Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-03-11, Page 44ovanee-Times, March 11. 1981
Council briefs
LIl1 has agreed to
ore the possibility of
'ving some off the old maple
trees along town streets
instead of having them cut.
Councillor Bill Crump said
it seems "an awful lot of
healthy maples" have been.
cut down during the past
several years, simply
because a property owner
doesn't want the tree or is
tired of raking leaves. He
called it "a damn shame",
and suggested council look
into hiring a tree surgeon to
see what could be done to
save the trees.
Other councillors agreed,
though Deputy Reeve' Harold
Wild expressed doubt that
healthy trees are being cut.
Counciliar Dick LeVan pro-
posed hiring someone to
survey all the trees, noting
that while the town can't
afford to spend an exorbitant
amount off money, neither
does it want to cut trees
which could be saved.
It was left up to Mr. Crump
toexplore the matter further
and report back.
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Councillor LeVan suggest-
ed there should be some pub-
licity to encourage people to
answer the Union Gas ques-
tionnaires which were distri-
buted through the mail re-
cently.
The more potential
customers it finds, the more
enthusiastic the company
will be to run a pipeline ta>.
Wingham, he noted, adding
that Union Gas made a
verbal commitment to
Western Foundry Co. Ltd. to
have a gas line into town by
next summer..
It certainly is in the in-
terests off industrial develop-
ment to have natural gas
available, he pointed out.
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Council reviewed the
town's insurance policies
with .John Slade of Slade and
Associates, Kincardine, and
agreed to a number of
changes to update and im-
prove.coverage.
Liability coverage was
raised to $4 million, fire-
men's life insurance was
doubled to $40,000 and other
areas also were adjusted up-
ward.. The town agreed to go •
together. with the Public
Utilities Commission on
errors and omissions in-
surance and employee
bonding; the joint.eoverage
will produce a cost savings.,
Clerk -Treasurer Byron
Adamsestimated the . inT
creased coverage will raise
'the towns insurance
Ballotsnotched
to aid the .blind
premiums by about $1,500
this year, from the previous
level of approximately
$16,600.
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The town' is cooperating
-with a Clinton group
studying the accessibility of
public buildings in Hruon
County to the handicapped.
Mayor Bill Harris reported
he has offered the group use
of the town offices -while it is
surveying the Wingham
area, and pledged council
support of the endeavor.
The survey is being
carried out' by the Huron Day
Centre for the Homebound,
Clinton.
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Following an appearance
by two members of the
recreation board, council
expressed satisfaction with
the job the rec department is
doing for the town. Mrs.
Bailey, chairman of coun-
cil's recreation committee,
said she is very pleased,
noting that Recreation
Director Rennie Alexander
has done well in obtaining
grants for the town.
Councillor. Crump, also a
member of the committee,
added that the rec boardhas
been trying to heal old
wounds by dropping the
recreation surcharge. Hard
feeling had built up over the
years in some o., ,.the. town-
ships, he noted, saying he
thinks the board's proposal
to bring rural represen-
tatives onto the board is a
good idea.
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During its discussion about
trees, Councillor 'LeVan
remarked that the only
complaint he has received
from taxpayers since
coming onto council has to do
With leaves. Some people
think the town should be
responsible forgathering up
the leaves from its own
trees, instead of leaving it to
the property owner.
So far he hasn't received a
single complaint about the
tax increase this year, he
said.
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Fourteen members of the
Winghain Girl Guides got 'a
look at the workings of
municipal government
Monday night.
The Guides and ' their
leaders showed 'tip 'fit the
council meeting and . spent
half an hour listening to
council take care of
business, with delegations,.
correspondence - and com-
mittee reports.
A series of notches on
ballots to be used in the up-
coming Ontario election will
make it easier for blind
voters to cast their ballots
without special assistance.
Ballots used in Ontario.
elections are printed in
black, with each candidate's
name appearing in white. A
white circle to the right of
the candidate's name and
along the edge of the ballot is
reserved for the voter to
mark his or her choice.
