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SAT., APRIL 21/84 1:00 p.m. 7456â€"7374 Second House from Wagner s Corner on Heidelberg Rd RR #1, Watefl?o‘ 664â€"2482 NO SUNDAY MORNING SALES Only six of the 109 children attending Erbsville live in the immediate area and walk to the school. The rest are bused from the nearby rural areas or Beechwood North subdivision. Further busing is necessary to transport students to North Wilmot school for physical education classes. The committee estimated that $90,000 could be saved in staff and operating costs if Erbsville were to close. ‘"The taxpayers of Waterloo County expect the board to deliberate in a businesslike manner," she said. "It does not make good business sense to transport children to a school where there are only six to 12 resident students so that the children can have a rural experience." Trustee Paul Haney admitted that he agreed with Fraser‘s position until he had an opportuniâ€" ty to speak with many Erbsville parents at a ‘"‘There is a great staff and the quality of education is topâ€"grade," he said, adding that by keeping Erbsville open further uprooting of students could be avoided until a new school is built in Beechwood West. Trustee Barbara Fraser, however, called Erbsville school a ‘"financial liability" to the board. ‘"Should we make good business decisions or bow to power groups?" Fraser asked. "If the students were moved in 1985, they would have to be moved again in 1988 (with the opening of the proposed new Beechwood West school), she pointed out. Also considered, Witmer said, was the general satisfaction Erbsville parents feel toward the school and the efforts of its principal and staff, despite the fact that there is no gymnasium or kindergarten. Although enrolment is expected to decline in coming years, there is no immediate threat of triple grading at Erbsville, she added. In supporting the committee‘s recommendaâ€" tion that the school remain open, trustee Robert Kleinschmidt called Erbsville a ‘"unique" school. Pat Arbuckle * Chronicle Staff A request by parents of Erbsville school children for greater stability has been answered by the Waterloo County Board of Education. Trustees voted Thursday evening to keep the school open as long as an educationallyâ€"viable program can be provided to students. In presenting the ad hoc committee‘s final report to the board on Erbsville school, committee chairman Elizabeth Witmer told trustees that the group had weighed both reasons for keeping the school open and those that justified closure. Uppermind in the minds of parents and committee members she said, was the need for stability, something that has been lacking for school children in the area. At the same time, an ad hoc committee of trustees, originally formed to study Erbsville and Brighton school enrolment problems, will shift its focus to the board‘s entire school closure policy. Satisfaction and stability keep Erbsville open 15" 27" . Committee chairman Elizabeth Witmer told the board that a more consistent closure policy was needed. f > ‘"‘The community feels so strongly about the environment they are in, it would be worth spending the money to give them the environâ€" mental education they want," he said. recent public meeting. The experience made him aware of the community‘s intense loyalty to the school, he said, and convinced him they should be allowed to send their children to the school of their choice.