Clinton News-Record, 1978-04-27, Page 27CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1978 --PAGE 7A
County council briefs: more books for library
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The Huron County Library
added 9,396 adults' books in
1977 to bring its collection of
adult books to 98,145, In the
same period, 3,402 books were
added to the juvenile selec-
tion, making the total number
there 55,204.
Book circulation is up, but
not considerably, according
to county librarian Bill
Partridge. There was a
marked increase in the
Ai number of films borrowed -
NW close to 400 more in 1977 than
the 1,318 borrowed in 1976.
The circulation of talking
books nearly doubled in 1977 -
from 80 to 144.
There were 2,446 new
memberships in 1977 with
17,667 persons across Huron
registered at the 28 branches.
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Brian Tuckey, Exeter, and
-Cindy Fisher, God'rich have
been hired by the Huron
County planning board for the
summer under the
Involvement in Municipal
Administration program.
Under this plan, the province
pays 80 per cent of the payroll
for planning students up to a
aximum of $125 per week
or the summer.
Tuckey and Fisher will
receive $150 per week each
and will assist the county
planning department with
research for secondary plans.
County council is in favor of
"speeding up" and
"decentralizing" the plan-
ning process, but fears that
recommendations by the
Association of Municipalities
of Ontario (AMO) and Rural
Ontario Municipalities
Association (ROMA) may
add significantly to the costs
of local municipalities.
The AMO and ROMA
recommendations were made
following a complete study of
the Planning Act Review
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Committee report.
AMO has recommended the
establishment of a steering
committee of provincial and
municipal representatives to
examine the various
responses to the PARC report
and prepare proposals for
legislative changes. The
county planning board has
supported this recom-
mendation.
Some discussion was heard
on new legislation in the
Ministry of Natural
Resources regarding flood
plains.
Gary Davidson, planning
director for Huron County,
explained that fldod plains
are now divided into two
kinds of zones - flow zones
where no construction would
be allowed; and no flow zones
where with certain flood
proofing of buildings, con-
struction can be permitted.
Davidson added that the
local municipal councils
would need to pass a bylaw
outlining the type of
development that would be
permitted in such no -flow
zones which are actually
storage areas of the flood
plain.
"This actually means that
the Conservation Authorities
have lost much of their
authority over flood plains,"
commented Davidson.
The county planner agreed
with Don Eadie of Turnberry'
that in Huron County, flood
plain mapping was never
registered and approved. The
Conservation Authorities
never really did have control
over flood plains in Huron
County, said Eadie.
The Huron County planning
department has recom-
mended that flood plains be
based on a 100 year or
regional (Hurricane Hazel)
storm; that flood proofing
measures be included in the
Ontario Building Code; and
that flood plain mapping in At Huronview, supervisory
Ontario be accelerated. staff was held to an increase
of $546 per annum resulting in
lesser salaries than council
There will be a deer season approved for the clerk
in 1978 in Huron County, but treasurer and administrator,
only in the north part of the deputy -clerk -treasurer,
Turnberry and Howick the development officer, the
township - and only for planning director, the social
hunters with guns and services administrator, the
without dogs. museum curator, the county
The Ministry of Natural librarian and the ad -
Resources recommended to ministrator of Huronview.
Huron County that an archery The anti-inflation board has
season should be permitted also advised the property
for the whole of the county, committee that the
but county councillors maximum salary allowable
declined that suggestion. No for custodial staff has been
hunters with bows and arrows rolled back to $10,738 from
will be allowed. $11,440, the maximum in the
It has been three years original salary schedule
since Huron's last deer approved by the property
season and there was some committee and county
dispute over the number of council.
deer in the county. The,.
decision to have a deer season + + +
comes from the number of Inflation has hit the- social
deer killed on the highway by services committee.
traffic and by dogs. When Additional money was ap-
these incidents are proved for welfare recipients
numerous, it is determined requiring dentures, glasses
the deer population is high and funerals.
and could support a hunting As well, the income
season without threatening exemption regulation has
the species. been amended so that when
Councillor Joe Hunking, dependents of an unem-
deputy-reeve of Hullett said ployable welfare recipient
that few people enjoy hunting are working, less money is
as much as he does, but he deducted from the recipient's
added he would not like to see allowance. This is in keeping
an open season on deer right with guidelines in the General
across Huron. Welfare Association Act
Bows and arrows are not established three or four
favored by council since it is years ago.
believed the animals are The excess shelter
often just wounded and left to allowances have also been
die a horrible death in the increased to a maximum of
bush. $15 for a single person and to
a maximum of $25 for a
The anti-inflation board has family with unemployable
rolled back the salary in- family heads. The client is
creases of several county responsible for 25 per cent of
employees, county council the excess shelter cost.
learned Friday in Goderich.
Increases for field workers
in the social services
department were reduced to
four per cent from six per
cent - held at $600 per annum.