To aid the blind voter, a
small notch has been cut into
the top edge at the upper
right-hand corner of the
ballot, enabling the voter to
align the ballot face up with
the circles on the right. Not-
ch also have been cut
beside each white circle
GC
from
KFC
is coming to
WINGHAM
down the right side of all
ballots.
With 'candidates' names
printed' alphabetically, the
blind voter may have a
friend or poll official read all
the names in order as they
appear on the ballot.
Blind voters who require
other assistance may apply
to the deputy returning of-
ficer at the polling place. The
officer or a friend, undo
oath to carry out the voter's
wishes, may .accompany the
person through the voting
process.
fM. JOE WALKER
Bluevale
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to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Peckitt, the
former Mary Jenkins, who
were married Friday
evening in St. • Andrew's
Presbyterian Churich,
Wingham. •
Mr. and Mrs: Larry Elliott,
and • Shawnda visited
. Saturday flight with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Walker and Kevin.
Visitors on the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
Stamper were Darlene
Stamper of Scarborough and
her friend, Kay Cowan of
Brandon, Manitoba, and Bill
Fear off Blyth.
Road beget passed
Turn berry's
shows a surplus of s2'.
Turnberry Township
managed to end 1980 on a
sound financial standing
with a surplus off $27,535.
According to the muni-
cipality's financial state-
ment, presented by Mon-
teith, Monteith & Co. during
last week's general meeting,
Turnberry began the •year
-with a surplus of $30,683. It
collected a total of $619,072 in
revenue, and paid out
$622,220 in municipal ex-
penditures and transfers to
the Huron County boards of
education and Huron County.
Last year a total of $374,245
was collected for municipal
purposes. That figure in-
cludes $134,706 in taxes, up
from $123,640 in 1979, and
$170,368 from provincial
grants.
Turnberry also collected
$193,.485 for boards of edu-
cation, up from $163,868 in
1979, and paid $51,342 for the
county requisition.
Most of the figures varied
little from 1979 except for
about a $30,000 increase to
the school boards, which was
the resa'itoi levy hikes, and a
$45,665 increase in roads,
which totalled $222,358.
However roads also includes
819,000 set aside in the Eadie
Bridge reserve and $16,000
placed in,a reserve for a new
grader, which the township
hopes to purchase this year,
and subsidy of $86,600.
Regarding spending for
1981, the township passed its
proposed road budget, pre-
sented by Ross Nicholson,
road superintendent. It out-
lines expenditures totalling
$518,120 with a requested
subsidy of $343,875.
Turnberry's three main
projects for this year are the
Eadie Bridge, which is
estimated at $548,500; a new
grader, $125,000, and road
work on the Culross Boun-
dary, $60,000,• to be shared
equally between Culross and
Turnberry townships.
Council is requesting
supplementary subsidies of
$209,000 for both 1981 and.
1982 from the.. Ministry of
Transportation,' and Com-
munications to help cover
costs of the Eadie. Bridge., In
total, the subsidies represent
80 per cent of .costs for the
badge construction and road
diversion.
Although r Turnberry's
usual grant for road work is
5:ib per cent, council decided
to classify the work as a
development road project
and petition the ministry for
80 per cent, subsidy. The,
decision was made after
council members discussed
the possibility of -obtaining
extra funds with Deputy
Minister of Transportation
and Communications Harold
Gilbert.
The township is also
requesting a supplementary
grant of $34,375 for both 1981.
and 1982 from the MTC for a
new grader.
11 the subsidies were
granted by the ministry,
Turnberry's actual estim-
ated spending for road con-.
struction and maintenance
for 1981 would be $174,245,
compared to $135,758 in 1980.
In other business, council
accepted a proposal froth the
Wingharil Recreation De-
partment that will eliminate
the current surcharge for
Turnberry residents enrolled
in Wingham's recreational
programs.
Art Clark and Rennie
Alexander, representatives
from the recreation depart-
ment, explained that the de-
partment would like to delete
.the surcharge currently
being paid by residents of
Turnberry, Morris and East
Wawanosh townships.
Mr.• Clark suggested that`
instead of residents paying a
surcharge, they should
forward program fees to the
township. Turnberry would
then send a cheque to the
department for the fee plus
one-third more (grant) 'and
then apply to the Ministry of
Culture and Recreation for a
leadership grant of one-third.
of the total sum.
