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The Liberal, 5 Mar 1970, p. 1

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Teachers with higher qualifi- cations come in category three and have a starting salary of $8,000. The increase recom- mended would give them $8,400 for the 1970-71 school year. but they are asking for $9,200. Maximum in this category is $13500 and the board is pre- pared to raise it to 514.000. The teachers are holding out for $14,720. Most highly qualified teach- ers in secondary schools begin at $8.600 a year. They are be- ing offered $9.000. The top salary in this category is $14,400 anH the board is offer- ing $14,900. but the teachers are asking for 315.640. Originally. said Mr. Starr. the committee had agreed to nego- tiate and not to report to the public until an agreement had been reached, but at the meet- ing February 20 it was agreed that the teachers' negotiating group would inform all teachers (Continued on Page 15) One of those making a per- spnal appearance had suggested that the problem of confusion on the thoroughfare. which is designated Arnold Street at its beginning on Yonge Street and develops into Arnold Cres~ The clerk also pointed out that council had no control ov- er the location of the hearing. Mayor William Lazenby re- called that the bylaw had been requested last year by Rev. Dav. id McGuire of St. Mary‘s An- glican Church. who lives in the rectory at 100 Arnold Crescent. Mr. McGuire told council he was concerned when his friends had difficulty locating him beâ€" cause of the confusion of names on the one street. His A street name is a street name until someone attempts to change it and then it be comes a headache. Richmond 'request was .backed by a petit- ion signed by more than 50% of the residents on both sec- tions of the street, Hill Toxm Council is learninglMajor Mackenzie Drive once again. Last Monday a bylaw chang~ ing the name of Arnold Street to Arnold Crescent was heard before a judge in Toronto. At that night‘s meeting of town council. Clerk Russell Lynett reported that the judge had re- served his decision in answer to a question by Councillor Shaun Beggs. ‘ Council decided to take no action on a request from Vaughan Township that Mark- ham Road and Vaughan Road be renamed Major Mackenzie Drive in honor of Lex Macken- zie who represented York North in the Legislature for 22 years. Clerk Lynett again explained that to change the name of a The clerk also reported that two persons had appeared in objection to the plan and writ- ten objections had also been received and were considered. "Even if the judge‘s decision is favorable to the change." the clerk pointed out, "council does not have to give the bylaw the third reading which would im- plement it." Those with an honors degree 138511.50“ RN” Mrs' now start at $7.200. The board RIM Mrs. Mary Flam is offering $7-500- ineym want $8,280. Wlth experlence they can work up to $12,000. Free Rabies The board committee has reommended this be raised to! March $12,500. The teachers commit- tee_is demanding $13,340. I The Federal Department cent as it curves around to Vaughan Road. was simple. the clerk reported. It would mean only installation of a signpost at the juncture with the names designated. Council Turns Down Name Change No Decision Yet 0n Arnold St. Beginning teachers are now getting $6,800 a year. The board is offering them $7.200. They want, $7.820. Teachers who remain in .the first cate- gory â€" a pass arts degree plus a year of teacher training â€" can now work up to a maximum salary of 511.200‘ The board has offered to increase this L01 311.700. The teachers are asking for $12,420. After nine meetings of teachers and trustees. ne- gotiations were temporarily broken off February 21. and the decision of their committee was upheld at a mass meeting of the 728 secondary school teaching membership at Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School in Aurora on February 23. On the same night at a meet- ing of the board. Whitchurch Trustee Arthur Starr, chairman of the board's negotiating com- mittee. reported that there will be further meetings of the joint committee again on Saturday. They are asking for an in. crease of about 17 percent for; teachers at all levels. plus an increment of $460 {or every year of teaching experience up to the maxima for each cate- gory. A spokesman for the teachers; says the latest offers of the} board. (which range from $400, to $1,000 in addition to the $400} annual increment built into last‘ year‘s contractl. would give teachers with the least qualifi- cations an increase of 9.03 percent and only 6.93 percent increase to those with the high- est academic qualifications. Secondary school teachers demands for an increase of $1.100 or more over what they now receive have resulted in a breakdown in negotiations beâ€" tween committees of York County Board of Education and teacher representatives. VOL. 93, NO. 36 County Board, Teachers Stalemate On Salary Talks “When we are getting that kind of tax money from the applicant I can see only one possible decision," commented Reeve Donald Plaxton. "I think the change is justifiable.