The Huron Expositor, 1978-02-16, Page 24Ashfield Reeve Warren Zinn'
asked Bob Dempsey, Huron
County engineer, about the
amount of salt put on county
roacls. He asked if there was any
formula for the applications, or if
it N,v,ps more hit and miss.
"14t is really a judgement call,"
„„.. explained Mr. ,Dempsey. The
weather-the wind factor and the
temperature-determine the
amount Of salt applied to roads in
the:Winter months, he said.
In general, the rule is . salt to
asphalt roads and sand to gravel
roads. Salt does not work in all`
situations; said the engineer, the
mix of sand to gravel is left to the
roads foreman based' on his
previous years of experience.
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Warren Zinn, Reeve • of
Ashfield Township arid chairman
,of Huronview's.. committee of
management, said that. while .
prices • usually go up, it was
interesting to' note that the price
of bread for Huronview -has gone
doWn slightly from. 1977.
The quotation
was accepted at 33 cents per loaf
of bread, with pa'stry, rolls, etc.,
to be charged at retail cost less 20
pe r cent ,
of Lewis Bakery .
The committee also authorized
the purchase of a small safe for
the vault which will result in the •
. lionwsnerreare premiums being
Two Clinton firms were
successful bidders for. Home
...supplies. Pete's TV will.supply a
television to the. Home for $529
plus tax and Huron Business
Machines will provide a calculator
pt $192,55. ,
.. Paul • Steckle, Stanley
Township dep,uty-reeve,,
expressed his disappointment
that Huron County,had missed an
opporttinity to advertise the 1978
International Plowing Match at
assignments that such a student
could - „player, including the
,updating' maps of ,, the
Egmondville water system,
compr'i'sing a plan of Egmondville
'and finding' lot sizes. in Vanastra
,that don't meet bylaw criteria.
. "There's a lot of work We could
put them toand it would help the.
mnnieipality," Clerk McLachlan
added . " r • •
. A motion was carried to hire
-Margaret Tugwell 'of Clinton, to
work in the Tuckersmith
office, part time at $3.25. per , • .1 •
• will sit on the bbard for the Court
of Revision which is being held on
'the Elgie Drain an Tuesday,
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Town briefs
At: their meeting Monday
night, Seaforth council:
Approved an agreement
between the town and the Lions'
Club which will see the town
Recreation Committee manage
the' Lions Park while the Lions will
be responsible-..-for , operating--
deficits.. A joint committee will
prepare park -budgets and rec
director Clive - BUist will
a mister 'the facility. ,
A reed that engineer James F.
MaeLaren Ltd, proceed with'
:drawings for the Huron St. storm
drain and that Haan from Ord to
Louisa and Louisa St„ from Huron
to John be ciTained. •
Decided that the town foreman,
the PUC manager and the public
works chairman together will
decide when a .tree is to be
removed from town property.
Appointed Peg De Jong to the
recreation committee.
Appointed Ken Cardno to fill
the remainder of Glenn
Chesney's term on the Seaforth
Planning 'Board. • - ,
Approved hiring a •sales tax
_specialist who,_ will be paid a
percentage of any sales tax
overpayment he recovers.
Asked the Fire Area Board, to
reconsider the town's request for
four more fire hydrantse and for
hydrant rental fees of $4400 in "
1977 and $5401) in 1978.
Learned , that ' Vasto
Construction., not the town is
liable and should pay'-any sewer
damages at the Emmett Malone
property.
Learned that officials from the
Ministry of Transportation and
ComMunication will meet
Thursday afternoon with town
and hospital officials .to discuss
the turn lane which'MTC has
turned down. ,
- •
Approved a resolution from the
City of Stratford asking for a
policy that clriYers of municipal
and provincial vehieles-keep their'
headlights on in daylight from
November •til March 31.
•
Endorsed the idea, of a,global
referendum on disarmament and
a 'request -to all three national
party leaders for a national ballott
on .the same question..
Learned 'that, because , of
budget cuts, the Huron County
Planning Depattment's revision
of Seaforth's official plan and
zoning by law has been deferred
at least until 1979.
