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Avon Maitland school board approves balanced budget
Stew Slater
Boasting minor enhance-
ments in Primary Language
support, resources for students
at risk of dropping out, and
Internet connectivity, the Avon
Maitland District School Board
approved a $161.5 million bud-
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* Agricultural
* Residential
* Commercial
* Pole Line Construction
Widogo
get for 2007-08.
"This is a balanced budget
that, I believe, does reflect our
priorities as a board," said South
Huron trustee Randy Wagler,
chair of the Avon Maitland
Finance Committee.
Controversy has erupted dur-
ing this year's budget delibera-
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lenge of limited funds. Even
entering the budget process in
the spring, business superinten-
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