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MARVELâ€"OUS FLOAT: The Darling Home for Kids was well represented in the Milton Santa Claus Parade thanks to Cogeco, which sponsored the notâ€"forâ€"profit organization that cares for medicallyâ€"fragile children‘s participation in the annual parade. This year‘s theme, superheroes, was a powerful display representing the courage and bravery of the Darling Home‘s plucky clients, featured in costume Kristin Horrell, left, as Catwoman. Does Town need so many highâ€" | and staff levels? RE: Councilliors approve 5.3 per cent budâ€" get hike for 2017, Champion, December 8 : These items should be reviewed, as the issue Dear Editor, Milton councilliors have taken the easy way out in making some rather minor reâ€" ductions to funding and then dinging taxâ€" payers 5.3 per cent for the 2017 budget shortfall. I wonder if the ‘decision package‘ that was prepared by Town staff included items related to compensation, benefits W“mmmm»ummmummmmmumnm&m WMMMWWJMWMMMWMme milto ‘ ramp | Town is a business and everything related | to the business has to be on the table. | some employees being compensated in l the same league as the Premier of Ontario. | Does the Town really need all these manâ€" | agers, deputies, captains and directors? And if they can‘t deliver basic services at or near the cost of living, then why not | make some changes? Milton, in 2015, had 44 employees makâ€" | ‘ ing very generous, six figure salaries, with alongside organization volunteers and staff, including (from left) Clinical Manager Sharleen Sun as Spiderman and Executive Director nking officials? And why are Milton taxpayers continuâ€" ing to fund lame ducks such as the veloâ€" drome, which will have an accumulated operating deficit of $1.1 million at the end of this year â€" this, after receiving nearly | $2 million in federal and provincial tax dollarâ€"funded Legacy Fund contributions (as reported in this newspaper)? A trip to the City of Ottawa might be in order to learn the details on how they solved their budgetary problems. Brian Meschino, Milton Y Insidehalton.com ‘zZ 13qwaoag Aepsuny1 | £ night before Christmas... Remembering the 2013 ice storm Dear Editor, T‘was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was washing, not even a spouse. The tank with the water had no power to heat, Something had happened â€" and it‘s Christmas â€" we‘re beat. The "ice storm" had caused it â€" I don‘t know how, But it‘s Christmas Eve here and can‘t be fixed now. So with hot water cold and no help in sight, Mr. and Mrs. were done for the night. When out on the driveway, I heard a loud rustle, It came from two feet, which had come on the hustle. With tools and a flashlight â€" multimeter and fan, I knew in an instant it must be friend Dan. Dressed in his jeans and red shirt of flannel, He spoke not a word, but went straight to the panel. "Well this wire goes here and that wire there," He stated with certainty, politeness and care. He twisted the wires and moved them around, "Remember white is the neutral and green is the ground." He made it all work as gyood friends will do, And while he was at it, fixed other things too. He flipped on the switch to make sure it worked right, Then off he was gone in the still of the night. And I heard him exclaim as he passed out of view, Just give me a shout, if there‘s more I can do! | NOIIWVHJI NYVIGVNYI NOLTW | oTOZ Tom Weinstein, Milton and reject letters. Letters must be signed with first and last name for publication, and or send by mail to 555 Industrial Dr., Milton, Ont., L9T 5E1. DECEMBER COMMUNITY BOOSTER FOR MDHF $100.00 DONATION ALL RETAIL SALES/DELIVERIES FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER 2016 our home m T Gallingeraez» MILTON esf. 1967 655 MAIN STREET EAST, MILTON www.gallingerford.com â€" 905â€"875â€"FORD(3673)