HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-04-06, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1994.
Trustees delay decision on supervisor's position
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intendents' duties should be
updated after an evaluation oi pri
orities set by other boards.
Trustee Doug Gamiss, represent
ing Morris and Tumberry Town
ship, said "We have to delegate
services provided. We have already
cut the administration, from six to
four superintendents, and we may
have to cut more. The budget,
which has been tentatively set, was
struck with the intention of elimi
nating the position. We must deter
mine if there are other things which
can be cut to make up for the reten
tion of the supervisory position."
There was considerable discus
sion by trustees wishing to defer
the decision to the May meeting.
Norm Pickell of Goderich said
the meeting should not be deferred
because "we could be losing three
top positions (with the elimination
of the principal at the Learning
Resources Centre and the transition
years co-ordinator previously con
firmed) and there are some things
we cannot do without."
Mr. Pickell said, "The retiring
officer's duties cannot be picked up
by those who are left. All the jobs
are necessary and they must be
done."
He gave as an example the work
of Superintendent of Schools
Chuck Rowland who has brought
in $1.5 million in grants to the sys
tem that "may have been missed" if
he had been asked to cover extra
duties.
"The superintendents know when
and how to apply for the grants and
we can't afford to lose even
$200,000 or $300,000 in grant
money. We run a tight ship now
and our senior administrators are
all hard-workers. We don’t want to
see burn-out or increased stress
from the added work load," said
Mr. Pickell.
The trustees defeated a motion to
defer the decision to the May meet
ing and then defeated the motion to
replace the retiring officer. It was
agreed that further information was
required for the trustees to make
the proper decision.
Director Paul Carroll will present
the information at the May meet
ing, at which time further discus
sion will take place.
The Village of Bly th
Recycles!
Ethel
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Fundraising
underway for
hall upkeep
Grey Township council hosted
14 tables of euchre at the Ethel Hall
on Monday evening.
Winners were: 50/50, Eva
Harrison; high lady, Linda Stevens;
high man, Stewart Musgrove; low
lady, Margaurite Beimes; low man,
George Pearson; most lone hands,
Dorothy Martin, Bill Dobson;
birthdays, Marjorie McCourt,
Adrian Verstoep and June Jacklin,
Hazel McKenzie.
The next euchre is April 11 at
8:30 p.m.
Tickets are now available for the
quilt made by Helen Dobson which
is first prize. An afghan made by
Marie Stephenson is second prize
and a jam basket from Glen Farms
is third prize. Prices for the tickets
are $ 1 each or 3 for $2.
The draw will be made at the
Sept. 26 euchre. The money raised
is for the upkeep of the hall and its
maintenance.
"Blue Box" recycling lias come to our
community and by now you should have
received yourown Blue Box. ll'sparlof
an impoilant piojccl to help reduce waste
that goes into landfill sites and to con
serve our precious natural resources.
And, you can be part of
it. Simply collect and
stoic newspapers, glass
bottles and jars, bever
You and Your
Blue Box!
age and food cans, household plastic
containers, and boxboard and card
board for blue box collec
tion. T hen pul it on the cor
rect side of the road for pick
up on your collection day.
You should have al
the proper way to place ma
terials al the curb through
your regular mail dis(ri7
bution.
ready received detailed infor
mation regarding the
materials collected and
Our recycling program
can only be a success if we all partici
pate. If you have any questions, call the
Bluewater Recycling Association I lot
line nt:
1-800-265-9799.
Recycling.
It only works if we all do our part.
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Collection in the Village of Blyth will be weekly on Fridays beginning April 8,
1994. Please have your Blue Box out before 7:00 a.m.