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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-04-20, Page 1.1114° %f1101% Single copy 35c Q Lucknow Horticultural Society hosted the District 8 annual meeting of the Ontario Horticultural Association at the Lucknow Legion April 16. Shown are the head table guet ta. front from the left, Muriel Kile, Hanover, Past President, Ontario Horticultural Association; Maisie Bray, Lions Head, Director, District 8, /Ontario Horticultural Association; Jean Whitby, President, Lucknow Horticultural Society and Ada Webster, special guest, Lucknow Horticultural Society; back from the left, Bryce Japp, Brigden, President, Ontario Horticultural Association; Professor C. B. Kelly, University of Guelph, guest speaker;. Gordon Baxter, Wingham, Treasurer, District 8, and Iris Fielding, Wingham, Secretary, District 8, Ontario Horticultural Association. [Sentinel Stag' Photo] Bruce budget up 5.4% The municipalities share of the 1983 Bruce County budget will see an increase of 5.4 per cent in a budget of $8,643,828. Approved by Bruce county council at its March session, the county apportionment increased $164,211.12 from $3,117,381.88 in 1982 to $3,281,593.00 this year. The county's total budget increased 9.4 per cent over the 1982 actual, up by $743,1 18 from the 1982 actual bringing it to $8,643,828.00. Provincial subsidies totalling $4,953,361 will pay percentages of some departments' costs including roads and social services. The province's share is down from the 1982 actual because the county received subsidies on the Tourism Development Study, the Waste Management Study and the Work incentive Program which are not budgeted for this year. Additional revenue will be obtained from county planning $71,350, service charges amounting to $170,600, miscellaneous re- venue in the amount of $11,850 and a highway surplus transfer of $65,000, licen- ces and permits in the amount of 5750 and rental income amounting to 589,324. The largest portion of the budget is for highways in the amount of 53,945,000. Social services will have a budget of $2,408,370. This include' general assist- ance, Children's Aid Society and the Bruce County Homes. Over $1 million is budgeted for general administration costs and other expenditures include $115.650 for county council; $478,020 for health services which includes hospital reserve accounts for Chesley and Grey Bruce; $346,350 for county planning; $37,320 for protection to persons and prop- erty which includes wolf bounties, by -la., enforcement, weed inspection and weed spraying; $3,900 for reforestation; 5363,266 for debt charges and 563,638 for miscellan- eous expenditures including the art show, computer study, energy audit program, sun- dry and general deficit. The budget allows 517,500 for conventions and delegations, and 52,055 for association memberships. County buildings have a budget of 573,000 and the county library has a budget of $397,760 with special funding of $5,000 additional. The amount of $73,500 is budgeted for the county museum. Grants to agriculture, horticulture, miscellaneous, scholarships and women's institutes total $34,125. A total of 581,074 is budgeted for insurance, legal and professional audit, printing, postage and stationery, publicity and the warden's banquet. Timbrell speaks to farmers By Shelley McPhee Dennis Timbrell filled the Clinton high school auditorium on April 14 when more than 600 farmers met to discuss the minister of agriculture's proposed farm land tax rebate plan. Similar to five years ago when Timbrell, then minister of health, filled the auditorium with his proposal to close the Clinton hospital, again hundreds of area people spoke out in opposition to his newest proposal. By a 393 to 86 vote, farmers solidly jected Timbrell's plan which is proposing a 00 per cent tax rebate on farm land. Farmers have referred to the program as a "hand out" scheme which may eventually estroy their rights to private land owner- ship. Despite strong assurances from Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) executive member Bridgit Pyke, from Nancy Bardechi, agriculture ministry representative and Harvey Tasker from the ministry of revenue, farmers strongly opposed the plan. With the farmers' overwhelming vote of rejection came a motion, requesting the OFA to reconsider its present endorsement of the proposed program, and a request that the Ontario government continue the present 50 per cent rebate system until a suitable alternative is found. Timbrell will be guest speaker at the North West Huron District annual meeting of the Federation of Agriculture to be