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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-05-06, Page 12lingham Advance -Times, May 6, 1981 KEEP IT CLEAN -Ken Foxtone of the Wingham Works Department installs a waste basket on a street Tight pole along the main street, after the baskets were taken down for repair and repainting. These recep- tacles are conveniently placed along the street, and there is no excuse for dropping litter on the sidewalk. rris by 21 .Ratepayers in Morris Township face an increase -of 25.80 mills in property taxes in 1981. This is an increase of slightly more than 21 per cent. This means a farm and residential property assessed at $5,000, which would have paid $610.05 in taxes in 1980, would pay $739.05 in 1981; an increase of $129.00. The municipal mill rate has risen by 10.63 mills to 43.74 mills for farm and residential property and to 51.45 mills for commercial and business property. The county mill rate has increased • by 4.43 mills to 23.00 mills for farm and residential property and to 27.04 mills for commercial and business property. This will generate $72,542 in revenue for the county from Morris Township. The elementary school mill rate increased by 8.18 mills to 45.03 for farm and ip er cent this residential property and to 53.00 mills for commercial and business property. This will generate $137,322 in revenue for elementary schools from Morris ratepayers. The secondary school mill rate increased by 2.56 mills to 36.04 mills for farm and residential property and to 42.39 mills for commercial and business property. This will translate into $116,272 for secondary schools. Reeve Bill Elston and the councillors said they regretted the increase, but pointed out that much of it is due to county and school tax increases. However, the municipal mill rate is up by 10.63 mills, which is an increase of slightly more than 30 per cent. Clerk -treasurer, Nancy Michie, said a surplus of $41,000 in 1980 kept last year's mill rate low. But, the township is faced with a deficit of $9,300 in 1981 plus an additional $9,000 is required to complete the Martin Bridge. In other business a - proposal for a sidewalk in the village of Walton was discussed. The sidewalk on the Grey Township side of the village has been com- pleted and council decided to have the county engineer contact the MTC to get ap-. proval for a grant to con- struct a sidewalk on the Morris Township side. A subsidy of up to 50 per cent of the cost is available if the county engineer decides a sidewalk is warranted due to traffic flow through the village. The Bluevale Recreation Committee requested a grant to be put toward new ballpark lights. It has been estimated that installing four steel towers in cement pads with 10 lights will cost in the neighborhood of $9,300. The committee has $6,000 to put toward the project which Separate board County to review approves transfers uran road re�ate By Wilma Oke DUBLIN - Twenty teachers in the Huron -Perth separate school system will be teaching in different schools when they return to classrooms in September. The list of transfers was approved by the board at its meeting April 27 and later released to the press, after the teachers on the list had beemnotified. William Eckert, director of education, said some of the transfers had been requested, but most resulted from the board's discovery that by September it would have too many teachers in Huron schools and not enough in Perth schools. Rathgr than move teachers long distances, the. board decided to review all the staff and, do more short distance transfers, he said. He added the board ex- pects only a small decline in enrolment over the system, but three classrooms will have to be opened in Strat- ford and, one closed in Seaforth when the fall term gets underway. None of the teacher transfers involve Sacred Heart School in Wingham. Marion, Jean and Joan are happy to have their parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Irwin, back in Ontario and ,are proud to announce the oc- casion of their golden wedding anniversary on May 2. By Sharon Dietz County council passed a motion at its April 30 meeting to review the road rebate to urban municipali- ties. The rebate is paid tp the urban municipalities in the county in lieu of funds to maintain and construct county roads, as these municipalities have no county roads. It currently is 45 per cent of the urban municipalities' urban appor- tionment. Reeve Bill Bogie of Col- borne Township reported to council that neighboring counties are paying rates as low as 25 per cent of the urban road rebate. He commented that county roads are an asset to the urban centres as well as the rural areas, and it is the ATTENTION! -The color guards are always an integral part of any inspection. Here is the color guard fromthe annual air cadet inspection held Sunday in List- owel. From left are Cpl. Kent Van Vliet, Cpl. Wayne Brown, and Cpl. Ross Mc - Clement. urban centres which entice the traffic. "The urban centres have some responsibility .to help maintain these roads," Mr. Bogie commented. Reeve, Cal Krauter of Brussels remarked that there are 10 urban centres in the county and only Brussels is not on a provincial high- way. Mr. Krauter said he had to "holler" last. year to get 45 per cent funding from the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications to p ve..the main street and he would not want to see the urban rebate frbm the county reduced. . "We'd like to help. build roads for everybody. (in the county)," he commented, "butwe want help to