Sunday, November 9, 2014

Will cut cancer treatment and school – The future of the North

In a working document that Future in the North have had access, suggest Councilman Ellen Beate Lundberg cutting position as an oncology nurse from the next budget year.

Cancer Nurse was also proposed to be removed at this year’s budget, and the administration and politicians faced a storm of protests from the population.

A majority of the council turned it to end, and screened the position.



Education and Health

But the alderman proposes to accelerate the closure of Skibotndalen middle school with effect from autumn 2015, and thus a reduction of 3.2 teaching positions and 20 percent secretarial resource.

Also in the arts would alderman cutting by taking down half position from next year, and type of note that the arts are mandated in the Education Act, but not the amount of the offer should be.

Public health nurses offer will alderman cut by maintaining a 50 percent position vacant.

In the central administration removed NOK 135 000 of a total of 300 000 from HMS related measures.



Nothing definite

Councilman Ellen Beate Lundberg denies that cuts both cancer nurse, health visitor, culture and embed middle school next year’s final proposal will be presented to politicians.

– The chief officer’s proposed budget will be ready by Thursday this week. These measures are thought of, but not decided and taken, she writes in an SMS to Future North.

Lundberg points out that it still lacks several million dollars to achieve budget balance in Storfjord economy, it is because of declining revenues (tax and license sales).

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