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stwffville tribune weekender repair specialist 172 buliocx drive unit 31 markham 4z18660 council stouffvilles library in a bind tracy kibble staff reporter the whitchurchstouffville public library is severely lacking in floor and book space and cant properly serve the nearly 11000 cardholders who regularly use the facility local politicians were told this week library board member garth burrow said the facility falls far short of floor space compared to other libraries across ontario and more importantly throughout york region burrow added that unlike a forprofit business the library flourishes during recessionary times adding further to its space dilemma the worse the economy gets the more the circulation goes up burrow said whitchurchstouffvilles library serving a 17403 popu lation has 478 square feet of floor space compared to brad ford west gwillimbury which operates with 960 sq ft and a 16585 population and east gwillimburyholland landing generously displays 2294 sq ft while serving only 17346 people in fact all but a few compa rable facilities across the province have more than twice the amount of space stouf- fville has states the 1992 ontario public library statis- dance to country sounds the whitchurchstouf fville chamber of com- merce is holding a country sweethearts dance tonight at the rec centre tickets are 12 and can be bought at the door music will be provided by a dj tics provincial statistics show we are extremely defi cient by 6000 sq ft the second lowest of 32 samesize libraries burrow said stouffville currently has more than 3700 books in stor age because there is no room to shelve them burrow said burrow said planned growth in the community of bal- lantrae could further add to its deficiency noting there are currently 1334 cardholders from the area now during a presentation on the librarys longstanding goal to build an addition burrow said the cost estimates of the 10000 sq ft expansion rings in at 2 million down from its 25 million figure a few years ago the board says it is current ly investigating a number of funding options including raising 500000 through its own efforts and asking for construction material and labor donations as part of a community project burrow said for the library to start its funding or apply for any grants available through the provinces tourism ministry the board needs councils commitment and backing of the plan in addition the town is being asked that a 15000 grant be added to its annual grant of 55000 to help raise the necessary money burrow said library volun teers have proven to be profi cient fundraisers earning more than 110000 for the library and adjoining latcham gallery since 1988 proving local moneyraising efforts arent being shouldered solely on council officials will consider the matter during its april budget meeting festival plans now underway this summer will mark the 10th anniversary of the annual strawberry festival bash and orga nizers hope this years celebration will jam the streets for the most exciting event ever festival chairman mar cel bossi told local politi cians the group hopes to investigate corporate sponsorship this year which will bring the event one step closer to its commitment to being 100 per cent selfsuffi cient by the year 2000 the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train bossi said this years strawberry festival the highlight of summer events in stouf fville will be shorter than past years with a planned threeday extravaganza packed with more of everything festivalgoers have enjoyed throughout the years bossi said bossi said the group is asking the town to donate a onetime grant of 1500 to pay for festi val tshirts council will discuss the donation at its next bud get meeting reaction mixed on smuggling fight kate gilderdale correspondent while some people were outraged by the federal gov ernments move to cut cigarette taxes this week others were cheering the liberals on local bookstore owner john lord is a smoker who wouldnt recommend the habit to anyone neverthe less he thinks its time beleaguered smokers got a break considering that you can buy canadian cigarettes in the states for about a quarter of what you can buy them here for i think its great he said it would be even better added lord ruefully if ontario premier bob rae had followed the federal gov ernments initiative i would never advocate smoking to anyone and if they reduced the cost to 50 cents a pack maybe more people would take it up but i dont think this cut will encourage anyone to start smoking apart from the odd cigar or pipe jim bolton is not a smoker he doesnt think the tax cut will lead to a noticeable increase in smoking and he applauds the please see page 3 jyiaricvllle us ttsauftt mm ttlwncu fit seek hoodcdfono owner 57 fiooku 9tuimiumua loom 49000 wh4 afl apboxbner zjvjvhl nmummim mahosmfijttot obf llmtmha 91 maxima mfoidhwgfbhflmw mroroncnmu 91 mosuui mat was hfikbn jvj77jltyhatfairc4 markville mercury m mi 9oitorr mm 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