He said iff Turnberry took
advantage of this leadership
grant, which has a
maximum of $6,000 per year,
township residents would,
pay the same fee as
VV'ingharh ' residents for the
town's recreational facil-
ities, and the- department
would still raise enough
money to cover its costs.
Townships using Wing -
ham's programs can qualify
for this grant because Wing -
ham has hired qualified per-
sonnel, such as Mr. Alex-
ander; the recreation dir-
ector, and pool .Staff, -
-Bryan 'Howard,'. •g neral
manager of the •Maitland
Valley' Conservation
Authority, also attended the
meeting to, discuss the
authority's projects - within
Turnberry Township.
He said the MVCA will be
continuing its 'master plan
for the floodplain in Lower.
Wingham, most of which the
authority has • acquired. He.
'suggested ' that • the plan
might include a reforested
area and picnic grounds^to
run in line with Wingham's
greenbelt ( Riverside Park).
'Prayer and Missions':
is Bluevale WMS theme
BLUEVALE - Fourteen
members of the Women's
Missionary Society of Knox
Presbyterian Church met at
the home of Mrs. Terrance
Trites on March 4 with the
therpe of the meeting
Prayer and Missions'.
Mrs. Harry Elliott read a'
' poem, `Spring', referring to
the Song of Solomon and
reading also from St. Luke's
Gospel in which Jesus ,says
that,Solomon was not robed
with the beauty God gave to
the lilies of the field. Mrs.
Trites offered prayer.
Roll call was answered by
a verse relating to
springtime. Mrs. Ross Gray
gave the treasurer's report
and Matthew Trites received
the offering which was
dedicated by Mrs. Golley.
The group agreed to
purchase books for the
Explorers. Members also
made plans for a plant, bulb
and bake sale to• be held in
the church basement on
April ;4' at 1:30 p.m., and the
Easter Thankoffering ser-
vice at which Robert
McMurray of Ldndon will be
guest speaker.
Mrs. Robert McMurray
was in charge of the study
and presented a skit, 'The
Terry Talkit Show', with
assistance from Mrs. Golley,
Shirley Snell, Berry Trites,
Lolo Mann and Eileen
Walker. The skit concluded
with a question -and -answer
period saying that mission
should start at home and
then extend to all nations.
The meeting closed with a
hymn and prayer. Mrs.
Elliott and Mrs. Trites
- served lunch
Reap the benefits
of improved
farm accounting
BANK
Farm record
services
For further details, see your TD manager
However before decisions
are madq "We are looking
for *pin from the public,"
he saick, adding that a public
meeting will be held
r garding the matter.
'`Du u'g the meeting, the
building bylaw was reviewed
and permit fees, were . 'in-
creased. to $20 for the first
$5,000 of construction and
81.50 for each additional
$1,000 of construction. There
will be a charge of $25 for
moll hozmes and 810 for a
, demoltlwA permit.' •
!OWN' was named
weed'.i0pect0r for 1961 and
cottmel made a donation"
liteto tCanadian Cancer
Society.
.To.tite Members of Council, Inhabitants
and Ratepayers of the Corporation ,
of the Township of Turnberry:
He have examined the consolidated balance _sheet of the •
corporation of the Township of Turnberry as at December 31st, 1980 and
the Consolidated statements of revenue and expenditure, capital operations
sadreserve end reserve funds continuity and analysis of year end potation
for ties year then'eMed. Our examination was made' in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such
teats and other procedures as we considered necessary -in the•circummtanceS.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements
present -fairly the financial position of the Corpoxatloq of the Totmahip
oP tut tbarry as at Decanter 31st, 1980 end the resultsof its operat;ata
tar the year then ecded,in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for ootario mu>miclpellties applied on a basis consistent
�arith that of the preceding year.
