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Era Voila Here we are in June already and ill a million things to be done The hot crept up on us energy will flag dily from now on and lots of people will in holidays and to conventions just last week regional chairman ieid Wright suggested this might be a time to cot meetings to one a month mer Which would be very nice urse except for one thing they havent been getting very much accomplished there lately Regional estimates for expenditures for year are still to be approved But like Rettie said There isnt any urgency if incil Is prepared to let staff go on spending without authorization been an unfortunate choice words but in fact it pretty well situation People are being hired right and centre with piecemeal approval from he council and without approval of overall expenditures odd situation There have been of the finance committee to discuss estimates- The estimates have from committee without public to the Department of Municipal Affairs last week for formal approval The police budget was the only got through though not without Commission salaries convention allowances and mileage expenses came in for greatest BETWEEN THE LINES and the aint SSLfJSL y when budget comes down and youth John Hlynskl told The Era that actual The region has no it Treasurer Crisis SIM divided between and Richmond Hills and for day nurseries In Richmond Aurora aid Newmarket Assistance to aged persons doubles this year social services budget Projected welfare assistance for totals nearly million an increase of over last years budget figures expense wit also include SI hi aged persons for the Society and outside wards nearly below budget The region will pay to the Childrens Aid Society which ts another in provincial grants for a total budget of Thats an Increase of VKta over last year CAS budget In Niagara Region regional councillor salary Police get the same Chairman of the salary and commissioners During the finance committee have it from a reliable source there objections to the commissioners salaries proposed don was obviously saved by at least that of a regional councillor The chairmans is doubly so Until now they An item for convention expenses showed at The way I hear it the sum was approved by a vote of to by the Regional appointees Twinney and Evelyn were pushing for that amount the grounds that they are not paid for and si allow that too passed in finance without objection Questioned in open council about where commission members were planning to go with that kind of money Bermuda one asked mentioned a convention in Los Angeles He pointed out the was 25 per cent of the amount the council had allotted itself for conventions and also share that wealth The commission has five members the council only has 16 he id of the second regional appointee had nothing to say throughout the discussion That for fat in the pork barrel I dont believe it would have been difficult for the council to have trimmed it before it got to the floor at a public meeting appears to be the Board of Education as the recipient of regular public abuse to for ward the political ambitions of one individual Watch the news reports Youll know who Politics is not a game for a those with weak stomachs But particularly ugly business The rest of the department were sent back to staff for further informa tion to be provided And rightfully so estimates were presented without 1970 act uals for comparison Gar Wright argued it couldnt be done and the 1970 figures werent relevant in any see why not Municipal budgets on forms recommended by Ihe Department of Municipal Affairs It would not have been impossible with the staff the region has on hand to the budgets of say II local police depart ments to compare with the estimates Budget sent back to treasurer vincial subsidies should also have been in the appropriate spots he said He claimed that during councils closed discussions the staff bad been requested to provide this information By fail ing to do so the staff had tried New sewage plants in forecast Continued from Eagle Gorham Streets Newmarket Newmarket been rumored for the past several months IIURC large share of the will seek also lists fiveyear capital works authority to build a million in recreation pie will go to Georgina library in 1972 and mill Toe figure includes for a fire sta tion and equipment this 3 million beginning with a The forecast calls for a Kes wick sewage plant and goo for