Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 12 Mar 1993, p. 7

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Colin Be Dy flOU KELLY Ward 2 councillie Colin Best said bc will 11e oekng a bord look ai gem- dthe muicniiapl tuai ncreas down go zero in 1993.' cave town coiuail hegi;mia suiin omettras budget deciulons in Iwo ecelc. *Eveuyoe's eco.omnhsng and pole aie Ioo&ung as governnit econocise as well." Mr Heusu=d mn an interview Thursday. ..If lige governent stis doing tint, ci're going bo bc furtwe ahead- Earlier in the week Mr Best circu- Iatcd councul MW ti médis wîdl copies of ,iews sioies dctiling hase. ienugl Sound flnanud plusnugng. Mississaugla Mayor HtrI Me- Callion bas orchustrad gorg per cent isacount in ciiy taxes for 1993. Mtssiasg bas heen dbIcW for 14 yema. acconljng Io profiles in 1km Tomnio Star. baving édopéed a pay-as-you-go phuloso1shy. l'le city has alan contiacled out services surct as garbage collection. and amisai- gaiaaued city deparnienls go promette efficiciscies. No layoffa Despile th1e bstsng recessin Mis- 4sssauga bas maiunlained iqs enviable financial postimon witlsoui laying off miunicipal ssorkers, 1ke Star said. -Peolile ame ioialy fed up w.tb tax increases,' Mr. Best waisied. "Thse public mmsod is ihai tbey're sick te death of gîtent. We're one of the highest taxed cousgies in dhe word li's duse tu star tianing Rital around. Il doisnsI have Io iocas a cul in ser- vices. Il nieus gening mom effi- Militos s *defintly" afresdy well rus front a fiscal standpoint. Mr. Diii aded. "Wé bave îhe loweai (municipal) empioyee to population ratio in the whoIe repin." But lie fois more could prollably 11e dosm tb prosmue efficiency. dhrough the ase of leclinlogy like coripuwne, ýnd possibly &bliuna cosracring out of woek. Aaklng 1% (Jauncil ba already told municipal treasurer Jtm McQteen ge prepare t t993 operatsng budget wiîb a one per cent lax increas as a *%AO« MilU 4th 0 WA -tu01 FblflAM st pusbing for zero tax increase in '93 Cites Mississauga example of property tareicon ln tcw:ek m rfood SuMne.P« M s PO"YM SIR tobc prigniftam Prtion cf mniscipal guidline pi ccii s sroiahl flt pong t hi speug. owiuhsief budgets. ,On an taguual esîpuiidit of qi- al duia bord le find,"- M. Best ssid Tib couneillor was a dilegahe A AI (lie OGRA gneing.MDit PeoxiniselY $13 million, Mr. BcstM. elxpcsamgod(i ciinloGodRnsA-e.thibaescreciccdt clule loaly oeuiniiapcay 0<conomac iesic ai least front a sciaion (OGRA> aniua meeting in contein ai 10 Io 15 per centi lim elimnaaisp a Wuh.r S130,ll0. purchiais perspective. wiih frpaid Tomt i u ee mahi uuus '*On a budget of$ 13 niffhon. orgi Io tenders for municplpoei liltacnsde ci tmp ita lau gafr. uncia emn usesî Pal fOits tis II crggied te Iost inp- îai@p MnciM ove a

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