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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1982, PAGE 5 Ann~~ual eport bss ffuturerecreatinp grn ig .Dupring 1981, 378,424 people made use of the various recrèational facililties and programs offered by the Town of whitby. This 15 just one of many statisties made public. by parks and recreation director Wayne DeVeau in his first annual report to council. DeVeau said that he submitted an annual report for two primary reasons. "The first is to pre- sent to council an overali view of the parks and recreation department, describing its purpose, its function and its concept- of program," the director said in hi.s report. "It is the intent that as -a direct result, a better understanding of the services pro vided by this department will be projected." "The second reason is the necessity at this time to establish an ac- curate record of the number of citizens par- ticipating in recreation activities,". DeVeau continued. The 1980's have seen tremendous growth in the town, he.,said, and the state of the economy will play an Important role in determininq the By THÉ WORSHIPFUL ROBERT A. ATTERSLEY Mayor and Reglonal Councillor Corporation of the Town of Whitby "Progress '82," is an adopted theme for a recent publication'compiled by staff at the'Municipal Building in Whitby. The news bulletin was forwar- _:ded to 1,000 represeutatives of government abroad; Ontario representatives in United States; industrial companies in Canada and several other individuals interested in the development of Whitby. It is the intention of c ouncil; myself as mayor and the staff, to keep the progress of Whitby alive and constantly encourage Whitby awareness. We have an exceptional community where growth is magnetizing many new industries to take a dloser look. at locating in this area, Several new com- panies have express ed interest in our town' an d we, are, optýomistic 'in 'our estimation -of Whitby providing the most unique services at less cost per acre than many other ýmunicipalitiesin O 'ntario. Growth means not only progress but stabilization in our tax dollar for the citizens of the Town of Whitby. Through the team effort of council and staff in 1981, we were able to keep within the designated future activities' of his department. "By means of esta*- blished records, a basis will be provided for set- ting these priorities. These will be combined with other research methods to determine, future recreation needs i the community."1 In his report, DeVeau pointed out that his department is responsi- ble for the maintenance of some 750 acres of land which includes 45 parks, five community centres, boulevards, town owned properties, citches and road allowances. One *of the programs introduced in 1981 was special events that were sponsored by various community organiza- tions, the town itself and some co-operative yien- tures. In aIl, there were 22 special events held (mnostly at Brooklin Memorial and Iroquois Park arenas) that saaw Park arenas) that saw an attendance of 46,100 people. The departmnent also offered summer day camps for the first timne last year which 'pro- vided programns for some 567 children.' DeVeau -said that a slate of special ýevents Tax hike 10'w budget allocations and continue to provide the level of services we have had in Whitby during past years. We âre privileged in Whitby to have con- structed a strong foundation fromn the decision of our past councils and staff and carried teh deter- mination of continued strength forward to our present day administration. 1981 reflected- population increase,; residential growth; industrial development and a compliment of communîty involved projets. 1982 promises to provide notonly an equalization to' the past year's success, but enhance additional development and, achievement to ma tch the growing.needs of our citi- zens. We will continue to, offer a 'total blend of recreational and cultural programs as our com- munity expands and retain the unique historical quality we have cornie to admire as residents'0f the Town of Whitby. The 1982 current and capital budget of the Town of Whitby was to tally evaluatéd with the above priori- ties of service for our citizens and retainment of low tax increase uppermost in mmnd. Counceil and staff offered their concern and expertise, in presenting a' compliment budget for 1982. The final .approved budget for the town, designates a low 2.6 per cent or' $8.50 increase on the average house in -rural areas and 4.5 per cent or $16 on the average home in the urban area.- This is of course, with referen e to those servicesà provided by the town. Budget infor- 1mation from the Region of Durham and the school boards has not yet been received. I amn confident as Mayor of Whitby, our staff *and council has brought forward a progressive budget at a comparative minimal cost increase to the resi- dents of the Town of Whitby. for 1982 is beginning to take shape including the return of the Chili Cook- off , the Figure Skating 'Carnival, the Brooklin Spring Fair, the Couinty, Spring Fair, the County Tow n Carnival, the Festival'of Arts and Crafts, the rodeo as well as a country and western music concert and a circus. The bleak future of the economy will dictate future department pro- gramming, DeVeiu said and one way to pre- dict what will be needed is the annual report. "The economy is not getting any better and we have to take a serious look at, where we're going in the future," he said last week. "And the report is one of many ways in which we can do that." "The tighter the money gets, the more necessary it will be-ý. corne to justify' the recommendations and resolutions .being suggested, " he added. Deeusaid that ,,there :are new trends and interests in recreation. "lIt is veéry inappro- priate to sit down at budget time and projeet what's going to happený thtyear without reflecting on the past. " The annual report will, he added, "give us a better handle on the needs down the road." 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