Stratford, Ontario,
January 23rd, 1981,
AA out. vu.x, d C:, , ,
Chartered .Acoosstmte.,
License Muster 247
STATEMENT OF REVENUE
AND EXPENDITURE
for the year ended December 3!. 1990
1980
aue
Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at
she beginning of the year 30,681
Expenditures and aransfee '
Mynicipal expenditures -
(3eneral government131,000
Protection tb'persons and property 24,045
Transportation services 194,286
Environmental services 3,500
Health services 150
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services 3,975
Planning and development . 11,271
Other
Total expenditure '. 368;227
Transfer
Transfer to region or county -
Transfers to school boards
Total transfer
Total expendiitum and tandem
" Revenue by Purpose
Municipal purposes
Taxation
Payments%e lieu of taxes
Ontario pinta
other_
Fees and seed= cru
Othei f,l tea ..,
•
Revenue to pay for municipal purposes
Region or county, requisition
x;Taxatidn
Payments in lieu of taxes
Ontario grants
Other
1.88,115+
298,329
606.556
• 130,471
• 1,000
t:: . . 165,003
9;250 ._
• 16r :,
338,1.01
Revenue to pay the region or county rgryidtine
School board requisition
Taxation
Payments in beunof taxes
Other
Revenue to pay the school board requisition
Total revenue
Accumulated net revenue (deficit) et
the end of the year
Analysed as follow:
General revenue
Region or county
School boards
Special charges - Tile Drain Pre -Levies
Special areas
Local boards Recreation
Municipal enterprise
49,460
450
49,910
. 186,442
. 1,420
. 187,862
. 575,873
476)
476
1980
Actual
110,453
21.653
222,358
3.646
1164
1,
379.641
192,986
242.579
622,120
• 134,706
•387
'1706
61702
3o064
• -i -
374.245
• 50.765
577
. 51,342
• 191,344
. 2,141
193,485
619,072
27,535
10,099
2,0
6 ,428
8,699
27,535
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STATEMENT OF CAPITAL
OPERATIONS
for the year ended December 31. 1980
Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital
financing) at the beginning of the year
Capital expenditure
General government
Protection'to persons and property
Transportation services
Environmental services
Heaith services
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services •
Planning and,development
Other
Total expenAieur!
Capital financing
Contributions from tine revenue fund
e,onoibutiona from reserves
and reserve funds
' Long term liabilities incurred
Ontario grants
Other
Total capital financing.
Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended
capital financing) at the end of the year
BALANCE SHEET
as at December 31, 1980
ASSETS
Currrnt asseu
"Cash
Taxes receivable
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Capital outlay to be recovered io
future yea„
Other long terra MOM
1980
Actual
98,791 .
. 5,449
5,030
. 20,176
81,425.
86,100
19.922,
2s.6o4
4980
mum
A.
. 147,524
77.993
• 18,352
243,669
174,708
48,843
467.2420
1979'
Aster
s
• (93-71.)
• 16• 6.:
2,750
173
• .. 5. 37
• 9,
810
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LIABILITIES
Cement liabilities '
Temporary Loans
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Otbet,curreat liabilities
Net beg term liabilities
' Reserves and reserve funds
Atcunwlsted net revenue (deficit) and
vaapplledicapibd receipts
NOTES TO THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1980
Rated
.
• 44.079
44,079
• 3149.104
• 246,702
-27,535
467,420
1999
Amamif
87.700
• 231031
1.10,731
• 69.755
•211,452
• 30,683
422,621
1. Accounting Policies:
(ar Statement of Revenue and Expenditure:
This statement reflects the revenues and expenditure° of the
revenue fund and the following local boards:
Bluevale Community Rall: Board
Bluevale Community Recreation Association
There are no municipal enterprises consolidated in these results..
(b) Statement of Capital Operations:
(c)
301;'184 (d)
• 1.52.759
. 230.60
. 531.814
(o)
This statement reflects the capital expenditure of the nonicipality
to be recovered from the general mnieipal revenue of the municipality
' and,iti local boards as described in note 1(a).
Balance Sheet:
This statement reflects the assets and liabilities of the revenue
fund, the capital fund, reserve fords and local boards ad described
in note 1(a).