“ add- ed Deputy-reeve Ivan Mans- bridge. ‘This firm is the first to establish itself in the area. it has set a pattern and is a good, reputable company.“ Council felt that the expense to individuals caused by the suggested name change was not justified. Reynolds Road Another name change request was received at Monday night's council meeting. From Rey- nolds Extrusion Company Lim- ited came a request to have the town change the name of the road in the industrial area. on which its large new plant is nearing completion. from Ed- wards Avenue to Reynolds Avenue. Decision on this was deferred for a couple of weeks to determine the react- ion of the only other landmm- e1- fronting on the road. Rich- mond Hill Acres. Clerk Lynett again explained that to change the name of a road a township need only pass a bylaw. The regulations for a town require that after the first two readings of the bylaw a hearing before a judge must be held. (“\llllllllllllllllllmllllll“llllllllllllllllllllIllllllllll\llllll|llllllll\ll\lll The Federal Department of Agriculture will estab- blish free rabies clinics in York County at the request of county council, Rich- mond Hill Town Council was informed at its Mon- day night meeting. Councillor Eric George recalled that at that time he had had to stand in line with his family‘s pet dog for the free service. “A lot of people took advant- age of it", he reported. “Otherwise the immunizat~ ion would cost $5." A free rabies vaccination clinic for domestic anim- als. in an effort to control the increase in the incid- ence of rabies. will be held in Richmond Hill March 25 from 1-7 pm. Coun- cil granted the use of the town’s works building on Pugsley Avenue for the clinic. This was the site of a similar clinic in 1966. Other staff members receiving the pins included Mrs. Evelyn Shier RN. Mrs. Margaret Pearson RN, Mrs. Pauline Morse RN, Mrs. Mary Lou Diceman RN, Mrs. Ursula Lewandowski RN, Mrs. Mary Flanigan, Mrs. Violet Lawrie, Mrs. Ethel Bartlett and Mrs. Clara Munro. Making the presentation on behalf of the board of directors was Vice-Chairman John Griffin. Seen above with Mr. Griffin are Mrs. Margaret Steadman RN (left) and Miss Mary Weddel RN, two of the recipients. The presentations were made following a dinner held in their honor in the hospital cafeteria. Eleven members of the nursing, housekeeping and dietary departments of York Central Hospital were honored with the presentation of their five year pins at the annual meeting of the association held February 24. Honor Eleven Staff Members “Something has to be done about the nuisance of snowmo- biles in the Mill Pond and Polish Park areas." James Mc- Crae of Sugar ndaple Lane told Richmond Hill Town Council hionday night DAL hicCrae “as spokemnan for a group of ratepayers in the Mill Pond area. He outlined their complaints, stating, “Many of the operators of these vehicles have no thought for the privacy of people living in the neighbor- hood and continue tearing around in their roaring mach- ines until one or two in the morning." He recalled that on one occasion a man parked his car in front of the McCrae home, unloaded his snowmobile and drove it at a 45 degree angle across the property to the pond. “We are supported by the naturailsts in our ap- peal," Mr. McCrae report- ed. “They are concerned that the wildlife is being driven out of the park area. Normally I put out about three bags of feed for the birds during a win- ter. This year I have not used up one bag. an indi- cation that the wildlife is not around} "The naturalists are also con- cerned about the operators of these vehicles blazing their own paths through tender under- brush,” he stated. "They are not only using the designated trails. but are driving around the pond and even on the ice surface." brush," he stated. "They are not only using the designated trails. but are driving around the pond and even on the ice surface." “It is almost impossible to watch TV because of the inter- ference from these machines streaking across the screen.I The noise is so bad it is im- possible to concentrate and a neighbor with emphysema has Canadians in every walk of life. Barney Danson MP, York North (Liberal) is a mem- ber of the finance commit- tee of the House of Com- mons which is studying the proposals. In a feature ar- ticle found on Page 17 of this issue Mr. Danson ex- plains his feelings towards the legislation. [ pay insurance. I pay for a license and I feel I have the right to use the sides of the road. I agree that 2 am it; much too late." Mr. Beggs pointed out that most of the thoughtless oper- ators are not residents of the town, but come from outside. Chief Robbins felt that the present bylaw.could be made (Continued on Page 3) ing with the problems of drug abuse. At the meeting Sunday, Mr. Fowlie will attempt to answer the question, "What Can We Do?” There will also be a 'display of drugs that may be illegal, addict- ive or habit forming. Coffee and discussion will follow the meeting. All adults are welcome. to U310} Villa, w-.. .