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16 The Acton Wednesday Hinton blasts continued from Armstrong of Milton rebuked this comment stating Halton adult education Is among the best anywhere and self supporting He claimed discrepancies and lack of priorities up In the budget anywhere and everywhere Hinton asked why the board t challenged the validity of professional development days and funds on the basis of coat benefit performance This concern is also now being examined At the finance committee a urging the board approved reviewing professional development days and some are already urging they be reduced This action was approved March Ho charged poor hiring practices have allowed Halton schools to be filled with expensive highly ex perienced and highly qualified teachers Teaching staff in Halton is highly qualified and experienced which means top salaries Over the years because enrol ment was increasing staff size Increased and many teachers stayed In instead of seeking positions with other boards building up their years of experience and also upgrading themselves professionally resulting In an expensive staff Hinton who the board to quit running Its fleet of buses in Oakvllle asked why year after year the board fails to consolidate its busing operations Because of high school reorganization slated to begin this fall not as much money will be needed for respons pay since there won be as many department heads says this extra money t be left the schools but kept by the board and used for other thlnfs so taxes can be reduced Dollars won bring quality education as Halton record clearly shows claimed He to Ing remedial don and education fro prove his that more t Improve education In this region Why did we have to wait for decreasing enrolment and a scarcity of dollars to push us Into considering good business practices and of course of Brings he asked He claimed the budget committee dldn t change a single thing the ation suggested This state ment was completely false countered Hinton implied the board doesn t set salaries for the administration the sets Its own wages He said all taxpayers In cluding those in the per cent group who don t have children In public school realize the board just rubber stamps its welling budgets stated must be a year long process Instead of just a two month job and urged work on next years budget start Im mediately it would seem this would result In lower costs and far better value for our educational dollar According to Hinton It Isn t Impossible to cut the board but just a case of refusal to cut it He claimed this years budget contains everything the board had last year plus numerous addons despite the fact enrolment la declining Money collected from the sale of unneeded school build ings and excess school sites should be used to pay off debt charges which total 10 per cent of the budget He asked when the board was going to wake up fiscally adding it t fair to expect people with no child ren or children In private schools other ratepayers and In fact every Ontario tax payer to contribute to running a school system which spends so much money ft is not fair It is not equal It la wasteful Womens film day A surprisingly good crowd of about 30 attended the Women for Women film day at the last Thursday Baby buggies and strollers lined the sidewalks outside as there were 36 children downstairs being tended by five adults Thef ilm shown to the group entitled Feelings- Learning to Live The viewers discussed the film informally afterwards over coffee Terry introduced the program explaining the Women for Women group Regular meeting time Is Thursday morning from about to a m The special film program was held in the early afternoon however The group has received a grant which will enable the women to have better programs and pay for baby sitting Peter Marks will be the speaker at another special session on Thursday March Grant three lots on McDonald Blvd DON McDONALD is the master chef at the Scout sleepover cooking session on the weekend Under the instruction of Scouter Mark the boys made banana fritters for their mid afternoon snack Conservation centre to serve Haton Hills On March 13 Hilts Conservation Centre of opened to work with local groups to develop and assist in energy conservation activities The office is in Guelphview Square In Georgetown The centre offers resources and Information on all aspects of energy con servation measures that individuals can Implement such as home reinsulatlon program es which citizen groi can organize for example Insulation coops Taxi hit A westbound auto struck the open door of a taxi which was taking on passengers on Bower Avcnuo last Wed nesday evening The west bound auto left the scene One of the passengers was slightly injured Jack Campbell of Bower Ave was slightly hurt In the accident according to Region Police The taxi driven by Mary GreinofWChurchSt was parked on the north side of Bower Avenue police state A passenger had just en the taxi when the westbound auto struck the door as it was being closed state police and car pools data on con Issues such as recycling centres and new technologies available for example solar energy Enquiries are Invited from interested service clubs community groups local industries citizen organ and educational institution This project has been designed by the Office of Energy Conservation Department of Energy Mines and Resources Canada The land division com mittee must rule on existing regulations not on future Ideas of planning depart stated Morrow a member of the land division committee The committee approved the creation of three building lots on land owned by George Hargrove and Jack and Morjorie at the corner of Wallace Street and McDonald Boulevard Acton The comment by Morrow was prompted by a report from Hills planning department suggesting a decision be deferred until they could pursue the Idea of using the creek behind the lots as a buffer between and industrial land Morrow said people are entitled to protection under the law as It is today and have to wait until the town diddles around He pointed out by waiting three months the owners could lose three lots If the zoning Is changed He said if the town wants a buffer strip they should use their own Strike looms Regional Council has voted to support a posi Hon which eventually could lead to a strike among the IIS public works employees of the region Council met Incamera Wednesday at the end of the regular meeting to discuss the position of the council bargaining position The applied for and received permission to go to conciliation after only one bargaining session The major Issues according to a memo from Regional Direc tor of Personnel and Labor Relations Dennis Camm ere salary employee benefit costs and laundering of work clothes land which abuts It Chairman Fletcher agreed saying Its a question of whose land should be used as a buffer The only report not favoring the severances was one from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority suggesting the area could be flooded Jack Mellor said the land had never flooded He claimed If that land flooded Mam Street would be under nine feet of water George Hargrave said he had a small bridge on his land only one foot above the water level and It had never yet been flooded Peter Hargrave said when the houses are built and the grading completed the found would be level with the road BUI Coats said he felt little sympathy with the plan department since he said he could understand wanting to use the creek as a bound between residential and industrial but stated if there were to be a delay to commodate the planning department It should be a short period of time In all fairness to the applicants Mrs Mellor pointed out the town owns land behind their land and stated there is a huso Industrial site practi empty Board member J said he could see no reason to deny the application and contended they couldn t wait around until the planning department makes up their to look at the present mind they want We 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