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8-A Communities 15.8 mills mentioned as possibility 15.8 mit News Journal, Mansfield, a Tuesday, August 9, 1983 overdue water bills being paid Central ponders levy. collected Monday than would be collected on a normal day. She said about $3,600 went through the cash registers in the utility collections office, which compares to a little over $2,000 which is collected on a normal day in the department. However, she said, there are a number of variables that come to play in the processing of utility bills such as bow much mail is processed In a given day and the particular bill cycle being processed. She characterized Monday's receipts as "higher but not spectacular." She said a clearer reading on receipts will be available at the end of the week.

As of last week, city records showed more than 61.6 million in outstanding water and sewer accounts. According to the data processing department, 46.8 percent of the approximately 18,500 municipal accounts were classed as delinquent. The shut-off policy is the first the city has had in more than three years after a lawsuit challenged the consitutionality of Mansfield's water termination policy. Each Friday, for the remainder of the month, customers in the three other billing cycles will be mailed shut-off notices. The shut-off policy is part of new water bylaw approved Dec.

7 by City Council. Any customer contest- ing the termination notice can request a hearing within 14 days of receiving the shut-off notice. Hearing requests must be made in person at the utility collections cus- tomer service office on the third floor of the Municipal Building between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Personnel in the office also will be on hand during working hours 1 Monday through Friday to answer questions about the shut-off pro- gram.

Except for requesting a ter- mination bearing, consumers can call the office at 526-2600, extension 295 or 296. The first actual shut-offs of water will begin Sept. 6 for the first-cycle accounts that still are outstanding. MANSFIELD In the wake of mailing shut-off notices to about 2.000 customers last week, the city's utility collections department has begun to steadily collect some of its overdue revenue, according to department manager Betty Fighter. She said even before the notices were mailed Friday, some customers began paying delinquent accounts after the shut-off program was made public.

Monday, three customer service clerks were kept busy throughout the day with customers who had received termination notices. l'ttrs. Fighter said that at some points as many as 10 people were in line at the customer service office. But she said the line moved quickly since most people are not contesting the overdue amounts and few have requested hearings. "It's really going great," Mrs.

Fighter said. "The money is coming in and that's what we wanted." Today, Mrs. Fighter said there was about 25 percent more money "OPEN YEAR ROUND" 610, 1-0, YEAR ROUND" NEW was taken, but Board of Educal consensus of a Monday was tha uing operating It, on the Novemix predicted 91,206 next two years, Board membe ent Gregory gather more co fore coming to the levy, since i dents attended I school officials 'strapped district A decision mu ever, in time lot to certify a len with the Crawfo elections before line. An 11.9-mill levy passed in 1 cember, cutting $453,500 abot tire budget. In addition to I the end of the learned July 1 less will be colle es because of a Crawford Countl Board preside plained that abo eligible landowt NEW WASHINGTON was taken, but Board of Education consensus of a Monday was that operating on the November predicted 21,208,202 next two years.

Board members ent Gregory gather more fore coming to the levy, since attended school officials 'strapped district A decision must in time for to certify a levy with the Crawford elections before line. An 11.9-mill levy passed in cutting $453,500 about budget. In addition to the end of the learned July 1 less will be collected because of a Crawford County. Board president that about eligible landowners had enrolled in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) when county land's value Increased from 938 million to $42 million. Under CAUV, the value of land is determined by its potential to produce, not at the current market rate.

That Increase In land value also caused the effective millage on taxpayers to drop back. That meant a loss of 993,000 that cannot be made up, even when the effective millage returns to a normal rate next year. "(County) auditor Donald Long claimed that everything bad that could possibly happen to a school system happened to us," Ranneals said. Taylor explained that In the $1,875,975 budget for 1984, money had been allocated for building Improvements, a new bus and textbooks. The budget also allows for a to 15 percent utility increase.

But an undetermined and possibly large amount of money must be set aside to get the district in compliance with new state minimum standards for operation. The school system must hire an elementary principal and a Junior high school reading teacher to meet the requirements, although the state does not provide extra funds to do so, Taylor said. Taylor pointed out that although state foundation money will in Buckeye No vote the Buckeye Central felt the general community meeting a 15.8-mill continuing levy should be placed ballot to offset a deficit over the and Superintend. Taylor promised to community input be. a conclusion about fewer than 10 residents the meeting to give in the financially their views.

be reached, however, the county auditor request and file it County board of the Aug. 25 dead. emergency operating 1981 will end in December, district finances by one-fourth the entire losing that money at year, the district that about 993,000 from local taxes land devaluation in Bill Ranneals explained 98 percent of the in the county Mansfield firm MANSFIELD Approximately' 75 of the 100 persons hired at Mansfield Products Co. in June will receive lay-off notices at the end of August, a company spokesman confirmed Monday. The new employees were added in June when the appliance manufacturer temporarily increased production of dryers.

