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Ne ‘t uns rhy 100 S Are ror 1 Executive Series Special Edition Buy The Road lt mittee recommended approval of a $46.8â€"million operating budget which would require 3.5% mill rate increase on the municipal portion of the propâ€" erty tax bill But earl arler this 379 Speers Rd de (at Dorval) week. Director of 24 Month Lease Finance and Treasurer Michelle Seguin said the proposed mill rate increase had dropped to 2.9% after an estimated savings of $250,000 in tipâ€" ping fees from the grass clipping ban was worked into the budget. For the average assessment of $7,600 this translated into a $20 increase instead of a $24 increase on the tax bill. According to Seguin, the Public Works department has determined the grass clipping ban would save $250,000 in tipping fees. Next year, said Seguin, the Town will reâ€"evaluate the numbers to verify the savings realized by the ban. Police officers have been given permission to ride GO Transit without paying. GO Transit has extended to offer to encourage police to board its trains and buses, even those offâ€"duty and out of uniform. As long as the officer shows their police badge, the ride is free. Police won‘t pay to ride GO transit GO Transit official, RJ. Desjardins, said the policy is & safety measure to prevent crime on its vehicles, "on the underâ€" standing that should they encounter an emergency or inciâ€" dent requiring police assistance... officers will provide the necesâ€" sary aid and assistance to GO passengers and employees." The offer â€" which took effect Jan. 1st â€" applies to all officers within the Ontario Provincial Police and all municipal police departments located in the area served by GO Transit. OAKVILLE/MILTON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 7:00â€"9:00 P.M. OAKVILLE LIBRARY AUDITORIUM For Information Call ely ONnTARIO 827â€"6262 or 876â€"4539 HI \ CANDIDATES NIGHT ILLE BEAV EL The 2.9% mill rate is not final, however, and could be further reduced by Council at its meeting Feb. 25th. At the meeting councillors will vote on the 1993 Operating and Capital Budgets and approve â€" in prinâ€" ciple only â€" the Nine Year Forecast. So far, the budget process has been working from estimates and not on actual figures for income from assessâ€" ment growth. If the town‘s actual assessment growth is higher than anticipated, the mill rate could be furâ€" ther reduced. According to Seguin the 1993 Budget saw few major cuts as the Budget Committee placed emphasis on expanding services to local resiâ€" dents. increase, is a 1.1% increase 1T0T staffing the new Glen Abbey Fire Station effective July 1st. To alleviate the financial strain of this new facility on the community, funds for the proâ€" ject have been spread out over two years. The capital costs of constructâ€" ing the station were approved in last year‘s budget. _ Road resurfacing accounts for 0.7% of the mill rate increase and road New plaza slated for construction in spring (Continued from page 1) "If someone‘s going to comâ€" plain about our signs, then we‘re going to complain about that property," Kiesewetter said. "People have been dumping stuff there. It‘s an eyesore for this property if that property is a mess." The town‘s bylaw enforcement supervisor and licensing commisâ€" sioner, Phil Bouillon, said an investigation was launched after his department received a comâ€" plaint about the signs. Reflected in the 2.9% mill rate rease. is a 1.1% increase for RAYMOND & HONSBERGER > Bathroom & Kitchen C I®» whirpoo!s > Bathroom F BOOK YOUR SPRING RENOVATION NOW! 8$49â€"4433 JEerstrREAM 65 QUEEN STREET WEST 17th FLOOR TORONTO, ONTARIO MSH 2M5 Toronto Telephone (416) 366â€"3726 Telecopier (416) 367â€"2502 Oakville Telephone (416) 827â€"4547 ESTABLISHED 1889 JANE M.M. OHLKE is pleased to announce that BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS ixtures ibinets 414 SPEERS RD OAKVILLE ’Fuuce[s & Accessories ’Showcrs reconstruction for another 0.4% of the increase. Seguin explained that by addressâ€" ing the problem this year, expensive maintenance and reconstruction charges to repair the inevitable deteriâ€" oration of roads in the future could be reduced. Tax increase could be $5. Pomeroy also stressed the urgency of examining a new policy. "We‘re going to have to seriously look at the future and make some tough deciâ€" sions now." Oakville councillor Fred Oliver led the drive to review the police budâ€" get. He told police services board chairman Barry Quinn, "I think you‘ve done a good job, but not that good." : Oliver said he wanted a list of impacts on the community if $400,000 is cut from force funding. & "I support that motion," said Scholtens. "I really seriously hope the} board can come back with a decrease. I really hope we can cut $400,000." : Oakville councillor Keith Bird pointed put that the $40 million request is "still $5 million more than in 1991. We‘re not slashing and burning the budget the way it may be interpreted." _ P If the police budget is trimmed by $400,000, the regional tax increase would be 3% instead of 3.6%. If councillors succeed in paring the budget back to a 1.5% increase, regional taxes will only go up by $5 for the aver: age Halton homeowner in 1993, instead of $11.42. t Bouillon added the town had planned to take action against the property owner, because of the hoarding, under its property stanâ€" dards bylaw. But the property‘s owner, Peter Bulut, was recently issued a buildâ€" ing permit for the property and plans to begin constructing a comâ€" mercial plaza on the site beginâ€" ning in March, Bouillon said. "There‘ll be more hoarding there now that construction is going to begin," he said. Bulut received site plan approval from the town‘s planâ€" ning department in March of 1991 to build a commercial plaza. Site plan approval is valid for a twoâ€" Of the Wednesday, Feb. 3rd: Halton Regional Council meets at 1:30 p.m in the Council Chambers at regional headquarters, 1151 Bronte Rd. The Traffic Advisory Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. _ LACAC (Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee) meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Monday, Feb. 8th: The Oakville Planning and Development Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Tuesday, : Oakville‘s Community Services Committee (formerly the General Committee) meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. 5 f Oakville‘s Administrative Services Committee (formerly the Administration and Finance Committee) meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Bronte Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd remaining 0.7% of the ustom Marble & Tile Work (Continued from page 1) 2 9% mill rate increase, 0.1% has been alloâ€" cated for the Community Bus Program. The municipal operating budget accounts for about oneâ€"third of the property tax bill. Halton Region‘s budget represents almost 14% of the tax bill, while the school board budâ€" gets represent more than 58%. year period, a town planner said. The town‘s building depart! ment confirmed that Bulut hag been issued a building permit, bu! the town "can‘t dictate when con« struction begins," said the town‘s building director David Humm. Humm said if construction doesn‘t commence within the next six months, the town "would be in a position to revoke that per'o mit." % However, Humm berlieves that the owner will start construction in the spring. In the meantime, however, the Fourth Line property owners may be forced to remove their signs and just hope for the best. 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