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. sional staff, Regional staff receive salary increase of 7% $3,000, bringing their 1980 27. The vote by the directors By a vote of 24 to four, Regional council last week approved salary increases for senior Durham management and profes- which will average out to seven per cent. The increases, valued at a total of $291,151 will take effect immediately, and cover about 190 employees who are not unionized. Equalized assessment From page 1 were taxed at less that $100 last year. But under the new system which assesses them at their market value, taxes will be up $300 and $400 this year. Mrs. Robertson said that other kinds of property which will end up paying highter taxes under the new system are cottages and farms which have not had a change in their assessed oe I+ Chief administrative officer Bob Richardson remains the highest paid Regional employee, with a new annual salary of $49,220, an increase this year of $3,220. The Commissioners of the other major departments within the Regional frame- work: finance, works, social services, and legal, all had increases of just under values for as much as two or three decades. It was precisely because many properties have been under-assessed that the new system based on market value was approved by the council last year. Market value assessment puts all property on the same footing so to speak, based on the 1975 real estate value of the properties. The new system does not Escape Winter Boredom! LEARN A CRAFT Convenient Daytime Classes CLARK'S Starting Soon! Decoupage - Macrame - Multi-crafts * "Fun with Food - Naturally" CALL 985-8140 TODAY WITH A CREDIT UNION "Winter Break Loan" PAYMENTS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET AT 15.5 salaries to $44,683. The vote to approve the increases was taken after a short in-camera session, and Scugog's representatives Jerry Taylor and Reg Rose voted with the majority. As well, council voted to approve merit raises for nursing staff at Fairview Lodge and Lakeview Manor over and above the seven per cent. increase or decrease the total assessment value of all the property in the Township and it does not shift the base among the various classes of property used for local taxation purposes. Scugog Township is the third municipality in Durham Region to adopt market value assessment, and there does not appear to be the public protest here that developed in Uxbridge and Newcastle when those municipalities switched to the new system. In Uxbridge Township last year, there were about 700 initial appeals. However, after a series of public information meetings with officials from the provincial assessment office, the number of appeals that went to court was reduced to about 300. However, there no doubt are many property owners in Scugog who will want to appeal their assessments under the new system. Those wishing to launch an appeal must fill out the form on the back of the assessment notice prior to March 7. Appeals will be decided by the Court of Revision which will be held in Port Perry, likely in May. In the meantime, officials from the provincial assess- ment office will be at the Scugog Township munici- pal offices for four days this week starting January 22 to answer questions from the public and explain how the new system works and why it has benn brought into effect in this municipality. The officials will be on hand from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday (January 23 and 24) and all day Saturday, January 26. RUBBER STAMPS Fast Delivery PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 NATIONAL NATIONAL-NK SEEDS LTD. New Hybrid Seed Corn, Sorghum & Soybean Varieties Market Sweet Corn, Thor, 919 Brand Alfalfas. Noculized ready to plant. Hay & Pasture Mixtures. Florex d.c. 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In other business at the directors meeting last week the Association is now look- ing for nominations for its "Citizen of the Year Award" and further information on this matter will be available prior to the general meeting on March 27. The organization has also extended an invitation to maverick Oshawa city councillor Ed Kolodzie to be guest speaker at the general meeting. It is not known at this time whether he will be | NEW STOCK LINES WINDOW SHADES 36" wide - $3.25 - $3.95 - $4.95 Drapery Track ............... 50 ft. Floor Covering oe oe o o yds. wide $4.95 sq.yd. able to accept. If the Oshawa councillor does accept the invitation, it should make for an interest- ing meeting. He is constant- ly in the news for his positions on both the Oshawa council and at the Regional level, and he has some very strong views on how local governments should be operating. Port Perry Star ADVERTISING DEADLINES DISPLAY - Monday 12 Noon CLASSIFIED - Monday 3 P.M. 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