But production has settled at a level below this year's summer high, W.G. Bleak ley, director of industrial relations, said. Job policy for WILLARD The husband of a Willard woman, who once drove bus regularly for the Willard school district before having an accident, questioned on Monday the board of education's hiring and firing policy. Donald Carr had taken the night off work to come to address the school board on behalf of his wife, Joyce, who had been a Willard bus driver for seven years prior to an accident with a Willard school bus on Sept. 23, 1975.

After the accident, Mrs. Carr was put on sick leave by Dr. John Rosso, who at the time was a board of education member. She remained on sick leave for five years. According to Mrs.

Carr, the accident was not her fault. After being finally released by her doctor to Ma MANSI 75 of the field Pro receive 14 August, a finned The neo June win turer tern tion of settled al summer I inr nt wows wawaaot 1 to 1r I ever 4-e se pU WILLARD Willard woman, regularly for thm trict before hi questioned on education's hirin Donald Carr off work to cc school board or Joyce, who had driver for seve accident with a on Sept. 23, 197! After the ace put on sick leav who at the time cation member sick leave for HI According to dent was not hi finally release 10 to lay off 75 of newly hired The additional workers were told they were hired for "summer jobs," Bleak ley said, so they should be expecting the layoff notices, effective Aug. 28. The layoffs, which will bring employment to 1,450 salaried and hourly personnel, are the first since the International Union of Electrical Workers Local 711 approved a new three-year contract in late May.

The accepted, VVVL I "IL IN et 1 -1 package, overwhelmingly school bus drivers at issue A sLN 41.. reVn 4.k crease some next year, it is not enough to offset the 193,000 local cut and a 178,000 state cut implemented in January. That would bring the total estimated deficit for the next two years to about 11,208,202. School officials estimated the millage to yield that amount to be 15.8 mills although the actual millage is set by the county auditor. School officials suggested several options, but Ranee Is said that opthig for a continuing levy or a two-year emergency levy leaves the district facing a financial problem a couple of years from now.

Either way, in two years the district is likely to be back on the ballot because a continuing levy does not allow for Inflation and a two-year levy would expire. School officals suggested several options, including placing both a two-year 15-mill emergency operating levy and a permanent Improvements levy for one to five years on the ballot Residents concurred that at least one levy would be defeated if two were up for a vote at the same time. Neither did residents favor ignoring implementation of the state minimum standards, feeling that quality education is still the most important objective of the schools. includes modified wages and benefits for new hires. The workers will be brought to parity within three years with those hired before the contract became effective.

More than 100 additional workers will lose their jobs later this year when the electric-range line is eliminated from the East Fourth Street plant. With that exception, the company foresees stable employment for the remainder of the year. In other business, the board accepted the resignations of Neil Lydy, assistant high school track coach, and Al Lorenzen as the schools' head maintenance man. The board agreed to hire several teachers and substitutes, including Tammy Winemiller, high school varsity volleyball coach, and Al Cummings as testing coordinator and task force study coordinator. The board denied the request of a Willard couple to have their child transported to St.

Paul Catholic School in Norwalk, but the board did agree to pay the parents in lieu of transportation. A request was granted for Dr. Tiktjong Liem of Willard to accept his nephew, Ting Ping Liem, as a foreign student from Indonesia on a non tuition basis. lunch prices coming principal at Southeast Elementary in Crest line. In other action, the board awarded: Cafeteria bread and milk contracts to Millbrook Bakery in Cleveland and Medigold Dairy in Tiffin.

School bus fleet insurance policy to the Tom Thompson Insurance Agency of Willard. The student accident insurance policy to the Jack Stitham Insurance Agency of Shelby. The board called a special meeting for Aug. 25, beginning at Shiloh Elementary. Community members are invited to accompany the board on a tour of the district's buildings to examine repairs and improvements.

The tour will end at the board offices, where the board will be conducting some business. on fall ballot man Shiley of the high school. Board Treasurer Brenda Neff said the only surprise of the 10-minute meeting was the announcement by Athletic Director John McDonough that a VCR video recorder had been purchased to tape football games. Neff said the school had been spending about $1,000 a year for filming and developing costs. changes asked are Janet Schrack, doing business as the Mifflin Inn, Main Street Mifflin, from Lewis Nagel, doing business as the Mifflin Inn, Main Street, Bessie Albright, doing business as Old Corner, 241 Harding Way East, Galion, from Bessie Albright, doing business as Old Corner, 244 Harding Way East, Galion; and Donald G.

