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million school budget cut Double digit taxation not acceptable MIDAS TOUCH Mayor Rum Miller hat the Mltfai touch leaat when he wielding a laming torch at Midas Centre The Street shop opened their doors to the public with a variety of specials and giveaways To commemorate moment a sign entitled Top Guns was constructed for a unique ribboncutting The pipe was bent from a special machine that can mufflers to It any car Seen here left to right are owner 1orralne Martin Mayor Miller Manager Martin Chamber of Commerce president Dave Kenlner Chamber member Tanas dent of Midas Canada David Stroll Herald ad manager Sieve foreman Herald photo Asks town for less CVCA needs less money Herald Staff The Credit Valley Con Authority will be asking for 146 from the Town of Hills this year That sum is down from last years 138 This reflects a slight increase the 1985 general levy to and a substantial decrease in the special levy to 317 for I Hills The special levy covers projects at Arm strong Avenue Ml Eden Place North Gold and Country Club the Smith property and the paper mill dam Highlights or Ihe 1365 budget were presented Thursday night at the CVCA Meadowvalc Authority members approved the 19S5 budget of million For the member municipalities the 1905 general levy increase was per cent over all General Manager Glen said the pro in government t announced transfer pay men Is to the Authority Wt re presenting whal we think gel funding for Mr Schnarr said It s our best guess The Authority is rcqui red to present its budget Us member munlci palitics by March 1 If ihe province agrees to transfer payments expected in the CVCA budget the 1985 Autho rity budget will be In good shape Mr Schnarr said The Authority has projected a cutoff point for funding of projects on a provincial priority list released last October The TcrraCotto resurfacing has been dropped but has been Included to repaint the pool in the mainte nance budget Although the Authority is hoping for a new administrative office the project is a highly political one the pro vincial level Despite repeated requests by Chairman Stewart the matter remains unresolved Because the provincial approval Is Uncertain and land would have to be sold to generate revenue for this project no funds were set aside for a new office in MILLIERE TV SALES a SERVICE MILLIERE TV SPECIAL RCA 26 KEYBOARD COLOR TV built in cable converter NO CONVERTER NEEDED Direct access to available broadcast wcablechamels tracker tended I required crystal lurv mrcrrnance Automat color ensures control lleshlone on all channels RCA 26 REMOTE CONTROL COLOR CONSOLES WITH CABLE CONVERTER WITH ATTRACTIVE STYLE Automate coot control reel on and RCA tended S and low 20 RCA COMPACT COLOR TABLE MODEL Remote control Automat c color con power on oil volume trol and fieshlone updown mute and correction channels channel Walnut in band tun no 3 MILLIERE TV SPECIALS Innodttom kitpt coin Inn program tg commit ultt mid I ill Herald Stall In a week the Board or Education has reduced the 1985 proposed budget by million Stating that double digit taxation is not acceptable in 1905 director of education Wally Introduced IB reduction proposals at Monday finance committee meeting Mr said he had achieved the reduction proposals after a great deal of difficulty and credited the senior administrative staff for their assistance and time The Board of Education 1985 budget proposals now total 114 down from Iht figure of last week It Is an Increase of per cent over last year s budget Based on a one per cent Increase in grant from the provincial government a to per cent increase in mill rate is expected The per cent Increase in provincial grant money Is based on the eight tenths of one per tent received last year coupled with the addition of more developmental handicapped children In the system In reducing the proposed budget all expansion supplies and services accounts salary provisions and programs were reviewed No expansion of central or area office staff Is planned Tor 1985 positions presently In the budget have been eliminated A speech patholo gist social worker two computer services staff and nine auxiliary stall positions have been eliminated A freeze on hiring central and area office personnel will come into effect and the staff there will be reduced by per cent over a two year period attrition and reassignment Controllable supplies and services for all school accounts will be held at the 1984 expenditure level and will be less ten per cent over last year for the central and area offices The board went Into private discussion on a reduction in salary recommendation which Mr said details would become more evident during salary negotiations Other recommendations Include the reduction in the number of special education teachers from ten to five the elimination of telephone service expansion a reduction In supply teacher accounts and eductions In secretarial assistance budgets and board committee cxpendl Burlington Separate School trustee Bill said although he was not opposed to the types or amounts of cuts felt the committee would be short changing themselves if they were to rush on a decision Citing the fact that the board had recently MULTIFUN FRIDAY Grandmother Victoria Benito gather together with younger members her clan ion Benito and her 11 will be part of the Multicultural Night Friday March starting at m There will be food costumes dancing and lots of opportunities to see and learn from people representing other land If you want to attend or have some questions call lue office at passed a motion to spend million dollars over five years replacing school furniture he pointed out that one of the proposed reductions said equipment and furniture accounts for all functions will be reduced to a maximum of 25 per cent of the 1984 expenditure level contract A Georgetown company has won two federal contracts worth thedepartment of supply and services has announced Instrumentation Services Ltd will supply 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