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Any topic. asaosI with fazes no way to find out just what the snare of county and school board
is a uh bet to be controversial government has in mind until it expenses than in the past.
Wd dW , F I , M . , revision of announces the decision. Mr. Jenkins explained that the
srssYaast equalization factors "'IUt's fiction, \not fact," he purpose of the factors is to give a
is no exception, Floyd Jenithns, responded when Morris Reeve common denominator for
ahs . �...,t officer for Huron Bill Elston read figures showing dividing up the cost of services
and Perth counties discovered the proposed new equalization provided by the county and
I" week. factors would boost his town- school board among municipal -
Despite assurances that ship's share of the cost of ities. The factors are based on the
nothing has been finalized and secondary education in Huron value of property in the muruci-
there's still plenty of time to County to $118,588 next year from palities, as calculated from re -
appeal, 1ocW farmers suspect, $84,3!0 in 1878. corded land sales.
with what appears to be g� 'You don't know how those During the past several years
reason, that any changes will add factors are going to be used." rural land value has been
to their tax bills next year. He recommended municipal- skyrocketing faster than that of
Mr. Jenkins, addressing a re- ities not be in too big a hurry to urban land and consequently the
gional meeting of the Huron appeal the new equalization fac- revised equalization factors
County Federation of AfPcul- tors, but wait until they hear would shift more of the cost of
Uwe, explained the how and the what has been decided. Munici_ common services onto the rural
why of equalization factors. But palities have until Nov. 1 to file municipalities.
be refused to be drawn into notice of any appeal. A bigger share of the county
conjecture about just what effect levy as well as that of the board
proposed changes to the factors When one farmer came right of education would in turn
would have on rural taxes sod out and asked "Are we going to translate into a higher mill rate
advised farmers not to try guess- be paying more taxes?" Mr. for rural municipalities while the
In$ themselves. Jenkins answered he couldn't towns and villages would get a
"I don't know exactly how the say. His job was just to figure out break.
factors are going to be used in the new factors for the two Mr. Jenkins noted that
1990," he declared, noting the counties, not decide how to im- assessment equalization factors
provincial government has plement them, he explained. are nothing new; they have been
pledged �y that they will De Still it appears virtually cer- used in Ontario for 50 years or
used somehow tain that the proposed changes to more and will probably continue
He also told the farmers the equalization factors, whether to be around, even if market
anything they hear or read about or not they are phased in value assessment is finally in -
the
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the changes is strictly sup- gradually, will result in rural troduced. Since it would be im-
position at this time and there is ratepayers carrying a larger possible to assess all property in
Council to look into
Fordwich river mess
GORRIE — Council will look
into the mess of the Maitland
River in the village of Fordwich,
which was left after the old
bridge was removed.
Three Fordwich residents, Carl
and Gerald D'Arcey and Don
King appeared before council on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, to ask
council to improve the river-
banks.
The three men said there are
stone and cement blocks, and
pieces of the old bridge still
remaining on the floor of the
riverbed.'
"We wart something done to
make it look decent," Mr. King
said.
Reeve Harold Robinson said he
will get in touch 'with the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority because he said they
were planning to do work in the
future in the river at Fordwich.
Reeve Robinson is a- member of
the executive of the MVCA.
"What are we supposed to do
until then?" asked Mr. King, "Sit
there and look at it (the river)?
Deputy Reeve Jack Stafford
said there would be no sense in
the township moving the cement
blocks and cleaning the banks, if
MVCA would turn around and do
the same thing later.
The three men said the west
M
bank is the worst side of the two
and said when the bridge was
originally moved and the river
cleaned up the work should have
been properly completed.
The township had previously
arranged to have Jack Inglis of
RR 1, Clifford remove the bridge
and he took it away. Hanna and
Hamilton Construction Company
Limited of Listowel did some
work on the riverbanks following
the bridge removal, for the
township.
