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SI isw 72 final school tax rise Herald Stan Irustces of the Board of Hon a budget Thursday iht that will increase education for a home assessed at The taxpayer with a home assessed at will now pay MIC a he increase in the mill rate Is per cent This vcors budget is just million which is a per cent increase in operating dturcsoverl9B5 It was not a budget easily by trustees who were split on iccepting it Ten trustees voted for it voted against It Those against the budget sup ported an alternative proposed 17 by the Halt on Board of Finance Committee which made up of trustees Thai bud it was SI million less and lould hive meant an per cent in in mill rote Taxpayers with a home assessed at would more in faddy Hughes of originally proposed the budget smaller by million and he spoke out against the new budget lie called the increase disgraceful and asked trustees to consider the cost to the retired and unemployed You only dip so long into the bucket he said Trustee Glover who sup ported the increase responded to Trustee Hughes I hear the education Is not meeting the needs of she said The cost of education is higher because of new programs parents want like special education computers and guidance she said How can the budget go up so much from a to per cent Increase last when there is a per cent decrease In enrolment this year Trustee of Burlington ask Trustee Glovers reply was that a per cent decrease in enrolment does not reduce costs significantly at schools because no one school ex a grot decrease Trustee Crosier of said reduction of Si million would have no crippling effect on education in Hal ton He did not sup port the budget The finance committee s March decision to cut the budget by Si million was made with the understanding the administration would make the cuts The ad ministration did not make decisions on where cuts would be because they were waiting for the SI million in to be approved by the Board and the cuts were not Before voting on the budget trustees asked the administration where would be made Wally the director of education answered the question by breaking up the cuts into three groups of The first would be cuts to all new additions to the budget Director said The major ditlons to be cut would be 10 special education teachers the summer program for Trainable mentally Handicapped students start up funds for French programs five or six administration support staff and books for French libraries The second cut of would be to day time Instruction the day today costs of running the schools The final would come from present accounts expenses that directly or indirectly affect pro grams and people Director said The bill to the municipal lies of Is 736 Down meeting The Down Syndrome Association will be holding its an nual meeting and election of of ficera April 14 at p at St Church In Burlington For more Information call Home to stay well wishes to Ruth Hyatt formerly of Norval and now of Brampton who is home following surgery to a gall bladder Welcome home to Irene Hunter of RIM Georgetown who along with Isabel Carney and Bruce and Muriel McClure spent the last month In Australia and New Zealand euchre tables euchre had 10 tables last Monday The winners were Ado Mnrie Murray Prairie Bessey Gord Early wilh the lucky draw going to Kay McMillan Bowling Is Fun HANDICAPPED DOUBLES TOURNAMENT ON MAY call for A LANES MOflE Winters mess The father and son Irani of Jin and Tout took pari of the sun Saturday afternoon to work the lawn of their SO Boulevard home It t wunl da lint fall but I hair cot lo do It the snow in gone the older Mr said airraid Parent wants town to take a stand on school closings The town be silting the sidelines when it comes to the closure of three schools In Hills says foot Drive resident Ron told councillors Ihcy should be getting involved in con Irovenslal school closure issue since it Impacts nog on the town Last week he s nil the town should b- miking sure there an no errors in ihe Consolidation ly recently released by the Hilt in board of education It recommends and Joseph Gibbons Public Schools be closed in September I know there it leist one error in that report the number of students in a school The Con lion Committee has one school down for students less thin it Ins Mr I believe you re wrong You should be involved he said are public and hive right represent our to the 1 In recent discussion had decided not to get mvolv as town body but to do so as in dividual parcnls in the Schools provide foci point for residents and taking hem could affect development in Ihe town Mr said He also warned real values of homes in the area of the closed schools could go down by at and last appeals eould mint it utile In pie the traffic f I ises iking to Id to if ere s been stud done on this he slid Mr id he of tit publit meetings on the Consolidation tint he didn know tin Study from his school Both Betty and up the in Ihnt tie lown and liaisi when roptrt in belnj zoned or in built whin ire 1 be closed commune it on between lie two public bod