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Something for everyone Town on Schedule with 1982 Budget Through the concerned cf- foits of council members and town staff the pre-arranged schedule for completion of the 1982 Town of Newcastle budget is being met and finalization could well cone within the next two weeks. Members of council and staff have been working over the past two months in preparing the frame work for the budget and discussing in- dividual aspects of the the budget. On Monday the preliminary budget was under discussion at the General Purpose committee' meeting in a morning, afternoon and evening session. The discus- sions continued on Tuesday and some finalization could well corne at the council meeting on March 15th. Not only has council con sidered the 1982 budget but also has considered a heavy document on a Town of Newcastle Five Year Capital forecast. Neyer in the history of the Town has council and staff been so well prepared for this annual preparation of the budget. In speaking to Councs. Hamre and Cowman they ex- pect a ten to elegýen percen- tage increase in Town of Newcastle taxes for 1982 and both have been delighted with the progress made in budget talks and with the volumes of works undertaken by Town staff. In predicting a ten to eleven percent increase both councillors said it was' somcwhat premature to ac- * curately assess the end in- crease. Coune. Hamre felt a good indication on the in- crease should be available on March 15th. Counc. Cowman com- mented that never have discussions gone so well as this year and with such a good attitude amongst coun- cil members. She as Hamre pay a big tribute to Town staff in their preparation of the budget documents and the five year forecast. TOWN SURPLUS It is noted that the Town has operated with an estinated surplus of $200,000 in 1981 due mainly to, a cut back in public works pro- jects. (Continued page 2) Vandals set fires at Plydesign plant The Annual Figure Skating - features including baking, us- Club and Hockey Mothers' ed clothing, penny sale for Bazaar held last Friday and children, a most interesting Saturday at the Orono Town candy booth, and of course a Hall had a number of fish pond for the youngest of ail. Mary Clapdorp assists this young boy, Adam Cartier, in his efforts at the pond. The fourth break-in at Plydesigns in north Orono over the past was reported on Wednesday evening of last week along with two fires that had been set both inside and outside the plant. The break-in is under in- vestigation by Durham Regional Police. The fires have also been investigated by the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office. A call was received from a traveller on Highway 115 shortly before 10:00 p.m. Wednesday reporting a fire at the Plydesigns plant. On ar- rival the local fire department found a tractor trailer loaded with foam parked against the building on fire and as wel1 a second fire inside the plant where the foam had been set ýafire. The sprinkler system inside the plant had controlled the inside fire. The local firefighters battled the tractor trailer fire necessitating the use of a backhoe to break the foam from the trailer. The trailer and foam were a com- plete loss. Entry to the building was made by cutting iron guards on a window. It is believed the cutters were earlier taken from Orono Garage which was also entered earlier that evening. As in the past vandalism did exist ii the plant with the spraying of fire extinguishers about the lunchroom and of- fice. Also a number of chairs were damaged with knife slashes. Some smoke damage did exist to upholstery in storage at the plant. The fires are being con- sidered a part of the break-m and deliberately set. As a result of the break-in the plant was closed on Thursday morning. Damage has been estimated from $5,000 to $10,000. Cal tenders H wys. 401 & TORONTO- Transporta- ton and as tion and Communications ject the i Minister James Snow an- Highway 35 nounced that tenders have lroved to pr been called for grading, flow of traf drainage, granular base, hot ,\odifiat mix paving and structures on ried out at H Highway 401 northerly for ty Street an 1.6 miles including Wilmot interchanges Creek Bridge. separation a This project is part of the line. Existin ongoiîng reconstruction pro- 'be idened gram of Highway 401 from Creek, Sopt Toronto asterly. Capacity reet and will be increased by widening the existing facility from two Highway 40 î) tothreeanesý in c didrec- il proide for 115 part of this pro- interchange at /115 will be im- ovide a smoother fic. ions will be car- Iighway 2, Liber- id Bennett Road with a grade t the C.N.R. spur g structures, will at Bowmanville r Creek, Liberty Wilmot Creek. iprovements to I at this location increased safet'y traffic capacity and accom- modation of traffic increases during the peak summer tourist season. Tenders will be opened for this project at Ministry head- quarters in Downsview April 7th. Plant and flower experts I bappenín'gd... ASK NAME CHANGE TO W.R. STRIKE GENERATING STATION At the recent Ontario Municipal Electrical Association and the O.M.E.U. convention held in Toronto a resolution was unanamously supported in that the Darlington Generating Sta- tion be renamed to the W.R. Strike Generating Station. The proposal now goes before the Ontario cabinet for final ap- proval. W.R. Strike, a resident of Bowmanville and a member of the Bowmanville Hydro Commission for 29 years was also a member of Ontario Hydro from 1944 to 1966 being Chairman of the Board during a six year period from 1960 to 1966. Mr. Strike as well carried on his law business in Bowmanvile which he started in 1926. Ail experts on identifying plants and flowers are Maureen . Mumford, Sandy Wallace and Julie Erhardt at the plant and flower table at the annual Figure Skating The gro-iup expects to and Hockey Mothers' Bazaar realize close to $1,000 from held at the Orono Town Hall the venture to be used in the on Friday and Saturday. community for skating and hockey. Revenue is expected to be down somewhat from that of last year. retonD meh Eie Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 10, 1982