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Clinton News-Record, 1983-03-23, Page 1TI --JE BAY FIELD BUGLE 50 cents__ No. 12 n(•Orporatlnv, THE BLYTH STAND Wednesday, March 23, 1983 118th year Municipal complex gets go ahea By Rod Hilts At the March 21 meeting of Clinton council a motion moved by Councillor Bee Cooke was passed stating that Architec- tual firm of C.A. Vinton proceed with the final plans of the renovation and restoration of the town hall -library. Mayor Chester Archibald estimated construction will begin, "about six weeks down the road." The motion to proceed comes two weeks after the town received a $318,312 Wintario grant to help finance the $1,275,000 renovation project. At the present time the town has only received one other guaranteed grant, $125,000 from the Ontario Heritage Foundation. An additional $75,000 from the Foundation has been applied for. As well at least an addition $100,000 is available through the town hall reserve fund. While the money, $191,000 in total, is in two Greymac Trust Company cer- tificates. It is hoped Clinton can recover $120,000 of that money. Clinton council asks Other grant applications include: $160,000 from the Ontario Neighborhood Improvement program, being 80 per cent of $200,000; $60,000 from the Energy Conservation Program; $40,000 from the Community Centre Act. In a seperate motion Clinton council approved the use of the construction management concept on the town hall - library project. According to Mayor Archibald the construction management concept is simply a project manager that will supervise the renovation project, calling individual tenders to complete various jobs involved in the project. Mayor Archibald also said that a committee made up of himself and three councillors, the clerk and one citizen that is not a member of council will be working closely with the project manager. The committee will meet twice a week with the project manager discussing tender recommendations and the progress of the individual projects. The committee o should be paid? By Shelley McPhee A Clinton council committee is again looking at the question, Should council members be paid for committee meetings? At the March 7 meeting Councillor Bee Cooke presented a recommendation saying that no council members should be paid for serving on extra committees, other than regular council and council committees. Council members sit on a variety of boards that service the community. The hospital board, planning board, BIA, fair board, cemetery hoard, fire area board, recreation committee and PUC are some of these. Two years ago council members agreed that they wouldn't accept remunerations for serving on these. However some boards still pay their council represen- tatives, particularly the cemetery board and fire area board. "What's good for one should be good for all of us," Councillor gooke stressed. It was agreed to establish a bylaw, naming council committees that should receive remuneration pay. :.ailng permit changes Clinton's building inspector Tom Chuter has requested building permit additions to include siding on houses and extensive interior renovations over $500. Mr. Chuter feels that there are too many transient traders doing business in town and building permit limitations would curtail this. "It should be the individual's right to make interior changes," Councillor Charlie Burgess said. "I want to see things improve, I don't want to set so many restrictions to prevent them from moving;" Council agreed to further study recommendations made by former Councillor Ron McKay several years. These • -`would establish guidelines for building permits that Mr. Chuter could follow. Councillor Rosemary Armstrong asked that the building inspector make regular reports to council, to inform then of building in town. PUC approval The ministry of the environment has given the Clinton PUC approval to use a Goderich Township site as a sludge deposit area from the sewage plant. Lot 31, concession 12 in Goderich Township will be the area used and Councillor John Deeves noted that the sludge would help to grow great crops. "It's the best fertilizer you can get," he claimed. Blyth streets will get a new look in 1983 Blyth council has announced its road program for 1983. Council is working with a subsidy of $'x,000 and are requesting a supplement of $15,000. Council received estimates from B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd. of Goderich. Cost estimates include the engineers' fees and streets scheduled for reconstruction are: Mill Street from King to Wellington St., asphalt paving, gutter on the east side and asphalt boulevard to the existing sidewalk, $8,500. Gypsy Lane from King St. to Wellington St.; asphalt (arena entrance included) and granular shoulders, $5,500. Dinsley Street from Station 0+677 to the village limits; asphalt paving with granular shoulders, $10,500. Drummond Street from Mill St. to the Catholic Church; asphalt pavement with asphalt gutters, $7,000. Hamilton St. storm sewer outlet, east of Morris St.; to be done by village work crew, estimated cost, $14,000. on't pay arena share Three of five municipalities who own and operate the new Seaforth and District Community Centres have approved the building's 1983 operating