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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1982
Page
3
Medicine Hat Public School Board trustees unanimously forgave a 14 percent pay increase. Chairman Roy Wilson would gain 1014 dollars to 8223 while four trustees would miss an 864 raise to 6993. Trustee Bob Block led the freeze to set an example for other boards.
Public works committee decided there would be no formal summer water use restrictions this year. They asked council to authorize director Lorne Thompson to impose restrictions as needed, especially during emergencies, while noting residents have grown accustomed to such rules and should remain prepared.
The public works committee recommends amending the sewer bylaw to permit a second meter at commercial industrial and institutional facilities. The extra meter would record non domestic water use such as lawn watering or process water. Installations would be paid for by the user and red tagged.
The Medicine Hat school board approves a one year trial where teachers and aides will screen students' eyes in Grades 1 6 while nurses focus on scoliosis detection. Assistant superintendent Fred Krammer notes a few high school students may have the condition and early detection aims to help. Nurse supervisor Audrey Redmond cites about one percent of Albertans affected.
The Lions Club of Medicine Hat pledges 1500 toward staffing the four city wading pools including Kin Park and Lions Park. The Kinsmen matched the amount, prompting plans for a Wednesday meeting with city staff and protesting mothers to discuss reopening and administration of the pools this summer.
Medicine Hat officials condemn the federal budget for a 20 billion deficit they say will deter foreign and domestic investment. They criticize raised taxes, wage caps, NEP inaction, and a 3000 homebuyer grant as inadequate while urging civil service cuts to spur growth.
The city land office has seen rising lot returns from contractors and individuals in the first half of the year with eleven lots back between May 1 and June 10 and 23 total returns January through June. Officials cite weak sales, high interest, and policy penalties as driving factors while total housing starts and permits show a downturn.
Northwest Crescent Heights allies behind 500 and 600 block Terrill Road N W urged the public works committee to drop paving citing high costs and weak economy. A 16 signature petition from residents supported not paving, contrasting a prior dust complaint petition from fall.
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