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f $ tC \ 4 ‘ , $sE ‘ C 11 ~O llex‘f‘qu. r z:s‘:é;'r‘{gezéonhe GHRONIGLEâ€" Thursday, Octeber 23, 2008 . \ f > T‘% 1 8 Stoxg _‘ . * \ _ budget for ‘08:; | _ eet Sout iyser LgoAbe . x s | fls ce > ; : Continuedyrompagen C002 /L¢ C1 _ ScEnNnEs FRoM SALEM . i ‘Roads and waste budget savings efficiencies could r 3 | __. cut another half million,council heard . _ _ E HARVES-T DlNNER f "~_ ‘Mr. Pyatt will have to consult with waste * * =" «94 ] es ‘ management to determine what can be deferred so : ' & ;;.;g, s *‘ thatthe county can stay withim budget | _\ || 3e . $ ty _ ~ _ Deferring projected contractual work and other, _ . J | â€" adl i y > wl potential savings would save $514,000, he said. He | â€" & it _ / . ~ e offered some suggestions where money could be cut, ( j P e . o ols = but added it is council which must make the ns aesale ced ol . â€" decision. Mr. Pyatt put forward Food 4 All and free y e Je y E waste vouchers as programs which could be ; k otca" ® considered. â€" #. . tha é #a . â€"" y Mr. Pyatt agreed with Coun, Peter Delanty of JPA . 2s Cobourg who suggested road work could be s â€" s || q considered optional. The CAO said that is one area _ : % p.: 2 %" { where cuts could make a "significant impact on the ho fuae 5.000 ‘ | ‘‘ budget." _ & * j h : k V en s es | Feale: Coun. Hector Macmillan of Trent Hills took es § L ~} > se d offence to that suggestion. He considers roads as one l i fs. fae... BP 000 s fl ! of the county‘s core business activities, He went on | â€" | w [ P NP s >R | to offer that county works staff don‘t pick roads to d Jor â€" iss :,' 0 rebuild or repair just so they can spend money. s t '. 4 Coun. Macmillan said roads costs have been "pretty S .. e . ) | light" in the past few years. se arrae _ . e / > | "The roads program has not been what it should t S bemie 0 s > ooo f be," Mr. Pyatt agreed. 1 f * E&& __J Cgg Kss s 6 *" ol ; Coun. Macmillan said the amount being spent by ie in l C { F2 * & the county is not 100% acceptable. Not spending now | CS â€" â€"p \alu i *A s will cost the county later and asphalt is not getting Je »" ; all k-_..__, ®: any .cheaper; it‘s pay now or pay later as far as Coun. \ uds MacMillan is concerned. \ : sB i \> _ Bos Owen/SBun MeoiA Bos Gen/SuN MEbit A cpart provided by Mr. Pyatt bears out Coun. ;fr:_én-year-old Holly Hutchinson was one of (Ruth Mackenzie wields the knig as she Macmillan‘s remarks. 4 "many happy diners at the Salem Harvest cuts the pie for the Salem Harvet Dinner In the past year, asphalt cement has doubled from «Binner Oct. 15. â€" ) . _ Oct 15. a:low. of $414.20 per tonne in January 2007 to its uen pnnonnnnnnemmnnnnmmmmmmmmmmnsonnnnnnnnonnemmmmmmmmenmemmnmmnmmnninnmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmn annommmmmnnenmmeemnt omm current price of $930.35. From 2001 to 2005, there was : m & A «} 1 w ceqpe in e ont AAictited ht nder | Public meet set for conservation plins + § Fixed costs | .+, By Jack Evans ' considerations involved in the planing When it comes to costâ€"cutting, some county . ts . 4 aspect include: floodplain managerent, responsibilities cannot be touched. Ambulance . 5> Lower Trent Conservation is trying to â€" erosion and dynamic beach hazards, suface response times and snow removal requirements fall | Anform the public about proposed changes to _ water quality and quantity, groundwter, â€" under provincial regulations. 1 ‘environmental planning policies.. . stormwater management, wetland::\gish .__ Alnwickâ€"Haldimand Mayor and county councillor *\ The agency is looking at new or changed | habitat, natural heritage features, amfi\he Councillor Bill Finley says that the county must . _policies in nine different categories and â€" Oak Ridges Moraine. look at the whole picture if it considering cuts. ‘Kave set Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. in "Consideration for the natual Wages and:salaries make up 90% of costs, The: "the Conservation Authority Office for the â€" environment is an important part of la j economy is weak and the county may.continue to ‘public to drop in and examine the plans. _ use planning," Weste added. "Lower Tr grow butâ€"not provide some services, he says, = . Lower Trent officials expect the open Conservation provides input to municipd suggesting current services need to be assessed. hotise should be of special interest to rural . land use planning processes by workin e Mr. Finley says county council must look at â€"â€"â€" Mandowners, developers and municipal with landowners and developers to 'ensur& wages and the salary grid. 4 officials. ; ) h â€" that development proposals have regard foxa‘ "I have a strong feeling we can‘t continue on the . "The planning policies have been‘ the.environment and will not lead to\ road we are going down," he said. "More and more updated to reflect changes in provincial .. problems for adjacent lands." > 3 people are wondering what they are getting from ATegislation and regulations over the past Other highlights of the open house will .‘ government." * in oke ‘Several years as well as contemporary â€" include information on provincial changes _Mr. Pyatt believes the county will.be.close to «environmental management approaches," an_d upâ€"toâ€"date technical information and _ brealkseven at the end of the year if costâ€"cutting ‘said Kelly Weste, environmental planner for . guidelines about environmental protection °_ measures are taken, l "ge Lower Trent. 4 1 and public safety. £ Th y hoaiget 2 * «_ "We want to make sure that The office is located in the former en l § Â¥+" municipalities are receiving consistent Murray Township Town Hall on Murray ; + 5 : i ‘environmental advice to ih,eiyp}anningqs;§§@g&"i%n, For moretkinfiw%fion or > s â€" § 6 _iprocess" Weste added.. |__ _ .‘ .. > queties, telephone Kelly We%fi te at 618â€"394â€" o :F.h%{@‘,‘ various e environmental 3916);3&13571@:‘! 220, or(613) 394 & ithh @