-..-_°.. err.._y rallied to the cipalities also calculate a few The total budget for 1970 is support of Blue Hills. samples. 55.761.791. It was $5,558,291 “There is much public wail- “If your experience is the in 1969. Many projects, such ing about vandalism and drugs. same as ours, I advise you to as roads. hospitals. homes for It would be much better to deal phone and to write to the Min- the aged. health services, are with these children early and ister (Minister of Municipal subsidized by provincial and/or perhaps we would not have the Affairs Darcy McKeoughl to federal governments, and Metro problems we now have in ourltell him that it is not politics to bears a share of road work un- high schools and jails. We are have this kind of a tax shift." dertaken by Toronto and York not ahead of ourselves. We are To operate services to the Roads Commission. This brings late. For God's sake. let us try county, public works, welfare York County’s share for the to deal with it now!” and health service. roads. etc..lbudget to $3,018,221. d-llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllmulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll[lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“llllllllllllllllllllllill“llllllllllllllllll\lllllilll\l\ll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllllllllllill“ll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllull!lllllllllllllllllllllllll-P “It is almost impossible to watch TV because of the inter- ference from these machines streaking across the screen. The noise is so bad it is im- possible to concentrate and a neighbor with emphysema has Trustees Reject Tax Free Expenses, County Councillors Get Raise The question arose when the board was asked to sup- port a brief from Carleton County Board of Edimation asking for an amendment to the Income Tax Act to per- mit elected school board trustees to deduct one-third of their $3,000 a year honor- aria as expense allowance for income tax exemptions. “I think this exemption for councillors is wrong," said Mr. Jolliffe. “Why should we ask to be treated any differently than other people?" "If you get income. you should pay tax on it." was the stand of Vaughan Town- ship Trustee Ross Jollit‘fe at a recent meeting of Yerk County Board of Education. and after some discussion the board agreed to support his stand. Delegation Asks Snowmobile Ban In MilliPond Park Ama Mr. Jolliffe's motion that RICHMOND 'HILL. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970 Police Chief Robert Robbins admitted that motorized snow vehicles are causing him prob- lems. “But I am not alone in this and'my men are coming up with other problems. One of the big things they have point- ed out is that trails have been set up in certaih areas. How do we police them? We ap- fllllllllullllllllllll“llllllll!““lllI““lllllllllll!lllllllllllllll“llllllllllll) Danson’s Stand On White Paper “If you allow them, you will have to allow motorcycles and the pond area would make an ideal spot for a gang headquar- ters,” he charged. The spokesman then express- ed concern about the conver- sion kits now being turned out which will make these vehicles usable in the summer months. found it impossible to go out- side this winter because of the pollution of the air,” Mr. Mc- Crae said as he marshalled his evidence. He reported phoning the police department who stated there was no governing by- law in the town, so there was nothing they could do. the Carleton brief not be endorsed was seconded by Trustee Morley Kinnee. also of Vaughan Township. and was carried \n‘th only one dissenting vote. ‘ In the past. members have received a per diem allow- ance of $20 for each meeting of council or committee at- tended. The county warden received 53.500 21 year, and At a special budget meet- ing in Newmarket on Feb- ruary 20 the council, which is made up of reeves and deputy-reeves of the 14 municipalities in York Coun- ty. agreed to change their policy of reimbursement of its members. York County Council. on the other hand. accepted the one-third exemption when it agreed to an annual incre- ment of $1.500 for each member of council. Barney Danson MP. York North (Liberal) is a mem- ber of the finance commit- tee of the House of Com- mons which is studying the proposals. In a feature ar- ticle found on Page 17 of this issue Mr. Danson ex- plains his feelings towards the legislation. Federal Finance Minist- er Edgar Benson’s White Paper on tax changes is a very controversial docu- ment and has been the sub- ject of many debates by Canadians in every walk of life. “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” County Budget Rejects Biue Hills, Union Villa “Our bylaw says motor ve- hicles are allowed in parks only where roadways are mark- ed,” stated Councillor Shaun Beggs, chairman of the parks and recreation committee. “I was against banning snowmo- biles from parks in Richmond Hill because I felt the place for them was in the parks, but parks board did not agree with me. I have two vehicles but [ don't allow a child under 16 to operate them on the road. “I understood that the parks bylaw does give us that pro- tection. Has anyone been charged? Has any snowmobile operator been taken to court to see if the bylaw will stand up?" he asked. The answer was “No.” preach them in a cruiser and they take off across the fields to the golf course.