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Higher OHIP payments Haltos schools may cost million in 1990 Increases in OHIP payments slat ion dlglt increase expenditures and s proposal to ex crease in grants next is a reason All with 1 tend the classroom from 151 Increases in OHIP payments next is a major reason why the Halton Board of Education expenditures of just over million may jump to 250 million for says the board superintendent of business ser vices Jerry Jenkins told trustees Thursday that the board will have to pay million over and above what it is currentw paying to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan next year due to chhnges in legislation All employers with salaried or hourly paid employees will be af letted by the legislation he added Mr Jenkins said the tax represents 1 96 per cent of the board total payroll costs He also attributed the expected expenditure increase to the board having to pay an increase in just under million in unemployment insurance Burlington trustee Peter Abbott d he had trouble with a double In Business For Business OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services 348 St Georgetown 8771 Fendley Florists from to- TouUuf 211GulphSt NORTHVIEW CENTRE 8776901J Department store applies to open on Sundays ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Those who shop at Zellers in Georgetown or any other depart ment owned by the Hudson Bay Company will find out Wednesday if these stores will be allowed to open Sundays The Region s administration and finance committee passed a recommendation that Hudson Bay Company stores not be allowed to open Sundays Nov 29 Regional council will vote on the recommendation Wednesday Council has already told three national food chains A and P and Dominion the Oshawa Group Ltd and Miracle Food Mart it will seek a court injunction if they try to open their doors Sundays The committee heard a Hudson Bay spokesman say that the cur rent Retail and Business Holiday Act creates an unfair playing field between those stores allow ed to open Sundays and those pro hibited from opening Ms Jan argued that stores like Shoppers Drug Mart which can stay open Sundays sell several of the same products sold by Hudson Bay stores A large portion of Shoppers Drug Mart total revenue can be at to cosmetic sales said Ms The Hudson Bay stores can fid ly compete with the Shoppers Drug Mart because they are prevented from opening Sundays Ms Dy said She told committee members that the Retail and Business Holi day Act is outdated The act reflects a time when grocery stores primarily sold food depart stores sold household goods and drug stores sold maceuticals she said Then it was acceptable for drug stores to be open Sundays because they sold health als and didn t compete with other types of stores she said Since there is in overlapping of goods sora by the different stores the only fair solution is to give all stores the choice to open or remain closed on Sunday The only choice would be to require all stores to be closed on Sunday she added Realizing Halton has never allowed Sunday shopping Ms Dy mond suggested the Region allow for a tnal run dunng the three Sun days before Chnstmas Ms also said the Retail and Business Holiday Act is flawed because it has a provision that says wholesalers can stay open Sun days She says the provision is be ing used as a loophole for some companies to sell goods to the public on Sundays Finally she argued that the tounst exemption outlined in the act allowing certain stores to open Sundays because they in a area is used just as much by the general public as it is by tourists She used Chinatown in Toronto as an example With the exception of Burlington committee member Ralph all councillors argued that allowing Hudson Bay Com pany stores to open Sundays would only make the playing field more unfair Committee member Rob Forbes argued that since the issue of Sun day shopping is decided at the municipal level once one municipality decided to allow Sun day shopping nearby municipalities would soon have to follow RASPERS C A S S I C J Mount Hwy 7 and S EVERY SUNDAY LIVE BLUES digit increase in expenditures and he would like to see the projection come down But he argued he doesn see where the cuts can be made The board is looking at an 8 per cent budget increase in Mr Jenkins said over the next few months he will attempt to change massage and adjust the forecast in an attempt to reduce the figure but he warned the increase will probably be in the 12 per cent range The province s proposal to ex tend the classroom day from 151 minutes minutes and a reduction in its tax assessment next year are two other reasons Mr Jenkins gave to explain the crease Provincial government legisla tion coming into effect in 1990 will require the public and Catholic boards to pool their corporate tax base which means a decrease in the public board s share Mr Jenkins said the board has yet to be told if it will receive an in crease in grants Other factors contributing to the proposed increase in the 1990 ex penditures include a six per cent rate of inflation for supplies and services utilities and books an unchanged enrolment level the adjustment of teaching salaries conjunction with economic increases and hinng more staff and the carry over of new items that were approved in the 1989 budget HON SATURDAY DECEMBER 2nd PAGES FCP elects executive The party president of the Familj Coalition of Ontario Louis DI fourth from left was on hand to preside the executive elections of the party Hills Riding Association night at Hall in Georgetown Elected to the were Art area director left John president for Chris Siren chief financial officer and treasurer ictor Estet an riding association president Giuseppe Gori ice president for publicity and Roberto Sales secretary on Page Herald photo Housing plans need water Two developers say they are caught between two levels of municipal government in their quest to build housing in Halton Hills A spokesman for the Millview Management Group Stephen described the current situation as a chicken and the egg scenano at Monday s coun cil meeting Draft approval from Region the development won come before we get approval for water allocation he said Earlier in the meeting cillors said they wouldn t consider giving developers water allocation until developers receive draft ap proval from the Region Sue Rogers who spoke on behalf of Holdings echoed Mr s statements saying that we are ready to go ahead with the engineenng plans but the town first has to act My client would prefer to move forward as fast as possible she added Ms Rogers went on to say that the developers are ready to come back at any time to explain to council the advantage of their housing development Mayor Miller appreciated this statement saying we the town want to give water alloca tion approval to those who will use it Council also heard from me Bodnar who was representing Milran Investments Ltd He said the Region had granted Milran In vestment Limited draft approval for its Maple Creek subdivision The town hasn t granted water allocation to these developers Investments between Ninth and Tenth Line is a subdivision The town s staff recommended to general committee last week that Millview Management Group s development Millview Village Homes along with five other developments including ones by Rehsco and Milran be eligible for water allocation Millview Village homes is a 154 townhouse proposal located on Mountainview Road Rehsco Holdings is a subdivision on Seventh Line and Trafalgar Road But Mayor Miller said dur that meeting that developers will receive water approval on an individual basis If that s what it requires for the town to sit down and listen to these developers I m prepared to do that he said V Realty Distinction Inc Realtor MEMBER BROKER 112 Main St S Georgetown Corner Church Main 8731881