Tuckersmith hears
Phone system may expand
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purposes-approximately two per
cent on the average across Huron:
Reserve funding will not suffer,
either, A total of $150,000 was '
added to the reserve 'for_working.
capital; $50;000 to the hospital
reserve fUnk and $60,000 to the
capital Works . building reserve
410. ,
•'........,7-7Warden Ginn 'Said in his
opinion, it was important to keep
the reserve. funds healthy. He •
explained that it might have been.
possible tO achieve an even loWer
budget al by deleting the
reserve funds for 1978. but said t
was not considered good business
to lower a county mill rate for one
year and then, perhaps, find in
the next :year that a sharp
'increase is necessary.
• Transportation services,
highways at $3.249,000 and the'
Sky Harbor, Airpoit at $16,000,,,
accounts • for by far the largest
portion of the b'udget,' a total of
$3;265,000'. Next is Huronview
where the 1978:-budget is an
estimated $2,587,326 . in total.
Health is third tit $889,260
including.$566,340 for the health
unit,. $220,000 tor. Home Care.
• 20,TH,E HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY I i6) 1978
TOURING THE TOWN — Seafgrth hasn't officially
named West Branch,Michigan 4-sister city yet but'
officials from tHersoltured the town Monday. Some
Seaforth councillors may visit the north ,central
Michigan city about 150`milee from theSault bridge;
in March. From left on their tour which included the
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Mr. Graham 'explained that in
, 1976 'expansion of 100 lines w
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Count
briefs
any new Or t next
five years. college' s dents studying .
In addition, ' somo of the .-'surveying IntrificilYat adminis
debenturonioney will be used.to tration courses to getilrome
• bury 'all the service cables. ThiS-, practical experience.
he noted will cut down on trouble Under the program astudenfin In the past just the, bad these courses may be hired for a
services have been buried, but - maxiMum of 20 man wee The ministry will pay 80 percent or a tiow the telephone workmen plan
to go up and down each road and '
In other council bUsineSs•, Clerk system must be in favor of the
extension: They will vote on the . Jack McLachlan was given permission • to look into the • matter at the annual meeting to
be held on March-2 after which community college student to Tuckersmith Council Will issue or work for the township in the. not issue the debentures. • summer. Mr. Graham. told the council 1 he decision was made aft thal the extension will include 280'. cot-respondence .was reset ed .
total of ,some 700 ' lines. The ••McKrilop new attics, whiCh sfietild make -a from the Ministry ofTreasury nd•
Economics outlining a summer additional 'lines should service • •
subscribersf work' project whichenables
permission by the council to services if you don't have
obtain debentures of not over
$150,000 for the expansion.. Mr, Graham also noted that
However, before the , with the new expansion the main
office, in the old Bayfield school. •debentures are issued, l0 Per cent
approximately 25 lines would be Tuckersmith Telephone System is used a year, however some SG g,oing to have to expand in ordei• lineswerensed instead. Therefore to accommodate-Its subScribers, the expansion• only lasted half of Tuckersmith Council has learned,
its expected four .yeats. Last Wednesday -night, "It will keep increasing," he Febtua'ry 8, Mel Graham.
that time •i • Village of Bayfield the • t was presumed that,
of the independent telephone's will be filled.
secretary-treasurer, was granted-:,:w a supply
Due to the rapid groWth in` the put into •the Bayfield Office. At
possibilities of obtaining a
equipment.'.'
Marne d "You c n't
maximum of $125 per student per
man week. 1
Clerk McLachlan explained the
worthiness of the program to the
rest of council and- .noted the
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCallum
and -daughter--Cindr-who- Were
holidaying with the •Yosts of " ' to explain details of the
.
Dayton, Ohio have returned 'to assessment to Mr. Roggarth.
their home on Sunday., CoUncil rejected Mr. Hoggarth's Mrs. Harold McCallum, Mrs. appeal. Paul McCalluin and Cindy visited' Council passed a motion 'that
at the home of Mr, and Mrs, people booking the ' Vanastra
Murray Hare of Stratford' on. Community Hall who don'tgive 30 Monday. . • . •44 days ,, notici that they're Mr. George Wilhamson of cancelling wit l'i have to pay half R.R.#1. Walton •is a patient in the price of the halt . except in Stratford Hospital. unusual circumstances annroved
arena, .hospltpl and senior citizen apartments are
Mayor • Betty- C:ardho with 'West Branch mayor
Richard Werth, rec director Clive Buist with his
Michigan counterpart Jim Gray, and West Branch
councillor Ross Reid with Seaforth coundillor Bill
Bennett. ' (Expositor Photo)
ppegl.on E gie
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER-
Warden Gerry Ginn called the
1978 budget for Huron County 'a
"stand pat budget", Costs are up
the_„. _Warden told country .
councillors at , the 't ebruary
Session- of council in Goderich
Thursday, but the' county'
apportionment will not increase,
"That's good in these days-.
with the inflationary trend," he
added.
