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V PAGE 2THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, FEBRUARY 7,2001 Downloading means higher taxes, more recycling: Anderson BY JACQUIE McINNES Stuff Writer CLARINGTON - "Challenging and complex issues" will be the hallmarks hallmarks of the near future for Clarington property owners and those who serve them, Regional Chairman Roger Anderson Anderson predicts. During a visit to Clarington council chambers, Mr. Anderson warned this could be a tough term to be in office and he blamed the Harris government for making a challenging time more difficult. "As we look ahead to 2001 and the new term of Regional council, there are challenging and complex issues ahead of us," he said. Those issues may force Regional and local councils to look hard at lax rates and service levels as they deal with garbage, water, social housing, transit, health and governance pressures coupled with downloading by the Province, he said. "There are tough and perhaps unpopular unpopular decisions facing our councils on things like bag limits and mandatory mandatory composting that may be required to speed up our progress toward the 50 per cent waste diversion target," he said. "The immediate problem of finding finding a new landfill site or waste disposal disposal technology is just part of the larger waste management solution we need to implement." Social housing units, which the Province has turned over to municipalities municipalities could become costly liabilities, the chairman stated. "Since 1998 we have been paying for social housing and we now administer administer all 7,600 social housing units in Durham. This includes 1,276 units that we also own as of Jan. 1. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, we have no choice but to accept these units without knowing what condition condition they are in. We are being forced to take on a potentially huge unknown liability without adequate provision for capital reserves from the Province." Another sector, traditionally paid for by other levels of government, could soon make its way to property taxpayers' bills, he said. Capital needs of local hospitals are reaching a critical point given the growing population in Durham. An estimated $409 million is required to meet current and future needs, he said. "The Province has offered about $216 million and expects $193 million to be raised locally, either by fundraising or from the property tax base. With all the other pressures faced by the Region we cannot simply add 10 per cent to the tax bill. "We are willing to help but the amount has to be reasonable for our taxpayers." taxpayers." One of those "other pressures" the chairman referred to is $900,000 in 2001 to meet new provincial water regulations, regulations, he says. As well, the region will require "more ambulances, police cars, sewage treatment plants, expanded expanded homes for the aged, social housing and improved transportation systems. These pressures are real and substantial substantial and are part of our mandated responsibilities," responsibilities," he said. Mr. Anderson also criticized the COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON March Break And Summer Day Camp Staff The Municipality of Clarington requires March Break and Summer Day Camp staff for the Courtice Community Complex and Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. Positions available: Daycamp Programmer Camp Supervisors Lead Counsellors Camp Counsellors March Break runs from March 12th to 16th, 2001. Summer Day Camps run from July 2nd to August 24th, Monday to Friday. Candidates must have prior experience dealing with children ages 4 to 15 and be a minimum of 17 years of age. Minimum qualifications for these positions Include basic rescuer CPR and Stand First Aid. Anyone wishing more Information should contact the Community Services Department at 623-3379 ext. 272 Please quote file # 1-01. Interested candidates should submit an application and resume no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, February 7th, 2001 to: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 provincial government for withdrawing withdrawing its funding from transportation without giving the municipalities the revenue sources to take on the responsibility. responsibility. "The only source we have is the property tax base," he stated. "I don't think it's appropriate to use (property owners') money for infrastructure infrastructure that is a provincial responsibility. responsibility. "They have to cither give us sources of revenue... or give us the opportunity opportunity to find other sources of revenue." revenue." Despite the challenges, the chairman believes the best solutions for Durham municipalities can be made with a regional government in place. "My advice to the Province is to stick with what already works, and in. Durham, the two-tier system has, served us very well." 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