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WEDNESDAY APRIL Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Means mill rate increase Education costs up percent Education In Halton is a 61 million business this year having risen 17 percent over last year To the average householder in the region that rise will mean an additional 4 3 mills added to the tax bill come this fall Those were the vital statistics In the Halton Beard of Educations 1073 budget passed laat week by the board While the old saying may be Weve got some good news or and some bad news when It came to this years educational budget there was very little good news but plenty of bad About the only bright spot in the budget the increase In provincial grants Through legislative grant regulations revenue representing S3 percent produced compared to in 1974 In dollars and cents that means tbe province paying for elementary schools which is an increase of over 1074 and represents M percent of the coats In the provincial contribution amounted to SB percent The secondary school grants are estimated to be which la an in crease of over 1974 representing percent of the total coats In 1974 the grants represented percent of the That leaves 13794673 of tbe elementary school costs to be paid for by tbe area municipalities Of that Georgetown will pay Acton and Enqueuing Snow to decide 308041 As could be expected Burlington will pay the largest share of the costs con tributing will add 4614260 municipalities will pay 111 towards secondary schools Georgetowns share Is 677504 Ac ton and Burlingtons share of the secondary school budget Is and 3965718 In total Georgetown residents will pay 1473242 for education in 1975 will contribute and Acton Breaking those minions of dollars down to the basics tbe board has found that providing education for each of 30410 elementary students In coats per year That la an Increase of per pupil over last year or 18 percent Total expenditure for the secondary schools Including the trainable retarded on a per pupil basis 157017 on an average dally enrolment of 19403 Thats an increase of per student or 14 percent For a breakdown of tbe overall revenue end expenditure of tbe Board In see the chart on page It Start on Terra Cotta Inn Construction is set to begin tbe Terra Inn final building permit for the reconstruction of the scenic inn overlooking the Credit River has been Issued by A G building Inspector for Caledon Twp Work on the building partially destroyed by fire last August bad been delayed pen ding receipt of building permit inn la being rebuilt by Aldon Con struction Company owned and operated by Al Sleklerko a well known custom builder Stron owner of Terra Cotta Inn baa set July 1 as a tentative opening date for the refurbished restaurant Halton or Oakville JENNIFER HOLMES plays with plasticine while of Sharon Ledger are crafts paintings and dally ding Daycare outside playing Centra Some of the activities the children take part mat More for GAMA A formal application to the provincial government drawn up by tbe recreation department will be sent to council applying for an increased subsidy for community recreation Because construction of Georgetowns the Gordon Memorial Arena and Georgetown Indoor Pool was not completed by March 31 tbe municipalities are eligible for a new in creased grant The former grant for was to cover both new facilities However tbe new grant possibly available would be increased to The new application la for a new grant under Community Centres Act which enables municipalities to receive funds for community facilities Application for the Gordon Memorial Arena would be for a total of and the grant for the hall within the arena would total as well Maximum grants available for this facility are Another application formerly made under same Community Centres Act for the Georgetown Indoor Pool was for but new eligible grants would be for a of More work on arena Recreation director Doug ColUson noted at he general administration committee meeting Monday night that As we near completion of the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena were finding some things are not being done to their fullest completion I Mr ColUson up by staff members of the additional work needed It was recommended In the report that the lobby and other areas of the arena be tiled When contractors leave the report notes there will be only concrete floors Mr also stated that tbe gray block walls make tbe first aid room a very drab looking place A request was then made that the walls in the first old room be painted For sanitary purposes the canteen was recommended for painting This would eliminate a large amount of dust in this area The cost of the additional work would be approximately The report was op- proved and will now appear before council Pool halls may open on Sunday If you happen to like to shoot a game or two of pool occasionally you may have on extra day to do it on The towns personnel and finance committee Monday night approved a request from Mr owner of Club Billiards on Georgetowns Main Street to consider allowing the billiard hall to open on Sunday That approval must now be supported by town council when ft comes before council as a whole likely next Monday night Mr originally requested that the hall be open on Sunday from to p however the committee approved the hours of 1 to m Councillor Miller explained that be had no objections to tbe hall opening on Sunday as long as It closed