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AHas pushed devellopers and government to pick up slack S*from CARR ons page A5 businesses on water bills bas upper levels of government. developers. the sebool boards, and industri Scoming in from the industries, dropped to 42 per cent [rom 50 per lronically, Carr, wbo was a The Region managed to wring development charges in the regi -O busînesses and residents that bave cent over the same time period. sometimes less-tban-loyal member the money out of the homebuilders are among the higbest in the Gli *a)located in Halton over the past few So whos picking up the slack, if of the Mike Harris-led by requiring the payment before Carr, bowever, bas sometim > years. SHowever, the percentage of the il budget coming from property taxes z z PRE not local taxpayers? t he two groups Carr bas barangued for money ince arriving ai Regional beadquarters - developers and January 7,8,9 & 13,14,15,16 Showtimne: 8PM 2PM Matinee Sunday January 10 E At the Oakvîlle Centre for the Performing Arts Tickets: $27 1 Matinee $22 Students and Seniors $16.60 on January 13 For tickets cail 905-81 5-2021 or visit www.oakvillecentre.ca0 lb ASE ti FiNVANCJE ti BUSTERS.COM BUSTERS.COM Canada's #1 Lease Take Over Marketplace is also Canada's #1 Private Vehicle Exchange Wý%hicecnu mo e~ nraeey ovc. îîiidled hcdx s ai-(-î. biîiglit solui and or sui-leasedithandehroengh anuy ei we in ('aiuel,. BUONO?...SBIJNO? ... LESIN? ... INANCING?...PAY'[NG CASH? <;et6xxg in? No =tý- h- Y-pref- to pay for ;àurnext car, find it quimy and easily. Find it Onliàe t-i-Y Geuting Out? No eaatasa-liow yotî erigially paid for yoaor correaxacar; oeil it qeoieiy oand ea-Aiy. Get a Jee BEranatiou latte 1990s, bas spent mucb of bis first terma pusbing for the undoing of two of that governments major initiatives - the Provinces Development Charges Act of 1997 and the downloading of some social assistance services to the municipalities. On the latter point, the current provincial govemrment bas partial- ly reversed direction - to wbich Carr was quick to provide credit - by pbasing in the uploading of wel- faire and disability costs from com- munities and getting rid of the requirement for 905 naunicipalities te, provide financial assistance to the social services sector in Toronto. \Vitl dus eloîners. Carr bas .slso IbC'II U:( sO.Cls LI iin Ili, \ CV. l-ollowing an often bitter battle the pasi y'ear, major residential develîspers in Milton and north Oakvîlle agreed recently to gîve Halton Regioil an extra $8,000 per bouse, which mighu be recouped but without interesi [rom future provide water and sewer pipes to tbcir new homes. To many developers, the charge was unfair bccause the majority of the money is going to cover devel- opment charge exemptions given by the Province and Halton to other sectors sucb as farms, places of worsbip and scbool boards. To Carr, growtb is growtb and some- body's got to pay for it besides tax- payers. "We have finally got it to wbere growtb is paying for itself," he said. That attitude îsn't shared by ail bis colleagues bowever. Milton Mlayor (Gord Krantz is among several regional council members who have questioned \sx'ieher de\'elopmniii-relied c harges Ili Ilillois aerc ge'îtllg tioo high tel keep new homes affordable or to atîract industry, the taxes fromr whicb help keep residents' priîperty taxcs 10w. A homebuilder 1i0 Milton nov. pays close io $55,000 per bouse lin the anunicipalities, GO Transit and ai1 )n s first among equals - status on council and used public e-mail campaigns as a way to gather sup- port for some of the tbings throuigb counicil. During a particularly heated counicil session ibis past summer, when Mattamy Homes had bused in bundreds of construction work- ers [rom across the GTA to council chambers to protest the extra $8.000 charge, Carr came prepared for the figbî. He plopped down Iiterally tbou- sands of papers onto the chamber desks, and printed e-mails from constituents backing bis position in [avour of tbe charge, he told bis ceini .10011 glcý.- -1 in lected h\ the people, nit by council,- lie said. -My feeling is as the chair 1 iake thc leacl On the. things that \wercr important for mc, ihat 1 rail on, 1 got support on." Tiiii Flîan ca i, t ecoi lied i Tooraaued costomters: We apolooîze for any i"oo,neoco causodl by an errer io our flyer daied: tDcmbor25 0 combor27l27 IPraxcl: Sirnus Satellit Rai M WOheii Squad Hidden-Wirej InstllaionPleaseenot rn e tiprmion advelised on page 6 e the Boin ayiaeftye js aaae for in-soeservce ONLY, ne-o n ýhîme ai peviousi adveeu sed. 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