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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1974-08-15, Page 2PAGE 2 ZURICH CITIZENS. NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1974 Arrange for swimming (continued from page 1) whole system should be the board's concern, " he said. "We seem to be leaving a lot up to the principals, " he said, After more discussion the agree- ment was ratified on a motion by Mr. Shantz, seconded by F.J. Vere, also of Stratford. Nineteen classes of children learned to swim at the Y during 1972-73 'school year, according to the board's Physical Educat- ion consultant John McCarroll. Many separate school support- ers in Huron and Perth are payins higher mill rates for their child- ren's education than are public school supporters, according to the comparison including 1972, '73 and '74 presented to the board by Business Administrator Jack Lane. In Seaforth for example, the public elementary rate is 18.66 mills, down 2 from 1973 while the separate elementary rate is 23.13 the same as 1973 and down 3 from 1972. The 1974 high school rate is 18.66 mills up about 3 from 1972 and 1973. "Trustees need this information to meet challenges from tax payers about the public rate being lower. If is is so, they can tell why it's so." Mr. Lane said. One mill represents one dollar of taxat- ion for every $1000 of assess- ment, "We've attempted to identify trends over three years and they are discouraging from our point of view, " Mr. Lane said. 807o of the 47 municipalities the board serves are experienc- IMINMEIN•91115.1112211MINSIZIP /111•11111111.11•1•111111/1 Steer This Way BY LARRY SNIDER Never remove radiator pressure cap while engine is hot. You could be scalded by a geyser of hot water. Not enough storage space in your smaller car? Consider a luggage rack. Permanent and temporary types are available. To keep air moving, and to avoid toxic gas fumes, open two windows about an inch when you leave your car. Front left and rear right, perhaps. Alternative to a sun roof is tinted glass panel being sold in England; lets in light, but absorbs 40% of sun's heat. Glass is draft and leak -proof. Young man in North Carolina got a traffic ticket recently for ''Operating a horse on a public street during hours of darkness when the horse was not equipped with headlights or taillights." Don't know about horses, but all the autos we sell are equipped with lights where they should be • and they work. Gallop over to Larry Sniders for o good buy on a good car, rr i,;r Smi,«.r MOTORS LIMITED EXETER 235.1640 LONDON 227.4191 Huron County's Largest Ford Dealer Drive in soont ing decreasing mill rates for public elementary schools and increasing rates for the high schools. Public and separate supporters share the high schools which means that the separate supporter is getting hit with two "major kinds of increases, " while the public supporter, with the elementary decrease, ends up paying "about the salve as before. More information will be available through trustee Arth- ur Haid's Finance and Insurance Committee, Board chairman Michael Connolly said. A bridge in Hibbert Toon - ship just south of St. Columban has been condemned and HPRCSS bus drivers will be instructed not to use it, Trust- ee Don Crowley reported for the Transportation Committee, A new bridge is not being built but bus routes do not have to use the old one, Mr. Corwley said. Huron County Council, Huron's Board of Health, of Huron and Perth, Hospital auxiliary and Medical repres- entatives all oppose the Must- ard Report ors restructuring of health services in Ontario. Trustee Ted Geoffrey and chairman Connolly reported. They attended, as Board rep- resentatives, a special session of County Council on Monday afternoon, called to discuss the report and the Department of Health's request for feedback on it. "Ithink it's a good idea to support the Huron County Health Unit, " Mr. Connolly siad, adding that the report, if implemented, could event- ually have impact on the schools. The Board decided to send a letter of thanks to the Huron Council for involving thein in their discussions . At the last Board meeting in July, trustee Vince Young was asked to approach the Huron County Board of Education on the possibility of tendering together for fuel to supply the boards' properties. On a quest- ion from Stratford trustee David Teahen, Mr. Geoffrey said that the Huron Board had completed its fuel negotiations for this year and therefore the matter was dropped. A principal, rather than one or two board members will be sent to a Tormi o meeting which is organizing Education Week throughout the province, the Board decided, Trustees Geoff- rey and Shantz who have attend- ed these meeting previously both said they felt that sending a principal would accomplish more in getting local particip- ation in Education Week. Sup- erintendent Vintar agreed say- ing, "a principal can get infor- mation out to the schools through the Principal's Associat- RE (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Coast, Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237.3381 or 237-3422 vrotemenrsetwammanummamosmaannamettmeemann ion . Trustee Vince Young report- ed for the Personnel Committee that Barbara Rau has been hired as a custodian at Ecole Ste Mar- ie and that Michael Denomme will be a new bus driver on one of the routes at the same school. The Board's Policy Committee asked for 15 minutes to report on the many "outdat- ed" policies at the next meet- ing. On a question from Trustee Crowley, Mr. Vintar said that an evaluation on the Board's pilot Family Life Education project should be available in September. The Board agreed to pass on any information on the history o of early education in Stratford to T,J. Dolan who is writing a history 9f the city. Handbills will be sent through the Stratford Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School advising students and parents of a Sports Equipment Exchange being held at the Stratford Y in September. Plan. fences for pools A bylaw for the fencing of swimming pools was passed last Tuesday night at rhe August meeting of the Hensel). Council. Council concurred with a motion by the Council of the Town of Orangeville that request ed the provincial government to exempt municipalities from sales tax on all capital expend- itures. A bylaw, circulated by the County of Huron to restrict• the destruction of trees in the county was approved by council. Under the bylaw there is a max- imum $500 fine or three months in jail penalty for violations. Clerk Earl Shapter read a letter from the Ministry of Community and Social Services offering grants for a special Day Care Resources Program. Reeve John Baker said that from reports he had heard he thought the municipality should stay out of the Day Care business. Council agreed that the people who need such a service should be the ones to initiate it. A letter from the Ministry of Treasury and Economics, concerning grants available to municipalities for winter works projects was read by Clerk Earl Shapter. The deadline for applicat- ions to the program is August 12, which the c euncil felt was insufficient time to receive applications from Toronto and return them. Hensall therefore will not be participating in the program this year. An application for a build- ing permit, submitted by J. and M. 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