at 10 oclock I personally feel that its Jus better to have the kids off the street on a Sunday night by 10 oclock Chairman of the committee Harry Levy added his approval of the Sunday opening noting Sunday irrespective of the Lords Day Act has become just another day for recreation the same as any other day of the week Mr Routhler who has owned the pool hall for the past 19 months explained that Clock talk A donation of a time clock to the Gordon Memorial Arena from Ltd was not readily accepted at the general administration com mittee meeting on Monday night Councillor Morrow suggested that the recreation department obtain the appropriate time clock and then see if Nellson will come to the com mittees terms and reimburse recreation department accordingly Councillor Roy Booth suggested an alternate route to be taken for the of the time clock it can paid for in five years from ad vertising revenues than there Is no use in us taking the gift The recreation department will not determine the amount of revenue which could be obtained from posting ads on the time clock Tenders will be called and an investigation will proceed to establish the rate charges for advertising space since taking over its operation be and his wife had cleaned he place up There are no drugs and no liquor allowed on the premises The kids who are there are good ones He and his wife he added are always on hand to supervise the hall Jim Snow MPP for East Is ex pected to announce late this week which riding he will be running In come the next provincial election As a result of he provincial govern ments proposed riding boundary changes Mr Snows present riding of East la going to be split on a northsouth basis but enlarged on an east west base The changes expected to receive third and final reading In the legislature late this week will separate from the present Halton East riding and Burlington from Halton West Oakville and Burlington will each have its own tiding while tbe remaining part of North will be combined Into one officially known as Fran president of tbe Georgetown Progressive Conservative Association and vicepresident of Halton PC association noted that Mr Snow la still weighing the pros and cons of running either In or She noted that while Mr Snow lives in north twothirds of his Involvement with the local riding have been through much more populated Oakvllle area His decision she added will likely be made late this week In conjunction with riding split George Kerr MPP for West has made it well known that be will be running in the new Burlington riding Should Snow decide to run In Oakville the search would then be on to find a PC candidate for Halton II Jim doesnt decide to run In it could certainly be an Interesting election Mrs Balnea mused She speculated that the provincial election would not be held In late spring as has been frequently mentioned in recent weeks A June 10 date has been mentioned In the halls of Queens Park but he government Is still denying that a election Is planned at all I really can t see how anyone could hope to hold an election by late spring with all the work the boundary changes will mean for enumerators and returning officers Mrs Babes said Regardless of when the election is to be held PC officials In tbe new riding are already gearing themselves up for one An organizational meeting for all PCs in tbe new riding has been set for Wednesday May In tbe Mohawk Inn Road Just north of Hwy401 beginning at IS Tbe meeting Is open to tbe public and party members A constitution for new group will be presented and officers elected Mrs Balnea presently- very Involved In the East PC association stated however that she would not be running for an executive post with the new body Small fire engines The possible usage of SCAT trucks in Halton Hills is under investigation by the Fire Fighters Association Tbe topic was raised at Monday nights General Administration Committee meeting A SCAT truck Is a vehicle smaller than the standard fire engine which la capable of controlling and extinguishing small fires They can reach a fire in a shorter length of time than the larger engines Councillor Rlc Morrow questioned Could we review back over the years and see what percentage of fires could have been looked after by using a smaller vehicle Could they not get to a fire quicker than a larger fire truck Ken Bulkema Fire Chief for stated that the SCAT trucks show a great deal of promise Initial results from he usage of the trucks have all been favorable Councillor Morrow suggested hat the fire chiefs from Georgetown and Acton discuss with tbe Fire Fighters Association tbe Idea of using SCAT trucks In lbs area and bear the collective thoughts of tbe association and executives Your Morning Smile Now that winter has relaxed Its grip on Georgetown we can all look back at some of more annoying momenta sad laugh One neb example came from a discussion works committee One councillor was paying tribal to Mayor Tom Hill for pushing him of a snowbank after one late council session A voice from the rear of tbe council chamber exclaimed What else Is new The mayor has been poshing us all for years RATHER THAN GO TO A FIRE DIRTY Georgetown cleaning Hugh Wright Bill Mark Volunteer Fire Department took advantage of the car Marty Power Willy Cawler Cindy Lehman Alison wash being run by the Grade Eight students of Holy Cross Galbrallh and Paul Peterson were the official scrubberi School last Saturday to get caught up on their spring