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Title: March 11, 1970 Collection Type: Newspapers Collection Name: Nevada County Nugget Published: March 11, 1970 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Physical Format: Newspaper # of Pages: 12 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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i ee ee The Nevado County Nugget Wednesday, war 3, 1970 9 Bill to allow state loan to GV is filed SACRAMENTO-The bill which would let the state loan money to "impoverished" Grass Valley School. District has been introduced in the Assembly. but will not go. before a committee for several more weeks, This is because of the “Constitutional 30-day waiting per-iod which requires that bills lie idle that long between their introduction and assignment to a committee for hearing. The 30day period was designed to give citizens time to learn the import and intent of a legislative measure in the days when communications were slow. However, once the education committee can consider the bill -after March 26 -action could be speedy if everyone concerned is agreeable. This is IN THIS part of Nevada county the hunting is good -“if you have land you can hunt on, As considered an urgency measure close look at this green field will reveal a ring neck pheasant, so would go into effect immed: Fog Ess iately after the Assembly and : re 2 Senate approve and the governor signs it, The Grass. Valley bill, as introduced by Assemblyman Gene Chappie, askes the California Legislature to appropriate as much as $160,000 to provide the district enough money to finish financing this school year. However, the district isn't expected to go in the hole beyond $89,000 at the worst, according to gloomy income. estimates submitted by Supt.-Ver: a will. ‘back apy $90,000. ~ The bill now “calls for a twoyear repayment with interest. Bond hopes that can be amended ; to a three-year repayment of at conveutions. spring Ace Hardware, a dealer-owned Nevada, C of Banner Mountain, Peak a the top ot photo A DSPANT VIEW "Sy <7 e ii : . a aes i ference Sunday through Tuesday ieding the hardware assoare ciation conventioi ‘ were Downey Don ~ Schmidt, and Roy Tremoureux, aiies Seaags aad bes Bees OS) 1/000 participating individual dware store owners. Through _ The Union. that the $160,000 c Attending the western states . merchandise meeting of » for Alpha: -. kee is one of ‘the largest wholesale hardware and general about $35,000 a year. That isthe amount he has budgeted for next year's payback, The school district needs the state loan because income from ‘a number of sources is under expectations this year. The seriousness of the situation is stated in-the opening sentence of the measure: "The Grass -. Valley: Elementary School District is an impoverished school district in the state and has suffered significant decline in revenues which will cause great financial hardship and will render it-impossible for the district to meet its fixed financial commitments for the year, including those made for thepayment of teachers' salaries." Whatever amount is appropriated by the Legislature --$160,000 or $90,000 -would be done "to: enable to the district to pay contracted indebtedness, due and owing, in the 1969-70 fiscal year. " Most of that contracted indebtedness is for teachers' salaries. -Contracts cannot be canceled in midyear, but the trustees, at Bond's urging, have reduced the staff for next fall by 14 i one psy and » classified . That had tobe done by 1 to comply with laws. protecting teachers. trom dismissal later in the . yea: BERGEMANN _ &SON . ‘uneral Chapel teady fo serve you Nevada, City became acor-f. . day or night sens em 2 be nigh years ago. . This was Briggs' final meeting Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER . Te ie i, be succeeded by Morris Bennett] GRASS VALLEY ROAD,: A BRIDGE on Lime Kiln road-is covered with a mossy green color scene, _ of Woodlake, _ bs ons . ; eet =p 62; %e 5 cok ae