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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-12-09, Page 4bowler Tirries-dliveceee Nednesdae 11ei-vmher V vets, School Acconmiodation Report released for Av n M ai ti a 11 d by Niebeie Greene MITCHELL A school attttonunedation report released on. Fridm is e,xw th whit the .Avi,n..Muitlund District School Board's director of teducution promised purunu in. Mitchell it would be. Limit Wtduetsdut, night. u crowd of about 1(10 parents ut u public meeting at Mitchell District High Sch0u1 took Lorne !tactile+, dtrec:tiu• til education.. and Janet Butrd- .luckt:on_ superintendent of corporate operations and. utlorntutiou technology . to tusk on ' dtt;mulh lobi,' sav- ings expected front school closings. short notice 01 the meeting .and luck of input front parents; turd whey the board is still looking at school closings "There will nut be re cnunuitdutlutw for wholesale sedum' .closings. 'fliers will be minor u(Jjus:urntents.' Itutattih told •tete crowd that refused to go along with the eevututtg'b ugnndu tostetud 0! breaking into groups- for brainstorming sessions. the people wanted to t:ontuwe• asking questions The report rehoused lute Lridu_t lived up t.r his prontitie, • - . -Community-bused Committees tire- t,uxptecteed to be established to intik • inti, tittuttdur% chungei,. etlintinutt(lt of portables demolition u' unr•ent+voted space:. leasing of spare, sharing or exchange 91 nuc:ilitees. with tete Hurun- Perth: ltumun, Catholic School * Boar•d, and extending u ties% technolog program. The onlyschool closures: rec- ommended ore for the Atwood: annex. and the Portio •unne:x in Stratford. • Reports- troth these ctintmittetets are .expected buck bt fob. 16. 199) 'These ret:otuntBndu- lions were presented. to the board for cutisiderutiun lust night int (Intuit. The board is iuukulg at how to eliminate excess: spode because keeping it will cost it grunt ntune) trait the .province. The new.' funding (Omuta ties, grunts, with enrolment:, Einptt 'students spaces. won't be futldted with un expected enrol/He dteclittt• .0/..2.000 studtent1 over ten neytsurb. trustees expect the situation to .pion to "top tip' unh get wo liuird-.tuck. ti surd tilt presvut(:t funding for hw% niwnlnu'nt su:hcutls w1J1 makt• a big differ - mate Sc:heols, will still be funded bashed on enrolment Hui they will be given fielding bta_ve+d on .current eenrol- ment plus 20 per rent Until the board receives informa- tion on tint that 20 per cent will .be daitrtbuued. Ktaird Jackson said it won't taus% tam' much it will reec leve "If our ttttrulment goers down, we wont see the total tunoW,t 01 Outfit' grants.' she.said Although the board doesn't yet imam has the 2(1 per (:1111 Ulf) up iuncling will •utit+c:t the board. it does know nine) it will receive for renovations won't g' around. Butrd-Jackson said renovations at Mitchell Public School could take up the board's entire S2 b.mi lion for operations and. renovations, Eixc:ept: fur Lt,e nurnt►e+rs;• Most people •already knew• theinformation in the prets:entation• including the impact u1 the declining enrolment and uncertanties about the 2(i pttr cent top up. Morn ul them had been involved in lighting sc:tiuo1.cic+surets. yinct• September. Parents at the Mitchell public meeting wanted to be utvolvt+d in the proems. One parent Said -the public•me*et- .utg was kung overdue She said parents hteve.:bceten ask- • it.tg tor u meeting our months,. "We're releasing itliitrnlatign w. wt• get it This is the earnestt we could hav, this. meeting.' said chairperson Abs‘ Mnt!aruttg. For some parents, the'information wasn't enough. - "Next Tuesday 1llec:.E+l. there will be a list of srhoots- .pusted. To me: this isn't enough homework dune: We're not doing this, right again.' said Jane: Finan. chairperson of the South, Pterth Centennial parent council. She was referring to ininrnuition distribinld at tot' nuteting showing expenses of running ttit• schools. 