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Whitby Fiee Press, Wechesday. March 3, 19M3, Page 3 Board may reduce teach ing staff Items from Whitby Counmeil agenda(s) Moncly, March 1, 1993 Recommenda- tions from Planning and developmeflt COMMittee That the commercial and central area strategy report for Whitby's off iciai plan revlew be received as Information and that Durham Reglon be requested te consider the ftollowlng modifications te the proposedi Durham Reglon officiai plan: - reduce the maximum gross leasable f beor area fer retail goods and services in the Garden St. and Rossland Rd. 1 area te 60,000 sq. m. - add Taunton Rd. and Brock St. as a new sub-central area with a maximum gross leasablef loor aiea ef 40,000 sq. m. - add Brooklin as a main central aiea with a maximum gross leasable floor aiea ef 10,000 sq. m. - identity the Thickson RdJ/Hwy. 401 aiea as a reglonal node in order te establlsh a special purpose Industrial designatien In the new draft Whitby officiai plan. Reconmended to council Recommenda- tions from operations COMMittee That counicil accept Shu-Pak Refuse Equipment lnc.'s low tender et $1 24,970.50 fer the supply and delivery of a truck-meunted, sideleadinq refuse palcker. If approved, the tewn will trade in its 1983 packer -- that and tax adjustments and rebates would reduce the bill te $1 20,263.94. Recommended te ceuncil A report f rom Works Directer Wayne Hancock says Whitby garbage collectors will stop handling oversized garbage containers as et April 1. Hanceck says about 500 resîde nts presently use the containers, whlch are awkward te handie. Because et their larger size, Hanceck says they alse etten contain more than the maximum 50 poundsoftgarbage. The dep artment asked residents uüsing the containers te stop in the taîl et 1991, but "a significant number" ignored the request, says Hancock. Received for information That the tewn take over administering taxi service fer blind residents. The service, which allows residents---1 registered with the CNIB te travel by taxi anywhere within Whitby or across one municipal beundary fer medical purposes for a $-2 t are, was administered by Handi-Transit. The problem: rnesidents had te go te ByMhike Kowalski Reducing staff and eliminating us passes for some studentàs-are being considered by Durham Beard of Education trustees. As marin as 58 teacbirîg pesi- tiens coufIdbe chepped if trustees approve a recommendatie" frem their budget cemmittee next Monday. AIse proposed by committee [ast week was a recommendation te withdraw bus passes frem secondary students living in areas served by municipal transit, sucb as Whitby and Osh- awa. Together witb previeus pro- posalIs te, reduce secretariai and custodial time, these steps could save neariy $3.2 million if indlu- ded in the 1993 budget. Although the fate of these po pesais must still be decided, th? are indicative of the board s efforts te, avoid a double-digit tax increase. Faced witb increasing costs and declining funding from the province, chairman Louise Farr calis this year's budget delibe- rations the teughest in the beard's bistory. "We>re into, some major deci- sien making this year, we know our constituents can't afford a 10 or il1per cent increase,> said Farr a gckering trustee. The full budget is net expected te come before tbe board until later this month, Farr said. But recommendatiens involv- ing staff leveis wili likeiy be deait with March 8 te allow board officiais more time te pro- pare for a reduced work force if cuts are approved, Farr explained. Although increased enroiment could negate sorte, if net aIl, of the proposed staff cuts, Farr said there sbouid- be ne misunder- standing the committee>s inten- tiens. "LIt is definiteiy a cut, not a real *igriment. If there's ne in- creased enroiment there's ne placement,>' she sai. "The level of service will net be- tbe way it always has been.» The board currently employs about 2,287 elementary and 1,476 secondary teachers. In addition te cutting staff and transpvortation, the committee bas a se recommended a five per cent reduction in ail departmnen- tal and individual sehool budget, said Farr. "We want te, broaden the pain s0 ne one area takes the biggest bit. We want te, make it as fair as we cari across the system.» Last year trustees struck a $358.1-miiiion budget which in- creased taxes àan average 3.7 per cent acress Durham. Farr said tbe board bas nc "magic number" in mind foi, 1993, nor has it ever determine< its budgets by working towardsa specif ic target. Instead, staff is asked te, pre. pare a draft budget whicb pro vides - for increases in varyin[ amounts sucb as zero, three, five .and seven per cent, sbe said. Trustees thon determnine whic] figure best maintains progran and service leveis at the mes reasonabie cest te taxpayers said Farr. Making this year>s budget pro cess even more difficult t h a usual is declining revenue fror Quoen's Park, Farr notes. There was a five per cer programs, (but)with less meney.» Despite efforts by municipal ceuncils te, limit speding this year, such as Whitbyes zero Rer cent tax increase, Farr feels ne pressure" te fal inte ulne.. "Our mandate is quite cif- ferent, we must previde tbe same level ef service te ail students,» sbe said. "We added 1,800 last Septem- ber even with a slow down in bousing " For Iurbam separate scbool board trustees, "these are (aise) difflicult times,~ agreed chairman Tem Oidnian. But wbereas their public school counterparts centemplate cutting teachers, no tbougbt bas been given te, taking similar steps at the Catholie board, Old- mari said. "Our board the last few years Save $5 ON YOUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIE3LE WITH THIS AD* 1 M32 172126. ing in the province, noted Old- marn a Witby trustee. ";we anticipate a five per cent growth next year,"»lhe said. That will beost enrolment beyond 22,000 students, and with aimeet 2,000 empioyees, the separate beard wi11 have adou- bled in size» during the eigbt years Qidman bas been a trus- tee. "Ratepayers must be cegnizant of the fact that about 75 per cent of the budget gees te employee benefits and salaries,» hie said. Qîdman said ne date bas been set fer bis beard's budget meet- innor bas a specific figure benchosen. Last year the board struck a $132.7-million budget whicb in- creased taxes an average of 3.7 per cent across Durbam. CHRISTINA CAVALLARI pulls Jennifer Foxwell on the toboggan in one of the many outdoor games at St. Theresa school Feb. 17, which was Bonhomme Carni- val Day. 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