: County administrator Bill
Hanly advised in his preamble to
the budget presentation that the
'total expenditure in Huron :in'
1978 will be,an estimated'
$k822',650. ,That represents an'
overall increase . of $322,267 or
3.79 per cent over the 1977
budget.-
But the County apportionment--
the amount of money raised in
Huron County--will remain the'
same, '$2.,630.000.
This will ,be achieved by
bringing into the 1978 budget an
accumulated surplus olt.$407',57,9
from 197q, and by the strict watch
all .county committees kept on
their 1978 budget requests:,
All county ,.committees
a.t .,mpted to keep their budget
increases to within fourver cent
for this year. With increased
assessment in Huron,' some
tapaycrs in the county should
actually experience 'a slight
decrease in ..taxes; for county
Huron's078 budget
'Stand par: VVarden says
by council:• • A court of revision was held on Council ,also passed a motion
the Elgie Drainage Works at. a that would give the clerk', the meeting ....,..of Tuckersmith • re eve and • :the deputy reeve Township .. council -on Tuesday, signing authority on cheques if night. the need arose. The courtwas held to hear an. ,'•
appeal-from, Alan Hoggafth who
felt that he had been assessedtoo Council received
high. Henry Understadt, land correspondence from
siiiVeyettWaS-alSo it' th • in e-et ifir -Ukterstadt on the-Glenn'Mun icipaT
rain-rplected
MIMI *MIMI
allowed us to', budget for the
construction of a structural
corrugated steel culvertbli-Road
25 east-6f Walton one year ahead
of the_ road constructiora-in4979,"•",-
,said . Reeve.. Campbell in his.
-report.
"The new machinery. and salt
dome. budget was also 'increased
`to, $15,000 whichr Will permit the
Salt dome at, the roxeter Patrol
'Yard'to be 'completed, prior to the:
fall of 1978," the Reeve 'noted.
• .The road chairman went on'to
explain that the road budget is
"highly dependent" -on how
kevere the rest"of this winter and
• the start of next. winter will be,-as
regards snow removal costs, and'
• what prices come in as a result of
, paving and .gravel tenderS for
1978, •
Reeve Campbell. said' if such.
-expenditures are higher than
estimated in the budget, the
committee will reduce the total
cost by' redUCing the length of
sonic of the county ,construction__,
programS dtaPPing some
'Drair • from the Ministry of budgeted items tor 1978.
Transportation and The Family and Children's Communications regarding , SErvice (formerly Children's Aid severance applications: on . Saciety) budget was also highways, a copy of the duties of approved• by council at this a' municipal treasurer and • a
- lettery from the Miniitty of. sitting. . It calls for 'a total
Tra ns porta tiOn • and,. expenditure of $587,250 .with
Communications r-egatding $469,800r coming from the
bridge inspections that had been province 'and $117.450 raised in
done. ' , Huron COunty-..
NEM MINI MN OM NNW
$52,920 for family planning and
$5,0.000 for the hospital reserve,
'fund.
All these segMents of the
budget; _hOweyer, are heavily -•
expected, was brought over from Seaforth and
.
eaforth and chairman 'of the.
