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B8 GeorgetownActon Wednesday Juh2S news by The third meeting of the culture Club was held on Wednesday June at the Sahba Farm Burke McNeill intro duced Tony and Jim Saliha the father and con team who run the business They discussed how they planted flower in seedling trays which are made of Member travelled to the outdoor seed bed and then saw all of the stages at which cauliflower grows He also saw red green and savoy cabbage Vie took a look at the used and the cooler He were told how they steam soil and then the meeting was closed JtMOIt 11UB Sandra The third meeting of the Junior Calf Club was held at Mr and Mrs Walter farm Milton n June Leaders gave members two classes to judge One was year old and the last class was year olds John McNnbb came and slowed members how to make rope halters an interesting thing to see and learn President Frances Chisholm closed the meeting before Mr and Mrs doughnuts and drinks by Dave Mela On Wednesday June 30 the Beef Calf Club visited United Breeders for a lour of their facilities The operation of the breeding area was shown by a tour The animals from which samples were taken were also shown to the members After the tour pamphlets were given to the members about the types of bulls avail able Town support for education doubles in five years The contribution made by area municipalities to sup port public education in has doubled over the last five years from B million in to million in 1982 But the actual cost to taxpayers ha seen about a per cent in crease or per cent annually according to Halton Board of Education area super off nance Ron The number of tax payers in has increased over the last five jears which spreads out the higher coat of education amongst property owners explained Mr Warren The number of 37 increase in salaries since residential property owners has increased by about per cent since 1977 and commercial property owners have increased by about per cent since The increased mill rate about per cent shows the net on the taxpayer in No matter how many taxpayers there are in the region they all be paying an amount to day which is roughly GO percent than five years ago said Mr Warren The actual cost of education has risen by about per cent since 1977 and according to Mr Warren the figure would have been higher if was not declining enrol of our costs such as plant operation are fixed but some like supplies for children are ordered according to the September re gistration figures Mr Warren Pupil transportation and plant operation and maintenance are two costs which hate in creased dramatically since Transport ation is up by per cent and plant costs arc up by SI per cent Instruction which in eludes teachers and principals salaries is up by per cent Warren said BO per cent of the instruction is salaries and would be safe to say the per cent increase is in dicatoe of salary in creases over the last fie years Accord to for salaries the total for principals and teachers from both ele mentary and secondary schools was million compared to projections for 1982 of million This is an increase of per cent over three ears Mr said compared to other school boards of similar sue or in the same geo graphical region as the second lowest in cost per pupil Injures has always been as a low spending board and in my opinion will cont inue to be a low spending board Mr Warren said The cost per pupil in for elementary students is in and the cost for second students is this ear The ele mentary figure has increased per cent since 1977 and the secondary has jumped per cent The students in elementary and secondary schools in Halton has dropped by about 11 per cent since Our in creases in costs have been offset by declining enrolment but it Is difficult to say by how much At least so much CAS settles budget with the Ministry The executive of the Children Aid Society met with the new Deputy Minister of Community and Social Services Art Daniels Al Strang the new area manager of the Children a Services Division at Hamilton July 19 when the Ministry announced it is grant the Society a MOO increase to its base budget for 1962 This will raise the present CAS budget tram approximately KB million to million and end budget negotiations only apart According to Ron executive director of the Halton CAS Thhls money will end our perennial problem of reviews and arb rations in order to get our fair share We haven gotten all that we need but the additional money has certainly taken the edge off he problem John Graham president of the CAS board of directors took the same tack We haven gotten all the money we need but 000 added on to our base budget Is very good We ve had financial diffic ulties for four years and with this additional money we will be able to live with our annual percentage increase to cover inflation The additional money will help us make our foster parent rate more compel surrounding Societies and will also help keep our staff salaries equitable FLOORING SPECIALISTS ft- Main St 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