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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974
Planning board want
for extr' staff mem
(by Shirley J. Keller)
A 29-22 recorded vote of
Huron County councillors showed
that members were not in favor
of hiringa planning trainee at a
salary of $8, 500 in place of a
qualified planner as previously
agreed.
That vote rejected the recom-
mendation of the planning board
submitted to county council by
its chairman James A. Mair,
and sent the matter back to
committee for further deliber-
ation. Present indications are,
though, that many county coun-
cillors believe the county should
engage another qualified plan-
ner at whatever cost is necessary
to expediate the preparation of
secondary plans for all municip-
aities. Estimated salary for
such a person is between $16,
000 and $18, 000 annually.
In speaking to the recomm-
endation of his committee,
deputy -reeve Mair said that
the planning board recognized
it would take some time to turn
a trainee into a qualified plan-
ner, but he said the board had
found any qualified applicants
expected a much more substant-
ial salary than the county was
prepared to pay at this time.
A salary range of $12, 000 to
$13, 000 had been suggested.
"If the board were to advert-
ise again the position of a qual-
ified planner, salary ranges
would have to be increased and
this in turn would mean salary
ranges of our present staff would
have to be reviewed again, "
Mair pointed out.
Planning director Gary David-
son said the planning depart-
ment now has an assistant who
does much of the ground work
toward the preparation of secon-
dary plans, but he said only a
qualified planner can compile
this data and prepare proper
plans for county municipalities.
He pointed out that student help
during the summer of 1974 had
resulted in the collection of
research materials for seven
municipalities and it is this
material the planning depart-
ment is most anxious to convert
into secondary plans.
Reeve Everett elcllwain of
C;�ee rich Township cold council
seoerd not ret th, idea that
a planning= trainee would hasten
the pre,paratit:rn of uruch-needed
secondary plans.
"Possible there is a ill'aor
a trainee but just don't ,„.,,et the
i.k t treat Vie.'re gcinv. to; „ct a
p144nner with i. ualificati'x>.s :l
sa;,, Nicl': IIi1J., " j'+cihteu out
reeve :.Icllwairi. Mr, 1111.1 if a
qualified planner already in the
county planning department.
C'eputy-reeve of t=