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Whitby Free Press, 17 May 1989, p. 3

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WIffyFEiýPRESS, WEDNESDA, MAY 17, 1989, PAGE 3 Separate sehool tax goes up almost 14% Operations committee That the low tender of $387,094 by Cascone Construction Ltd., Orillia, for reconstruction of Mary St. W. from Byron St. to Euclld St., be accepted. Total cost for the work Is expected to be $505,000 wlth watermain, sewer construction and work by Consumner Oas and Whtby Hydro. The cost for the work wlll be spllt between the Town ($1 74,933), Mlnistry of' Transportation ( $1 54,286), Reglon of Durham ($155,780>, Consumer Oas ($1 3,000> and IHydro( $700.Approve d. That the 10w tender of $11,334 by Four Seasons Contract Interlors for the Installation of ceramlc tules for the walls ln the shower, toilet, six dresslng rooms and referees' change roo m at arena one ln Iroquois Park be accepted. Approved. That the Town of Whtby ask the Region of Durham to approve a $1 -million debenture for the Whftby Hydro Electrlc Commission. Approved That council approve a grant of $425 to the Whitby Courthouse Theatre to compote at the Ontario Theatre festival in Brockville, starting May 16. The group eamed a berth ln the compotition when their production 'Noises Off 'took f rst place at a recent Central Ontario competition. Approved. That council approve the Installation of four parking meters on Byron St. N., f rom Mary St. W. to the northeriy Ilmit of the condominium dveelopment, at a cost of, $2,300. Approved. Plan ni ng'and Development- Committee That the addition of a 226-sq. ft. storage area to Sheriff 's New Business East ward councillor Dennis Fox askod that staff investigate speeding on Bollwood Dr. He noted there are no speod limit signs postod. There is also a sehool on tho stroot and ho notocithore are no sohool zone signs posteci. By Debbie Luchuk Durham Region Roman Catho- lic Separate School Board sup- porters are facing a 13.99 per- cent mil rate increase with the passage of the 1989 budget on Tuesday nighit last week. Separate, achool supporters in Whitby with an average assess- ment of $5,500 will pay school taxes of $V,075.81, according te the board. (The Town figure is $1,068). The net requisition of taxes from Whitby will be $4, 164,402. The total budget, is for $70,837,737 (elementary panel) Attempted robbery charges 'are laid Two mien have been arrested and charged with attempted rob- bery after an attendant at Iro- quois Park recreation complex was teld te open a safe. early Sunday norning. Duramn Regional 1Police say the two men entered the recrea- tion complex at 6:30 a.m-. 1The attendant teld the two hie did not have the key te the safe. The attendant then left the arena and called police. Tfhé two were stili inside the complex when picked up by police. Charged with attempted rob- bery are Thomas Bradley Evans, 20, of Whitby and Kevin Bruce Gilinour, 18, of Pickering. Mor e than $29000 stolen frQm Krebs More than $2,000 was stolen from Krebs Restaurant at 918 Brock St. N. early Sunday morn- mlrham Begfional Police say the.- restaurant was entered by pryngopen a door. Police say the restaurant's Saturday et, including a number of!credt card receipts, were stelen. An exact amount was not available. The theft was discovered at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 14, by a cleaner. and $110,359,610 ( secondary panel)1, a combined total of $181,97,347. "The whole process went through very smoothly. Part of this was due to previous meet- ings so they (trustees) knew exactly what was going on," said Catherine Tunney Whîitby trus- tee who chairs the board. "The budget is flot going to affect programming or Ichilen in classrooms. It was difficuit to make cuts, and staff brought in a bare bones budget at the begmn- ning," Tanney said, adding that staff had spread the cuts over most areas of expenditure. "The cute were made evenly, Tnostly ini maintenance." CLOSED MONDAY, May 22 for the VICTORIA DAY HOIDAY Deadlines for'display and clasàified aduertising will be Friday at 4 pm Coleman.0 - You've sean the light. Now feel the comfort. n HEATMN & AJR CONDIllONINO Coleman meoew quaû ~ Aimnys haos. Almays 'L FREE FREE* I5 Yr. Warranty Ior Eflroic Air parts & labour t.C. aner J for a imited time only with the purchase of a Ce.ntral Air-Conditioning system by HEATMN & AIR CONDIfONING The Comfort of Leather i i ii I ijj ~ Leather is cool and conifortable, butter soft; the more it is used, the mre attractive it 'J~v il mes. Surely then, leather becomes the best I ~ investment. We are pleased. to present our favorite large scale. bustle-back b wing chair in the finest quality top grain leather. Available ini your choice of 3 colours and ready for immediate dehivery, while supplies Value Priced $1349.00 Fs'~HRITAGE HOUSE LJMITED 216N MA R 11fT F>.ST ul Wio\-rARIO, CAN~ADA LIN 5r< 668-3-183 -* fOR\T 6-00 I&. (F.«. - Complete Interior Design Services Store Heurs nSo " fin uue e acoessories ed. FL10-t i-Store " wall wifldow and floor covertng9 s atu 10.l-, Fnnin.J~ ED SHTEPPAIRD, a registered nurse in the adoles- cent unit at Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital, checks Teresa Wihlidal's blood pressure at a clinc the nurses held at the Whitby Mail last week as part of Nurses Week Free Prou. photo

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