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ON DISPLAY: Young people are encouraged to visit the "Roads to Liberty" tour of the Magna Carta, which will be on display Friday and Saturday at the Eau Claire County Courthouse. Page 3A TUESDAY March 24. 198? Leader-Telegram School board OKs hiring eight more teachers North side council candidates discuss economic development (school) enrollment increases and other relateJ management problems." he said Board member Daniel Kincjul questioned adding staff now if the board would have to compensate costs later cutting other budget requests. Though moving ninth grade students from the unior to senior high schools will require more classrooms and teacher oi ice space, Kincaid said he believes the district should explore the necessary physical changes or remodeling costs to make the change. Few other districts in the state have three-year senior high-school programs, he said If ninth-grade classes are moved.

Memorial High School Principal Charles Zielin said his school and North High School would be short of classrxms anil office space tor the added teachers. He said present facilities can accomnuxlate 1 students at Memorial and 1 .600 students at North Based on projections, enrollment in ninth through 12th grades at Memorial would increase from 1 .594 next school year to 1 .866 by 1998. Enrollments' at North would increase from 1.628 to 2.215 during the same period. Board member Margaret Weld said solving the space needs for increasing grade-school enrollments was a higher priority than moving the ninth-grade classes. She suggested holding off any changes un til the board gets recommendations for long-range elementary-school program and facility needs anil See FACILITIES, Page 7A By Bill Kelly Leader-Telegram staff The Eau Claire Area Board of Education Monday night authorized hiring eight more teachers because of a projected grade-schixl enrollment increase of 376 students for next year.

District administrators recommended the board hire 10.05 additional personnel, including the eight grade-school teachers, additional special-service and media staff and a part time traveling teacher. the board requested more information before hiring other additional staff. Board President John Flynn said the 10.05 additional positions would cost an estimated $300,000. Board member Linda Clark questioned whether this would allow the board to stay within the 5 percent budget increase limit the board set early this year. "When making additions (to the proposed budget), we have to also consider where to make cuts.

As a board, we have to make trade-offs for areas that have increased costs." she said. Superintendent Marvin Lansing said he didn't believe the board included costs resulting from increased enrollments in its budget expenditure control limit. He said he will get cost estimates and rec- ommend other staf changes at the board's next meeting. "At this time it looks like we will not be adding any custodial staff, and secondary (high school) aide changes will be very minimal. We are also considering recommending adding to the administration staff, due to elementary Hallie boy accidentally hangs self CHIPPEWA FALLS A town of Hallie txn is dead after he accidentally hanged himself while playing in a tree Monday niuht.

Robert Svihovec 9. the son of Robert and Leora Svihovee. 5242 Lake Shore Drive, was plav-ing with a clothesline and had looped the rope around several branches high up in the tree when the branch he was standing on broke, according to Police Chief Gale Haas. A neighbor found him about 8 p.m. hanging about a foot off the ground with the clothesline entangled around his neck.

Haas said. The boys mother had seen him earlier playing in a wooded area in the back yard of their residence. Haas said. The boy's sister and a neighbor had also been playing with him earlier in the night. Haas said.

Robert's parents became concerned after he had been missing for about 45 minutes, and the boy's father and a neighbor began to search for him. Haas said. The parents were both home at the time of the accident. Haas said both he and Chippewa County Coroner Katherinc Gerrits believe the death was accidental. The boy was a "happy-go-lucky" child and suicide is not suspected.

Haas said. Towns contract for animal service The towns of Brunswick and Washington have contracted to have the Eau Claire County Human Association provide them with animal services. 'Services will include collection, transport and impoundment of stray animals, investigation of animal complaints and possibly issuing citations for town animal ordinance violations. Service for both towns will start April I. People finding a stray animal in any town served full time by the association may call 834-5222 for.

assistance. Settlement reached for TV station license liie way appears cleai for Tarn pa. Fla. Family Group to begin operating independent 1 station WEUX. Channel 48.

in Chippewa Falls later this summer. In a press release. Family Group III said it made a settlement with Roland Bushland. the other applicant for the station license. The station would hire 15 to 20 people and have a studio in Chippewa Falls, said Ian "Sandy" Wheeler, managing general partner of Family Group III.

In I 7 I Bus contractor will change despite some vocal protest Betty Sonderegger Focus must be on existing business adequately planning and preparing for capital improvements, such as streets and sewers, but said that "completion of capital improvements on schedule has been a problem in some instances." Because the DOT has not yet reached a decision about a north crossing route, Sosnouski said he cannot make an intelligent decision on what route, if any. is best for the city and affected residents until more information is available. "Its cost to the city has not yet been determined, and this would have to be considered in my decision. It is my understanding the state will make the final determination on the route, regardless of the city's recommendation." he said. NEXT: District 4.

Joseph Sosnouski Bring in quality jobs Council Preview eluding small business. "Consequently the spin-off of these quality jobs would contribute to holding the tax rate stable and the services intact." she said. Sonderegger said the city's five-year capital-improvement plan includes one year of direct funding for planned projects and four years of projected' funding for capital improvements. "1 feel this plan has greatly aided the city's financial strength and stability. I think the city is doing an adequate job in planning and preparing for capital improvements." Sosnouski agreed that the city is Third of 10 parts By Bill Gharrity Leader-Telegram staff Squaring off in aldcrmanic District 3 for a seat on the Eau Claire City Council are Betty Sondereg-ger.

