The Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-12-12, Page 8Lgclmow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 12, 1984, -Page 8
Rejects salary adjustments
After a closed session and recorded vote,
Huron County Council overwhelmingly re-
jected a recommendation from its ex-
ecutive conuruttee calling for salary'ad-
justments for county department heads
ranging from four to 16.8 per cent.
Council voted 21-8 in favor of rejecting
the executive committee recommendation
that suggested the salary schedule
represented a four per cent increase over
1984 plus certain adjustments due to re-
evaluation of positions in relation to.
similiar positions in other counties.
Moments earlier council endorsed a mo-
tion grantingcouncillors a four cent pay
increase raising the 1985 per diem rate to
$73 while councillors will receive $49 for a
half-day session. In view of that, Morris
reeve 'Bill • Elston said that salary in-
creases should reflect_ the county
guidelines of four per cent.
• "We're setting a policy with our pay and
it should be set for the rest of the county.
At least that's my feeling," he said. "I'd be
happy with four per cent or less because
we have to keep things under control, I
would support our raise if the others get
four per cent."
Warden Tom Cunningham said council
was taking, four per cent as a guideline.
Before going into closed session, Exeter
reeve Bill: Mickle said the salary schedule
ranged from four per cent to 16,7. "Council
should be told why," he said. "It's too high
a variance."
Refuse to support objection
A resolution from the township of Turn -
berry asking for support in opposing On-
tario Hydro's plans to run a 550 KV line
throughthe county was rejected by Huron
County council.
While. the Turnberry resolution
specifically solicited . the support of the
council, it opted to endorse a recommenda-
tion of the planning and development com-
mittee suggesting that no action be taken
until 1985 when Hydro's study process will
be complete. 1
Reasoning that the .county' must take a
"broad view".: of the transmission line
study, committee chairman Russell. Ker
nighan said the situationwas a difficult
one.
"We tried to take . a broad view of the
matter. You have to understand that we all
use hydro and the lines have to go
somewhere,". he said. "But in Duron Coun-
ty, first-class farm land is our main argu-
ment in opposing the line. Class one land is
not a large commodity in Canada.
While the loss of prime farmland is a key
consideration,'Morris Township Reeve Bill
Elston suggested compensation for the
loss of that land is also.a factor.
"Hydro came to Morris because there
already is one, line through there and in
1967-68when they proposed that line, they
told me there would be three lines through
there before hydro gets out of the Bruce,"
he explained. "They said there would be
two 250 KV lines and one 500 KV line. That
was 15 years ago and it's coming true.
"But I' feel sorry for the farmers with
towers who are carrying the responsibility
for Ontario. It would be nice if soipebody
else could bare the inconvenience: My peo-
ple are reasonably happy with hydro. We
need hydro but let's put it where it's best."
County planning directors have been
asked to. participate in the study ,process:
and Gary Davidson of the Huron County
Planning Department said Ontario Hydro
will study Huron County for possible cor
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