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c per i i j l- ecohomiumfributjie csu rj- 1 cringe every time i see those budget lines doncousens j markham mavon don by patrick casev staff writer york region must pay an additional 4 million toward torontos social housing costs this year leaving regional politi- cians fuming over the unexpected expenditure when the region approved its 817million operating bud- get in february- 801 million was identified as york regions contribution to greater torontos pooling costs 85 million less than a year earlier j- s however after the regions finance department completed a midyear progress report of its 2000 budget another39 million must now be directed to toronto before theencvof the year markham mayor coiisens was irate after viewing the report at thursdays finance committee meeting calling ita volatile situation that will deteri- orate once ontarios redhot economy begins to stall i cringe every time i see those budget lines the province has just gone away and left us with this one but we should never relax seethed committee chairperson it doesnt mean a bloodything when you think the econo- mycanctiarige and it will all fall on york region taxpayers to carry the load for toronto the economy is strong but the day it isnt social assistance and housing costs will increase the threat of what the costs can be in the future are frightening theday will come when we are faced with bills and we wont have a deep enough budget to handle it he warned j inlsssthe region experienced a severe economic dip as local social assistance caseloads reached 9485 a month almost double the figures from last year the provincial government established the gta pooling initiative in 1998 where money from the regions of york halton durham and peel is added to torontos financial con tribution to pay for social assistance s in the past three years the region has committed 267 mil lion through the program including 84 million this year alone v j althougluttie region has set aside about 34 million in on main street unionviue ivelcomes l li georgia fdora to bur team of professional hairstylists until oct 2100 enjoy s500 off shampoo cut style si 000 off colour services when liookiivj vour apnomrnknt with icoryfui or dora haircutting styling cutting for men women children t blowdrying updos roller sets technical department r permanent waving- colouring highlighting corrective colouring z xreatmehts i barberirig services- 442 mwstreet unionviie 4y v pay more social assistance and housing iservevvhitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson said taxpayers will be left responsi ble to handle future shortfallsonce reserve accounts are exhausted v v v if we dont have the reserves we have to go to the public and tell them what the increase in taxes would beto pay for torontos social assistance said emmerson after finance commissioner sandra cartwright explained a lpercent tax v increase would raise 36 million l if we didnt have a good economy look at what this would do for the residents 1 coiisens originally suggested committee members should schedule a meeting with toronto mayor mel lastman to dis cuss the financial increase in the endthe committee decided tomeet with officials in- durham peel and halton a move that mirrors a similar sce nario in april when the four regions asked the provincial gov ernment to cap the poolmg experiotiires meanwhile the added pooling costs offset news that- regional growth has helped create a 159million surplus this yeafwith the money earmarked for thecapital reserve fund at the end of the year with nearly 502 million in reserves and a aaa credit rat- ing the funds will he added to the 19 million the region had previously set aside for future capital costs although residents can anticipated tax freeze in 2001for the third consecutive year they will be asked to pay a mini muml- to 2percenttaxincrease in each ofthe next fiveyears rtopay the iegfons625million commitment for hospital expansion plans iinstall now save your choice of bonuses m cnopsiorfisior 1 10 yr parts labour warranty org 0 financing lyeartennbac -v3- free m inhome estimate 3 call now for details 3 e bidijewood p heating air conditioning vttf i i iv airikonxdlkeur ouuon pay nothing until 2001 oac commercial residential carpet specialists 1000s of yards in stockall the time visit our showroom p major mackenzie bullock i heritage 100 law in is i lie it in iii- a hiiiailuitiui vm j or i am unite mill 65 sq yth oflrrrqiir- oct 29 2000 nob hour mitii i ii l hjiii liuivi spin sii 9 in piii si iiotf y atv a fitk y ii- h h 4 i i j j i