“ Richmond Hill is operat- ing with a 28 man police force, Mayor William Laz- enby pointed out. “With a 40 hour week. days off, holidays. etc.. this means there is an average of 3.2 officers on a shift. In def- erence to the police depart- ment it doesn‘t have the necessary manpower." Mr. McCrae agreed. “We are not criticizing the police force, in fact we found them quite‘ sympathetic. We are here to see if we can't have a bylaw which will give us protection." County council “111. how- ever, penalize absentees who miss more than five meet- ings of council and commit- tee meetings, deducting $35 In addition they will be receiving honoraria from their local municipalities. These vary widely, with the reeve of Vaughan Township Garnet Williams receiving $7.500 a year. and the reeve of Richmond Hill. Donald Plaxton getting the same al- lowance as a councillor, $3.000 a year. In 1970. the warden will receive $5.000. commission- ers will get 53.000 and mem- bers of council $1.500 with one-third exemption as pro- vided in the Income Tax Act. the two commissioners $1.300 a year. with one-third deductible for expenses. (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio; The home. which will cost about $2.2 million. is seeking $300,000 from individuals and municipalities in York County, Grants have been approved by provincial and federal authori- ties, $765,000 from the province and $1,141,000 from Central Fortgage and Housing» Corporav ion. ' The home. said Mr. Plaxton, would serve all senior citizens in the southern part of the county as York Manor serves the north. } Aurora Reeve Evelyn Buck argued that the grants to Union Villa and Blue Hills Academy would be a “departure from the custom" of the council in pay- ing up to 25 percent of the cost auuumummuuumuummulnuuu“mum!II!unmuummumm Objecting to the proposed $10,000 grant to the Union Villa, which is now under construcâ€" tion. Reeve Stewart Rumble of Markham Township protested that the UnionVille Home for the Aged is a private society. that it has canvassed every home in his township and is now asking the county to tax the property owner. The county is already in the “homes for the aged" business, declared Richmond Hill Reeve Donald Plaxton. In December it approved debentures of $340: 000 as York County’s share of the cost for an addition to York Manor Home for the Aged at Newmarket. “If a group of private citizens make an effort.“ said Mr. Plax- ton, “they are entitled to our support. We should issue a de- benture for the Unionville home the same as for York Manor. We would get more value for our money." Board of education trust- ees received the same travel allqwance â€" 10 cents a mile as decreed by provincial leg- islation. for travelling on board business. East Gwillimbury Reeve Gladys Rolling took excep- If. however, a member of council happens to be a member of two committees which meet on the same day, absence from one of these meetings will not be penal- ized. Members of council and commissioners will also re- ceive 10 cents a mile for travelling to and from meet- ings of council and commits tees. Committee chairman will get $2,000 a year plus mileage and the warden will get a flat $2,500 for travel and other expenses. for each additional absence When York County Council brought in its $5.76 million budget on February 20, controversy centred around allocations for welfare services, to the Child- ren’s Aid Society, The York-Oshawa Health Unit, Unionville Home For The Aged Society, and Blue Hills Academy For Emotionally Disturbed Children. There were emotional protests from members of council when the finance committee struck $17,600 from the Children’s Aid Society budget, then council turned down recommendations from the committee for grants of $10,000 each to the Unionville Society and the Blue Hills Academy. Parents To Learn About Drugs Sunday There will be a fourth meeting on March 15 which will be open to people of all ages and will feature films and discussion deal- ing with the problems of drug abuse. Can We Do?” There will also be a 'display of drugs that may be illegal, addict- ive or habit forming. For adults only. The third in a series of four meetings dealing with the use and abuse of drugs, be- ginning at 8 pm Sunday at Wrixon Hall, St. Mary’s Anglican Church. will be directed at parents, and the speaker will be Alfred Fowlie, executive director of the North Metro Branch of the Addiction Research Foundation which has of- fices in Thornhill. The first meeting in the series of four took place on January 11 and was on- en to people of all ages. The second meeting was for young people only. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Mrs. Buck. although opposed to Union Villa, rallied to the support of Blue Hills. “There is much public wail- ing about vandalism and drugs. It would be much better to deal with these children early and perhaps we would not have the problems we now have in our high schools and jails. We are not ahead of ourselves. We are late. For God's sake. let us try to deal with it now!” Union Villa and Blue Hills the year. already have the support of the With property assessed at province. he declared. “Would market value. said Mr. McLean. it be cheaper to put indigents industrial taxes will drop by 18 into secondary homes than in percent. To make up the dif- our own?" he asked. “I would ference in his municipality hate to see anything taken out there will be a 9.4 percent in- of the budget that shows we crease in residential taxes. are prepared to share responsi- A sampling in Woodbridge, bility toward the aged and he told council. showed that his children with problems. own taxes will be up by $78. North Gwillirnbury Deputy- to his fellow reeves and deputy- reevé Wallace Connell pointed reeves. out that when York County The shift in assessment in- Hospital was started the people troduced this’ year by the De- of the area canvassed the com- partment of Municipal Affairs, munity and got the support of he said, will result in .dramatic the churches. Now it has the increases in property taxes on full financial support of the residential and farm land if county, “and we have a service municipalities are to bring in that is second to none." the money they will need for Union Villa and Blue Hills the year. Reeve Clare Salisbury of New- market supported Mr. Plaxton. “We have been told Union Villa will help the whole county. We have been told Blue Hills will serve the county, that 250 child- ren a year get psychiatric help at York County Hospital. that the provincial government has seen fit to assist them. We are asking for more responsibiliy in regional government. Now we say we don't want more." “We are asking for more leg- islative power in regional gov- ernment. but we don't use the powers we have.” of programs shared by senior government bodies. and her mo- tion that the grant to Unionville Society be deleted was approv- ed by a majority of council. He pointed out that the prov- ince has agreed to bear total operating costs of the" project once it is in operation. adding that the county council, in re- fusing to support the projects will justify the condemnation of other levels of government. Finance Committee Chairman Reeve Sam Nasello of Sutton. who was opposed to the motion. said his committee would look into the validity of such grants. When King Township Dep- uty-reeve Kenneth Mactaggart moved that the grant to Blue Hills Academy also be deleted, Reeve Plaxton bitterly suggest- ed that grants to the Victorian Order of Nurses. parks and other areas of public service also be deleted. “We don‘t want to break any new ground. We want to stick with the things we are familiar with. . . . We will sweep the problems of the aged and the disturbed children under the rug and pretend they don't exist.” Referring to a request from the board of directors of Blue Hills Academy for a grant of $209,000 to be spread over a three year period. Mr. Plaxton said it would be better for the county to debenture the cost of the entire project. He added. "If you are at a meeting you make a contri- Warden Gordon Cook agreed, stating that the al- lowance would, on the aver- age, give members of council an honoraria of $25 a day which is “a very good raise in salary.“ tion to the five-day penalty- free exemption. although she agreed that the allowance was “more dignified" than the per diem rate. _Most reeves and deputy- reeves, she said. are self employed or have independ- ent means. but the $20 per diem rate was so low that it automatically eliminated the man who would lose wages because of absence from a salaried job. She suggest- ed that the penalty should apply after two days ab- sence. “If your experience is the same as ours, I advise you to phone and to write to the Min- ister (Minister of Municipal Affairs Darcy McKeough) to tell him that it is not politics to have this kind of a tax shift.” He advised that other muni- cipalities also calculate a few samples. With property assessed at market value. said Mr. McLean. industrial taxes will drop by 18 percent. To make up the1 dif- Mr. Plaxton agreed. “Blue Hills may reflect in a reduced police budget, and that would be a welcome relief. We should be concerned." (Vaughan Township