actual 4. NET LONG TERM LIABILITIES The balance for net long term liabilities reported on the Balance Sheet is made, up of the following:, ,, Total long term liabilities incurred by themunicipality including; 927757; ose incurred n behalf oi'forme tfitkil' rds;:o er ni r }' "R `1ifies ra•'fiid munici al enterprises and outstandingat a end •o f ►I 'year "ritb`tu'eitto rp (t! • ' i ",••••,••••.- 3x; 9,733 ' Of the long term liabilities shown above; the responsibility • 727,991 ' for payment •: of principal and interest charges has• been 393 assumed.by others for a principal amount of 1,000 1,855 4,264 1,226 - The total value of sinking funds and the balance in "the Min- istry of the Environment Debt Retirement Fund which have been accumulated to the end".ofa year to retire the outstand- ing long term liabilities included above, amount to 173,786 746,462 Net long term liabilities at the end of the year 93,212 63,322 2,500 90,651- 195,393 470,081 83,112, 159,034 839,237 14,752 BALANCE SHEET as at December3l, 1979 Capital outlay to bo recovered in future years Other long term assets LIABILITIES Current liabilities Temporary loans Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Other current liabilities Net long term liabilities Reserves and reserve funds Accumulated net revenue (deficit) and unapplled capital receipts Current Assets Cash Toxes receivable Accounts receivable Other cttrent assets Capital outlay to be recovered in future years Other long term assets Total Current liabilities Temporary loans Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Other current liabilities Net long term liabilities Reserves and reserve funds Balance (or deficit) at the year end Total Nil (469,000) (72,197), $ 809,792 5. ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE (DEFICIT) AT THE END OF THE YEAR The balance in the revenue fund at the year end isavailable to reduce (to be added to) the levies of the following classes of ratepayers. 1979 :`19711 General ratepayers $(33,479) $(90,730) School board ratepayers" 32 ; (16) County ratepayers (10) 5,910 $(33,457) •' 0(8.4,836) 1979 1978 6. CHARGES FOR NET LONG TERM LIABILITIES Actual Actual Total charges for the year for long terrn liabilities were as follows: $ $ 1979 1978 9,581 52,858 Principal payments including contributions to 111,724 241,872 . sinking funds and to the Ministry of Environ - 109,571 112,343 ment Debt Retirement Fund $ 74,306 ' $ 50,175 31,236 30,943 Interest 76,535 61,766 262,112 824,544 19,464 1,106,120 438,016 $150.841 $111,941 884,098` 23,208 Of the total charges shown above $72,577 were paid from general municipal revenues of the municipality and 'are included in expenditure on the Statement 1,345,322 139,728 366;000 • 79,679 71,374 219,407 437,374 809,792 884,098 110,378 108,686 (33,457) (84,836) 1,106,120 1,345,322 of Revenue and Expenditure classified under the appropriate functional head- ings. The remaining $78,264 were recovered from municipal enterprises for which the related net long term liabilities were incurred and are not re- flected in the statement. 7. LIABILITY FOR VESTED SICK LEAVE BENEFITS Under the sick leave benefit plan, unused sick leave can accumulate and employees may become entitled to a cash payment when they leave the municipality's employment. The liability forTthese accumulated days, to the extent that they have vested and could be token in cash by on employee on terminating, amounted to $24,747 at the end of the year. No provision has been made for this liability. A• NALYSIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as at December 31, 1979 consolidated municipal enterprises consolidated revenue fund local -boards 111,724 . 60,016 3,724 175,464 2 $ 259 3,255 Internal fund capital fund reserve funds eliminations 3 4 $ $ 19 46,300 824,544 5 $ 9;322 27,512 19.464 consolidated total 6 7 $ $ 9,581 111,724 109,571 31,236 824,544 19,464 3,514 19 870,844 56,298 (19) 1,106,120 73,058 5,618 61,052 139,728 76,358 57,205 (31,157) 175,464 196 (2,300) 3,514 19 809,792 : 3,125 (19) 79,679 809,792 53,173 110,370 , (33,457) 19 '870,844 56,298. 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