budget. It shows a deficit of $36,305 and management board chairman Ken Campbell says expenses were budgeted high and income low, just to be on the safe side for the centres' first year of operation. Seaforth, which pays the biggest share, $19,351; McKillop which pays the second biggest, $9,076, and Hibbert which has the second lowest share, $2,106, have all ap- proved the budget. Tuckersmith, which pays the third largest share, $4,901, and Weather 1983 1982 HI LO HI IA) March 15 7 -3 16 10 -4 17 13 -1 18 11 2 19 7 1 20 0 -6 21 -7 Rain 13mm Snow l l cm 2 -6 2 -4 3 -1 2 -1 3 -1 2 -2 2 -1 Rain 7mm Snow 2cm Hullett which pays the smallest, f,871, have both turned it down. According to figures from 1980, the last complete operating year for the old Seaforth arena, the deficit was larger then than it is for the brand new building. The operating cost that year was $41,140, with the lion's share, $36,920, paid by Seaforth. On a voluntary basis. other municipalities contributed the following grants: McKillop, $1,800; Tuckersmith, $1,500; Hibbert, $651 and Hullett $269. Mr. Campbell emphasizes that a fair portion of the operating budget goes for ex- penses which will not be incurred every year. $12,000 this year and the same amount for two more years goes to pay off the debenture on the old arena. The ice plant from the old arena is in use in the new building. A floor polisher, budgeted at over $3,000 is also a one time expense, as are a couple of other items, totalling, with the debenture, about $20,000. "When you deduct those (the cost is) a long way under what it cost to operate the old arena," Mr. Campbell says. Because the three municipalities ap- proving the budget contribute 80 per cent of it, the budget can stand, but Mr. Camp- bell said the Tuckersmith and Hullett reps to the community centres board will be go- ing back to their councils to explain the budget more completely. will have the power to approve or oppose and recommendations the project manager may have. The Architectual firm of C.A. Vinton will be instructed to interview three competent construction firms in hope of finding a project manager. "The two biggest advantages to the construction management concept is that local trade will get a better shot at the tenders and we'll have more steady control," said Mayor Archibald. l'he Mayor also said that individual tenders will get the job done much quicker than hiring one firm to complete the entire renovation project. Last Thursday Darlene Glousher and Karen Johnston of Blyth were gearing up for their Spring Break holiday by trying out their roller skates for the first time this year. Tuckersmith approves Rec Centre budget Deficit is still a concern By Wilma like Tuckersiiuth Township Council has ap- proved a budget deficit again this year for the Vanastra Recreation Centre but not without reservations. Council voted for the centre's operating budget of $181,342, up $4,300 over last year They discussed and worried over the budget for over two hours with recreation director, Diane Durnin. The projected budget deficit is $16,000, down from the $27,000 deficit covered by the township last year, but the figure does riot include the undetermined cost of a new heating system to be installed this spring fur the swinurung pool area. Deputy Reeve William Brown and Coun- cillor Hobert Broadfoot expressed serious reservations about the deficit. Deputy Reeve Brown said he approved with reluc- tance. Both men voted on condition the budget brought back to council in the fall for review to check on the size of the deficit at that time. A few of the rates at the centre were in- creased such as pool admissions for students and sanious frnen 75 ;•ants to $1 and other adults, from $3 to $3 50 and the admission for children will remain at 50 cents. In other business council accepted a tender of $50,880 from Wesley Riley Con- struction of Teeswater for crushing and spreading of gravel fur township roads in 1983. The township will sell the gravel from its own gravel pit to the road superinten- dent who receives government grants to cover a large part of the cost with the township paying the remainder. Council provisionally approved the report on the Buchanan Drainage Works as presented by Engineer Henry. (eaten of Stratford. Grant McLean of Kippen was the only ratepayer present for the reading other than Reeve Robert Bell who is also af- fected by the drain. He vacated his chair and Deputy Reeve Brown took charge of the nieeting for the discussion on the drain. Court of Revision will be held on April 19. 