Coaches and players of the Clinton Bantam team were present at the Minor Hockey
banquet held recently to claim the top trophies. Players receiving awards were, front
row, left to right, Tony Gibbings, most valuable player; Mike Telford, most improved
player; Jeff Merner, most sportsmanlike player; Roy Brown, player's award. The team
coaches were, back row, Al Carter, Tony Jeacock and Dennis Martin. (News -Record
photo)
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A report entitled "Ontario
Public Health, Some Current
Issues, 1977" was closely
reviewed by the Huron
County Board of Health.
In a letter of reply to Dr.
Boyd Suttie, Associate
Deputy Minister, Community
Health Services Branch of the
Ministry of Health the board
of health outlined its feelings
clearly about certain mat-
ters. -
The board said it is not
necessary to establish
another special purpose body.
but rather that the elected
councils, at least in Huron,
should become the District
Health Council for Huron with
the Board of Health to
become a committee of
council, responsible to that
council. -
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The county court house,
now 24 years old, is to have a
new roof.
Quotations were received
for repairs 'to the court house
roof, and according to
Warden Gerry Ginn, there
were so many variances in
the prices and the actual
work proposed to be done, it
was decided to "strip the roof
and start over with a com-
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plete new one". have been less than originally
Snider, Reichard and anticipated while preparing
March are to be engaged to the 1978 budget, Huron
prepare proper specifications County road chairman Ken
and tenders, and supervise Campbell, said Friday.
the work to remove and In the first two months,
replace the roof of the court winter control costs have
house. totalled approximately
+ + + $183,000 which is $87,000 less
Bruce Tyndall is the new than the 1977 expenditure of
chief custodian at the court $270,000 in the same time
house, replacing Jim period last year.
Sheardown who retired "The weather conditions
January 9, 1978. have been more favorable
tyndall's salary is $14,040 this year allowing us to use
per annum. approximately 400 tons less
salt," said Campbell.
Campbell also told council
that tenders for hot mix
paving and gravel are coming
in at a very reasonable in-
crease over 1977. Lavis
Contracting Ltd., Clinton, got
the nod to supply hot mix
paving for County Roads 16
and,30.
The road committee has
accepted the Champion Road
Machinery Ltd. bid for a
motor grader at $57,994. It
was the only bid received by
the committee.
Wingham town councillor
Allan Harrison and Bob
Gibson of the Huron County
plowing match committee
+ + + visited county council Friday
to explain the need for county
Warden Gerry Ginn noted a support at the plowmen's
section of the executive banquet to be held September
committee report with pride. 29. They said 2,200 tickets are
That section was the 1977 out for the banquet which has
financial report for Huron a budget , of $16,000. The
County which showed a net matter was referred to the
surplus at the end of 1977 as development committee for
$407,579. further study.
"That's certainly a good Harrison and Gibson were
way to start out," said the requesting that Huron County
warden. municipalities respond by
The firm of Durst, Vodden supplying some part of the
and Bender was reappointed dinner. For instance, Reeve
as county auditors. Bill Elston of Morris
Township said a "good
Morris apple" will be at the
plate of each guest at the
banquet.
It was explained that to
date, most of the Huron ex-
penses for the International
Plowing Match which is set
for Huron this year, have
been borne by the town of
Wingham and the townships
of Morris and Turnberry.
"Some of these expenses
will be of benefit in later
years," admitted Elston.
"Some won't be."
Winter control costs in Elston went on to say that
January and February of 1978 Huron County is the name
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The province of Ontario has
renewed its lease with the
county for accommodation
for the Administration of
Justice.
The lease is for a period of
five years commencing
January 1, 1978 and calls for
an anount of $81,098.04 per
annum or $6,758.17 per
month.
It was explained to council
members that the lease does
permit increases if
necessary, but not more than
the consumer price index for
one year, except for taxes and
utilities.
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Huron County Council has
made two grants of $500 each
to the county's two theatres in
Blyth and Stephen Township.,
Keith Roulston of the Blyth
Centre for the Arts and
Willia°in Amos of Huron
Country Playhouse each
presented a report to the
executive committee
regarding their budgets for
the coming theatre season.
heard most often in con-
nection with the 1978 IMP,
with Wingham, Morris and
Turnberry also getti g ex-
posure. But, according to
Elston, the whole county will
benefit, especially the towns
who will probably have more
visitors than ever during the
week of the plowing match.
Gibson said the Huron
delegation has no control over
the number of people invited
to the banquet. The Ontario
Plowmen's Association
contributes half the budget
for the dinner.
According to Gibson, it is
hoped much of the expense
will be recovered in gate
receipts to the plowing match
- but everything depends on
the weather. In Bruce County
where the weather was ex-
cellent, the financial results
were "great". In Frontenac
last year where rain
swamped the match, the
outcome was disastrous.
The Huron banquet com-
mittee is still attempting to
get a caterer for the banquet.
Four caterers were invited to
put a bidon the banquet, but
only two were interested. The
caterer who handled the
Bruce banquet says he isn't
about to get involved again
since he didn't make any
money at the last one he
catered.
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