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Newcomers want to talk to you In Business ForBusiness OFFICE SUPPLIES Secretarial Sank 44auaPHSTotoitaETowN 8772282 LIVING Kites LIGHTING St Hwy Georgetown fcQOfcOO FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24th 1990 PAGES Police consider per cent budget increase By BEN DUMMETT the Herald Halton board of police commissioners will consider Thursday one of the highest police budget increases in re cent years Halton Region allocated a 128 per cent increase for this years police budget in its preliminary taxsupported budget after consulting police If the board approves the budget the Regional govern ment will have to then decide to accept an increase in police expenditures from just over million last year to about million in Halton s taxsupported budget will go before Regional council in early March The police budget typifies a trend of increasing police pro jected expenditures over the past few years The budget in creased by per cent in 1986 then it increased to million in The budget increased by 94 per cent to million and in it went up by per cent to million The police budget makes up by far the largest chunk of the Regional governments tax- supported budget representing well over per cent Meanwhile police are unwilling to say much until after the board meeting I cant say anything until the board approves it the proposed budget Thursday said Regional Deputy Police Chief Bob The deputy chief did say the budget Includes items that would naturally have to be taken into ac count in meeting the forces ex penses The budget provides for the expected increase in population and police related ser vice calls he said It also provides for new services including court security and train ing staff to administer the Freedom of Information Act which comes into effect January The Regions taxsupported pro posed budget shows that police are asking for to meet its court security expenses This expen diture results from provincial legislation passed last year Court security was previously a provin cial responsibility Other police expenses for this year outlined in the taxsupported budget include million or the 1990 salary settlement owing on the new Regional headquarters 310000 for the of 1989 program changes to meet federal and pro vincial government legislated benefit changes in program changes Vitos in catch 22 over Sunday openings The Hawk was in top form The Hawk Ronnie Hawkins swooped in to Club 2M0 in to play good old rock n roll Sunday night Those who braved the poor weather con ditions were treated to a selection of good old stomping music and ballads See story Page 29 Herald photo by Ben Dnmmett The Sunday shopping opening issue has created a Catch scenario for the owner of Vltos Fruit Market in Georgetown Christopher Vito says he cant open Sundays during the summer months as is permitted by the pro vincial Retail Business Holidays Act for fruit markets because he sells groceries And the current law prohibits Mr Vito from open ing his business on Sundays during the rest of the year because the business is recognized as a fruit market and not a variety store under the act Vitas Fruit Market was one of five businesses In Halton Hills Regional police charged for open ing last Sunday Th other businesses were Flight Line both located in Acton Georgetown Fruit Market and Shoppers Drug Mart on Guelph Street A Feb court date has been scheduled in connection with the Vitos Fruit Market charge The other stores facing charges will be heard Feb 19 Mr Vito argues that variety stores like his business sell varieties of goods Including fruit and groceries The law needs to be defined more exactly he says Bat he confident it will be cleared up after a few more court cases are heard Meanwhile Mr Vito has appeal ed to Mayor Rubs Muter and the police to consider allowing his business to open Sundays