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BY SANDRA BOW shalnnii‘vrmg mm Your tax bill will increase by an average of 575 this year. )vVhilChulth-Stouflfllle. Council péssed a 2.9-per-cem hike Tues- day. which isdown one petcem, orSZl. from what was proposed back in February when the draft budget was released. TheSYSmcréaseisbasedonaMIitchurdI~ Stouffvifle home assessed a: $575.”. “I‘m in famur of what we've accom- plished.” said Mayor Wayne Emmerson. at the end of deliberations which lasted about are!” u: mamas. mm: mm um“; Due to the transfer or of Some of the slashed from some capital projects, along with drebudgetindudedwfire depamnem's , , ‘ 7 lm-Maerialmmkandthelibrary'smgani- “114mm? m Pufiufm, 20L zational staffim study. ‘ ‘ - I items ‘ l “0 a ended With a surplus of more than mefimtwckwasgoingtooostanesti- $1 million. fluted $1.125 million. while the library's . study was estimated at $20,000. Alsopufledfrommczonbudgetwas MWghanewmuncilwiubeaU 575011!) for the Constmction of multi-pur- heim of the “bran/leisure centre projec mspaceinthetwnhaflandmfim for street lights in the Ninth Line/Elm Road north area. “It’s a good budget compamd to some other ones.” Mr. Emmson said. Thisismesecotdyearinamtaxeshave mcmasedby2.9percent.ln20ll itwas3pcr och and in 2010. 3.5 percent. MmfmdkdcsiylofdncWhitdlurds-Stoufivflkhablkan/ldmnmmupnmionbmdkmflbmmmionbexpeaedmwm2016md2017. , Problems with sewage system at town operations centre The 2013 operating hudgm is $54.5 mil- lion. The capital budget was approved at Budget passed: Average tax hike $75 per home ,,,. u .-_ ABO'IS ': "0.~§ gflyer ON YOUR NEXT GROCERY BILL' 9-1. a": Iand.ca' SH which includes mOncy to fund a faint concept desbm for the Whilchurch- Smuffvifle Public Iojbmryl Leisure Centre which is slated for 2015. with constructioh expected tooccuthOlGandzon. 'We keep talking about an expansion of melibmy.buxwe'xereanydeahngwitha redwekxpmcm.’ said (bumillor Ken Ferdi- Milkmghanewcouncilwillbealdw heim of the library/leisure centre project “I canmxseeanyoneooming'mhcminaycar- and-a-half putting the btakes on the expan- skm'. said ( bundler Rob Hatgrave. Some of the major projects. place this year mciude Memorial Park's erflnnnce- ment, which includes a new skateboard park; refurbishing of the track and tennis courts: the Ninth Line jogeliminauon. which Ls being done in partnership with York Region and town hall is being maxi to accommo- a... OOOOOOOOOQQOCOOOO. O date the York Regional Police's sub-station. Due to the transfer or deiay of some capi- ulprojecmalongwimanincreasempitfill fees. 2012 ended with a surplus ofmona than $1 million. 'lt's a healthy surplus." Malt Pourvahidi. the town's treasurer and director told The Sun-Tribune yesterday. The money was applied to the town's reserves. as per stipulations set“ out by a municipal bylaw. rm. not all depanmems ended the year in the black Despite the board's promise to break evenin 2012.diel£bo~ic(lenueforAnsand Fmenainmant - Nineteen on the Park's oper- ating revenue actually fell short by £35212, which was covered by thepown. ‘Weneedtodobeuermfillinglhose seats.” Harry French. chairperson of the facility's board of directors. told council. Singie (idle! sales for [he pmfessional eventsdropped lastyearto L46] from a highofl.591in2011. Community event bookings have steadily risen since 2010. which had 35. In 2011. it was up m 47 bookings and then: Were 70 in 2012. The budget also included an unexpected $67.“ éxpemc for the $10.7-million npcra~ lions centre. which opened on Bethesda Road in 2010. Its septic system's tanks and tile bed are experiencing ground water infiltration due “mom -momy “-- to a high ground water table. "lust a phenomenon that turns out to be bad luck.’ said Paul Whitehousc. ditector of public works for the town. Ilhe budget initially had 570,000 ear marked for the septic system's repair. Now. because the tile bed has to be relocated. sep- tic tanks raised. a sub-drain system instalk~d and the tank pumped out, the repair is esti~ mated to cost $137.0“). That also includes contingency and consultant contract admin- istmIion fees. » Geotechnical studies were done on the site. prior to the design being completed. which indicated a higher water table. That information was provided to the consultant who designed the facility. according to Dave Cash. (2A0 of the town. ’ ' "We are currently In (Mansions with the companyhitedlodothatsolcan'tdiscuss that point anymore.” Mr. Cash told The Sun Tribune yesterday. v Council voted to incrvase their public relations budget from 335.000 to $40,000 and their miscellaneous expenses from 52.00010 $5,(X)(). According to Mr. Pourvahidi. the line item used to contain council's membership (0 AMO. That expense now has its own line item. Miscellaneous council expenses had a $10,000 budget in 2012. A link more than $6,000 was used. This year's draft budget had it down In $2.000.