I 2 - Friday, July 1, 1988 - North Shore News Furk blasts board over day-care stand RULES WON out over emotion’Monday night, as West. Vancouver School Board voted to shunt a day-care fee decision to committee rather than make a decision in council. By ROBERT BEYNON Contributing Writer “After hearing concerned parents speak about the-hefty school board fee increase at Three Acres Day Care, which could cause the day care to close, trustee Margot Furk said: ‘‘We’ve created a _ pro- blem...which can be solved very » quickly, right now.’ WEST Vancouver School Board scommunity, Furk said. “It's just ‘appalling that you can’t make a decision now.”” Smith, chairman of the budget committee, said that the board wanted to see the day care remain open, and. that he would meet with parents to discuss the fee in private. 4 “I cannot act until we see the facts and figures,’’ he said. Board chairman with the parents quickly, and said a board meeting would probably - be called Monday, July 11 to discuss the matter. Furk said this was irresponsible. Barbara Howard directed Smith to meet’ Dy wanting to hire help? * willing to train on the, job? interested in. wage ‘assistance trustee Margot Furk...“‘It’s just . appalling that you can’t make a = ; oot decision now.”’ . ; . i : “8 e "But trustee Michael Smith. said: - j . . ag ' ill-advised ‘and _; that . Should. readjust: it in council, to | allow this day care to stay, open,’ “That's not the correct way to go.’’ He advised: that the issue be “sent to the board budget commit- tee which he chairs. Smith won. Parents have written the board numercus letters, and five parents a ‘appeared at the board’s meeting Monday night to say a fee jump from $100 per. month to $450 per menth at the day ‘care located at Irwin Park School would probably . force it to close. \ Sharon Eakins, the mother, of a girl entering kindergarten this year who represented parents, told the board that she had counted on the existing day care. © “I must take my child some- where else,’’ she said.” Day care supervisor Trish Smyth said. the fee increase ‘the board voted: for in .May- will probably - close \the Three Acres Day Care | because .it is less than half the size of the two comparable West Van- couver day cares at Ridgeview and Hollyburn schools. As’a result, the larger day cares with more students.could adapt to the. fee increase, Smyth said,, but’ __Three Acres could not. 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