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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1976
Page
2
Stewart district seeks cash analysis after a $125000 advance draw on the August tax settlement but faces payroll gaps. Richard Koker reports limited aid from state auditors while board weighs partial salaries, full payroll, or nonpayment to manage looming bills before Aug 13 payroll.
The board hires Danny Hall to supervise a conditioning program for FH students from Aug 2 to Aug 14 and plans to start football practice Aug 16 with a new coaching staff to be approved at the Aug regular meeting. The district also works on a new supplemental contracts salary schedule and a 1977 budget of 2.1 million.
Stewart federal Hocking district seeks a quick superintendent selection after accepting Supt Carmen Scrubbio's resignation to become counselor coordinator and principal at Tri-County JVSD. A citizen committee will gather qualifications while four members from each group form a panel. The board may name an acting superintendent at the August 12 meeting to maintain district business.
State Auditor Thomas Ferguson asked the attorney general to collect about 60 million dollars in delinquent Penn Central property taxes. He noted Penn Central properties are now ConRail, but bills remain unpaid, jeopardizing school funding and prompting analyses for several districts.
The Ohio Commission on Aging approved the state plan for elderly services without changes and authorized Director Martin A. Janis to submit it to Governor Rhodes and the Department of Health Education and Welfare by August 1. The panel supported extending the $2 million state funded elderly bus fare reduction program benefiting 52 transit operators with at least half fare for those 65 and over. The commission asked Janis to press Congress on food stamp and housing supplement income issues affecting older Ohioans.
Mayor Donald Barrett announced the plan to present a proposal to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to develop seven acres beside the Athens Center as city park land for residents on the south side. If approved the city would lease the land for 40 years at 1 dollar per year and fund development from entitlement funds or a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant.
Dr. Frank W. Myers of Athens was among 150 osteopathic physicians at the American Osteopathic Association House of Delegates in Washington D C. The body of 15 000 osteopaths debated over 25 resolutions from state societies bureaus and committees on topics including DO membership in medical societies malpractice insurance and the swine flu vaccine program.
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