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The Acton Free Press Wed April Board budget Even with no raises wages cost 46 million Assuming Hal ton Board of Education doesn give any of its teachers or employees a raise this year the board will spend approximately million for wages and fringe benefits in Trustee Bill pre sented the third part of the board s three part 1976 A million budget Thursday The board will vote on the budget this Thursday The third section of the budget entitled instruction is worth 734 and per cent of that figure is absorbed by wages and fringe benefits noted Instruction costs this year ire up despite some drastic cuts because or the average per cent raise lea received last spring The teacher contract ex this September and the rd has not made pro visions in the budget for any raise which would be payable the last four months of this year The board paid part of the wage hike tea won last spring bet ween September ana December last year pointed out in creases in Workman Compensation ment Insurance ind Canada Pension Plan contribution increases will cost the board in the neighborhood of He noted the has protested these increases to other levels of government several times but it I done any good Ik went on to praise the teachers cooperation during tht restraint period for agreeing to drastic rcduc tions in the amount of money spent on in service programs development courses orient and induction programs worried aloud about the problems the board might face in the future because it has severely cut back on capital expenditures and replacement of equip ment and furniture Noting that only 10 per cent the over million alio ted for instruction will be spent on items other than wages ind fnne benefits m this 10 per tent area has been cut to the bone As for tht per tent it is hard to tut back you have already made commitments in contracts To achieve restraints both sides will have to show restraint lit declared The million budget the board will asked to this Thursday is up 14 13 per cent over la t year budget million ACTON VOLUNTEER firefighters doused a fire In a pile of scrap wood and straw between the home of George Barnes and a house under con struction on Cobblehill Rd The fire was Easter Sunday s own solicitor needed Concerned that the town paid out in solicitors fees during the year 1975 Pat suggested at Monday night s finance and personnel committee meeting that council consider hiring its own solicitor Councillor Harry Levy argued that is not reason enough for creating another department which would include at least three employees Although he admitted he d like to have a full time sol clerk administrator Doug Pntchard lold the that the most expensive part of hiring a town solicitor is purchasing the law library also pointed out that the 1975 fees may have been manly high because the town was required to defend itself four OMB hearings Councillor thought might not be a bad idea for council lo study the feasibility of having a full time solicitor explained that PCs to go to meeting TENNIS COURTS are in full use already The tennis club is organizing its season and public hours will be decided before long Lights prolong playing hours this spring local Progressive Conservatives will nave a chance lo fire questions at Cabinet Ministers and Saturday April at an all day policy conference in where 21 P C riding will meet Fran Haines George Gray I- rtd Graeme Goebelle David Baker Gail Jane Cramp and Gar Wtndy and rtd are tht represent from this area Topics scheduled for discussion are land use food production regional government lion and health care On the receiving end of the bear pit session will be The Hon Welch Minister of Culture and Recreation Robert Johns MPP St The Hon John Smith Minister Correctional Services The Hon George Kerr Minister of the Hon James Snow Minister of Transportation Doug Kenned Mississauga South Hud Gregory MPP Mississauga fcasl and Terry Jones MPP Mississauga All resolutions passed at this conference will be sub mitted to a Provincial Policy for presentation it the party s meeting 13 1C he d had ratepaytrs ask whtther it would be more economical for tht town to hire ils own solicitor It s not economical that it argued Levy No publicity for Olympic Hills Council finance and personnel committee is not eager to publicize the Montreal Olympic symbol At their meeting last week the committee decided lo file a tetter from Postmaster General asking the town purchase a meter die at a cost of to town mail with i slogan to support the Mon trtal Olympic symbol He only doing this because he get enough from businesses said Councillor Harry Levy Clerk Doug expressed the hat the words Mick Holmes attends meeting Acton fire chief Mick representatives of Erin town Mr Holmes was pleased to Holmes attended a general ship council and Gam fax report that the truck has had meeting of the Erin township council complete new painl job fire department In HUlsburgn The purpose of the meeting making 11 look brand new Monday evening and had a the chief says was to explain and several new pieces of chance to see Acton old fire what they nave done in the equipment added on it He truck The truck was sold lo past year and to show what saw a lne W the Erin fire department last the department did to the new the Erin township fire fall when Acton received a truck volunteers new one At the meeting were Six hurt in crash Halton Regional Polite in vestlgated a onecar accident on April 11 at am A car driven by William Brock St re ceived an estimated damage police say after it was in collision with a tree on Mary received cuts and bruises Alvcy Gordon received fractures Lois Gordon received cuts and bruises Jessie and Norman Price received cuts and bruises All were passengers in the car Accident on Peel Regional Police in vestlgated a motor accident between cars driven by 4o Agnes St and R 1 Li me house on April IB The incident occurred a I p m on Peel The Venema vehicle sustained in damages the police estimate ana the vehicle had USED SADDLES TOP DOLLAR On TradeIns or We Buy Them Outright Tack Togs i No Georgetown No spot for lot Bame on trespassers THE ACTON FREE PRESS Author lied Second CIiMll Posial Number KEATES ORGAN COMPANY LIMITED extends an invitation to all who are interested in seeing a large Pipe Organ set up prior to shipment to a church in Kankakee Illinois to visit the factory at Frederick Street Acton Monday evening April from 700 m Tuesday evening April from 7 p m A portion of the organ will be playable Children are welcome if accompanied by a parent A lot on Main Street North Acton north of Slreet will have to wait to be from the present industrial designation to residential until there is a report on the whole area Planner Mario Vcnditti explained Acton council in 1973 had approved the resi zoning because the vacant lot was covered with debris and was an eyesore in the area He explained the establishment of regional government delayed the pro cessing since the of the area was zoned Indus trial he felt the province would not approve spot rezoning lie told planning board he planned to look at tht whole area Well have to decide whether it should be left industrial or changed to residential What about someone who has bought land zoned indus trial and finds it going to be rtsidentnl iske I lljwtt There surrounding house if of lhe existing are bought up and industry built replied the Councillor lcs lub lamed there had an oust trailer on covered lot which hid been bought by man who wanted to tie in it up build i house lit suggested ih on Main Street North and the north side of Scene Street should n the residential zoning it would not spot Councillor Jot Hurst ton tended art should never hive been zoned induslnil Ik urged residential zoning of all existing properties including the vac ml lot These people up have put up with a lot It wis rtsidenti fir years They did gel much better buffer me from in if were zoned residential tl Hit the single rez nine is nth Dragstrip bleachers Of lhe 4 bleachers 1 from tht Toronto Intern this ir dislrib- iilut lo throughout t sin with the lining in irk now has people There Trespassers have been for a fire in an doned farm house Thursday on lilt Hills in township Hilton Regional I put ill in to the Acton Volun tier irefighters at 4 alter investigating a report of They noticed firt on floor of the house Damage was slight reports fire thief Mick Holmes The ime structure had the site fire list year when it as darmged beyond repair 11 had never been fixed after list years fire Jack friend and his family lived there at the time of the first I laze The Mouse is owned by of Mr Holmes said there was t the fire on Thursday was started by Ires ire zoo bit sthoo len Willi i it the high i Hornby s it the conservation CARPET BARGAINS AT THE ICARPET CORNE Rubber backed HILOW SHAG Jute Backed Multi Coloured CARPET BATHROOM CARPET 25 Sq Yd foot Custom Made by Pride of Pans DRAPERIES 20 Cushion Vinyl FLOORING BY ARMSTRONG and CARPET 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