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School taxes up 127½% since Vol. 14, No. 51 Wednesday, December 19, 1984 24 Pages ,FREIE P R E S '78, report Everyone's heard about the high cost of in five y living. Well, part of the cent. high cost of living is the Durin high cost of gover- period, nment. posed b According to figures Durham prepared by the Town of per c Whitby's treasury .$2,109,0 department property taxes went up 50.8 per The T cent between 1978 and demand 1983, the last year for per cer which figures are e I currently available. for $6,0 The figures also show 1983 th that. the greatest 6 demands for taxpayers' .During dollars have come from populati both the Durham Board 0f Whitb of Education and the 'percent Durham Region Roman 1978 to Catholic Separate The School Board. househo The rate of property per cen taxation for school 12,741. board purposes has It is a jumped by 65.7 per cent point o in the five years bet- growth ween 1978 and 1983. property During this same stemme period, the tax rate for inflation Region of Durham pur- j poses has jumped 49 per 18, C cent while the tax rate the victi for Town of Whitby pur- per cen poses. has risen, by flation j comparison, a mere 32.5 and bei per cent. 1983 and These figures become reflecte even more alarming rates. when the actual dollar EDITOR figures are considered. Whitby In 1978, the tax levy like us, for sehool board pur- about poses (both public and costs of separate) on Whitby as voice th a whole was $4,874,000. our two In -1983, the boards Brown asked the residents of John B tie town for a total of 0878). Free Press Staff Photo Uni ted Waygoes over the top The 1984 campaign Newcastle United Way raising $15,240 more to $1 ,728,OOO. of the Oshawa-Whitby- has gone over the top, date than their goal of According to campaign chairman Gord Pear- son, the United Way expects that figure to grow slightly over the next few days because some groups, most notably Durham College, have stili to bring in their contributions. Almost every sector of the campaign raised more than their goal. Leading the way was General Motors which raised $1,062,050 with a goal of $996,448. Pearson said that the United Way doesn't break down their collections by municipality but points out that they do support some 22 agencies in Whitby. Pearson also took the opportunity to remind people that the United Way is fnot just for the un- derprivileged. "It is not simply for the needy or the handicap- ped, but it's for everybody," he said. Armen Arkelian, chairman of the 1985 United Way Campaign, said that planning for next year's drive will begin almost immediately. He expects next year's goal to be between f ive and seven per cent higher than this year's $1.728 million. "I would hope the objective for the 1985 cam- paign could be set around the end of May or mid- June," he said. In the photo above, Pearson (Ieft), Arkelian (cen- tre) and Rick Gay (right), president of the Oshawa- Whitby-Newcastle United Way happily point to the thermometer outside their offices in Oshawa which shows that the 1984 campaign was more successful than they hoped. Free parking People heading to Attersley said that downtown Whitby to do council Will look at the their last minute whole question of Christmas shopping will parking in the down- get a pleasant surprise town but points out that when they park their much of the problem cars. Until Christmas, should be solved when parking at all locations the new Perry St. lot in the downtown will be opens next year. free of charge. "We're going to take a Whitby Town Council look at the whole held a special meeting situation," the mayor last week to approve the said. free parking on an ex- However, council perimental basis. wants to make sure that "We thought we'd try the free parking is being to give the downtown used only be the shop- merchants a shot in the pers, not by the mer- arm and see what hap- chants or their em- pens," Mayor Bob At- ployees. tersley explained. "We are going to For the last few mon- make sure it isn't being ths many downtown abused," the mayor merchants have been said, "This is just for complaining that one of the convenience 0f the the major problems shoppers - fot the mer- faced by their chants." customers is parking. Attersley said that the In a recent survey public works depar- conducted by the Down- tment will be town Improvement monitoring the parking Area Board, parking during the next few days was sited as a major and wil prepare a stumbling block to the report for council next core area's future monti outlining who prosperity. was using it. tOuhedeadlines In honor of the Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays, tie offices of the Whitby Free Press Will be closed December 25 and 26. We will be publishing our next edition on Monday, December 24. Deadlines for all Em- porium and classified advertising will be tomorrow (Dec. 20) at 2 p.m. The deadline for ail display advertising will also be tomorrow at 2 p.m. All community organizations wishing to submit news items are also asked to do so before that time. The publisher and staff of the Whitby Free Press would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. says 000 - an increase years of 127.5 per g the same the tax levy im- y the Region of n jumped 91.9 ent - from 00 in 1978 to 00 in 1983. own of Whitby's s increased 91.5 nt during these n 1978, it asked 76,000 while in e request was 000. g this time the ion of the Town by grew by 29.1 t - from 30,302 in 39,132 in 1983. number of lds jumped 23.3 t from 10,333 to ilso pertinent to out that this in demand for y tax dollars was d partially by a. During the 1979,1 1980 and anadians were ms of 12 and 13 at inflation. In- peaked in 1982 gan to drop in d was generally d in the tax R'S NOTE: residents who, are concerned the spiralling education can eir opinions to trustees: Ian (668-7278) and uchanan (579-