Zurich Citizens News, 1970-05-28, Page 16PAGE SIXTEEN
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1970
WIN COUNTY HONOURS - Seven area girls were awarded County Honours at the 4-H Achievement Day held this past Saturday •
at the Zurich Community Centre. Back row left to right are Gayle Henderson, Kippen, Lynda Workman, Kippen, Debbie Riddell,
Hay P O Olga Zemitis R.R.1, Hay Miss Catherine Hunt, Home Economist for Huron County. Front row left to right are Joyce
Beierling, R.R.2, Zurich, Rita Pennings, R.R.1, Zurich and Brenda Taylor, Grand Bend.
Huron Board Discusses Council Liaison
(by Shirley J. Keller)
When the Huron County Board
of Education discussed a brief
from the Ontario School Trustees'
Council on the proposed structure
for effecting liaison between
school boards and municipal cou-
ncils, several members of the
local board were quite outspoken
on the matter.
The clause which brought the
greatest amount of comment
read: Where local boards exist
within a region, a seminar type
meeting, open to all local may-
ors, controllers, councillors and
board members should be held
at least once a year.
Vice-chairman Robert Elliott,
Goderich Township, led off the
discussion by saying that there
seemed to be a definite lack of
knowledge about school affairs
in Huron County and suggested
that a liaison committee could
serve some useful purpose.
Elliott went on to say that he
thought the people in Huron
County should be quite well
informed judging from the am-
ount of coverage school board
meetings are given in the local
papers.
I sometimes wonder how ef-
fective the press reallyis, "
stated Elliott. He saidratepayers
are inclined to believe the may-
ors and reeves in Huron County.
" They're nor any better inform-
ed than the average taxpayer, "
added Elliott.
Gordon Moir, Wingham, noted
that all board meetings are open
to the public and that to his
knowledge, not one represent-
ative from municipal council
had ever taken time to sit in for
one evening.
Goderich's Dan Murphy suggest-
ed that the members of municipal
councils who have children att-
ending school are "in the min-
ority.
"I think county council still
think we are just one of their
divisions, " said board chairman
John Lavis, Clinton. "Everyone
seems to be taking a whack at
education. The councils mustn't
have enough to do to keep them
busy."
Lavis went on to say that the
difference between running a
municipality and a county board
of education is like the difference
between operating a "nickle and
dime store and T. Eaton."
"The liaison is all one way, "
interjected Dan Murphy. "I'm
sick of listening to these munic-
ipal councils. Things are prob-
ably not run any better in their
own councils. They think they
are kings."
"To be able to remember,"
said Gordon Moir, "That we're
a new animal. We are ripe for
criticism from all directions of
the compass. We haven't mat-
ured enough yet."
"I don't know how we get the
knowledge out to the people so
they can really know what the
facts are, " stated Lavis, "It was
the equalization factor that
caused the differences amorig
municipal levies this year."
"Ours (n1i11 rate) went down
3.5 mills, " stated Mrs. Warren
Zinn, Ashfield. "The council
put four mills on for roads."
Robert Elliott suggested that
people don't read news releases
carefully. "Many don't care one
way or the other, " continued
Dan Murphy. "I will admit,
maybe farmers are concerned,
but in the towns, not one in 20
even mentions it."
Broadfoot noted that public
meetings planned by the board of
education had been put off until
fall. Dan Murphy suggested the
need for these public meetings
was not as great as some members
felt. He said board members
would have to face the electors
at nomination time just the same
as local council members who
didn't snake any special efforts
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