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N N > pp ws Citizen -- Tuesday, March 26, 1996 Slight tax hike likely at the Regional level Durham ratepayers will, portion of their property likely see a slight increase in the regional taxes this years, says chairman Jim Witty. He told Scugog council Monday afternoon the . increase, if it comes, will . ) Scugog to get chunk of valuable lakefront Scugog Township will 'get a'valuable piece of shoreline parkland at no charge fro the company that' wants to put up a new food:store 'and other commercial develop- ments on the Conway property in downtown Port Perry. But there | is a slight catch. IPCF, the dovelopisnt arm of the giant Loblaws company, hag asked the Township to secure title to a smal piece of land adjacent to the property | WHEN YOU BUY 2 SINGLE ROLLS OR MORE! Patterns for every room - Kids, Kitchens, Bathrdoms, Living rooms and Dining rooms. per single roll. pxthides fabric and accessories. * I'HOME FOR CARPET Ye ghd atifactiogs sured and turn it over to IPCF. That land is now oyned by the provi highway department find Scugog is "now |in discussion with MTO, about #cquiring it. Undér terms of an agreement between the Township and: IPCF made public Monday, Scugog will acquire a 20 metre strip of shorefront (total about 1.1 acres) that will become part of the waterfront parks systems in downtown Port Perry. - ial Township's - IPCF purchaséd the Conway property last year and has plans to build a 35,000 square* foot food store, with an additional 10,000 expansion, plus another free-standing store of some 25,000 square feet on the land on the north side of Highway 7A, directly across from the Po Plaza. IP: ag-indicated it wants to have the new food store open for business by the end of this year. SAVE 20° Ott our regular low price . 9 » PAINTER'S OE LATEX PRIMER (#9635) + Easy soap and water clean up Reg. 17.99 SATIN LATEX (#3080) ' opined hd EOE ce puto 0 sores. Dealers may sell for lew * FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES AVA ABE CALL 1-800 387.7311 FLAT LATEX (#3000) * Available in 100's of colors Reg. 1899 CEILING WHITE LATEX (#3030) * Super white Reg, 17.99 Canady best peas, wallpaper 8 carpet value - 52 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY 05985-8221 amount to about $5 on each average assessed home in Durham, a hike of less than one per cent in Regional taxes. He went on to say that almost all the increase * "will be used by Durham to pay for officers and sciviliaps hired for the Police force last year. Witty told councillors the Region has been "severely impacted" by provingial grant cut: * backs. this year, and there are more to come. . In a general/discussion about police costs, Witty , noted that the Durham Police investigation intd the October 1994 bank robbery and multiple shooting in Port Perry will cost between $1.5 anid $1.76 million, Two brothers are in custody ordered to stand trial on numerous charges in connection with: that A "incident at the Port Perry Plaza. Regional councillor Marilyn Pearce said that while property owners do not want increased taxes, they also don't want fewer police officers in the communities. She 8aid it would cost Scugog about $2 million annually to purchase police protection were it not for'the.Regional force. Mr. Witty sid that in the lagt 0 years, Scugol 'has recéived over $1 i million in Regiona money for sewer, water and roads projects. ' "The three northern municipalities (Scugog, Brock 'and Uxbridge) have shared very*well in the Region. Some of the major projects (sewer and water) would have been beyond the (financial) capability of the local® Townships," he stated." -30% EH wall; F Fran McLaughlin of Little Britafh Js the new owner - of The Best of Things Tea Room, Florist and Craft Shop, located at 200 Queen Sifeet. Fran offers light lunches, fresh cut and dried flower arrangements and a wide assortment of crafts, many of them made In Durham Region. FORDER-PARKS INSURANC © BROKERS INC. ~ Forder-Parks Insurance grokers Inc. proudly announce that they have been | selected to represent National Frontier Insurance Company for this area. sulin, National Frontier Insurance Company This company was ranked the best in Ontario by a 'Rate Yeur Companies Survey' : conducted by the Insurance Brokaw oion of Ontario in 1995 and is 100% Cahadian-owned. National Frontier features a wide range of products in combination with excellent service. ¢ . Please call us for a quote - No obligation. AUTO - HOMEOWNERS - BOATS - COMMERCIAL ' + phone (905) 985-8471 34 WATER ST., PORT PERRY. ONTARIO LIL 1J2 ©" Fax (905) 9814