held tonight at the Lucknow and District Com- munity Centre. The annual meeting is for the townships of East and West Wawanosh, Ashfield and Colborne, the meeting is open to the public. • Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, April 20, 1983 16 Pages Lucknow village council pees property standards byelaw Lucknow Village Council passed a proper- ty standards by-law at their April 12 meeting which permits council to fine a property owner who refuses to clean up his property as requested. The by-law states that no person shall allow or permit any building or yard to be or remain in an unsafe condition by failing to guard against fire or other dangerous risk or accident which includes inflammable refuse, long grass or untrimmed underbrush; timber, lumber and uncovered or unbleach- ed firewood or other wood products; an unfenced or unprotected excavation; a building which is liable to collapse from snow, wind, human occupancy or other causes; machinery, automotive equipment or the like in disuse which is not properly enclosed and protected; any other circum- stance whatever that creates or is likely to create an unsafe condition from fire or other dangerous risk or accident. Any person violating this by-law shall be subject to a penalty of 5200 for the first offence and not more than 52,000 for each subsequent offence, exclusive of costs, and all such penalties shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, Council on the recommendation of the Bruce County Medical Officer of Health or the Lucknow Fire Chief shall notify the owner of any grounds, yards and vacant lots to drain, fill up, clean or clear such grounds as required. If any building, yard, lot or grounds is or remains in an unsafe condition 10 days after the mailing of the notice, then the Village of Lucknow may remedy the condition in such manner as it sees fit and charge the cost to the owner. If the owner fails to pay the cost to the Village within 30 days of the mailing of the accouht, the Village may add the cost to the municipal taxes to be levied against the property on the next tax roll of the Village and the cost shall be recoverable in the same manner as municipal taxes. Fire destroys dairy barn A Sunday morning fire completely de- stroyed the dat6 barn, milking parlour and two straw sheds on the farm of J. C. Drennan, concession 6 Ashfield Townshiop. A few calves were lost in the blaze but the milking herd was saved. Lucknow firemen answered the calf about 10.15 a.m. Sunday and remained on the scene close to four hours to prevent the Remanded Former Lucknow lawyer Robert Campbell appeared in Goderich Provincial Court Monday, April 11 to face a total of 160 charges following a year long investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. Campbell was originally charged with five criminal charges following the seizure of documents from his Lucknow office a year ago. He was remanded to April 20 for trial. David Farrish of Ashfield Township ap- peared in Kincardine provincial Court April 11 to answer charges of break, enter and theft, following the theft of a safe containing money at the Pine River Cheese Factory in November. He was remanded until April 25 for a preliminary hearing. strong winds from spreading the fire to nearby buildings. Lucknow firemen answered three calls this month prior to the Drennan fire Sunday. On April 7 they were called twice to the home of Brian Hedley, concession 12, Kinloss Town- ship where a fire destroyed the kitchen of the home and cailsed smoke and water damage throughout the house. They fought a stubborn chimney fire at the home of Jim Holmes, highway 21, south of Amberley, April 11 where the fire spread to the wall and up to the roof before firemen could contain it. On April 13 Lucknow fire department was called to the home of Jim Farrish, Ashfield Township, where a chimney fire caused no damage. Identifies picture Jamboree executive chairman, Al Hamil- ton, with the help of a few friends at the Mayfair Restaurant, correctly identified the picture of two local businessmen carried in our Jamboree feature published in last week's Sentinel. The small blond on the front of the tricycle is Don Thompson and hir friend riding behind, is Joe Agnew. IU ountE►%1EN'I 44.1 ELIGzjj 1:E TO VoTj More than 600 farmers attended a meeting at the Clinton high school April 14 to reject Ontario agricultural minister Dennie Timbrell's plan, proposing 100 per cent tax rebate on farm land. Timbrell, who attended the Clinton meeting, will speak at the Lucknow District Community Centre tonight at the North West Huron Annual meeting of the Federation of Agriculture.