HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-11-04, Page 9Forme
Dear tor:
As a 'former trustee
with the Huron County
card of Education it was
dislaearteaiing for me to
witness blame •beiatag laid.
at the feet of the Avon-.
Maitland Board for.
putting school closures, on
their aenda. I could
understand the rancor and.
suspicion of .the board's
motives if school closure
was local: issue, but it is
not. Scheel boards across
Qnterio are wrestling with
the same problem and
hundreds of schools will
be closed unless there are
changes to the funding.
formula or locally elected.
school boards are .given: aG
percentage of your provin
cially-eollected property
tax so that they can
respond tolocal; needs,
t ean understand. the
anger and frustration that
Meeting
on multi -1p
trustee
aaaany''of the parents •full
when, despite their bush •
efforts, the edaalinistration
seemed bent on ensuring
that the board presented its
potential school elositre
list. I can understand their
dismay as they 'learned the
cost of maintaining most
of our existtng.schoole is
but • t pittance in relations to
the board's total budget,
What rntist -be' clearly:
Understood,. however, is
that as' employees of the
ministry,. the administra-
tion is required., by law, to
assist •tine trustees in meet.
ing the deadlines .demand-
ed by their rninistry.•
Many people have been
tell to believe • that -the
board • has ether options
because "they may be
receiving mese tnone•y
than last year. The truth is,
doestdc t matter . h.ow
•
much additional, funding is
allocated to scharol hoards
if :it cotnes• in designated
envelopes end the boards
have no say°on how the
money can be spent. What..
..must be understood is that.
the Avont-Maitland, Boarti
of Education is .a; anew mat. It cermet, and does
net have the same rola-
tionship with the electors
asthe old beards of educar
tion, educe -
.
of Education,
as. we knew thein, were
elinninated. with the pas-
sage of Bill 160 when the
government gained direct
access to your property tax
and centralized education. •
decisien niaiting with ,the
Province.
It'vital be interesting to
watch; .haw the- govern -
meat plays this• one .out.
Will they cantttuce to.insist
that it is a board problentt
S. for public input
ose complex
Dear residents of North
#"loran: - . South Bruce'
Community.
.A_ few short years ago,
the vision was. developed
to build a cemmunity cen-
tre centrally locates} itr the
North Ht ranrSouth gtruce '
region. As . the viSien for,
Om. proj@ot gVQI,Ka#d,. 'it.
ba;eatne 'apparent from the
growing enthusiast that
there were'further needs in
our .community,. In addi-
tion to a cemmi pity een-
Ldre,' there is a real need in.,
• Qur area for, a multi-pt}r-
pose sports and leisure
Complex. • -
Consequently, a project
committee was created to•.
"'examine he possibility, of
.building such a complex.
MeetingsJwere hells, pee-
pie • were eons.ulted, :a* d••
architects' were,retained to
devise sori* preliminary
plan's' fee thecomplex. The
resultwass a proposed
architectural platn:'for the
complee 'that included. at
arena; an aquatic :centro;' a
community 'ball; a. fitness.,
centre; and squash courts:
As yo.n are probably
aware, the Town of
Winghani and. the
Townships of Morris, East
W'awanosh .. and4•Turnbei`ry,
•
•
along .with .the• citizens. of
Sauth. Bruce have come
cod ether. ta,.build the gem-
piex rnr Winghote,,,.Tit4,
complexi . a. CQntt[tunity.
effort and Well benefit- a.
groat ntamber of people
well; into the next Millen
Muni. • '
A fu,ndkraising, effort.
has begun to createaware-:
ness for the complex as
well ,as gpnerating the,
financial; support: neces-
sary to build a complex: of
this size, A' separate cam-
paign committee. has. been.
Created to oversee this
effort.
In order that you may
have an opportunity to
participate in the early
stages of the complex's
design, we inviteyou to a
public . meeting: on.•
Wednesday, Nov. 1 X, at,
7`: R p -,m, in the
i atclrjl Seeoeclary Sebool
A. gtooriw (Gym 48,) u
rece.iye further informa-
tion on the complex. The
project eo ntnittee will be
On hand. to answer any
questions' you :may have
with respect to the com-:
plea. •
Ball 1vMMGratht
Chair, project comtnittee.
• Art Clark,
Public relations chair.,
and not provincial prob,
leutt, confoundus •with lag-
ures, and thereby solidify
the conditions that will
allow them... because wane
are so fed up, to eliminate '
school, beards. Cir will
they fix the proble*n
.loan Van ienBroc;cle
K.R.4 Caoderich,
Luanknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Novenrbei 4, 199/1 Pane 9
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For .strong, fair, intelligent
leadership on November 9th
l Vote
for,
;Depot, ,.Mayor
inp the Township of
uroo.Kinloss
for .
Counciiior
in the`
M nicipaiity
of
Hurt)11 11'T�QS`r
-7 years' experience on fecal council
-Understanding of Plural & Urban needs
-Your involvement in council matters:will
be .welcome
-Fair unbiased and•approachable-
for'
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Huron-K�inIoSs
- 4 years experience
believesin fair, honest, open rntanicipal:governrnent