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12 - Thse Canadian ChampIon, Frday, Marcfi 17, 2000 Final answer on Flarnborough to be decided Mar. 28 a from JOINING on page 1 with Burlington, andi through that become s part of Halton. It wiIl bring lo the table 48,000 acres, msny of them rural. It also holds more tisas 22,000 resi- dents, 0r170 per cent of tie town's cearrent popu- lation, and about 70 per cent of ils present asoessanent base. Flamborough's border became flexible when Hamilton-Wentworts recently became a megaci- ty as part of tise Province's fewer politicians bill. That opened thse door for tise town of 34,000 to end it's istorically-strained aelationosip with its larger partner. Relations may have become even more tense due t0 hagglsng beiween the Town and a Provincially-appointed transition board over wisat Fîsamborougs owes in the event of a divorce,. Figures vary widely, witis Flamborougs figur- ing it needu about $20 million to say goodbye. wite thse transition board puta tise number at $35 million. Most of that is tise cost of water and waste water infrastructure, wisich bas been put in place by Hamilton-Wentworts. To cost out Halton's responsibilities should thse merger occur, bots figures were factored into tise recent analysis. "We do not make any commenta or assess- ments on which one is correct," said tise Region's finance commissioner Joe Rinaldo. "We don't want to get into tise issue of wiso's rigist and wiso's wrong." And no officia stance isas been taken in tise fact-tinding analysis, said Mr. Marsisall. "Wisat tisis report does not offer in a position," ise saiti Tisat won't be revealled until Flamborougs officially decides wisat it wants to do Monday. Tise issue will come to regional counicil for a final decision Marcs 28. Event witisout a staff recommendation, tise Hatton analysis showed Flamborougs would pay a big price for tise remamrage. But il shouldn't ligisten tise wallets of Halton taxpsyers mucs. Assuming East Flamborough carrnes lthe bur- den of thse divorce costs, welcoming il to tise Halton fold would lead to a 5.4 per cent increase in asseosment and a 3.8 per cent increase in wastewater revenues for tise Region. Overall, cunrent Halton residents coutl expect to pay about $6 more in property taxes - or .2 per cent - as a result of tise amnalgamation. On tise commercial aide, Halton taxes could increase by 1.3 per cent, or $93. And industrial taxes would likely rise by .3 per cent; or $36. 'Thar, of course, is assuming Flamborougs opts bo say goodbye to }Iam-ilton-Wentwoti, Halton agrees to take it in, andi tise Province agrees to bots. .1999 Central Air Condeiinr Ai St10 5 6 Camp ol Halg l NOW For Details! ArCondltionlng (888) 689-7774 nw Whe phyr Gon .. phyr Go iLg The Nissan Enjoy the Savings Event 18 Back. Altima cleans Camry & Accord's docks. See for yourself! 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The existing Central Section of Highway 407 estendo fron tse Oaille Unoi Interchange in tise City of Mississauga on tse west to Higbntay 48 (Marriase Rond) in tise Town ot Marsiaro je tise east <see bey map belont>. Tise Central Section includes seven previously approved intercisanges Rhat were partialty or fully deterred durlng its construction and are flore scseduet ta he completnd by December 31, 2001. a. 4. 5. g. 7. 2i. laidRu 3. KwasiqAle. 4. Cu" MMe 7. Meesula" tOI1-el Tise planning, design, coestruction, operatin an aintenance of the igiway 407 Central bas been declarnd exaempt front tise fuît appication of tise Ontario tEoironreental Asseosment Act by Order-i-Ceanci Mo. 2865M83, daeed October 19, 1983 (Exnemption MTC-52). The conditions 0f tise nmption Ordnr requirs tisan Design and Construmctin Reposes (OCRa> he prsparnd Cor tisa istercisaagss an hast 30 days le admijce 0f cnstescting tins respective intencisange. The 8CR fer tise n Bitanela Rond letercisange (8CR CDI-1) bas isnen prepartet ondi hebing sobmtied to the MnistCy of tihe Eestrnent (MOE) ber placment In the Public Record and je avallabts for review at MOI. Contrat Angin Office, 5775 Vonge Stret fti Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2M 4.11. A copy of tise documeentation he beinq emade avealt tfhe Moadorevai Brancs Ubrary 6677 Mnadowvale Tone Centre Circin, Mississauga and dRn Milion Ubraryr 45 Bruce Street, Mîkton. Tise public revien period will tenninate 30 days foltonsing initial placeent of tiset notices, aCter ubics ETR ntaysiard construction, sabjsct to rscelvlog ait other reqoirtd approoats, perei mnd autisodoations. ETR wtili continue to ocreen eh corepents 0f te projsct dnnlng their design fer sigatiicst ns concerne and to ensurn that tie project progressas ie comoisiance rlts tise Exremption Ordnr and the 8CR. 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