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Huron County hopes to be well -represented on
committee dealing with source water protection
Cheryl Heath
County council is hoping it will be
able to have three representatives
on a 15 -member committee that will
be dealing with the Source Water
Protection Act.
Coun. Bert‘Dykstra (Centra
Huron) noted only 15 members will
sit on the committee that will deal
with a vast expanse of a region that
includes six counties and 22 munici-
palities.
Dykstra said it is important
Huron County's interests are fairly
represented given that so much of
its geographical area is involved in
the issue.
Council OK'da resolution that
asks the county be given up to three
spots on the committee.
Welcome addition
County council gave a tip of the
hat to page Jared MacLellan, a
Grade 7 student at Clinton and
District Christian School Thursday.
Central. Huron Reeve Bert
Dykstra, who introduced the 12 -
year -old, noted Jared's extracurricu-
lar interests include the cadets,
minor hockey, soccer and golf.
In thanking the council for the
opportunity, Jared, who is the son of
included Bonnie Mathers in the
homes' division and John
MacKinnon in social services.
Thirty-year service pins were pre-
sented to Marguerite Falconer of
the health unit and Pat Fields in
homes while Linda Bedard, Bonnie
Finch, Pauline Mero, Cheryl Riehl,
Shirley Robinson and Debbie
Thompson, all of the homes divi-
sion, were presented with pins for
25 years of service.
In giving thanks to employees,
Warden Rob Morley quipped staff
might notice the same issues on the
agenda years from now when they
are once again up for honours.
Way to go
The county's: director of planning
noted senior. planner Cindy Fisher
was feted at a special celebration at
the Blyth Festival in June following
the season kick-off of The Ballad of
Stompin' Tom.
He noted Fisher deserves praise
for her success in promoting the
county.
Undecided
The county is not yet sure how to
deal with $280,000 in reserve for a
septic system loan program.
Council was told part of the prob-
lem is attempting to discern the
best way to allocate the dollars.
Huron East's deputy mayor Bernie
and Helen MacLellan, joked it was f The county's director of planning
great to help out and miss a day of said the topic is still being dis-
school in the process. cussed. He noted there has been
talk of allocating the money to help
ratepayers with the installation of
sewers, but those projects are so
ample and costly that the funds
"would be gobbled up in the first
week."
Service pins
Nearly two -dozen county employ-
ees were presented with pins for
their dedicated years of service.
Thirty-five year pin honourees
Blyth Festival raises
over $4,000
towards
radiothon
oseta
Seaforth
The more than 350 tickets that were sold for the Blyth Festival's final
performance of Another Season's Harvest raised over $4,000 for the
Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation towards this year's radiothon.
"It was a good success and a great kick-off to the radiothon," said orga-
nizer Sheila Morton.
Five dollars from each of the tickets sold to the Blyth play went to the
hospital foundation, along with over $2,000 raised in a silent auction and
$315 raised in a 50/50 draw during the performance's intermission.
The fifth annual Healthcare Heroes Million Dollar Radiothon on
Saturday, Oct. 21 is Seaforth Community Hospital's second year participat-
ing.
After surpassing last year's goal of $25,000 with a whopping $46,000, the
Seaforth hospital foundation's goal this year is $463,000, the cost of the
total Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS).
Morton says Stratford Festival actor Lucy Peacock has agreed once again
to be -the honorary chair of the event, which will offer entertainment again
all day at the Seaforth Legion.
"We always need volunteers to man the phones," says Morton.
By Susan Hundertmark
Going up?
County council has yet to decide
whether to install an elevator at a
county -owned property that is cur-
rently leased by an assessment
office that desperately wants more
room.
The county warden said the
assessment office wants more space,
but that it must be handicapped
accessible — specifically an eleva-
tor is required — before the second
story would be an acceptable option.
Morley said the building in ques-
tion is on the market so the county
would have to decide to go one way
or the other with the site.
Coun. Dave Urlin (South Huron)
said perhaps it is time for the coun-
ty to install an elevator.
"Why don't we just do it?" he said,
noting council has been discussing
the issue for six years.
Council agreed to send the issue
to committee of the whole for fur-
ther review on Sept. 19.
Extra funding OK'd
Council approved an additional
$110,000 for Donnybrook bridge
repair though the additional charge
elicited some debate.
Coun. Bernie MacLellan (Huron
East) noted county bridges are not
getting repaired as quickly as pro-
jected because costs are higher than
budgeted.
"That kind of puts the roads bud-
get on a loosey-goosey basis," he
said.
County engineer Don Pletch said
the county has little• room for
maneuvering -with the bridge issue
since peeling back the asphalt a
year in advance to determine how
much work needs to be done would
not be cost efficient either.
"The money has to com from
somewhere," he said.
Treasurer Dave Carey suggested
the cost overrun could be take from
the roads budget and then any
deficit could then be taken from the
unforeseen costs reserve.
Food for fines
County council is endorsing the
library system's request to host a
Food for Fines event during Ontario
Library Week, Oct. 16-22.
As part of the initiative, library
patrons can bring in a food donation
in exchange for having their over-
due books' fines wiped out.
Donated items will benefit area
food banks.
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