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economist sunlsuntribuhe york region saturday feb 19 2005 17 police budget get 12m boost budget breakdown a partial breakdown of the 85 budget increase sees 20 for police services 18 for viva rapid transit 12 for regular transit 11 for gta pooling 5 for roads 4 for the ontarians with dis abilities support program 2 for solid waste manage- ment 2 for health and ems servic es 2 for community services and housing 1 for municipal property assessment corporation and the balance for other regional programs by roy green staff writer york region homeown ers can expect a tax hike of 53 per cent or 85 to pay for police roads transit and social services as regional council approved a 15-bil- lion budget thursday the regional portion of taxes for a home assessed at 336422 is 1719 the final 2005 tax bill will also include municipal and education costs which in most cases have not yet been finalized the increase was trimmed from a projected 89percent hike this has been one of the most challenging budg ets in recent memory regional chairperson bill fischsaid council will also cap its 2005 gta pooling contribu tion to 3 per cent over the 2004 rate of 795 million and called on the province for legislative and funding changes to address the growing fiscal gap between municipal needs and finan cial resources services to receive budg et boosts include york regional police more than 12 million 151 million total includ ing 67 new officers and 35 civilian support staff viva rapid transit more than 11 million of a 14 million total york region transit more than 7 million of a 44 million total roads transportation more than 3 million 54 million total including more than 90 kilometres of additional lane construc tion 60 km of resurfacing and improvements to 12 bridges and 29 intersec tions and solid waste more than 16 million 18 million budget total including opening of a new material recovery facility and the beginning of the source- separated organics pro gram crash victim remain in hospital york region police are interviewing witnesses to a collision in thomhill friday morning that left a woman in hospital police said a 44yearold woman was struck by a car at the intersection of bayview avenue and rom- field circuit around 730 am friday the woman was rushed to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries police venturers coming to markham the york regional police venturers are headed south police digest the youth group that has spent the past 11 years bringing together scouts canada and local cops in newmarket is expanding to markham richmond hill and vaughan this year the police venturers pro gram which normally runs from september to june combines scouting with leaders field trips and speakers designed to teach youth about police work an information and reg istration night will be held at the 2 district police station at 171 major mackenzie dr in richmond hill march 9 from 7 to 9 pm ww community care access centre of york region were here for you looking for 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