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Town costs growing over tax insurance Town ore a difficult tin couple of with I9i budget Bight off the bat is up per cent last because of in in town and recent budget Town King W5 of town spending translates into one per cent in the town tax bill flight now thi towns insurant i up to per for from its last its up to Mr Most of thai is milk up of liability he It something thai a not us and it a one ptr in tht gtneral tax rul Two have been held this month and March councillors hope finalize tht 1986 town now were at a per cent increise Rick got a lot chopping lo do might in per cent hut I want i to go down A report from tht town treasurer will be presented to council In a weeks Mr The federal sales tax increase of one per cent which comes into in April spells out into a to expense for town he said So just with insurance and the soles lax we ve got 2 per cent budget Increase the treasurer said The lown two major grants from the province the roadwork grants and ihe unconditional grants ore up 4 cent which is a little than last year although they re still less than the rate Mr King POLICE BEAT Slid into plow An Acton man could not stop on an icy Norman and slid in to the back of a 1979 which was plowing snow Thursday at a Damage to the Jeep was estimated at The Acton mans 1983 lorii received no damage police said School A wallet and its contents worth was taken from the pocket of a jacket left in the Acton District High School staff work room It was taken between B and II A bracelet ring and watch worth were taken from a changing room at Georgetown District High School Friday between 30 and House axed A vacant house on Georgetown was robbed and had Us Inside walls damaged with an axe some time between Feb and March 5 Police believe culprits entered through the front door which had a broken handle Food dishes a kerosene heater and a man gold ring were taken Correction In a police story last week The Herald said the 19yoarold driver of a Dodge delivery van lost con Irol on 10 just west of Ninth Line and struck 1981 Volvo Feb In fact it was another driver that lost control on loose drifting snow and was unable to avoid the collision The Herald regrets the error Impaired driver An Impaired Acton man was taken to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital after he crash his car into a telephone pole Sunday at 10 a He was west bound on Highway 7 at an unknown speed when he attempted to make a left turn onto Main Street North lost control swerved and struck a hydro pole police said The car was totalled and the Acton man treated for minor Injuries Car ditched An Acton woman driving a 1985 Mazda cast bound on Highway swerved to miss an oncoming car lost control on Ice and entered a ditch Thursday at a m Damage to her Mazda was estimated 800 The car she swerved to miss did not stop police said Wo Pay 25 On Your Deductible lor Windshield BAKING NEEDS BULK FOODS SKIING IS BELIEVING blaze damages 2 homes Skiers known for tutor of Ihrlr downhill Their Ihre youngs were llir usual on Ihe slop len Sun da afternoon Iuukrr Burton wire wearing lane 12 w costume Conservation Area Herald photo parents win reprieve llytllCGIr Herald Special will allowed o register objections to the pro posed closing of thtir school before trustees make a fin decision In a meeting with dents and closure committee members day Ballon Board of idem thairmnn Arkne Bruce said she would bind the board rulis to allow the to git their message trustees cum til rtsidents Mould have hid to rnnkt their sub missions on a report rtcomminding the closure of school lo board by March to time for the to be distributed to trustees for tht March meitlnf Mrs told residents would extend that drjdlinc to them the time needed to study the report and make heir com ments At stake in the futures of house or schools result art unset because the board committee which has recommended the closures a year to prepare its while they were expected study the issues respond within a week The residents will delivered by board courier to trustees before the meeting A decision to be made jti March the residents were told If the schools are to be In September Mrs Bruce and board dent Ron Chapman both said question could be deferred by a board motion but such delay would keep the schools open another year Residents made it plain hey were unhappy with the procedure the board has used in its closure study arguing the committee should have warned the community their school was being considered for closure giving them time to make their presentations They expressed support for the representatives they had on the study committee but said those representatives hid been muzzled board polity com mittit dtusions not rLvealed III after prestnled to the bo Thi conclusions of ihi study com nutlet ere presented last week giving residents only I week to thtir response schools to studied were in December Mrs said but the committee dldn wanl to residents because no firm detismn id been made Resident Jim Sheldon questioned why the report font no mention of potential disposition of the closed schools despite requirements for that informition in both Ministry of and board policies on such studies Mr Chapman said committee members wanted to place the em phasis on what was best for children rather thin on the financial issues thus did not discuss disposing of the surplus properties Residents also unhappy at the fuel children being bused to imthousc will to tmel over treacherous road which has been too narrow and is pirl of a gravel trutk haul route Mr Chapman said if is closed and its pupils taken to youngsters would have to travel that section of road while only children would have to travel trig road if we closed in ited dam ee Thursday at ipproximott ly a m No one was hurt in ire at Ml Main Street South ire slaying temporarily f press lime the fire depirt not know it had fire The ire in the Karate whin is between small r I me ind a I home Tin iruKt wh is ittachetl pit civ burned The 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