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Orono sait dome costing $98,OOO.00 Construction has started on t'he sait dome at the Public Works yards in north Orono. At the present timne the ce- mnent slab has been laid and work is expected to start almost immediately on the construction of the dome. The sait domne is being placed south of the present Town garage. The estimated cost is $98,000 which is $19,000 more than budgeted for the project and $15,000 more than the estimate in early lune. The treasurer points out that the increased cost resuit from asphaît cous which have risen by 25 percent over estimates as well as additional costs for site preparations. The asphait pad-is to cost $13,000 while the structure tself is tendered at $75,00 The Town bas spent some $10 ,000 in site preparation. The treasurer points out that the sait domne is a non- subsidizable item and the the additional $19,000 be drawn from the sidewalk maintenance account that is,- also a non-subsi'dizable budgeted item. Kendal public sehool may close August'83 A feature of the Orono afternoon programù of music Fair this September will be and dancing on Staurday the appearance of the Leahy aftemoon on thc arena stage. faniily of Lakefield. The ex- For the Leahy music is famnily citing group who have thrill- fun.-, ed audiences across Canada, The group of seven girls and New York State and Tralee tlree boys along with'mom Ireland will appear for an and dad is Canada's answer to the Osmondi family of theC showmanship - performance U.§. , with pizzaz. Their act is Canadian step- Fiddle music is in the bonies dancing, singing, and fiddl- of the Leahy family. It is in ing, a simple style whcl f leir heads, hands and feet. Chrissy describes as cmn- They don't practice it - tîcy phasizing grade, vigour and live it. _________________________________________The hring of an Engineer- ing Technician and an Ad- ministration and Records NO PAPER AUGUST 4th Supervisor for thc Public Due to holidays the Orono Times will not be Works departmcnt of thc publistied on August 4th. Publication wiîî resume on1 Town of Newcastle is an issue Auus Ilt, 98. op t rstupfo a las acopl at counicil that is gtting more Augut 1l t, 182. opeto estup or a lest cople than the usual amounit of at- of days during this period. tention. The hîring did gain CUREATZ ANNOUNCES MINISTRY APPROVAL 0F REVAMPING NEWCASTLE MAI N STREET Sam Cureatz, M.P.P. Durham East, announced last week that the Ministry of Transportation and Com-- munication has given approval to upgrading thc connec- ting link along Highway No. 2 in the Village of Newcas- tle and will so notify the Town of Newcastle. Cureatz points out that the Ministry has given immediate approval for $20,000 for design work and further approval of $280,000 for construction that can bc undertaken in the spring of 1983. Thc connecting link would include the area from the west of the Village east of the hilI to a point either at the Catholic Clurch or Ar-. thur Street at the Lumber Yards. The project has been a matter of discussion for sometimne and according to Courtc. Woodyard tIe Director of Public Works is now working on costs of the project in relationship with the Ministry approval. Woodyard said he las some doubts that there is suffi- cient monies to bring the road, curb, gutter and sidewalk up to urban standards. Woodyard points out that the province pays ninety percent of the cost in reconstruction of the connecting link. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY The Town of Newcastle council will meet Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 to consider recommenda- tions of the General1 Purpose committee meeting held on Monday which took the morning, afternoon and two ours into the evening to complete. No meetings are scleduled for August. approvai ofithe generai pur- pose committcc on July l2th but bogged down at counicil on July 19t1 when council, in majority voted for a full job description of both positions prior to advertising. Thc full job descriptions werc before general purpose r1iptions a committee on Monday when again Mayor Rickard gave, full. trcatment, to, almost item by item scrutiny. The job descriptions did howcver pass through the comniittee which would allow tIc Chief Administrator Of- fice and Director of Public Works to advertise the posi- tions and receive applications for the jobs witl thc public works. The 'Mayor did tIen pre- sent a resolution seconded by Counc. Taylor that at tIc time of fhe by-law was being brought forward for thc posi- A