build our roads." Clerk treasurer Bill Hanly told council the rebate was set at 40 per cent "since the beginning of time". In 1960, he said, it was increased to 45 per cent and in 1969 it was reviewed with a recommen- dation from the road com- mittee that it be reduced to. 40 per cent. This was turned down by council and returned to the committee to reconsider. It was then resubmitted to council at 45 per cent and was passed. It has ' been calculated, at 45 per cent since 1969. Bill Elston, reeve of Morris Township, told coun- cil the rate possibly should be reviewed at this time. He suggested perhaps assess- ment should be used to de- termine the rebate. Goderich Deputy Reeve Bob Allen remarked that if council "opens this can or worms, it's going' to be a very big can". Mr. Allen said the Goderich budget has already been approved and the council would not want to see a change in the urban road rebate at this time. "We. don't roll up our roads when the (rural) people come to town. It's a tough question." he observed. Goderich Reeve Don Wheeler told council rural people use county roads more than urban people and he doesn't want the urban municipalities to have to in- crease their subsidies. He suggested the rebate should be studied over a long period of time in order to bring for- ward a proper argument to consider a change next year. Mr. Bogie said he had pre- sented his information to council so a change could be considered for 1982. He,said he wants the rebate re- viewed. ' Stephen reeve Douglas Russell agreed • with Mr. Bogie and. • presented' a motion that the rate of ' urban road rebate be studied with a view to proposing' a change in • 1982. The motion was passed and will go to the road committee for study. Unit meets at Adams home .. WROXETER. - , The Harmony Unit of Wroxeter United Church Women met on April 28 at the home of Joyce Adams. Kaye Wheeler and Audrey Chambers conducted the worship service combining Easter and spring as their theme. Mrs. Chambers introduced the guest speaker, Lavonne Ballagh of Wingham. This being the International' Year of Disabled Persons, Lavonne gave a very thought-provoking and. moving account of some of the problems disabled persons encounter and steps neededto overcome these difficulties. In the business period that followed, final plans were made for the garden party to be held on May 20. Prices were set at $4.50 and $2.25. After adjournment lunch was served by Dorothy Gibson and the hostess. COMPANYYY I1ALTI---The annual air cadet inspection honored some special achievers. From the far left, they are: Sgt. Greg Campbell (most proficient B Flight), Flight Sgt. Rob Stafford (Most valuable Jr. NCO), Cpl. Barry Gile (Most improved cadet), Cpl. Michael Webster (Most popular cadet B Flight), WO1 Gary Graing- er (Norm Townsend memorial award), Sgt. Donna Martin (Most popular cadet A Flight), Cpl. Scott Cornwall (best marksman), LAC Cindy Stone (Special Activities award), Cpl. Kent Van Vliet (Best model) . Absent is WO2 Kevin Stewart, who was the most proficient cadet in A Flight. r would leave- $3,300 to be raised through cooununity fundraising and grants. Council tentatively decided to contribute $500, An application for minor exception to the tree -cutting bylaw was received from Bert and Frank Saunders of Lots 5 and 6, Con. 6. The Saunders wish to remove nine acres of poplar, ash and willow trees to expand their farming operation. Council had no objections, but suggested the type of land upon which the trees are growing should be con- sidered before consent is given. Carmen Craig from the Blyth Arena and Community Centre presented a request for a grant. The request is for $1100; 50 per cent higher than the 1980 grant. Mr. Craig attributed the increase to several capital ex- penditures made over the last year. He told council there was no need to make the payment until fall. Council decided to write a letter to the Wingham and District Hospital Board expressing the desire to keep a member from Morris Township on the board. Reeve Elston said the township has contributed a great deal of money to the hospital over the years and is pleased with the quality of representation and wishes tp keep it. There is currently a proposal before the hospital board . to limit re- presentation. The issue is to be voted upon at the June meeting of the hospital board. Emma Bird of Lot 20, Con. 7 was in attendance to discuss with council an in- cident that occurred on April 11 in which two dogs chased and agitated 11 sheep belonging to her. The township's livestock evaluator, Glen Casemore, estimated Mrs. Bird's losses to be $630, which the town- ship would have been willing to pay. lis:, Bir offer t auserehe t� I teo) anh aT .pealed to the liveetvo brooch of the Miry of Agriculture and Food for a rulingr Nauneif will abide bye the decision of thnlivestock branch and will con pensate Mrs. Bird accordingly. A petition for a drain was accepted from Glen War- wick of Bluevale. Reeve Elston will ,,act as com- missioner. Council decided to con- tinue the policy of awarding a discount of 10 per cent to pad Ofd,,, 0'16 '08 'att payer# :eaatence.. , Ago ln eetedbyJ in Ohl orrned -t tile"ctr►u ilrxiaroir. the' atOtb Anrliyerseyat O Morris Township • will •'bt ready to ,be sent to a publisher by June 1. Clerk- Treasurer Michie and peeve Elston will look into finding a publisher to print the book. SEE OUR AD IN "CROSSROADS" TODAY Gentleman's Corner INCA 13 Turnberry Tavern We've decided to take you out to dinner on Mother's Day. 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