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Arts group illâ€"served by municipal arts policy (Continued from page 6) our expense. The Halton Board of Education should scream loudly against this discriminatory pracâ€" tice. Make the director of educaâ€" tion and chair of the board take an open public stance against Equalization Payments as part of the present budget preparation exercise before we get hit again. In the past, there has hardly been a whimper and then only after the fact! Here is a real case where we should tell the boss to stuff it and live with the consequences. * _ Secondary School Student * Upgrading By doing so, it brought into question the very role of the Oakville Arts Council which had used strict grant criterion and a process adopted by the town itself just three years ago. Board should complain to gov‘t. &A# integrity of arms length arts policies. Last Thursday the town of Oakville‘s budget commitâ€" tee strayed into dangerous waters when it started to slash indiscrimiâ€" nately at local cultural groups January Years ago cultural groups at the A MESSAGE FROM YOUR 1993 BUDGET COMMITTEE Pursuant to Section 29 (6) (a) of the Ontario Heritage Act TAKE NOTICE THAT Oakville Town Council on December 1, 1992 did pass Byâ€"law 1992â€"237 and 1992â€"238 which designated the properties located at 185 Burnhamthorpe Road West and 132 Chisholm Street, Oakville, respectively, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The 1993 Budget Committee will bring its recommendations for the 1993 Operating and Capital Budgets and Nine Year Capital Forecast to a Special Meeting of Council to be held on Thursday, February 25th 1993, in the Council Chamber, commencing at 7:30 p.m. JUDITH MUNCASTER TOWN CLERK © THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE Interested parties are encouraged to attend SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Town Clerk, on or before 12:00 NOON, local time. Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville or by mail to: P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6 Specifications, Proposal Forms and Proposal Envelopes will be available at the office of the undersigned on or after Friday, January 29, 1993. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.1.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing & Office Services (OMM ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR THE TWELVE MILE CREEK/BURLOAK DRIVE AREA OF WEST OAKVILLE overnments we 1993 NOTICES OF DESIGNATNION 11 rnments would do 1 to ~respect . the grity of arms length â€" Last Thursday the TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1993 PROPOSAL FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER PROP493 associated with this terrible pamâ€" pering practice. We are buffering our young adults from a tough, competitive world which hits many of them in the face when they arrive illâ€"prepared at univerâ€" sity. And we pay extra for this! All logic dictates that we lobby the provincial government for change. Ask the Halton Board to fight too. It‘s been very quiet on this subject in the past and that‘s not in your interest as taxpayers, whether you have children in school or not. approach to the art.s â€" a cultural grants criteria and peer review advisory process overseen by the Oakville Arts Council. This means the arts council brings forward its recommendaâ€" tions â€" undertaken in an involved lengthy review process â€" and urges the committee to approve them. This policy has many advanâ€" town â€" much like social service agencies at the region â€" applied directly for funds. However, in a prudent move, town council in 1990 adopted an arms length approach to the art.s â€" a cultural crants criteria and peer review Letters to the editor Sincerely yours, John Scheel, Ward 3 trustee Halton Board of Education 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6J 5A6 TOWN OF OAKVILLE 345â€"6601 COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 1, 1993, 7:30 p.m. Council Chamber The arts policy is based on a 75 cents per capita quotient based on total population of 115,000 or $86,200. This vear, the arts counâ€" tages â€" committee members are not in the awkward position of having to decide the merits of one arts group over another; arts groups an arms group feel it busine town #+ a _.u_!\.â€"_‘..‘ j :’ S ’Z ‘; "A4 y +4 iptâ€" € 4 “i‘»’%«‘; € ~ <2% ';' “« :s" & fl;}‘"‘ s ‘ami + W > :L": C o -_"_ CA a _ ?i%.»ru 3 Pup SOMETHING WITH YOU, DAD ? v TOWN HALL MEETING CALENDAR 18 ver another; arts groups a fair way to go about the of grants and it maintains length arts policy for the THE OAKVILLE BEAVER cil was asking for $76,110 with a $10,000 contingency fund. It meant they were on target: that they had used a strict criterion to say yes to some groups and no to others. They were within their budget. And. to make matters worse they had asked the committee that if there were any problems with the requests that it be sent back to them for another look. But it didn‘t work out that wav. Arts groups left with less â€" the committee chopped $18,000 off the total request, part of that being an $8,000 cut to the contingency fund. The hard working Oakville Arts Society came away with w o T mm 1 . THATS WHAT TM HERE> FoR! T‘ GLADYOU__, FEEL YOu can 4 2 COME TOME AT | s w A TIME LKE 5)$ â€" ay $4,000, half of what had been approved by the arts council The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra left empty handed. The contingency fund was slashed by $8,000. But what almost happened was indiscriminate slashing by the committee. Take the Halton Youth Symphony, which almost lost $190 or the Whiteoaks Choral Society which almost had $400 shaved off its request. As one councillor objected, they were suddenly changing the rules... without any of the players being present. Was this fair? Of course not But it didn‘t stop For the armchair traveller, video matinees continue at Woodside Branch Library, Wednesday February 10 & 24 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 827â€"3321 for program schedule. Looking for meeting room space? Call Central Library at 845â€" 3405 to book meeting rooms and audio visual equipment â€" special rates for nonâ€"profit groups! Saturday, F takes place now for a te local library March Bre library is off all ages. W libraries. Shut it you 3405 | Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville or by mail to: P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6. Specifications, Proposal Forms and Proposal Envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. The Corf)oration reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.1.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing & Office Services SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Purchasing Department, on or before 12:00 NOON, local time "COST PLUS" CONCEPT PURCHASING FOR THE SUPPLY OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND BUILDER‘S HARDWARE PROPOSAL NUMBER PROP1â€"93 In 0 art y, February 27 registration for Preschool Programs ace at all locations of the Oakville Public Library. Register a terrific variety of both free and paid programs. Call your ary or 845â€"3229 for details. Break madness is coming! During March Break your Service Greak madness is coming! During March Break your offering videos, crafts and special activities for children of Watch for the March edition of Agenda, available at all : homebound and unable to visit your library, call 845 range for home delivery of talking or large print books. armchair traveller, video matinees continue a e Branch Library, Wednesday February 10 & 24 a Admission is free. Call 827â€"3321 for program schedule. PROPOSAL FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1993 LIBRARY OAKVILILE PU B LIC DINVJAXULI, ) /1 V N) â€"/#B IH ’, u.{-’“ ° Ac l.-al the committee from taking $18,000 off the initial request. â€" which came in under treasury department guidelines. If I were on the arts council, I would sure be wondering what I was doing undertaking a Iaborious, time consuming path of overseeing arts grants only to have the town go back on its original policy. The budget committee has every right to look at the bottom line But in this case, they were undermining their own policy. The current municipal arts poliâ€" cy is a good one. It shouldn‘t be tampered with in such an arbitrary, haphazard manner. BRoNg,ou! Lbrary News y '\ L%% by Steve Nease at at