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The Durham Board of Ed- ucation will make no de- cision on the future of Epsom School until after a local committee of parents and trustees meets again on March 25. ) The Epsom School Acc- ommodation Committee has Vol.114 No. 14 had one meeting already - on February 12 - and the comm- ittee's report to the Board of Education asks for more information on such things as bus routes, residential development, and the long- range growth potential in the Epsom area. Wednesday, February 27,1980 - Bl It is expected that this information will be available to the Accommodation Committee when it meets again on March 25, and the Committee will then make recommendations to the full Board of Education. While the future of the 32 Pages vture of Epsom School still remains uncertain Epsom School is not known at this time, Board of Ed- ucation trustees on Monday evening accepted two rec- ommendations concerning the future of the school in Greenbank. The 'status quo" of the Greenbank School will re- main until the end of the 1980-81 school year, and the Greenbank Accommodation Committee will reconvene for another examination of the school in November 1980. These two recommenda- tions were handed the Board by a Greenbank committee made up of four trustees, school officials and parents citizens living in the Green- bank area. The committee came up with these rec- ommendations at a meeting on February 5. Accommodation Comm- ittees are set up by the Board of Education when either the enrolment falls below 60 per cent of capacity, or a Kind- ergarten to grade six school has less than 150 students. (Turn to page 7) + Scugog's Jerry Taylor lowest paid Mayor in Durham Region Scugog's: Jerry Taylor is the lowest paid mayor of any in the eight municipalities which make -up Durham Region. Figures released last week by the management commit- tee of Durham Region coun- cil show that Mayor Taylor receives a combined annual salary of $19,280, or $500 less than the $19,780 paid to Brock Township's mayor Al McPhail. By contrast, the highest paid mayor in Durham 'Region is Jim Potticary from Oshawa who receives a combined annual salary of $39,921. He is followed by Whitby mayor Jim Gartshore who receives a combined salary of $31,280. The combined salary paid to the mayors of each of the eight municipalities within Durham Region consists of $12,980 paid by Durham as a member of the Region council, and the remainder paid directly by their respec- tive municipalities. In the case of Mayor Taylor, he receives $6300 from Scugog Township, the lowest of any within Durham Region. This is $1400 a year less than Uxbridge Township pays its mayor Gary Herrema, who has a com- bined Township-Regional salary of $20,680. Although the Scugog Cartwright High School Heart Queen Mayor is the lowest paid in Durham Region at the moment, this could change in the near future, as members of Scugog council have asked that a report be prepared which shows the comparitive salary levels within the Region. Members of Scugog coun- cil recently voted not to increase their salaries this year, but some members (Turn to page 3) Cartwright High School held its annual Heart Roberge [left] and Valerie Van Camp. Proceeds from Fund Dance on February 15 and Leanne Van Camp was selected Heart Queen. Hertwo princesses are Sue the dance and other fund raising projects totalling about $1000 will be turned over to the Heart Fund. Me AH (®. L Reading The Future Several weeks before the federal election, 12-year old Gordie Gettins Jr. of Caesarea dusted off his crystal ball and made some predictions on how the parties would do at the poll. As it turns out, the grade seven student was remarkably close to the money. [See story on page three just how close Gordie was.) Durham Police budget could be up by 16 % Despite trimming some $200,000 worth of "frills" last week from the proposed 1980 Durham Police budget, it is expected that a budget of $14.98 million will wind up in front of Regional council for approval. If council approves the $14.98 proposed police budget, it will represent an increase of 16 per cent over the $12.68 operating budget of last year. The bulk of this increase comes as a result af the takeover by Durham of policing duties this year in Brock Township, at an estimated cost of $1 million. The operating budget does not include the cost of new police station in Sunderland, estimated at $300,000, which will be the main station for the Townships of Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock. At police commission meetings last week when the proposed budget came under review, Commission Chairman Tom Jermyn said that about 90 per cent of the operating expenses this year will be for manpower. A total of $11.85 million has been allocated to cover salaries and benefits for the departments 396 officers and 17 civilians. Last year, Durham police took over duties in Scugog Township, and with the take- over in Brock Township this year, all of Durham Region (except the provincial high- ways) will be under the jurisdiction of the Durham police force. Police chief Jon Jenkins said last week that these takeovers have added to the cost of policing on an annual basis, but he was adament in rejecting any reduction in the overall budget by cutting back on manpower. Durham officials have been wrestling with the budgets of all Regional departments to keep them within guidelines of 4.5 per cent suggested by the council. Although the Durham budget is still several weeks away from final approval, it has been suggested that taxpayers can expect an increase of about ten per cent in the Regional portion of their taxes. In Scugog Township, the portion for the Region is about 28 per cent of the total tax bill; about 55 per cent goes to the Board of Education, while the rest is spent locally. overall Sh i LP A IPIRT ry rh A VESTA Ls PET ARE XLT ou a 3 < » \ ' ATED