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PAGE 8. WEDNESDAY, APRIL'I18, 1984, WHITBY FREE PRÈ~S& Tax, pool, could ,hurt local education funding, Brown says 'y AC AL5AUflKI Free Presti Staff Strong opposition to possible pooling of commercial and in- aUUDLA ai asseijimgiL lUr sehool board funding bas corne from the Association of Large School Boards Wn On- RAISED a BUINE S.CR a ETEHED SOURCE I " Custom Frarng "Neediepoint Stretchingh I H undreds of popular styles. SAVE $I I FOR BEST RESU LTS BRING ALONG YOUR PRINTS, PHOTOS,I SNEEDLEPOINT, OIL PAINTINGS, ETC! 82 FROST DR., WHITBY ~6684521I 1 1 1 ý 1 another Important fac- tor is the decreasing share 0of provincial education funding. "In 1972 the» provincial share was 62 to 63 per cent. There has been a steady decrease since that time, and it is now 50.3 per cent."1 A letter drafted by the 1 av 301VATUA Ni t -tozricq elliowol ci'. tario. The association, of which the Durham Board 0f Education is a member, does flot want to see the proposai, known as the Martin model, imposed by the provincial gover- nment. The Province of On- tario has established lexpenditure ceiings for ail provincial sehool boards. The ceilings for 1984 are $2,297 for each elementary sehool pupil and $3,140 for each secondary school pupil. If the Martin model were put in place, sehool boards would be forced to raise any necessar funds above the ceiling maximums from taxes levied on residential and farm properties. However, they would also be required to raise an equivalent levy on commercial and in- dustrial properties, which would go to the Ontario government for redistribution by the Ministry of Education to boards across the province. The Durham Board of Education supports the Association of Large School Boards' disap- proval of the Martin model's imposition. They wil be par- ticipating in a public campaign to make their views known to local and regional councillors and the taxpayers of the area, among others. It is the goal of' the association to ensure that ail MPP's are m. £ tmA A s m ir rnoIBUL C-HURCH MINISTRIES SUN DAY FAMILY SUN DAY SOHOOL MIORNING WORSHIP EVENING GOSPEL SERVICE MONDAY 7:30PM YOUTH MEETING 9:45AM LADIES BIBLE FELLOWSHIP WEDNESDAY 7:45 PM» BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER * Beginnlng September 84.' Family Nlght wlth activities for chiidren. Bible Study à Youth meeting on one night. EASTER CELEBRATION SUN DAY. APRIL 22 Meeting at Whitby Senior Public Sohool, Garden» Street, Whitby Ë -Rev. Garry B. Fess, Mniser'Phono 666-2556 668-5228 ______________ Dear Resident of Whitby: Whitby Christian Assembly began ministry in this community on September 18, 1983. We are an evangelical - full gospel church, at- tempting to meet the spiritual needs of the familles in our com- munity. Our emphasis is upon preachlng and teaching the Word of God, as well as providing an atmosphere where people can worship God freely. At present we are worshiping at the Whitby Senior Public Schooî on Garden Street. This is only a temporary meeting place, for we have purchase seven areas of property at the corner of Brock St. and Rossland Rd. W. and' Lord willing will be erecting our own church facilities within two years. So these are exciting days at Whitby Christian Assembîy. We invite you to come and be a part of- this thriving new congregation. Pastor Garry Fess t DEDICATION 0F NEW CHURCH PROPERTY N.W. CORN ER ROSSLAN D'RD. W. AN D BROCK ST., WH ITBY 10:OA MO NI G W RS IPSunday, June 3rd i 103 MMRV TOM WRIGmT10:30 a.m. &6:30 p.m. 100 HUNTLEY STREET 6:30 PM EVENING SERVICERVJAEMCKIH '&THE RESURRECTION EJA SMCKIH GARRY & JUDY FESS HEVSatGÂTES1 &7 pn v Schooi FREE Admission 9:30OAM 10:30 AM 6:30 PM aware of their op- position to the proposaI ln the hope that they also will oppose it.' "It will hurt ail ratepayers in the region beause of the taxing implications," Trustee Ian Brown, member of the Durham Board of Education and chair- man of its finance committee, said in an interview Iast week. The Martin model could be beneficial to the Durham Board in the short term, Brown maintains, but it would be damaging in the long run. "We are under ceiling at the elementary level, but we are getting dloser ta it ail the time," he said. "Right now we are less than half a million dollars under the ceiling (at the elementary level)." The board is already operating at an above- ceiling level for secon- dary schools. "Orner boards are in a worse situation," Brown said. "The financial committee (of the Durham Board) is studying the impact and alternatives. We should have a report by the end of the school year. " . Brown added that Large in On- to local among to the as "ian en- , 1 in this community tç cover costs Incurred by other municipalities and regions."' The, letter further points out that residen- tial taxpayers would be absorbing "the ion's share of the cost of education" It also warns that if the Martin model were imposed, 6 . h possibility exists that many municipalities will lose commercial and industrial invest- ments since huge -dif- ferentials- in local property tax rates wil occur between municipalities."' 1 %M..e - qw £-association of School Boards tario ta be sent politicians, others, refers Martin modelj unprecedented tax base...One must question the province's right to use taxes raised Kiwanis Festival winne'*.rs These 60 youngsters are members of the Dr. Robert Thornton Public School choir for children in grades 1, 2 and 3. 1 They took first place in the prirnary choir category at the Kiwanis Music Festival competition that was held Apr. 9 in Oshawa. This is the first time a choir from Dr. Robert Thornton bas won the com- petition. The choral group, conducted by Marion Bryant (seated in the middle of the group), won out over six orner local choirs. m