recommendation from the property and finance committee was received by the Nortlumnberland and Newcastle Board Education suggesting the closing of the Kendal Public Sclool and the Maple Grove East Public School in thé 'Towni of Newcastle and Cook's School in Hamilton Township. As a resuit of this recom- mendation and ln accordance with provincial and board policy the board will now bold public meeting this fal in the areas outlined in the report. Following the public meetings the board will make the final décision as to the closings. This decision would have f0 be made prior to Oc- tober 3lst, 1982 if the schools are to close in Augustof 1983. At the present time some 60 students attend Kendal sticky ma tion of the Administration and Records Supervisor that a further report 'from the Director of Works be presented reviewing ad- ministration of Public Works witl reconunendations for more efficicncy in the départ- ment. The resolution lost in a recorded vote with Councs. Haimre, Cowmnan and Hub- bard voting against tb.e mo- tion while Mayor Rickard, Counces. Taylor and Prout voting in favour of the vote. During the discussion both Taylor and the Mayor said if Approve $330,000 scheme for upgrade downtown Bowmanvllt The general purpose com- mittee of the- Town of Newcastle bas given approval to a $330,000 revitalization plan for the downtown area of the town of Bowmnanville. The plan includesthe pur- chase of property for a municipal parking lot, thc leasing of land for a second lot as well as street landscap- ing, planters, signs and a pedestrian walkway. The proposaI must now reccive the approval of coun- cil whicî could take placenat a council meeting on Wedncs- day of this week. Witl tIe approval of coun- cil the Town would make ap- plication to the province of Ontario for a boan in the amnount.of $150,000 to be rcpaid by the Bowmanville DBIA over a period of ten to twelvc years at an annual amount of $16,500,00. Fur- ther funding to cover the cost of the project would come from the Parking Reserve Fund and monies from park- ing mneters. AI. Strike in addressing- committee said there would bc no cost to the general tax- payers other than the loss of asscssment fromn the present private parking lot. Witl approval of the boan thc Town would tIen proceed to purclase tIc present private parking lot at Divi- sion and CIurcl street for an amount of $165,000. This could be undcrtakcn in 1982with dcvlopment under- taken in 1983 as to paving, metering and liglting. The plan also includcs tIc leasing of property on Silver sreet for a furtIer parking lot. Thc revitalization plan could take to 1984 to comn- plete. Public School which operates jointly with the Kirby Public SchooL. With closure of Ken- dal students would be accom- modated at the Kirby Public School. Maple (irove East did flot operate in the most recent school tcrm other than for extra-curricular and related activities. The cormmittee also will consider the closing of Maple Grove West and Mitchell Corners public schools in 1984. The decision rests on enrolment figures which are expected to drop to 62 in 1985 at Maple Grove Werst and to 97 ai Mitchell Corners. In speaking with Wm. Car- man, Ward 3 trustee, he stated that enrolment drop in, Darlington has in somte cases been as much as 55 percent and is the largest of the -whole area. itter was necessary to have the long-term picture as to staff- ing. Counc. Hubbard pointed out that the Town lad neyer lad adequate job description since its inception until just recently. She saîd the Mayor's resolution was a delaying- action and the Director of Public Works did need a greater time ýspan to present sudh a report. You are putting a guni to the head of the directors, she said. Counic. Hamre. pointed out that when the director >was hired he was hired to br- ing in efficiency within the departmnent and in its costing. She said he hiad been repor- ting changes and las been following our direction. She said it was foolish to now Smuddy the waters ,'especiaily since, these positions, were conidered duripZg the comn- pilation of the budget earlier this year. Ron Dupuis, director of Public Works, said the pro- cess lad been very painful for hlm. He also questioned a' review now of the whole department to qualify on the job. Don Smith said the Mayor's resolution would link the one position with the review. > The matter now comes before counicil and no doubt will again come up for discus- Sion. (Continued page 2) Puhlished Every Wednesday. - Oronû Weekly_-Times, Wdedy Jl 818 - - 1 ý.jqffl q qý g,