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Halton Board to beg province for more money "They‘ll laugh if you say that. They‘ll say what about Timmins, what about the Sault? I agree it (Halton) is (hard hit) but if you tell the NDP government that we‘ve been hard hit, they‘re going to laugh," said Burlington trustee Lynda Schreiber. *Ward 3 trustee John Scheel called for a board statement to the province pleading financial difficulâ€" ties similar to the statement in which Halton rebuffed the provinâ€" ciallyâ€"mandated Junior Kindergarten. But at least one trustee wasn‘t convinced at Monday night‘s Halton Board of Education finance committee meeting. Public school trustees say it can‘t hurt â€" and it‘s not a lie â€" for Halton to plead poverty and ask the province for provincial public eduâ€" cation grants to stay at the same percentage level as last year. Oakville Beaver Staff By ANGELA BLACKBURN Burlington trustee Don Cassidy, TRAFALGAR ROAD . OAKVILLE the finance committee chair, will draft the letter for committee approval. Some trustees weren‘t as pessimistic as Schreiber. The province has already made general legislative grant announceâ€" ments but haven‘t finalized specific allocations. Usually grants to propâ€" erty tax assessment rich boards fall well below those of less advantaged COOL, PUD... "Year after year we see provinâ€" cial grants decline and usually it‘s by several million dollars. We wimped around a bit last year when we got hit again. Sometimes you‘ve got to take a twoâ€"byâ€"four and hit them in the face with it and say we‘ve had enough of it," said Scheel. communities. ~You CAN DRAW ON THE SCREEN AND EVERYTHING! 5 a® The trustee called for the board to request the status quo at miniâ€" mum from the province on grants, asking for each board to receive the same percentage as last year. The Halton Board of Education is partially funded through the province with local property taxes covering the remainder. The board, which used to be THE OA Winning Community Newspaper" AÂ¥BRt qamut‘s URGBT Al OAMLLES Et B2# funded at the 60% level has, over the last decade, seen that rate decline steadily each year, to well under 30%. Of every property tax dollar colâ€" lected by the municipality, over 60 cents is forwarded on to the board of education which is, this year, looking at a forecast expenditure budget of $298.9 million. HARITABLE CORPORATION ; and For goodness sake is brought to you courtesy of the by Steve Nease