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s i p stouffville tribune thursday jan 25 2001 a- r v i tstmjffiimetribung f a metrold community newspaper 9 heritage rdjmarkhamontl3plm3 publisher ian proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editorin chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor deborakelly editor jim mason production manager v- pam nichols t distribution director barry goodyear online publishing j manager margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen business manager rbblazurko office manager vivian oneil editorial york regions municipal leaders fear a pub lic relationsnightmare when- in june they issuethejjesults of a report on services at the request of tfie province v the report examines the quality of services available in ninejcey areas in each municipali ty eyeare 35detailed questions for the muriicipaljties provide answers to covering garbage collection costsvrecyciing costs oper ating cost for sewagetreatment and disposal operating fof water treatment trahs- portatiqharid transit costs and issuesfire ser- vicescosts police services costs operating cpstef6i municipal admiriistfatiqn planning intqrmationand social service issues sdme regional councillors fear its a nowin projectjjas sqmemunicipalities are ableto pro- videstellar services at lower- costs than their neighbquisr heaven forbid ypii as president of s kihgfoinstance find out residents in jitorirjhayeaccestomore cost 1 tivpuwisltaanyqudol v- ltiesuvsemceyes residents will learn there are greater cast efficiencies in some munici- paljtiestiian in others yes ridente be tempted to compare their seryic against their neighbouring com- vmumtyvservices and thinkabout what theyre trwyettingfortiieiftaxdollars v butcqciuprsjpfeartherepprt reragnithe umquetkdts of each municipal- n i 4 ityshbuldnot underestimate the intelligence x ofthe people whoput them m office v residentsunderstandithenatureiof their ammumtiesltheiumquetraitstsuchasthe c vtchihstc4jfivillevorvthe hjgli jndrant lifestyle invaugkan or rlchmond- the clintonator letters to the editor the real issue that taxes are too high altogether is ignored reproperty tax break stays jan 16 and editorial jan 18 v i was very disappointed to note that your recent editorial regarding york regions small business property taxation policies did not even mention what is really wrong with them specifically the fact that they continue to ignore the that the citizens of canada 1 and markharri are severely overtaxed- and dance geared tq take even more of our money from us if is about time for responsible members of the media like the economist suntribune to give their readers the proper ty tax whole story it is about time for us read ers toget outraged about it and tell our politi cians to stop their profligate spending habits frank gray unionville childrens aid says thanks for t 5whatthe study mayprovide is basic infor- -t- matron to shareamongthemunicipahties perhaps 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newsroomeconsuncom tracy kibble pvfcre slowly starting to understand the value of water i flush the toilet as much as the next person sometimes i leave the water running full force while i brush my teeth andseveral times while wiping the kitchen table ive even left hot water running in the sink i bet i waste gallons of clean water every week rinsing out the piles of tins and glass jars i recycle and throw in the blue box kind of ironic isnt it wast ing one resource to conserve another sometimes i take long showers and if i can find the time indulge in the odd wateruptotheneckdontbotherme bubble bath a few times a week i may even throw less than a full load of laundry into the washing machine water its the most precious resource in the world and the one we seem to take most for granted i read a report last weekend abouta woman living in a rio de janeiro favela a ghetto three million poor people there live among rats garbage and disease fresh running water for many of these impoverished families is only a dream a luxury for the rich and in africa another woman tells a horrific story of how she spends her days searching desperately for clean water so her familycan eat parasite free thelrlives are like one never-ending- walkerton tragedy minus the leadership abilityandmoneytofixtheprqblemy- while these stories make me grateful for the industrialized lifestyle i take for granted i feel selfish as well for i wouldnt want the tables to turn l wharl want is to- protect the- one most valuable natural resource in my life r and the power to keep disease starvation and sickness from my door and thankfully steps are being taken by all levels of gqvernmehftp ensure we dontdestroy our own precious supplies the region announced lasfweek it will spend 725000 this year to comply withuthe provinces tough new regiila- tionsfor staff training and water testing v newmarket regional councillor diane humeniuk is also trying to pro tect water supplies in herdemands for a reduction in the use of road salt humeniuk says road salt and other groundwater runoff poses a threat to our wells and the infrastructure that manages die system in another encouraging initiative the region has committed 30 million to construct a new lake sinicoe water facility replacing its outdated plant 5 buutinl958forgeorginaresidents wr provincial officials vowtpbefierce jwatcnydgswhenit comesvto keeping vowater clean and thats good njewsx we nave itorensureour governments taulevelsntmuekeepithelcashsv freely flowing jvhen it comes to minding