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economist sunsuntribune municipal news saturday dec 18 2004 publication mail agreement 40007673 average property tax bill may rise 35 by joan ransberry staff reporter markham homeowners could be asked to dig a little deeper into their pockets to come up with an extra 3508 on average if a pro posed municipal tax increase is adopted the 39percent hike becomes reality if markham council accepts a recommendation made by a town committee to pass a 2587million budget the proposed budget is to be presented to the public and the business community at a break fast meeting jan 25 it will be reviewed the towns finance and administrative committee jan 31 council is expected to vote on it at a feb 8 meeting last year taxes on a home assessed at 358000 were to 3697 the proposed budget repre sents 2503 per cent of the three- way bill budget chief dan horchick said education takes up 2839 per cent and york regions share is 4658 per cent a towns increase is reason- we face a number of challenges theres always a need for more staff because of growth dan horchick markham budget chief able given the circumstances mr horchick said we face a number of challenges theres always a need for more staff because of growth its a challenge from year to year its always a matter to deal with markham is also facing aging infrastructure mr horchik said that includes all our sewer lines and all our water lines as well as vehicles facilities parks and bridges we have to make sure we have sufficient funds over the year to maintain and repair the infra structure as well the cost of waste collection is up despite the challenges mr horchick does not expect the bot tom line to have a negative impact on services year end sale event the years best deals hurry limited time tisthe season to make no payments the special edition 2005 sentra 18 month for 60 months downpjyftwh or quivlent trade ol 1410 frwghl and poe included 0 downpayment leases also available jvtf or choose purchase financing starting at 5eo and 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built at bayview lane park and mintleaf park markham council gave the goahead for the pilot project tuesday the rinks will be open to all residents this winter bayview lane park is in the bayview avenue and romfield circuit area of thornhill while mintleaf park is in the fincham avenue and wootten way area a local volunteer organization is being set up to oversee the rinks train ing in the preparation maintenance and operation will be provided by town staff staff is to report to council next fall on the success of the pilot project and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a permanent outdoor rink program user fees going up markhams recreation user fees are on the rise markham council agreed tuesday to an additional charge of 2 per registra tion for programs and 5 for a fitness membership meanwhile there will be an additional charge of 20 per hour for ice and indoor soccer field rentals the increases will be effective sept 1 2005 rotary ciub honoured the markhamunionville rotary club took a bow at a council meeting the local service club was recognized for its contribution to the quality of life and its service to the community the local club will join rotary inter national feb 23 to celebrate 100 years of service to both the local and interna tional community rotary international is best known for its poliplus initiative aimed at freeing the world of polio by february 2005 council was told that the next big project for rotary will be the aids pandemic council proclaimed the week of feb 21 rotary week crowe reelected catholic board chairperson the york catholic district school board has reelected aurora kingwhitchurchstouffville trustee elizabeth crowe as chairperson and vaughan trustee dino giuliani as vice- chairperson for 2005 ms crowe has been a trustee since 1994 and chairperson for six years she has served on several board commit tees including chairperson of business affairs vicechairperson of budgetaudit and chairperson of the labour relations its a pleasure to serve as chair as this is my passion and i consider this to be my vocation ms crowe said this is an exciting time for our board now we have a vision and we are moving ahead on that path in the end our students achieve ment combined with a faithfilled learning community will be our success story this will be mr giulianis second term as vicechairperson a trustee since 1997 he has been active on board committees including budgetaudit labour relations special education advi sory and the joint board consortium