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Times-Advocate, 1986-07-09, Page 1. ,.:.7-. TIME FOR A DRINK — Josh Mover and Crystal Wilts take time out from a busy play time at the South Huron Rec Centre Saturday for a few swallows from the fountain. T -A photo • • t'. Back Snell's ventureior squirrel song Town Invs#lng in recording buslness The Town of Exeter is going into the music recording business. At their meeting, Monday, council agreed to support Councillor Peter Snell in a recording venture to pro- duce a song he has written about Ex- eter's white squirrels and other human members of the population. The town agreed to contribute 20 percent of the recording cost up to a maximum of $400. Snell reported that the BIA and the Firemen's Associa- tion had also agreed to financially support his venture. Snell advised that the cost of pro- ducing 1,000 records he hopes to have ready in time for the Exeter fall fair could be from $1,000 to $2,000, although he hopes it will be closer to the former through a plan to use local musicians rather than professionals available through recording studios. He said the "Flip side" of the 45 rpm disc would be blank and could be used to produce a narrative promo- tion for the town that could be sent opt to prospective industrial and com- mercial clients. "It's kind of an exciting project," he enthused in suggesting council con- sider a $100 contribution. The council member advised that he hoped that all the backers would at least get their money back through the sales of records and if there is a profit, it be used for a special project. �7 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Thirteenth Year Police still negotiating It washtayor Shaw who suggested the higher contribution of X400 or $500. thendoraing the Councillor Hventure, e noted that Snell has • tion inthe music business and lyre added that if Councillor Tom Hum- piutays had suggested the venture he would have opposed it "becauseTve heard Tom sing". In a comment on the situation later, works superintendent Glen Kells sug- gested the venture would probably make so much money there would be 'Embed to collect property taxes next year. After the vote was approved, Snell vats concerned whether he was in a conflict of interest situation, noting that his vote was needed, because without it, council did not have a quorum at the session as Reeve Bill Mickle, Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller and Councillor Morley Hall were absent. a TIME FOR A SHOWER — During the extremely Mt weather on the weekend, Tabatha Cod- ngton uses a garden hose to cool off David Ellis and Sondra Coddington in Lucan. • - f �r V & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARI _-July 9, 1986 <;; C•:;r {: ;yak ,g..f. Price Per Copy 60 Cents Town- .staff giveo: Exeter council finally approved the but Mayor Bruce Shaw said settle- pe .age basis, Shaw yeas the top 1986 salaries for the majority of their ment was "very close". benefactor as his sale creases staff and themselves, Monday. The salaries approved provide in- from the 1985 figure of $4 this Negotiations are continuing with creases ranging from a low of $639 per yea,r's $5,776. = • , members of the police department, � � ' to a• high -or $2;55$:" Oit t `:- 9tipeittds'tm4 11tell ddetl(1*s in= HANGING AROUND — Presley Mayer, Charlotte Wilts, Carrie Cleave and Krista Webb hang from the rings Saturday afternoon on the playground equipment at the South Huron Rec Centre grounds. Exeter chooses reps p for Hay stud rou yg a After being advised this week that Josephson and Councillor Ben ner, Jean Monteith, ancrto have her it is still not too late to name a Hoogenboom to sit on the study team, attend one of the public meetings representative to a cdmittittee under- with building official Brian Johnston planned on the bylaw to present Ex - taking a needs study for the propos- being an alternative. eter's views. ed Huron Tractor agri-industrial After being adivsed that the Hay Shaw indicated there were some park, Exeter council decided to name comprehensive zoning by-law has sections of the bylaw that could pro - two members to that group. been prepared, council decided to ve troublesome from Exeter's point Exeter had originally agreed to send a copy to their independent plan- of vict'w. have representatives on the commit- tee, along with two representatives from Hay Township and two representing the developers. However. council then decided that the developers should not he representedmi the needs study team but failed 16 t%t support for that con- tention from count+, council who directed that the study proceed with or without Exeter representatives. Planning director Gary Davidson advised this week that the county's in- tention was not. and is not, to exclude Exeter's participation in the study. He also advised that there was still time to make the appointments if Ex- eter wished to do so. "We shouldle in attendance at the meetings. whilher we agree or not," Councillor Gaylan Josephson sug- gested when the matter wasdiscuss- ed, Monday. He said there had been a lot of accusations flowing hack and forth between the town, county and township and suggested none of the. parties may be faultless. Mayor Bruce Shaw then named Mayor cites need to aid ice groups There may be some municipal help in the offing for Exeter's minor ice groups who are facing sizeable in- creases in theirl rental fees at the South Huron rec centre for the com- ing season. Mayor Bruce Shaw' reported this week that talks between the heads of council from Exeter, Ushorne •and Stephen will continue in an effort' to reach a solution on cost sharing for the centre. Ile said the main ques ion relates to Stephen's decision on t it support. The Mayor"aiso sugge: ted council would have to look at so direst sup- port to pe Exeter Fig re Skating Club and Exeter • Min r Hockey Association who have both indicated that the new hourly ice rate of $50 will force some' participants out of the programs. "1 