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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-24, Page 3govprn: .arico..tef0r. by Michelle Greene Three local school boards ar putting pressure. pn the provincialgovern- - anent by suggestinga clow. sure of the school system until education` finance reform is studied. Last Tuesday night, the Perth County, Board of ducation approved a motion from the tri -boar d Cottee appealing to . the Minister of Education and Training to exempt low speaidi oards from fur t Monday was a special day for Helen Thompson, of L.uacknow, who marked her 90th birthdays (Pat Livingston photo) OflI$Ofl rias upon Oth decade Helen L. Thompson marked her 90th birthday on Ian. 22, at her :home on Willoughby: Street in Lucknow. Friends and relatives called at her'home over the weekend to extend 'their birthday wishes Helen is the second old- est in a family of eight bon to Robert Thompson and Isabella 'Campbell. Surviving members are a sister, ' .Mrs. Willisin', • (Frances) Hewat, of Abbotsford,' British Columbia° and a brother Robert of Windsor. All of the family members were raised through childhood in the home where Helen con- "tinues to reside with :the; assistance of homemakers and neighboring friends'., Henn was an elementary: 'School teacher t a her for, 45 years and retired in June of 1970. She taught for Six years in rural schools north of Lucknow, for 22 years in Hanover Public school and for the last of hercareer,. 17 years at Lucknow Public .School. She served' her communi- ty in many ways overthe years and retains, a' keen. interest -in local, 'provincial and national events. Helen is a (devoted member of • 'Lucknow`.United Church,. and for : many years was a member of the church choir. Simply Chocolates 52g-7559 Book Early for Weddings M Anniversaries Some dates have already been filled. 4©Gi4iGIl�G1Ci�'loi�QG�l47" 31110/1 001rty's Complete o • llQ10 uction require - men s. a"tri-board com- mittee includes representa- tives from the `Perth board, the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board and The Huron County Board of Education. If the exemption is not granted, the boards will study the cost recovery and property taxation impacts of closing down. the school system for a 'fixed period each school year. This was done in Michigan until the recent implementation of finance reform. . '. Paul Sherratt, director of education at the -Perth board, said closing down the schools is not :a serious option trustees are consider- ing. Instead, it is intended to apply pressure on., the gov- ernment. The a three boards are low -spending boards :and don't have many places left to make cuts. They want the government to rec- ognizethis and . concentrate their cuts on boards who rds ent, 1itt lieu l ! Seri eiig W44e(4y0. 1.996 age 3 have not been as frugal a them, Chairperson Vel Tozer, of Listowel, said the motion' is not a serious one but the situation is.' Because of the ongoing cuts to low spend- ing boards, they may be forced to close ifthey run out of money. "We're pointing out how serious things could become if education finance reform doesn't come," " said Chairperson Tozer. Education finance refoi would look at how boards 'are fronded and how the cur- rent system of funding doesn't treat boards fairly according to their assess- ment situations. For - exam- ple, the Perth board is con- sidered; a wealthy_ board because .of the high assess- ment in Perth County. However, the majority of properties in. Perth are reesi- dlental, not business or industry. Any tax increases will go straightto property owners. Also, Sherratt said the board has made many cuts in the past .and there are few areas left for cuts. The board. -. has not received information on its cut in transfer pay a ents from the province. Marilyn Marklevitz, superintendent of t'inanae, said she, hopes the long wait a>it for the infor- mation means the ministry is putting a lot of"time,and. thought into the cuts they make and the situations boards face. NOTICE OFAJ K N OF THE • COUNTY Of BRUCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT U N, ,TfiE AS.SuMPTION OF CERTAIN WASTE MANAGEMENT POWER AND .THE PASSAGE...OF BYLAWS. Potato* to the AO, Regulation►. tp5 On January. 16,199.6 The Corporation of the County of puce adopted a plan for the management of solid waste for the next 2040 years. The plan includes 3 main components:. 1) increasing the level of waste teduction,..rense and• recycling and composting activities to achieve a 50, diversion meet by the year 2000, 2) better utilization of •the space remaining. in our existing land#ills and 3) con'ti'nuing t®. share the • remaining approved landfill space that exists within Bruce County: The Plan assigns responsibility for waste diversion to the County and local municipalities. The County will be responsible for waste reduction education, household hazardous waste and monitoring towards the 50% reduction taurget, local municipalities will be responsible for recycling, composting, leaf and yard waste, exchange facilities and tipping fees. ° Responsibilities for disposal will also be divided between, the County and thelocal municipalities: The. County will be responsible for long term disposal capacity and :facilitating sharingagreements within the time frame of the Plan: Local municipalities will be responsible for'ownership, operation, closure and perpetual care of "existing sites. Bylaws to adopt the waste management plan and to assign certain waste management powers will be considered at the April 1996 session of Bruce County Council. • Any person or . hgency requiring more information about the plan will call Or` write the Department. of Planning and Economic Development, County -of Bruce,Box 848, Walkerton, Ontario, NOG 2V0; Phone 1-519.881-1782, Dated at Walkerton We 19th of January, 1996. Bettyanne Bray, Clerk, County of. 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