Zurich Citizens News, 1977-12-08, Page 16a • e 16 Citizens News, December 8, 1977
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TRAINING FOR SNOWMOBILERS — A safety training course for
young snowmobile operators was held at the Pineridge Chalet Sunday.
The instructors shown in front are Ruth Anne Bogue, Belmont and
Audrey Hess, Woodstock. From the left are students Sandra Dixon,
Plan costs out of control
Hensall; Judy Weiberg, London;, Brenda Brunzlow, Exeter; Denyse
Leighton, Kingsville; Bill Gibson, Clinton; Ron Taylor, Brucefield and
Brian Falconer, Seaforth..
No question on property
Increases imminent in Count
Budgets for 1978 began to
trickle into the Huron County
Council agenda Friday and
councillors were quick to notice
that increases in nearly all
budgets are imminent. Of course,
all budgets presented now are
approved subject to final
revisions at budget time in early
1978.
The budget for the Huron
County Planning Board drew the
most comment and county
council turned down a request for
another senior planning
technician. While council did
grant an approximate six percent
increase to the existing planning
staff — a planning director, two
planners and a planning
technician — it turned the budget
back to committee for revisions.
The planning budget called
for expenditures totalling
$162,000, up nearly $28,000 over
last year's budget of $134,200. But
Chairman Bill Clifford of
Goderich said the county tax-
payers' portion of the budget will
be increased by $42,400, mostly
because the Community Study
Grants will be delayed until 1979
because of an Ontario govern-
ment policy to hold back grant
money until final Ministry ap-
proval is granted for completed
planning procedures in the
municipalities.
"There is a delay of six months
to a year on certain funds," said
Chairman Clifford.
Six percent
Goderich Township Reeve
Gerry Ginn noted the direct cost
to Huron County residents in 1978
was up 36 percent. He asked how
council intended to keep the total
county increase in 1978 to six
percent if one committee was
allowed this kind of an increase.
Reeve Bill Elson Morris said
planning board costs were get-
ting "completely out of control"
and felt ways should be found to
reduce the cost of planning rather
than asking the people to pay
more toward the process.
Frank Cook, deputy -reeve of
Clinton predicted the planning
process, unless controlled or
altered, would "cost our tax-
payers in Huron County a lot of
money".
Reeve Clifford explained that
the total workload in the planning
office is increasing. Planning
director Gary Davidson con-
firmed this, saying the depart-
ment is only about half -way
through the preparation of the
secondary plans requested by the
various municipalities. All but
two municipalities have
requested secondary plans,
Davidson said, and the towns are
now asking that their secondary
plans be updated.
Clifford added that the plan-
ning department has used the
services of a parttime draftsman
for two years now, and that if
another senior planning
technician was hired the junior
planning technician could handle
those duties. Looking at it this
way, Clifford reasoned, the new
staff member would cost the
county only about $9,000 per
annum.
Clifford also noted that the
conversion to the metric system
in the planning department has to
be done and is making additional
work for the staff.
Think
The Goderich reeve urged
council to "think it over
carefully" saying that if added
staff was turned down, less
planning would be completed in
1978 and municipalities must be
prepared to wait for their
secondary plans.
Harold Robinson, Reeve of
Howick, said the secondary plans
"are no great shakes" and said
he felt Huron County wasn't such
a bad place to live when there
was no planning at all.
Stanley Deputy -reeve Paul
Steckle said planning is "going on
behind the scenes" by people of
all walks of life interested in their
own personal affairs. He said that
in a municipality like Stanley
Township which has lakefront
land, there are more non-
residents than residents involved
in this kind of planning. When
citizens go about planning in such
a haphazard way, Steckle said
the local councils find themselves
with some real problems on their
hands.
Steckle said he had not always
been happy with. the county
planning department, but
commended the planners for the
assistance they had provided to
the townships in most instances.
Reeve Ed Oddleifson, Bayfield,
echoed those sentiments saying
the Huron County Planning
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HURON BEAN COMMITTEE — The 12 man Huron committee of the Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing
Board was named Friday at the annual meeting at the Pineridge Chalet. Back, left, John Seagren, Glenn
Miller, Victor Hartman, John Oke and Glen Ribey. Front, Ken McCowan Jr., John Paul Rau, Bev Hill and
Nick Whyte. T -A photo
department had helped to protect
Bayfield frozn becoming
"something we didn't want".
Deputy -reeve Eldrid Simmons
of Exeter said that to hire
another planner was "the
cheapest route". He suggested
that if local councils hired their
own planning consultants, they
would find it much more ex-
pensive. He suggested that if the
county turned down the planning
board's recommendation, it
would show councillors were "not
looking far enough ahead on
this".
"Local authority also involves
local responsibility," said Gary
Davidson.
Many areas
The planning board showed
increases for office and drafting
supplies, postage, telephone,
travel allowances, memberships
and publications, legal fees and
equipment.
The property budget was ap-
proved without question.
