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Huron County taxpayers go up by a Whop*); le per reserve fund and delete the
will have an additional $38.71 cent. • $75,000from the budget.
Cu their education tax bill Several municipal and A separate motion was
this year based on an township clerks attended the abo,Passed to put a freeze on ,
average assessment of $3100. budget meeting andDirecotr hit** in the elementary
• That increase is based on of Education, John Cochrane panel until the pupil -teacher
an average residential • outlined the budgeting ratio reflects limitations set
assessment in the county, as procedure, for 1961. He in out in the collective
supplied by the assessment elicited that much of the Weaned.
commissioner, and follows increase in education The board also delayed the
the Board of Education's taxation is due to a reduction phased implementation of
approval of a 1981 budget in in the percentage of special eckication instruction
Clinton, April 28. provincial gluts. • as \ outlined in Bill 82. A
The new budget calls for In 1975, provincial grants special edtication program is
total expenditures of accounted for 76 per cent of in place in the cottnty, bit the
$2030•287, an increase of the elementary school board has until 1985 to bring
13.2 per cent over the board's budget and that has steadily that up to Bill 82
$25,296,061 in expenditures declined to 68 per cent last specieications.
last year. That means the fyear. In the secondary In reviewing the overall
taxpayers of Huron will have panel the' story is much the budget, effectively, the cost
to contaibute $9,484,702to the same. Provincial grants in, of instruction per pupil has
education system this year, 1975 covered 76 per, cent of risen by 17 per cent over last
an increase of 19.1 per cent the cost and fell to 65 per cent year. Enrolment is declining
over the $7,964,847 raised imam by a rate of 2 per cent per
through taxes in 1980. year and teacher's salaries
That means the local mill Cochrane also explained were, up by an average of 15
rate for education will jump that declining enrolment has per cent.
13.49 mills in 1981 to 105.93. limited provincial grants. - .
Board vice-chairman, Bert
assessment
On esansmeNenter:theerceounsidetyntithale "s blViased°neyefnmioniethaeamPrebllvier eofe Morin said the cost .of
eduCation portion of the tax students and wiiit declieducation will continue toning , rise until something is done
bill will rise fiat to $289 to.. enrolment the grants have to broaden the Indtistrial tak
$328. • • • fallen off," he "The basein Htron County.
The biggest chunk of the • provincial spending ceilings "People have tO stop,
budget, 71—per cent, ia have aen 'behind price
labelled • for Salariet. and inereasee,t Paying up service to Setting
benefits. The salaries and : The board's committees industry •in tlds county:t he
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d. We eed in-
. benefits . for teacheth and did Make cuts from original
'adininistration amounts to budget estimates and one of dsaimore
es..X._111_ !c_i__nTe_r!„Peeige
over $20 million for 1981. ' the Major deletioitS . was carry lax waa' -
The other bititems on the $75,000 that was removed The board briefly touched
expenditure side include $2.4 from a Proposed teacher on a different method of
million for plant operation sick -leave gratuity fund. Collecting taxes but
and maintenance and $2.3 Cochrane said- that ac- Cocliranelaid a decision on
Million fortransportation.. afintikttive sick -day pay for ' whether the board will
This year, debt charges on teachers with .more than 12 collect education tales more
• debentures and interest on years experience would than twice yearly, . will be
operating', loans will amountamount to$3.3million. , made in the fall. More
to $983,336. So while the Despite a• warning from frequent collection would
overall expenditure rose by the auditors to establish a save the boardabout$250,000.
13.2 per .cent the • amount reser/e. fund, the board annually in interest and
raised through.tasstion will decided to wait on ;the carrying charges.
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• Mrs.. Catherine Andrew,
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past three years. Mrs. Mc-
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Rheumatologist from Mc-
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Centre, Hamilton; Mr. John
Travis, former Director of
•Development for The Arthri-
tis Society: and Mr. Ross,
Morrison, Executive Direct-
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Arthritis Society.
• Arthritis Yester Today
and Tomorrow •was the
• theme of Dr, Buchanan's
• presentation.
"Most forms of arthritis
were common in ancient
times, and indeed,, arthritis
was one of the commonest -causes of disablement found
before the birth of Christ.
To -day arthritis is the. com-
monest cause of individual
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, in con-
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Locally._ volunteers will be
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September. which is Arth-
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