Gerald D'Arcey said at the
present time the water in the
river is shallow and now would be
a good time to clean the river. He
added that the bed of the river
should be deepened.
Road superintendent Carroll
Johnston explained that at the
time the river was being cleaned
out, the water was too deep for
the bulldozer to go any further.
Mr. Johnston said Hanna and
Hamilton used their biggest
bulldozer for the job.
"It is the biggest in this part of
the county," said Mr. Johnston.
Erosion of the banks of the
river was also cited as a problem
and Mr. Johnston said if the
concrete slabs were removed
there would be nothing to prevent
erosion.
"Gabion baskets could be put
in," said Coun. Stewart Douglas.
MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN
Notes from Fordwich
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Mr. King also said there some
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poltorak,
of Mr. aW Mn. Allan Johnston,
planks lying in the vicinity of the
Jennifer and Chris, also Cell
Atwood.
river and if they weren't
Lynn � � �� Saturday
CongratutaUens � Mr. a�
rm a rs
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haver-
Mrs. Stephen Taylor (Linda
field: Mrs. Lynn returned home
Gibson) who were married
the county at exactly the same
with them after spending the past
Saturday in the Fordwich United
moment and land values change
two weeks here.
Church. A reception followed in
so quickly the factors would be
Mrs. Joan Loagstaffe and
the Howick Community Centre.
needed to compensate for the
about-.
Mr. and Mrs Wes Gilmo!'e of
variation.
Brent of West Hill were recent
Paiwwick, formerly of Ford -
The cause for the consternation
Visitors with Nir. and Mrs. Anson
wic h, visited a couple of days last
at the moment is that the
Dernerling.
Mrs. Elmer Miller,
week with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
alization factors have been
frozen since 1871 to allow the
Mr. and
Grant and 'Lori visited Sunday,Carswell
and Mrs. Glenn Johnston,
assessment division to get on
with Mr. and Mrs. George
Mss Jim Douglas and Paul at -
with market value assessment,
Piercey, Elora.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carswell of
tended Owen Sound, OrtIlla and
which had been promised for
Linwood visited Sunday with Mr.
Arthur fairs last week.
1974, he explained. During the
Mrs. Clarence Carswell.
Mr and Mrs. Earl Hallman of
intervening nine years the
and
Listowel visited Sunday with Mr.
balance of land value has shifted
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Nickel
and Mrs. Wellington Hargrave.
away from the towns and villages
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nickel
Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs•
and toward the farm land; now
were guests Saturday at the
Delbert Martin of Listowel who
that the factors are being revised
Harper -Riddell wedding in the
on Sunday celebrated their 50th
the rural ratepayers' share of
Green Acres Park, Waterloo, and
wedding anniversary in the
county and education costs will
at the reception that followed at
Fordwich Community Hall.
increase at a faster rate than will
Club 86.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Ruttan
the urban ratepayers'shaFe.
Mr. and Mrs. Bary D'Arcey,
y,
entertained Sunda Y at a dinner
In later conversation he
Jeff and Jason and Mr. and Mrs.
for about 25 members of the
predicted that the rural councils,
Bill Miller attended the steam
Montgomery family in honor .of
once they understand just what is
threshers' reunion at Blyth on
Mr • and Mrs. Don Fraser of Blyth
happening, won't object to
Sunday.
who were celebrating their 25th
paying their "fair share" of the.,
first graded in the spring. It was
wedding anniversary. Mrs.
costs. Farmers don't mind
Bill Sullivan of Camp Borden
Fraser is a sister of Mrs. Ruttan.
cashing in on the increased value
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Larramie
of their land when they sell their
Sullivan and other relatives in
of Harrow were weekend guests
farms, he commented.
the community.
of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Johnston.
However a number of people at
M-, and Mrs. Tom Seip of
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shannon of
the meeting questioned whether
Exeter visited one day last week
Drew visited Sunday with Mr.
land vtlues are the proper way of
with Mr. and Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Bruce Sothern.
dividing up "people costs" such
Clarkson.
as education.