Court house maintenance is up
just under $4,000 from $83,450 to
$87,400. Registry office main-
tenance goes from $7,425 to $9,840
and the assessment building
maintenance is up close to $10,000
from $25,200 to $34,720.
The museum budget shows an
increase for county taxpayers of
$6,625 from $43,475 to $50,100.
Salaries are up $3,400 to $53,400;
employee benefits are up $2,275 to
$8,200; utilities are up $450 to
$1,650; and the telephone is up
$100 to $450.
The budget for Huronview is
up $164,628 over this year and
represents just about $8,000 more
for Huron County taxpayers to
raise. The Huron apportionment
of Huronview costs is $208,354 in
1978 of a total budget of $2,585,026.
Nearly all costs across the board
are up at Huronview according to
the report.
The social services budget is up
to $412,100 from $378,400. The
County of Huron will pay $114,250
in 1978, nearly $6,000 more than
the 1977 budget figure of $108,430.
The budget showed that general
assistance is up $26,000 to $294,900
and administration costs are up
$7,200.
The county development
budget is up $4,600 to $49,800 with
the increases showing up in
salaries for the office and the
committee,employee benefits and
zerox and printing.
Livestock sa les
Sales Barn prices continued
stady last week; demand was
active and supply consisted
mainly of heifers and steers. Fat
cattle: heifers, $44.50-$50.00, top
to $51.25; steers, $46.50-$50.00, top
to $57.75; cows $19.50-$24.50, top
to $27.00. Pigs: weanlings $35.00-
$44.50; chunks $45,50-$57.00
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STADELBAUER
Passed away at The Dearness
Home, London, on Thursday,
December 1, 1977, Mrs. Dora
(Kraft) Stadelbauer, widow of
the late William Stadelbauer of
London, in her 86th year. Dear
mother of Doris (Mrs. Rudi
Reichel), RR 3, Dorchester,
(Bud) Ross Stadelbauer of Rich-
mond Hill; loved by two
grandchildren, Kelly and Lisa
Stadelbauer and dear sister of
Mrs. Lucinda Heywood of Ex-
eter. Resting at the T. Harry
Hoffman Funeral Home,
Dashwood, where the funeral
and committal service took
place on Saturday with Pastor T. •
L. Ristine of Trinity Lutheran
Church officiating. Interment
was at Zion Lutheran Cemetery,
Dashwood. Mrs. Stadelbauer
was born and raised in
Dashwood.
LORNE CHAPMAN
Lorne Chapman, Hay township
farmer, passed away suddenly at
his late residence, December 3,
1977 in his 65th year.
Surviving is his wife Lorna
(Ellis) Chapman, daughters
Shirley (Mrs. J. Deloge)
Toronto; Gwendolyn (Mrs. Don
MacLaren) Oakville; sons,
Gerald,' Burlington; Craig,
Forest; and Roderick, Barrie.
Two sisters Mrs. Robert Price
(Grace) Bloomington, Indiana;
Mrs. Ruth Connors, Albany, New
York. Also survived by five
grandchildren.
Funeral service was held
Monday, December 5 from the
Bonthron Funeral Home, Hensall
conducted by Rev. Don Beck.
Interment in Hensall Union
Cemetery.
ANNA DILLING
In South Huron Hospital, Exeter
on Saturday, December 3rd 1977,
Anna E. (Bell) Dilling, in her 81st
year. Beloved wife of C. Wilbert
Dilling. Dear mother of Clarence
W. Dilling of Sarnia, Harold J.
(Bud) Dilling, Toronto; Mrs.
Allan (Bernice) Olson of London
and 7 grandchildren survive. The
funeral was held Tuesday from
the Bonthron Funeral Home,
Hensall with Rev. Don Beck
officiating. Interment in Exeter
Cemetery.
HAROLD
SCHWARTZENTRUBER
At South Huron Hospital, Exeter
on Friday December 2 1977
Harold J. Schwartzentruber, of
181 William Street, Exeter.
Beloved husband of Violet
(Kenney) in his 61st year. Dear
father of (Shirley) Mrs. Lloyd
Stanlake, RR1, Exeter, (Dianne)
Mrs. Don Fields, North Bay,
(Bonnie) Mrs. William McNutt,
Exeter, Lloyd, Eric, Rick, Terry,
all at home, Paul, RR 1, Exeter.
Dear brother of (Lyla) Mrs. Stan
Bowman, Ayton, Dalton Sch-
wartzentruber of Tavistock,
Orland, Zurich. Reverend Hubert
of Elkhardt Indiana and Vernon
predeceased. Also thirteen
grandchildren. The funeral was
held Monday from the T. Harry
Hoffman Funeral Home, Dash-
wood with Rev. Don Forest and
Rev. Clayton Kuepf'er officiating.
Interment in Exeter Cemetery.
NORM SALMON
GENERAL .
,ONSTRUCTION
- Remodelling
- Renovations
- Repairs
- Painting
- Additions
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