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We SL TaN (Fo TA AE en ALP 3 Da Oy - out of the water. A Good Catch Who says there are no lunkers left in Lake Scugog? David Jeyes, 18, of. Oshawa hauled this pickerel through the ice off Caesarea March 10, and it tipped the scales at 12 pounds 14 ounces. David, an avid fisherman, was fishing with three friends when he hooked the fish about 5:00 p.m. He was using a small minnow for bait. The fish probably weighed over 13 pounds as it was not officially put on the scales until almost 24 hours after it had come Regional budget to boost local property tax by $23 It now appears as if prop- erty owners in Scugog Town- ship will pay an additional $23 for Regional taxes in 1981, an increase of about 18 per cent on the average. home in the Township. Durham Region council is expected to give approval to the 1981 budget this week which. amounts to an average 14 per cent tax increase for the eight muni- cipalities that make up the tax bill a property owner pays, with the Board of. Education taking about 50 per cent, and the remainder staying with the local municipality. The apparent substantial increases in Regional taxes this year has caused Durham to come under attack from several Regional councillors, including Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor who said last council slashed in an effort to keep taxes down during an election year. Another is the (Turnto page 2) Woman, two men die in separate accidents A single car accident Saturday evening near Burketon claimed the life of a 23-year old Scugog Town- ship woman. A spokesman for Durham Regional Police said Marion Rip, of R. R. 1 Port Perry, was killed when the car she was driving went out of control and rolled over in the ditch of the 10th Concession and Old Scugog Road. The accident occurred about 9:30 Saturday evening. Vol. 115 No. 16 The 1979 Nova was described by police as a complete write-off. i Judith Samson, of Oshawa, a passenger in the car suffered facial cuts and broken ribs and was taken to hospital in Bowmanville. Police said her injuries are not considered serious. TWO DIE IN CRASH Two men were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Brock Road just north of Claremont Wednesday, March 18, 1981 early Thursday night. Police said Herman Steen, 61, of Blackwater, was killed instantly. when his south- bound 1973 Chevelle crossed the centre line and hit a northbound pick-up truck driven by 23-year old Steven Butler of Toronto. Butler was taken to Uxbridge Cottage Hospital where he died from his injuries. The accident occurred at 7:20 p.m., police said. 32 Pages | Approval expected for Roads budget The 1981 Township roads budget totalling $1,169,000 is expected to get approval when Scugog council meets again March 23. The budget was tabled by the Roads committee at the meeting March 9. Although it came -.under, discussion, council decided to wait before giving approval. The proposed budget is categories: $319,000 for con- struction work and $850,000 . for maintenance. Of the total $1,169,000 proposed for 1981, $594,000 will come from a direct subsidy from the provincial government, leaving a net of $575,000 to be paid from property tax revenues. "formal" In terms of net impact on the tax-payer, the 1981 budget actually represents a broken down into two main decrease over 1980 by about "Region. However, because of provincial government, guidelines, some munici- palities like Scugog will be paying more than the average, and others like the City of Oshawa will be paying less. The Oshawa increase in Regional taxes is estimated at just under 13 per cent, or about $17 for the average property owner. If the preliminary budget is approved this week with- out further substantial cuts, property owners in Brock Township will be even harder hit than those in Scugog. Estimates indicate that the average increase in Brock could be as high as $35,tops for any municipality in the Region. Regional taxes account for about 25 per cent of the total "Township will week it "has become an expensive proposition." "When you add another level of government, you add on costs," stated Mayor Taylor. Regional chairman Gary Herrema expressed concern about the fact that some municipalities like Brock be paying considerably more in Regional taxes this year than others like Oshawa. He has called for changes in the provincial guidelines or equalization factors. '"To me, it is not fair. How can we rationalize Regional government when it was brought in to equalize things," he stated. There are several reasons why Regional taxes are on New Fire Fighter The Scugog Fire Department took delivery of a new truck last week. The Ford 840 combination the increase in 1981. One is - tanker-pumper is the newest addition to the depart- the 1980 budget, which ment and is capable of pumping 840 gallons of water $70,000 which was taken up. for the Queen Street recon- struction project last year. The construction portion of the proposed budget calls for $30,000 on bridges, on culverts and $268,000 for roads and streets. The 'maintenance portion calls for $100,000 roadside; $40,000 hard top; $338,000 loose top; $220,000 winter control; $5000 safety (Turn to page 3) per minute. Outfitted with a 1500 gallon tank, and riding room for seven men the truck weighs 18 tons when fully equipped. Firemen Ray Penny (left] and Bill Harrison are seen here with the new $67,103 truck. .