HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-05-01, Page 7THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969
Huron County Council Opposes Deficit
Financing; Raise Levy by 3.25 Mills
(by Shirley. J. Keller) .
Although there were 15 votes
for deficit financing at Friday's
session of Huron County Coun-
cil, 24 votes were cast in
favour of a budget which will
increase the county mill rate
this year by 3.25 mills.
The budget calls for
$3, 268, 353. Although health.
library and children's aid costs
are up and a new item,
county planning has added
$20, 000 to the expenditures,
the main hike is due to the
new assessment department
budget of $197, 425 and the
final payment of the admin-
istrative building of $100, 000.
It should also be noted that
the general account is set
at 12.25 mils bearing the
entire mill rate increase, and
the road budget remains
steady at 10 mills for a total
county mill rate of 22.25.
Clerk -treasurer John Berry
predicted a "brighter financial
picture" for 1970 when assess-
ment costs would be taken
over by the province. In
addition to the fact there
would be no further payments
to make on the adminstrative
building, the building would
be in 1970 bo revenue prod-
ucing since the provincial
government w ill lease the
entire building for assess-
ment purposes.
As well, reported Berry, a
debenture on 1•Turonview
would be paid reducing the
costs there by $7u, 000.
It was Stanley Reeve
Elmer Iiayter and his
deputy -reeve Ansom McKin-
ley who spoke out in favour
of deficit financing.
Said Reeve Hayter, "Some-
body's going to have to
borrow the money to pay
this thing. Once the mill
rate goes up we'll never get
it back down".
McKinley asked if the
executive committee had con-
sidered the possibility of spread-
ing the costs out over a long-
er period of time. Clerk-
treasurer Berry reminded coun-
cil of the higher interest
rates which prevail.
Ie. support of the budget
Berry said, "Our costs should
be down by about $370,000
next year. Surely our serv-
ices will not go up by that
much".
Chairman of the executive
committee A. D. Smith of
Turnberry, drew attention to
the estimated surplus of
$54, 372. "We'll have all
these things paid for this
year and a surplus besides,"
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The Blue Water Rest Horne
Auxiliary will meet on Wed-
nesday evening, May '7, at
8;00 p. m.
Mrs. Stells Parke of London
visited over the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Lerina
Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred
Hoffman were also weekend
visitors.
PAGE SEVEN
Smith pointed out.
In the recorded vote, those
voting in favour of the budget
were Jack Alexander, Mel
Allen, Jim Armstrong, Gordon
Boyd, Derry Boyle, Allan
Campbell, Borden Cook, R.
G. Cousins, Mery Cuchnore,
Joe Dietrich, Bill Elston,
Wilmer liardy, James Hayter,
Lloyd Hendrick, Gordon lless,
Joe Hoffman, Oliver Jacques,
Gord Lawson, Bob Lyons,
Frank McFadden, Roy Patti -
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Obituary
John Edward Ferguson passed
away 00 Thursday, April 17,
in Memorial Hospital, St.
Thomas, where be had been
confined for the past nine and
a half years. He was in his
eighty-third year.
Born in Lucan, he later
farmed near St. Marys and
near Seaforth, later moving
to Aylmer where he retired.
He was twice married - his
first wife, Verde Cann, pre-
deceased hint in 1923; later
Lily Jane McGregor of Mc-
hillop Township, who passed
away in 1955. Ile is survived
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Hawkeyes, L. Geseho 614 5 147
Wh'orwills, M. Rau . 540 0 55
Varieties, L. Willert 606 7 122
Seldom Wins, H. Peck 625 3 95
Iii Hopes, R. Grainger 574 4 105
H. single: Irene Frayne .. 835
H. triple: L. Willert .... 798
by two sons; E. Laverne
Ferguson, St. Thomas;
C, Alvin Ferguson, Fort Erie;
one daughter, Mrs. A. (Irma)
Gackstetter, of Guelph ; one
sister, Mrs. W. (Margaret)
Homey of Huronview, Clinton;
three brothers, Wm. Ferguson,
Exeter; Joseph Ferguson,
Hensall, and James Ferguson,
St. Marys; eight grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held
from the Sifton Funeral
Home, St. Thomas. Offic-
iating at the service was
Rev. R. A. Logan of St.
Pauls United Church, Aylmer.
Interment was in the family
plot in Aylmer Cemetery.
The pallbearers were all
nephews, Russell Ferguso L
Norman Ferguson, Joe Mac -
Intyre, Arnold Cann, Bruce
Cann and Ray Laramie.
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