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Music Director
Trivitt looks for
singers and
musicians
Page 7
CEO
Brooks remembers
Exeter roots
Page 13
INDEX
Editorial 4
Sports 18
Announcements 22
Classifieds 25
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Poppy campaign Members of the 2923 Huron
Middlesex Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps joined with
the Exeter Legion Saturday morning to take part in the
annual door-to-door Poppy Drive. Pictured above are
Master Warrant Officer Jen Donovan, left, and Cadet
Sabrena Morrison. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Final water report presented
By Scott Nixon $60.70, a debt charge for
the new $13.4 million Lake
Huron pipeline of $83.90,
and a consumption charge
of $1.76 per cubic metre.
Quarterly sewage charges
are a base charge of $20.20
and a consumption charge
of 68 cents per cubic metre.
Apartment dwellers
in Exeter will see a base
charge of $45.50 per quar-
ter, a debt charge of $62.90
and a consumption charge
of $1.76 per cubic metre.
Sewage charges are $15.20
per quarter and a consump-
tion charge of 68 cents per
cubic metre.
Charges for non-residen-
tial properties vary accord-
ing to pipeline size.
TIMES—ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON South
Huron council heard the fi-
nal report Monday night of
its much-discussed water /
wastewater rate study.
Economist Andrew Grun-
da of Watson and Associ-
ates gave his final report to
council, which intends to
hold a public meeting on
the rates at its Nov. 17 meet-
ing and adopt the bylaw for
the new rates at a Decem-
ber meeting. The new rates
are to go into effect Jan. 1,
2009.
Quarterly water rates
for Exeter homes are pro-
posed as a base charge of
In Stephen, customers
will pay quarterly charges
of the $60.70 base charge, a
$4.80 debt charge and $1.76
per cubic metre. Apartment
dwellers will pay the $45.50
base charge and a $3.60 debt
charge plus the consump-
tion charge of $1.76 per
cubic metre. Sewage rates
in Stephen are the same for
houses and apartments as
in Exeter.
Included in Grunda s re-
port were growth forecasts
for the respective water and
sewage systems until 2017,
including the number of
projected customers and
consumption.
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County starts
budget process
By Pat Bolen
TIMES—ADVOCATE STAFF
GODERICH With Huron County council budget deliberations
beginning this week, Warden John Bezaire said he is not as con-
cerned about cutting spending as he is about ensuring ratepayers
get value for their money.
Down time is not always a prudent time to cut, said Bezaire.
You need to be strategic.
With the province deciding to run a $500 million deficit this
year, Bezaire said it proves what he said that the Investing Fu-
tures fund was inherently flawed, and that it did nothing to
provide stability to the municipalities.
It s a foolish way to deal with the municipalities, said
Bezaire.
While the impact of the deficit won t be devasting, Bezaire said
the municipalities won t be getting any dessert for a while...the
last round we were told, that s all you re getting for a while.
After several public meetings on the budget were poorly at-
tended last year, Bezaire said the county is taking a step back on
its public consultation policy this year.
It s costly to do what we did, said Bezaire. Instead of the
meetings, Bezaire said the money would be spent on extra ad-
vertisements to invite people to Goderich to view the budget.
Discussions also continue on reducing the size of county
council, with the first round of recommendations falling flat
according to Bezaire, who said he didn t like the recommenda-
tions and that there were political and philisopical differences
among the council members.
Bezaire said what might have to happen to move the pro-
cess forward would be to bring in outside help and that he
hopes South Huron Mayor and candidate for warden Ken Oke
agrees.
Oke said neighbouring counties have downsized their coun-
cils and that a committee of county mayors was formed to look
at formula for bringing down the size of council.
The committee put forward a recommendation to council on
downsizing the council to nine members which Oke said he
didn t agree with and which was turned back by council.
I feel there is a compromise to be reached, said Oke. I think
15 would fly but 13 would be touch and go.
Bezaire said a decision will have to be made by February or
March to have time to defend and promote the decision is
made.
Regarding the county budget, Oke said in the provincial an-
nouncement on Friday that it will upload services from the
county and municipal levels will give the county another 2 or
3 per cent to play with in the budget.
He added though that the county wants to keep it as close to
the line as possible...you can t hit the taxpayer too much.
Bezaire said he encourages people to take part in the budget
process and county staff are willing to send budget information
to anyone wishing it.
Read it, question us and give us your input. We need it,
said Bezaire.
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