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fl byDAVlDS. BROWN After several montln of consideration, the York Board of Education ap- proved its 1973 budget, atthe June 25 meeting. Approval followed many meetings of the Board, often with teaching, maintenance and administrative per- sonnel, students and the public pretient, " they at. Warren Bitulithic Ltd. has won a $38,356 Metro contract'to carry water- proofing and asphalt resurfacing of a section of Lawrence Avenue over the William Allen expressway. Tenants will begin to move into the new Metro low rental apartment project for the elderly, Eagle Manor, at Lawrence Avenue and Weston Road October 15. It is expected that the $4,598,500 building will be fully occupied by December. The building, a major project for the elderly of York, contains 391 suites, 323 bachelor and 68 one bedroom. The building is financed through a $4,000,000 Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation mortgage and loans from Metro and the province. The rent is expected to meet mortgage and loan repayments. Metro will pay North York Branson hospital $12,370 plus interest for a 16 foot strip of land across the frontage of the hospital property for the widening of Finch Avenue. Interest at six percent will be paid from Nov. 1, 1969. The property was taken by Metro in 1968. York has received Metro agproval for $507,000 in financing whic includes timdsforthepurehaseof26trucUim eluding eight garbage turcks and also two street sweepers. The Metro Toronto Traffic Conference wants to be needed. Its an organization, formed in 1959, composed of represen- tatives from private organizations having an interest in the movement and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. It also includes officials from Metro and local civic departments. The conference recently advised 'Metro that it was available if Metro council wanted any help in solving its Metro wide traffic problems. It's looking for something to do. C as fly Cable television, at about $2 a month, will be made available in stages to residents of Metro's low rental housing projects for the elderly. Projects that currently have a television reception problem will get high priority for cable It has cost Metro planning board $1,079 or about $1 a page to get a transcript of the evidence taken during the recent Ontario Municipal Board hearing on the financing of the Spadina subway line. Computer systems are designed to save civic governments extra staff needs. Metro has decided that it needs four methods analysts connected with the design of a new central budgeting system. They will operate from a division of the Metro chairman's office. Only Money Payment School budget up for '73-74 Needing Moving Repair Cheap Strip tempted to not spending priorities within the ceilings set by th? province. . The elementary school budget, as approved, is $12,956,857 for 1973, and inereaseot$429gBifrornthe 1972 budget, but something less than the amount trustees and administrators felt necessary. The seem- dary school budget is Serving the community since 1890 The new proposal lowers the building two stories, from 31 to 29, allows only one floor for commercial space instead of three and places all parking underground. Theprojectiaexpectedtotnke iato24 Residents continue to complain about Mr. McQuade, representing Lionstar lack of time they had to look over Investments, told residents that money for recommendations and when discussion the development is from private sources continued to go around in circles, the and the project would not be OHC or board agreed to defer reaching a decision subsidized housing. He stated Lionstar on the proposal until a public meeting was not in full agreement with all could be held with Weston Ratepayers, recommendations, but would concede to citizens and businessmen. them if this would help speed things up. The new proposal lowers the building Speaking for the Weston Ratepayers two stories, from 31 to 29, allows only one Association, president Harry Billington floor for commercial space instead of said "We are opposed to this. We want three and places all parking underground. Weston to remain as it is and we are TheprNectiaexpeetedtotrAei8toM wasting time repeatirtgour_." months from start to completion. Mr. Billington said bylaw itr7qmstt-d Residents continue to complain about lack of time they had to look over recommendations and when discussion continued to go around in circles, the board agreed to defer reaching a decision on the proposal until a public meeting could be held with Weston Ratepayers, citizens and businessmen. Alderman Cy Townsend explained that Lionstar were willing to agree to reduc- tions on three areas but, if therwanted to, could go ahead with the original plan under bylaw 197, passed in 1%7. The area is already zoned for commercial and high rise and Lionstar could proceed im. mediately. The opposition comes from a lack of knowledge of exactly what the proposal is and council chambers were packed last Thursday evening as York's planning board met to discuss recommendations of planning commissioner Peter Allen. The Lionstar proposal for development, at King Street and Weston Road, still faces opposition from Weston residents, even with several modifications to the height of the building commercial space and parking facilities. Proiect could start The winner $11,470,055, an Increase lot plied at'the indict mung were those showing that ' of every tsiementtiiy, school secondary scttooldoliat'ts spentonsalaries.’mebest news tocome outofthe Some guys have all the luck. Getting tokiss Miss Toronto one day and mmed to succeed Ah Campbell as Metro Chairman the nature just two more milestones in the life of North York’s Paul Godfrey. The kiss was to go the other way ‘ronnd - in congratulation for being selected by his peers tothe tmrMetropa't--tattPatMtatuieureterred to be ihekissee rather thn the kissor. See story on page four. budget for tax payers is tint the education portion a! the millrate (the largest single biter) is down this you. conforming with the semen-oi decrease in York and Metro mlllrates this year. The only opposition to approval of the budget came from Ward 5 Trustee, William Bayes, who was Thursday. July s. 1973 administrative coets not increase in the 1m Met. Apparently, at a private session of the board, a for. mule had been arrived at to spend cost savings In " distttrttedattttettttqrdand WWW“!!! putistration over' several years - but Trustee Bayes t'/ttggSlt2r,.,o,""e"'nentintt" old townof eaten." 'rhe29storer400atmrtmmtuniteom. 1gn'2i,t,'1rt2egtdt,ftgtg'Jt,tt extensive trttfr1e shades have to be in1987.“'l‘hisisnotmefeelingotme ratepayers association today,” he said. "Thereshouidbenoi1ittenetitstopeop1e whohavelivedinthi-forrsam.We Rosemount Avenue and E'lnumrc 'Nettudgetwtttopproved byaOtolvote. WESTON-YORK ONTARIO would not accept the reversal of the previous board's sand and, tttting to have the earlier rescission "stunned by sm- mendment. (he was sup- ported by Trustee MeDomld)votedagaimtthe "'