think we have to," Shaw said in reference to making direct grants to the minor groups. Minor hockey president Gary H. Dolphin wrote to council and advised that the ice rental rates appear to be a political football and "it seems that minor hockey in this centre is destin- ed to be a rich kid's sport as it has become in other centres". Dolphin predicted that the $50 ren- tal fee could result in minor hockey reducing their rental time by as much as 25 percent which would impact on the rec centre's revenue. - • Mayor , gets 30 percent ay increases tion secretary *14,500 ($13,8611. The dump attendent's hourly rate remains at $6.00 for 1986, while the crossing guard goes from $5.20 last year. to3 , 4t1 -in• -land the rec cen- tre concession manager goes to *5.70 from last year's $5.46, while cemetery maintenance personnel who range in scale from $6.24 to $8.55 per hour will get a four percent hike this year. As part of the agreement, council also authorized that the works depart- ment be allowed two-man days in 1966 to do their own salary comparisons with area municipalities and local industries. Among the local businesses and in- dustries used by council in their study to determine wages were Kongskilde Ltd., George Godbolt Insurance, Andex, Big "0", Smith Peat Roofing and C.A. McDowell Ltd. ease only $253 per annum to $2,841. each staff member in an effort to ar- The.salaries for staff members will rive at a mutually agreele rate -of over a two-year period, although all remuneration. four will only receive the inflation The scales used for those negotia- e increase iii 198T;41ororever, some"r lions had been arrived at by . under - will be undergoing performance taking a survey that included 17 area reviews and will get additional pay if that is found to be warranted. In.his preamble on the discussion, Shaw explained that salaries are always a difficult matter for council and he noted that in the past the town has been required to use wage guidelines as set down by the govern- • ment, while at others an expert was paid to come in and develop a grid system for the entire staff. • "It appears the grid system has been circumvented by this entire pro- cess," Shaw remarked in reference to the manner in which this year's pay scales were determined. He noted that two council commit- tees had been involved in the delibera- tions and one of those had met with Brucefield duo killed Two Brucefield area youths were killed early Monday evening when the car in which they were riding with five other teenagers crashed into a tree in Goderich Township. Two of the others were critically in- jured and taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, while the other three are being treated in Goderich hospital. Dead are Thomas David Whittaker, 15, RR 1 Brucefield, and Steven Caldwell, 17, Brucefield. They died as the car hit a tree on the 6th concession of Goderich Township, about six miles north-east of Bayfield, 'at 7:40 p.m. Taken to Toronto were two Bayfield youths, wayne Hutchings, 15, and Dennis( erbein, 17. • , The drive f the vehicle, 17 -year- old Kathleed0Carter, Clinton, is in Goderich hospital, along with James Sauve, 16, Bayfield, and Lori Simms, 15 Clinton. municipalities and local industries and businesses. In each case, the Mayor said an average had been ascertained for the particular job under review. "I think we arrived at something that makes sense," he commented. After the salaries were approved, he asked if council wanted to amend or abandon the previous grid system and Councillor Gaylan Josephson replied that he thought the grid system was "the only way to go." After other members agreed with that contention, Shaw named Josephson and Councillor Ben Hoogenboom to act as an ad hoc com- mittee to deal with the salary matter. In addition, the two wefe asked to consider some policy regarding maternity leave and also to prepare a statement that outlines council's position in regard to the salaries for staff hired by autonomous boards such as the rec board and the cemetery board. The clerk -treasurer had her salary set for both 1986 and 1987. It is $36,800 for this year, compared to $34,741 in 1985. The stipend in 1987 will be $38,200. - The chief building official also had a salary set for next year. It increases from $22,942 in 1985 to this year's $25,500 and goes to $27,000 next year. 'The facilities manager and rec director also had salaries set for this year and next. Both were paid $22,156 in 1985 and that goes to $23,900 this year and $25,000 in 1987. Other salaries (with last year's in brackets) are as follows: works .superintendent 831,000 ($30,779(, cemetery superintendent *21,000 ($20,192), deputy clerk -treasurer $22,300 ($21,174), assistant works superintendent $25,000 ($24,339), group "B" works department $20,600 ($20,082), group "C" works depart- ment and rec maintenance staff $16,500 ($15,7721, town secretary - receptionist $15,400 ($14,543), recrea- Car and pole get entangled A parked car and a hydro pole became entangled in one of two colli- sions investigated by the Exeter police department this week. That crash occurred on Friday when a vehicle driven by Marjorie Nieawets, Strathroy, was southbound on Main St. and struck a parked vehi- cle owned by Elam Shantz. Zurich. The bumpers of the two vehicles were locked together and the Shantz vehicle was pulled into a hydro pole. Total damage in the mishap was listed at $. The other collision was reported on Sunday at the corner of Highway 4 and 83. A vehicle driven by Mike Brunzlow was merging from Highway 83 when it collided with a southbound vehicle on Highway 4 driven by Greg O'Brien, Exeter. Total damage was $600. During the week, the local officers loid two charges for impaired driving, six under the Highway Traffic Act, four under the Liquor Licence Act and six under the Criminal Code. ACTION — Volunteer teacher Kim Genttner leads the nursery class of Vacation Bible Sshool held in Hensall United Church in -the action song "If I Were a Butterfly".