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Show Everybody gets raise: (Soma. pfi Bifegv Li would tie divided on the same basis as other taxes, and the schools getting their share. The Commission was advised ad-vised by the Association of Counties that this money would come to the county and not be divided with any other governmental bodies. Has-lem's Has-lem's letter was filed. At least three other gov ernmental agencies made a pitch for some of the in -lieu tax money. The Commissioners Commis-sioners will have to be on their toes or someone will steal it away before they get It. Another letter from the Corps of Engineers spurred the Commissioners to hire a surveyer to determine high water line in Big Wash. There's a remote possibility possibili-ty Hy To Hey may have to get busy with his wheel barrow. At the time the flood control con-trol program was put into effect, the possibility of leached rock encroaching on Big Wash was remote. Since, Essex and Shield Development Develop-ment Co., Ltd. have moved a lot of rock in the area. Tollcy stated at the time of the agreement with the Corps that he'd personally haul all encroaching rock away in a wheel barrow. The surveyor will determine if there is any encroachment. They advised Dr. Trafton that the County has no need for a FCAG sanitarian. Facing up to the fact that the Beaver County Commissioners Commis-sioners had not received a raise in over twelve years, and that only two counties (Wayne and Daggett) pay their Commissioners less than Beaver, the Commission Commis-sion voted last Thursday to Include themselves in an across-the-board 10 raise to all county employees, elected and appointed. The Commissioners presently pres-ently receive only $200 a month or $2400 per year. Generally, the budget is about as tight as usual, barely bare-ly covering the necessities, because the promise of in-lieu in-lieu taxes is just a promise and will not be available until next October in any event. Revenue sharing also is in limbo, and though approved by the last legislature, faces an appropriation battle when the Carter administration and the Democratic con-t con-t rolled legislature takes over in January. The $337,231.00 budget could be inflated with $30-40,000 $30-40,000 in Revenue Sharing, $195,000 in-lieu tax money, and other make -work money when the new administration gets rolling. In a surprise action, the Commissioners, on amotion by Harris after relinquishing relinquish-ing the chair to Eyre, terminated term-inated the employment of Clauss Marshall. They appointed ap-pointed Wayne Stawart to the position of foreman. There was discussion of returning re-turning to the road supervisor super-visor system, with one man in charge doing all the planning plan-ning and ordering for the whole county. This system was instituted in 1974, but fell by the wayside in 1975. The Commissioners were advised that the CETA program pro-gram expires in January. However, there will be an attempt to extend it. Four jobs are at stake if the program pro-gram Is discontinued. Lynn Mclnnelly approached approach-ed the Commissioners about the heat in the Highway Patrol Pa-trol room. But the subject soon got switched to the heat -friction between the patrol and other law enforcement enforce-ment agencies. A letter from Supt. Lynn Haslem advised the Commission Com-mission of the passage of the in-lieu of taxes bill and that the school district had been advised the $195,000 |