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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Tuesd ay, A p ril 2, 2013 7 905-873-2753 265 Guelph St., Georgetown Open Seven Days A Week ALL 2012 FLOOR MODELS ON SALE With the arrival of spring, residents in the Town of Halton Hills will begin seeing more Building a Better Halton signs on local roads. The signs let you know that con- struction is about to begin in the area and also act as a reminder of the Re- gion's commitment to the maintenance and expansion of water, wastewater and transportation infrastructure. Residents have said that infrastruc- ture planning and construction is a key priority and Halton Region is listen- ing. Here are some of the more than 15 Building a Better Halton construction projects that will occur in the Town of Halton Hills in 2013. • Improvement projects at the Da- vidson Well and Fourth Line Well in Ac- ton, and installation of a new standby well at Lindsay Court in Georgetown. • Watermain and wastewater main replacement on Charles Street and Prince Charles Drive in Georgetown. • The widening of Steeles Avenue to four lanes between Trafalgar Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard, and be- tween James Snow Parkway and Tra- falgar Road. • Intersection improvements at Tra- falgar Road and Five Sideroad. To learn more about Regional con- struction projects in your neighbour- hood or along your commute route, visit www.halton.ca/construction. You'll fi nd project information listed by city or town, alerts for road closures and lane restrictions, maps of the proj- ect areas, and links to your local mu- nicipality's construction information. Your patience is truly appreciated as we work to make Halton Region an even better place to live, work, raise a family and retire. • • • Stay informed about Regional con- struction work taking place in the Steeles Avenue corridor. Read the lat- est issue of Construction Update-- Steeles Avenue online or subscribe to future e-newsletters at www.halton.ca/ ConstructionUpdate. --Gary Carr is the chair of Halton Region Gary Carr It's construction season: Stay informed Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr earned about $207,376 in salaries, ben- efi ts and expenses last year, according to Regional doc- uments released last week. Carr, who has been the Regional chair since 2006, received about $198,158 in salary and benefi ts, $4,606 in conference expenses and $4,612 in car mileage and other expenses in 2012. Among Regional Coun- cillors, Halton Hills Coun- cillor Clark Somerville was the biggest earner at a total of $67,840-- $51,322 in sal- ary and benefi ts, $14,272 in conference expenses and $2,246 in car mileage and other expens- es. About $11,405 of the conference ex- penses, however, are related to Somer- ville's duties as the Halton represen- tative on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Direc- tors. He also took part in the FCM On- tario Caucus election and the FCM Ru- ral Forum. Milton Mayor Gord Krantz earned the least with a total of $49,047-- $45,873 in salaries and benefi ts, $2,746 in conference expenses and $428 in car mileage and other expenses. Burlington Councillors Rick Craven, Jack Dennison and John Taylor and Milton Councillor Tony Lambert didn't have any conference expenses while Oakville Councillors Cathy Dud- deck, Jeff Knoll and Alan Johnston and Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring didn't claim any car mileage and other expenses. Goldring, Craven, Mari- anne Meed Ward, Denni- son, Taylor, Paul Sharman, Blair Lan- caster, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, Johnston, Duddeck, Keith Bird, Allan Elgar, Knoll, Tom Adams, Lambert, Co- lin Best, Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bon- nette, and Jane Fogal) earned between $52,000 and $58,000 last year. Somerville tops pay list for Regional councillors By JULIA LE Metroland Media Group CLARK SOMERVILLE