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51 lejiminate13 management positions as part of cosfc if we didnt pitalis resquctunng its management and sup- hospital president manly iftqremicecostswmecontmujn s yh sp5 ton 1 t- b1 stouffvitte ine inbune fo 105 no 8 ametroland community newspaper wednesday february 24 1993 20 pages 50 cents york centre needs another 16 million tracy kibble staff reporter yorks multimillion dollar administra tive centre still needs 16 million worth of work before its complete a report to the regions management committee revealed last week the regional building which is located at eagle and yonge sts in newmarket will be open for business this fall and is expected to hold a 635 million pric- etag the latest cost summary shows the project budget has climbed to 47 mil lion leaving about 16 million to com plete the headquarters without going over its approved budget the headquarters will bring yorks employees the police and its new 911 emergency telephone system under one roof harrison long ter during the syatwie1 howcjaypydo ptoocbuabronkhofm and molly shannon get to know one another bet- claremont winter carnival baby contest judging claremont community centre molly won her age category 69 mos as did patrick garrett 36 mbssbreni carruthers 912 mos emily harper 1218 mbsiantfemiiy vuaaelll8mo9iandverixi v 3jsb5h2ssss so far the bulk of the 40 million con struction costs went to contractor fees 345 million and architects fees 34 million the region is also expected to spend 14 million in furnishings and equip ment service swap may see taxes rise 17 to 20 york homeowners could be faced with a 17 to 20 per cent tax hike in 1994 if queens park goes ahead with plans to swap services with the region the province has offered to take over 100 per cent of wel fare costs which totalled more than 60 million in york last year the region currently pays 20 per cent of the welfare tab a 95 million expenditure last year in turn york region will be expected to take over the main tenance and repair of an addi tional 81 kilometres of roads currently under provincial jurisdiction the highway transfer plan will increase the regional road system by about 20 per cent next year and will mean a 75 million road construction tab by the year 2001 a regional staff report estimates york taxpayers can expect to spend from 94 million to 178 million every year for the next eight years if the plan goes through york officials estimate under the plan the region please see page 3 people choirs visit music to the ear fo franchot franklin tracy kibble staff reporter a special evening of song at markhanftheatre featuring the canadian male orpheus choir represents the first appearance in york region of one of the countrys foremost choral groups organizer franchot franklin explained that the event came about through a chance encounter at the engineering firm where he works i heard my coworker singing and humming away so i was kidding him about it and he told me about this group he was a member of said the stouffville resident i told him i hadnt heard of it and the following day he brought me in a tape i lis tened to it and i was awestruck the strength of the music and the harmony was just wonderful when he learned that the orpheus choir had performed internationajly and had raised thousands of dollars for chari ty franklin who is on the advisory board of christ church anglican asked his colleague if they would be will ing to perform at a fundraiser for the church he said they had never been to stouffville or anywhere else in york region and he gave me information about who to contact i presented the idea to the board and they were all very supportive it soon became clear that there was no suitable venue in stouffville for a choir com prised of more than 100 mem bers so franklin contacted markham theatre and arranged for representatives from the chorus to visit the facility they were totally delighted with the setting and the acous tics and theyre really looking please see page 3 franchot franklin and family seated left to right jermain hope jessica and julian