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ksrhi m p 10 weekender saturday may 2 1998 sfr w jw town of whitchurchstouffviixe get involved in your community council is seeking interested residents to sit on millennium events committee the purpose of the whitchurchstouffville millennium events committee is to act as a catalyst partner and facilitator in local events for the year 2000 the committee shall endeavour to unite service groups and businesses in whitchurchstouffville which will assist in the organization and implementation of activities the committee shall converse with other town committees for ideassuggestions eg strawberry festival committee parks and recreation committee and include and amalgamate ideas with other towns and cities to incorporate the concept of millennium celebrations throughout canada application forms may be obtained at the clerks department between 830 am and 430 pm monday to friday and at the public library recreation complex and museum application forms should be delivered in person by mail or by fax 9056407957 by 430 pm thursday may 16 1998 personal information is collected under the legal authority of the municipal act rso 1990 cm45 and will be used to determine eligibility for appointment at foxbridge 8529393 public driving range taxes to rise 90 to pay for roads lisa queen metroland staff the average tax bill in york region is expected to increase by almost 90 this year after regional councillors committed 10 million to improving iis showering can affect your health chlorine in your shower water dries out your skin and hair can cause burning eyes attacks sensitive lung cells especially childrens the singer shower filten v removes the attacking chlorine and other chemicals easy installation no drop in shower water pressure rated use is 18 months less than 400 per month the singer shower filter helps everybodys health singer ultraclean yorks inadequate road network last thursdays decision by the finance com mittee which oversees all departmental budgets before sending them on to council for final approval doubles the 5million boost to the roads budget the transportation committee agreed to two weeks ago the extra funding could result in a 25- per cent tax increase on the total prop erty tax bill the average homeowner will see his taxes go up about 88 this year unless local municipalities and the schoolboards can reduce their spend ing more than a quarter of the regions 335million budget will go to help pay for torontos social services after years of watching the roads bud- water nitration systfm call today to order 4702259 healthy body now located in tlnionville safe water clean indoor air fame hair cutting centre andy is pleased to announce that nancy will be rejoining our staff full time as of may 4 1998 welcome back nancy special tressa perms reg 73oonow 6300 highlights reg 7500 now foil extra these specials apply only to apps with nancy or massimo 6186 main st stouffville 9056402299 6500 mothers day hanging baskets ready bursting with colour everything you need we have trees shrubs roses annuals perennials mr garden fertilizers rbiagor bulk products jftl f delivery available if feds aterplants accessories jopjopin stouffville just norikw mmmmffi 6403727 buy direct save budget get slashed to keep taxes down the transportation committee agreed spend ing had to be increased this year transportation committee members were hesitant to increase the budget by 10 million the amount transportation commissioner kees schipper warned is needed every year for the next several years to make up for the cuts but finance committee members argued the regions growth dependsdn hiking the roads budget dramatically this year the 21 million capital roads budget will be used to widen existing roads and build new ones the operation budget for roads including plowing is 14 million the neighbourhoods which will house tens of thousands of new residents will be completed in the next couple of years while the regional roads arent slated to be built forupto a decade hiew road construction is financed 70 per cent by development charges the fees on new homes but existing tax payers are responsible for 30 per cent of the bill g whitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson said the region must make it clear the tax increase is not a way of getting back at the province its not the year to raise taxes to make the province look bad its the year to spend money because residents need the roads in place the roads arent the only thing respon sible for the tax increase for example the police budget is climbing from 642 million to 722 million the welfare budget is jumping from 10 million to 825 million including 523 million being sentto toronto social housing which the province had paid for in the past will cost property owners 76 million including 4 1 3 milliongoirig to toronto public health expenses are jumping to 119 million from 1 19 due to provin cial downloading 411000 will be spent this year upgrading the regional headquarters jt 1