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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004. . ,• Funding announcement a relief says Nit's White
With appreciation
The commitment from boll the federal and provincial governments to
provide funding assistance for upgrades to the Blyth and Wingham water
supply systems was announced recently in Wingham. From left: North
Huron reeve Doug Layton, Huron-Bruce MP Paul Steckle and MPP Carol
Mitchell. (Advance Times photo)
relief said treasurer Donna
White at Monday night's
council meeting.
"The draft agreement
arrived today. We are feeling
much better now that we have
a formal commitment."
While municipalities had
been legislated to complete
major upgrades to the well
supply systems, there had been
some concern expressed at
earlier council meetings that
the new Liberal government
Comparatively, the
percentages show that the
Huron East tax levy for Grey.
in that same period, have
gone up $100,000. This
simply reflects the impact of
reassessment values in the
rural wards which have
increased more
proportionally and shifted
some of the tax burden to
other non-rural wards."
Taxpayers will be receiving
the same services from the
county, just paying more for
them. According to Knight,
"Huron East council has done
a good job to work taxes
down to five per cent,
particularly with policing
costs rising by 10 per cent
and the fact that our (the
municipality's) insurance
has also gone up
considerably."
The levy for the county of
Huron is 20 per cent higher
than 2003 and rising property
values in certain areas of the
County will pick up a greater
portion of that increase..
Knight suggests that
"lakeshore residents and
owners of farm property
should compare their county
share of the tax bill from
2003 to 2004. I think most
will find their tax levy for
county purposes has risen by
more than 20 per cent."
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Clarifying Huron East's budget
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
The official announcement
April 8 in Wingham of
funding to upgrade water
systems in North Huron was a
By Andrea Hruska
Special to The Citizen
Percentages reported last
week for the Huron East'
municipal budget tax
increases may have appeared
somewhat confusing as the
numbers reflected increases
for the 2001 to 2004 period,
rather than for the current
year alone.
Brad Knight, Huron East
deputy clerk explained that
the municipal budget has
increased by 5 per cent,
which is approximately
$100,000 more than last year.
According to Knight, the
"general taxation"
percentages noted earlier
represent increases in the
wards since amalgamation.
"We use thdse figures to
show the degree of stability
throughout the wards" over a
period of time. "For
example," Knight explained
"Seaforth's share of the
Huron East tax levy is
approximately $4,000 higher
than it was in 2001.
43% see gap
in services
Continued from pag 1
recreation programs, teen
recreation programs
• Nine out of 10 people feel
safe in their community
• 70' per cent shop in
Seaforth, 27 per cent shop in
Brussels
• Top three tourism sites
identified: Blyth, Van
Egmond House, Goderich
• 60 per cent feel the
municipality should initiate
and maintain a tourist
information booth
• 43 per cent see a gap in
services and programs for
youth, such as drama/theatre,
music, dance, arts/crafts,
curling, soccer, movies.
may not honour the previous
government's promise.
Huron-Bruce MPP Carol
Mitchell and MP Paul Steckle.
were in Wingham April 8 to
make the announcement.
Funding in the amount of
$222,244 from each of the
governments will go towards
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Turning off the roadway
towards a field, the ATV got
stuck in the water and mud of
a creek bed and both men on
the machine then fled on
foot.
An OPP canine unit was
called in and tracked them
through a field into Blyth
where the scent disappeared.
Police suspect that. the
culprits fled the area in a
nearby waiting vehicle.
Officers checking the ATV
found a green Arctic Cat
model Bear Cat 454, four-by-
four that had been stolen only
minutes before from a
residence on London Rd, just
south of Londesborough.
Huron OPP remind all
people to lock their ATVs
inside a garage, shed or barn,
remove all- keys from ATVs
and secure it with a tire-
locking device to prevent it
from being rolled away.
Police also recommend
fastening, them to- a solid
object to prevent them from
being loaded onto a waiting
truck.
Anyone is asked to call
Huron OPP Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477.
upgrades required to bring the
municipal water system into
compliance with the Ontario
Drinking Water Systems
Regulation.
The Twp. of North Huron's
investment to- upgrade the
Blyth and Wingham well
supplies, will be the balance of
the project's total eligible cost
of $666,732.
While the cost of the work
has risen since the initial
estimates, White said .she has
been told to proceed with the
original agreement, then do a
revised agreement for the new
prices.
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