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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-08-02, Page 44A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 2, 1989 1 YEAR ANNUAL G.1.C. AO O.pmin homed Within Limits. Rne. BUE,.p To V.dUcmlon. SPriTip Ontano slurp 1976 nnrp 1; loCapons for your convemenci BONELESS SIRLOIN TIP STEAK LB. COTTAGE ROLLS ® 99 . �m%fNrbd Thr SNt hi LB. Great For The BBO! SMOKED LOIN PORK CHOPS LB 3.9 WHOLE OR HALF, BLACK FOREST STYLE FESTIVE HAM 8.. LB. ENJOYING THE FEAST put on by the Van Egmond Foundation at its Country Breakfast on Sunday were the Weber family of Seaforth - Marg, Christopher, Amanda and Bill, Robinet photo. HP i ett reside Taxpayers in Hullett Township can expect a major increase in their taxes after council okayed a 21 per cent raise to the budget. "We had to do it," explained township reeve, Tom Cunningham. Council passed the inflated budget at its July 6 meeting. The township will spend just over $58,000 more this year compared to 1988. This year's township expenditures should, amount to approximately $791,328, compared to the 1988 figure of $732,959. However, the actual amount to be raised by. taxation is $260,043,.21 per cent more than last year. In addition, ratepayers can expect a 19 per cent increase in the county levy as well as a 9.67 per cent raise to the combined school board budgets. Total expenditures, plus county and school board .levies for 1989, amount to $1,762,067, compared to $1,585,905 in 1988. The increase is just over 11 per cent. This year the county is asking the township for $242,233. The 1988 figure was $203,545. Public school supporters will pay $372,534 for elementary facilities, while separate is to ce 21% tax hike school board supporters will pay $34,076. The increases from last year are $25,582 and $3,012 respectively. At the secondary level, the cost for the public board is up to $292,352 from $263,046. The separate high schools will need $29,515, an increase of $6,327 from 1988. Last year the township went over its an- ticipated budget by $14,849. This year an ex- tra $15;000 was added to the budget to offset cost over -runs. The costs, for general government ex- penses are, up slightly from $109,994 in 1988 to $114,300 in 1989. Under the heading, Protection, costs are up considerably, The township will pay $62,667, up $14,131 from last year, for fire protection, the conservation authority, building inspection and animal control. The most substantial increases are to fire and building,inspection,.which , up.$6,47,4..and $2,559 respectively. The township will spend $496,500 on road construction, maintenance and servicing, compared to $427,863 in 1988. This total is of- fset by $331,400 in grants from the provincial government. On a positive note, the cost for garbage collection and disposai, including other en-, vironment costs, is down this year. The price for these services was $34,204 in 1988, and is $25,810 in 1989. The' main reason for the reduction is that last year the township reserved $13,000 to purchase trees and that figure was reduced to $1,500 this year. Health and social services costs have almost doubled, from $5,812 to $11,420, due to an increase in spending on cemeteries (which rose $4,349 to $7,370). Another reduction in spending comes under recreation and culture, which last year totalled $101,856, due to a $45,000 reserve for the buildinof a new hall. This year costs have been budgeted at $60,531, with the cost for recreation itself increasing $8,875 to $46,281. This is to cover amounting repairs_of the arenas in the .area. Fly, planning and development has' been boosted from $4,694 in 1988 to $19,250 in 1989. These monies are to be spent on plann- ing, drainage inspection, agricultural grants and the Auburn Drain connections, Wallbank anticipates more work Looking for effective advertising with quick results? The Classifieds can! Whether you want to sell Aunt Edna's old sewing basket or a used car, you can't .do better than ad- vertising it in the Classifieds. Looking for a job or a car or a new home? How abouts home improve- ment handyman? From novelties to necessities, the Classified sec- tion is the shopping place of mil- lions with the best buys in town. Tony Wallbank of Wallbank Springs is an- ticipating busier times ahead for the com- pany and the Seaforth plant. Wallbank purchased the former Genesco plant in Seaforth in October 1988. To date the company has hired seven employees from the Seaforth area, and is occupying 15 per cent of the floor space in the large Seaforth plant. "We've got some really good people in Seaforth," commented Mr. Wallbank. Two of the employees at the plant are taking ap- prenticeshipsin springrnaking,a three year program of 6,000 hours, which Mr. Wallbank explains is a cross between auto mechanics and machinist work. More apprentices will be hired this,year, depending on how much business there is for the plant. Wallbank Springs has had a slow couple of months due to a slowdown in the automobile industry, but Mr. Wallbank says August looks like it will be extremely busy at the 110 person spring manufacturing plant in Platt- sville, and says the company is "quite ag- gressive" in finding work. He added that the company hopes to move more heavily into American markets, taking advantage of the free trade agreement. The intention for the Seaforth plant is to move toward manufacturing springs for non -automotive uses; such as for ap- pliances, electronics, and military hardware. "Just about everything mechanical has a spring inside it somewhere," points out Mr. Wallbank. After approximately three years in opera- tion the new owners hope to have the. Seaforth plant expanded to employ 40 to 50 peoplt.e, but see that as a maximum for the plan "We want to keep it personal, so employees are not just a number on a punch card," saysiVir. Wallbank. "We've got 110 in Plattsville and that's too many for a small town guy like me." For the immediate future of the Seaforth plant: "We want it well underway by Oc- tober," says Mr. Wallbank, "so it is self- sufficient." He anticipates there will be 15 employees working at the plant by late this year. United church gets grant The Egmondville United Church,in Seaforth will be receiving a grant fom the Access Fund in the amount of $50,000. The church had applied for the funding in order to assist them in making addi- tions and alterations to the existing building which will provide for easier ac- cess. 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