it i circuited us for our opinion wl it cm we d as a council Usher formerly s 1 to feci the concept is in Induing is ds who represent lie rairanun possibly should hue more droit liaison with the bo ird Joe Hewitt Cook were members of tin Con sol Committee tint named the three schools for closure It was a closure study right from the It in decision Hewitt said If we didn pick one school id mother APPLE Auto Glass Company MM Experience ASSORTED KIDS JEANS ALL BOYS DESIGNER TOPS ASSORTED KIDS BLACK PANTS REG UP T0S2SH IO LOTS OF NEW SPRING ARRIVALS FOR LADIES Graduation Dresses In Assorted Styles Colours Spring Is Here And So Are Clothings Fashions From Plumtree Sratch MENS ASSORTED MENS SPORTS CASUAL PANTS JACKETS MENS WHITE MENS TIES COTTON SPORTCOATS 2 FROM EVERYONE at JV CLOTHING iiKP GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE Board breaks policy delays closure vote Parents fighting three school didn step trustees from voting yes to a contested report but they slowed down the decision making process public school trustees voted Thursday lo break board policy and delay a vote on a con report until April The vote to postpone the decision was made after a lengthy meeting of presentations from parents representing Howard gles worth Josiph Gibbons and Speyside The Board of Education has a policy that all September closures must be voted on by March 31 Dick It was by trustees that more time was needed to study the Board consolidation report and 11 briefs submitted opposing the closure decision Nine of the briefs submitted by concerned pircnts total about 120 pages The board room was filled lost Thursday with parents and ratepayers cheering the nine speakers who opposed the Many Spectators stood the entire meeting or stood in the hall and listened to the meeting broadcast over a public system Each speaker was after completing their presentation which was limited to len minutes A vine of tictics were used by tie three speakers from Howard Wrie fcltsworih two from Joseph and four from Slide shows mops and overhead notes were used Kevin of spent his ten minutes criticizing Ihe decision making process of he His nine years in m1naemint revealed to him the process is flawed and in error lie Jim Sheldon from the Hills study broke rules ide the province on how to indie consolidation The speakers did ill could lo prevent the closing of their school criticized ind suggested liter natives Hon lluckton of even used humor Together we stick Divided we re stuck he said His suggestion was to postpone a decision until March 1JH7 when trustees would be more cert they were making Ihe decision Trustee Dick hid the list word and that word was received with groans from the Trustee is a member of the Hilton Hills Consolidation Commit he alternatives suggested and in formation provided by the speakers of briefs were not new The delego lions have not added anything new to what was already explored at the committee level he said Trustee said many of the suggestions in the briefs were looked one of the few trustees who voted postponing the deci until Tin recommendations of the con committee were made by people lee ted the public Trustee Other boards have their administrations do consolidation studies We feel we have one of the better democratic processes he Trustee told The Herald Consolidation Committee Ron Chapman and John Kavanngh Trustee responded to some of the criticisms directed the con committee The people presenting briefs did not get an opportunity to rebutt the final rem arts made by Trustee Many members of the au dence at Ihe responses Par ticularly when Jim Hunt the Board s transportation officer Youth easily understood KAY WILSON Herald Special The March meeting of the Brampton West Women In was held at the home of Lois 1rascr Hetty Johnson Mae assisted the hostess The theme of Ihe meeting was do we understand our youth first vicepresident ed and secretary Jane Terry record ed the minutes the ladies mentioned several fcrent of schools in Brampton which arc able to provide specific in true lions to suit students differ Did you know The CENSUS that the ranks of the female professional ore swelling and these con sidcrnble gams were made in Ihe decade In 1JB1 there were six t as man female lawyers five times as many female engineers and three times as m female accountants as in 1OT1 I PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 11 name a school of teaming in Brampton Bev McMurchy who Is involved in introduced Valerie Wilson who spoke of Ihe areas of develop ment of young through adolescence There are many ices available to youth which offer counseling and support to assist young people to develop life skills and help them to be successful she said Belly McClure gave Ihe motto The Voice of the people Young Middle and Old gave he courtesies The next meeting will be April at 10 a hosted by Mac FOR QUALTTY PRODUCTS WITH EXPERT SERVICE CALL Til UMEHQUSE nut ViuHHIitHVIMIHI MICROCOMPUTER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 8778877 DENTURE 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