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The base budget only in- cluded continuing services and programs from last year plus inflation and Consequently, the ex- pected average tax in- crease is expected to be somewhere between a $45 to $86 boost. Last year, the increase was $45. ' Staff requests the past two weeks have added $6 million to an $83.9 million base budget unveiled three weeks ago: the region. But board trust- ees will trim away at the $90 million figure, begin- ning last night and contin- uing Thursday. Gee above story). Final additions Thursday to the proposed 1977 Water- loo County board of educg' tion budget placed it sii bl- Iy above $90 million, Delft?” $15 million more than last year. _ _ That figure tranitiitiis into an average tax in- crease of $86 for public school supporters across Pan. 2 - Wgudog) Chronich, Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Additions push board budget to 890 milli0n (5.l.i/ntii" House Hairstylists 175 Queen St. North (Kitchener Manor Apts.) 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For more information call "Many teachers who substituted for their absent colleagues on occasions from September to Decem- ber 1976 feel that it is un- An additional $152,000 for supply teachers was pro- posed, bringing that bud- get item up to its 1975 sum. The additio would allow classroom aLrg') to con- centrate oh their regular duties. gnrg weeks ago. staff requests for the addition and replacement of furniv titre and equipment. school sites and work on school playing fields, and an allo. cation into the board's re- serve fund added tt.4 mil- liontothebudget. Thursday, requests for additional staff, supplies and work on closing some schools' stairwells added another $1.7 million to the budget. contract (actors added in. It did not account for any ”creased staff, programs orsertnceg. 742-1051 Additional ,special educa- tion teachers)aids and con- sultants were requested. costing $192,000. a very unhappy situation." Teachers are unwilling to continue filling in for lack of supply teachers for an indeftnite period, he added. An additional 24 man dary school teachers, cost- ing $228,451, and 14 more elementary teachers. cost- ing $95,000, were also re- quested. _ Superintendent of opera- tions Albert Hunsberger noted the hoard "could if we had to, but it would be teachers last year. Trustee Herb Altman, however. wondered: "If it worked last year, why can't it work again?" practice to commie." rm board made a "drastic cut" _ trrpetdittres for supply An additional $665,000 Education Director Ros: BONNIE EBY “In my estimation, for the population and size of Waterloo, they need two more inspectors to do the job well. ,, Not only is Waterloo ill-equipped to en- force fire standards in existing buildings but Mr. Beckner said the city's fire preven- tion department is under-staffed. He says it's "unfortunate" that both cities don't have the bylaw and Waterloo isn't protecting its citizens as well as it would withabylaw. I . Mr. Beckner says the Twin Cities should have similar fire prevention standards because they are so close geographically and because many local contractors and builders are building in both cities. "The code assists us in our moral obli- gation to the community," he said. Guelph has had a fire prevention bylaw incorporat- ing the code since 1967. Deputy Ontario Fire Marshal John Bate- man says the National Fire Code has never been tested in court and most "munici- palities that have adopted it feel that's the way to test it." (Continued from page 1) lems with it. The old 1963 (National Fire Code) stood up. We enforced it for seven years without any problem," said Joe Ball, fire prevention chief for Scarborough. Scar- borough is currently working on adoption of the 1975 code and has had the 1963 code since 1970. r - Guelph's Fire Prevention Chief Harry Greene believes having a fire prevention bylaw is important. Without it. enforcing standards in existing buildings is a "hat- ik-hand policy. " The proposed additions would boost the individual allotments to rough equiv- alents of the 1975 levels, $33 for elementary and $66tor secondarysudents. The staff requested was requested for menu ed classroom supplies such was $23 Tor each elemen- tary student and MI for The chief has his hopes for regulations dealing with existing buildings pinned on The department will use the Fire Marshal's Act as a very last resort because "we don't like taking people to court". The chief also agreed that fire marshal‘s orders can be a lengthy procedure and ponderous to work with. He says nine times out of IO, property owners can be convinced to comply with the fire department's requests voluntarily but it's the tenth time that can cause the problems. _ (Cominuod from pan. 1) tut property owners wouldn‘t take it sit- People are reluctant to admit that they may have a fire some day and refuse to believe that fire regulations are necessary the chief says. Gary Voigt - owner of Westmount Automotive and Max Tune-up Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Giilck to General Manager of our 70 Westmount Rd. location in Waterloo. Wayne has been with us for 5 yrs. as a Class "A" mechanic and is very knowledgeable in tak- ing care of all your auto repair problems and maintenance. So give Wayne a call. Atlllllllk wssmou NT A0T0M0Tl8E What other cities have Egg fhief favors bylaw yum: GIILCK Appointment allotinent orange. 'me board approv- ed a motion asking that the prrineial ministry of edu- todate fire 8mm. The firgt phase, costing a total of $542,000. includes eight schools, tive in Cam- theprogriin.- - --- The budget also indicat- $110,000 to initiate a tive year Program to clone open stairwell: in M elemen- supply the hands for 886-2120 or 884-8971 "We feel very strongly about our fire prevention program and the results it has achieved ... We also have excellent back- ing from our fire chief, council and the city solicitor. " Why is Kitchener better protected with its fire regulations than Waterloo? Mr. Beckner believes Kitchener council has a strong commitment to fire safety. “I 'think you'd find anywhere there is a paid fire department with .fire prevention officers, they have some kind of fire by- law. There are very few without." Mr. Beckner agrees that Waterloo is in the minority by not having a fire preven- tion bylaw incorporating at least some features of the National Fire Code. "What's the point in Waterloo sending men to conventions to get the latest appli- cation of bylaws if they (the city1 won't stand behind them officially? " The department currently is relying heavily on its regular firefighters to help with f ire inspections he said. Mr. Beckner says he doesn't understand Waterloo's logic in sending its fire pre- vention officers to conventions to learn how to administer the fire code when the city doesn't have the legislation on its books. "When the Ontario Fire Code comes out we will be able to incorporate some of the things on our minds like second exits and fire escapes" he said. Although he doesn't agree with charges that his fire prevention department is under-staffed, he does say "We can al- ways use another man". the province, which is in the process of drafting an Ontario Fire Code which may be Pandat.o.ry foy11 cities to, adgpt. As president of the Ontario Fire Chief's Association, he says he has met several times each year with Ontario's solicitor- general John McBeth to press for the pro- vincial legislation. Waterloo’s officers are also seriously hampered by having only one vehicle which they share with the fire chief and deputy chief. Mr. Beckner said the ideal situation is for each fire prevention officer to have his own vehicle rather than paying one of- ficer “to chauffeur the other around." " WESTMOUNT RD, N. WATERLOO Waterloo has two fire prevention officers while Kitchener has eight. With the high value of buildings in Waterloo because of the two universities, Mr. Beckner believes two officers are not enough. Administrator Gary ed that the estimated num- ber of elementary menu in 1907 school year. ”.501. will drop slightly from the 1m enrolment of ”.023. The Mn enrolment I: expected to increase from 17,878 to 18,264. Tht ”WM drop is