Fixed Assets:
The historical cost end accumulated depreciation of fixed assets is
not reported for municipal purposes. Instead, the "Capital outlay
to be recovered in future years' which is the aggregate of, the
principal portion of tiomatured long term liabilities, capital funds
traasferred.to other organizations, end the cost of capital projects
mot,yet permanently financed is reported on the "Balance Sheet."
Municipal Enterprises:
• 123,440 - There are no municipal enterprise activities carried on by the
, eel61':g�9g.gti•se gave.e.i.i., .;es.e..a1mt1ctJalit1 .... ..... ..... .,
• $ • ^"80Tlf `it."(tisarges for hist Lams lueri' Lihb1'litieg: ''} e
i,o( R er"t eel ever, pc; -ihl: tn( ie • . v . , •
aro Debt reesxmme Mete imlt;tding principal and interestare charged
;393,901 • against;crosent ,revenuei.in the periode in which they are paid. •
interest charges ars not\accrued for the periods from the dates of
the latest payments to the end of the 'financial year.
• 5',1
t • 17,886
• >m
2. Capital Outlay to be Recovered in Future Tears:
(e) game capital outlay to be recovered in future years dose not represent
a harden an general municipal revenues, as it is to be recovered in
68,440 fubuee years from other sources:.
• 162,13
• 1,351 Special Charges on Ben4itting
} 1...admirers $158,714 $ 87,537
. 163,868
586,a (b) Capital ouuaya, including fixed assets and the transfers of capital
fords 1n the amount of $81,425 which have been financed from
general mmieipal revenues of the current year, are reported on .
30,683 the Statement of Ravenna and Expenditure.
1980 1979
26,• 269
. ( 124)
: 4,1663
30,683
eignmennommasesi
1979
Achal
162,393
175,609
• 26,647
1.149
76,10
• 71.593
30.300
83,310
1179
Aaacst
1114,571
66,575
39.838
x,924
168.546
33.491
3.' Reserve Funds:
During the year the following monies were credited directly to reserve
funds without being recorded as revenues and expenditures of -the revenue
fund:
0.5.R.P. Grant
O.R.it.P. Investment Interest
Interest gm-O.E.R.P. Loans
1980 1979
3,474 3,186
726 359
$ 4,200 $ 43,545
4. )Art Lang Term Liabilities:
(a) The balance for net long term liabilities reported on the Balance
Sheet is made up of the following:
Total long term liabilities incurred by the
aunicipality including those incurred on
behalf of former school boards, other
municipalities and outstanding at the end
of the year amount to
Of the long tern liabilities ahown above,
the responsibility for prylmnt of principal
and interest cberg■@ bas been assumed by
others for a principal amount of
let Long Term Liabilities et 'the End
of the Year
1980 lam
$191,104 $120,755
42.000 51,000
3149,104 $ 69,755
5. Accumulated Ret Revenue `Deficit) at the End of the Year: '
The balance in the revenue fund et the year end is available to reduce
(to be added to) the levies of the following classes of ratepayers:
1980 1979
General Ratepayers - Revenue Fund $ 10,099 $ 26,439
- Local Boards 8,679 4,163
Designated Ratepayers - Tile Drain Pre -levies 6,428
School Board Ratepayers 315 ( 1811)
County Ratepayers 2.014
$ 27,535 $ 30,683
6. CB -trace for Ent Lon4 Torus 1A,4,111tiee:
Total charges fog the year for long-term liabilities were as follows:
Principal Palmate
1aterest
1980 1979
$ 6,751 $ 4,251
3,974 2,370
$ 10,725 $ 6,621
Of the total chargee shown above $10,725 were paid from general muni®
revenues of thm municipality and are included in expenditure on the
Statement of Remora and Rxpenditure cleaslfied under the appropriate
functional headings.
7e L14billtx for Vested Biok Leave Benefits:
tinter the sink blade benefit plan, =teed sick leave can accumulate end
emnlcrla►r easy beame entitled to a cash payment Man they leave the
msnLoipality'8 employment.
The liebilitg for these oowamulnted dingle, to the extent that they hove
vested and could be taken he cash by an employee on terminating, amounted
o$ at the end of the year. An amount of $1.0,380 has bean provided
past service liability and is reported on the Balance Sheet.
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