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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 24 Feb 1998, p. 4

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4 - The Canadien Champion, Tuosday, February 24,1998 Before You Pay For Your Next ~ B rake job For Safety's Sake Have Our Licensed Technicians Evaluate Your Brakes More pay to play; council By BRAD REAUME The Champion User fées in Milton will risc by $67,000 in 1998, largely in leisure services. According to Town officiais flic inucacs inievýici,, î pait ( a package to keep Multons portion of the property tax lcvy trozen at asat year's level, before provincial reductions are factored in. Next year, with a full year of collection available, the fee changes will raise an estimated $136,363. In both cases the extra user fées should make for equivalent reductions in property tax, according to Councillor Wally Hunter. However, with budget pressures it is flot likely to happen, he said. Additionally for 1998, the Town still has to, contend with a provincial demnand that they reduce their budget spending by $330,000. According to Mr. Hunter, who chairs the administra- tion and planning committee, there are somne mistakes in provin- cial accounting which could double or even triple that level of forced savings. Complete and corrected figures should be avail- *see FEES on page 9 See related storles on pages 5, 10 iMeun MI a

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