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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-01-12, Page 8municipalities to car those costs. He said t board's requisition municipalities has risen 1 percent since 1973 addi that the board is still not great financial shape: The past chairman sa that the trustees would hav to be economic in the future decisions but wou atso have to remai__ politicians. He said declin- ing enrolment may make it appear that closing schools will save the board the money it needs but suggested that closino schools would not be the answer. He added that the board owes every ratepayer in the county the right to an education system for their children. r he to 00 ng in id e it Id He cited the Vanastra Public School as an example of the political respon- sibilities the board has. He said opening the school in Vanastra last year was a "foolish move but a political one". He said trustees really "had no choice" but to open the school because of the reaction from taxpayers in Vanastra at the time the decision was made. He said Clinton Public School couldn't handle students from Vanastra and the board was considering buss- ing students to other schools as an alternative. In a public meeting the trustees met with "500 ratepayers ready to throw bricks at them if they made the wrong decision" he claimed. Turkheim said that if the board started looking at schools in the county with the idea to close some, one of the first to be considered would be Hensall Public School, a school in his con- stituency. He added that Hensall would only be closed "over his dead body". "I would only hope that trustees put themselves in the position of the board member in whose area a school is being closed," he said. "A trustee from Wingham should make his decision considerring how he would feel if the school were in his locality." Turkheim said that if the board was to solve its problen'is it ,would have to 4w Citizens News, January 12, 1978 s FIRST GAME — The first game which the Zurich Oldtimers had played as a unit proved to be a successful outing as they defeated their .Lon• don counterparts 9-6. Taking the first face-off of the game with referee Richard Schilbe dropping the puck were Don O'Brien, on the left for Zurich, and Bob Lawless for London. Staff photo Former chairman says Board faces tough year in 1978 The Huron County Board of Education faces a tough year in 1978, both politically and administratively, accor- ding to 1977 board chairman -Herb Turkheim. Turkheim told the board in his final ad- dress as chairman before turning the gavel over to 1978 chairman John Elliott that restricted funding by the provincial government and declining enrolment would force the board to take a long, hard look at education costs in Huron County in the coming years. Turkheim saidd a reduc- tion in grants from the province would cause finan- cial hardship for the board and that declining enrol- ment would add to the problem. He pointed out that the province is threatening to cut back grants and although no official figures have been given it appears the cut will be from four to six percent. He added that costs have risen by that much at least in the past year and that the grants are based on the student per capita basis. Declining enrolment would mean Huron is eligible for fewer. grants than last year even without cuts in provincial spending. "We as a board are going to have to take a close look at education costs and use a great deal of foresight when we make financial decisions." he warned the trustees. 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He said he didn't feel communications was the problem it was cracked up to be but did concede that the board would have to work together to improve lines of communication with teachers, parents, ratepayers and municipal politicians. The past chairman told the board that a one year term as board chairman should be considered poin- ting out that a second year in the chair is very trying. He said the second term of of- fice is very tiring and thet the effectiveness of the in- dividual is affected by the workload. • Animal crimes rise The return of severe winter weather has brought a rash of reports to the Ontario Humane Society of animals without protection from the elements. Many of these reports involve dogs chained to totally inadequate kennels. Others describe horses, cattle and other farm animals lacking shelter. 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