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No decision yet Future uncertan on Whitby for school for kids 'DTApae 2 with 'dïsordersme 4 Roadside flower'vendi chairged Bronze for Saintsl d ors and Special page 8Oypa pagel FORA YEAR Studntswon' have to leave home sehools By Mark Reosor Parents who've fought against sendin_ their childreni to a new Wh Mtby elementary sehool have won a one-year reprieve. Studente now attending Prin- gie Creek, Dr. Robert Thornton or Leslie McFarlane éublic ochools now have the option of attending C.B. Broughiton or stayun - m their home achooi - rovidîng thiey apply 'i , writing y ehih chools suûperintentent Laura Eliot no later than. May 28. Letter. and application forma will be, sent to parents of al students registered to attend Broughton, says Elliott, adding the exemption in only for the 1996/97 ochool* y-ear and doesn't atppiy té students entering kmn- dergarten or students moving into the Broughton boundary. Staff will assume that parents who don't return the formns will send their children te Broughton, she says. Elliott in optimistic most parents wili send their children te Broughton. 'W. fjradIly hard to speculate at this point; I think i terms of what we've seen at the previous p arents'?me ,we might have 30 parentsaha were vocal and that were really insistent on sending their.kids te their cur- rent schooi.» The board was< anticipating 230 students i the tradition ai year pr~am at Broughton if the bundres were enforced so "I wouid expect 200 students... and were up te, 130 ithe modified.w, She hopes an information meetin, scheduled for Friday, May 24,1 p.m., at the Durhamn public boaid's Taunton Road headquarters, will increase sup- potor te controversial schooi. "It is anticipated that many of the parents who have exprese the desire te have their eblidren remain at their current schools will choose C.E. Broughten P.S. when they have further oppor- tunity te learn more about the prograins te be offered at the school," stateu Eiliott ini a press release. But «"f the board is unabie te provide app opiate program- ming at C.E. Broughfon P.S., provision wiil be made for ail students at their current school,» she adds. Broughton principal Jack Smyka introduced the new school's 19 staff members at a meet- SER PAGE 20 18 Road repair costs may be-charged to residents By IMike Kowalski Whitby residents may be py ing directly fior repaire te their streets it he future. Town council last' week gave public works department staff the go ahead te explore options to Whitby's current policy. on road reconstruction and maintenance. One possibility under conside- ration îe charging homeowners whose proqperties front- streets where roadi improvements occur. If enacted, repairs wouid only be carried out if a majority of the residents -request council te do the work. "Theres no question in my mind that we can't afford the road system were used te,» said councillor Joe Drumm of a staff repor which outiined the diffi- culties the Town is encountering i keeping Whitby roads i an acceptable condition. A.ccording to the report, Whitby's road construction needs in the «now» and "one-to-five, year" categories total $51 mii- lion wih the buik of that ($36 millIon requiring immediate attention. Traditionaily, 50 'per cent of these proecU were funded by the Onae government, but with cuts in transfer paymenta. and «ever icreasing deveiop- ment," staff. warn tat other avenues must be explore&. "There is obviousiy notgoing te be sufficient annual tax monies nor deveiopment charge levies te meet alf the existing and- future roade infrastructure deficiencies," the report states. "Quite cIeary another source Of financing muet be considered th provide additionai fundeî and lessen the overall impact on the Town's resources," it adde. 'The fact in we're beinq squee- zed as evey ther municipality, i"agreed "Unies. we come up with norne innovative way, local improve- -ment ha., te be ani option," he said. SER PAGE 20 SPRI NG AI Il - 'il