The Citizen, 1994-09-28, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1994. PAGE 17.
Hullett council
supports tax
exemption
Hullett councillors agreed at the
Sept. 6 meeting, to support the res
olution put forth by the Town of
Walkerton, regarding a tax exemp
tion for municipal councillors'
remuneration.
Councillors will support a peti
tion to the federal and provincial
governments, asking that the first
$10,000 of municipal councillor
remuneration be exempt from any
and all taxation and that any
amount in excess of $10,000 be
subject to the existing 1/3 taxation
exemption.
The Court of Revision for the
Whyte Municipal Drain was set for
Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. Council provision
ally adopted the drainage report
with a revised assessment schedule.
The tender submitted by Radford
Construction, for the rebuilding of
part Sideroad 15/16, Cone. 1 at a
cost of $19,093, was accepted.
A bylaw was passed to impose
special drainage rates upon land in
respect to money borrowed under
the Tile Drainage Act, in the
amount of $11,200.
Council had no objections to the
proposed official plan amendment
253 for the Twp. of West
Wawanosh.
Chief Building Official Karl
MacNaughton will attend a seminar
in Windsor from Nov. 14 to 16, at a
cost of $210.
The road and general accounts
for August, were approved for pay
ment in the amounts of $16,995.41
and $50,993.97, respectively.
Central Huron Mobility Steering
Committee (CHuMS) made a pre
sentation to council on Sept. 20 to
explain the service and provide a
status report.
CHuMS has conducted a survey
to determine ridership.
Council will consider a draft
agreement presented to them.
Council will send a letter the
Huron County Planning Depart
ment in support of a proposed
amendment to the planning act.
Office assistant B. Rouse will
attend an employee administration
seminar at Benmiller Inn on Oct.
19, regarding Ontario municipal
employees retirement plan.
Council will send a letter to the
Auburn Lions club to commend
them for beautifying the entrance to
Auburn along the baseline.
Alzheimer Soc.
plans retreat
On Aug. 31 the board of directors
of ihe Alzheimer Society of Huron
County met for their regular
monthly meeting at their offices in
Clinton. The minutes of the July
meeting were adopted as read and
the treasurer’s report was accepted
as presented.
It was mentioned that a weekend
retreat for family caregivers is
being held Oct. 21, 22, 23 at Port
Stanton, Severn Bridge with guest
speaker Dr. Gcila. The cost is $260,
which includes accommodation and
meals. More information can be
obtained by calling 1-800-561-
5012.
A video tape entitled "Just for the
Summer" has been received
compliments of the Eastern Star,
Bluewater Chapter, Goderich.
Membership to dale is 50.
The "Wandering Patient"
booklets arc in the process of being
updated and sent to press. A
cleaning person has been hired to
clean the office on a once a month
basis. Fundraising projects were
discussed, namely the Tag Day,
Sept. 10 and the “Forget Me Not"
quill. The new design for lhe
letterhead was shown and
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