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Georgetown hosts Ontario skating championship SHOT MOWS LIVING LIGHTING St Hwy Georgetown Won ID Ft ATI Home Newspaper of Ha I ton Hills Established 1866 FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY APRIL 4th 1990 PAGES From 116 per cent Town tax hike slashed to 99 per cent ByBENDUMMETT the Herald The towns budget committee slashed away at the 1990 budget Monday eventually bringing the proposed budget down to contain a 99 per cent increase instead of the initial per cent tax hike they considered just one month ago Town councillors which make up the budget committee cut the initially proposed operating budget enough to reduce the tax in crease from 116 per cent for urban area residents after 32 and a half hours of budget deliberations said committee chairman Councillor Rick Bonnette Monday The number of hours on a budget is probably the largest number of hours councillors have spent on a budget in Hills history said Bonnette But the budget committee did not cut to fight the Acton dump proposal 5500 to start a mild composting project and in salaries for three new firefighters Halton Hills fire chief Bill Cunn ingham said Monday night the department is currently critical ly short of firefighters for daytime calls during the week The preliminary operating budget submitted by the town treasurer Ray King in midMarch contained million in expen ditures with a total tax bill for the average urban area resident Mondays version of the budget calls for town expenditures to drop but Mr King didnt have exact figures at press time The average urban area resident will pay if the proposed budget is The budget committee also reduced the tax hike for rural area residents from the original pro posal of 104 per cent to 84 per cent said Coun Bonnette Those who live in the rural areas dont have to pay for Regional services such as garbage disposal so their tax bill is lower than urban area residents taxes Rural area residents will pay 41168 in taxes instead of as originally pro posed if the budget is adopted by councillors The tax rate is based on a residential assessment of 5500 said Mr King Over per cent of the towns population lives in the urban area and will face the urban service charge Council approved a tax increase of 115 per cent last year The increase in urban service charges are projected to jump by per cent in 1990 to from the figure of The increase in urban service Hidden Bounty The President of he Friends of the Hills Libraries Doug Magwood shares some thoughts with University of Guelph Pine Art professor Chandler on this painting entitled Child in Flower ing Meadow by artist Nazer during the opening of the Hidden Bounty Exhibition Sunday at the cultural centre Thit oil painting is only one of paintings that will be on display during the exhibition which runs until April Herald photo by Ben Dummett For story see page charges is attributed to a huge leap in tipping fees from per tonne of garbage in to per tonne of garbage this year said Mr King This represents a per cent increase in tipping fees The tipping fees expenditure is the cost to the town for disposing its garbage Garbage disposal is the Regions responsibility but the costs are collected on the towns tax bill Currently the Region ships Halton s garbage to sites in Niagara Falls and New York State at a cost of million a month But Regional treasurer Joe ex pects tipping fees to drop in if the Region is permitted to open a dump site in Milton on Highway 25 near Britannia Road The budget committeeapproved Contd on Page Crazy boats ready for the Credit Its that time of year again time for the annual Georgetown Lions Club Crazy Boat Race down the Credit River Hills residents will be privy to witnessing anything and everything that floats this Satur day as 80 to 100 boating enthusiasts race to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research The Lions Club like last year hopes to raise said the races cochairman Mark Rush Canoeists participating in the race will start at the Cheltenham Park at noon Saturday Those racing the service club nd comic and crazy boats will start opposite the Terra Cotta Inn an hour later The race ends at the Glen Williams baseball park And Mr Rush estimated it will take participants two hours to finish the race If youre wondering about the difference between a crazy boat and one of the comic sort it comes down to speed said Mr Rush The comic boats are generally faster than the crazy boats he said The crazy boats are usually in the form of such reliable seafaring vessels as the good old barrel Best spots to witness this boating extravaganza Mr Rush said are beside the Terra Cotta Inn the Tenth Line bridge or at the finish As part of the festivities there will be a dance Saturday night at the Acton Legion starting at about 730 pm Tickets cost and those wanting to purchase a ticket should contact Jim Levy at