57. of 6I4 Erin and Joseph Sosnouski, 69. of 8I8 Forest St. On April 7. voters will choose between Sonderegger.

a teacher at Longfellow Elementary School, and Sosnouski. who worked at Un-iroyal and was president of Local 19 Rubber Workers until he retired. District 3 makes up what is known as the city's north side, including the north river fronts area. It includes the north side business district. L'niroyal Goodrich Tire Co.

and Pope Talbot Inc. In a written response to questions. Sonderegger said the city's role in economic development must focus on helping existing busU nesses and industries to grow and expand. "We should also be working actively to attract new businesses and industries to the city." she said. "The city needs to provide the necessary physical facilities, utilities, transportation networks and industrial parks, as well as a range of financial incentives." she said.

There has not been a city tax rate increase in nine years, and during this time Eau Claire has grown in population, area and jobs, she said, adding that she'd "like to see holding to thai tax rate and keeping services. This will happen if we have continued economic growth." Sosnouski said the city's role in economic development should be aggressive and should concentrate more on bringing in quality jobs that would benefit everyone, in- investigate cussion Monday. Residents now can either take their garbage to the landfill or have garbage haulers collect it for about $4.50 a month. Menomonie and Abbotsford are the only two cities in northwestern Wisconsin that do not impose a fee use a landfill approved by the state Department of Natural Re sources. Stokke said.

Menomonie currently lists landfill costs on the-tax roles. costs exceeded $1.25 million last year, or about 18 percent of the city's budget. Operational costs are currently about $22 a ton, according to John F. Klovning. president of Cedar Corp.

The city has user fee options, including charging by the number household members or charging by weight at the entrance of the landfill. Klovning said. Stokke said it would currently cost the city about $40 a ton to dispose of waste at the Barron County or St. Croix County incinerators, not including hauling costs. Their has been some discussion with St.

Croix County about possibly hauling ash from that county's incinerator to the Menomonie landfill. Stokke said. The plan would prolong the life" of Menomonie's landfill and reduce incineration costs to Menomonie. school and education." Monday's special meeting was called after the matter was tabled at a March 12 meeting and referred to the Transportation Committee. Several people at the March 12 meet ing voiced disapproval that the panel had recommended giving the contract to a firm from outside the school district Geissler Bus Co.

of Bloomer. The committee, consisting of. Flor, Oscar Skoug and Pat Madison, met last week with representatives of Geissler and three Chetek contractors and were given "bottom-line figures" on five-year See SOME, Page 5A I) Higgins LILLEHAM pi I PIP' By Gary Johnson Rice Lake News Bureau CHETEK The Chetek Board of Education voted Monday night to hire a new bus contractor for the next five years, despite vocal protests from some residents at the meeting. A bid of $1,287,150 for five years, submitted by John Erb of Chetek, was unanimously approved by the seven board members. "I'm distressed, of course, over the real grudges a few of the people have against the board." Board President Barb Flor said after the meeting.

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It would sure help." The commission also recommended approving the request -for water and sewer extension to the Irvin Diffendorfer property at Menomonie Junction, with costs assessed to property owners. The commission also recommended approval of a zoning ordinance change from multiple-residential to general commercial for the C. Hjeltness property on Second Street West. Both items require City Council approval. HAMAR HOME HIGGINS' nn lou Clair 114-ltW Manomonl SERVICE LTD.

Menomonie to By Chuck Rupnow Leader-Telegram staff MENOMONIE A possible user fee for the Menomonie landfill was discussed Monday night at the city's Plan Commission meeting. Garbagejiaulerand landfill operator Fred Mense said a recycling program would extend the life of the landfill, but they also said educating the public to gel them to participate in recycling would be most important. Mayor Chuck Stokke told about 10 people in the audience that the city will investigate recycling pro grams, a possible user fee for the landfill and possibly hauling garbage to the incinerator at Barron County or the incinerator to be built in St. Croix County. "This is the beginning stage." Stokke said.

"We want to know what the people think are some viable options." The landfill's current life expectancy is to 1993. according to Stokke. The Dunn County Board of Supervisors has indicated it would not be interested in a local incinerator for about 10 years, he said. A proposed user fee. in which people pay according to the amount of garbage they deposit at the landfill, was the main topic of dis to of of Decorating Klovning estimated the city takes about 160 tons of garbage a week to its landfill, but Mense.

who has been landfill operator for about 15 years, said the estimate was low. George Johnson, a garbage hauler from Glenwood City, said Recycling inhe right thing 10 do Garbage haulers like it. but other people hate it. They don't like separating everything. People really do throw away way too much stuff." Johnson favored charging for garbage service the same way mu-.

nicipalities charge for water and sewer. He said Boyceville had a "very good method" of putting water, sewer and garbage service on one bill. Mense said a mandatory garbage service in Menomonie would expedite work at the landfill. "Right now you get 100 people a day out there and they throw stuff wherever they want. You spend most of the I rnpAii fiM nan OF THE WEEK OCEAN CATFISH OCEAN BUTTERFISH FILLET SALMON FILLETS WEST COAST SNAPPER MAHI MAHI FILLETS WALLEYE FILLETS vv Stop in or call for a brochure today! TRAVEL Jfc Early CARPET SALE Heavy sculpture design, Sandcastle Tan and Cream Puff.

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