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Dec By BRAD REAUME Special to the Bea ver If Halton taxpayers see a reduc- tion in services in the coming year, regional treasurer Joe Rinaldo says you can blame the provincial gov- ernment. "The entire region, including all the municipal governments and school boards, has given back about $25 million in Expenditure Control Program (ECP) and Social Contract cuts to the province," Rinaldo said. Province using municipalities to solve its deficit problem says Halton treasurer The region has reduced its expenditures by $4 million, the rest comes from other players in Halton. Rinaldo told regional council- lors last week that there will he a $5 charge to use the new Milton dump and service cuts will follow. These include less roadside grass cutting and staff reductions. Social Contract cuts, added provincial charges and political determination to impose no tax increase, have put the health and social services sector under the most pressure. "The province is using the municipal tax base to help solve their deficit problems," said Rinaldo. Halton Region is looking at a $190 million budget for 1994, with no property tax increases, and a 2.7 per increase in utility billing -just under $10 a household. Because of the poor economy welfare payments have increased, contributing to a 3.8 per cent rise in the health and social services budget. All agencies which receive a grant from the region have been told the 1994 budget guideline is for a 3.5 per cent cut across the board. The only exception is the Children's Aid Society. Rinaldo told the committees that few agencies have expressed any real difficulty with the regional guideline. Bonnie Ewart, commissioner of social services, said her depart- ment's budget is actually slightly reduced, but the problem is in the over-budget amount from I993 which must be carried forward into 1994. Budget reductions achieved by cutting 2 equivalent positions in vices, some of which u Milton's Allendale seni home, which accounts part of the social service "We can't deliver the of service," tor Margaret mince. She of reduced 5 craft sessior place seven early evenirt be availabl fe". er days. The planning and public Works area and administration and fmance sector are expecting rough- ly similar budgets to 1993. Rinaldo told each committee that an unex- pected rise in assessment growth should contribute about $400,000 extra to regional coffers. The region expects to collect $500,000 in fees from 100,000 users of the landfill. Last year there were 200,000 users, but it is expected that people will go less often with more rubbish to avoid paying the $5 charge. Milton councillor Brad Clements was upset that people Milton council', Clements was upset recycling standard mat Milton dump would be fee, with the excepth involved in the hous ardous waste pilot I Oakville. Public M Leitch said cut the gr only three than the St done. Eacl He said H only three time than the seven I done. Each cult He said Halton compromise sa save money, but rifice the visual a "I think this is what's wrong with this country," said an obvious- ly annoyed regional chairman Peter Pomeroy. "People pick up the phone to complain and money gets put back in the budget. More of the public wants a zero per cent tax increased than wants the grass cut. "Reducing cost of government means reduced levels of service," he added. "I can only support this if we cut a similar amount some- where else in the budget." m sessions, which 1 ice seven days a Wt rly evening hours. TI available shorter 1er days. The planning and pl l993 ic works said the , grass c h the exception of thos, d in the household haz waste pilot program i! 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