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Volume 72, Number 11 GST Included $1.00 Wednesday March 18, 2009 Orono Town Hall Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 More $100,000 club members Membership in the municipality $100,000 club, continues to grow. Last year, it was reported that 17 employees of the Municipality of Clarington earned over $100,000 in 2007. This year, the report, based on 2008 salaries, includes 21 Clarington employees. The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Art requires municipalities to disclose annually the names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more each year. At the top of the list is Clarington's Chief Administrative Officer, Frank Wu, who was paid a salary of $199,327 in 2008, plus $1,800 in taxable benefits. In 2007 Wu was paid a salary of $186,150 plus $1,811 in taxable benefits. Wu salary increased by 7 percent from 2007 to 2008. Second on the list is Marie Marano, Director of Corporate Services, who was paid a salary of $151,665 last year plus $1,822 in taxable benefits. The lowest paid director on Clarington's payroll last year was Fred Horvath, Director of Operations, who was paid $123,661 plus $1,508 in taxable benefits. Municipal Clerk Patti Barrie took home $113,029 plus $1,425 in taxable benefits in 2008. Clarington's Fire Chief, Gord Weir earned a salary of SALARY see page 3 Grade one student Alyson Heegan helped to kick off the start of the March Break by modeling in Orono Public School's "Tacky Tourist" event at the school assembly on Friday. Ratepayers want more police presence Police matters in the village of Newcastle are mostly centered around traffic control, according to Divisional Officer Art Baine. Baine was invited to address the March meeting of the Newcastle/Bond Head Ratepayers Association, which was held Monday night in the Lion's Den of the Newcastle Community Centre. Ratepayers President Art Wynn agreed with Baine that vandalism around the Community Centre has improved, and seems to be minor now. "It seems to me, our problem in the village is not crime, it's lack of traffic control," Wynn stated. "There just isn't enough visible control in the village." The younger teenage kids in Newcastle now -- the age group that Baines said tends to create mischief -- seem to be pretty good kids, according to the officer. A few years ago there was a more troublesome batch of kids in Newcastle in that age group, he said. The Ratepayers group said traffic problem areas in the village are at the intersection of Edward and Mill Streets; the `T' intersection where Edward meets Rudell Road; and the three-way stop at Mill Street South and Port of Newcastle Drive. Illegal parking at King Ave. E. and Beaver Street continues to create safety concerns for villagers. Baine told the Ratepayers that police do have the authority to ticket illegally parked cars. He also said the Municipality could put temporary pylons in place in front of the laundromat, to discourage illegal parking until they create a more permanent solution, which is in the works. Traffic lights will be installed at the Mill and Edward Street intersection POLICE see page 3 What's Inside see pg. 5