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2 The Canadian Statesman TVtc&otdex, Bowmanville, Saturday, January 16,1993 Lake Ontario Shows Its Power BIA Members Hope for Zero Levy Increase Bob Morrison stands astride a huge crack in one of the ice formations formations extending out from the backyard of his lakefront home on Cedar Cedar Crest Beach Rd. Crashing waves and freezing temperatures have combined to create piles of ice 7 feet above the water in places. Morrison, Morrison, an amateur artist, observes that the unstable icebergs are proof of just how powerful and changeable the lake can be. The Canadian Statesman Published by James Publishing Company Limited A Family Owned Business Serving Local Residents Since 1854 The KJte6e*Uvi is published 52 times per year and delivered free of charge to more than 17,000 homes and businesses in the Town of Newcastle. Please direct all inquiries and suggestions to: The Canadian Statesman 'We&foucU% P.O. Box 190,62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 l 416-623-3303 by Laura J. Richards The general membership of the Bowmanville Business Improvement Improvement Association wants to see a zero per cent increase in the association's association's budget this year. To make sure this happens, the BIA will be holding another budget meeting before the association's Annual Annual General Meeting in March. As it was, the BIA spent less than it originally budgeted in 1992. "We're pleased we came in under under budget, especially when we ran promotions as we did," said BIA Board of Directors President George Webster. These savings were given back to the membership in the fall of 1992 in the form of cheques to the businesses. businesses. In describing the achievements of the Bowmanville BIA, Mr. Webster told about 35 members attending the Tuesday,' January 12 meeting: "This BIÀ operates on a smaller budget than the Oshawa BIA." He told members that the Oshawa BIA spends $97,000 per year on administrative costs alone. However, some of the members told the BIA Board of Directors New Transformer To be Ordered from European Company /V From Page One ( tion is expected to be on line as early as November of this year. The firm of Asea Brown Boveri, which has a manufacturing plant in Guelph, was chosen over five other vendors to supply the transformer. The cost for the unit will be $275,400 The transformer design will feature special "tap changers" which can sense the approach of peak period usage usage and automatically adjust voltage downward. The reduction in voltage would go virtually undetected by customers, but would likely translate into significant cost savings in the purchase of wholesale wholesale power. Before the contract was awarded, the Manager of the Newcastle Hydro Commission, Dave Clark, suggested that transformer designs without internal internal voltage regulators be considered. It was suggested that the savings might be used toward upgrades such as at the Newcastle Village substation. The Village has experienced a number of power interruptions over the past few months. "My priorities would be the reliability reliability of the system," Clark said. Commission member George Van. Dyk said that the attractive payback down the road -- possible with the special tap changers -- more than justified justified the expense. Mr. Clark said that unexpected expenditures expenditures this year, notably a $40,000-plus repair to an existing substation substation on Spry Ave., will mean that the commission will end up spending more than what was in its budget. they are dissatisfied with the amount of money the organization is requiring requiring them to pay. Each year, businesses within the Bowmanville Business Improvement Improvement Area pay a special levy on their tax bill in order to fund the BIA's efforts at promoting and beautifying the downtown as well as funding some improvements in downtown parking. "My levy is the same figure as it was last year and my revenues are down," said member Bill Whyte. "I don't think that anyone can say that their sales are up over last year. Money is tight. "We can't spend the same money as last year," Mr. Whyte said. Among the 120 to 130 businesses within the BIA district that runs from Scugog Street to George Street, some of the members are not satisfied with how their businesses are assessed their BIA levy by the Town of Newcastle Tax Department. Department. Members have asked Garth Gilpin, Gilpin, the BIA's General Manager, to look into the assessment process. BIA member Kevin Anyan told members he pays about $800 per year on his assessment "If you go to reassessment of the business tax levy, some will end up paying less while others will pay more," said Local Town of Newcastle Newcastle Councillor John O'Toole who attended attended the meeting. The tax assessment which funds the BIA is not only applied to shop keepers, but also to businesses operated operated by doctors, lawyers and the banks, said Mr. Webster. One member proposed that every business operator pay an equal amount, which would provide the budget of the BIA. Moving back into a discussion about this year's budget, Mr. Anyan asked that the promotion budget be placed into two sections: one for store promotions such as the sidewalk sidewalk sales, and the other for public relations events like concerts at the Town Square. Some of the promotions that took place last year were: Las Vegas Days, Easter Saturday, Heritage Week, a Concert on the Square, the Side Walk Sale and the Apple Festival. Festival. BIA members will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, to. discuss the budget. This will allow Mr. Gilpin time to meet with the town's tax department department and board members to come up with figures for the budget. "Weedless Wednesday" To be Observed Jan. 20 From Page One A display in the Five Points Mall, Oshawa, will be part of Non- Smoking Week. Information on smoking and health as well as details details on smoking cessation will be available at the Five Points Mall Friday, Friday, January 22. In its announcement last week, the Council for a Tobacco-Free Durham Durham Region pointed out that the lives of 13,000 Ontario citizens will end this year as a result of tobacco use. Of particular concern is the trend towards young people taking up the smoking habit. The Ontario Health Survey showed that 18 per cent of young people aged 12 to 19 are current smokers. Cigarette smoke contains deadly toxins such as carbon monoxide, arsenic, arsenic, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, phenol and nicotine. These can prove to be carcinogenic. Health problems directly related to smoking include asthma, bronchitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, migraine headaches, emphysema, lung disease, cardiovascular cardiovascular disease and cancer. -ANNOUNCING - The opening of the office of: William A. E. 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