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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-07-22, Page 54,1 fir: Arbitrator appointed for police,town "An arbitrator has been appointed for the 1987 contract bargaining between the Seaforth Police Association and the Town of Seaforth. Peter G. Barton was designated as Ar- bitrator by Solicitor General Ken Keyes. He will hear and determine all matters in dispute between the town of Seaforth and its police.; An exact date for. arbitration has not yet been reached. DENY GRANT The Town of Seaforth has denied Ontario _Midw.estern_RaiLServices a $600 grant to fund a portion. of a feasibility study for a short -line railway. ' The request for $613 from Project Rerail was considered by the town's Finance and General Government. committee. While the committee supports the project in prin- cipal it said it does not believe municipal funds should be used to support a feasibili- ty study of a private project. . IMPROVEMENTS DEFERRED Lighting improvements to the Seaforth Library have been deferred to the 1988 budget. Correspondence from Ontario Hydro following a request from Seaforth for an • " electrical inspection advised the library was satisfactory with no visible deficien- cies in evidence. RECYCLING WEEK The town of Seaforth has referred con= respondence concerning Ontario's recycl- ing week, November 16-22to its Landfill committee. The committee will in- vestigate the feasibility of starting a recycling program following settlement of the current landfill problem. AUXILIARY POLICE A request from the auxiliary police con- stables for an hourly salary has been turn- ed down by the town's Protection to. Per- sons and Property committee. The committee agreed the auxiliary con- stables should be covered for $25,000 each under Worker's Compensation, at an an- nual cost of $63 per constables and advised the constables are covered under the Town's municipal liability insurance pro- gram. But, it said, there was no provision for other compensation in the 1987 budget. There is a meal allowance of $5 for out -of-. town meals. Auxiliary police constables had logged a total of 600 man hours to July 7. SIDEWALKS QUESTIONNED Seaforth's Transportation and Environ- ment committee will consider installation of a new sidewalk on Ord Street, following resurfacing of the street. Residents on the westerly side of the street have expressed concern over the removal of sidewalk in front of their homes without a new one being constructed. They are also, concerned with the amount of gravel on lawns in the spring because of the gravel shoulder as well as the steepness of the approach to their driveways. While it is the policy for any street scheduled for resurfacing to provide for qx,, sidwalk on one sl elof the street only, th a,,. committee said it would consider methods, . if necessary, to correct the concerns of the residents. It is expected the resurfacing process may cut down on the steepness of the driveway approaches, and could solve other problems as well. OTHER SIDEWALK Seaforth's Transportation and Environ- , ment committee has advised a Chalk Street North resident of its intention to look into sidewalking on that' street. Vivienne Newnham has advised the COUNCIL BRIEFS committee that she feels an unsafe condi- tion exists on Chalk Street North, as the, sidewalk on the westerly side ends at their driveway, leaving a distance of approx- imately 200 feet to Duke Street with no pro- vision for pedestrian traffic. Because of the vehicular traffic•from the community centres andhigh school, Mrs. Newnham stated this is very unsafe as people are using the road for their walkway. • LEGAL OPINION A legal opinion as well as additional cost information is being sought by the town regarding the sewer connection for con- struction of a new hoarse. That decision was made 'following the receipt of a letter from MacDonald listing the costs incurred by himself in connecting to the sanitary sewer because of the lateral's elevation at the trunk sewer. NEW MEMBER Ann Adams has been appointed to the Seaforth Recreation and Parks Committee. Mrs. Adams fills one of three positions open on the committee. Anyone else who would like to serve on the recreation com- mittee should leave their name at the 'Down Hall. DRAFT APPROVED A draft copy of the Terms of Reference for an update of the Recreation and Parks committee masterplan has been approved by Seaforth Council. BUY NET The Recreation and Parks committee has been given permission to purchass a volleyball net which will be hung on the. outdoor volleyball standards at the high school for the summer months. NEW AIR CONDITIONER. The town of Seaforth purchased a new - 6,000 BTU window unit air conditioner from Frank Kling Ltd. at a cost of $470 plus tax. The unit will replace an old one in the town hall's front office. It quit during the recent hot spell, was then inspected and labelled not worth fixing , as the com- pressor was• gone, and the bottom and sides were rusted through. COMMEND FIREFIGHTERS The Town of Seaforth will send a letter to the local fire area board commending Seaforth and area firefighters for their ex- pertise in handling the recent fire at the Topnotch Feed Mill. "I'd like to publicly recognize the job they do," said Mayor Alf Ross. "We came close to a disaster and they did a good job in avoiding it." SLATE -LIKE ROOF Seaforth council is ' investigating the possibility of 50 per cent government fun- ding for a slate type roof on the town hall front porch. Councijr s ep nizes the slate Ape roof would be considerably more expensive than asphalt shingles but said it would be more in keeping with the period and the main roof: Its life expectancy would also be twice as long. Council will not proceed with the slate type roof unless it can get government fun- ding. The government will not fund the asphalt shingles because they are not in keeping with the period and the main roof. The cost of the slate type roof is estimated to be $1,745 fess the credit for • asphalt shingles. LIBRARY ROOF Imperial Roofing Company has been authorized to inspect the library slate roof and repair as