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_Midtiand micros _ Delegations last until 9 Midiand town council is unpredictable in its handl- ing of delegations. At some meetings the person addressing the council is cautioned that a delegation is limited to 20 minutes. At other meetings nothing is said about a time limit. On Nov. 9 the council heard from two delega- tions, finishing with the se- cond delegation a few minutes before 9 p.m. Midland council meetings officially begin at 7:30 p.m. Midland's clerk will prepare a tender policy for the consideration of the members of town council as soon as he has the time. The clerk has been par- ticularly busy in the absence of a director of planning on the municipal payroll. A planner will be hired soon. A question about the status of the tender policy was raised as the "council filed a letter from William Ogilvie asking Huronia District Hospital to tender its snow removal contract. The expanded aircraft parking apron at Huronia Airport looks spiffy, Reeve Bev Day said. The cost of the work was $85,000, of which $68,000 was paid by the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications. Non-union employees of the Town of Midland who are hard to reach up until Jan. 31, 1988, might be on holiday. Some of the staff who are owed holidays and time off in lieu of overtime, have been given until Jan. 31 to catch up. : The Town of Midland doesn't pay for overtime piled up by non-union employees. The Midland Hor- ticultural Society is receiv- Proof said in pudding Through October, 329 building permits worth $17.2 million were issued by the Town of Midland's chief building official. Reeve Bev Day said the hiring of a_ general manager of public works was a factor in the increase from the same period in 1986. In the same 10 months in 1986, just 252 permits worth $10 million were issued. 'You can't prove that. You can't prove that," Deputy-Reeve Nancy Keefe protested. "The proof is in the pudding' was the reeve's response. Councillor Buzz Brown created the exchange when he explained he could not vote for the bylaw chang- ing the status of the holder of the position of general manager of public works, to permanent from proba- . tionary. Brown said he was not voting against Ken Cave "but the process that led to you being hired." ing a Town of Midland Award of Merit during the annual Town of Midland Christmas party. As previously reported, a man who helped police capture a robbery suspect who subsequently was sentenced to 16 months in jail, will receive a Civilian Citation. The Town of Midland is going to buy land behind the dental clinic of Dr. David Hurst for $17,000 and lease it to the owner of the former Canadian Tire building property. Also to be leased is adjacent municipal property. The land will be paved by the lessee and used for park- ing. Annual rent of $500 will be paid to the town. Sidewalk has been poured on Elizabeth Street between William Street and Olive Street. Mayor Al Roach sug- gested that four vacant lots owned by the town there, zoned for small industry, be rezoned to permit single family houses, and sold. The town council is recommending to the board of parks manage- ment that Huronia Museum no longer be re- quired to pay annual rent of $1,200 to the parks board. The Town of Midland owns the museum and the land on which it sits. Ken Cave, after one year's employment, has been appointed as the first general manager of the public works department of the Town of Midland. The public works depart- ment secretary, Della Bentley, will finish her pro- bation period on Nov. 15 and become permanent public works secretary. People who want leaves for composting can request them from the town's public works department. Leaves gathered in bags are not being picked up with household garbage. The bags will be collected by public works employees, or opened by the employees and sucked into a truck by the town's leaf plucker. The leaves are being separated from other gar- bage so that the taxpayers won't pay to have them driven to Keele Valley. Car crash Charges are pending ina traffic accident on Highway: 93 near the Angels. On Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m., vehicles driven by Randy J. Leroux, 25, of 32 Harriet Street, and Juliann G. Bridgeman, 38, of Conces- sion 1, Tay Township, collided. Injured in addition to the drivers was John Bridgeman, age eight, a passenger. All three were taken to Penetanguishene General Hospital. Page 12, Wednesday, November 18, 1987 Smile! Maclean-Hunter Cable TV volunteers in the art and science of TV pro- duction. These volunteers were at the first is training session at the Balm Beach Road studios last Wednesday evening, learning the basics of community television. Shown here after the lesson on setting up the camera are: Scott Williamson, Noreen Miller and Peter King. L Bring in your Ski Equipment Nov. 19 - 21 Drop Off At The Y Thurs. 19th - Fri. 20th to 9:00 pm All Day Sat. 21st New Packages Skis, Boots, Poles, Bindings. Clothing Cross Country Equipment A Midland Y's Men Community Service Project in Conjunction with Sunday, Nov. 22nd at the Y.M.C.A. Midland Time 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm ra yt (| | el MIDLAND amity Service wine 526-7828 Wy 445-1130