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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-11-01, Page 5Lloyd Ackert, trustee for Kinloss on the Bruce Board of Education and chairman of the board, toldthe Kinloss ratepayers' meeting that a committee is being set up to examine the facilities at Ripley, Port Elgin and Kincardine High Schools. Ackert said the situation at Kincardine High School is not satisfactory, Population explosion because of the Bruce Nuclear Power Development has created problems with library, washroom, arts and science facilities. A ratepayer told Ackert that her child could not get books from the library because there was only one available on a subject and the halls have been narrowed because extra 'lockers have been placed along the walls. 'The woman asked why her children had to go to Kincardine when there were better facilities available in Wingham at F. E. Madill and there was no problem of over -population. Ackert said that Madill is a bigger school and would therefore have more facilities than Kincardine. The students are being sent to Kincardine because they live in the Kincardine school area. The boundary lines were set before Ackert was on the board and he does not know if he can determine why they were established where they are. Ackert said that if they make an exception to the rule in one boundary situation there are several areas of the county where people could ask to Defends poor road maintenance Poor road maintenance in Ashfield township was a subject for •discussion at the Ashfield ratepayers' meeting October 24. Ken Alton asked road superintendent Jim -Hunter-what he was going to do with the part of concession 10 that is paved, "The potholes were a corker last spring," said Alton, "and somebody's going to get lost in them next spring." Hunter told Alton that "some of us in the sticks have to put up without •paved roads". Hunter said --he would like to see all the, roads in the township paved but there just isn't the money available. He said that it's embarrassing that council doesn't have the money to properly maintain the •roads but there just isn't the money to hire more workers. "A region the size of Ashfield down in Halton. or Peel would have 15 employees running around said Hunter, but Ashfield has two employees besides himself. Hunter told Alton that if he could. give him the money to hire more men and do the maintenance he would be glad to maintain all, the roads properly, Bunter. told the ratepayers that calcium costs $100 a ton and a ton doesn't go very far. Only gateways have been calciumed in past summers because of budget limitations.. "We only get so much money and we have to cut corners someplace," said Hunter. The township spent $104,000 for snow removal during the winter of '76-'77. A government subsidy of $62,000 was available and last winter only $18,000 was spent on snow removal, "If we're luelty in November and December this year, we'll be . Hunter told the meeting that the cost to the township for the construction of the new bridge at , Dungannon was $98,000. The total cost to build the bridge and pave it was $367,000. The township received an $0 per cent subsidy for the bridge and 55 per cent subsidy for the cost of the road beyond 100 feet of the bridge, Johnston Bros, Construction, Dungannon, paid $11,000 of the cost of paving the road to,, build the road for use all year round because the half load limit in the spring would prevent them from using the road with their heavy trucks, have ( an exception to the rule and the system would end up in chaos. Ackert said that Bruce is fortunate ;because the Bruce Power Development has meant an increase of students" along the west side of the county. Bruce has been less affected by declining enrolment than any county he knows of, although they are feeling the pinch .along the east side in the elementary panel. He said that Bruce is "bedevilled by high bus costs because of pur geography". A full time person has been hired to work on busing to uncover and solve problems. 14101.0Soadasit 1,713itair The busing is a $3 million operation and it is an' area to streamline and there are savings to be made said Ackert. There has been concern' on the board about the relationship between the board and the public. The board has a difficult time reaching the public because of their apathy said Ackert. The board is holding a conference on education in Walkerton High School November 18 to provide a two way opportunity for the public and the board to hear each other. "It's really an old-fashion- ed kitchen meeting" said Ackert. The board will give out information and get back reaction from the public. Ripley e.. and council .a01010i0. Ripley reeve and council have been elected by acclamation to serve the upcoming two year term. At the close of nominations on October 23 only council incumbent Joe Hodgins had declared his candidacy. Following an extension of the nomination period, the full slate of officers was filled by acclamation. Cost board to settle by•••••• CONTINUED FROM P. 4 do it with responsibility, he added. With the restraint program in effect, decisions will have to be made that won't be popular with the ratepayer, observed Frayne: It is a possibility that one of the five county high schools may close and we will have to get along with four. Frayne is on the committee considering the replacement of equipment in the schools. Technical equipment was highly subsidized when it was brought into the schools ten years agt but replacement has deteriorated, Some equipment is in bad shape and some is obsolete. Teachers no longer have the money to provide materials and students are asked to bring materials to school to work with. The committee has learned it will take $40,000 to replace outdated and rundown equipment but the budget committee cut that figure down to $6,000. The committee will have to present their findings to the budget committee again and this time they will have to do a better selling job. It's an education to find out what is going on in our schools said Frayne and the teachers of the trainable retarded are "something else". He said he has never seen such dedication. Kinloss • iv. Arlo w Iva CONTINUED FROM. P. 1 the meeting on roads, Councillor Eadie reported on recreation and the arena board, Leonard Clarke reported on arena repairs and the Whitechurch. Cotntuunity Centre and Councillor Grant Eckenswiller reported on roads and spraying, the new township offices and Rolyrood RalL George Tranter is reeve, and councillors are incumbents Joe Hodgins, and Howard Hodge and the new councillors, Steve Bell and Jim Stewart. Bell and Stewart have had experience on the recreation and community centre. •Tranter has been active in municipal politics for 25 years; as reeve for four years and a councillor for 21 years. Clinics on curriculum, morals and 1 !values, therole.of the board and the role of guidance counselling will allow the public to find out where their tax dollars are going,- what their children are being taught and to voice their viewpoint. Ackert also promised he would look into why the Kinloss school can not be open to allow children playing ball at the school playground to use the washroom facilities. He said he suspected that it was because the caretaker would have to be there to supervise because the school was open and this would mean overtime pay. Reeve challenged..... CONTINUED 'FROM P. 4 about the four muncipalities, "But we operate various services together and we couldn't have these services without co-operation. On the county level. 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