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Vol. 4, No. 36 Tlesday, April 11, 1995 CIRC. 13,500 48 pages No tax 175670 7 increase in Scugog budget '95 There will be no increase in taxes at the local level this year as Scugog council approved its 1995 budget Take a bow for ACT-CO The Scugog Choral Society has won an Adjudicator's Award for "best community involvement" at the Association of- Community Theatres Central Ontario (ACT- CO) gala held Saturday at the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel in Toronto. The award was presented to the Choral Society for its production of Mame, produced by Catherine Millar and Jean Kennedy. And it was a special night for the. Borelians Community Theatre group of Port Perry , winning in the bést technical achievement category for "Opening Night." This was for the 'play within the play.' This was the Royal Canadian National Rubber Boot Ballet with a Little Behind.' Accepting the award were Ellen O'Brien, Linda Sutherland, Stephen Clutchey, Rob Holden, Dawn Joyce, Tim Griffen and Marg Partington. The ACT-CO gala was a "white tie affair," said Michele Jones, president of the Scugog Choral Society who served as gala chairperson once again this year. She expressed gratitude to the Choral Society for donating the back-drops for the awards ceremony and to the Borelians Norma Van Camp for painting the large THEAs on screeg. Along with the two THEAs won by the Choral Society and the Borelians, Pgpt"Perry theatre groups were nominated in several categories. Tom Millar for best musical director for Mame; Michele Jones for best performance female in a supporting role (musical) as Agnes Gooch in Mame; Bunty Webb for best supporting role female as Sarah Preston in Borelians drama The Shadow Walkers; and adjudicator's award to Deb A Th yok OK, Let's play ball! Monday afternoon. Township Mayor Howard Hall commented that "all (community) boards and (municipal) departménts worked very hard to get this budget down to a zero (tax) increase." "I am very pleased with this budget," he went on, stating that the taxpayers in Scugog are still getting good service with a zero tax increase. He said the council set out last fall to bring in a budget with no tax hikes at the local government level. The budget approved Monday calls for expenditures , of just over $7.7 million, with $3.5 million coming from the tax levy. There will be a slight levy increase this year of $42,000, but this will not impact on the mill rate as it will be covered by natural assessment growth. Homeowners in Scugog will notice an overall tax hike in 1995, however, as the Durham School Board budget will add about $8 to the tax bill on an average hdme assessed at $3600. And Durliam Region is still tinkering with a budget that could add about $14 in regional taxes to the average residential bill. The Durham Education budget for public schools will be $366,181, 900 this year, an actual decrease in spending of about $2.7 million. Scugog trustee Bobbie Drew said capital expenses and grant reduction brought about the slight tax increase. Individual schools in Durham will be getting a three per cent hike in their block budgets for such things as books, equipment, classroom supplies. Mrs. Drew said getting ready for Junior Kindergarten this fall will cost the Durham Board over $8.million for renovations, teachers and transportation. "With the JK program there would have a tax decrease in Durham this year," she said, emphasizing that Junior Kindergarten was brought in by the provincial government. Bodine, director of the Borelians Now that winter Is over (we hope) the pucks and sticks and ringette rings have been put Mrs. Drew, chairman of the Qpening Night. away, hundreds of Scugog Township youngsters are eagerly looking forward to the start of finance committee, described With the two awards and the yng pagehall season. Last Saturday Cartwright Minor Baseball held a skills assessment day the 1995 budget as "ver several nominations, Ms. Jones for about 200 players at the Blackstock Arena. They were tested for batting, throwing and responsible," yet responsibl ee nina, Caching. In photo walting for that first pitch Is Jamie Newman, Kasle Shortridge and Shella to the community need for ° Shortridge a volunteer with CMB. Let the new season begin soon. quality education. HArry EASTER! alive and well in Port Perry." WATCH OuT FOR THAT BUNNY! - "