'l'he dram is estimated by the engineer to cost $22,500 for the repairs and maintenance work it requires. By Tuesday Jason MacLean of Clinton found out what this year's Spring Break holiday was all about. instead of playing ball and riding his bike, Jason was out to work shovelling more than eight inches of snow. (Shelley McPhee photos) Technical education in Huron will be studied BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Technical education in Huron County secondary schools will be examined close- ly in the areas of curriculum, equipment and facilities over the next three years. Sixteen recommendations from the ad hoc advisory committee on technical education were presented to the Huron Board of Education at its March 14 meeting. The major recommendation is to have six advisory committees set up over the next three years to look into individual technical programs. Automotive technology and electricity - electronics advisory committees may be set up in May of this year and submit a report to the board in February of 1984. Machine shop and sheet metal -welding - Metal fabrication committees may start a year later in May of 1984 with a reporting date of February 1985. Building construction -woodworking and drafting committees may be set up in May of 1985 with a reporting date of February 1986. These committees may be made up of one trustee, one technical director, two teachers of that technical program, three representatives of industry, one communi- ty college representative and one ad- ministration representative. Core objectives for each program were outlined by the ad hoc corrunittee on technical education with the additional continent that local needs he met in in- dividual schools. -Other topics might be added that suit the needs of particular areas," said ('en- tral Huron Secondary School teacher Bill Craig who was part of the ad hoc commit - Need program provides three jobs in Stanley The Honourable Eugene F. Whelan, Minister of Agriculture announced three additional New Employment Expansion and Development projects in Huron -Boise on behalf of the Honourable Lloyd Axwor- thy, Minister of Employment and im- migration. "These projects will make permanent improvements to the townships of Stanley Ripley and Kinloss, while providing nine temporary jobs," Mr. Whelan said. Jn the Township of Stanley, at Brucefield, a budget of $17,150 will provide three jobs over 66 work weeks for the en- vironmental enhancement of the rural areas, and the refurbishing of municipal buildings. At Ripley, three people will be hired over a total of 45 work weeks for the con- struction of a storage building for equip- ment and to make sidewalk repairs A budget of $16.000 has been provided for this work. in Kinloss Township at Holyrood, $20,264 is allocated for three jobs over 68 work weeks for the revitalization of roadsides, renovations to the community hall and garage, and the repairing of municipal drains The NEED program's main objective is to provide work for unemployment in- surance benefit exhaustees for a minumurn 12 -week period. Hiring for these projects will be through local Canada Employment and immigration offices tee. A special task force or an appointee of the board and technical directors from the schools may study work experience pro- grams for students as suggested by the ad hoc committee. "We felt this is so much better," com- mented trustee John ,Jewitt who was a member of the ad hoc committee, but we still have to work out arrangements." Other recommendations include up- dating technical equipment through a phase-in process. The equipment needs are to be determined by the various pro- gram advisory committees. The establishment of a central con- tingency fund to replace or repair equip- ment that breaks down or is vandalized was also recommended by the ad hoc (•om- rnittee. • .It need not be a large fund,' com- mented Trustee Donald McDonald Periodic tours of all shops by the in- dustria1 Accident Prevention Association, participation by a technical staff member on Conestoga College's advisory commit- tees, presentation of a list of skills to graduating students who will be attending technical programs at community colleges and establishment of a committee to look into the impact on technical education of a Mnistry of Education report - Ontario Sc hoots Intermediate Senior - were all part of the recommendations. The ad hoc advisory committee has been working since .June of last year and besides trustees and teachers, represen- tatives of the various industries have sat. on the committee. Besides formulating the recommendations, the committee also. conducted tours of the various shops in the schools for representatives of local in- dustries. The ad hoc committee report was refer- red to the executive committee for en- dorsement or further recommendations Industrial committee will help local businesses Huron's industrial Training Committee will be meeting in Clinton on March 25 to discuss ways to obtain government fun- ding for training programs. Chairman Phil Malcolm of Clinton said that the committee will he specifically looking at three areas of concern They will be looking for funding to aid sheet metal workers for body shops, and subsidy for a course now being taught at Centralia. which is providing training for qualified food services supervisors. ruled necessary for nursing homes in Ontario beginning in January 1984. The course fee is $450 The til, u, niiit -bili ai.w Lc'tad m;ig .a request from ('KNX-TV asking for subsidized training for radio and television workers Representatives from Conestoga College. Manpower and the Skills i)evelopment Officer will attend the meeting It will he held at the Huron Hoard of Education offices on Albert Street in c linton Mr Malcolm urged more businesses and industries to make use of the committee He st: ossed that funding is available for training programs and the committee is anxious to assist ,n obtaining these grants and suhcsidies