5 A :StirPhisTOf $252,558.5 or ,
,,, John Flannery, reeve of. 'abodt $62,000 higher„ than--
the' 1977 road budget into` the Social . Services Committee, said
1978 road budget. According to Thursday in Goderich that
Chairman Ken .Campbell of Huron's Social Services depait- ., • Stephen Towns-hip, the ment is "still among the low ten
committee intends this year to' of the provincial counties as far as
"keep the surplus down and do a Social Service costs . are
little more work." . . 2_
Also, the Huron allocation from.' c6lAi tepr. nreesde'n't there ae 110 Cases
.the Ministry of Transportation being handled by the \lOcal Social
and CommunicatiOns was $41,000 Services department, for a total of
higher. than expected. in 1977,. 410 beneficiaries.,
Chairinan Campbell• said in his "Although the-. caseload is
report these extra . funds down considerably from a year
($103,000 more' than' ,expected ago.".said•Reeve Flannery, "the
totalling' surplus and MTC number of, beneficiaries 'has not
allocation' )• were
allocation)- decrertsed that much." ' , . ,
throughout khe road budget and r'tle.prediettd that if utiemploy-
.used- to reduce the county rate ment remains at its present level
increasecrcent . from 9.8 ger cent to 1.34 • or increases in 1978, the Social p
.. Services department could. have a
supported by the provincial
goveinment. Home Care and
family planning are subsidized
100 _per cent by the' province,
- ROAD BUDGET
"The 'additional fends also
Hirron •Co,unty doesn't have an
assistant tree commissioner any
more. With the resignatkin of
Murray Seed from that position,
the county has agreed not to
replace him at this time..
According to Administrator Bill
Haply, a new, TreeS' is •10 be.
developed,. and it has been
considered best to wait until the
terms of the Act are clear before
replacing Scott. •
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McKillpp lieeC/e• Allan
Campbell wanted to know why
the county had not leased land in
Est Wawanosh to Fraser Land
Services Limited, on behalf of-
Shell Canada Resources Limited.
, .Developm"erit committee
chairman Bill Elston said it .,is
county policy not to lease county-,
d laid for oil and ___, . , ._, . _ •:
the recent convention of rtiral
municipalities, ,He suggested
something be planned to promote
the plowing match in Huron at the
Good Roads Convention. ,.
Bill Elston, reeve of Morris and
a membei of the: committee,.
said he'd gone at his own.expense
to the Farm Show 'In Toronto for
tWo days to promote the match.
"I'm afraid • it ' isn't being
advertised properly outside the
county," he added, •
He, pleaded for anyone witlf
ideas for advertising to get in
touch with the comiiiittee.
"very difficult year",
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'At the December meeting of
county council, it was reported by
the Social .Services committee
that the ' rate, for the '
homemakers involved with the
new FAmily care Agency would.
be $50.40 per
"The agency has now advised
that this figure was in .error and
the corrected rate. is $36
per day,". reported . Chairman . •
1011Ii-Flannery. , •
' EMtuiries Have been made for a
co-ordinater for the Horne
SuppOrt Program, but nothing
definite will bef decided until it is
known whether the MintStry- of
Community and Social . Services
will be extending the .program
a erarc ,,,
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County representatives to'locaf
hospital ,b.oards :have been
appointed for 1978.. They are
Kermeth Saxton to Wingh.arnand
District Hospital board;- Beecher
Menzies to Clinton Public
Hospital board; Cordon Rimmer
to Seaforth .Community 'Hospital
board; , Mrs. John Berry to
Goderich Alexandra Marine and
General 'Hospital board; and ..
Derry Boyle to South' Huron •
Hospital Board, Exeter. '
Other county appointments
included: W. J, Elston.: Victoria
• Order of. Nurses; Warden Gerry
Ginn, Ervin Sillery and' Ed
-Oddielfson -to..theTRUItiti Toiic -
Jail board; Warden Gerry Ginn
and Ervin Sillery to the 'Coderich,
Airport Committee; John
Flannery‘,' Warden ,Gerry Ginn,
1-tarold, Wild and. Harold Elliott to
'the Family , and Children's
Services of Huron County Board;•
Warden Gerry Ginn to the 'HuroA
Centre for Children and" Youth. •••
Don Eadie to-the Huron Power •
Plant Committee; Bill Clifford tO
.As.sbeiation 'of Counties and
Regions of Ontario Housing
Committee .and ;,•to the Rural • •
Development -.butreOh Project,
Guelph UniverSity; •a!nd Warden
Gerry. Ginn to the Association: of
Counties and Regions of Ontario
Foodland Preservation
Committee. •
Members of the 1978 executive
serve the local 4-* committee .1 1 e •ve as
government `study committee. -