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~â€"Each year after this column Zappears, a few hometown supportâ€" ®ers (exâ€"Wainfleetians whose butts "are bound with binder twine) Zexpress their heartfelt and valid disâ€" Epleasure (verbal vomit) by sending Â¥their written sentiments to the editor Zof this newspaper (deathâ€"threats). icolumn. «â€" This is my onceâ€"aâ€"year, folksy, ‘earthy, let‘sâ€"makeâ€"funâ€"of ourselves ‘test for those people â€" who like »«myself â€" live in the beautiful and sbucolic hinterland of Canada (boonâ€" «docks). (If you favor spraying abucolic area with insecticides to istop the spread of cholera, give gyourself an A and stop reading right ‘here!) Aug. 4, 1993 sector companies going out spendâ€" ing taxpayers‘ money on such problems like drunken sailors. They spend their money wisely, and only when fully justified. In our opinion, the feasibility Study does not justify spending by the Board of any taxpayers‘ money outside of the regular equipment replacement program. The ecoâ€" nomic analysis is simplistic, flawed, and does not support the Report‘s recommendations; the job creation program issue is not the Board‘s turf; the environmental responsibility issue is a red herâ€" ring. °_ Finally, where are the Board‘s priorities? Rumblings are being heard from administration and trustees about cutbacks hitting the classrooms next year, and yet trustees can blithely accept a report which recommends $13.2â€"million Of unnecessary spending. Do they have their priorities straight? We urge your readers to get involved on this issue â€" $13â€"milâ€" lion is being spent unnecessarily, . So this year, rather than pick solely on Wainfleet, I will make * COMMENT TOWN HALL MEETING CALENDAR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING You can tell you‘re from a small town when SEALED TENDERS, on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J S5A6 until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on TUESDAY, August 17, 1993 for the following work: Monday, August 9, 1993 7:00 p.m. Council Chamber LAKESHORE RD. W. RECONSTRUCTION (MAURICE DR. TO HOLYROOD AVENUE) LAKESHORE RD. W. RESURFACING (KERR STREET TO MAURICE DR.) Approximately 380 metres of road reconstruction in 1993 of a 14.0 metre wide, four lane roadway, including grading, granular base, asphalt paving, subdrains, curb and gutter, drainage works, 500m‘ of concrete sidewalk replacement, and 890m of 150mm to 300mm PVC Watermain and related appurtenances. An additional 380 metres of existing four lane roadway is to be repaired and resurfaced with an asphalt overlay in 1994. Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Tuesday, August 3, 1993 and may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road for a nonâ€"returnable payment of FORTY dollars ($40.00), GST included. The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to the Town Council, equal to 100% of the Contract Price, and a Labour and Material Payment Bond totaling 50% of the contract price. A certified cheque or Bank/Trust Co. Draft for the amount specified in the tender documents must accompany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Ontario on Tuesday, August 17, 1993 at 2:30 p.m. Local Time. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Director : Department of Public Works onflict over Board‘s priorities CONTRACT NO. Râ€"280â€"93 TENDER FOR ROADWORKS ASPHALT RESURFACING AnbD WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION lready it‘s that time of for my annual You A Ellis, P.Eng., DL T€ ‘ar ‘A NCE m Wainfleet IF M O W veal Letters to the editor every attempt to nationalize this goodâ€"natured abuse, spreading the pain far and wide. (Imagine that we just elected a federal NDP governâ€" ment, and you‘ll get the picture). for nonâ€"educational purposes. They should demand that their trustees reject the feasibility study‘s proâ€" jects when the matter comes to them for a vote and, instead, to continue with the routine program of equipment replacement. Apathetically, sit back and see taxes rise unnecessarily is the alterâ€" native. If one doesn‘t speak out, trustees have nothing to listen to! Roger A. Love Taxpayers Coalition, Halton And for the record, people in Wainfleet do not do the chicken dance at weddings with real chickâ€" ens as I stated in last year‘s column. You know as well as I do that the recent NDP budget put a prohibitive service tax on people who date liveâ€" stock. Okay, so here we go, the acid test on whether or not you come from small town Canada. You know â€" you‘re from 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6J 5A6 All the world‘s TOWN OF OAKVILLE 345â€"6601 SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Town Clerk, on or before 12:00 NOON, local time, TUESDAY, August 24, 1993. Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville or Mail to: P.O. Box 310, Oakville Ontario L6J 5A6. Specifications, Proposal Forms and Proposal Envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or the highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.1.