Mrs. Ted Klaassen returned
"I wonder if we're working on
home last week from Germany
the right basis," Ashfield Reeve
where she had spent several
Warren Zinn said, noting: "Land
weeks. While she was there her
doesn't send children to school,
father passed away.
"s
houses do." He questioned
whether it was right for land to
Mr. and Mrs. Art Mitchell of
-ter
pay for services it doesn't get.
Kitchener were visitors one day
Mr. Elston also pointed out that
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
under the revised equalization
Bruce Armstrong.
factors rural municipalities
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart and
would pay several times as much
Greg, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stewart
J.
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per capita toward education
and family attended the Coates
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costs as would urban areas.
reunion held Sunday at the home
A.
Mr. King also said there some
planks lying in the vicinity of the
river and if they weren't
removed he suggested he would
Senior Citizens
Fordwichburn
them.
Carl D'Arcey showed the
council colored photographs he
becomes an All Star Club
had taken, so council members
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would have a better idea of what
FORDWICH—A certificate
Harris' group in charge. The
the three men were talking
signifying Fordwich Seniors as
card parties will begin on Oc-
about-.
an All Star Club was displayed at
tober 12. It was also decided that
The condition of the township
the September meeting of the
the group will enter a seniors'
roads was a second issue the
group and has been framed to
booth at Howick Fair. The
Fordwich men brought to the
occupy a place of honor in the
committee in charge will be
attention of council.
community hall where the
Marion Kennedy, Louise Mat-
Coun. Douglas said that with
seniors meet.
thews, Florence Wilson and
the amount of chloride used on
Mrs. Eva Harris presided for
Marjorie Sotheran.
the roads, it makes the roads
the meeting which was held
The program was convened by
hard.
Wednesday of last week. The-
Mrs. Florence Wilson. She and
When the road superintendent
meeting opened with the singing'
Leone Carswell participated in a
came into the meeting later in the
of "O Canada" with Miss Violet
dialogue, "Age Is a State of
afternoon after the delegation
Beswetherick at the piano. Roll
Mind". A reading, "Old Age Is
had gone, he agreed with Coun.
call was answered with
Here", was followed by a balloon
Douglas' observations.
'something we did in the sum-
game and a singsong.
Mr. Johnston said the roads
mer' and "Happy Birthday" was
The evening concluded with a
were impossible to do because of
sung to nine members. The
few games of euchre and lunch.
the chloride, but noted that
minutes were read by Miss
following a rainfall was the
Minnie McElwain, secretary.
easiest time to grade the roads.
A thank -you note for a wedding
Earlier, one of the men said he
gift was read from Roy and
had not seen a grader on the
Marion Kennedy. Treasurer
roads at all since the roads were
Lorne Kelley gave a report and
first graded in the spring. It was
stated that memorial donations
also noted the township pur-
for two departed members will
chased a new grader in the
be sent to the Cancer Society.
spring, bringing the total to three
The next meeting will be held
I
graders in the township.
Wednesday, October 8, with Mrs.
ROUGH RIVER BANK" delegation of Fordwich resi-
dents appeared before Howick Township Council last week and even pieces of steel from the old bridge not only are un-
to protest the condition of the Maitland River banks where sightly, but constitute a hazard for youngsters. A portion of
the bridge on the sixth concession was removed. The dele- the river bank on the west side of the Maitland Is shown
gation complained that ttw large stores, blocks of to above. In the background Is the remains of the mill dam.
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-enjoy fellowship with other young men
- serve your community
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KINSMEN CLUB
The Young Men's Service Club of
Wingham
Serving the communities' greatest need
Open to oil young men
between the ages of 21 and 40
Meetings - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Time, 7 p.m.
Place - Wingham Armouries
For further information call
- Terry Eames - 357-1577
- Andy McBride -,,357-1315
- Don Carter - 357-5406
KINSMEN
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