Reeve Garnet Williams argued that the whole approach was wrong. that the county should develop a policy on grants and debentures for projects such as homes for the aged and the emotion- ally disturbed. that they should not have to come At the annual budget meet- ing of York County Council on February 20, Woodbridge Reeve John McLean issued a warning to his fellow reeves and deputy- reeves. Residential Taxes Will Soar, New Assessment â€" Woodbridge Reeve “Five days is reasonable." agreed Mr. Plaxton. He ad- ded that. in some circum- stances a member could end up owing the county money and facetiously suggested that a truant officer be em- ployed. Commenting on the num- tgr of committee meetings and special meetings, in ad- Deputy-reeve Ray Twinney of East Gwillimbury gained the support of Richmond Hill Reeve Donald Plaxton when he pointed out that there can be legitimate reasons for absence from five meetings â€" illness, business, vacation. “We are all reasonable people. We are here be- cause we want to be here," declared Mr. Twinney. bution. If you are not here you contribute nothing." The board has been quot- ed a price of $68.100 an acre plus $33,800 for serv- ices. Business Administra- tor P e r c y Laframboise points out this would aver- age out at $72,325 an acre. Since the developments taking place in the area will include a number of town house and apartment Developer Asks Half Million For School Site The board has offered $13200 an acre for the land. which cost the devel- oper $7,000 an acre. but the developer is asking $40,000. York County Board of Education is looking for a 25 acre site in the same area for a complex which would include a junior and senior public school and a secondary school. York County Roman Catholic School Board is reeling over the prices it is being asked to pay for land for school sites. The board is looking for land for a school to serve new housing developments on Concession 3 in the Township of Markham. and the developer is asking $578,600 for an eight-acre site. 355 YONGE STREET N. L__l MARK 0F RICHMOND HILL EXCELLENCE 889-5435 PHONE 727-9453 Where Cars Cost Less! Largest items on the county budget are 51323592 for public works. with a road levy of $1,132,400 plus road debenture levy of $191,192; social and family services, including hos- pitals and homes for the aged account for $2,220.100 and ed- ucation costs are estimated at $1,038,515.50. Councillors protested that they were obliged to operate on assessments for 1968 in calcuâ€" lating their budget. whereas the board of education will be using the assessments for 1969 as a basis for taxation in 1970. with hands out looking for $10,000 grants. Whitchurch Reeve Stewart Burnett declared that in dis- cussing Blue Hills Academy. the council's finance committee estimates it will need $3,018,221 in 1970 compared with $2,822,190 in 1969. The mill rate for county operations will increase from 12.207 mills to 12.273 mills on an equalized assessment of $245,920,859. "We should be talking in terms of $209,000. not $10,000." He pointed out that, the Blue Hills brief had been presented at the February meeting of council. that the finance committee had not had time to consider it in a proper fashion. "We should look into it further.“ one-third exemption for in- come tax purposes. He predicted "drastic changes" in salary when re- gional government comes into effect and the honoraria could rise to $4,000 or $5,000 a year to compare with remuneration now re« ceived by elected represent- atives in Metro municipali- ties. Mr. Plaxton (a lawyer) ad- ded, “I come here for fun. I enjoy it, although while I am here my 'independent means’ are shrinking." The majority of council approved the five-day ex- emption from penalty. and no one spoke out against the dition to the normal three- day monthly sessions of council. Mr. Plaxton com- mented. “If a person misses only five meetings in a year. he is working pretty hard.” units. both boards are an- ticipating a large influx of school-age children. “The price quoted the public schools is staggering enough." declared Mr. La- framboise. “The price quot- ed the separate school is out of this world. Why the difference? Why the big prices to either board in the first instance?" Sufficient pressure should be brought to bear upon vested interests to force them to sell land to school boards at reasonable cost. he says. Trustees of both boards are unanimously agreed that the people who create the need should pay for the cost of new schools. Under the present system the cost is spread over the entire county. “Because the developer ls creating the need for schools. he should be pre- pared to bear a larger por- tion of the cost involved." The board of education has repeatedly urged that a per-unit levy be charged to developers for schools. just as they are forced to pay for sewers, roads and parkland. (Continued on Page 3! PER COPY 10c

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