4-The Canadian Champion, Frday May 16, 2003 Regional investments, like bonds, contributed to surplus from REGION on page 1 performance on regional investmcnts, like water/sewer rates. In 2000, the surplus of a more modest $7.5 million in fées from these rates in 2002. bonds, which netted extra interest. "We have to be cautions, that if we don't gel million was also due 10 spikes in supplementars' 'There s', s about $4 millio s'n ot miin' S S' , that comes trom new homes that pay taxes the Region didn't budget for. These properties came on line later in the year and provided thc Region with additional and welcomed monies, Ms MacCaskill said. Also contributing to the surplus was a good capital projecîs in 2002. Ms MacCaskill said that money will go back into police hands to be used for projects this year. The bottom line, she said, is the Region budg- ets for a certain amount of revenue from numer- ous areas, including supplementary taxes and "It shows good tinancial management in that wc did not come in at a deficit, that the factors for the surplus are largely environmental." In 2001, the surplus was $20 million, mostly due 10 an increase in supplcmentary taxes and higher revenue from water and sewer rates. enue trom water and sewer rates. The surplus was lower than thc last two years because of smaller retumn rates on regional investments, Ms MacCaskill noted. Jason Misner can be reached atjmisner@mil- toncanadianchampion.com. 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