Gordon, 15 N. Gamble Shelby, from Elisabeth Dame, 15 N. Gamble Shelby. WI UIV CUldillUCI 01 lac yeiar. 'a; '4) sFurnIti.l.hatrisnuo:s i 1 Sat i rtii itil i 42 North 42 South Park Ave.

West I 1 i ,1 I 1 1 opi.4,4,:,- i 4 toos''r' 1 'i Picked Fresh Every Day 0 CO Dozen SVEE7 jj0 Komagrown Picked Fresh Every Day board keeps old Students in the teacher Cheryl Kirkpatrick was School District will changed from half time to full time, same lunch prices as with a corresponding change in pay. least for the beginning Supplemental contracts were givof year, following a board en to 13 teachers for sports proof Monday. grams and extracurricular activiThe decided to keep the ties. They are Barbara Schamadan, 75 cents for students girls volleyball; Joanie Rinaldi, high through eight, 85 cents school musical; David Dunn, head grades nine through boys basketball coach; John Hart, adults. The price for Paul Gase, Terry Pore and Bill milk will increase by Flaherty, assistant boys basketball cents.

coacher, Brad Ream, head girls basketball coach; Kim Nadolsky, Paul business, the board ap- McClintock and Karen Luhring, as-proved in Title VI-B funds, a sistant girls basketball coaches; to provide a learn- Richard Roll, wrestling coach; and teacher and instruc- Debra Hudson, yearbook adviser. for handicapped Tracey was hired as a teacher at the The resignation of John Leonard, who taught fifth grade at Shiloh EleThe vocational education mentary, was accepted. He is be The resignation of John Leonard, who taught fifth grade at Shiloh Elementary, was accepted. He is be work, there was no place for her except as a substitute driver for a few sports activities. Carr said she was told by Superintendent James Salisbury and Assistant Superintendent Charles Gallutia that she was off work too long to re-thin a full-time position.

Salisbury told the board that, under school policy, when there is an opening, it is usually filled by one of the substitute drivers. He said be was not prepared to give an official statement and wants to research Mrs. Carr's case. He said there would be a meeting with Mrs. Carr at a later date.

Board member George Gaich told the board that he wanted to be in on that meeting. "Administrative credibility is at stake," he said. The board voted to set the teach-en salary index at $12,100 a year and adjust all classified employees' salaries accordingly, as required by a new Ohio law. An increase of 35 cents an hour was approved for Auxiliary Service Fund personnel. Four-year contracts were approved for Principals William Horning of the middle school and Nor Liquor permit MANSFIELD The state Department of Liquor Control has received applications for five liquor permits in north central Ohio.

Applying for new permits are Joseph Mazza Jr, doing business as Gatsby, 109 W. Ohio Mt. Vernon, and Eleanor Louise Thomai, doing business as the Adario General Store, Olivesburg Road, Shiloh. Applying for transfers of permits monmsommoomm Plym PLYMOUTH Plymouth Loca be paying the last year, at lei of the school ye of education vol The board lunch price at in grades one for students in 12 and 11.25 for extra pints of a nickel, to 20 In other bus proved $22,428 federal program ing disabilities tional materis students. Pat learning disabi high school.

The status of Cresi CRESTLINE school board night putting levy on the No At last nil board had app the levy to be four fiscal yea figure to the tor. The auditor lage required nue would be for each 1100 Crestline vc 1160,000 emer In two years. The board a Leonard for I principar of Superintenden Leonard techr as "head teac not have sullio principal's ce Plymouth PLYMOUTH Plymouth Local be paying the last year, at the school education vote board lunch price at In grades one for students in 12 and 11.25 for extra pints of a nickel, to 20 In other $22,428 federal program ing disabilities tional materials students. Pat learning disabilities high school. status of Crest CRESTLINE school board night putting levy on the Nov.

At last board had the levy to be four fiscal years figure to the The auditor required would be for each MO Crest line $160,000 In two years. The board Leonard for principal" of Superintendent Leonard as "head not have sufficient principal's line board puts levy The Crest line approved Monday a 5.7-mill emergency 8 ballot. month's meeting, the approved the amount of $240,000 for each of and submitted that Crawford County auditor. certified that the millage to produce that revenue 5.7 mills, or 57 cents of valuation. voters have rejected a emergency levy five times also voted to hire John two years as "acting the Southeast SchooL Stan Mabee said technically would be hired teacher" because be does credits for a full certificate.

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