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THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI 3 MW Cycom EN Save a WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 Budget talks cause frustrations Last week's department-by- department review of the pro- posed operating budget left several councillors frustrated. At the first meeting coun- cillors went through staff's overview and at the second meeting last week they were asked to review the cuts that staff proposed to bring the budget in at a 2 per cent mill rate increase - about $9.75 more than last year for Town purposes for the average homeowner. After about an hour of dis- cussion, with no decisions made, Acton Councilor Norm Elliott had enough. "We're at 1.72 (for a mill rate increase)," Elliott said, arguing that councillors had Neilson's downsizing leaves 135 jobless From Front Page ago, to close the plant. Burch said the decision to cease production in George- town came as Neilson de- cided to establish "strategic business alliances" with other dairies to process some of their milk. "We have found that be- cause of the amount of ex- cess capacity in the market place we are able to purchase milk, through strategic part- nerships, below the cost of production," Burch said, add- ing that the Ottawa produc- tion plant and warehouse dis- tribution systems are unaf- fected by the closure, so the "transition would be seam- less to our customers." Ina letter to employees on Monday, Burch said the com- pany would be negotiating with their union to discuss the possibility of enhanced severance payments, but that the outcome of those talks depend on their ability to con- tinue to process quality milk products. Asked what the mood on the plant floor was like Burch said, "It was shocking news -- employees took the news hard but they went right back to work and we had a full production day on Monday." Burch said it was too soon to know what would happen to the Georgetown plant. The warehouse facility is cur- rently leased to Cadbury. Halton Hills Mayor Mari- lyn Serjeantson, who de- scribed the news as "devas- tating to the Georgetown economy" said company of- ficials told her that approxi- mately 40 of the workers to be laid off live in Halton Hills. " -- Niblock to decide if they could live with that increase. "Ym frustrated totally. We've spent an hour and haven't seen a single recom- mendation for a cut or an increase. Let's talk about real things." During a break in the de- bate Councillors Ron Chatten complained that up until this point they had not had any input into the budget proc- ess. "I think we should be in- volved in the preparing of the budgets by the departments beginning in the fall, begin- ning with priorities that we have," Chatten said. "And when the budgets come, they need to:be put in a simple-form that elected officials can understand. We're not accountants," Chatten said, noting that af- ter this year's budget debates he would suggest a different format for next year. Town Administrator Ray King admitted it may be frus- trating but added that some- where in the process council- lors had to examine the cuts suggested by staff to get to a 2 per cent increase so they understood what was being recommended by staff. --Niblock LION IN WINTER: Members of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Georgetown Lions Club came toge in raising funds and awareness on member), Josie Quinn (coordinator of vo Grey Cup Committee -- CNIB fund-raiser), Hearing Committee). (Jamie Harrison photo) ther Tuesday to honour the work done by the Lions behalf of the CNIB. 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