necessary. The company is already coming to Seaforth to inspect and repair the town hall roof. Imperial Roofing was ' called in after Gordon Dale inspected the police station roof on each occasion it has rained and resulted in a leak' He advised the problem is not at the source of his roofing job but is leaking because of broken slates on the main' roof of the Town Ball where the chimney meetsthe roof. • JUNE PAY Members of Seaforth Town Council were paid a total of $2,590 for meetings they at- tended in the month of June. Mayor Alf Ross received $655 for one council meeting, nine committee meetings and a two-day seminar; .Councillor Garry Osborn received $345 for one council and six committee meetings; Reeve Bill Ben- nett received $330 for one council meeting, one all day meeting and four committee meetings; Deputy -reeve -Hazel Hildebrand and councillors Bob Dinsmore and Harry Hak received $255 for one council meeting and four committee meetings; Councillor Carolanne Doig received $210 for one coun- cil meeting and three ' committee meetings; Councillor Peg Campbell received $165 for one council meeting and two committee meetings and Councillor Bill McLaughlin received $120 for one council meeting . and one committee meeting. DEFEAT RESOLUTION The Town of Seaforth voted against en- dorsing a resolution made by the Township of South Crosby that states that township's opposition to changes in the Canadian con- stitution suggested .by the "Meech Lake Accord". Members of council said they were not well enough educated on the terms of the Meech Lake Accord to make a decision either for or against it., SUPPORTS MOTION The Town of Seaforth gave its, support to a motion made by the town of Wingham in regards to postal service. The motion asks that the "Minister in charge of Canada Post will now consider legislation allowing a greater contribution to postal services to be provided by Private Industry and Institutions, as it has been aptly demonstrated that no longer should the citizens of Canada be held at ransom by the irresponsible postal unions and by the management of Canada Post who have difficulty managing the mail with or without a postal str'ike." BY-LAWS PASSED A by-law has• been passed authorizing the resolution of an agreement between the Minister of Citizenship and Culture for the Province of Ontario and the Town of Seaforth. A second by-law was passed authorizing the execution of an agreement between the town and B.M. Ross and,Associates` Ltd. . B.M. Ross and Associates have been engaged as consulting engineer for the purposes of preparing an envirnomental study (sewage) for the town. The by-law outlines the terms and conditions of the engagement. Also passed was a bylaw authorizing the execution of a development agreemtn bet- ween the Seafoarth manor and the town. The by-law is to ensure suitable buffer- ing is completed during ,planned renovations. $88 million committed to nursing care The ministry will provide extra funding to Ontario nursing homes to increase staff and to improve the quality of food for residents. HealthMinister Murray Elston announe- ed.the ministry has reached agreement with the Ontario Nursing home Association on adjustments for inflation as well as substan- tial incentives for better personal and nurs- ing care. It has committed over $88 million a year in increased funding for nursing homes to enable them to deliver these services as well as improving the quality of meals sup- plied to residents. Part of the additional funding Y- $30 million $— goes towards adjustments for in- flatten — a 5.5 per cent increase of the cur- rent per diem rates from $48.90 to $51.59 per resident, This increase will be retroactive to January 1987. Nursing homes which are accredited will also receive, retroactive to April 1, 1987, an inflation adjustment to their accreditation payment, bringing their daily rate to $51.87 per resident. Another $49.1 million will enable each our - sing home to provide more than two hours of nursing arid personal care per day. Although a person being admitted to a nurs- ing home may need as little as 1-1/2 hours of care per day, many residents need .more, The increased funding will allow homes to provide an improved level of Bare for in- dividuals needing it. Another $8.9 million will enable the homes to provide more staff for food handling and to improve meals and menus. Each home will sign a contract with the ministry to provide the additional service. Performance will be monitored by ministry inspectors and auditors tinder provisions in Corporation ha Paul Scholten has been appointed Cred't Advisor at the Goderich office of the Farr 1 Credit Corporation. Mr. Scholten will be serving the farmers in the townships of Goderich, Hay, OUR ELEVATORS ARE READY TO RECEIVE YOUR 1987 ONTA1110 WHITE and RED WHEAT CROP 2 Receiving Legs 8000 bu / hour unloading capacity the recent amendments to the Nursing Homes Act to ensure that the extra funding is applied to the intended purpose. The ministry expects to complete the signing of individual contracts in time to start payments for the improved service from October 1, 1987. "We are committed to the principle that Citizens who need nursing home care will receive care Well enhances the quality of their lives," Mr, Elston said. "We want to be sure that nursing home residents will feel secure, comfortable and cared for. With the funds now available, Ontario's nursing homes will be better able to meet that goal." s new advisor Stanley, Stepnen and Usborne in the toun- ty of Huron and replaces Mike Rogers who recently retired. He may be contacted at 21 East Street, Suite 203, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Z2. ' 524-8381. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, $UL,Y 22 198.7 5 1 „a •We supply several brands of Exhaust fans,' Air Bag Mixing Fans, Powered Louvres for intakes •Wealso stock a complete line of Sprinkler' System Components such as T ee clocks, Solenoids, Thermostats, Plastic Pipe and Nozzles to cool and train hogs. FREE ESTIMATES Based on Ministry of Agriculture & Food Specifications MILTON J. 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