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8 THE HERALD Wednesday January Community Board of Education surplus put to good use Halton Board of Education has a million surplus in their 1990 budget which will allow the board to finish some extra projects that may have had to wait for comple tion The surplus assures that things like roofing and installing health and safety requirements will get done now instead of later said Jerry Jenkins the boards superintendent of business services The surplus is a result of over- budgeting of 2 million and an additional 56 million worth of provincial grants These grants were Ministry of Education pupil grants which arrived to the board Mr Jenkins said some of the resulted when the board estimated more students would be entering the school than actually did This saved the board from hiring additional staff As well there were fewer category upgrades of teachers said Mr Jenkins that would re- higher salaries Further Police help This past December Regional Police Ser vices held their Annual Charity Christmas Dance The Charity Dance in the past has donated profits to such organizations as Down Syndrome Milton Hospital Childrens Wing Developmental Handicapped and Womens Place Last Fri day at the Georgetown Police station Rick Slom- centre accepted a cheque for from Constable Bill right with the assistance of Staff Inspector Richard Kivell The money from the Charity Dance will go to the Peel Chapter of the Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis Herald photo more retirement gratuities were not as high as predicted What the board planned to do with the surplus was dealt with by the Finance Committee head ed by Patricia Wilcox Their report was presented to trustees at their Jan 24 meeting In the report the committee recommended the surplus be us ed for extra projects rather than use it as a refund to taxpayers The idea was supported by some trustees who said if the ad ditional monies were refunded back to taxpayers they would on have to be collected again in the tax bill when the extra pro jects had to be completed However about million of the surplus will be used to reduce the amount of municipal taxes that have to be raised on our behalf said Mr Jenkins The rest of the surplus will be used as follows to maintain the roof replacement program which will be added to the which was put in reserves for roof restoration in reserve fund for 1991 expenditures dealing with environmental and safety con cerns of which is budgeted for planned asbestos work for health and safety requirements such as eye wash stations flammable liquid storage and acid storage 100000 for storage sites for light ballasts and work on transformer sites and for the blue box program reserve for future retirement gratuities reserve for completion of the 1990 Library automation program and moving technical equipment from G E Perdue High School to the boards capital reserve fund of which may be used for portables and for general capital Halton trustees passed these recommendations at their last meeting OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE ft STATIONERY NEEDS St Georgetown STEVEN C FOSTER BA BARRISTER SOLICITOR 37 MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN 8734961 8734962 Simon CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Phone Mam Street South 5 Georgetown Ontario J 8770109 8770109 SLIER TWO PIECE TOILET White Reg SALE 9995 SAVE Bone and Grey available at extra cost Ret Silo CAYMAN VANITY with VANITY TOP Sin 95 174 Reg KITCHEN SINK The I PLUMBING BOUTIQUE Madam Model save jo Mnocast Acrylic WHIRLPOOL BATHTUB WhiteBoneGrey j Mirogllde TUB ENCLOSURE Ho Conditioner Pellet Salt Reseda MEDICINE CABINET Model No llaHlook Tclvlv with light Bar JIT Single Lewf KITCHEN FAUCET Model Ho Ret Valley ASK ABOUT OUR FREE HOME DELIVERY AND FREE WATER ANALYSIS HOURS AM 600 PM 930 AM 800 SATURDAY 9 30 AM 500 PM PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM JAN SAVE 200 CANADA LTD GRAIN TWIN TANK WATER SOFTENER Reg suiKmaster GARBAGE DISPOSERS oof Grinding Ret SALE Piece Builtin spartan Shower Stall Shell Compartment Structural Foam Base Including No Caulk Dram 34 7T Modal No Bone available at extra cost Entnnct Oft PLUMBING BOUTIQUE 8731090 GUELPHVIEW SQUARE 232 STREET GEORGETOWN ONTARIO