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'Wet summer, bad economy hurt Regional budget of Halton Regioný $6.2 -million projected shortfall -D By Tim Foran S CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF z Hahton Region is projeeting a $6.2-nîilhion Eo defleit - a combination of îcîo much expen- Sdîture and too litk, revenue - this year on is 2009 budget for the services it directly ohlers its 480,000 residents, according to a report ivicciv Icioncil receuîtly Fiowevecr, regioîîal courîcil's decisîuîtiiii tht spring to put a partial freezecii new hires with tht moncy saved going into a recessioti reserve fctnd is expected tc hîelp thet reasury' tuiver $5.5 million ut that mîoncy DISCOVER DOWNTOWN MILTON MUT N IWON Look for your 2009 Downtown Milton Holiday Shopping Guide in today's C"mn Cbmpusnfor he, 2009ai<2:00 year wi-l also hoo',t the Rcgion's coller,;.IThe police serv ice creates ils ow>n budget, but il s financed hy Regional prpe ytaxe.s A\reas wbcre the Region is either spcntding tnuch nmore mntiex tan anticipatcd or col- Iccting far less than expecctedi incîcîde: eFhe Services for Seniors department, which is staring at a S1 .2-million un[avourable variance. A late 2008 contract seulemnent with unionized workers tn this area, completed afttr the 2009 bLudget \vas prepared, resuIlted in au extra S500,000 tn expenses above budget as well as an addt- tional $350.000 rclaîed to paymecnts in lieu of henelits. Thbe Region also anticipates spending $800,000 more on tctmporarv staff and overtime. Il also lost S400,000 revenue ai its Allciîdale long-tcrni car c lacility iin \.hîilton because repairs and renos aiions kept 23 becis oui of sti\ cu or theiist tigbit ninrtstthslfthe tai I o\\ tvei i lics«)I bias tbeen dl sclthab,îiw ithlc Pr s ic c s iticreCasc i scibsîdcis. 1t)tht tt u, l aout catxiruiei . N ici c c ii lic incasc iiiti Onîtarioi \»orks 5\cl it-, acloacl atdcl-),I 'cippîîit l>'îiiCt castliîaclbasvt rLtstiltccl iii a 'î. 3-tI iiiiii ic rase iii social assistance jias iielts lîtinîg cllecl uut bs IlaltuîiRegion. I lie Region îi cers aboiut 20 per- cent oif social ~tssactcosis. ssitb the Province pitking up the resi I1 lie Prosvince cintiîtcllasi s car LIQUIAION & OULE November 20-m22,2009 Careport Centre - 270 Longwood Road South, Hamilton (Located at Aberdeen & 403) www.li quidationsupersaie.com Free Admission.e Open to Public e Free Parking StyleDemocracycom NRA RYTOMMY=HILFIGER NtowI [HLO GOEMANS featuring brands: FRIGIDAIRE L h J cos(s) ic 1 \ c c'il - (1 1 jc) .011(i) >91,, h la 1i 1h 1 h tbrce îcr cent in 2010. -I'llite\\'astt Manîagemeînt depaîtnient is prof .eciing an iivcrall $26iitllioîî sarancc. fhe biggest cimntriîîutor t hi bis sdcc t t>>a S2. 35-rilliiîn unlavourable variance expeci- ed in tht Rcgions pr(icessing ancl sale ol'bîuc boix materials. This was originallv expecîed to be a $3.5-million variante but ;ibe market for bloc box items bas boctnced back to $84 per toinne in August frcîm the $48 per tonne that was heing paid in January . Tht Region also expecis to save $500,000 in its collection of bloc box îîîaterials, as <iveraîl tonnages being collectcd ancl proccssed are 14 per cent lieliisvlbudget. aI'llite\\ater ancd \\astcssater clepartmnent, paid for bs svater rates încluded ociiictlits buis radier iban prîîptrts taxes, is lookiîig at iin overill $2.7-îîîîllîoiinfavociiable s ani ,iic. c'fIlic '5c'iscrIîiicr atid contiîiutcl dclinc ic ii1er c.ipii. cuîiisciiiiptiuuii iof sater hiastcîtc ini thiceîiartiict prclictîng it [Il c cHli ,c1I-1) 111111loil M ,r 5 I II 1T M111CI IlOlc ils1. >1. i l i IC\ -Otforn hie dcclinicnii. %\ hic fii s ii a catc h-22 sitcuatiîon t lias t>>pend iiiic5ic\ hiîlc Lcaîital lacili- tics tli.t cal hianIic lc îak ssatcsage iia.si:- .liiîg stiiien. luot lias 55 .tchcd clrgclai sta- Sont pcn capita ciîisciptioîî declîint sultiiîg iii lessiioncu iitsîîîg iii. Tinî ho on i(an /5' l-c idai foran@nttitîn-