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ie rumic library insured deposit rates daily rate 425 1 year 500 3 year 530 5 year 540 rates subject to change gics rrsps mutual funds life insurance rrlfs ken prentice cfp ringwood dr stouffville 6429507 vol 110 no 25 tuesday march 31 1998 16 pages 500 gst inci metrdtahd pubticatioit serving fjhmiclidii 1888 carol l clements rfa money kill concepts 6424540 find out whats going on read community calendar pag 8 leaving it to beaver page 4 msmmm mud sliders footballers enjoy the spring weather saturday at clare- mont ball held taking advantage of the muddy field conditions to cool off are from left shaun tran bill taggart scott acton chris mcleod mike palachik cleffer williams for more photos see page 7 photo by steve somerville 3g municipal budget on target joan ransberry staff reporter if the province keeps a promise property owners in whitchurchstouffville will not face a tax increase this year late monday whitchurch- stouffville council struck a 138 million budget its a very good budget we might even be able to increase the level of services said mayor wayne emmerson council did not however set its mill rate the formula used town to let people know how much they have to pay in municipal taxes but cant be established until the province releases final figures for the costs of transferring responsibilities for some services to municipali ties if premier mike harris deliv ers on a revenue neutral promise the municipal budget will reflect a zeropercent tax hike said emmerson this will mean the average homeowner in whitchurch- stouffville will pay about 525 please see page 3 police seeking fraud artist the police have appealed to the public to help track down a stouf fville man wanted for a number of crimes york regional police and crime stoppers are asking for help in locating kevin carter buchanan the 32yearold man is wanted on charges offraud theft under 5000 false pretense and uttering forged documents buchanan is described as white fivefoot eight inches tall 185 pounds medium build fair com plexion blond hair and blue eyes police reported that in early april 97 buchanan set up a used car sales business on the lot of a garage operated as the stouffville auto clinic at 4001 stouffville rd police further report that during april and may of 97 buchanan used the name of the auto clinic to make purchases worth about 1900 without the permission of the owner the wanted man also received a number of vehicles from different persons he said he would sell them on consignment police said the man then sold the same vehicle to a number of different buyers by tak ing a cash down payment and telling the buyer he would hold the vehicle until they had finished paying for it buchanan left the area at the end of may 97 anyone with any information is asked to call crime stoppers 1-800- 2228477 v stouffville canadian tire 1 2 price on selected tool boxes shop iretail mon for best selection