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Howitt opposes cutbacks in superintendents Local trustee Dick Howitt has spoken out in opposition to a pro posal that would see the number of superintendents for the Halton Board of Education reduced by two In a report to board trustees Thursday night Director of Education Bob Williams said over a two to threeyear period the number of school superintendents would be reduced from six to four Newly appointed superintendent Betty Moore would be assigned to the boards high schools leaving the remaining superintendents to share duties with the elementary schools At present with six superintendents each person has 10 to schools under his or her jurisdiction said Mr Howitt He added that with only four superintendents for about elementary schools workloads for superintendents would increase I see us closing down the number of people in the field Mr Howitt told board members Thurs day night Were moving two supervisors from the field the schools into administration the Singleton Centre to do the same amount of work there always was Theres some redundancy he said School superintendents Dean Fink and Bob Parry will be placed at the Singleton Centre effective Aug 1 But Mr is concerned there are too many positions being filled at central administration which is the Singleton Centre He pointed to the temporary position occupied by former vice- principal Eleanor Adams who has worked for the last year at the Singleton Centre on a special education project In an organiza tional report to the board Mr Williams said he would mend a use for the position in May before it is vacated for the 196990 school year That Job is over There isnt an opening left said Mr Howitt Bob Williams thinks then that he has a position open but Im say- Despite Mr Howitts objections board members voted to approve the directors organization struc ture Positions approved in the board vote include the appoint ment of Peter Gnish as Executive Assistant to the Director of Educa tion Gord Dickson will become Assistant Superintendent of Business Services effective Feb l He is currently Manager of Business Services Graeme Bar rett will be appointed Superrnten dent of Educational Services as of Feb 1 and Betty Moore will be Secretary of Businphs Services Ron Chapman Superintendent of Schools in Georgetown and Ac ton will join Dave Katz and Paul Walsh as Superintendents of School Ser vices The four will be coordinated by Mr Stoness Joanne will continue in her duties at the board centre to Burlington She will join the Educational Services Team Aug 1 the board report says Eleanor Adams will be assigned to a school effective Sept 1 as principal at the elementary level OPEN 10 10 DAILY It Worth the Drive to Acton Florists Getting Married In 89 Bring In This Ad And Save On Your Wedding Flowers CENTRE 211 Gaelpb St Georgetown 8776901 Budget upped The budget for furniture for the new civic centre in Georgetown has been increased by to a total of After visits to the new town hall in Milton town of Hills staff said It would likely cost more than the budgeted to achieve the desired result The extra can be raised from interest earned on building project funds said town treasurer Ray King Because the building was delayed for several months mainly due to strikes interest has been building on funds ear marked for the construction The increase will have no im pact on the 1969 town budget he said Pickup burns A halfton pickup truck was severely damaged after it caught fire on Highway 7 early Saturday morning Halton Hills Fire Department officials say the I960 Chevrolet pickup located Ms kilometres south of Silver Creek received damage after it experienc ed some sort of electrical or mechanical failure and burst into There were no injuries in the in cident Damage was restricted to the pickup truck say officials Youth charged An Acton youth was charged under the Highway Traffic Act after her 1985 Hyundai struck a Volkswagon at Mill Street and Wallace Street Monday night Police say both cars were lightly damaged No injuries were reported Bridal show Madonna Bridal and Lingerie of Milton will present their Bridal Show 89 this Sunday Jan beginning at 12 30pm The show is being held at the Halton Hills Banquet Hall 3090 Steeles Ave Milton Tickets are available at Madonna or by calling Keep your snow to yourself Elliot When you shovel your driveway youd better be careful what you do with those mounds of snow Acton Coun Norm Elliott said Monday that people who clear their driveways by shovelling the snow out onto the street are subject tofinesofuptol000 Elliott said he has had numerous complaints about snow on the street in his ward especially about newcomers in town who are not familiar with the rules of the town By shovelling snow out onto the street residents are creating FREE DISTRIBUTION SATURDAY JANUARY 21 1989 20 PAGES Happy skaters couldnt wait until the puck was dropped Sunday afternoon to mark the opening of Glen Williams outdoor rink by the Glen Town Hall Back row from left are Paul Councillor Rob Don Fowler Dean Rink Opened McDonald Ted Mans Gelok and Alt Front row are Regional Coun Joe Hewitt Halton Hills Mayor Miller Glen Williams town hall vicepresident Angle Fowler and Rink Rat Com mittee coordlnator Don Norton Herald photo dangerous driving conditions he said Once the snow freezes it makes it difficult for vehicles to drive safely on that stretch of road he said From now on the town bylaw en forcement officer will serve a notice to anyone who clears their driveway by shovelling the snow onto the street that they have a specified time period to clean it up said Coun Elliott If the residents dont clear the snow after the warning the town will do it for them and add the cost to their tax bill Crossing guards OKd A crossing guard will be placed at the intersection of Boulevard and Weber Drive despite a staff recommendation that no guard be placed there because there Is a threeway stop at the intersection A report by Halton Hills ad ministrator clerk Dan Costea last week recommended crossing guards be reinstated at the in- tersectlons of Mountalnview Road and King Street and at Guelph Street east of Durham Street but not at the Delrex BoulevardWeber Drive intersection Council approved crossing guards at all three intersections Monday The Delrex BoulevardWeber Drive intersection is relatively safe because of the stop and monitoring shows only 15 students using the intersection Mr Costea said But Karen Hewer of the parents group Kennedy Connection ap peared before council Monday to ask for the Delrex Boulevard- Weber Drive crossing guard She said there are about students us ing the intersection and traffic volumes have increased on that stretch of road since the lights were placed on Highway at Boulevard late last year And the crossing guard would make the Intersection safer in light of two apparent abduction at tempts hi recent months she said Residents turned off SrePagpZ CORNER OF ST MOUNTA1NVIEW RD GEORGETOWN 8772418 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