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4~ PUgL1 C SCIIOOLS Low garbage rates astounds councillor Counc. Bob Dykstra stateci hie xas astounted at the low cost of garbage pick-up in Orono when learnled on Mon- day night that residets in Orono were having garbagle picked up for $150 per month and that the charge for this service had not changed since 1969. The matter camne before counchl when Mýr. Brown of Kendal, who niow operates the Orono pick-up as well as the Newcastle Village pick-up was asking for an increase in the contract for Orono. Couincil approved an annual contrant for the Orono Village garbage pick-up in the amount of $9,906.00 which as noted by Conce. Holliday was still only 50 cents a week for the 375 residential users and some 36 commercial cust- omers. The matter is now being referred the the Orono Hydre Electric Commission for their comments. Tlhe local hydro collects the charges through a bi-monithly bill from the customers and is operated as a. muiipal service. Counc. Gray said he could not support the motion and noted thiat the same pick-up in N¶ewcastle Village was cost- ing $3.00 a month and that the charges in the two centres should be sîmilar. Mayor Rickard pointed out that there was a different charge in Bowmanville comn- pared to the other centres and feit there was no relationship. He further pointed out that the Orono pick-up was a municipal service xhile the service in Newcastle Village was on a voluntary basis. , It is now understood that the Orono Hydro Commision ,will recommend new rates for garbage pick-up in Orono te cover the increased cost of pick-up as well as fee collection chargues. The local system bhas been operating wvith a sur-plus even wîth the $1.50 monthly charge. mrarnent to take both s, girls and mixed- ,iamrpio-nships. )urnamnent was held at 'ourtice Secondary TIAX BILLS ON TUE WAY With the first instalmient of local taxes being due on March 28th the interim tax bils shiould be In the mail by Marclh 14th. The Town's tax department is eurrently busy complling the tax structure for 1977 based on the assessment earing some form of ýn Sunday might it was he interior enhances m, In speaking with that the hall will be vhich then becomes .unity Hall. 'hureh baser s Hall. LTURAL SOCI] ,rant of $8,800,01 iWho promotec 'ant bas been ta ie ir's team ýc row) nna Lower L. Adams, increase 8 The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educat- ion on Thursday evening of last week gave approval for an overaîl eight per cent increase in their budget for 1977. The total expenditure for the year bas been set at $34,998,870 compared to $31,- 618,976.00 in 1976. The increase in 1977 is just half of the increase in 1976 which amounted to 16.30 per e " ot cent. The finance committee of the board pointed out ini presenting the proposal that that they had been able to main- ne)fit tain existing programs, imp- d as rove the level of special onte education in ail elementary -yone schools, provide for a third The Diagnostic-'an, improve the ment per pupil allocation for school budgets, provide for the EY escalating costs of fuel and TY hydro as well as making A for a'djustments for the new dte salary schedules. It was pointed eut that it had not been possible to n Munro Il, (front ýy, Meg- id Caro- percent 1 include funids for the classroorns requestec varieus elementary or renovation proie ablisament fund for the new Calrke Migh School bas been restriéted to $20,000.00. 0f the total $34,999,870 budget $11,656,085.00 mnust come from the supporting niunicipalitieés. The province bias increased their protion of the budget by almost $2 million. An increase in as- sessment of over five per cent throughout the area bas also assisted in keeping the tax increase to the eig-ht per cent level. The Town of Newcastle is setI for a requisîtion of, $4,189,420.00 compared to $3,-~ 720,500 in 1976. The Board reIport notes an increase of 10.9 milîs in Clarke Township, 6.71 mill increase in Bew- Manville, 8.37 increase in Darlington and 6.66 mnill increase in the Village of Newcastle. Senilor citizens await site plan of Newcastle will. [h rezoning lands io when. a site plan ffromi the Senior xldge wvhich is thin the next two t twoud ne quïte te construct a along Sabra Street levelopment fromi et and also felt such iy in this location very questionable. say tha~t a safe m access to the lodge should be iefore occupancy of t. Mr. Howden also t the condition of with what happens along Station Street but that this was an, engineering decision and mnust be settled by the Town flot the Senior Citizens. .He pointed out that the walkway was nlot part of their project, Ile saiç1the reason they were puslhfng the O'ron'oSite was beçause it wa unaique and iri eplaceable. "There is no place as pretty as this site and the cost of land has been low", lie said. He again said however that the walkway to the Vllage was the respons- ibility of the Town, lie otitined there wias to be forty units co-nstructed on the Orono site and that these would have to be built on an economical bases so that the units would be affordable for senior citizens. >Lreet 'esl 01 Main RAISE $340.00 for ýd deteriorated since ytefbüï ispctin ad tat t COn Sunday afternoon the ere was hardly room Bassett Hounds of CFTOplay- Teicles to pass and ed an exhibition game with uch it would. be 9Èeanm Teachers at the Dar- îs for pedestrians y during the dark lington arena with the Hounds edging the teachers, 6-5, .R. Lveki was It was a real fun game with )on to speak on the some hockey being played hy [e said the Senior both teams. As a resit of the odge was concerned gamle an amounit of $340,00 was raised for Cystic Fibrosis i-'P. Deug Mofatt expects an answer ocation of the new proposed Orono arenia on vthin the next two weeks. The matter is now no Municipal Board having being turned wn of Newcastle Committee of Adjustment. NGTON PLANT NOT BE EXEMPT loug Moffatt approached counceil Monday t the proposed Darlington Nulear Station fromn the conditions of the Environmental Hje said it appeared from press reports that sidering that such would be the case. He ýcate this course of action could create futlure. ý"J ust Un Tilme"#- dance.. abig hit Last Friday evening a few couples over One huindred enjoyed a dance at the Clarke High School sponsored by the Just In Time Clarke stage band. Comments from tlhose in attendnace pointed to a most enýjoyabl-e evening of dancing and entertainment. The event was promoted by the Just In Timne group along with assistance frorn Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Morton and others to provide an opportunity for everyone to hear the stage (Conitinued page 2), a certain ievE ibled