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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 15,2003 PAGE 3 Mayor Mutton signals continued growth for Glaring Promises to keep ■close eye on Region spending -WENDY GALLAGHER Special to This Week • CLARINGTON - New sports facilities, facilities, improved transportation and a warning from Mayor John Mutton the Region must stop dipping into the pockets of taxpayers: all were highlights highlights of llic 2003 State of Clarington address to council Monday night. Other goodies Mayor Mutton promised for this year include a new Courtice Fire Station that will be built to house a new community office for Durham Regional Police "for a much- needed heightened police presence in the second largest urban area of Clar- ington." 1 He also promised to continue watching watching the spending so Clarington can continue continue "offering big city services at the lowest residential taxes on the Greater Toronto Area lakeshore while keeping the same quaint small-town atmosphere." atmosphere." Mayor Mutton boasted Clarington Clarington residents had the lowest tax increase increase in Durham Region last year. He said this year's financial outlook is "exceptionally "exceptionally strong." However, he warned Clarington will "have its share of challenges" with respect respect to pressures from a provincial election and the "skyrocketing financial requests" at Durham Region for noncore noncore services. "Regional spending must absolutely be reigned in, as our residents residents cannot afford .perennial six-per cent tax increases." He said Clarington must carefully see what benefits it will get, before committing to regional projects. projects. He warned if money Clarington gave the Region for transit improvement improvement goes to improve other municipalities' municipalities' services it, "will severely put our trust in the Region on shaky grounds." The mayor committed to "immediately "immediately starting talks with GO Transit at the staff and political level for the purchase purchase of the future GO station site in Bowmanville where Clarington Transit and GO transit can provide for a passenger passenger drop-off and a red-eye bus service service directly to the GO train station in Oshawa until the train is brought to Clarington." Projects for 2003 include: • The new Courtice twin pad arena will be completed with an Olympic and NHL size ice surface, youth program area, mini gymnasium and community meeting space and a fully illuminated outdoor soccer field. | j \ I • The South BowmanviUc baseball Park on Green arid Baseline roads will commence with design and public consultation consultation for construction next year - of two state-of-the-art hardball diamonds, two softball diamonds, four soccer fields, multi-court basketball and multicourt multicourt tennis features. • The Rudell Road community park site in Newcastle will be purchased which will eventually have four soccer pitches, two softball diamonds, multi- court tennis complex, multi-court basketball basketball complex, playground area and connect ability with the Samuel Wilmot nature area which will also see further enhancements. • The Clarington Wonderland Parks program will continue with the develop ment of the Robinson Ridge Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Park complete with a baseball diamond, diamond, soccer field, skills court and an aquatic play area. • The spring opening of the new main branch library and municipal administration administration centre. • The Clarington transit system will be enhanced and a review of possible ex pansion of periodic transit stops to Wilmot Creek Retirement community and Orono will be done. • The Longworth Bridge will be completed this year and Longworth Avenue Avenue will be completed from Liberty Street to Regional Road 57. • Traffic lights will be installed at Roenigk Drive. 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