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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-01, Page 5• • .i • !r; Multi -Purpose Cleaner 'Spray Nimes, : m Removes dirt from`Almost any surfaco. 4520-600-12:, . 29 24 flu oz. Windex 4530-261-18 Window Cleaner Handy, aerosol can With ammonia iorfast, easycteaning Mr. • Q,leens floors, Walls appliances grease spotq eta, 452Q-1,7It"? ' 6 Yard 4o32-027-12 Cheesecloth An all cotton cheesecloth for polishing perfection. 32 Oz. 4512-806 24 Sprayer - Container applies liquid at a Squeeze: 'NO i Shelf r Flexible & Wipes clean with a ttempr:C1O Available in 6'different colo�4 8O2-804 51 Sties r ' and 4V 7 wG 22"x10'8",_ Roll • .3'4 t BltautlrTrovitr. 'HOMO Hardware's own brand, special mixtlsre, all-purpose. Potting soil. 5053-568=1 50 Foot 5038-719-10 Garden Hose 3 -ply 1/2"x 50f t. nylon reinforced. Stays flexible in winter weather. 'turf Builder Fertilizer START TURNING VOUR THIN LAWN THICK AGAIN! Simply make an early spring' application Of Scott's Turf Builder lawn fertilizer. 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Bill Hanly, county clerk - treasurer and administrator, explained the large increase in apportionment can be ,,traced directly to the over- spending. Whereas the county start- ed last year with a $253,538 surplus, it finished with a deficit of $504,150. In addition $305,000 from highway reserves was used to reduce the apportionment last year, and so is not 'available in 1981. The remainder of revenue in the budget will come from Ontario grants of $6.4 million, fees and service charges of $1.7 million, other revenue of $253,069 and municipalgrants and fees of $90,300. Mr. Hanly pointed out to council that over the past seven years the province has been picking up an ever - larger share of the county budget. In 1975 provincial grants accounted for $3.3 million of a $6.7 million budget, while thisyear they represent $6.4 million of a $10.7 million budget. The . road committee, which had been instructed to review its proposed budget with an eye to trimming some $200,000, brought back a revised budget to council. Lloyd Mousseau, com- mittee chairman, reported that by deleting the paving of County Road 11, cutting back resurfacing of County Road 20 to two inches of asphalt from three inches and various other economies, the committee had managed .to 'trim' $177,000 from its budget. "This is about as far as we can go with our budget this year," he told council, noting that the increase- in the county tax rate for roads is now 13.38 per cent. While there was little con- troversy over the county budget, which had been thoroughly hashed out during previous meetings, this was not the case with a proposal that the county switch to assessment as the basis for determining the Percentage of costs each municipality is, required to contribute, instead of using ' blend'" of population and assessment. In the eind the ., change passed easily, but not before there, were some arguments by several' reeves who felt the , change ' would unfairly increase the burden to their municipalities. Bayfield Reeve. !George Fellows ledthe ' attack, noting that under the new formula his village.would see its levy increase by nearly 40 per cent. He, claimed the villagewas being •pehalized because it has a large number of sum- mer residents, adding that the biggest part of the county levy is ,devoted to roads, while there isn't a single county road in Bayfield. Mr. Mousseau also pointed out that by switching to assessment as the basis for calculating the levy, instead of using population, cot- tagers who own seasonal residences in the county as well as permanent homes are being asked to pay twice for county services. "Do you feel these people are being treated fairly under this -assessment?" he asked. Mr. Hanly and Bill Alcock, the deputy clerk -treasurer, told council the intent of the. change is to make sure everyone pays his fairshare. When population figures were used, seasonal residents were not counted as part of the population since they are not included in the Ministry of Revenue census, Mr. „Alcock pointed out. As a result, municipali- ties with a large number of cottaers were getting a break in paying for county services. At the same time, the municipalities themselves use assessment as the sole basis for levying their• own taxes, so the cottagere" being -charged for >eounty services. It just meant that everyone in those muni- cipalities was paying a smaller' share than rate- payers in municipalities with fewer seasonal residents. Mr: Haply noted that even . with the 39.5 per cent in- crease in its county levy, Bayfield still has . what amounts to the lowest county mill rate of any town or 4vi1- lage in Huron, while Wing ham's is•the highest: "(In previous years) Bay- field was not paying,enough. That's what the figures show." He agreed with a sug- gestion from Godericb De- pbty Reeve Robert Allen that sometime in the future there should be a move to county- wide equalized assessment. "I think that (market value) is the only way to go," he said. "Sometime we have to have equalized assess- ment acrossthe county, so no matter where you live in the county you pay • the same." - "Of course," Mr. Allen had pointed out, `that wo d increase Hayfield's asseef-. merit by gaiteabit." - Ctu'rentiy, even whert ad- justed by the ° provincial - eq al'izing factor, there is a wide range between the mill rates for minty .services in various mwiicipaiitieS Wingham, with an adjust- ed rate of 1.9692, isat the top of the scale, while 11Mcicif f op Township, with a. rate of 1.411;x1•,. is authe bottom, The average rate for most of the towns, and villages is around 1.9, while rural :municipali- ties. average, around1.3. Warren Zinn, reeve of Ash- field Township, objected to the Suggestion that a move to market value assessment' would be a cure for all ills. Things are getting wwe instead of better with market value, he said, noting that what a farmer can earn 'is based not on the value of his land but on what it can grow. Farmland is carrying a greater burden than it iS pas- sible to bear, because it can only produce so much, he told council. • However Mr. Hanly claim- ed that no one has been able to come up with a better sys- tem of taxation thin ,assess - menti ' and said if a farm's value goes up it suggests a farmer should be ableto pay more ,taxes, "3f yet'. can't pay more, iii +be you should be in some other business." Paul • Steckle. reeve of 8t41404 ft* the switeh t - Wen.1.. 4tow1i in `mars they bu to • (f abi}pe m po to county faxes are' s smallest POrt►oni ` bill. "'The thing w hicl helped farmers is;thepr cial government's rebate 50 per cent of their property taxes, be said, addingc ,it shows the t ,government realizes they're paying unfair proportion, of land taxes. ,"If it ever stopsa ater lto see `What happens ta: farmers."'" . The recommendation passed - in a recorded vote, with only Harvey Craig, Loyd Mousseau and Warren Finn voting:against it Project (onside for Hoedown The organizing committee • • for Western l%edown' ria a,i4Sti iiidi'"er t considering- donating ..any; profit from the event toward a community project. Jerry Chomyn, • acting chairman for the Monday night meeting, explained the •executive suggested that 25` per cent of profits be left in a. kitty for the 1982 event and the remaining 75 per cent go toward as community project. The project men- tioned was renovation of the town hall's second storey. - Many of the 20 members • from, various local organi- zations who- attended the meeting seemed tit 'be in favor of - a community project. Sandra Lee, a member of the • Wingham Towne Players, explained that the Players still have money: left over from their Centennial Play that could be used to renovate the hall. However, she said the organization doesn't have enough money fund the whole project. Bill Crump, a represen- tative of the Winghani Lions' Club and the Wingham and District Snowmobile ,Q►s$ocLatiop, �Ln131<AN �,�;Sno� Wingham, �.. therefore they might nqt be in faior of .the idea. It was decided that club representatives should dis- cuss the community project suggestion , with their club members and return to the next • meeting . with a response. • Any events for the mid- July festival that have not - already been added to the " list should be brought to the committee's attention this month. Some ' of the tentative events include a talent show and Western Queen contest. July 16, a bike parade and casaino July 17, kidsworld, parade and dance on July 18, and canoe races, tug-of-war and an old fashioned picnic July 19. All events will be held in conjunction with the CKN» baseball tournament. 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