1t also showed how ruucb the board would stave if it closed schools f'ivan suggested. the board close the s.econdar) sc:tiuuls.. whish c:us,-t tiiurt io operate She also► said t.h. art' usual} located in urban Bettis where rtstd estate val- ues are nitre. The buurd (:could .take more from tete sale of ttWtiF•. buildings. she said . Snowmobile bridge a go f:XE'1'Eili E•.vtert• thing's tot place tar the t'tllttrldi;t' ' SIltewnlubik•: Club to build u bridge across :tie• •.Amiable Rivet =in Elliot Yurk °-'"' l'he „ - 'i'ht $5..000 atructurt: will, be near the pumping • station . and will -unt % son uwu►bilers it, %,.void tilt' I-iw' 4 bridge sick- walk Yit►teridgt titeuwinubile Club - will pay tar the bridge and cuustruta 11. (sites ,upttr-utuius tnunag- tsr ltit:k .1 mist iibusse:he utletucltici Muudu) night ce1111c11 tlleettttl tt, ata. Cutlti!;li 11' guarallttee situwnttiblittn will be tit- - lowed.• • use thei►rttlite• for twain -years to rulilt: 'hilt mist !mute:Moil.. troUuisiastn tti►uut tits ':utlettvc►t . thtet ;scud. ttu uttidti t spy:ab: tut .lint'' '.,,titi ih tend %tree.. tut uu�nu ghat mane. stitte''wuuitutt; :ivuuld ai ways b►• pttruiiue:d ' • (.ouitr;il aget:s:d it snow- mobiles wort eve! • banned the club. at, t►wt+= tern of hitt• bridge. could rrtnuve 1111. tot+} witihe:d. fht bridge will' b► a pttrttlan ftIt structure •'-1 .think we si►uuld . bt•: going alt rt:e;urd that (itis guiug to cause prob- lems.' said (..uuu .-(Joanna• 1-tubtertsutr who pet:(er30:(1 thitre would. be ',un, plaints trite itu,duw0ter;. .bout tunntelluel the. snowmobiles, the uugh it • .1•u5itltelitlill .refit Cone i'ttloer t\rtostrung resplit:(1 tot•. anti% stritetts have . btsesn uste(1 Li snot.% - tnubilu . turd 0u gull plaints ha.vt.' steep. r►: e:eiVod. Cunctrtis wore • ttlbu voiced about thesafety is - sou of having pedestrians and snowmobiles share. a bridge Signs will be erected indicating +rte bridge• n uuh for stiu - iuubile ust• in the winter Tilt club. has - (iubilit) insurance taut i' it; 014.e(:1 *viten trails, . cross ertt' owned b� a -tither than the• caul. prop - part :t 1 "DIRECT TO YOU” GREAT cswsGIFf DRS 140 GSTv Iu1 3Product n our store 111 lor 1-A- FOLDING LOUNGES t4' HAMMOCKS , 1-1- ARTIFICIAL. -PLANTS ►:t- STACKING CHAIRS COMPLETE SETS . - CAMDL.E LAMPS t4r' ACRYLIC DRiNKWARE SWIVEL ROCKERS Cs PLANTERS ti WROUGHT IRON tk CUSHIONS g UMBRELLAS • f 04 LAYAWAYS & !'RESALLS I_XC LUI)I.I) • GRAN!) BEND 238-2110 Hwy. E t2 'Wes Oen the water plant) Men.fri. 114 • Sat 1(1-b •I Piave some of these idd) biddy st•ht ols in the t „un- , err that are doing a good job and don't cost a kit int run.' she said . At the begining of the meeting. Hachtis %sold the board that schools can he kept -open `Them is a cost to it- Smething else might not get done." he %;aid Trustees were expected to.',iscus the option Ia•t night al the regular txiard meeting in (iinton • Boundary changes * L: deet •.burns• $ South Huron.l)istrict High School - l borne Mitchell District High School t.ppe•r Thames Iiementar) School r Zuri-MIensalt!1luron Centennial • Avon/Hamlet - ' ` Elimination of Portables • *Juliet . e• South Perth (* King Lear • :Demolition of Unrenovated Space 1' nastrek[.e•ntral 1t.urun Nc-condan !N411(),,i • Mih t-rl 'n'!►iorningtun Central t 'icCur-d) • - Leasing of Space Lcarnlrlglie'ource Centre at Central Huron SS. (]inion *Adult Education - - Madill- South Huron UH- C}1"- Sharing/Exchange of Facilities with the Catholic Board t (,oderich t at. Mans a Stratford Tech 21 - t Stratford/King Lear Juliet- Lpper Thames Arthur !+leighen • THF ORDER OF QNTARIO An' excej)tP2nal honour for exceptional people Each v ar. t}It Government of 011t'dr'ie> ionto^ ". Y: ' • of lt: rn'}st't•xceptiunalsaver%. withTilt' Order 'i ():1tw I 'Jill, ptestl1;19U, award le o t tii.t_`: tit ttarlal l; wl i', vt: " ext.:elie!t:'- artd uuista!Id;lllg aclllevelllt"t' 't a . !Ottrr,atz)::i~ r iatrr la`. ')r ;)rvru t1 ttti level . in any field ')! ti 1,t art loukriy our peK)p�t wh')s' ) Ut11Uutr; Bidet► lien itI Ouitart') ali 1'elsewlieit 1'e)plt I 1•:'• Lteutet tail' (,vernur tut livn')uralAc Ltr tc')lu P (u' a..! 'fie -r astrofat tt Roberta iiuitda. fieri% loot,.% 4 vrri,at, it'++er)!: arse, da!t I %Catei1 Kau i art all past rectpte!tt.')! "!N- rj?6-!' 1 11 '0U 1''Jtub% of sortesuste reel►')s Khat actievr!r►ertt; s►t'�)t !x it'.')vliZed 11`Itll'l'lltOtdef v! Otttartu. pleat- tali t)ittart'; H'ne')Jr iutd Nard a! 'yf(; i- -52(• to request a oft ,tr:at1')r, f')!u, . Oi prat - Hot rat11 irl'J'.l};. alld Award, Muush•)- fit (,%nisitslicy Cu!!:?t .ltd Kecrrati')r. 4th flour. '-' l 1t/)r Stat% Vest lOr')! loo. ()ntario M 7 LI,. re-rtnu►atiun turns, are alyi a►ailable alt the rrutltstrl \'I- al ww W.gut .un.u✓pMC4(:r Nuwie.atioes dubs.JwMu ry 29. 1999.