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The Era Budget cuts at Region seemed painless August 1971 York Regional Council eleven members and chairman pre- ForhtiH Laurie Reflected in the slat a reduction of original submission made May 1971 The refaction in Kith adicetirr the Affair the Hon orable Bale The cuts of which appear elsewhere in this newspaper were apparently made with out sweat A significant feature of the slash was that regional councillors themselves were not involved in the operation until the statement was placed before them for the rubber stamp of approval Traditionally appointed personnel prepare estimates of what they feel their departments should have to operate efficient it is the of elected representatives to trim the bud get to what Ihey feel the taxpayer can goes to prove as Don told his Richmond Hill colleagues z few weeks back when they bleated about provincial holdup sing municipal operations to grind BETWEEN THE LINES Evelyn Buck Administrator Jack Keltic told council that Blue Hills Academy which had won regional approval for a grant of to be spread this v budget which meets provincial requirements And an interesting pattern begins unfold Treasurer Ales Barton has already gleeful announced that taxpayers in bis Mil probably enjoy a reduction i Ibis j due to grant from the that report Well well see Ive been around thse parts longer than Mr Pound At last weeks meeting a resolution was passed directing the planning committee to study the implications of the Status Report The mover Mayor Roman of ex pressed disappointment thai the report was pre pared without consultation of the regional plan ning department The province is footing the boundary in debate on the motion reports Mayor Roman is on development of designated as an urban tus Report the previous Sunday in a he mayor expressed his sup izns group which is perparing a fight to retain the character of the Village of Mayor Romans contradictory position is not unique It is not unusual for a local mayor to pay lipservice to community values on one hand and on the other push with everything in his According to incensed by rated his municipal is considered essential But he added It is not a full and equal From speculators perhaps and real estate promoters and political colleagues with similar narrow interests But not from people who have deliberately for that of a i a political party which as the main plank of its election quality of environment for people exchanged a FREE over 500 NEWMARKET and OAK RIDGES PHONE still Another interesting note was a disclosure by Mayor Burrows of Georgina which indicated that might have been cut still fur- In fighting successfully to retain some funds for a dental care program for school children Doctor Burrows stated that there were in the grants section of the budget which had not been earmarked for any specific pur pose The float was promptly appropriated for a study of the dental care program As near as can determine under the mula proposed by the minister imposed on local budgets no municipality in the region will he burdened by extra costs in curred by the transition to regional government Taxpayers will have no complaints as they had in the reassessment to market value pro gram thai illconsidered and midstream chan ges in provincial policy created an unjust bur den on a particular area namely York County The province has apparently moved to foot the entire bill The action is particularly relevant in view of the change in Metros boundary im plied in Darcy Status Report on the TorontoCentred Region 1 understand York Regions planning com missioner does not agree with my interpretation PRESCRIPTIONS lo have told disgruntled delegates that his government is firmly committed to regional de velopment policies No clues yet on youngster Newmarkets newest park as yet The creek will bisect the park the named will he in this parcel of lows will he lefl standing says recreation J land recently levelled by bulldozers Access and parks director Dan Shannon to 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