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st education weekender december 181993 p25 moving not wise move rc board juuecaspersen staff reporter the decision to move into a 22 million building while holding a 35 million deficit was hot a wise one for a york region school board concluded an investigative report the york region roman catholic separate school board started planning in 1986 to amalgamate employ ees from three buildings under one roof administra tion and most trustees have long touted this as a- money- saving initiative a fact sheet produced by the board in february 1992 said the move will not be made on the backs of ratepayers this new facility will not result in any increase in the mill rate levied on the tax payers or pose any further burden on the operating bud get however an independent review team that probed the boards books last month said the high annual lease cost of the new centre is contribut ing to the deficit to the tune of 1 million a year board chair terry ryan maintains the education cen tre is still beneficial i dont agree that this was a mistake- there is signifi cant benefit to the system of having everyone under one roof ryan said at a press conference last thursday the board was counting on selling off properties in rich mond hill and gormley soon after the move in august the board was hoping to sell both for more than 10 million but the properties are still on the market the former headquarters in richmond hill is connected to st mary immaculate roman catholic church by a parking lot which was shared by the two buildings the board recently obtained a zoning change to divide the gormley site for easier sale the review team of two edu cational bureaucrats formed a plan to keep thenear- bankrupt board afloat the men slammed the board for going ahead with plans to lease the new build ing in aurora on a longterm basis the decision was made at a time when the board already had a significant deficit on its books and the future did not provide any relief he said however an examination of the lease contract does not provide any relief york university is occupy ing a portion of the new building on bloomington rd paying the cost of maintain ing its space and the review team suggests the board find additional tenants to help pay the mortgage trustee lorenzo rossi said the payment schedule has been backloaded for the first 12 years of the 30-year- lease theyre borrowing against the lease and increas ing the length of the lease he said the real payments start in the 13th year rossi said the problem started six years ago when the current administration took over and trustees became rubberstamping agents rossi said the board approved his suggestion that a lawyer specializing in con tracts be hired to find a way to break the lease rossi said he made the rec ommendation at a dec 7 meeting when trustees approved staff and program cuts totalling 9 million and set a 1994 tax hike of at least seven per cent book your birthday party and receive a further 1000 discount 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