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing & Office Services utine program replacement. back and see ily is the alterâ€" n‘t speak out, to listen to! Oak Th PROPOSAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF HOUSEHOLD COMPOSTING UNITS PROPOSAL NUMBER PROPâ€"19â€"93 h PARKS & OPEN SPACE COMPETITION lal Th M * if when your phone, hall answers * if you‘ve ever won a ball hat for correctly answering a tank capacity question on Motorsport Trivia * if you brag about having visited Paris and London and hope someâ€" day to go as far as Sarnia Amherstburg, Ontario (Wainfleet): * if the basement at the firehall meets all your entertainment needs * if you‘re still steamed that your personal invitation to the 1988 Lilac Ball went to your brother‘s wife * if when you press the redial on your phone, somebody at the bingo * if you‘ve recently come to the conclusion that wrestling is fixed * if you can‘t get over the fact they let you ride escalators in city malls for free PuUD (k j 2 g\ Pz'-fi-‘ ‘ “ C KOBEKT, I M SORTING YOuR DIRTY LAUNDRY FROM CAMP _ ; â€"z24 You know you‘re from Carnduff PROPâ€"18â€"A M urnover, C.L.M., P.MGR M SEPTEME M THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 00 ME * if you‘ve made up a rhyme about Kim Campbell that ends with "down your leg and in your boot!" Saskatchewan, (Wainfleet): + if you think the Home Shopping Network is a series of yard sales on the same street * if, when a waitress introduces herself you stick out your hand and tell her your name * if you‘re still uneasy about callâ€" ing your Uncle Robert brother Bob«* if you believe people who point at your black socks and sanâ€" dals are just jealous * if you think you recognize the face on the statue of The Unknown Soldier * if you voted for the moneyâ€"savâ€" ing proposal to put the town‘s new wading pool next to the Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Oakville Town Council is pleased to announce that it has signed "Local Social Contract Agreements" with all of its Unions and Nonâ€"Union staff to meet the Provincial financial targets of reducing Town payroll costs for the period July 1993 â€" March 1996. The Town has therefore met all of the major objectives of the Provincial restraint programs, without facing the serious disadvantages inherent in the Social Contract "fail safe" strategy. For 1993, the reductions required amounted to almost $1.2 million, while in 1994 and 1995 these targets increased to $1.8 million each year. The Oakville Plan reduces direct salary costs to the Town by providing three days unpaid temporary leave for all employees in 1993. Furthermore, the workforce will continue to shrink through attrition over the 1993â€"1996 period. While salaries and wage rates have been frozen for all 677 employees, those 80 employees who are presently in probationary or developmental salary/wage categories will be permitted to move through their respective compensation range over this three year period to the comparable rate of pay of other employees performing the same tasks. These actions will help maintain staff confidence and morale while meeting the public‘s expectation for reduced government expenditure. The Social Contract Legislation which was adopted by the Province contained features which protected unions from having their contracts reopened to allow for unilateral salary and wage rollbacks. The worst case scenario "Fail Safe", requires that all forms of compensation are frozen for the next three years. At the same time, if Local Agreements can be reached, specific savings will be given to each municipality. Because we have been able to reach agreements with our employees, the taxpayers of Oakville will receive an additional 20% or $369,000 in Provincial grants each year for 1994 and 1995. A net increase of $268,000 will be achieved after paying for the inâ€"range movement. This negotiated concession was fundamental to the Town achieving signed agreements with its bargaining units. The Town, in reaching this agreement with its employees, has been mindful of the principle of fairmness and equity to all groups and employees. More importantly, the Town also recognizes, not only the value of the positive work environment that currently exists, but also that the working relationship with its staff and unions must be maintained during and after this Social Contract period. Town Council and Senior Management wish to congratulate its union leaders, union members and nonâ€"union employees for their leadership in recognizing the challenges placed upon the municipality and helping us achieve the Provincial financial targets, while maintaining services for the citizens of Oakville. H. E. Henderson, YOUuRr SNEAKERS ARE DAMP, AND THERE ARE DARK BROWN THINGSON _ _ OAKVILLE AND ITS EMPLOYEES â€" SIGNED SOCIAL CONTRACTS * if you refer to plastic spoons and knives as silverware * if your veterinarian and your taxidermist are the same person You know you‘re from Peace River, Alberta (Wainfleet): * if you surprised your wife on her last birthday by taking her to a band tattoo * if your pep talk to the local peewee baseball team included the phrase "kick some serious ass!" * if you see nothing wrong with the local Annual; Animal Abuse Fundraising Pig Roast kill * if you wished Bill Ray Cyrus would cut the rest of his hair * if you give pet names to roadâ€" You know you‘re from Swan River, Manitoba, (Wainfleet): eX s . wx rj4 ~â€"~Nm , 0e 4 m ~ * if you know the names of all PARTY CRUISES ALSO AVAILABLE CALL DAN 333â€"3675 32‘ FULLY EQUIPPED BOAT ates for Groups of 1-50| the people on the town council and all the people who voted them in * if you still think people who say "Have A Nice Day," mean it * if, before you booked the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, you phoned the company to get permisâ€" sion to troll off the back of it * if the story about the day you met your wife contains the phrase "buck naked" And finally, you know you‘re from Wainfleet if you recently applied for a gun permit to operate your salad shooter. (The name of the editor of this newspaper appears * if you‘ve ever thumbâ€"tacked your business card on a public wall * if you sit down to mow the lawn in the masthead on page 6 of the first section. by Steve Nease