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Monday 's move overtums a rec- ommendation by the Administrative Services Committee which last week voted in favor of raising the cost of bingo and raffle licenses from 2% to 3% of the total value of prize money awarded. Ward 1 councillor Kevin Flynn (who voted against the increase last peek) said he could not support the hike and asked Council to delay its decision for a full year in order to give charities time to prepare. He agreed the Town should cover its costs to administer the cumbersome system but said there are other areas of financial restraint which should be investigated first. "This is not the place to start. If we let the (additional) 1% go out into the community we would get (lt HOWARD M0719] )akville Beaver Staff months in order to assess impact on a variety of issues Town puts Bingo licence fee increase on hold 'iieiii2i,., THANK YOU SPECIALS NOVEMBER IS CUSTOMER APPRECIATION MONTH Limit 500 per customer, 8.5" x If" White Bond. Q J FAX ""%tiillr. Sending 8 Receiving, domestic transmastons only per page. Express, .Expedited, Standard, or Economy Her customer, per day $2 on g or: ”WWW-Whammnu will W own Count" decision u '.cttarg4tsrnayapply Hows M-f 9-7 pm, Sat 10-5 'ara I mags“ affl " MAILBOXES ETC 268 tiikGitio/e' Rd. E. Oakville 842-2400 nse ll h 9ltt Its rrt' full 1m SIX far more return than if we took it in as revenue," said Flynn. Ward 4's Stephen Sparling, who commended area charities for their work, said the Town should not have to operate the system at a loss. "All we're trying to do here is cover our costs," he said. Janet Trinder. a volunteer vice president with the Canadian Diabetes Association who appeared before Council, disagreed with Sparling and said it was her person- al opinion that the Town should not have to cover its costs when it came to charity bingos. Since 1970 the Town has been responsible for the licensing of all bingos where the winnings do not exceed $3,500 and raffles with prize boards up to $5,000. The province controls all events in excess of those amounts. In 1989, the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations granted municipalities the power to increase the fee to 3%. In the first six months of this year the Town issued 923 bingo licenses with prizes worth $3,500. 'All we 're trying to do here is cover our costs. ' SANTA'S SURPRISE DAYS About the only thing that hasn't been Stephen Sparllng reduced is our enthusiasm. mates the Town would receive more than $65,000 in additional revenues. According lo licensing officer Moira Fogarty, it can cost the Town as much as $100 per application to cover staff time, storage and after- event reports. Even so, Trinder asked Council whether a smaller increase such as 10% - not the 50% increase being proposed - would be enough. th Her sentiments were echoed by Ward 6 councillor Bill Logan who opted for a "cautious" fee hike. Fogarty maintained, however, that 3% of the prize board was the bot- tom line to cover costs. Municipalities such as Hamilton, Stoney Creek, St. Catharines, Burlington and Fort Erie are already charging 3% or plan to do so in the near future. While it is true the Town has been charging the same fee for 23 years, Ward 2 councillor Kathy Graham pointed out that 2% of 1970 prize boards is far less than 2% of those offered in 1993. Another factor which will influ- ence Council's decision is the pro- posed provincial "downloading" of licensing events with prize packages worth up to $4,500. Under the cur- rent system, the Town receives half, or $45. of the 2% licensing fee. If It Tomorrow to Sunday November 18th to let 10% to 50% off selected items We love Christmas to 1n tt h nt HI would net $9t the municipality " $70 or St4til 000 than prev the .ll no pr $64.610 in " THE OAKVILLE BEAVER EY\TC) N'S Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded tlon cut per ly more 10 ll gl the responsibility is shifted entirely to municipalities and the fee increased bv 3%. Oakville could who does not want taxpayer dizing charities - said he wo to see what impact down! will have on revenues an workload before jumping the )4.0()0 in War mah ouncillor Till! an )wnlo iditi and ould like IN adin un ub: iff Maple Grove Village 511 "e, Grove Drive kvllle THE OAKVILLE ACNE CLINIC 844-1900 Services covered by 0.H.I.P. Gzowski in Burlington! Peter Gzowski's new collection of essays, Canadian Living, has been illustrated by the detailed woodblock prints of artist G. Brender a Brandis. Both Peter and Gerry will be at A Different Drummer Books on Friday, November 19th, at 7 pm, autographing copies of Canadian Living. If you cannot be there just give us a call - 639-0925 and we'll reserve an autographed copy for you. I Telephone 905 639-iB25 Facsimile 905 681 -8893 A Different Drummer Books 510 Locust Street, Burlington. L75 1V3 NO REFERRAL NECESSARY