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stouffville suntribune saturday march 3 2007 5 regions mayors su leaders hoping federal government gives 1 gst cut to them to pay for transit infrastructure by caroline grech and david blumenfeld staff writers toronto mayor david miller is being criticized by the federal finance minister for his onepenny plan but york region mayors are standing behind him mr miller has started a cam paign to get ottawa to give the one percentage point it planned to cut from the gst to municipalities instead to help pay for transit and infrastructure repairs thats a good idea any source of sustainable funding is good richmond hill mayor dave barrow said noting projects such as the regions viva transit system are too big to fund through property taxes mr barrow said the plan would dave barrow richmond hill mayor would welcome funding for viva help towns and cities without rais ing taxes why not channel it differently rather than reduce it im not sure we notice the one cent difference mr barrow said the toronto mayors plan could see cities across the country get as much 5 billion between them unlike the usual demands payment plan phyllis morris aurora mayor says its time to break piggy bank and get pennies back municipal politicians make on provincial and federal counter parts the campaign will go to toronto residents via billboards transit shelter posters a website bumper stickers buttons and an online petition residents can sign not afraid to use a possible fed eral election as leverage mr miller said he will back candidates who margaret black king township woman likes plans simplicity support the plan the website will list mps who support the onecent now cam paign the move aims to put pressure on prime minister stephen harpers conservatives who didnt make a dent in liberal popularity in ontarios urban areas during last years election particularly toronto and the surrounding municipali ties aurora mayor phyllis morris attended the onecent now launch in toronto monday and threw her support behind it i dont know what mayors are supposed to do keep sitting qui etly and keep being downloaded upon if you dont ask you dont get lets break into the piggy bank and get some pennies back ms morris said the struggle between the three tiers of government is nothing new but never before has a national campaign been started on behalf of cities across the country fiscal bal ance between levels of government is long overdue georgina mayor robert grossi said if the federal government does nt provide something whether its one cent of a gst or some other direct payments to municipalities especially growth municipalities then we need to do something very drastic mr grossi said im pre pared to do whatever needs to be done to stop growth in its tracks to deal with this inequity yellow brick house volunteer eliminate women abuse in our community 9057270930 18002632231 yellowbrickhouseorg this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune girl guides guides of 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