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Has eye on Kirby dwelling Ororio Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 25th, 1981-3 iiiiil Clarke Museum may movè to Kirby area A Kirby dwelling located at the four corners of Kirby is available to the Town oi Newcastle and the Clarke Museum for a suggested fee of $1.00 to be used as a museum in the Kirby area. The Clarke Museum Board has written the Town of Newcastle asking their sup-. port in obtaining the dwelling from the Ministry of Transportation Transportation and Communication. Communication. The Museum Board, in a letter, points out the application must be made by March 26th. In order to put a hold on the offer the Town of Newcastle is corresponding with the Ministry Ministry stating an answer to the request will be made in the near future. In the meantime the proposal has been sent to the finance committee of the Town for their consideration. The Kirby dwelling has been purchased by the Ministry Ministry of Transportation for widening of Highway 115 at the Kirby intersection. The building, formerly owned by Mrs. Dora Morris, is to be " moved from its present location. location. The Clarke Museum Board now having the old Kirby School and property are interested in obtaining the building and moving it to the school property. It has been estimated to cost some $15,000 to move the dwelling to the old school site. The local Board points out that they have almost one-third of the cost of removal in a Development Development Fund. The Clarke Board in a resume point to some of their difficulties in maintaining their museum in the' Clarke Library building in Qrono being limited to space and being located on a second floor. They also note a humidity problem in the Orono building. The Board looks to the Kirby site with the old school and the dwelling as being more suitable both to space and location. It has been pointed out that the Morris dwelling was built at the same time as the present Kirby store and both appear in the Belden's Atlas of 1978. The local Board has been considering the purchase of the Morris dwelling for the past number of months and especially since purchase by the Ministry and the fact that -the building would have to be removed from its present site. Regional rate in Newcastle could jump close to 30 p.c. Taxpayers in the Town of Newcastle are about to face a 28.4 percent Regional rate increase in their 1981 taxes over those for Regional purposes purposes in 1980. „ Last week the Rqgion of Durham council after a two day session on Thursday and Friday set their 1981 rate for regional purposes up 14.8 percent over that of 1980. The. rate breakdown at the level of the Towji of Newcastle will, represent a 15.4 percent 'crease for 1981. In 1980 the Town of Newcastle Newcastle had a surplus in the Regional account from 1979 which, at the time, reduced the 1980 levy to Town of Newcastle taxpayers as far as the ♦ regional rate was concerned. This now has to be made up for 1981 and represents represents a further 13 percent. In total Town of Newcastle taxpayers will face a tax increase for Regional purposes purposes in the amount figured at 28.4 percent. The Durham Region i§ now asking the eight municipalities municipalities for a total of $22.5 million Which compares with $19 million in 1980. The total Durham budget amounts to $93.2 million. Earlier this month the Region was looking at a 23.9 percent increase. Through deletions in projects and programs the increase , has been reduced to 14.8 percent. There are still a few details yet to iron out, one being the ■ Durham Regional Police. Some 160 items were eliminated eliminated or postponed from the original budget. The regional finance committee had asked all departments for cuts' in _ their budgets to bring the total in line with the. 14.8 percent increase. , Regional council is to approach the Province of Ontario for additional help for , the local pftlice budget which is $173,000 over the establish- Up and Down the Bookstacks ADULT Fifty Years with Mountbatten by Charles Smith (a personal personal memoir by his valet) Soon to be a Major Motion Picture by Abbie Hoffman North American Birds of Prey by William Mansell, paintings by Gary Low Sparks Fly Upward by Stewart Stewart Granger (the author's colourful biog) Pavarotti My Own Story by William Wright (follow this tenors great career) Kiss Mommy Goodbye by Joy Fielding (a husband kidnaps kidnaps his children) , The Hill of Summer by Allen Drury (a novel of Soviet conquest) Reflex by Dick Francis Masterwork by John Miglis (a madman destroys a Rembrandt painting, he is caught but escapes again) JUNIOR Fishes of Lakes, Rivers and Streams by Thomas Dozier The Easter Book by Jennifer Vaughan (customs and decorations you can make) Here Comes the April Fool! by Charles Schulz EASY READING AND PICTURE BOOKS The Sleeping Beauty by Jane Carruth Seasons by Brian Wildsmith Old Hippo's Easter Egg by Jan Wahl Happy Easter, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert Madeleine Hadley. We have a small selection of French books for our Junior readers. Inmates to provide labour for Board It has been reported that the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education will receive some 1,200 man-hours of manual labour this summer from inmates in area jails. Men from Whitby, Cobonrg and Wark- wprth are expected to carry out some work for the board asjhas happened over the past couple of years. The Board will provide material and transportation for the inmates which cost is estimated at $450.00. The work is non-skilled work, such, as gardening, painting and maintenance. It is stated that the work would be carried over into another year if the inmates were not available. The inmates are . not paid for the work. Glenn Holmes, supervisor of the plant, has said there has-been no problem with the program over the past two years and that it works well for the board. , ed guidelines set by council. The police budget has been set at $16.7 million. The police budget is the major portion of the Durham Regional budget. The police commission in supporting their budget claims it is one of the lowest per capita costs in the Province in which there are 84 such forces. Only 32 other police forces in Ontario have a lower per capita cost than Durham. *. I wish to thank everyone for their support and confidence in my re-election to the Ontario Legislature ' on Thursday, March 19th. It will be a pleasure to continue to serve all residents of Durham East and should anyone require information or assistance, please contact my constituency offices at: Oshawa...... 27 Colborne St. E. Tel. 571-2084 Bowman ville. ..,.. .68 King St. E. Tel. 623-6663 Sam Cureatz Red & White Now that's value! Canada Grade A Eviscerated - 2V2 to 3 lb. ayg. Fresh Chickens ib. .89 Fresh cut - backs attached • • Chicken Legs 'lb. 1.08 PRIDE OF CANADA Cooked Ham 175 g . pkg. .99 1 lb. 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